Honestly, when Atlus announced Persona 4 Revival earlier this year, I screamed louder than Teddie shouting 'Bear-sona!' As someone who's played every version of Persona 4 since the PS2 days, I've got mixed feelings. Persona 3 Reload was fantastic but fumbled hard by locking The Answer behind DLC and excluding FeMC. With Revival coming in 2025, I'm crossing my fingers Atlus won't repeat those mistakes. Let me walk you through what absolutely needs to happen—based on years grinding through Midnight Channel dungeons and maxing social links. Some of these are obvious fixes, others... well, let's just say Atlus has a history of ignoring fan pleas. But hey, a gamer can dream!

7️⃣ Include EVERYTHING from Golden by Default

Look, Atlus—stop with the piecemeal DLC nonsense. Golden’s extra month, ski trip, gardening, and Marie aren’t 'bonus content'... they’re CORE to the experience now. I still remember playing vanilla P4 on PS2 and feeling robbed when Golden dropped with all those upgrades. If you make me pay extra for Marie’s storyline again? We’re gonna have problems. She’s literally woven into the lore! And that January extension? Crucial for pacing. Don’t pull a Persona 3 Reload and chop essential bits into paid fragments. Just bundle it all.

6️⃣ Full Voice Acting for Social Links—No Excuses

Man, when I played Persona 3 Reload last year, hearing Mitsuru’s VA drip sarcasm during social links? Chef’s kiss 👌. But booting up Golden afterward felt jarringly quiet. Yosuke’s banter with Yu deserves vocal nuance! I know OG VAs like Yuri Lowenthal aren’t returning, but fresh talent could actually deepen Yukiko’s awkward charm or Kanji’s gruff tenderness. Imagine Nanako’s playdate scenes with voiced giggles—instant waterworks 😭. Atlus, you nailed it in Reload... now apply that same energy to every coffee chat and Junes outing.

5️⃣ Bring Back the PS2’s Eerie Fog & Lighting

This might sound weird, but Golden’s visuals were TOO clean. The original PS2 version? That thick, oppressive fog in rainy Inaba? Pure atmosphere. It made TVs feel ominous and midnight channels legit creepy. Modern hardware can absolutely enhance that—ray-traced mist, anyone? 🌫️ Golden’s brightness sacrificed mood for accessibility. Revival needs balance: keep QoL upgrades but restore the haunting gloom that made P4’s murders unsettling. Without it, you lose what set this game apart from P5’s flashy neon.

4️⃣ Overhaul Those Boring Dungeons

Okay, real talk—P4’s randomized corridors aged like milk 🥛. After Persona 5’s palace puzzles and Reload’s Tartarus makeover, repeating Golden’s copy-paste hallways would feel archaic. Give me:

• Verticality like Yukiko’s castle but with parkour

• Themed puzzles (e.g., chemistry minigames in Rise’s lab)

• Hidden loot rooms requiring persona skills

Basically, steal P5R’s design book. Teddie’s "bear-iffic" commentary won’t distract from grindfest fatigue anymore. Make exploration thrilling, not a chore!

3️⃣ Add Theurgy-Style Ultimate Moves

P3R’s Theurgy attacks were broken but OH-SO-SATISFYING. Watching Yukiko’s Amaterasu engulf enemies in flames? Or Chie doing a galactic dropkick? 💥 Golden’s follow-ups were cute but limited to specific pairs. Revival should:

Feature	What I Want
Team Combos	All party pairings (even Kanji+Naoto!)
Visual Flair	P5R Showtime-level animations
Strategy	Charge via weaknesses/boosts

Imagine Yosuke & Teddie hurling junkyard tornadoes—instant hype!

2️⃣ Simplify That Obnoxious True Ending

Seriously, who thought forcing players to:

• Max Marie & Adachi’s links

• Nail dialogue choices under time pressure

• Deduce the killer with zero hints

...was fun? 😤 I’ve seen streamers accidentally get bad endings after 80+ hours. Brutal. Revival should:

• Add subtle clues during investigations

• Remove Social Link prerequisites

• Auto-save before critical choices

Atlus, your themes of truth shouldn’t require a wiki walkthrough!

1️⃣ Restore Yosuke’s Romance & Fix Cringe Moments

Yosuke’s cut romance route? BIGGEST missed opportunity. His deleted dialogue hinted at internalized homophobia—maybe he lashed out because he struggled with his identity? A proper Social Link could’ve redeemed his character arc instead of leaving him as the ‘problematic bro.’ And while we’re at it:

• Rewrite the transphobic Kanji bath scene

• Ditch the predatory campout sequence

P4 tackled heavy topics... but some scenes scream 2008 insensitivity. Modernize them. Let Yu date whoever—Yosuke included. After all, Persona’s about acceptance, right? 🌈

So yeah, that’s my wishlist. Will Atlus deliver? History says... maybe half of these. But if they nail the fog and dungeons? I’ll forgive a lot. What about you—what changes are non-negotiable? Sometimes I wonder if chasing 'definitive editions' is even possible... but here we are, still hoping.