<s>
Persona	B-Application
Q2	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Cinema	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
,	O
itself	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
cast	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Thieves	O
venture	O
through	O
movies	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
allies	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
:	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
female	O
protagonist	O
in	O
Kamoshidaman	O
;	O
the	O
Investigation	O
Team	O
in	O
Junessic	O
Land	O
;	O
and	O
SEES	O
in	O
A.I.G.I.S	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
who	O
have	O
fallen	O
into	O
the	O
movie	O
world	O
during	O
a	O
routine	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
TV	O
World	O
and	O
Tartarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
director	O
Daisuke	O
Kanada	O
had	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
a	O
larger	O
spin-off	O
series	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
standalone	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
positive	O
reception	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Atlus	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
sequel	O
featuring	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
development	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
Q2	I-Application
began	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
Kanada	O
returning	O
as	O
producer	O
;	O
the	O
director	O
was	O
Yuta	O
Aihara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
feedback	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
refined	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
balanced	O
the	O
difficulty	O
for	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
brought	O
in	O
both	O
new	O
original	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
fan	O
demand	O
,	O
the	O
female	O
protagonist	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
Portable	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
the	O
story	O
focused	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aihara	O
included	O
the	O
story-based	O
"	O
Special	O
Screenings	O
"	O
elements	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
liking	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Strolls	O
"	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Atsushi	O
Kitajoh	O
,	O
composer	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Persona	O
games	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
tracks	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
Q2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vocals	O
were	O
provided	O
by	O
Yumi	O
Kawamura	O
(	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Mayumi	O
Fujita	O
(	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
Portable	O
)	O
,	O
Shihoko	O
Hirata	O
(	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Lyn	O
(	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rapper	O
Lotus	O
Juice	O
,	O
who	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
frequently	O
since	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
several	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
Q2	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
alongside	O
fellow	O
spin-off	O
titles	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Starlight	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Moonlight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
physical	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
completely	O
original	O
physical	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
