Persona 5 (and 3 and 4)
JRPGs That Still Need to Come to PC
Persona started as a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise but has overshadowed it in popularity. Persona’s success can be attributed to its combination of paranormal events and a mundane world, blending of fantastical turn-based battles with slice-of-life social management, and unique sense of style. Any one of these aspects is enough to elevate a JRPG, but Persona uses them all to create a franchise that gets more popular with each entry.
The Persona franchise has performed reasonably well, but its PlayStation exclusivity holds it back. While Atlus was impressed it sold 2 million copies of Persona 5 worldwide, imagine how many copies the game would sell if were available on PC. But why stop with one game? Persona 3 introduced many gamers to the Persona franchise, and Persona 4 is easily the most popular entry in the series. The three latest Persona games each deserve a PC port for different reasons.
