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Persona 4 Golden

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Persona 4 Golden
Persona 4 Golden cover
Developers
Atlus
Windows Preapp Partners
Publishers
Sega
Engines
RenderWare
Release dates
Windows June 13, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 87
OpenCritic 86
IGDB 94
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Genres JRPG
Art styles Anime
Themes Detective/mystery, Japan, Supernatural
Series Persona
Persona 4 Golden on HowLongToBeat
Persona 4 Golden on IGDB
Persona 4 Golden guide on StrategyWiki
Persona 4 Golden on MobyGames
Persona 4 Golden on Wikipedia
Persona
Subseries of Megami Tensei
Megami Ibunroku Persona 1999
Persona 4 Golden 2020
Persona 5 Strikers 2021
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax 2022
Persona 5 Royal 2022
Persona 3 Portable 2023
Megami Ibunroku Persona: Ikuu no Tou Hen 2023
Persona 5 Tactica 2023
Persona 3 Reload 2024

Persona 4 Golden is the PC port of the detective/mystery JRPG game of the same name for PlayStation Vita from 2012, itself a remaster of the original Persona 4 released in 2008 for Playstation 2. While the PlayStation Vita version expanded upon the original PlayStation 2 title with new features, story elements, characters, spoken lines, anime cutscenes, and more,[1] the PC version adds the ability to choose between English and Japanese voice acting, and focuses on improving the technical state of the game and features enhanced graphics, upscaled cinematics, and support for an uncapped variable framerate.[2] The development of the PC port was lead by Atlus with assistance from Preapp Partners.[3]

The game was released on Steam on June 13, 2020 following a surprise announcement on the PC Gaming Show the same day.[4] In a port analysis posted on IGN and written by guest writer and modder Peter "Durante" Thoman of PH3 Games, he described the version as "a fantastic way to play [the] game, with solid graphics options, arbitrary resolution and framerate support, relatively fast loading times, and good support for remappable keyboard controls," and went on to mention that "even the minor online aspects of the 'Golden' version were faithfully ported."[5]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Version differences

Digital Deluxe Edition includes an 18 page artbook in PDF format and soundtrack containing 9 tracks in 160kbps MP3 format.

Essential improvements

Special K

Fixes DPI scale and frame pacing issues with the game. For pre-configured standalone version for this game, see here.

Large Address Aware/4GB Patch

Improves general stability while playing over long periods of time and reduces the likelihood of crashing when attempting to take a screenshot using Steam.[6]
Though stability will be improved, this is not a perfect fix - a 64-bit executable must be made available to completely fix crashing issues.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Sega\P4G\P4G.ini
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1113000/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1113000\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1113000/pfx/[Note 1]
It is possible to unofficially transfer save game data from the Vita version of the game. See using PlayStation Vita save files.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Display options
Display options
Graphics options
Graphics options

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Pillarboxed. See the related WSGF thread for a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Off, Low and High settings available.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Post-process AA with an On/Off toggle; SSAA through Rendering Scale up to 200%. Adjusting the render scale will also change the resolution of HUD elements.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Exclusive fullscreen forces 60 Hz refresh rate. Disabling Vsync enables 120 FPS cap.[7]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Left click works as secondary action button, right as secondary cancel, these cannot be rebound. Does not respect Windows primary mouse button setting.
Mouse acceleration
Windows cursor used, only usable in menus.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Referred to as "Camera Speed".
Controller Y-axis inversion
Referred to as "Inverted Camera".
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
,
,

Generic/other controllers
Specific controllers only.[8]
Button prompts
Switch Pro Controller has face buttons reversed to match the controller's button layout.[9]
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
The game is based on the PlayStation Vita version which didn't feature any haptic feedback, only the original PlayStation 2 version has haptic feedback support.[10]
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Controller inputs and prompts prioritized.
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Steam controller prompts used for all controllers enabled in Steam's controller settings. See here for instructions on how to disable Steam input (or to exclude the game) to get controller specific prompts.
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio options
Audio options

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for BGM, SE, and voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
"Anime Subtitles" toggle for pre-rendered cutscenes available in Game options.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
Korean

Issues unresolved

All-Out Attack causing hitching and FPS drops

A common issue without a known cause or an always working solution.

Issues fixed

Lagging videos

Certain video files' bitrate exceeds 30 Mbps, resulting in hard drive speed related loading stutter.
Use Unp4cker to extract videos and re-encode at a lower bitrate[11]
  • See guide on Steam forums here.

Only 1920x1080 resolution available on higher resolution monitors

The game doesn't appear to be DPI aware and having DPI set to anything other than 100% in Windows triggers this behavior.
Use Special K
Use DPI compatibility setting for the game executable[12]
  1. Navigate into <path-to-game> and open properties of P4G.exe.
  2. Open the Compatibility tab, press Change high DPI settings.
  3. Check Overwrite high DPI scale settings and select Application from the dropdown.
  4. Accept changes by closing open windows with OK.
Run the game in windowed mode and restart
  1. Navigate to Settings > Display and set Screen Mode to Windowed.
  2. Exit the game
  3. The next time the game starts, higher resolutions should be available under Settings > Display > Screen Mode.
After changing to the desired resolution, Screen Mode can be set to borderless or fullscreen without further issues.
Change Windows DPI to 100%[12]
  1. Open Windows Settings appSystemDisplay
  2. Under Scale and layout, change percentage to 100%

Game process silently closes before displaying anything

For N and KN versions of Windows 10

Install missing media feature pack
  1. In Start menu type in Apps and features and hit Enter.
  2. Navigate to Optional features then Add a feature.
  3. Search for Media Feature Pack and install it.
  4. Restart computer.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

Using PlayStation Vita save files

Error game displays when loading Vita version save file for the first time.
Error game displays when loading Vita version save file for the first time.
As the game save data is identical with Vita version of the game, it is possible to copy games save file and use it with PC version of the game with very little work.
This requires a modded Vita in order to decrypt and transfer the save game data to PC!
Transfer save file from Vita to PC[13]
  1. Start the game and create new save files on same slots that are going to be copied from the PlayStation Vita later.
  2. On Vita, open Vitashell, navigate to UX0:user/00/savedata/
  3. Go over folder with games ID (US: PCSE00120, EU: PCSB00245, JP: PCSG00563), hit triangle button and select option open decrypted.
  4. Press select to open FTP server or USB transfer and copy the files from the previous path to the computer.
  5. Navigate into save game data folder and transfer the copied files from Vita into the folder, overwriting the previously made new save files.
  6. Generate MD5 has of dataXXXX.bin, then open corresponding dataXXXX.binslot in hex editor. Replace the address from 0x18 to 0x27 with generated MD5 hash. (Example, source.)
  7. Open the game and load up the save game file. The information on the save file will be the same as initially saved on PC and there will be a warning window after trying to load the game save file (see image on right). Click OK on warning and Vita game save file should be loaded. Save the game to fix the information of the game save slot.

Notes

If there are issues with generating the MD5 and hex editing files, see this Reddit response for drag and drop utility to automatically apply the necessary changes to binslot files.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 8.1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
AMD Phenom II X2 550
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 14 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
ATI Radeon HD 5770
DirectX 11 compatible
Runs on Windows 7 despite minimum Operating System requirements

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1113000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1113000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Persona 4 Golden - last accessed on
  2. Steam - Persona 4 Golden - last accessed on 2020-06-16
  3. Siliconera - Persona 4 Golden’s PC Port Was Directed by Atlus Japan - last accessed on 2020-06-16
  4. YouTube - Persona 4 Golden PC announcement trailer - last accessed on 2020-06-16
  5. IGN - Persona 4 Golden PC Port Analysis - last accessed on 2020-06-13
  6. Special K PSA: Executable Needs Large Address Aware Patch - last accessed on 2020-06-16
  7. Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2020-06-13
    Confirmed with multiple FPS meters and monitors interface.
  8. Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2020-06-17
    Nothing happens if trying to play with less known controllers or adapters.
  9. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-06-17
    Tested by connecting Switch Pro Controller over USB with Steam Controller support disabled.
  10. Warning: This game has no RUMBLE :: Persona 4 Golden General Discussion - last accessed on 2020-06-15
  11. Unp4cker - Fix Stutter, Extract, and Edit P4G Cutscenes - last accessed on 2020-06-14
    "「Use a custom PowerShell script to extract P4G cutscenes for modification and repackage them into the game! Replace the Golden intro with the PS2 classic, re-encode to fix stuttering, and more!"
  12. 12.0 12.1 あさぎりるん©⒛⒛ at Twitter: - last accessed on 2020-06-13
    "「ペルソナ4ザゴールデン」Windows10のスケーリング設定が反映されてしまうタイプなので、高解像度ディスプレイでスケーリング設定を使ってる人は、ひと手間必要。
    P4G.exeプロパティから”高DPIスケール設定の上書き”をチェックしよう。これでOSでの引き延ばしがなくなって正しい解像度で描画される。
    "
  13. PSA: How to transfer Persona 4 Golden PS Vita saves to pc. : Reddit /r/JRPG - last accessed on 2020-06-15