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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax trailers illustrate story and new features

The new trailer for Atlus' upcoming fighter dives into the next chapter of the Persona saga.

Ozzie Mejia

September 15, 2014 2:00 PM

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Those that have played through the Persona series of games know that the story is a great part of the appeal. And though Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is primarily a fighting game, its story looks to be just as rich as its RPG counterparts. Not only that, but it'll also come with some new fighting mechanics to help push that story forward.

Publisher Atlus released a new trailer for the story surrounding its upcoming fighter. The land of Inaba has been plagued by a mysterious darkness and red fog. With much of the Persona cast now finding themselves abducted by an unknown antagonist, the only way to survive... is to fight. Some of the new features on display include the ability to select characters' shadow dopplegangers, as well as the new 'S Hold' system, which allows fighters to charge their attacks before striking.

Check out the trailer below to learn more about the game's story and its new mechanics.

Atlus also uploaded three new character trailers, including two for Tohru Adachi and Marie, which should not be confused with the last trailer that starred the DLC-exclusive twosome. There's also a third trailer for the heavily-armed Aigis, who shows off some pretty bonkers combos.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax arrives on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 30.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?