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Persona 5 Review Thread
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I hope you're not joking. That would be a dream come true.
klabautermann
Member
Nah, you should be fine. There are references, but beyond just hinting at existing characters from the previous games, there isn't really much at all. P2 would probably be the only game that would tell you more than you would want about P1, but it doesn't really spoil the conclusion of the plot points. P3 and P5 have probably the least major references. All of them are pretty minor.
Dragon1893
Member
Been trying to get a friend into Persona for years but his english is nonexistent so there's not much that can be done since he can't be assed to learn it.
Patrick S.
Banned
What's this forbidden "waifu shit"?
Allright, you are now bound to this bet.
I'm vindicated.
Obliterator
Member
No it doesn't.
Persona 5 likely cost sub 30 million to develop. I'd put it at 40 at the absolute max, which I highly doubt. 20-30 is more realistic
Basically there's a ton of weird people on this gaming forum that are proud to dedicate time to post about why they think some high school girl is better than another high school girl. It's super weird.
Based Shouta.
I'm sure it has been mentioned before, but holyFUCK this year has been savage for game releases. Yakuza, Nioh, Zelda, Horizon, Nier, GR2, ME and now this -- lovely Persona -- my most hyped game. The only title I have beat in the aforementioned list is Nioh. Even if the other game releases this year fall flat, well, I am set for the next 8 months.
Out of context this is hilarious
I'm not even really talking about the 8.5 review. More like the 50% review that Horizon got from US Gamer and various other situations. Almost always on MC there is that one review that is way off from the average and it is usually an attention seeker.
I don't see that budget being spent on AA or indie games.
Didn't Mass Effect Andromeda cost like 40 million
This is probably the best news I've read all day.
Some drawing of a high school girl.
Its a premium quality game that is years in the making.
Its also backed by an elite team of developers.
It very much in the top echelon of the industry even if it doesnt have the gargantuan financial backing of some othe titles.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
I hope Persona 5 will get a lower score now just because of this.
Iva Demilcol
Member
But everyone in Europe speaks like 7 languages D:
Patrick S.
Banned
Like if I were playing Mass Effect and discussing with someone why Miranda is hotter than Ashley? And THAT is grounds for a ban? Wow.
manfestival
Member
I don't have time for this game. Someone please help me make time since I want it
shnurgleton
Member
Edit: scared of waifu ban
Quit GAFfing so much.
You now have time.
It's what I'll have to force myself to do
Obliterator
Member
I'm saying sub 30 million aka less than. 20-30 million range is likely what the game cost. Which isn't a AAA budget. 40-50 million is cheap by AAA standards with 75+ million being very common.
Persona isn't some indie game so no way it cost less than 20.
Iva Demilcol
Member
No, because those are adult women.
Anyways even if you don't think it's creepy, the discussion often spirals out of control and derails threads.
Jack Frost is the best waifu.
I very much doubt Persona cost more than 20 million dollars. You severly overestimate japanese game devs budget. It's a very linear JRPG made for PS3.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Any word on PS3 performance?
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
The problem isnt harmless comments about preferring certain characters. The problem is some people taking it way too seriously, getting creepy with it and having it dominate the discussions.
Good decision.
Iva Demilcol
Member
No, Mara is.
Patrick S.
Banned
Oh, ok, that does makes more sense if those "waifus" are underage.
Yeah I got you. Definitely a bigger game for Japan though I think
_Final_Phoenix_
Member
I suppose that's fair. Though I do believe that a super brief pros and cons section not only fulfills the same role, but gives far more information than people looking at two digits than closing the tab. Then again, as per your second point, not everyone has the time to look at individual reviews for every game and need a broad consensus, so there definitely is a benefit to numbers I overlooked.
That being said, in my opinion it's still a precarious system that feels like it's only going to get worse for the industry as a whole - especially considering LKD is getting shit on for the poor, mediocre score of 8.5/10. (An 8.5 for this game specifically is too low, but for another game it's not? The meaning of scores is far too inconsistent between games, publications and reviewers, which would be fine - if audiences realized that as well)
Ask yourself the question: Which game would you give a 5 or 6 you've played lately. I don't remember any game I've played for ages that I would rate lower than a 7(and I bet most gamers here will have a hard time to find a 5 or 6 appropriate for any game they've played lately either), because I value my time and play games that have a certain standard, represent a genre I like and aren't pestered with countless bugs.
Should I rate all the games I've played on a 1-10 scale then? No, definitely not, when I only reached 60%(or 6 out of 10 if you like) of possible points in my exams back in school I was barely dodging an F translated to English grades. And I think that's also the way almost everyone sees the scores, a 6 is pretty bad and most likely has huge flaws, a 7 is okay, 8 good, and so on...
This has to change and perhaps Persona 5 can change it.
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Okay? Is it also radical to critique a review for their attempt to make a game act like something it never was? Are opinions coming from critics untouchable now?
I read the review. I didn't complain about the score. It's a pretty high score. Higher than Edge or DT. I read the (lower) reviews and agreed with them. Are we not allowed to critique what basically comes to a port beg to Vita or Switch section within in a review? I'm not even talking about the MC nor focusing on the (good) score.
Not completely understanding what you mean here.
Edit: Atleast not in my posts, I didn't focus on the score.
N30RYU
Member
The Last One
Member
According do Wikipedia:
"An AAA game (usually pronounced "triple A game") is an informal classification used for video games with the highest development budgets and levels of promotion. AAA game development is associated with high economic risk, with high levels of sales required to obtain profitability."
Since "AAA" is a term 100% related to budget then yes, probably Persona 5 isn't an AAA by today's industry standards which we have games with 75 millions budget. That's why "AAA" is a irrelevant term IMO since it isn't about the game's quality but it's budget.
Obliterator
Member
The game was in development for much longer than anticipated with multiple delays. That's longer you have to pay the dev team in comparison to original budgeting.
20-30 million is the realistic estimate on the budget, which I would agree is likely on the lower end of that. I'd be pretty surprised if they managed to get it under 20, but its not impossible
Absolutely horrifying.
Waifu wars, ok, but any kind of "waifu shit"? It's an important part of the game. Weird to ban discussion of it in the OT.
Shouta
Member
Why wouldn't I be? I was the one that proclaimed "No mo waifus" in Persona threads before. Gonna happen again.
That doesn't make it triple AAA
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Yes please.