Persona Reprint

[Green Card]

I was thinking since Persona 2: Eternal Punishment got a reprint why not the first one?

[dragonlife29]

I seriously, seriously doubt it will be, but I'd buy it since it's the only one I'm missing.

[Olethros]

Dude, are you for real?

You keep making useless and/or repetative threads for no discernible reason. :question:

[slayn]

... why not the first one?

It was a pretty terrible localization, that's why. I'm sure the company line is to stand proudly behind all their work, but behind closed doors, I'm sure everyone just wants to quietly forget Atlus USA had anything to do with the localization of Persona.

[Sei]

I'd probably pick it up even though I already own it to support... uhm.. terrible localizations that have the plot changed to something ridiculous and a significant part of the game cut off as well as some random minorities introduced for their own sake...?

Actually... maybe not.

I'd love a proper translation though.

[QBasic]

Screw P1. Where's mah IS? >:<

[slayn]

Screw P1. Where's mah IS? >:<

It's a lot easier to just reprint a game you've already done all the work on than it is to start up a whole new localization process and go through the process of getting the game rated by the ESRB.

[Green Card]

Dude, are you for real?

You keep making useless and/or repetative threads for no discernible reason. :question:

I made one repetitive thread with Valkyria Chronicles and I searched the forum before I posted this and saw this thread http://atlus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=796&highlight=persona. That post asks for a psp game and a remake of Persona, not a reprint. But whatever I didn't know this game had such a poor localization.

[Sei]

^ Don't take it too seriously. It's still a decent game, and I liked it back in the day.

That it was such a good game is probably the reason so many people are upset at Atlus's terrible job. It was par for the curse for it's time, though, I guess.

A lot of the changes are described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelations:_Persona . You may, or may not like it if you liked P3 and P2. It's.. really different. Especially the dungeons (they are first person in that one)

[QBasic]

http://www.amazon.com/Persona-2-Eternal-Punishment-Playstation/dp/B00004WLZ7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1226611740&sr=1-1

Yeah. What the hell. Moar reprints plz. I didn't even get a chance to order.

[Kakizaki]

Whoa!

[Sei]

Buy it new! only 175!

[Zachalmighty]

I can bet you someone bought a ####load of copies for themselves to sell on Ebay. Demand is created when one holds all the product yknow.

[QBasic]

Whoa!
Is that a shock of disgust, or shock of envy?

[slayn]

I can bet you someone bought a ####load of copies for themselves to sell on Ebay. Demand is created when one holds all the product yknow.

I'm thinking it's either that, or this wasn't a reprint so much as someone found a box full of new copies in a remote corner of the Atlus offices.

[QBasic]

I can bet you someone bought a ####load of copies for themselves to sell on Ebay. Demand is created when one holds all the product yknow.

I'm thinking it's either that, or this wasn't a reprint so much as someone found a box full of new copies in a remote corner of the Atlus offices.
Wasn't this supposed to be a "chance" or something to let those who didn't play it check it out?

This isn't what I call a chance to relive a classic. This is simply some ole' bull####.

CONTROL! CONTROL! CONTROL! If you guys wanna reprint a game in limited quantities...don't let any one single buyer snag more than one copy. It's THAT simple.

[DarinCMU]

So can someone at Atlus actually confirm whether all the copies at the US store already got bought up, or are the reprints coming at a later date, closer to the P4 release date?

[jeffx]

well it did say very limited quantities. I think the CAG guys were saying something around 1000, and about 300 for Canada.

HEY IT'S BACK UP RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

[QBasic]

well it did say very limited quantities. I think the CAG guys were saying something around 1000, and about 300 for Canada.

HEY IT'S BACK UP RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Not anymore.

[QBasic]

Alright...originally I was extremely hesitant and greedy with posting this...but, I'll be honest. I already have fresh copies of EP and IS...and really, just wanted another sealed copy fresh from Amazon to look purty on my shelf, and fast too. ^^;;

Seeing that makes me almost as much of a douchebag as the resellers...I'll share my private goldhouse. I intended to keep this site to myself since it sells some really rare ####...buuut, I'm pretty certain I got everything I wanted.

...
http://toysnjoys.com/psxgames_p.html

*sigh*

[Green Card]

^ Don't take it too seriously. It's still a decent game, and I liked it back in the day.

That it was such a good game is probably the reason so many people are upset at Atlus's terrible job. It was par for the curse for it's time, though, I guess.

A lot of the changes are described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelations:_Persona . You may, or may not like it if you liked P3 and P2. It's.. really different. Especially the dungeons (they are first person in that one)

That is good to hear. Suikoden II is my favorite game of all time (have to replay that) even though it didn't have the best localization but then again it wasn't too bad or anything like I am hearing about Persona. But yea I am sure there are plenty of people who would like to see a Persona reprint despite the localization.

[QBasic]

^ Don't take it too seriously. It's still a decent game, and I liked it back in the day.

That it was such a good game is probably the reason so many people are upset at Atlus's terrible job. It was par for the curse for it's time, though, I guess.

A lot of the changes are described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelations:_Persona . You may, or may not like it if you liked P3 and P2. It's.. really different. Especially the dungeons (they are first person in that one)

That is good to hear. Suikoden II is my favorite game of all time (have to replay that) even though it didn't have the best localization but then again it wasn't too bad or anything like I am hearing about Persona. But yea I am sure there are plenty of people who would like to see a Persona reprint despite the localization.
For the sake of simply having it on their shelves I guess.

...Same reason I have NINE on my shelf... =_=;;;

[Iris]

QBasic, I just ordered EP there, and if it arrives here and I don't get an email going "sorry, we sold out right before your order was placed!" or something, I may have to FedEx you my firstborn. ;_; <3

[rainking187]

http://toysnjoys.com/psxgames_p.html



Ugh, I would not shop there. Maybe QBasic has had different experience then I did, but I ordered from them before and they were the absolute worst. I emailed them to make sure they had a game I wanted in stock before I ordered and they said they did. So I ordered and was then told they didn't have it in stock and would try to track it down. I emailed them multiple times trying to cancel my order and when they finally responded it was just to tell me I couldn't cancel because they were now shipping my game, a month after I ordered it. When I got it it looked like someone had stomped on it. It took another month to get a refund from them. Absolutely horrible.

[QBasic]

http://toysnjoys.com/psxgames_p.html



Ugh, I would not shop there. Maybe QBasic has had different experience then I did, but I ordered from them before and they were the absolute worst. I emailed them to make sure they had a game I wanted in stock before I ordered and they said they did. So I ordered and was then told they didn't have it in stock and would try to track it down. I emailed them multiple times trying to cancel my order and when they finally responded it was just to tell me I couldn't cancel because they were now shipping my game, a month after I ordered it. When I got it it looked like someone had stomped on it. It took another month to get a refund from them. Absolutely horrible.
I never had too many problems with them.

But, I do hear from time to time those guys give a few hiccups.

Order at your own discretion!

[syl]

Just curious.
Why did Atlus make this reprint an Amazon exclusive?
Was there a lot negative response from fans about ordering the Nocturne and DDS1 reprints from Play-Asia?

[ChipSet]

Beats me, i had freaking bad experience with Amazon.ca in the past, so there is no way I'm going to order anything from them again. Guess I'm stuck with my broken Persona 2 CD :(

[jeffx]

^ how long ago is "the past"?

the one time I've had a negative experience with them they flat out resent the games along with a gift certificate. I _only_ buy from them (as much as I can help it anyway)

did you complain as you should have?

[dunno001]

While the localization is... less than ideal, I remember playing a friend's copy of P1, and would happily buy up a copy of that should it be repressed...

[Juanblue85]

There was a reprint and it sold out so fast? Man life sucks for me when I have to work for 8 hours. Excuse me while I prepare the noose. :kidding:

[ChipSet]

^ how long ago is "the past"?

the one time I've had a negative experience with them they flat out resent the games along with a gift certificate. I _only_ buy from them (as much as I can help it anyway)

did you complain as you should have?

At the release of DDS1 , so in 2005 if i remember correctly. Long story short, the charge on my Visa was apparently on hold for some reason. Thing is , when i call a representative of Visa and after i receive my account summary , it appear that the charge did pass . In the end, i got the game 2 week after it's release even if i preorder it . What really happen ? Hard to say; all i know is I a don't have the patience to deal with Amazon representative anymore.

[Lorinosan]

GAH! I really wanted this Persona 2 reprint badly and I missed it! My copy no longer works and the cheapest I can find this is far more then I want to pay for an old PS1 game. :/

$39.99 NEW would have been a complete steal...../sigh back to looking I guess. Note to Atlus, tell Amazon to limit the amount to one per order if its going to be limited in quantity so buyers won't hoard the damn things and sell them on eBay for 200% markup. It won't completely solve the problem but it will let others get a chance.

Jesus! I didn't even get a chance to order this at all.

[Green Card]

http://toysnjoys.com/psxgames_p.html



Ugh, I would not shop there. Maybe QBasic has had different experience then I did, but I ordered from them before and they were the absolute worst. I emailed them to make sure they had a game I wanted in stock before I ordered and they said they did. So I ordered and was then told they didn't have it in stock and would try to track it down. I emailed them multiple times trying to cancel my order and when they finally responded it was just to tell me I couldn't cancel because they were now shipping my game, a month after I ordered it. When I got it it looked like someone had stomped on it. It took another month to get a refund from them. Absolutely horrible.

The reviews for that store are not so hot on resellerratings -
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Toys_N_Joys
Up to you guys whether or not you wanna risk it.

[syl]

Yikes!

[Kakizaki]

^If that is the Toys n Joys that I think it is, it is kind of a shell of its former self. I've heard the actual store, if it still exists, was pretty cool.

[QBasic]

^If that is the Toys n Joys that I think it is, it is kind of a shell of its former self. I've heard the actual store, if it still exists, was pretty cool.
It does exist. And it still stocks on stuff that isn't even on the online store.

Problem is...the store itself is Hawaii-only.

[Kakizaki]

^Yeah, then that is the same place I was thinking it was. I knew a few people that visited them often on one the the message boards I used to frequent. Sounded like there was cool stuff, but the prices didn't match their internet counterparts and the stores were a jumble. That was also circa 1999 so who knows now.

[Iris]

My old roomie was from Hawaii. She swore by the place.

They emailed me and said that Persona 2 is out of stock anyway, though.

[QBasic]

Well...let's look on the bright side... ^^;;

If any resellers chanced on my link and ordered like a dozen copies...they got screwed. >:3

[Chrome Lore]

So uh, any chance we'll get another shot at a reprint of Persona 2 or am I just SOL? =/

[H3artagram]

Sold out that fast???? I got the email, and when I clicked on the link they were poof gone, but I found a couple at the reasonable price of 65 dollars!!!! I hate scalpers :(

[konakona]

It was a nice plan to get more people to register for the Atlus board to complain about this, seeing how the most users ever online reached 99 yesterday at 8:25 PM(at the time of this posting).

[QBasic]

It was a nice plan to get more people to register for the Atlus board to complain about this, seeing how the most users ever online reached 99 yesterday at 8:25 PM(at the time of this posting).
Half of them were resellers.

You know...I'm actually kinda glad the link I posted wasn't so shiny... Those assholes got what they deserved if they actually clicked Order.

[syl]

In retrospect, this entire situation is actually kinda hillarious.

[sassygirlcool]

ehh Toys N Joys is an okay online store.

extremely SLOW shipping for the price you're paying them for shipping.


:( i would have loved to buy and play the $40 persona 2 eternal punishment so i hope atlus will make amazon limit copies next time!

[Kabapu]

Yeah ... I'm one of those who registered on the forums to ask "why?"

Why brighten my day with an email informing me of a reprint, only to make a very measly (estimated by some) 1000 available?

Atlus people ... if you're reading this, I think it's clear the demand for this game is super high. It does you no good to have it ultra-rare. You don't gain anything from it.

So I highly suggest, and humbly ask, that you consider releasing it on the PlayStation Network for download. I (and others) probably wouldn't even care if you made it available at the $40 you were charging via Amazon.

[konakona]

Yeah ... I'm one of those who registered on the forums to ask "why?"

Why brighten my day with an email informing me of a reprint, only to make a very measly (estimated by some) 1000 available?

Atlus people ... if you're reading this, I think it's clear the demand for this game is super high. It does you no good to have it ultra-rare. You don't gain anything from it.

So I highly suggest, and humbly ask, that you consider releasing it on the PlayStation Network for download. I (and others) probably wouldn't even care if you made it available at the $40 you were charging via Amazon.

From Onion of Mystery's sticky topic:

"...localizing old Atlus games for release on VC wouldn't make us any money, so there's almost no chance of it happening."

I think PSN might apply to that as well, but I'm not sure. Like for Nintendo's Virtual Console, I don't believe Atlus has a say in which games are selected for the PSN.

[Futomimi]

^ PSN applies to that too, unfortunately.

Also, I just want to add that the name of this website/store sounds like a place to buy sex toys.

[QBasic]

Yeah ... I'm one of those who registered on the forums to ask "why?"

Why brighten my day with an email informing me of a reprint, only to make a very measly (estimated by some) 1000 available?

Atlus people ... if you're reading this, I think it's clear the demand for this game is super high. It does you no good to have it ultra-rare. You don't gain anything from it.

So I highly suggest, and humbly ask, that you consider releasing it on the PlayStation Network for download. I (and others) probably wouldn't even care if you made it available at the $40 you were charging via Amazon.

From Onion of Mystery's sticky topic:

"...localizing old Atlus games for release on VC wouldn't make us any money, so there's almost no chance of it happening."

I think PSN might apply to that as well, but I'm not sure. Like for Nintendo's Virtual Console, I don't believe Atlus has a say in which games are selected for the PSN.
But from what I read, that was quoted by a random translator.

Do you think a dude like that has any say in the matter?

[Hossaria]

http://www.amazon.com/Persona-2-Eternal-Punishment-Playstation/dp/B00004WLZ7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1226611740&sr=1-1

Yeah. What the hell. Moar reprints plz. I didn't even get a chance to order.

..........?!

[konakona]

Here's a useless fact for whoever's interested:

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment actually made it up to #16 on Bestsellers in Video Games on Amazon.com's Sales Rank on November 13th, 2008.

[Kabapu]

Yeah ... I'm one of those who registered on the forums to ask "why?"

Why brighten my day with an email informing me of a reprint, only to make a very measly (estimated by some) 1000 available?

Atlus people ... if you're reading this, I think it's clear the demand for this game is super high. It does you no good to have it ultra-rare. You don't gain anything from it.

So I highly suggest, and humbly ask, that you consider releasing it on the PlayStation Network for download. I (and others) probably wouldn't even care if you made it available at the $40 you were charging via Amazon.

From Onion of Mystery's sticky topic:

"...localizing old Atlus games for release on VC wouldn't make us any money, so there's almost no chance of it happening."

I think PSN might apply to that as well, but I'm not sure. Like for Nintendo's Virtual Console, I don't believe Atlus has a say in which games are selected for the PSN.

Mmm... I don't see how that could possibly be the case. First and foremost, there's no need to "localize." The game's already been localized. It requires no extra work, no additional cost. No media to print, no shipping to be handled. It's all profit. I think he was probably referring to the cost benefit of localizing a game that hasn't been translated then releasing.

But that's all besides the point. I came here to rant again (!). I was just at Amazon and they showed they had a few Persona 2's available. Hoping they were given more and it wasn't just some fluke I quickly jump to order one, but by the time I submit my C.C. info, they're gone! Garh.

I really feel like Atlus ought to have said, "We're taking pre-orders for a day and that'll be how many we print out and ship." Would have been a much kinder way of doing this.

[Iris]

I really feel like Atlus ought to have said, "We're taking pre-orders for a day and that'll be how many we print out and ship." Would have been a much kinder way of doing this.

iawtc

Admittedly, there are still problems -- I don't know much about the publishing of games, but if it's anything like print publishing, you're going to have a minimum number you can order in one run, and possibly can only increase in certain increments from there. But I imagine that it would at least help gauge demand a bit better.

[rainking187]

Here's a useless fact for whoever's interested:

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment actually made it up to #16 on Bestsellers in Video Games on Amazon.com's Sales Rank on November 13th, 2008.



I wonder how many copies were sold to reach that rank?

[Kabapu]

:frown:
From Amazon sellers -
"Comments: Factory sealed. Very rare/sold out ATLUS reprint edition w/o UPC hologram. Please email for detialed pictures."
$79.99 ....

/facepalm

[Lorinosan]

Okay, 100% mark-up. Close enough. :roll:

[GFSummoner]

Ow. That price hurts.