Persona 2 (ペルソナ2, Perusona Tsū?) is a duology of Japanese role-playing video games for the PlayStation, developed by Atlus. Innocent Sin (罪, Tsumi?) and Eternal Punishment (罰, Batsu?) are two chapters of the same storyline. The duology is a direct sequel to the first installment of the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series, Revelations: Persona, with several characters from that title playing various roles, both minor and major, in both games. Set in the fictional metropolis of Sumaru City, Innocent Sin follows a high school student named Tatsuya Suou. Eternal Punishment, which takes place afterwards, switches focus onto Maya Amano, a young magazine editor. Both characters have near-death experiences which transport them to the realm of Philemon, an astral being who exists outside of the waking world. Philemon grants them the ability to summon a Persona, an alter-ego which manifests as a mythological figure. Unlike other Atlus' older games, which are traditionally restricted ...