Episode 137: Revelations: Persona

On September 20, 1996, Atlus released a game that would be a start of their subseries to Megami Tensei: “Revelations: Persona”. It follows the exploits of a group of high school teenagers given the power of Persona, the ability to call upon entities to cast spells and fight against the demons that have invaded their town and high school. As stated by their guide Philemon, there are many Personas that may be in every person; some merciful, some vengeful; some kind, some cruel. This week, we’ll be taking a walk through the story of the game as we listen to tracks, along with their covers and remixes. We’ll also talk about the two branches of the game, one of which was not made accessible in the North American release unless you use cheats. Sit back and enjoy some nostalgia for the first game in the Persona series.     Track Listing Intro & BGM: “Opening” – composed by Hidehito Aoki “Battle – Awakening” – composed by Kenichi Tsuchiya “[Remix] Revelations: Persona – Awakening Theme (Megami Ibunroku Persona)” – remixed by rail gun “Normal Battle” – composed by Kenichi Tsuchiya “Battle (Arranged)” – arranged by Achilles Damigos, from the album “Megami Ibunroku ~PERSONA~ Original Soundtrack & Arrange Album” “Velvet Room” (Aria of the Soul) – composed by Shoji Meguro “The Poem of Everyone’s Soul (Cover of Velvet Room Theme)” – covered by CatHatFiddle “SEBEC Above Ground” – composed by Hidehito Aoki “Persona (PSP) SEBEC ~PSX Cover” – covered by To nin “Snow Queen” – composed by Hidehito Aoki, Kenichi Tsuchiya “Snow Queen (Arranged Version)” – arranged by VerMeer (Tonika Ichinose / Takao Kondo), from the album “Megami Ibunroku ~PERSONA~ Original Soundtrack & Arrange Album” Outro: “Satomi Tadashi Pharmacy – Techno Pop Arrange” – composed by Misaki Okibe, vocals by Yuko Kobayashi, from “Megami Ibonroku Persona:Digital Collection”   YouTube playlist Discord channel   Source