Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Developers
	Arc System Works
	Atlus
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows	March 17, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	79
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Arcade, Fighting, Visual novel
Art styles	Anime, Pixel art
Themes	Contemporary, Japan, Supernatural
Series	Persona

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view arcade, fighting and visual novel game in the Persona series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\P4U2\Save\p4u2configs.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1602010/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\P4U2\Save\*.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1602010/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Display and graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Aspect ratios narrower than 16:9 are letterboxed. The sprites are pixel perfect only at 1280x720. UI and 3D backgrounds render correctly only at 1920x1080 (any other resolutions - both lower and higher - will degrade their quality).
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Referred to as "Full Window".
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Choice between 2x and 4x. Separate options are available for windowed and full screen modes, as well as "Character Effects".
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS. Game logic is tied to framerate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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  Game settings

Input

Keyboard bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Displays gamepad settings by default. Press L or O at "Button Settings" for keyboard or mouse bindings. Confirm and Cancel bindings can also be swapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Confirm and Cancel buttons can also be swapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Option to toggle between keyboard and gamepad prompts added in v1.0.3 update.

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  Mouse bindings

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  Gamepad settings (DualShock 4 layout)

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  Gamepad settings
  (Xbox One layout)

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  Gamepad settings (Nintendo Switch layout)

Audio

Audio and language settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Master, BGM, Voice, Navigator, and Sound Effect. Each setting can be adjusted in intervals of 1 or 10, from 0-100.
Surround sound		Stereo only.
Subtitles		Referred to as "Movie Subtitles". Applies only to FMV cutscenes. Versus screens and announcer dialogue before matches are still subtitled, regardless of setting.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Toggleable in game settings under Options > System Options as of v1.0.2.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Character voices can be switched between English or Japanese separately for gameplay and cutscenes, while other players can be able to hear their selected voice language.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				This language was added in the re-release.
Traditional Chinese				This language was added in the re-release.
French				This language was added in the re-release.
German				This language was added in the re-release.
Italian				This language was added in the re-release.
Japanese
Korean				This language was added in the re-release.
Spanish				This language was added in the re-release.

Issues unresolved

Game crashes randomly

The game occasionally crashes when attempting to play different modes.

“Intirenderer" error

Game will occasionally crash upon boot-up, citing a “Initrenderer" error.

Random hitching and FPS drops

A common issue that occurs randomly, mainly in menus and when transitioning between screens.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Versus
LAN play
Online play		2	Versus Lobbies in "Player Match" can have up to 8 players.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		Uses delay-based netcode in stable build by default. Rollback netcode added on 8/5/2022, and is currently in beta.
Self-hosting		Lobbies are available in "Player Match".

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

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

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7		10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 AMD Phenom II X2 550		Intel Core i3-2100 AMD Phenom II X4 965
System memory (RAM)	3 GB		4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	22 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 AMD Radeon HD 6670 1 GB of VRAM		Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 AMD Radeon HD 5850

A 64-bit operating system is required.