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** There is actually a fourth game where this is possible, the [[No Export for You|entirely unknown]] Shin Megami Tensei NINE, also having a pseudo-MMORPG style that would be fully realized in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Imagine|Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE]]'' five years later.
** There is actually a fourth game where this is possible, the [[No Export for You|entirely unknown]] Shin Megami Tensei NINE, also having a pseudo-MMORPG style that would be fully realized in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Imagine|Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE]]'' five years later.
* Curious about why Cereberus's design has only one head? This design choice is a tradition that remained from the original novel's depiction.
* Curious about why Cereberus's design has only one head? This design choice is a tradition that remained from the original novel's depiction.
* [[Big Name Fan]]: The artwork of Kazuma Kaneko has earned quite a few fans all over, most notably [[Hirohiko Araki]], the creator of the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' series. This also holds true in reverse with Kaneko himself being a fan of Araki.
* [[Cash Cow Franchise]]: The ''Persona'' spinoffs, more specifically ''[[Persona 3]]'' and ''[[Persona 4]]'' have become some of Atlus' most popular properties. They got so popular, they even started to drop the "''Shin Megami Tensei''" label.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: The protagonists of ''Devil Summoner: [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army]]'', ''Nocturne'', ''Persona,'' ''Persona 3,'' and ''Persona 4'' are nameless in the game, but fans often use the names given to the characters in various manga and drama CD's based off the games.
** The protagonist of ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: if...]]'' was also named like this at first, until [[Sure Why Not|she was given a name]] (and a definite gender) in ''Persona 1''.
* [[Franchise Killer]]: More like Subseries Killer, but ''Ronde'' for the Sega Saturn ended up completely killing off the ''Majin Tensei'' subsidies.
* [[No Export for You]]: Several of the games have this issue. Considering the massive issues some of these deal with, it's fair to say it is quite justified.
* [[Sequel First]]: ''Jack Bros.'', an obscure Virtual Boy Gauntlet clone spin off, was the first game in the series to be come to the US with many of the games.

== [[Persona 3]] ==
== [[Persona 3]] ==
* One of the items obtainable from vending machines is called "Cielo Mist", a drink made in Jamaica. This is a reference to the character Cielo from ''[[Digital Devil Saga]]'', who spoke with a Jamaican accent.
* One of the items obtainable from vending machines is called "Cielo Mist", a drink made in Jamaica. This is a reference to the character Cielo from ''[[Digital Devil Saga]]'', who spoke with a Jamaican accent.

Latest revision as of 22:02, 3 June 2018


General Information

  • There are only three Shin Megami Tensei games that allow the player to begin and end the game as a girl. They are Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Shin Megami Tensei: if......, and the recent PSP remake of Persona 3. Note that only in the first example is being female mandatory.
  • Curious about why Cereberus's design has only one head? This design choice is a tradition that remained from the original novel's depiction.
  • Big Name Fan: The artwork of Kazuma Kaneko has earned quite a few fans all over, most notably Hirohiko Araki, the creator of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. This also holds true in reverse with Kaneko himself being a fan of Araki.
  • Cash Cow Franchise: The Persona spinoffs, more specifically Persona 3 and Persona 4 have become some of Atlus' most popular properties. They got so popular, they even started to drop the "Shin Megami Tensei" label.
  • Fan Nickname: The protagonists of Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army, Nocturne, Persona, Persona 3, and Persona 4 are nameless in the game, but fans often use the names given to the characters in various manga and drama CD's based off the games.
  • Franchise Killer: More like Subseries Killer, but Ronde for the Sega Saturn ended up completely killing off the Majin Tensei subsidies.
  • No Export for You: Several of the games have this issue. Considering the massive issues some of these deal with, it's fair to say it is quite justified.
  • Sequel First: Jack Bros., an obscure Virtual Boy Gauntlet clone spin off, was the first game in the series to be come to the US with many of the games.

Persona 3

  • One of the items obtainable from vending machines is called "Cielo Mist", a drink made in Jamaica. This is a reference to the character Cielo from Digital Devil Saga, who spoke with a Jamaican accent.
    • Also, the Kirijo company was part of the Nanjo group from the first Persona game, as stated by Mitsuru's father.

Persona 4

  • If one is able to avoid killing Namatame, they are able to access a dungeon that must be cleared by December 24th, 2011. This is almost one year to the before the Mayan calendar ends.