Game Reviews8.2/10
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan Review — The Map Is the Point
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan (2012, Nintendo 3DS) makes you draw your own map. Atlus built a handheld RPG that trusts the player.
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Game Reviews8.1/10
Etrian Odyssey Nexus Review: Atlus’s 3DS Victory Lap
Etrian Odyssey Nexus review: Atlus's final 3DS dungeon crawler packs 19 classes, subclassing, four difficulties, and Yuzo Koshiro's return. Score: 8.1/10.
Game Reviews9.4/10
Shin Megami Tensei V Makes the Case for Playing as a Demon-Summoning Neutral Party
Shin Megami Tensei V review: Atlus's demon-fusing RPG on Switch nails the Press Turn battle system and Da'at's open world, but its story slips.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Persona 5 Tactica trims the Phantom Thieves down to a grid, and the smaller scale suits them
Persona 5 Tactica sends the Phantom Thieves into a medieval kingdom for grid-based tactical combat. Review, release details, and an 8.3/10 score.
Revelations: Persona: The 1996 RPG That Started the Persona Series
Revelations: Persona, Atlus's 1996 PlayStation RPG, explained: Mikage-cho, Personas, lunar phases, and the English script Atlus later rewrote.
Game Reviews7/10
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Review: The Rumor System That Aged Best
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment review: Atlus's 2000 PS1 sequel, its Rumor system, fusion spells, and the PSP remake that never left Japan.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Wii U’s SMT and Fire Emblem crossover gets its pop-idol dungeon crawler onto Switch
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE review: Atlus's pop-idol RPG crossover of Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem, set in Shibuya's Idolaspheres. Scored 8.2 of 10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Persona 4 Arena’s Story Mode Ends Before the Fighting Gets Going
Persona 4 Arena review: Atlus and Arc System Works turned Persona into a fighting game in 2012. Strong combat, but a story mode that ends too soon.
Game Reviews8.5/10
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Review — Two Halves, One War
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim review: Vanillaware's sci-fi epic pairs 1985 adventure with kaiju mecha strategy across thirteen tangled timelines. Score: 8.5/10.
Game Reviews9.4/10
Metaphor: ReFantazio Review: Atlus Leaves Persona Behind and Finds Something New
Metaphor: ReFantazio review: Atlus leaves Persona behind for a fantasy RPG of tribes, elections, and a ticking clock. Score: 9.4 of 10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
N64 kart racer Snowboard Kids gets a rerelease that keeps the racing tight and the extras slim
Snowboard Kids on Nintendo 64: nine odd courses, two item slots, and a 100-gold economy that make Atlus's 1997 racer smarter than its thin story.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber Review — 8.2/10
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber review — Magnus Gallant, the Chaos Frame, three endings, and why this 1999 tactical RPG still earns an 8.2.