While Persona 4 is a beloved entry in the JRPG series, many of the game’s fans point to one section as a potential weak spot. This comes during the mid-point of the game, hindering some players' experience with Persona 4’s intriguing mystery. With rumors of a potential remake, this area could be rejuvenated, keeping the tension of the story building without any awkward stumbles.
Atlus has been very attentive with its remakes, with Persona 3 Reload making major changes to the original, transforming the highly revered entry in the franchise into an even more refined version of the game. Even with all the amendments to the existing gameplay, Atlus’ remakes are committed to preserving the core experience that players would expect. If it receives the same love and attention as Persona 3 Reload, a remake of Persona 4 could rectify the flaws evident since the PlayStation 2 release, providing players with a much smoother experience without losing what made the original special to fans in the first place.
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Addressing the Problems With Persona 4’s Void Quest
Void Quest is considered to be one of Persona 4’s most visually distinct dungeons, offering a unique retro-inspired aesthetic not found anywhere else in the game. It aptly captures the tone of the story at that moment, feeling appropriately unfitting as the characters investigate a murder that does not completely align with those prior. If players have access to the best Personas for the dungeon ahead, this area may leave a good first impression.
Where Void Quest begins to fall short is Chapter 7, the 7th floor of the dungeon. This room is filled with multiple intersections, and when players pass over the middle of them, the camera angle shifts to a different position, disorienting the player. While this can be worked around with careful maneuvering or keeping an eye on the map, this gimmick makes the floor cumbersome to navigate. When also taking into consideration the difficulty spike of the boss compared to prior Persona 4 dungeons, it may sour the experience, particularly for inexperienced players.
How a Persona 4 Remake Can Learn From Void Quest’s Faults
A prospective Persona 4 remake could go beyond enhancing just the visuals and gameplay by upgrading its dungeons to match Persona's standard. Though it could be a simple fix to alter or remove the camera trick at the source of some players’ annoyance, carefully re-imagining the entire dungeon from the ground up could make Void Quest one of the standout dungeons in the series.
Completely replacing Chapter 7’s pace-killing gimmick with more thoughtful puzzles reminiscent of Persona 5’s Palaces could be a positive step forward. The disorienting camera effect could instead be reworked into a one-time puzzle, providing a faithful experience for fans to appreciate without slowing down progress.
Visual style is a hallmark of the Persona series, and will likely influence the look of a Persona 4 remake. With the look of Void Quest already being one of the most distinctive dungeons in Persona 4, any additional flair or fixes have the potential to elevate the dungeon even higher. What may now be considered the worst dungeon in the game by some fans could be altered completely, turning the mid-game lull into one of the more memorable moments of the story, with impressive visuals to match.
Each Persona game learns from the successes and flaws of its predecessors, and a Persona 4 remake would likely be no exception. By following Persona 3 Reload’s approach to modernizing a classic, a remake of the fourth installment in the series that irons out all the game’s minor issues could be something that both new and old fans can appreciate.
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