o-o; I think we have a P3 thread already, so you could've said that over there, but it doesn't really matter! No problems!
Okay, so I'm back for the latest update. P4's website has received some new information and I'm here to let you guys know what it is. After that, I will make quick comments on some of the characters.
First, let's discuss the update on the Character section. Main, Chie, and Yousuke are now available for viewing, including their personas and video clips. Now remember, my translations/transliterations are pretty...erm, primitive, but I will try to be as accurate as possible.
Main Character-
The Protagonist of Persona 4. He is moving in with his mother's relatives to the countryside (and will therefore depend on them). Because of the door to the strange world has opened, the protagonist's persona abilities are awakened.
The protagonist and his comrades are trying to open the door to the strange world while chasing to solve the murder case's mystery. The key to unlocking the door is the power of their hearts, "Persona".
Chie Satonaka-
The main character's classmate. She's a graduate (from elementary school to middle school) from Inehane City. (I think the sentence is implying that she is from Inehane, is just hanging around for school). Chie's a very normal girl (meaning, she's super ordinary which has got to be a lie in my opinion. Damn modesty!). She who's heart is holding darkness, what is the persona user's capacity (or something like that. This sentence is twinged with mystery).
Chie's kungfu mania. Will the day come when her self-taught footwork (basically, kicking) are put to the test?
Yousuke Hanamura-
A classmate who is similar to the main character in that he commutes to Yasogami High School. Yousuke is a cheerful person who is good at judging situations, but doesn't have a good number of friends (reading the air, or something). He awakens as a persona user, but the details on that are...(whoohoo, more suspense!)
Yousuke's and Main's first meeting. What kind of tale will be come about from them (AH, seriously, I suck at translating stuff. I understood the sentence, but I can't seem to put it into English correctly >_>).
If you want me to translate the the dialogue in the videos, just let me know! Chie's video was pretty damn cool.
Next are the keywords! Let's go for it!
Keyword 1: Murder Case
It could be said that Inehane City is visited by freaky shadows that take the form of murder cases (okay, this can't be right, but that's how I read it >__<
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The partner who the group (Main and gang) ought to confront: who in the hell is he? (once again, I'm not entirely sure on this)
When the mist was lifted, a corpse was found in town. The motive, the method of killing, and everything else is unknown. There is only one similarity that can be found...
Keyword 2: Yasogami High School.
Within the city there is a high school in which the main character commutes to: Yasogami High School (the kanji means 80 Gods >_>). The school is where many encounters will be had and experienced (or something to that effect).
(The second portion of the text is pretty normal. Basically, the hero will have many encounters with the inhabitants of Inehane City. Also, I should probably say town instead of city.)
So, with that out of the way I would love to discuss a few of the characters. The main character will more than likely have the ability to switch between weapons, but I think his starting weapon is just a blargh-ish sword of some kind. You can do whatever you want with him like you could with Minato (the main character of P3). Chie, our Velma lookalike with the violent streak uses her feet in battles, so I expect her weapon upgrades to be shoes or whatever. Yousuke uses dual weapons such as eskrimas, sais, and the like. And finally, Yukiko will probably be a fan freak during a fight (which kind of suits her from what I can tell. I REALLY expect Yukiko to receive a lot of attention in and out of P4, because during the trailer you can see her chatting it up on TV as though she was a star or at least, very popular. Cute, too. So, far there are three other playable characters that can be seen: The Kuma Robot (at least, I think he's a robot. I consider him to be a mixture of Aegis and Koromaru), The Raidou looking guy (he uses guns, apparently. Must be a first year), and the other guy whom I will call Wave-kun due to his unruly hair (either it's an axe or a briefcase he's wielding). So, that's what I kind of wanted to say! That's all for now!