Gameplay footage of what seem like a full-blown Persona 3 remake and the following Jet Set Radio sport has reportedly emerged on-line. The leaks supposedly stem from a 2021 inside assembly at SEGA Japan and incorporates a five-second clip of Persona 3 protagonist Yukari Takeba firing a barrage of arrows at an airborne Shadow. The clip then transitions right into a cinematic for 2022’s Sonic Frontiers, earlier than exhibiting a glimpse at a personality resembling Beat from Jet Set Radio dancing within the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo. Persona followers have their doubts concerning the remake — calling the footage fan-made — however rumours surrounding the identical have been swirling round for years.
A ResetEra thread from January famous that developer Atlus was ‘far alongside’ in growth on the following instalment, Persona 6, alongside remaking Persona 3. According to the leaker ‘Im a Hero Too’, the video games are slated for an American ‘summer season reveal’ which might be any time between June and August, and a teaser for Persona 6 was purported to be proven already.
(*3*)Gematsu corroborated the claims {that a} Persona 3 remake has been in growth at Atlus for years. As ordinary, take such leaks with a grain of salt, although it is not far-fetched to count on a remake given the sport has significantly began to point out its age, each graphically and mechanically. Persona 3 Portable was introduced onto PC and fashionable consoles on January 19 however lacked many options, which may clarify Atlus eager to launch a full-blown remake of the sport so it seems considerably completely different and a worthy improve.
Following the preliminary footage leak, Sega information web site SEGAbits shared blurred photos of the brand new Jet Set Radio sport. The consumer claims that that they had beforehand obtained related photos from a client survey, with the intention to gauge an artwork model for the sport. While blurry, the silhouettes and color scheme appear to match the leak, albeit it can’t be shared in full readability as a result of photos being watermarked to the particular particular person filling out the survey. “We have a good relationship with SEGA so we don’t like outright leaking and spoiling things that come to us, which is why we held off on sharing,” SEGAbits defined in a following tweet. “But the cat is out of the bag via others, so figured we’d share a little more.” It was beforehand reported that the skateboarding sport was deliberate to be launched as a part of Sega’s ‘Super Game’ initiative, alongside a brand new Crazy Taxi sport.
Further supporting the validity of the Persona 3 remake is a website registration for a web site referred to as p3re.jp, on March 15. It was found by Twitter consumer @MbKKssTBhz5 and was registered by the identical area supplier as Persona 5 Royal’s web site. Persona 3 has you assume the function of a high-school scholar investigating the Dark Hour, a particular time interval between sooner or later and the following. Just like each different Persona entry, you partake in battles in opposition to the Shadows who feed on harmless human beings’ minds.
A transportable model of Persona 3 was launched earlier this 12 months, throughout PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, and Nintendo Switch.