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Persona games are a tough sell for a guy who does a weekly podcast like this, so thank you to my wonderful patrons for voting Persona 4 Golden onto the show. While it has all of the pacing issues that you would expect an 80 hour game to have, I thought this is, in some ways, the best of the Persona 4/5/Metaphor trio that I've played in the last five years. Tune in to the episode to find out why.
Guest Info: Flora Merigold
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TIMESTAMPS
* 0:00 Title Card
* 0:22 Intros
* 4:40 Personal Histories with Persona and Persona 4
* 8:07 Opening Thoughts about Persona 4 Golden
* 16:05 Murder Mystery Story Setup
* 21:55 Characters and Problematic Representation(?)
* 37:13 Story Themes and PSA for New Players
* 49:03 Visuals
* 57:12 Music
* 1:05:42 Dungeon Crawling and Combat
* 1:28:03 Life-Sim Gameplay
* 1:44:52 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Plugs
* 1:55:14 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous
* 1:56:49 Spoilers- Kanji, Naoto and Representation
* 2:37:34 Spoilers- Teddie and Rise and More
Music used in the episode is credited to Shoji Meguro. Tracks used: Glimpse of a Memory, Signs of Love, Like a Dream Come True, Heartbreak, Heartbeat, Reach Out to the Truth (First Battle), Sauna, Studio Backlot, Junes Theme, Your Affection, Results
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