Persona 4 Arena: Ultra Ultimax Suplex Hold; Golden Arena and Rise detailed, trailer released
Following from yesterdays confirmation of a playable Rise Kujikawa, Famitsu has begun an all-out attack on news for Persona 4 Arena: Ultra Ultimax Suplex Hold. Featuring a new mode dubbed Golden Arena and fresh details on how Rise will play, the below gallery has us unleashing our inner fanboy and fangirl!
Shoryuken.com has done a huge service by having some of the content translated, which will be posted below. Given the title “Total Pervert Super Idol Rise Kujikawa”, Rise will play, as many had guessed, by using a microphone as a weapon which creates music notes to attack the enemy. Her Persona Himiko has been given a new look, and whilst she won’t be a very offensive player herself, she’ll be supporting Rise and her ability to charm her opponents to victory. I’m sure she’ll get a few hits in, too!
Taken from Shoryuken’s translation, the below quotes talk briefly about her situation and skills.
Rise, gearing for a return from hiatus to the idol industry, has been hard at work with lessons. One evening, she notices strange changes to the town. The streets are now covered in a red fog, and people have been suddenly vanishing. Separated from her friends, what is the resolve to which Rise holds as she is confronted by danger…?
Rise fights using variety of projectiles, such as music notes that explode when certain attacks connect. When she analyzes the opponent, her attacks change greatly, allowing for a unique fighting style. Her Instant Kill Move is True Story, in which her Persona Himiko seizes the opponent while Rise charms them with her singing voice.
True Story will be familiar to those who’ve played Persona 4 Golden or have seen the anime, as it’s the song that the Investigation Team perform at Junes in the game, whilst Rise sings it on-stage in the anime.
Rise’s shadow reappears, as is the case with the other characters, and she’ll come equipped with her own special abilities.
As with other members of the cast, Rise has a Shadow form. In Persona 4, her shadow appeared as a result of anxiety caused by the gap between her idol personality “Risette” and her true self. Why does her Shadow form show itself…?
Shadow Rise has her own exclusive performances, starting off from billboards like “Risechii Tokudashi SP!” (“Risette EXPOSED!”).
Moving away from Rise, Famitsu talks about the story mode found in Ultimax, and reveals that you’ll be able to play from the view of both the Persona 3 and 4 teams, in their unique Episode P3 and Episode P4 stories. Taking place after the events of Arena one, both teams are looking to take down the malevolent entity behind the Labrys incident.
The PlayStation 3 version of P4U2 includes a story mode that serves as after-story to Persona 4. Featuring two parts, Episode P3 and Episode P4, the story is told from the perspective of the cast of Persona 3 and Persona 4, respectively. Featuring hand-drawn illustrations, a serious and unique story awaits.
It wouldn’t be a full blowout if only Rise and story details were shared, and so Golden Arena steps in. This new mode allows you to fight as your favourite characters to gain experience points, allowing you to learn new skills and boost your overall stats. Featuring four difficulty modes – Normal, Hard, Risky and Ultimate – there will be a lot to keep you playing.
Golden Arena Mode is a new addition to P4U2. Select your favorite character and progress through stages. As you continue to win you gain experience points. When you level up, you can learn new skills and spend skill points gained as you level to boost your statuses. Golden Arena will be added to the arcade version at the end of April.
The mode features a total of four courses, separated by difficulty. After a certain number of stages a boss will appear, offering a change to acquire rare skills.
You can also build “Commu” with your Navigator. Including playable character skills, Navigator unique skills and skills learned based on Commu level, there are around 150 types of skills total!
Lastly, Director Kazuhisa Wata weighs in on the inclusion of Rise and Golden Arena, confirming that Rise was a highly requested playable character by fans.
Rise is a character that players highly requested to become playable. While she’s a tricky character that uses sound, rather than an aggressive character, Rise herself is more of a defensive type who uses her Persona to amplify her voice then attacks. Her reasons for joining the fray are told in the story mode, so look forward to that.
Golden Arena is a mode in which even players who struggle at fighting games can offset their weaknesses by boosting their skills and statuses. The mode even has settings for CPU battles, so you can enjoy thoroughly training your character.
Persona 4 Arena: Ultra Ultimax Suplex Hold hits Japan on PS3 on 28th August, leaving us in other regions to be hugely envious. An additional scenario is added as a pre-order bonus, but details on this will be shared at a later date.
With such a huge blowout of information regarding the next Persona 4 Arena adventure, what are your thoughts on the above reveals? And what, and who, would you like to see included to further beef up the console experience when it finally launches?
To whet your appetite that little bit more, Atlus has released a gameplay trailer focusing on Rise, and I think we can all agree on when we say that she looks exciting to play. As a huge Rise fan, I can’t wait to give her a go.
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