History YMMV / Persona2

** In the middle of the game, the producer of the Muses group has a reputation for [[CastingCouch taking advantage of the girls he manage]]. Given that [[spoiler:Lisa Silverman]] is part of the group, it becomes uncomfortable to watch given that her Voice Actress Creator/HirokoKonishi was in the situation of the CastingCouch.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: While still [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny showing its age]] as a [=PS1=] [=RPG=] in many ways, it's generally accepted that ''Persona 2'' is a massive improvement over [[VideoGame/{{Persona1}} its predecessor]], removing most of the [[ScrappyMechanic Scrappy Mechanics]] that bogged down the original game. Its writing is also held in a higher regard, with specific commendation given to its cast, narrative, and atmosphere. It's no wonder that even though Personas [[VideoGame/Persona3 3]], [[VideoGame/Persona4 4]], and [[VideoGame/Persona5 5]] are the more popular, well regarded iterations of the franchise, there is [[CultClassic a small portion of the fandom]] that still considers ''Innocent Sin'' and ''Eternal Punishment'' to be the amongst if not the best games in the franchise.

* ValuesDissonance: Tatsuya Sudou's ''Innocent Sin'' version is a person who is mentally ill, thrown out by his father instead of getting any help, suffers immensely from hearing voices and continues to lash out at anyone. The kid is very ill before rumors even set in. Make no mistake, he had to be stopped and it can be argued that he's a lost cause by that point in the game. However, 20 years ago, he would've been condemned as a whiny brat who relies on other people to fix his problems as Maya says as much at the top of the Sky Museum. In modern times, he'd be seen as someone who does need actual psychiatric help and can be interpreted as a kid screaming in pain for help that he's clearly not getting. What's worse is that in the additional scenario added in the PSP re-release of ''Eternal Punishment'' made 12 years later, Tadashi Satomi uses the new character Saori to [[AuthorTract bluntly express his disdain for a law in Japan which remits convicted felons who are
diagnosed with mental disorders through the portrayal of Sudou]] with all the grace and subtlety of [[{{Anvilicious}} a large anvil falling at mach 37]].

* HarsherInHindsight: In order to sell the game outside of Japan as well as even provide some foreshadowing to the true nature (See {{Woolseyism}}), the Swastikas were replaced with Iron crosses. The use of the Iron Cross by neo-nazis proved almost eerily prophetic to TheNewTens, where the Iron Cross returned, was mistaken for being a nazi symbol, and even started to be used by actual Neo-nazis.

* ValuesDissonance: Tatsuya Sudou's ''Innocent Sin'' version is a person who is mentally ill, thrown out by his father instead of getting any help, suffers immensely from hearing voices and continues to lash out at anyone. The kid is very ill before rumors even set in. Make no mistake, he had to be stopped and it can be argued that he's a lost cause by that point in the game. However, 20 years ago, he would've been condemned as a whiny brat who relies on other people to fix his problems as Maya says as much at the top of the Sky Museum. In modern times, he'd be seen as someone who does need actual psychiatric help and can be interpreted as a kid screaming in pain for help that he's clearly not getting. What's worse is that in the additional scenario added in the PSP re-release of ''Eternal Punishment'' made 12 years later, Tadashi Satomi uses the new character Saori to [[AuthorTract bluntly express his disdain for a law in Japan which remits convicted felons who are diagnosed with mental disorders through the portrayal of Sudou]] with all the grace and subtlety of [[{{Anvilicious}} a large anvil falling at mach 37]].

** For being the SixthRanger of ''Innocent Sin'' with the least amount of screentime, Jun Kurosu is ''beloved'' for his plot-relevance, depth of character, and for being the first and only [[GayOption same-sex romance option]] in the entire series. That he's also [[spoiler: the only BigBad in the series to actually [[TheAtoner atone]] for his actions]] has also done its part to bolster his reputation.

* {{Woolseyism}}: ''Innocent Sin'''s international version changing Hitler to "The Fuhrer" and [[https://i.imgur.com/cfF4hV1.jpg?1 putting sunglasses on him instead]] comes off as a very poor attempt of {{Bowdlerization}}, yet it works - it's ''not'' actually Hitler you fight but Nyarlathotep's avatar taking Hitler's form, specifically to take advantage of one of the games' central themes of rumours becoming real. The sunglasses may also serve as a subtle call to Henrich Himmler - the ''actual'' high-ranking nazi known for the occult interests associated ''with'' Adolf Hitler and nazis. While Himmler did not wear sunglasses, he did wear a large pair of glasses after all - and many people often attribute the occult interests of Himmler to Hitler. This goes to show how many things become CommonKnowledge.

** Tatsuya's ultimate Persona Apollo can perform Nova Kaiser, which allows him to briefly stop time. This won't be the last time that Creator/TakehitoKoyasu will voice a [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDio character]] who can summon a spirit that can stop time.

* MoralEventHorizon:
** Ginji Sasaki crossed it in ''Innocent Sin'' when he planted bombs all across Aoba Park, disregarding the large number of casualties that could result from the explosion. If that wasn't enough, he definitely cemented his crossing by draining the Ideal Energy of Lisa's friends out of spite, reducing them to lifeless husks.
** There are various times where Tatsuya Sudou/King Leo has crossed the line. Was it when he set one of his minions on fire until he got burnt to a crisp for failing him? Or was it when he planted bombs all over the city full of innocent people, and later did so? Or was it when he set the Aerospace Museum that was currently being visited by a group of elementary school children on fire? [[spoiler:He likely first crossed it all those years ago when he started the fire at Alaya Shrine and tried to murder a young Maya and Tatsuya there.]]
** [[spoiler: In ''Innocent Sin'', Okamura takes a nosedive across the horizon when she murders Maya with the Spear of Longinus so that the prophecies of In Lak'ech may be fulfilled.]]

** One of Hitler's special moves in his boss fight is called "Holy Grail". [[Creator/DavidLodgeActor David Lodge]], who voices Hitler's English dub, [[spoiler:would voice the actual Holy Grail]] in ''VideoGame/Persona5''.