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on April 20, 2017
This is my first Persona game and I am absolutely loving it. The art style is bold, beautiful, and fun. The English voice actors/actresses are all phenomenal, they really understand the characters that they play and give them so much life. Though I usually don't like turn based combat, P5 makes it super fun and enjoyable. The writing for this game is hilarious which makes loving all of the characters so easy to do. I'm currently only halfway through this game and I don't even have a single complaint. P5 is just that damn good. Buy it now, you won't regret it.
Special shout out to this game's OST. The music in this game is one of its best features (in my opinion).
Special shout out to this game's OST. The music in this game is one of its best features (in my opinion).
on May 1, 2017
Fun but frustrating. The first 10 to 15 hours is a tutorial. You'll die so save often. Also if you don't plan well you can be set back hours of game play. Multiple saves at different time periods recommended. Great story that pulls you in and makes you want to finish as the story evolves and pulls more and more into it. I'm at 116 hours and still not completed.
on April 4, 2017
Easily one of the top games this year if not this gen, if you are a rpg fan.
on April 23, 2017
Following in line with other great Persona games, this one lives up to the hype. Classic storytelling with modern gaming technology, this is a game that any fan of the series should buy. Don't wait for it to go down in price, a game of this quality never really gets cheap. It stays the same amount roughly for the lifespan of the gaming console.
on April 30, 2017
Have been unknowingly craving the exact sort of game this was. Perfect. Lots to do, stylish beyond compare, engaging story and characters, and great turn-based combat that doesn't slow things down thanks to the 'Rush' function as well as the negotiation system.
on April 26, 2017
As someone that has played JRPG games in the past but had not enjoyed one in literally years Persona has been a breath of fresh air. I honestly thought the Genre dead and Japanese developers in general to be on the decline but Persona 5 has gone a long way to prove me wrong. I loved the twists and turns with the story, I honestly cared about the characters, i loved the polish and flare of the artstyle and i loved the fact that this was a turn based combat system with depth that i could enjoy. Overall i can't praise this game enough and it's very much worth your time.
TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICEon April 13, 2017
If you played Persona 4 before there's not really a drastic change to the formula; you're still dungeon hoping while trying to balance your social life, but the changes made makes this the best and easiest Persona game to jump into.
-Story
You're a high school student moving to a new town trying to change the hearts of corrupt adults thus making society a better place
The game is split into days where you try to balance your life in the real world and meta-verse
In the meta-verse or the dungeon aspect of the game, you face shadows or enemies made by corrupt adults which guard their evil heart in palaces (or evil manifestations of a person)
Once you enter a palace you have a set number of in-game days to complete it before the corrupt adult does something to ruin society
Once you defeat the boss in the palace you'll change their hearts forcing them to turn themselves in to the authorities in the real world
In the real world, you spend time with friends getting to know their darkest secrets and may romance them if you further the relationship far enough. Along the way you build stat upgrades which you can use during your dungeon crawling
The story, dialogue, voices and character interactions are very good, making it an addictive game where you want to level up and progress to further the story. The story also involve real world topics that deals with mature themes such as abuse, crime, rape, blackmail
-Graphics
Very stylish with its anime art design/cutscenes, jagged comic book speech bubbles, very colorful backdrops and varied characters personalities . Even the UI has a stylistic flare to it. All transitional screens and menus are well animated. Very nice presentation overall as it looks very slick, edgy and modern.
-Gameplay:
In the metaverse, you sneak through palaces and stealth hit/ambush wandering enemies for a leg up in battle
Once battle is initiated it's your typical jrpg turn based system but with a twist
If you hit an enemy with move that's super effective against them, you'll get an extra turn to attack until your combo gets large enough where you get an optional all-out-attack
An enemy can sometimes do an 'Hold Up!' prompt where you can spare their life for money, item or have them join you as a Persona summon.
For the latter you get a multiple choice question answer segment where you have to convince them to join you with a successful choice dependent on the enemies personality. You can then fuse personas and make stronger ones
Once a palace is conquered you are not able to return, but you can get mementos or side quests from random NPCs to further level up if you want to
In the real world there's a lot of micro time management. You may be overwhelmed with activities that you cannot do all in a single day and some activities are only open on particular days . Thus you have to pick and choose what to do to build up your stats (like eating burgers, reading on the train station, studying, watching movies, etc) or build relationships with a friend. For the latter, building relationship further increase their persona in battle and similar persona types that you capture/make join your team
All activities level up 1 of 5 stats: Knowledge, Charm, Guts, Kindness, or Proficiency. These stats once leveled up open new activities and opportunities to level up in the meta-verse and improve social links furthering the story.
They're a lot of interlocking game mechanics in play that the tutorial may last you a couple of hours depending on how familiar you are with the series. Even though the game handholds you for a couple of hours, it's very natural and you don't feel lectured most of the time. After those few hours, you get invested very easily as the world opens up to you, and you can easily sink in 100+ hours into this game.
Overall best Persona Game I've ever played and for those who like a narrative driven story where a lot of your own choices predicts an outcome, this game is a must buy.
-Story
You're a high school student moving to a new town trying to change the hearts of corrupt adults thus making society a better place
The game is split into days where you try to balance your life in the real world and meta-verse
In the meta-verse or the dungeon aspect of the game, you face shadows or enemies made by corrupt adults which guard their evil heart in palaces (or evil manifestations of a person)
Once you enter a palace you have a set number of in-game days to complete it before the corrupt adult does something to ruin society
Once you defeat the boss in the palace you'll change their hearts forcing them to turn themselves in to the authorities in the real world
In the real world, you spend time with friends getting to know their darkest secrets and may romance them if you further the relationship far enough. Along the way you build stat upgrades which you can use during your dungeon crawling
The story, dialogue, voices and character interactions are very good, making it an addictive game where you want to level up and progress to further the story. The story also involve real world topics that deals with mature themes such as abuse, crime, rape, blackmail
-Graphics
Very stylish with its anime art design/cutscenes, jagged comic book speech bubbles, very colorful backdrops and varied characters personalities . Even the UI has a stylistic flare to it. All transitional screens and menus are well animated. Very nice presentation overall as it looks very slick, edgy and modern.
-Gameplay:
In the metaverse, you sneak through palaces and stealth hit/ambush wandering enemies for a leg up in battle
Once battle is initiated it's your typical jrpg turn based system but with a twist
If you hit an enemy with move that's super effective against them, you'll get an extra turn to attack until your combo gets large enough where you get an optional all-out-attack
An enemy can sometimes do an 'Hold Up!' prompt where you can spare their life for money, item or have them join you as a Persona summon.
For the latter you get a multiple choice question answer segment where you have to convince them to join you with a successful choice dependent on the enemies personality. You can then fuse personas and make stronger ones
Once a palace is conquered you are not able to return, but you can get mementos or side quests from random NPCs to further level up if you want to
In the real world there's a lot of micro time management. You may be overwhelmed with activities that you cannot do all in a single day and some activities are only open on particular days . Thus you have to pick and choose what to do to build up your stats (like eating burgers, reading on the train station, studying, watching movies, etc) or build relationships with a friend. For the latter, building relationship further increase their persona in battle and similar persona types that you capture/make join your team
All activities level up 1 of 5 stats: Knowledge, Charm, Guts, Kindness, or Proficiency. These stats once leveled up open new activities and opportunities to level up in the meta-verse and improve social links furthering the story.
They're a lot of interlocking game mechanics in play that the tutorial may last you a couple of hours depending on how familiar you are with the series. Even though the game handholds you for a couple of hours, it's very natural and you don't feel lectured most of the time. After those few hours, you get invested very easily as the world opens up to you, and you can easily sink in 100+ hours into this game.
Overall best Persona Game I've ever played and for those who like a narrative driven story where a lot of your own choices predicts an outcome, this game is a must buy.
on May 31, 2017
Let me be clear, this will run you some 70 to 130 hours of play time first time through. It's a visual novel with some dungeon crawling somewhere in there. Also a Japanese Highschool / Social Prioritizing / Demon Breeding simulator. All good things really.
on May 8, 2017
I've never played a Persona game and my coworker (who has played all of them) convinced me to get it. I'm so happy i decided to give it a chance because this is the most immersive and interactive, traditional RPG I've played! I would spend hours talking about it, but I will just say BUY IT and you won't be disappointed!
