I’ve been playing Persona 4 (ペルソナ4) for the better half of the year, and it is an amazing RPG. A rural murder mystery — equal parts occultism and human psychology, with a generous helping of Japanese/Greek mythology, greeaaaaat dialogue (seriously, the localization is fantastic), and high school shenanigans. I love a lot of things about P4, but the most exciting about it is the almighty social link, which is an additional way for the player to strengthen personas. Oh my heck. Who knew establishing bonds and fostering friendships in a video game could be so stressful?
Going through and trying to max out social links is most fun when you have the input of your friends. Things finally came to a head when I maxed out Ozawa Yumi’s social link (of the sun arcana), and the results are* hilarious.
* Guess which one we went with! HAH.