<s>
Revelations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
,	O
itself	O
a	O
subseries	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
role-playing	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
retitled	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
worldwide	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
began	O
development	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
If	I-Application
...	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
subseries	O
around	O
the	O
positively	O
received	O
high	O
school	O
setting	O
of	O
If	O
....	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
staff	O
members	O
from	O
previous	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
including	O
character	O
designer	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
,	O
and	O
director	O
Kouji	O
Okada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
shared	O
most	O
points	O
of	O
praise	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
improved	O
localization	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
drew	O
negative	O
comments	O
for	O
its	O
by-then	O
dated	O
mechanics	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revelations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
's	O
main	O
means	O
of	O
attack	O
is	O
their	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
beings	O
summoned	O
into	O
battle	O
to	O
cast	O
a	O
spell	O
that	O
can	O
heal	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
and	O
inflict	O
physical	O
or	O
elemental	O
damage	O
on	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Persona	B-Application
has	O
access	O
to	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
skills	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
character	O
can	O
change	O
their	O
Persona	B-Application
during	O
their	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triggering	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
emotions	O
three	O
times	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
demon	O
to	O
perform	O
an	O
action	O
:	O
an	O
angry	O
demon	O
will	O
attack	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
a	O
frightened	O
demon	O
will	O
flee	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
a	O
joyful	O
demon	O
will	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
item	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
interested	O
demon	O
will	O
either	O
leave	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
item	O
,	O
or	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
special	O
spell	O
card	O
(	O
tarot	O
cards	O
aligned	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
Persona	B-Application
family	O
or	O
Arcanum	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
two	O
spell	O
cards	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
item	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
inherit	O
skills	O
from	O
the	O
Personas	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
fusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Persona	B-Application
can	O
only	O
be	O
fused	O
using	O
cards	O
from	O
certain	O
Persona	B-Application
families	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
schoolmates	O
Hidehiko	O
"	O
Brown	O
"	O
Uesugi	O
,	O
Yuka	O
Ayase	O
and	O
Masao	O
"	O
Mark	O
"	O
Inaba	O
,	O
playing	O
a	O
fortune-telling	O
parlor	O
game	O
called	O
"	O
Persona	B-Application
"	O
while	O
Kei	O
Nanjō	O
and	O
Yukino	O
Mayuzumi	O
watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
then	O
drawn	O
into	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
Philemon	O
,	O
who	O
grants	O
him	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
and	O
warns	O
him	O
that	O
his	O
new	O
power	O
will	O
soon	O
be	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
initial	O
fight	O
,	O
Kandori	O
is	O
possessed	O
by	O
his	O
Persona	B-Application
Nyarlathotep	O
,	O
then	O
finally	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Snow	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
route	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
town	O
of	O
Mikage-cho	O
,	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
investigating	O
an	O
urban	O
legend	O
within	O
the	O
school	O
surrounding	O
a	O
theatrical	O
mask	O
used	O
in	O
performances	O
of	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Snow	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
"	O
:	O
nearly	O
everyone	O
who	O
wears	O
the	O
mask	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
title	O
role	O
has	O
died	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Saeko	O
,	O
whose	O
friend	O
disappeared	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Revelations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
began	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shin	O
Megami	O
Tensei	O
If	O
....	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
concept	O
eventually	O
evolved	O
into	O
Persona	B-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
underlying	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
human	O
soul	O
"	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
mainstay	O
of	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
Megami	O
Ibunroku	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
directly	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
removed	O
for	O
later	O
Persona	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Persona	B-Application
system	O
was	O
directly	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Guardian	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
If	O
...	O
,	O
originally	O
designed	O
by	O
future	O
Persona	B-Application
director	O
Katsura	O
Hashino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veteran	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
producer	O
Kouji	O
Okada	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
took	O
over	O
these	O
respective	O
staff	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
concept	O
behind	O
Persona	B-Application
was	O
a	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
game	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
people	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
casual	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
a	O
key	O
factor	O
in	O
making	O
this	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
Persona	B-Application
resulted	O
in	O
development	O
on	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
coming	O
to	O
a	O
near-halt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
1999	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
98	B-Device
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
original	O
Persona	B-Application
as	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
fans	O
had	O
been	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
so	O
Atlus	O
decided	O
to	O
give	O
them	O
easier	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Atlus	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
title	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
role-playing	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
release	O
being	O
action	O
game	O
Jack	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
main	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
use	O
of	O
Christian	O
imagery	O
made	O
it	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
localization	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
employed	O
a	O
different	O
naming	O
system	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
acceptable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
was	O
localized	O
by	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
then-new	O
North	O
American	O
branch	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
that	O
could	O
help	O
define	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Suikoden	B-Application
and	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
that	O
localized	O
Persona	B-Application
was	O
quite	O
small	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
the	O
process	O
quite	O
difficult	O
:	O
not	O
only	O
was	O
there	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
text	O
to	O
translate	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
team	O
needed	O
to	O
adjust	O
or	O
change	O
the	O
Japanese	O
references	O
as	O
they	O
feared	O
it	O
might	O
alienate	O
western	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
remake	O
's	O
localization	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
done	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
4	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
dialogue	O
being	O
in	O
tune	O
with	O
modern	O
youth	O
and	O
keeping	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
dialogue	O
as	O
possible	O
except	O
for	O
Japan-specific	O
cultural	O
references	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
provide	O
a	O
reference	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
,	O
the	O
localization	O
team	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Hidehito	O
Aoki	O
,	O
Kenichi	O
Tsuchiya	O
,	O
Misaki	O
Okibe	O
and	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
was	O
Tsuchiya	O
and	O
Meguro	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
work	O
,	O
with	O
Meguro	O
beginning	O
shortly	O
before	O
he	O
officially	O
joined	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
internal	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Aria	O
of	O
the	O
Soul	O
"	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
mainstay	O
in	O
future	O
Persona	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
re-release	O
,	O
Meguro	O
composed	O
new	O
music	O
alongside	O
remixing	O
original	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
kept	O
the	O
original	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
used	O
the	O
experience	O
and	O
musical	O
techniques	O
gained	O
from	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
Be	O
Your	O
True	O
Mind	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arrange	O
album	O
,	O
Megami	B-Application
Ibunroku	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
&	O
Arrange	O
Album	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
retail	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
sold	O
201,147	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
would	O
remain	O
the	O
best	O
first-week	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
sold	O
391,556	O
units	O
,	O
reaching	O
number	O
21	O
in	O
the	O
100	O
best-selling	O
games	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
was	O
described	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
western	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
sleeper	O
hit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
highly	O
successful	O
:	O
while	O
Atlus	O
estimated	O
sales	O
of	O
50,000	O
and	O
35,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
actual	O
sales	O
reached	O
160,000	O
and	O
49,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
plot	O
,	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
careful	O
incorporation	O
of	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
alongside	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
variously	O
complemented	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
and	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
RPG	O
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Art	O
Angel	O
said	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
may	O
even	O
challenge	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
as	O
the	O
season	O
's	O
best	O
RPG.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
the	O
informative	O
and	O
efficient	O
interface	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
pixelation	O
,	O
spell	O
effects	O
,	O
voice	O
clips	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
fun	O
persona	B-Application
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
replay	O
value	O
stemming	O
from	O
the	O
multiple	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
Eric	O
L	O
.	O
Patterson	O
of	O
Play	O
was	O
highly	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
old-school	O
mechanics	O
and	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
replay	O
it	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
localization	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Snow	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
route	O
reinstated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
say	O
that	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Persona	B-Application
games	O
,	O
"[Persona]	O
could	O
very	O
well	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
punch	O
to	O
the	O
face	O
and	O
a	O
boot	O
to	O
the	O
crotch.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
1UP.com,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
way	O
Persona	B-Application
broke	O
away	O
from	O
RPG	O
norms	O
through	O
the	O
communication	O
with	O
demons	O
during	O
battle	O
made	O
it	O
essential	O
playing	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Sam	O
Bishop	O
shared	O
critiques	O
about	O
the	O
graphics	O
with	O
other	O
reviewers	O
,	O
but	O
enjoyed	O
most	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
appreciated	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Snow	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
route	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamer	O
's	O
Glenn	O
Wilson	O
and	O
RPGFan	O
's	O
Neal	O
Chandran	O
generally	O
echoed	O
other	O
reviewers	O
 '	O
sentiments	O
:	O
Wilson	O
cited	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
less	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Persona	B-Application
entries	O
while	O
still	O
being	O
a	O
quality	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
Chandran	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
killer	O
trip	O
down	O
memory	O
lane	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
high-definition	O
rose-colored	O
glasses.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
was	O
also	O
awarded	O
RPGFan	O
's	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revelations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
enough	O
to	O
establish	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
become	O
a	O
cult	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Innocent	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
involved	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persona	B-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
manga	O
titled	O
Megami	B-Application
Ibunroku	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Atlus	O
and	O
mobile	O
company	O
Bbmf	O
released	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Megami	B-Application
Ibunroku	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
:	O
Chapter	O
of	O
the	O
Foreign	O
Tower	O
of	O
Emptiness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
locations	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unexpected	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
enhanced	O
remakes	O
for	O
both	O
Innocent	B-Application
Sin	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
