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[James Sawyer Ford]

Yoooo…..

What's up with the super deep voice of Igor in P5R?

Sounds so weird after P3R's higher pitched Igor

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Really enjoying Persona 5 Royal right now. P3R was decent, but you can tell just how much of an improvement Persona 5 is and how far the series has progressed.

- Far better story pacing that spans across real life and the metaverse / palaces
- Strong enemy characters (extremely lacking in P3R)
- Palaces / Dungeons that are a big improvement from P3R and P4, with interesting hooks to them
- The visuals look better to me than even P3R, just more density into the environments and more polish when it comes to style
- This game does not hold back on sensitive subjects. I was not expecting that first boss scenario. Glad they don't shy away from controversial subjects. Seems a lot more mature than previous Personas even though it's still in high school

I find myself not getting nearly as bored with social link activities and I'm really hooked on the story. Hope the other palaces/enemies hold up. Just beat the first one.

 

[Blackage]

Probably one of my favorite JRPGs ever. Glad people are still picking it up and enjoying it years later!

Atlus is really killing it lately.

 

[Cfh123]

I loved Persona 3 Reload. I like the darker story and the 60 fps helps a lot.

I have gotten halfway through P4 Golden three times but ran out of steam. I found the dungeons tedious and the story not as interesting as P3. I recognize P4 is an excellent game but it seems not for me. I would have preferred P4 if it was just a visual novel.

I see P5 Royale is on sale on Xbox and wonder if I should take the plunge. I like visual novels and am ok with games with lots of reading. I heard there is 10 hours of hand holding before P5 opens up - that gives me pause.

My problem with JRPGs is I start them but run out of steam half way through, when the combat overstays its welcome. But if the story and gameplay loop are good enough I will finish it.

Does the combat in P5 stay fresh mid to late game? Or can you push through the combat quickly and get back to the social links which I find the best part of these games?

One of the things I like about the Atelier series is you don't need to do a lot of combat. It is mostly crafting and slice of life which is done very well.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

I loved Persona 3 Reload. I like the darker story and the 60 fps helps a lot.

I have gotten halfway through P4 Golden three times but ran out of steam. I found the dungeons tedious and the story not as interesting as P3. I recognize P4 is an excellent game but it seems not for me. I would have preferred P4 if it was just a visual novel.

I see P5 Royale is on sale on Xbox and wonder if I should take the plunge. I like visual novels and am ok with games with lots of reading. I heard there is 10 hours of hand holding before P5 opens up - that gives me pause.

My problem with JRPGs is I start them but run out of steam half way through, when the combat overstays its welcome. But if the story and gameplay loop are good enough I will finish it.

Does the combat in P5 stay fresh mid to late game? Or can you push through the combat quickly and get back to the social links which I find the best part of these games?

One of the things I like about the Atelier series is you don't need to do a lot of combat. It is mostly crafting and slice of life which is done very well.

You have a good understanding of Persona . Royal id say. Yes it has a long, hand holdy intro and eepetetive dialog and yes, combat stays fun. Probably my favorite combat in the series. You can breeze through combat pretty quick on normal difficulty as its an easy game but if I was you I'd stick to hard as it will be more fun and engaging that way. The dungeons are a huge step up from the other games btw in terms of being hand crafted and interesting.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I see P5 Royale is on sale on Xbox and wonder if I should take the plunge. I like visual novels and am ok with games with lots of reading. I heard there is 10 hours of hand holding before P5 opens up - that gives me pause.

I'm enjoying my time with P5 Royale a hell of a lot. It's the best in the series by far, IMHO.

These games are kind of a good "background game" to play for me. I don't need to speed run through it, but just sort of tackle an hour or two casually until I beat it after two months or more.

I say grab it if you like Persona, it's awesome.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Got Royal yesterday for the PS5 since it was 25 Eurodollars on Amazon and :
I really like what I'm playing and I'm in no way a JRPG fan but...it has this very cozy and relaxed atmosphere which after tearing my hair out trying to finish Lies of P the other day is just what the doctor ordered.

Thing is, I'm starting to understand what many people have been saying about it taking its sweet time until it gets going/respecting the player's time : I've been playing it for 3-4 hours and...I've been mostly watching cutscenes and interacting with others having barely fought 3-4 battles so far - and this game is 100hours long apparently ? Shit, I almost fell asleep a couple of times so far when playing it, hope I won't lose my interest cause this is way too slow so far for me (maybe I should have went with SMT5).

Another complaint would be the not so good/lazy remastering (lots of blurry textures/billboards etc), the bad IMO voice acting (hey, it's a JRPG after all) and generally speaking, I just don't see how this is considered one of the best games out there.

The fact that PS5 fans got screwed by having to rebuy a full priced version for that 60fps is also no bueno and super shitty.

I'm still so pissed off at Atlus for not allowing P5 Royal owners to upgrade to 60 fps.

There multiple "Fuck you's" to the fans by Atlas considering- 1. Many of us already bought the game TWICE. 2. Even if I wanted to rebuy P5 for the third time there's no way to transfer my progress over from ps4 version to ps5!

Its a disgraceful way to treat your fans and customers and one of the most egregious I've experienced in gaming in the last 10 years...which is saying a lot. Only second to Bungie and their "vaulting" aka taking away the ability to play literally $150 worth of content I bought in Destiny 2!