Stumbled upon this very cool interview about the design process of the Persona 3 Reload UI, including some early mockups. Never thought about how much of an impact localization has on such typography-heavy UI!
Persona 3 Reload Developer Interview on UI Development, Concept Screenshots - Persona Central
Famitsu has conducted an interview with Persona 3 Reload developers about the game's menus and UI design, compared to the original version.
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