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[Emperor_Uriel]

Damn, these scores. If I didn't universally hate turn-based combat...

 

[3rdamention]

PS4 is absolutely killing 2017.

You are so right, I was thinking the same thing reading these reviews, there is no way the PS4 has a better year than this year, right?

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Damn, these scores. If I didn't universally hate turn-based combat...

I'm not a fan either but I enjoyed it in Persona 4.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

Technically, according to Metacritic that's true in general.

If not for Breath of the Wild, this would be the #1 game of 2017.

There's still time

 

[Rozart]

Return of the Japanese renaissance?

Yesss. This gen has been good to me.

 

[dancingphlower]

Do we have any reviewers that reviewed Persona 3 and Persona 4 as well around release? I thought it might be interesting to look at those reviews consecutively if so.

I know for Game Informer, the reviewer gave P4 (original) an 8, while he gave P5 a 9.25.

 

[TheExecutive]

I only played about 10 hours of persona 4 golden but I remember enjoying it. I am not sure why I quit but I think I will delve deeper into that game before I buy this one. Any chance this gets a port to a handheld? Don't think the wife will put up with this game.

Can I take a wife in this game? For some reason she likes that.

 

[RussellXV]

I knew it was going to be a great game, but wow these scores are very good.

 

[RenegadeXV8]

So as someone who didn't like P3 or 4, there's no reason I should be looking at this, right?

Or is it a significantly different game?

 

[Trojita]

I'm so excited for this game! Knew it would be getting 10's and 9's across the board.

 

[Zolo]

So as someone who didn't like P3 or 4, there's no reason I should be looking at this, right?

Or is it a significantly different game?

Unless your only problem with P3 and P4 were the dungeons, then no.

 

[LuuKyK]

My game of the gen is finally here. <3

 

[Gentleman Jack]

So as someone who didn't like P3 or 4, there's no reason I should be looking at this, right?

Or is it a significantly different game?

Still turned-based.
Still waifus.
Still Japanese High School.
Still demon fusion and dungeon crawling.
Still planning an entire calendar of extracurriculars.

If none of this clicked with you in the previous entries then P5 will not grab you, either.

 

[MegaSackman]

So as someone who didn't like P3 or 4, there's no reason I should be looking at this, right?

Or is it a significantly different game?

Why you didn't like those? I've only played a couple of hours of Persona 2 when I was young, and several hours of Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne and really liked it but never finished.

I want a really good JRPG, the last I've enjoyed was Ni No Kuni. I've played FFXV and didn't like it at all. I'm sure I could dig into P5, I'm sure I'll like it but I want more than a good 7/10 JRPG to spend $60...
It's getting real praise but I have this feeling that it won't be anywhere near close to that for me.

 

[one_kill]

Have this preordered. Cant wait!

There's still time

Time for what?

 

[Omega Kirby]

GOTY race gonna be tight

 

[piratepwnsninja]

Is there a consensus on the best but least spoiler-y video review?

 

[Vroadstar]

Can't wait to play this on my brand new PS4 Pro, woot!

 

[jon bones]

hearing that the story and cast are so good means this is a day 1

what are the difficult levels? is there one that basically makes the game an adventure game / vn?

 

[Snakeyes]

Return of the Japanese renaissance?

Dominance, not renaissance.

 

[Ostinatto]

Can't wait to play this on my brand new PS4 Pro, woot!

Whats the difference between PS4 and PS4 PRO?

 

[robotrock]

Whats the difference between PS4 and PS4 PRO?

For this game? Nothing at all. Both 30fps locked.

I guess if this game drops frames at any point, the Pro's boost mode would help that. But I am unaware if it does.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

Whats the difference between PS4 and PS4 PRO?

Outside of increased stability from Boost Mode, nothing.

 

[robotrock]

Outside of increased stability from Boost Mode, nothing.

Does it have issues maintaining it's 30fps goal?

 

[BRSxIgnition]

Does it have issues maintaining it's 30fps goal?

Apparently there are a few points where it dips ever so slightly from 30fps = namely in the city when it's crowded and a later dungeon. (FWIR)

Boost Mode would get rid of these dips, in theory.

 

[molnizzle]

Outside of increased stability from Boost Mode, nothing.

I thought that all new games releasing at this point had to have proper Pro support?

 

[The Artisan]

when is the OT going live? i feel kinda bad spamming these threads askin the same thing but i'm gettin kinda desperate

 

[BRSxIgnition]

I thought that all new games releasing at this point had to have proper Pro support?

Persona 5 originally released before that point in Japan.

 

[KZXcellent]

I thought that all new games releasing at this point had to have proper Pro support?

If I remember right the PS4Pro came out after Persona 5 released in Japan. Since this is a localization they didn't need to provide anything extra for Pro Support.

 

[Capella]

I thought that all new games releasing at this point had to have proper Pro support?

Persona 5 came out in Japan before the PS4 Pro was out so I think it was exempt from that requirement.

 

[robotrock]

Is the japanese version of Persona 5 going to get an english patch btw

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

when is the OT going live? i feel kinda bad spamming these threads askin the same thing but i'm gettin kinda desperate

The game would be officially released on April 4, so the OT would probably be posted five days from now.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

when is the OT going live? i feel kinda bad spamming these threads askin the same thing but i'm gettin kinda desperate

OT goes live April 3rd, posted by cj_iwakura.

Pretty proud of it if I do say so myself.

 

[BaraSailey]

All these high scores have me so hyped -- not that I wasn't already, haha. Can't wait for next week!!!

 

[Holundrian]

Is the japanese version of Persona 5 going to get an english patch btw

That would be nice but I doubt it xD.

 

[Hidden One]

I'm going in completely clean. Only see the first trailer. Haven't watched any gameplay since. These reviews have me hyped!

 

[robotrock]

OT goes live April 3rd, posted by cj_iwakura.

Pretty proud of it if I do say so myself.

looking forward to it!

 

[ss_lemonade]

Does it have issues maintaining it's 30fps goal?

I thought this game was 60fps on the PS4? I remember a trailer that said 60fps, but was running at 30fps and thought it was just the video

 

[robotrock]

I thought this game was 60fps on the PS4? I remember a trailer that said 60fps, but was running at 30fps and thought it was just the video

Nah. I think there was like a solid week where GAF thought it'd be 60fps, but it's 30 on everything.

 

[Vroadstar]

Whats the difference between PS4 and PS4 PRO?

I don't believe there is any that I know of, just excited just the same since I just bought the PS4 Pro and this will be the first game I will be inserting to its drive ; ) ; )

 

[Perineum]

It will most likely come between this and Destiny 2 as my GOTY this year.

Granted, right now it is Horizon. Curious to see if P5 can topple it, and I feel it will because Persona 4 is in my top 3 games of all time.

 

[The Artisan]

The game would be officially released on April 4, so the OT would probably be posted five days from now.

OT goes live April 3rd, posted by cj_iwakura.

Pretty proud of it if I do say so myself.

thanks guys

proud of what?

 

[eyeball_kid]

Apparently there are a few points where it dips ever so slightly from 30fps = namely in the city when it's crowded and a later dungeon. (FWIR)

Boost Mode would get rid of these dips, in theory.

It can't even hit a solid 30 on PS4 with that modest detail level? And we're stuck with this engine for the rest of the gen? :/

Atlus needs to just use UE4 like the rest of the Japanese devs with common sense do. I mean they used Gamebryo for Catherine and that worked out fine.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

proud of what?

I've been working with cj_iwakura on the OT. (Assets/editing/formatting, etc.)

 

[Ganzlinger]

Persona taking the crown of Final Fantasy as the JRPG king? God Atlus.

 

[robotrock]

It can't even hit a solid 30 on PS4 with that modest detail level? And we're stuck with this engine for the rest of the gen? :/

Atlus needs to just use UE4 like the rest of the Japanese devs with common sense do. I mean they used Gamebryo for Catherine and that worked out fine.

The game looks gorgeous, runs at a mostly stable 30fps, and it's 1080p. It's a turn based game too. There is no need for Atlus to move away from this engine.

Especially since it's their in house engine too, there's no reason for them to license UE4 if they don't need it. If they did build it on UE4, I'm sure it'd look and perform exactly the same.

 

[Zantetsuken]

I don't believe there is any that I know of, just excited just the same since I just bought the PS4 Pro and this will be the first game I will be inserting to its drive ; ) ; )

Congrats on the purchase!

 

[Guess Who]

It can't even hit a solid 30 on PS4 with that modest detail level? And we're stuck with this engine for the rest of the gen? :/

Atlus needs to just use UE4 like the rest of the Japanese devs with common sense do. I mean they used Gamebryo for Catherine and that worked out fine.

The SMT Switch title is confirmed for UE4.

Also: P5 was on PS3, which couldn't have run UE4.

 

[CambriaRising]

Persona taking the crown of Final Fantasy as the JRPG king? God Atlus.

Persona already stole that crown 9 years ago.

 

[Wanderer5]

Why does it feel like Jim's complaint is more about not being able to play the game portable?

Laura primarily thought that it was a great game, just not groundbreaking, and the portable comment was connecting to some pacing (social life aspects I think) that she felt maybe wouldn't have been as bothersome on a portable version due to possibly being able to do dialogue sections in short life gaps.

She does least mention earlier about the dialogue tree being a bit wonky.