![]() ![]() In Tatsuya’s scenario Cthulhu is said to be the master of Mu Continent.Īraya shrine refers to ālaya-vijñāna (Japanese: 阿頼耶識 araya-shiki), or the “All-encompassing foundation consciousness”. It also appears in many Lovecraft stories. Mu is said to have been the origin for worship of the sun and that all sun symbolism is connected to Mu (Japan would thus be connected to Mu according to theories due to Amaterasu, sun flag and Land of the Rising Sun.) He claimed that he had translated the ancient Mayan writings, which supposedly showed that the Maya of Yucatán were connected to an older continent. Mu first appeared in the works of Augustus Le Plongeon (1825–1908), after his investigations of the Maya ruins in Yucatán. Mu Continent is said to have been a lost continent similar to Atlantis. Tanabata River is connected to the story of the star-crossed lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi (Altair and Vega). The Hirasaka ward as well as SMILE Hirasaka might be a reference to the slope that leads to Yomi (Yomotsu Hirasaka) at Higashiizumo, Shimane Prefecture.Īoba is actually the name of a really small park in Shizuoka. Mount Katatsumuri (snail mountain) as well as Caracol both refer to the actual Caracol (snail) Maya site at Cayo District of Belize I have read that there are at least two Ebisu beaches in Japan.Įbisuhama is considered one of the best beaches in Japan. That’s where Ame no Uzume is said to have lured Amaterasu out of the cave with her Kagura dance when Amaterasu hid there because of Susanoo.Įbisu beach refers to Ebisu/Hiruko, the son of Izanagi and Izanami, a fortune god who is connected to jellyfish and who is always depicted as smiling. Mount Iwato refers to Amano Iwato (heavenly rock cave) at Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyushu). They are also known as the Mutsuraboshi (six sisters). ![]() Subaru is the Japanese writing for the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) in Japan. Sumaru is named after the Subaru (unite) car manufacturing company. Sumaru is designed to resemble Yokohama since the wards Konan-ku and Aoba-ku are actually wards of Yokohama and you can see on the map they are on the same spot. Sumaru City map from The Persona World Guidance Book ![]() Persona 2 however has many interesting locations connected to the real world and myths/rumors which are worth checking out as well though and the next time I go to Japan I will certainly also go to Yokohama. This predicament can be used to the player's advantage, for example by spreading a rumor about powerful black market weapons.I love SMT’s potrayal of Tokyo especially since I have been to Tokyo once. Due to the curse placed on the city, rumors become reality once they are spread. The game introduces a "rumor system", which allows the player to acquire and spread rumors through rumormongers inhabiting the city. Powerful fusion attacks can be performed by combining two or more spells in the same round. In the beginning each Persona is only capable of a basic ability new ones are gradually learned by repeatedly using the powers of said Persona in combat. They can be later used in a special location called Velvet Room to acquire new Personae, which can be equipped on playable characters, enhancing their parameters and teaching them different spells and abilities. Tarot cards of a specific Persona type are collected from the demons following a successful conversation. The demon conversation system has been refined: it is now possible to choose more specific and accurate dialogue lines, and the effects of the player's responses are less random. Like in the previous game, communication with demons plays a significant role. Rather than having the option of using either a melee weapon or a gun, each character is equipped with his or her own specific weapon. Unlike the first game, dungeons are viewed from an angled overhead perspective with rotatable camera. Much of the game consists of navigating a party of up to five active combatants through locations in the large city, exploring complex dungeons, and fighting randomly appearing demons in round-based style. ![]() Persona 2: Innocent Sin is similar in structure and basic gameplay to its predecessor. The young people realize that the Joker's appearance is just the beginning of a sinister chain of events, and will have to look for answers within their own souls. However, when they confront the Joker, he tells them that they have hurt him in the past, and that he is out for revenge now. A group of high school students decides to investigate the matter. Rumors say that he can fulfill people's wishes, but also does something horrible to those who for some reason fail to express a wish. The curse is placed by a mysterious person who calls himself the Joker. Not an American user? DescriptionA few years after the events described in Persona, a curse has befallen Sumaru City, a town in modern-day Japan. ![]()
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