Silver linings
Deep Silver has answered the prayers of Persona fans all over the continent by announcing that they will be bringing the hotly-anticipated JRPG to Europe.
It's been a tumultuous old time for fans of all things JRPG in Europe lately, what with Sega's European arm showing zero interest in publishing Atlus' (a company it owns, fer chrissakes) titles in the region. The there was the small matter of NIS America - who usually publish Atlus titles over here - also announcing that their partnership with Atlus was dissolving, leaving many of us to wonder if we would ever see an official Persona 5 release outside of Asia and the US.
Thankfully, Atlus heard its European fans' pleas and has sealed a deal with Deep Silver - whom they hold in "high regard" - to bring multiple games to our JRPG-hungry shores.
The deal includes not only Persona 5, but the 3DS titles 7th Dragon III Code: VFD and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. Hopefully, this marks a turning point in Atlus' relationship with Europe, although one does have to wonder why Sega seems so averse to publishing these games themselves.
Regardless, it's nice to finally have confirmation that Persona 5 and SMT IV: A will makes their way to PAL territories. Persona 5 is due in the US this coming February, let's hope the EU releases isn't far behind.
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