Footage of what sure looks like a Persona 1 remake has leaked

Persona tragics have been begging for remakes of the first two games in the series for ages (at least, the ones who aren’t begging for remakes of the PS2-era Shin Megami Tensei games instead). After thoroughly milking Persona 4 and 5, series producer Kazuhisa Wada said in August, “personally, I think it’s something we should definitely do.”

Now, almost two minutes of footage from what sure looks like a Persona 1 remake has leaked via the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit. It shows some dungeon exploration, typically flashy combat, and a dialogue scene all in the modern Persona style.

Oddly, Tatsuya from Persona 2 is one of the party members, though it’s possible this is a cross-promotional skin you can equip. Or maybe the remakes will incorporate some kind of Persona Q-style crossover?

While it’s fair to be suspicious this could be AI-generated footage, it seems both a bit too long and too internally consistent for that to be the case. And it’s not like Atlus hasn’t got form, given that we found out the Persona 3 remake was real via a leak as well.