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[Shikoba]

Awesome. Come on Tuesday!!!!

 

[Zolo]

That's a decently written review. I got no beef with it.



I actually wanted to see what they listed as negatives. And I was surprised to learn that I agree with them rather than finding a lot of pointless nitpicking. I suspect a lot of reviewers would also make similar mention of the game's weaknesses, but not necessarily count them against the final score.

It's also worth pointing out that the 5 star system doesn't necessarily mesh well with the 10 point one.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

I hope Personna 5 sells well so that Square see that the market is not THAT advert of turn-based rpgs and eventually they try to make a AAA one again. Clearly people still love them. It's a matter of if enough people still do.

I don't normally like turn based 3D games but ​I'm going to give Persona a shot. I wonder how many people are like me.

 

[klabautermann]

Are there any PS3 specific reviews or impressions? I don't have a PS4 and I'm trying to decide if it's still worth getting the last-gen version.

It was originally developed for PS3 and ported up to PS4. I haven't heard anything bad about the PS3 version.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

To drop everything I am playing to play persona 5 🤔

 

[_Ryo_]

Didn't Kyle say he would give Sun/Moon a 2 one time?

 

[Gentleman Jack]

For some reason I thought Press Sneak Fuck, and not Kirk, would write the Kotaku review. What happened there Jace?

It's also worth pointing out that the 5 star system doesn't necessarily mesh well with the 10 point one.

Eh, they do write 7.0 next to the 3.5 stars, so they're participating in a 10 point scale regardless.

 

[Jawbreaker]

The Guardian 5/5: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/29/persona-5-review-teenage-game-franchise

Parkin is a name you can trust.

 

[Nagito]

Looking really good can't wait for next week now I only have to finish kingdom hearts 1.5+2.5 remix.

 

[Bronetta]

Just by looking at the Metacritic

Zelda Breath of the Wild: 97
Persona 5: 95
Nier: 89
Dark Souls 3: 89
Nioh: 88
Yakuza 0: 85
Xenoblade Chronicles X: 84
Tales of Berseria: 79


FF XV 81

Final Fantasy has seen the smallest success compared to other Japanese RPG franchises.
It seems they had a reason for asking people whether they would buy persona 5 or FF XV if released at the same date.

Yet FFXV sold more than all of those.

 

[Holundrian]

You are posting in a review thread, saying you don't care about reviews.

I think there is a difference between not caring about scores but caring about reviews.
I'm curious about what people write about their experiences with the game I could give 0 twats about what arbitrary number they come up with to sum up a 100+ hour experience(actually any kind of experience).

 

[mattmagician]

Reviews are about where I expected them to be. Super excited for the TYH edition to come in.

 

[GhostTrick]

WTF is this shit.

Are you serious?

There's nothing wrong with people who wished to play a game in their native language in 2017.

 

[Lord Phol]

Looking good, might get this as my first Persona game.

 

[AzureFlame]

This game get an effing 20 out of 10 from me, played 40 hours of pure awesomeness soo far.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Yet FFXV sold more than all of those.

It's also entirely possible to play and enjoy multiple RPG franchises. Shocking, isn't it.

 

[Ray Down]

Yet FFXV sold more than all of those.

Zelda may out sell it when all is said in done, but yeah.

 

[Memento]

Just by looking at the Metacritic

Zelda Breath of the Wild: 97
Persona 5: 95
Nier: 89
Dark Souls 3: 89
Nioh: 88
Yakuza 0: 85
Xenoblade Chronicles X: 84
Tales of Berseria: 79


FF XV 81

Final Fantasy has seen the smallest success compared to other Japanese RPG franchises.
It seems they had a reason for asking people whether they would buy persona 5 or FF XV if released at the same date.

Okay, first Final Fantasy XV is the best selling game in this list and second: Persona 5 is at 95??? THE DREAM IS ALIVE

 

[SporeCrawler]

Is that supposed to be prompto?

 

[Hero]

Yet FFXV sold more than all of those.

What do you think the budget was for FFXV compared to the rest?

 

[GhostWriter24]

The JRPG we've all been waiting for does not disappoint!!

 

[Kthulhu]

If anything is gonna dethrone Nier Automata as my GOTY it's gonna be this.

 

[LotusHD]

Fantastic scores. PS4's lineup has been nothing short of overwhelming this quarter.

My first Persona!

Same, see you in the OT thread my old twin lol

 

[Sjefen]

This game is reviewing amazingly, this year Japan developers been dominating.

 

[BY2K]

Is that supposed to be prompto?

That's Link.

 

[kromeo]

Shopto have charged my account so that answers that question. Wonder if they'll dispatch before monday

 

[Icolin]

What a time to be alive.

 

[Impulsor]

What the fuck?

Are you just looking at the number score or actually reading the reviews?

He is joking. Calm down lol.

 

[JustenP88]

This is the first time in my adult life I've had to look at the new games I want, then look at my money and say "nope, no way." This year is awesome.

 

[SporeCrawler]

Yet FFXV sold more than all of those.

Pokemon outsold FFXV and got better scores

 

[MetalliCabombination]

Just by looking at the Metacritic

Zelda Breath of the Wild: 97
Persona 5: 95
Nier: 89
Dark Souls 3: 89
Nioh: 88
Yakuza 0: 85
Xenoblade Chronicles X: 84
Tales of Berseria: 79


FF XV 81

Final Fantasy has seen the smallest success compared to other Japanese RPG franchises.
It seems they had a reason for asking people whether they would buy persona 5 or FF XV if released at the same date.

If success is limited by metacritic alone then yeah. Otherwise its probably outsold every game in that list and barring zelda and souls, has probably outsold the other 4 combined.

Also, berseria is lower in mc. But i suppose this is where you bring in budget.

 

[Holundrian]

Sadness that no reviewers have found their way to the spoiler thread...

 

[XiaNaphryz]

There's nothing wrong with people who wished to play a game in their native language in 2017.

I'm not saying otherwise?

I'm responding to the ridiculous premise of the post I quoted asserting that review shouldn't count.

 

[Bookman]

Is this something that I can jump in to? Is it a stand alone game?

 

[SpiceMelange]

I don't normally like turn based 3D games but ​I'm going to give Persona a shot. I wonder how many people are like me.

I hope a lot

 

[Anoxida]

Yet FFXV sold more than all of those.

It sold more than all of those combined, right?

Edit: Zelda excluded.

 

[SporeCrawler]

That's Link.

No green hat=/= link

 

[Nikolasvanitas]

Yet FFXV sold more than all of those.

Yeah that's a good point, don't get me wrong I am an FF XV fanboy but I can't neglect the change in the reception of these titles.
I like that games like Persona, Nier and Nioh show that people still enjoy such games without trying to appeal to western audiences so much.

 

[Acquiescence]

I've got both the steelbook and the Take Your Heart CE pre-ordered. whatamidoing

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Is this something that I can jump in to? Is it a stand alone game?

Yeah, all the mainline Persona games are standalone. Aside from Persona 2 which is a two-part game. The stories and characters in each of them are totally independent.

No green hat=/= link

I have bad news for you when you play BOTW.

 

[Memento]

It sold more than all of those combined, right?

Probably

 

[Andrefpvs]

The Guardian 5/5: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/29/persona-5-review-teenage-game-franchise

UK redeemed!

 

[Aeana]

No green hat=/= link

So Breath of the Wild doesn't have Link in it?

 

[Spooky Scary Skeleton]

Shit, I forgot that this game is coming out next week. I'm still not even half way done with P4 Golden...

 

[FinaruDensetsu]

Anyone know if we're gonna be able to get this ps4 theme with the main vocal theme playing behind it here in the West?

https://youtu.be/EM97Z5kH8zU

 

[mrklaw]

Can I start with this or should I really play the vita version of P4G I've had for god knows how long

 

[Kouriozan]

Hoping this one will sell well in Europe so Atlus will, for once, translate the game and reach a bigger audience.
Even more now, time has changed since Nocturne.

 

[Principate]

It sold more than all of those combined, right?

Currently likely but I imagine Zelda's Ltd will be very comparable to it unless it has some massive legs.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

As someone who is completely burned out on the usual AAA games I play (Ubisoft, shooters etc) I'm looking for a game to play once I finish off Zelda.

This is tempting me but I've never played another game in the series nor many JRPG's. Would that be an issue?

 

[Ragnar Blackmane]

Yet FFXV sold more than all of those.

Copies sold /=/ profit.
After all those troubled years of development and with those AAA production values and marketing budget it didn't necessarily make a higher net profit than several games on the list, particularly Dark Souls 3.

Can I start with this or should I really play the vita version of P4G I've had for god knows how long

Persona 5 is completely standalone. You can jump right into it and play P4 or P3 later without problem (besides it being harder to get used to the rougher gameplay in P3/P4 considering how much this game refines it). AFAIR there aren't even any cameos from past games like you had with Persona 4 (some locations and some few minor characters from P3 making a short appearance), just a few references. You miss nothing if you start with this game right away.