Reception
The characters of Persona 4 have received major positive critical response as a result of the players' intertactions with them and the themes discussed. The protagonist's role has been noted for allowing the player to build his own "self" along the game while questioning their own. Various comparisons were made regarding the social interactions from Persona 3 as the development of the social links are relatively faster and more important for the game's battles. The tone was noted be sometimes lighter than in the prequel as it avoided touching depressing themes, but at the same time the character's struggles were much more complex. Additionally, the protagonist's relationships with his relatives who he starts living with were commented for adding more variants to the relationships with these ones focusing on family relationships. Moreover, the inclusion of Shadow versions of the playable characters were praised for the themes they discussed, leading to personal crisis regarding which are their real traits. Kanji Tatsumi's storyline received several responses for his portrayal as homosexual which remains ambiguous across the game. This resulted in positive and mixed reactions from writers as controversial as how he was treated across the storyline and how it could appeal to the fans.
Characters designs employed in the game were noted to be "solid" with a clever use of animation for battles. The English voice actors' performance has been noted to be overall good with notes on the quality and delivery of the lines. However, flaws have been found within the execution of certain lines with IGN noting few moments in which some actors did not fit into their respective characters.
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