How to Have a Persona Summer

6/8/20261 hr 41 min

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Guests:

Brendon Bigley and Stephen Hilger: co-hosts of Into the Aether
Leigh Alexander: narrative designer, writer, and former games journalist
Casey Baron: Senior Programmer of the Tribeca Film Festival
Closing Song: “Aria of the Soul” by The Blueshift Big Band (The Persona 30th Anniversary Jazz Album)

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First 90 seconds

Chris Plante· Host0:00
Happy Persona Summer, everybody. This is Chris. A quick note before we start. This was recorded before all the big summer game festival announcements, including the release date for Persona 4 Revival, which we now know will be, uh, let's see, February 18th, 2027, and also before the official announcement of Persona 6, which will be, you know, not any time soon it seems. They revealed basically a logo, not a whole lot else. There is this juicy-ish detail from the store page. It is, quote, "Something darker, strange rumors, unsettling urban legends, and occult incidents that only you and your closest allies can face," and, and that's it. So maybe late 2027, maybe 2028. I don't know. It's a while. I say all this so you can think about what Persona game you might wanna play for Persona Summer. I think of Persona 3, 4, 5, 6, which is unavailable. Persona 3 Reloaded seems like the best bet right now, or maybe Persona 5 Royal. And I also think non-Persona games that are doing Persona things, which you can find in the newsletter at post.games or on the Patreon at patreon.com/postgames. Anyway, that is all the table setting. I hope that you have a wonderful Persona Summer. Let's get to the show.