{"id":35539,"date":"2022-06-03T20:57:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T20:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/persona-romantics-can-fall-in-love-again-in-new-jrpg-eternights\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T20:57:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T20:57:23","slug":"persona-romantics-can-fall-in-love-again-in-new-jrpg-eternights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/persona-romantics-can-fall-in-love-again-in-new-jrpg-eternights\/","title":{"rendered":"Persona Romantics Can Fall In Love Again In New JRPG Eternights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The lineup of games showcased during last night’s PlayStation State of Play<\/span> was a clear W for gamers from all walks of life, whether they be VR vampire dommy mommy enthusiasts<\/a><\/span>, roller derby fanatics<\/span>or fighters who’ve finally crossed the street into the open-world<\/span>. However, one game’s journey joining PlayStation’s stacked roster of game announcements was as anime as its own wacky premise. That game being Eternights<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Eternights<\/em><\/span>, developed by Studio Sai, is a hack-and-slash JRPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where a mysterious infection transformed humans into rampaging monsters. As you can see from its announcement trailer, Eternights<\/em> is chocked full of all the things that make a JRPG great: You’ve got your cool protagonists with magical powers, dungeons riddled with traps and puzzles, and trusty party members who you can hold down the R2 button to hold hands with while watching the sunset \u2013 wait (checks Steam page) Oh, Eternights<\/em> is also a dating sim. Right on. <\/p>\n

Yes, that’s right. Love bay bay. Alongside Eternights<\/em> blitzing anime-esque JRPG action, you’ll also be \u201cfighting for those you love\u201d in your downtime, scheduling dates and growing closer with the boys and girls in the apocalypse<\/a><\/span>. After all, you’ve got two hands that can apparently grow back from dismemberment; why shouldn’t you use them to fight for a cure for humanity while also holding hands with one of the five cute survivors in your party<\/a><\/span>?<\/p>\n

Alongside some moderately spicy visual novel artwork during romantic scenes, Eternights<\/em> also has 2D-animated cutscenes that change depending on which girl or guy you date. But time is of the essence. You can utilize it by deepening your relationship with your companions while also unlocking new skills (just like in real life), scouring the land for live-saving supplies, or simply saying “miss me with that BS” and Leeroy Jenkins-ing yourself into the first dungeon you see. To each their own.<\/p>\n

If you’re thinking that a JRPG that doubles as a dating sim sounds awfully similar to the works of the Person<\/em> series, you’d be correct. In fact, after playing Person 5<\/em>, Persona 4 Golden<\/em>and Person 3 EDF<\/em>, Eternights’ <\/em>developer quit their job to pursue making their game<\/span>. <\/p>\n

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The first footage the internet ever saw of Eternights<\/em> was in a 2019 r \/ Unity3D subreddit post<\/span> by its dev, Jae Yoo. Back then, Eternights <\/em>went under the project name Kafka and was described as Person<\/em> meets Devil May Cry. <\/em>Jae posted the game having a calendar system, time management, and relationship-based gameplay with its RPG bits replaced by hacking and slashing.<\/p>\n

Outside of fielding questions about 3D model rigging and sharing inspirational videos from Person <\/em>series director Katsura Hashino<\/span>Jae posted a series of updates on Eternights<\/em>. These updates include Person<\/em>-inspired character introduction trailers<\/span>early animation cels of the trailer’s My Hero Academia<\/em>-inspired punch<\/span>and battle footage<\/span>.<\/p>\n