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I initially played the original Persona 5 on PS4 and the Royal version shortly after it was released on the console again and while initially I thought it was just an ok game, after playing twice and now for the third time on Steam, I can safely say it's one of the best, if not the best jrpg of all time.


👍 The good parts:
+Amazing characters
+Awesome soundtrack
+Gameplay loop is incredibly addicting, so much that at times you'd wish it never ended

👎The bad parts:
-Certain dungeons can get a bit tedious
-Visually not that impressive

The story follows you, Joker, the main character, who awakens to unknown powers that can change the hearts of bad individuals in the real world. The short version is, that you team up with incredible companions, you explore a parallel world or the twisted reality of your bad individual, you deal with them and you "cure" them by changing their hearts.

The long version is far too much to go into without spoiling, but expect one hell of an adventure filled with awesome and emotional moments. You'll meet all sorts of typical anime-like characters each with their own unique or goofy side and there's hardly anyone you'll ever dislike.

Persona 5 Royal has a huge emphasis on story, it's a 100+ hour game after all, so expect a lot of dialogue between exploring Mementos or the main Palaces(dungeons).

Fair warning to new users, Persona 5 Royal adds a new ending/story besides the original, and if you wanna see that, you'll have to reach maximum companionship with Maruki else you'll get only the basic original ending.

Story rating: 9/10

The gameplay has quite a lot of depth and may get overwhelming at first. The game is split into days and each day you can do a limited number of things such as advancing your confidant level or companionship if you wanna call it that with one of the huge amount of characters you meet and not just your teammates, increase your social skills, or explore Mementos/dungeons. You cannot do everything in one day so you'll have to plan accordingly, who you're going to prioritize increasing their levels, or what social skills you want to increase. Each teammate and confidant has unique skills that you get when you increase their levels. It's impossible to reach max with all of the characters you meet, so be careful who you prioritize. All of this is done in real-time and through dialogue choices and some choices may give out poorer results than the others.

The other aspect is the gameplay which is turn-based combat. Each teammate has their own Persona with predefined abilities, but you're unique and you can have all available Personas you fight and encounter in the game. You can fuse them to make other unique ones, you can boost them, etc. There is a huge emphasis on your ability to adapt to each enemy, especially if you play on harder difficulties.

The bosses in the game are the real challenge and each one is incredibly unique and tough to deal with and will require a lot of preparation in advance. The game will always offer you a certain amount of days before a deadline in dealing with a certain boss so you will always have time to get prepared and become stronger. The game has a huge emphasis on hitting enemies in their weaknesses which you'll slowly learn as you play the game, but the bosses are where that truly takes it to the next level.

Other than one specific boss which has to be cheesed or played on lower difficulty because it was designed poorly and never updated, all of them are a fair challenge. Overall the gameplay loop, never having enough time to do everything, will always keep you addicted to it.

Gameplay rating: 8.5/10

Voice acting is great, the Japanese side at least, but then again you'd be a fool to play it with English dub, so learn to read. I'd say around 70% of the lines are voiced and each character does a great job at it. The annoying part of the voice acting is in combat, as two specific characters will non-stop taunt and scream in your face which becomes extremely annoying.

The soundtrack is the soul of the game, and it's as important as anything else in the game. It is incredibly crafted to fit perfectly well with the game and its special moments. I don't think Persona 5 Royal would be the same without it.

As for all the other sound effects, they're all pretty standard, some annoying loud sound effects as Japanese devs are used to shoving in our ears, but it's fine.

Audio rating: 8.5/10

Performance-wise and bug-wise the game is practically perfect. It's not a demanding game, and visually it will not blow your mind, after all, it's a PS4 early-era type of game.

It looks decent, nothing to complain though they could've done a better job with the Royal version, they could've updated a lot of ugly visuals and dungeons.

The level design of the main dungeons is decent, some of them may get overwhelming, others tedious, but not that big of a deal.

Graphics, performance and tech analysis score: 8/10

You'd be doing yourself a huge disservice by not playing this even if you're waiting for a sale, this game is highly recommended at any price considering the amount of content there is and how incredibly charming and emotional it can get. Buy it!

[i][url=https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/curator/35145066/] My review page.[/url][/i] [i][url=https://www.twitch.tv/nightserg] Follow me on twitch![/url][/i] [h1]The gist of it:[/h1] I initially played the original Persona 5 on PS4 and the Royal version shortly after it was released on the console again and while initially I thought it was just an ok game, after playing twice and now for the third time on Steam, I can safely say it's one of the best, if not the best jrpg of all time. 👍 [u]The good parts:[/u] +Amazing characters +Awesome soundtrack +Gameplay loop is incredibly addicting, so much that at times you'd wish it never ended 👎[u]The bad parts:[/u] -Certain dungeons can get a bit tedious -Visually not that impressive [h1]Story[/h1] The story follows you, Joker, the main character, who awakens to unknown powers that can change the hearts of bad individuals in the real world. The short version is, that you team up with incredible companions, you explore a parallel world or the twisted reality of your bad individual, you deal with them and you "cure" them by changing their hearts. The long version is far too much to go into without spoiling, but expect one hell of an adventure filled with awesome and emotional moments. You'll meet all sorts of typical anime-like characters each with their own unique or goofy side and there's hardly anyone you'll ever dislike. Persona 5 Royal has a huge emphasis on story, it's a 100+ hour game after all, so expect a lot of dialogue between exploring Mementos or the main Palaces(dungeons). Fair warning to new users, Persona 5 Royal adds a new ending/story besides the original, and if you wanna see that, you'll have to reach maximum companionship with Maruki else you'll get only the basic original ending. Story rating: 9/10 [h1]Gameplay[/h1] The gameplay has quite a lot of depth and may get overwhelming at first. The game is split into days and each day you can do a limited number of things such as advancing your confidant level or companionship if you wanna call it that with one of the huge amount of characters you meet and not just your teammates, increase your social skills, or explore Mementos/dungeons. You cannot do everything in one day so you'll have to plan accordingly, who you're going to prioritize increasing their levels, or what social skills you want to increase. Each teammate and confidant has unique skills that you get when you increase their levels. It's impossible to reach max with all of the characters you meet, so be careful who you prioritize. All of this is done in real-time and through dialogue choices and some choices may give out poorer results than the others. The other aspect is the gameplay which is turn-based combat. Each teammate has their own Persona with predefined abilities, but you're unique and you can have all available Personas you fight and encounter in the game. You can fuse them to make other unique ones, you can boost them, etc. There is a huge emphasis on your ability to adapt to each enemy, especially if you play on harder difficulties. The bosses in the game are the real challenge and each one is incredibly unique and tough to deal with and will require a lot of preparation in advance. The game will always offer you a certain amount of days before a deadline in dealing with a certain boss so you will always have time to get prepared and become stronger. The game has a huge emphasis on hitting enemies in their weaknesses which you'll slowly learn as you play the game, but the bosses are where that truly takes it to the next level. Other than one specific boss which has to be cheesed or played on lower difficulty because it was designed poorly and never updated, all of them are a fair challenge. Overall the gameplay loop, never having enough time to do everything, will always keep you addicted to it. Gameplay rating: 8.5/10 [h1]Audio[/h1] Voice acting is great, the Japanese side at least, but then again you'd be a fool to play it with English dub, so learn to read. I'd say around 70% of the lines are voiced and each character does a great job at it. The annoying part of the voice acting is in combat, as two specific characters will non-stop taunt and scream in your face which becomes extremely annoying. The soundtrack is the soul of the game, and it's as important as anything else in the game. It is incredibly crafted to fit perfectly well with the game and its special moments. I don't think Persona 5 Royal would be the same without it. As for all the other sound effects, they're all pretty standard, some annoying loud sound effects as Japanese devs are used to shoving in our ears, but it's fine. Audio rating: 8.5/10 [h1]Graphics, performance and tech analysis[/h1] Performance-wise and bug-wise the game is practically perfect. It's not a demanding game, and visually it will not blow your mind, after all, it's a PS4 early-era type of game. It looks decent, nothing to complain though they could've done a better job with the Royal version, they could've updated a lot of ugly visuals and dungeons. The level design of the main dungeons is decent, some of them may get overwhelming, others tedious, but not that big of a deal. Graphics, performance and tech analysis score: 8/10 [h1]Conclusion[/h1] You'd be doing yourself a huge disservice by not playing this even if you're waiting for a sale, this game is highly recommended at any price considering the amount of content there is and how incredibly charming and emotional it can get. Buy it! [h1]Final score: 8.5/10[/h1]