Where Are the Atlus Remakes?

The Rumored Remakes of Persona 1 and 2

So, guess what? Atlus might just be cooking up remakes for Persona 1 and 2 someday! Yep, you heard it right. In a recent chat with Kazuhisa Wada, the big cheese behind the series, he hinted that remasters are pretty much on the radar. Wada believes it’s like a superhero’s duty to rescue the classics so they don’t vanish into the abyss of forgotten games. And who could argue with that? These gems deserve their time in the spotlight!

Now, let’s flashback to 1996 when Persona Revelations made its debut on the OG PlayStation. It had a brief revival in 2009 with a PSP release and, strangely enough, there’s even a PC version that was never released in the West. Can we just take a moment to appreciate how this game played like a mash-up of school drama and monster hunting before the social links system took center stage in Persona 3? The older games felt like little time capsules of the Shin Megami Tensei genre, focusing on first-person dungeon crawling with some serious nostalgia vibes.

The Case for Shin Megami Tensei Remakes

And let’s not forget Persona 2: Innocent Sin, which hit the original PlayStation in 1999. This one shook things up a bit by trading the first-person crawl for third-person exploration. Both games are like that slightly embarrassing relative we all have—super worth saving from obscurity! Sure, I wouldn’t push for full-blown remakes like they’re blockbuster movies, but a shiny reissue? Count me in! If the goal is cultural preservation, then the more, the merrier!

But here’s where it gets a bit sticky: why, oh why, are Atlus and Sega giving the cold shoulder to the classic PS2 Shin Megami Tensei games? I mean, we’ve got a not-so-stellar port of Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne that’s stuck at 30 fps without a nifty mod. And don’t even get me started on the quirky standalone title Raidou that got a really thorough remake last year—seriously, they revamped its combat and everything!

What about Digital Devil Saga? Both titles are just chilling, waiting for love! For the die-hard fans obsessed with Atlus’s Press Turn combat, these remasters can’t come soon enough. And oh boy, can we have a little chat about Shin Megami Tensei 4? It’s still a lonely Nintendo 3DS exclusive, while SMT 3 and 5 are strutting their stuff on PC like they own the place. It’s madness!

But hey, let’s not forget how incredible the Persona series is. Still, there’s a certain sci-fi flair to the Shin Megami Tensei games that has me utterly captivated. Here’s my plea, Atlus: let’s prioritize those PS2 gems for a makeover before diving into the Persona remakes. After that, go wild. We believe in your remixing magic!