<s>
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
chronologically	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
subseries	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
remade	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Japanese	O
city	O
of	O
Sumaru	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Innocent	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
reporter	O
Maya	O
Amano	O
as	O
she	O
investigates	O
the	O
Joker	O
Curse	O
,	O
a	O
malign	O
phenomenon	O
where	O
people	O
's	O
wishes	O
and	O
rumors	O
are	O
coming	O
true	O
and	O
causing	O
chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halfway	O
through	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
writer	O
Tadashi	O
Satomi	O
felt	O
that	O
a	O
fresh	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
was	O
needed	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Tatsuya	O
,	O
laying	O
the	O
groundwork	O
for	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
began	O
development	O
after	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
it	O
reused	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
assets	O
from	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
Rumor	O
system	O
were	O
improved	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
West	O
has	O
generally	O
been	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
appreciating	O
improvements	O
over	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
improved	O
localization	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Persona	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
characters	O
exploring	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Sumaru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
grid-based	O
battle	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
party	O
members	O
and	O
enemy	O
units	O
act	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
phase	O
of	O
a	O
turn	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
restricted	O
by	O
their	O
placement	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
battle	O
,	O
players	O
cast	O
spells	O
using	O
an	O
assigned	O
Persona	B-Application
:	O
each	O
spell	O
drains	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
Spell	O
Point	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Persona	B-Application
has	O
different	O
elemental	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
and	O
different	O
Personas	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
defense	O
,	O
healing	O
or	O
elemental	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
Persona	B-Application
is	O
originally	O
quite	O
weak	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
enough	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
achieve	O
a	O
higher	O
rank	O
,	O
with	O
Rank	O
8	O
being	O
the	O
highest	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
's	O
rank	O
is	O
raised	O
,	O
that	O
Persona	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
cast	O
more	O
powerful	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
converse	O
with	O
enemies	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
restricted	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
set	O
of	O
dialogue	O
options	O
instead	O
of	O
four	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Persona	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Velvet	O
Room	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
summon	O
a	O
new	O
Persona	B-Application
that	O
belongs	O
to	O
a	O
spell	O
card	O
's	O
particular	O
Persona	B-Application
family	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
blank	O
skill	O
cards	O
can	O
be	O
tailored	O
to	O
fit	O
a	O
chosen	O
Persona	B-Application
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Innocent	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1999	O
in	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
seaside	O
city	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
a	O
population	O
of	O
1.28	O
million	O
,	O
its	O
own	O
television	O
stations	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
structure	O
left	O
over	O
from	O
its	O
foundations	O
during	O
the	O
Warring	O
States	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
come	O
from	O
two	O
high	O
schools	O
in	O
Sumaru	O
:	O
,	O
a	O
prestigious	O
school	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
less-prestigious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
are	O
said	O
to	O
stem	O
from	O
a	O
contest	O
between	O
Philemon	O
and	O
his	O
opposite	O
Nyarlathotep	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
humans	O
could	O
find	O
a	O
higher	O
purpose	O
in	O
life	O
despite	O
embracing	O
contradictory	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
Nyarlathotep	O
influenced	O
events	O
in	O
his	O
favor	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
world	O
except	O
Sumaru	O
City	O
was	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
reset	O
events	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
used	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Collective	O
Unconscious	O
to	O
will	O
the	O
key	O
event	O
that	O
caused	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
out	O
of	O
existence	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
their	O
memories	O
of	O
those	O
events	O
:	O
this	O
created	O
an	O
alternative	O
timeline	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
timeline	O
existing	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
"	O
Other	O
Side	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
element	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
is	O
Kegare	O
,	O
a	O
negative	O
energy	O
that	O
can	O
possess	O
humans	O
and	O
trigger	O
rises	O
in	O
crime	O
and	O
the	O
perpetuation	O
of	O
more	O
Kegare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
is	O
Maya	O
Amano	O
,	O
a	O
reporter	O
for	O
teen	O
magazine	O
"	O
Coolest	O
"	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
joined	O
on	O
her	O
adventure	O
by	O
others	O
,	O
including	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
:	O
Tatsuya	O
Suou	O
,	O
a	O
student	O
at	O
Seven	O
Sisters	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
;	O
Ulala	O
Serizawa	O
,	O
a	O
school	O
friend	O
of	O
Maya	O
's	O
and	O
an	O
aspiring	O
fashion	O
designer	O
;	O
Baofu	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
prosecuting	O
attorney	O
out	O
for	O
revenge	O
against	O
the	O
Taiwanese	O
Mafia	O
;	O
and	O
Katsuya	O
Suou	O
,	O
Tatsuya	O
's	O
older	O
brother	O
and	O
a	O
sergeant	O
in	O
the	O
Sumaru	O
City	O
Police	O
Department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
antagonists	O
include	O
Tatsuya	O
Sudou	O
,	O
a	O
madman	O
who	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
incident	O
that	O
precipitated	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Takahisa	O
Kandori	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
servant	O
of	O
Nyarlathotep	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Revelations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
who	O
is	O
resurrected	O
through	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Kotodama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
central	O
characters	O
from	O
Revelations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
,	O
Kei	O
Nanjō	O
and	O
Eriko	O
Kirishima	O
,	O
act	O
as	O
supporting	O
characters	O
and	O
optional	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
(	O
Eikichi	O
"	O
Michel	O
"	O
Mishina	O
,	O
Lisa	O
"	O
Ginko	O
"	O
Silverman	O
,	O
Jun	O
Kashihara	O
)	O
play	O
minor	O
supporting	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
begins	O
when	O
Maya	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
story	O
about	O
the	O
Joker	O
phenomenon	O
:	O
according	O
to	O
rumor	O
,	O
if	O
someone	O
phones	O
their	O
own	O
number	O
,	O
the	O
Joker	O
will	O
kill	O
on	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
waking	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
pursue	O
the	O
Joker	O
into	O
the	O
school	O
clock	O
tower	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
force	O
a	O
student	O
to	O
remember	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
emerged	O
during	O
the	O
writing	O
for	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Script	O
writer	O
Tadashi	O
Satomi	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
draft	O
gave	O
him	O
the	O
impression	O
of	O
needing	O
an	O
alternative	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
hero	O
,	O
forming	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishments	I-Application
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
foreshadow	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
showed	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
through	O
minor	O
roles	O
in	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
began	O
full	O
development	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
and	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
both	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kouji	O
Okada	O
,	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sins	I-Application
producer	O
,	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
developing	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
took	O
what	O
they	O
learned	O
from	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
and	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
Rumor	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
concerns	O
when	O
making	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
how	O
much	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
well	O
beyond	O
their	O
original	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overarching	O
theme	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
as	O
with	O
Persona	B-Application
and	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
was	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
psyche	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
discovering	O
their	O
true	O
selves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
focused	O
on	O
the	O
protagonists	O
as	O
teenagers	O
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
looked	O
at	O
the	O
protagonists	O
as	O
adults	O
:	O
for	O
its	O
central	O
character	O
theme	O
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
focused	O
on	O
how	O
people	O
realize	O
their	O
true	O
selves	O
as	O
adults	O
faced	O
with	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
theme	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
was	O
the	O
"	O
power	O
of	O
Kotodama	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
belief	O
that	O
words	O
can	O
influence	O
the	O
physical	O
and	O
spiritual	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
this	O
power	O
manifesting	O
through	O
the	O
spreading	O
of	O
rumors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terms	O
and	O
concepts	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
Shadows	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
Philemon	O
,	O
were	O
drawn	O
from	O
Jungian	O
psychology	O
and	O
archetypes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Nyarlathotep	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
made	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
Persona	B-Application
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
from	O
H	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Lovecraft	O
's	O
Cthulhu	O
Mythos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
were	O
adults	O
and	O
so	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
given	O
a	O
single	O
standardized	O
outfit	O
as	O
the	O
high	O
school	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
had	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designing	O
the	O
outfits	O
for	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
Kaneko	O
tried	O
to	O
keep	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
normal	O
adults	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
doing	O
so	O
was	O
restricted	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
heroism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
that	O
helped	O
drive	O
this	O
style	O
home	O
was	O
Ulala	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
minor	O
character	O
in	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
and	O
a	O
main	O
protagonist	O
in	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Joker	O
character	O
from	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
was	O
carried	O
over	O
into	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
:	O
the	O
new	O
Joker	O
's	O
actions	O
were	O
made	O
increasingly	O
murderous	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
contrast	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
incarnations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
at	O
the	O
2000	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
localization	O
was	O
significantly	O
different	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
received	O
numerous	O
alterations	O
for	O
its	O
overseas	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
altering	O
character	O
and	O
location	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
and	O
future	O
titles	O
,	O
Atlus	O
decided	O
to	O
remain	O
as	O
faithful	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Atlus	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
marks	O
a	O
"	O
halfway	O
point	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
localization	O
history	O
:	O
while	O
more	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
it	O
still	O
needed	O
to	O
take	O
that	O
previous	O
localization	O
into	O
account	O
for	O
the	O
naming	O
of	O
returning	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
received	O
a	O
limited	O
reprint	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
in	O
2008	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
plan	O
at	O
Atlus	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
and	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
released	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
could	O
not	O
fit	O
onto	O
a	O
single	O
UMD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
before	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sins	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
when	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
Meguro	O
was	O
keen	O
to	O
make	O
one	O
if	O
the	O
opportunity	O
arose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
remake	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
two	O
points	O
of	O
reference	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
carried	O
over	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
implemented	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sins	I-Application
remake	O
while	O
further	O
simplifying	O
and	O
streamlining	O
the	O
mechanics	O
,	O
aiming	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
culmination	O
"	O
to	O
Persona	B-Application
2	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satomi	O
,	O
after	O
having	O
written	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
a	O
downloadable	O
quest	O
for	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sins	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
was	O
asked	O
whether	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
new	O
scenario	O
for	O
the	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishments	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
and	O
accepted	O
willingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
writing	O
process	O
,	O
Satomi	O
suggested	O
giving	O
Maya	O
dialogue	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
vetoed	O
as	O
Persona	B-Application
protagonists	O
were	O
silent	O
without	O
exception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artwork	O
features	O
Maya	O
and	O
her	O
initial	O
Persona	B-Application
Maia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
RPGs	O
Released	O
Late	O
In	O
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
Life	O
Cycle	O
"	O
,	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
likely	O
never	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
flagging	O
western	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
decision	O
not	O
to	O
localize	O
the	O
remake	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Blog	O
released	O
a	O
guide	O
showing	O
which	O
characters	O
had	O
received	O
name	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intended	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
fault	O
at	O
release	O
meant	O
only	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
playable	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
fixed	O
after	O
players	O
complained	O
about	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
music	O
for	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Toshiko	O
Tasaki	O
,	O
Kenichi	O
Tsuchiya	O
and	O
Masaki	O
Kurokawa	O
,	O
the	O
composers	O
for	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
Tsuchiya	O
found	O
the	O
writing	O
process	O
difficult	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuchiya	O
's	O
favorite	O
piece	O
for	O
the	O
score	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
was	O
"	O
Maya	O
's	O
Theme	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tune	O
has	O
remained	O
popular	O
with	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
fan	O
base	O
:	O
Tsuchiya	O
has	O
attributed	O
its	O
popularity	O
to	O
the	O
enduring	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
fashionable	O
item	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
now	O
requires	O
a	O
"	O
certain	O
courage	O
"	O
to	O
wear	O
in	O
later	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
La'Verne	O
wrote	O
the	O
song	O
with	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
in	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
she	O
wanted	O
the	O
song	O
to	O
sound	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
is	O
the	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
to	O
feature	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
remixed	O
by	O
Toshiki	O
Konishi	O
,	O
Ryota	O
Kozuka	O
and	O
Atsushi	O
Kitajoh	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
remixed	O
music	O
for	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sins	I-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Kitajoh	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
arrangements	O
he	O
did	O
was	O
for	O
"	O
Maya	O
's	O
Theme	O
"	O
:	O
Meguro	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
remixed	O
this	O
track	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
FES	O
,	O
asked	O
for	O
a	O
remix	O
with	O
a	O
faster	O
tempo	O
and	O
hard	O
rock	O
elements	O
incorporated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
106,563	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
remake	O
debuted	O
at	O
#3	O
in	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
24,547	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
stated	O
in	O
Index	O
Holding	O
's	O
announced	O
sales	O
data	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
just	O
60,000	O
copies	O
,	O
putting	O
it	O
well	O
behind	O
other	O
Atlus	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Golden	O
for	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
praised	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
over	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
the	O
experience	O
"	O
thrilling	O
"	O
and	O
citing	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
generally	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
comment	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
aesthetics	O
did	O
not	O
deviate	O
much	O
from	O
those	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
later	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
remake	O
was	O
also	O
fairly	O
positive	O
,	O
finding	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
somber	O
and	O
the	O
battles	O
entertaining	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
reviewers	O
appreciated	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
both	O
parts	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
2	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
David	O
Smith	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
slower	O
pace	O
than	O
other	O
contemporary	O
RPGs	O
,	O
he	O
generally	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
plot	O
's	O
mature	O
themes	O
and	O
the	O
Rumor	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
point	O
of	O
praise	O
with	O
reviewers	O
was	O
the	O
improved	O
localization	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
although	O
opinions	O
on	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
varied	O
and	O
faults	O
in	O
the	O
grammar	O
were	O
mentioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
was	O
enough	O
of	O
a	O
success	O
to	O
firmly	O
establish	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
franchise	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
Persona	B-Application
game	O
to	O
not	O
carry	O
the	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
moniker	O
in	O
those	O
regions	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
received	O
a	O
spin-off	O
manga	O
titled	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
characters	O
from	O
Seven	O
Sisters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
2011	O
reprint	O
featured	O
new	O
content	O
connecting	O
the	O
manga	O
to	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
port	O
of	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
it	O
incorporates	O
the	O
gameplay	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
while	O
tailoring	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maya	O
Amano	O
was	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
an	O
internal	O
tech	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
graphics	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
