Persona 4 Golden is the fifth game in the series of Japanese role-playing games (jRPGs). The game is a combination of dungeon-crawler and school life themes, and it introduces several new elements such as the personas, which are a new type of character in the series. The story is set in a city called Inaba, which is a strange place with a unique atmosphere. The main characters are a police officer named Takashi Hasegawa and a private detective named Tsuyoshi Kaneko. They are joined by other characters, including the main character's friend, who helps them in their investigation.

The game starts with the two detectives investigating a murder that happened in the city. They find out that the victim was a member of a gang called the Black Dragon. The main characters then begin to investigate the murder, and they discover that the victim was a member of a secret society called the Black Dragon. The secret society is made up of the best hunters and warriors in the world. The society has a secret base in the city called the Cave of the Dragon. The society's leader, called the Golden Dragon, has a strange appearance and the players will have to discover why he is called the Golden Dragon.