Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is a role-playing game developed by Atlus, and chronologically the third installment in the Persona series. It takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Sumaru and is a direct sequel to Persona 2: Innocent Sin. The game follows reporter Maya Amano as she investigates the Joker Curse, a malign phenomenon where people's wishes and rumors are coming true and causing chaos. During her investigations, she and others who join her gain the ability to summon Personas, personified aspects of their personalities. The gameplay features turn-based battles, where characters use their Personas against demons. A separate Rumor system lets rumors that spread around the city influence events in the characters' favor. The story takes place a year after Innocent Sin. Atlus both developed and published the game, which was first released in 2000 for the PlayStation and later came to the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3. It belongs to the Megami Tensei franchise, has a horror theme and a text based presentation, and is a single-player game.