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Per-so-na

"The aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others."

That is the common theme in what is my favorite video game of all time, Persona 4/Persona 4 Golden.  Today was the release date of the fifth game in the series in the US, and having just played for 2 hours that theme is already strong.

I could go on about the whole story and why I absolutely love P4, but that would take forever.  The main summarization is that the characters of the game make it so great.  But they are great because they are flawed.  Flawed like people really are.

Everyone is hiding something on the inside.  Something may be an understatement for some.  It could just be putting on a smile when you're hurting on the inside.  It could be acting like someone you're not.  It could be being nice to someone that you don't like or a jealous of. 

There are so many things that people hide because they don't know what others would think of them if they would just be themselves.  I don't think anyone would deny that they do that.  I know I don't.  Most of my life I've hidden thoughts and tried to be what be want to see. 

The previous post talks about people that would have seen the real me.  Maybe more than they would like in reality.  I still try to be stronger than I really am.  Everyone is weak, some just are better at hiding it then others.  But these "weaknesses" aren't necessarily a bad thing.  In fact a lot of people's weaknesses are really their strengths.

But it's other people that help make these weaknesses their strengths.  You can't go it alone.  You need other people to balance and boost you up and to have you boost them up.  I don't think I've ever seen anyone say that they've done it on their own (well I'm sure there are some super egotistical people out there that would haha).  There is always someone there that has helped them.

And that's where the characters in Persona 4 truly shine.  They help each other out and to help boost each other up.  They are there for each other in their weakest moments.  It's what truly shines in a medium that most people think is just about shooting people or playing Madden.

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