Reports suggest that the upcoming remake Persona 4 Revival will feature more scenes involving the character Marie, prompting fans to hope she will be more meaningfully woven into the story than she was in the earlier Persona 4 Golden re-release. Marie was a divisive addition to Golden, often criticised for feeling tacked on rather than being properly integrated into the game's narrative, so how she is handled is seen as a key test of the remake's approach.

Marie was originally introduced as new content in Persona 4 Golden, and her presence in the story was widely felt to be poorly connected to the main plot. Fans quoted in the piece argue that if the remake succeeds in integrating her more naturally, it will have justified its existence, with one saying that doing so would mean "the remake will have fulfilled its purpose." The claims are based on early glimpses of the game and remain unconfirmed.