<s>
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	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
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
while	O
NIS	O
America	O
published	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
characters	O
are	O
drawn	O
from	O
their	O
respective	O
time	O
periods	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
force	O
and	O
sent	O
into	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Yasogami	O
High	O
School	O
in	O
another	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meeting	O
with	O
Zen	O
and	O
Rei	O
,	O
two	O
people	O
whose	O
memories	O
were	O
taken	O
,	O
the	O
groups	O
must	O
unite	O
and	O
explore	O
four	O
labyrinths	B-Application
in	O
the	O
school	O
to	O
recover	O
treasures	O
hidden	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
fuses	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Persona	O
and	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
first-person	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
through	O
labyrinths	B-Application
and	O
combat	O
using	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
"	O
Persona	O
"	O
abilities	O
against	O
hostiles	O
known	O
as	O
Shadows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
after	O
Atlus	O
's	O
success	O
with	O
collaborating	O
with	O
an	O
external	O
developer	O
on	O
the	O
2012	O
fighting	O
game	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
wish	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
collaborative	O
spin-off	O
with	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
development	O
team	O
and	O
fan	O
demands	O
for	O
a	O
Persona	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
development	O
team	O
was	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
staff	O
from	O
both	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
the	O
main	O
Persona	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
announced	O
in	O
2013	O
alongside	O
the	O
console	O
port	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
Ultimax	I-Application
,	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
All	I-Application
Night	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Persona	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
to	O
strong	O
sales	O
and	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
enjoying	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
comedic	O
writing	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
blend	O
between	O
Persona	O
and	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
gameplay	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
Q2	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Cinema	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
containing	O
characters	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
P3	O
)	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
P4	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
focuses	O
on	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
in	O
a	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
series	O
,	O
also	O
created	O
by	O
developer	O
P-Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
picks	O
characters	O
from	O
both	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
to	O
include	O
in	O
their	O
parties	O
,	O
which	O
affects	O
some	O
dialogue	O
and	O
story	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
comprises	O
two	O
main	O
areas	O
;	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
and	O
labyrinths	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
labyrinths	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
explores	O
in	O
first	O
person	O
through	O
large	O
,	O
maze-like	O
areas	O
with	O
flights	O
of	O
stairs	O
connecting	O
them	O
,	O
while	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
and	O
finding	O
treasures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
within	O
the	O
labyrinths	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
displays	O
the	O
percentage	O
of	O
tiles	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
stepped	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
separate	O
campaigns	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
4	O
teams	O
,	O
starting	O
part	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Yasogami	O
High	O
School	O
in	O
Inaba	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
culture	O
festival	O
,	O
a	O
strange	O
bell	O
rings	O
,	O
trapping	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
investigation	O
team	O
,	O
inside	O
a	O
bizarre	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
SEES	O
,	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
into	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Tartarus	O
fortress	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
Velvet	O
Room	O
elevator	O
,	O
which	O
suddenly	O
winds	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
alternate	O
Yasogami	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
groups	O
discover	O
a	O
labyrinth	B-Application
below	O
the	O
school	O
,	O
where	O
amnesiac	O
students	O
Zen	O
and	O
Rei	O
need	O
help	O
restoring	O
their	O
memories	O
of	O
how	O
they	O
became	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combined	O
group	O
eventually	O
explores	O
all	O
four	O
labyrinths	B-Application
,	O
successfully	O
unlocking	O
the	O
doors	O
in	O
the	O
Velvet	O
Room	O
and	O
restoring	O
Zen	O
's	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reveals	O
that	O
his	O
true	O
identity	O
is	O
the	O
human	O
avatar	O
of	O
Chronos	B-Application
,	O
a	O
manifestation	O
of	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
Rei	O
is	O
a	O
girl	O
named	O
Niko	O
who	O
died	O
of	O
illness	O
twelve	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Chronos	B-Application
came	O
to	O
escort	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
afterlife	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
intrigued	O
by	O
her	O
descent	O
into	O
nihilism	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
having	O
lived	O
an	O
apparently	O
meaningless	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronos	B-Application
created	O
the	O
alternate	O
Yasogami	O
High	O
,	O
split	O
himself	O
into	O
Zen	O
and	O
a	O
powerful	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Clockwork	O
God	O
,	O
and	O
sealed	O
both	O
of	O
their	O
memories	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
bring	O
Rei	O
happiness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Clockwork	O
God	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
responsible	O
for	O
trapping	O
SEES	O
and	O
the	O
Investigation	O
Team	O
in	O
the	O
alternate	O
Yasogami	O
,	O
hoping	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
traverse	O
the	O
labyrinths	B-Application
and	O
recover	O
Zen	O
's	O
memories	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
merge	O
and	O
become	O
Chronos	B-Application
once	O
again	O
:	O
this	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
teams	O
being	O
erased	O
from	O
time	O
when	O
their	O
tasks	O
were	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2012	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hashino	O
developed	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
concept	O
based	O
on	O
fan	O
requests	O
for	O
a	O
Persona	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Persona	O
development	O
team	O
and	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
team	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
larger	O
body	O
of	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
:	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
director	O
and	O
former	O
Persona	O
team	O
member	O
Daisuke	O
Kaneda	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
just	O
finished	O
development	O
of	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
IV	I-Application
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hashino	O
wanted	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
creating	O
unusual	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
making	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
a	O
"	O
festive	O
"	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
teams	O
in	O
honor	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
animation	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Tomohisa	O
Taguchi	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
director	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Golden	O
Animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Azusa	O
Kido	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
since	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
respective	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
the	O
"	O
Protagonist	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
dubbed	O
Yu	O
Narukami	O
in	O
additional	O
media	O
and	O
later	O
spin-offs	O
)	O
were	O
blank	O
slates	O
representing	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
later	O
media	O
expansions	O
had	O
given	O
them	O
set	O
personalities	O
which	O
were	O
reflected	O
in	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
game	O
's	O
casts	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
canon	O
to	O
the	O
Persona	O
timeline	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kaneda	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
teams	O
found	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
combine	O
Persona	O
combat	O
and	O
style	O
with	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
first-person	O
exploration	O
and	O
dungeon	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
3D	O
dungeon	O
design	O
and	O
battle	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
development	O
progressed	O
,	O
it	O
shifted	O
towards	O
the	O
viewpoint	O
and	O
battle	O
system	O
of	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
element	O
carried	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
series	O
was	O
the	O
FOEs	O
,	O
whose	O
behaviours	O
patterns	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
labyrinth	B-Application
's	O
floors	O
and	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sub-Persona	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
characters	O
could	O
equip	O
a	O
secondary	O
Persona	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
subclass	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
spells	O
were	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
Persona	O
and	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
"	O
Boost	O
"	O
feature	O
was	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
addition	O
suggested	O
by	O
the	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
challenges	O
to	O
both	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
designs	O
were	O
handled	O
by	O
Shigenori	O
Soejima	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
and	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
character	O
designs	O
since	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soejima	O
's	O
biggest	O
concern	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
was	O
that	O
fans	O
had	O
expectations	O
about	O
their	O
portrayal	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
standard	O
designs	O
would	O
not	O
fit	O
either	O
with	O
the	O
typical	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
artstyle	O
or	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
visuals	O
and	O
screen	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
standard	O
enemy	O
designs	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
,	O
unique	O
enemies	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
monster	O
artist	O
Shin	O
Nagasawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Drowned	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
made	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
as	O
an	O
optional	O
boss	O
and	O
Persona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	O
 '	O
Persona	O
design	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
character	O
designer	O
Yuji	O
Himukai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Atsushi	O
Kitajoh	O
,	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
Trauma	O
Center	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
Toshiki	O
Konishi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
remakes	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Innocent	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Eternal	B-Application
Punishment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
were	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
both	O
Persona	O
and	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
the	O
music	O
stayed	O
firmly	O
within	O
the	O
traditions	O
of	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
while	O
still	O
having	O
unique	O
elements	O
:	O
an	O
example	O
given	O
by	O
Meguro	O
was	O
a	O
request	O
by	O
the	O
staff	O
for	O
a	O
track	O
evocative	O
of	O
the	O
occult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
normal	O
battle	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Light	O
the	O
Fire	O
Up	O
in	O
the	O
Night	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
tracks	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
and	O
influenced	O
the	O
general	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
point	O
of	O
contrast	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
was	O
the	O
dungeon	O
themes	O
:	O
while	O
the	O
main	O
Persona	O
games	O
had	O
upbeat	O
and	O
frenetic	O
tunes	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
used	O
gentler	O
themes	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
relaxed	O
pace	O
of	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
Meguro-composed	O
tracks	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
remixed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
.	O
Yuzo	O
Koshiro	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
composer	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2013	O
alongside	O
several	O
other	O
Persona	O
titles	O
:	O
the	O
mainline	O
entry	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dancing	I-Application
All	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
Ultimax	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
manga	O
adaptations	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
:	O
a	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
manga	O
Side	O
:	O
P4	O
written	O
by	O
Mizunomoto	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
manga	O
Side	O
:	O
P3	O
written	O
by	O
Sō	O
Tobita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
had	O
started	O
to	O
ask	O
players	O
to	O
avoid	O
spoilers	O
with	O
their	O
game	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
did	O
again	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
sought	O
to	O
avoid	O
localization	O
that	O
would	O
seem	O
out	O
of	O
context	O
with	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
games	O
as	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
localization	O
they	O
wished	O
to	O
avoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
Q	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
feedback	O
from	O
critics	O
with	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
56	O
critical	O
opinions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
liked	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
blended	O
the	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
of	O
Persona	O
and	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
MacGregor	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
drawing	O
maps	O
and	O
making	O
notes	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
labyrinths	B-Application
for	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
wasted	O
when	O
backtracking	O
Sullivan	O
also	O
found	O
this	O
tedious	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
exploration	O
and	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
Kimberly	O
Wallace	O
said	O
that	O
some	O
might	O
find	O
it	O
tedious	O
to	O
draw	O
maps	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
enjoyed	O
finding	O
the	O
correct	O
path	O
through	O
the	O
labyrinths	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
liked	O
how	O
the	O
labyrinths	B-Application
were	O
given	O
distinct	O
themes	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
Q2	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Cinema	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
,	O
which	O
added	O
characters	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
