"That is a lot of work": Persona 4 Revival producer says there's no plans for a Yosuke romance option, even if the team did think about it
While it's never been confirmed, some cut voice lines from the original release of Persona 4 indicated that once upon a time, the protagonist's right-hand party member Yosuke was romanceable. Instead what we ended up getting was a mostly quite homophobic character who never really moves past that mentality, though the upcoming Personal 4 Revival will apparently be changing Yosuke a bit. Though…
The producer of Persona 4 Revival, Kazuhisa Wada, has stated that there are no plans to add a romance option for Yosuke, even though the development team did consider the idea. Cut voice lines from the original release of Persona 4 suggest that Yosuke was once romanceable, but he ended up being portrayed as a homophobic character.
The upcoming remake will alter Yosuke's character somewhat, but adding the romance option is not part of those changes. Wada mentioned that if they were to introduce a romanceable Yosuke, they would have to do the same for all male characters, which would require a significant amount of work. The producer explained that considering time and schedule constraints, they decided not to pursue the idea.
While Wada acknowledges that Yosuke was insensitive at times, the upcoming changes might not fully address the character's problematic qualities. Some fans argue that simply removing the homophobic aspects without exploring them in a deeper context would be unsatisfying. The producer hopes that the changes in Persona 4 Revival will feel natural and not superficial.
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