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[MSMrRound]

she also passed away.

While we are on that subject...I have a feeling Persona 5 might be very well the last title that Miyu Matsuki (Lailah from Tales of Zestiria, Captain Claire from Trails of Cold Steel I and II, Sapphire from Prisma Illya, Anna from Shimoneta and more) lent her voice to before she passed away last year.

Chihaya Mifune cooperation trailer

Kinda unexpected, but also glad that there was still one more project that we could hear her voice in. Rest in peace.

On a more pleasant note, I'm also happy to see Atlus giving more job opportunites for Tomomi Isomura (Persona Stalker Club) host, even giving her the chance to voice the cooperation character Mifumi (yes, I know she's a voice actress to begin with, but outside of Baka to Test's Shouko, she doesn't seem to have a lot of roles lined up for her)

 

[PK Gaming]

Oh God, no wonder Chihaya gave me Anna Nishikinomiya vibes

 

[MudoSkills]

Just watched the full opening. I'm pretty sure someone has already speculated this, but the new scene with Futaba, Makoto and Haru makes it look like

Spoiler

they start out against you

. I've only watched the trailers rather than hunting down all the gameplay footage floating around, and the way they've been cut makes it look like you

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have to fight Makoto and Haru before they join the team

.

I liked the song so much more without vocals.

 

[snow in jamaica]

Yeah /: At this point all we can do is accept that this stufff is here to stay, but we can wish and hope that they could at least contextualize it better. Though considering that car incident I don't think we're off to a good start:

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doesn't Anne go through a sexual harassment incident with her teacher? You save her from it and now, you're actively creeping on her? It just seems in really poor taste.

Yeah I realized this and it upset me pretty bad.

 

[kboyrulez12345]

Yeah /: At this point all we can do is accept that this stufff is here to stay, but we can wish and hope that they could at least contextualize it better. Though considering that car incident I don't think we're off to a good start:

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doesn't Anne go through a sexual harassment incident with her teacher? You save her from it and now, you're actively creeping on her? It just seems in really poor taste.[/spoilers]

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I can only hope that Atlus will subvert our expectations. Like, the scenes where Ryuji is perving over Anne is comedic now, but later on as the game progress he realizes what an asshole thing it is to perv on someone who's been through sexual harassment. In other words, http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CerebusSyndrome

 

[Zolo]

I can only hope that Atlus will subvert our expectations. Like, the scenes where Ryuji is perving over Anne is comedic now, but later on as the game progress he realizes what an asshole thing it is to perv on someone who's been through sexual harassment. In other words, http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CerebusSyndrome

Small chance since the protagonist and Yusuke were joining in too.

 

[kboyrulez12345]

Small chance since the protagonist and Yusuke were joining in too.

Then all of them can feel like assholes along with Yusuke.

(Plz Zolo don't ruin my hopes and dreams.)

 

[Setsu00]

When do we start begging for Persona 6 now that Persona 5's development is finished?

 

[Zolo]

When do we start begging for Persona 6 now that Persona 5's development is finished?

Once it seems Persona 5's gotten about as much money from its merchandise and spinoffs as it'll get.

 

[Dantis]

Just watched the full opening. I'm pretty sure someone has already speculated this, but the new scene with Futaba, Makoto and Haru makes it look like

Spoiler

they start out against you

. I've only watched the trailers rather than hunting down all the gameplay footage floating around, and the way they've been cut makes it look like you

Spoiler

have to fight Makoto and Haru before they join the team

.

I liked the song so much more without vocals.

I feel like none of the vocals sound overly great. The instrumental tracks are excellent though.

Can you explain the second spoiler? I haven't seen anything suggesting that.

 

[DNAbro]

When do we start begging for Persona 6 now that Persona 5's development is finished?

right now. Let's pester Hardin for Persona 6 release date.

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I would hope that do a slightly different game ala Catherine first.

 

[Strimei]

I feel like none of the vocals sound overly great. The instrumental tracks are excellent though.

Can you explain the second spoiler? I haven't seen anything suggesting that.

I like the vocals better than when they were first revealed, and I like the latter parts more than early, but its still not clicking much with me. It'll worm its way in though, I'm sure. I remember thinking the vocals in P3 were meh, but now I love 'em.

As for the second spoiler, I can only guess

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its because they just look slightly antagonistic due to their positions? I don't get it either, though, honestly. They're just sitting there flanking Futaba. That's all. Honestly, I'm a bit meh on the full reveal of the opening, too, since I feel like it didn't really reveal anything new, and Makoto/Haru/Futaba really didn't have much of an appearance in it at all.

And then there's Goro's lack of inclusion. Still wonder why they're keeping him back.

 

[atlusprime]

right now. Let's pester Hardin for Persona 6 release date.

Winter 20XX

 

[DNAbro]

Winter 20XX

ready to post this everywhere with "Persona 6 confirmed" attached to it.

 

[Zolo]

Winter 20XX

So if we convert this from roman numerals, we get Winter 2020. Thanks!

 

[MudoSkills]

I feel like none of the vocals sound overly great. The instrumental tracks are excellent though.

Can you explain the second spoiler? I haven't seen anything suggesting that.

Watching PV04 again I'm completely wrong on both counts:

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I thought Makoto was losing her shit and charging at them, but they're all calmly standing behind her. Same with Haru, I doubt she's coming in hostile with Morgana at her feet.

Basically I've spent much less time than a lot of you looking at this footage and should be largely ignored.

 

[CrimsonFist]

Looking forward to the sign holding spinoff

 

[TwoDurans]

Feb 14th is too far away.

 

[Cannon_Fodder]

Looking forward to the sign holding spinoff

Eh, that first Persona sign game will probably be pretty bad. The sequel though, where the Phantom Thieves advertise by spinning signs, will probably be the best spinoff yet.

 

[NESpowerhouse]

Feb 14th is too far away.

Looking forward to spending yet another Valentines Day alone.

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[KibblesBits]

Looking forward to spending yet another Valentines Day alone.

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You'll be spending it with the coolest of cool set of thieves though.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Looking forward to spending yet another Valentines Day alone.

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Could be worse, it's the anniversary of my first relationship who dumped me.

 

[PK Gaming]

Looking forward to spending yet another Valentines Day alone.

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Even people in relationships are going to blow off their significant others to play Persona 5

 

[A Dead Diehard]

Even people in relationships are going to blow off their significant others to play Persona 5

Or they could... you know...
play together?

Like they're in a healthy relationship based on common interests?

I mean, I can't exactly speak from personal experience, but it's not outside the realm of possibility.

 

[ConmanIX]

Yo.
I made a pretty rough version of the battle theme from PV2. It still has background noise in the middle, which is a pain, but I added the vocals from the 20th anniversary trailer. Figured I'd post it in case anyone wanted it

Here ya go!

 

[Darksol]

Feb 14th is too far away.

Good thing September is right around the corner!

 

[A Dead Diehard]

Good thing September is right around the corner!

Come September, I'm gonna spoil myself silly, cause that's worked out pretty well with SMT4A

 

[Mediking]

Looking forward to the sign holding spinoff

Joker is like: "Minato.... Yu... Where are you guys...?"

 

[DNAbro]

Someone subbed the 18 minute opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnMRYzYES3w

February is way way way way way way too far away. I want/need/crave/ it.

Some plot things

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So yes there seems to be a traitor. Common sense says Goro, since we know he joins but ehh that's easy.

Also how weird is the voice in the beginning? What happens if you say no to it? Is that Igor's voice?

 

[Sophia]

Someone subbed the 18 minute opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnMRYzYES3w

February is way way way way way way too far away. I want/need/crave/ it.

Some plot things

Spoiler

So yes there seems to be a traitor. Common sense says Goro, since we know he joins but ehh that's easy.

Also how weird is the voice in the beginning? What happens if you say no to it? Is that Igor's voice?

Spoiler

That is indeed Igor's new voice.

 

[DrunkShogun]

Does anyone know whether the anime will be covering the game or another story segment. Would make the anime ignorable if that's the case.

 

[Kamen x Hunter]

Someone subbed the 18 minute opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnMRYzYES3w

February is way way way way way way too far away. I want/need/crave/ it.

Some plot things

Spoiler

So yes there seems to be a traitor. Common sense says Goro, since we know he joins but ehh that's easy.

Also how weird is the voice in the beginning? What happens if you say no to it? Is that Igor's voice?

Must... not click. Must... wait.. till February

 

[sackboy2197]

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That is indeed Igor's new voice.

It is? That's quite a change from the previous one. I thought they would go for someone a bit closer to the original. It sounds pretty good though.

 

[Setsu00]

There seems to be at least some speculation whether Yuki Mishima, the Moon conspirator, is based on a historical figure. (Beware of potentially spoilery speculation)

Spoiler

Yukio Mishima and Yuki Mishima have obviously very similiar names, even in Japanese where they share three kanji. The historical Mishima was a right-wing nationalist most famous for his failed coup d'état which culminated in his suicide. This matches with the themes of social revolution prevalent in Persona 5. Mishima was also an author who frequently discussed homosexuality in his works (especially in Forbidden Colors, 禁色 and Confessions of a Mask, 仮面の告&#30333 and was rumored to be gay. If Yuki is indeed based on him, we may now have an actual candidate for a same sex relationship.

 

[A Dead Diehard]

Someone subbed the 18 minute opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnMRYzYES3w

February is way way way way way way too far away. I want/need/crave/ it.

Some plot things

Spoiler

So yes there seems to be a traitor. Common sense says Goro, since we know he joins but ehh that's easy.

Also how weird is the voice in the beginning? What happens if you say no to it? Is that Igor's voice?

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Since so many assume it's Goro, I'm starting to suspect Haru instead. Maybe she got manipulated by her father?

There seems to be at least some speculation whether Yuki Mishima, the Moon conspirator, is based on a historical figure. (Beware of potentially spoilery speculation)

Spoiler

Yukio Mishima and Yuki Mishima have obviously very similiar names, even in Japanese where they share three kanji. The historical Mishima was a right-wing nationalist most famous for his failed coup d'état which culminated in his suicide. This matches with the themes of social revolution prevalent in Persona 5. Mishima was also an author who frequently discussed homosexuality in his works (especially in Forbidden Colors, 禁色 and Confessions of a Mask, 仮面の告&#30333 and was rumored to be gay. If Yuki is indeed based on him, we may now have an actual candidate for a same sex relationship.

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If nothing else, it's refreshing to assume this about someone other than Yusuke just because he's the pretty one.

 

[CrimsonFist]

Anyone mind translating the description for Hard?

 

[Setsu00]

"[HARD] is intended for advanced players in which battles can be enjoyed that require thorough planning. The difficulty can later be changed. The story won't change no matter what difficulty you chose."

 

[jello44]

Good thing September is right around the corner!

SMTIVF AND Cold Steel 2?

Also Forza Horizon 3 which I will probably spend a majority of my time with.

FUCK ME

 

[CrimsonFist]

Huh, I thought it was said earlier that difficulty can't be changed later.

And no mention of MC death causing gameovers. I guess if that's in it will be critical only.

 

[DNAbro]

There seems to be at least some speculation whether Yuki Mishima, the Moon conspirator, is based on a historical figure. (Beware of potentially spoilery speculation)

Spoiler

Yukio Mishima and Yuki Mishima have obviously very similiar names, even in Japanese where they share three kanji. The historical Mishima was a right-wing nationalist most famous for his failed coup d'état which culminated in his suicide. This matches with the themes of social revolution prevalent in Persona 5. Mishima was also an author who frequently discussed homosexuality in his works (especially in Forbidden Colors, 禁色 and Confessions of a Mask, 仮面の告&#30333 and was rumored to be gay. If Yuki is indeed based on him, we may now have an actual candidate for a same sex relationship.

I like this a lot.

 

[Setsu00]

Huh, I thought it was said earlier that difficulty can't be changed later.

And no mention of MC death causing gameovers. I guess if that's in it will be critical only.

You can't change the difficulty if you picked Safety, but Easy, Normal and Hard allow you to change it.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

I find it cool that, all at once now, a lot of the Atlus devs are moving onto new projects after they've finished development on a bunch of major releases. The Devil Survivor team after #FE. Team Maniax after SMT IV: Apocalypse. The Etrian Odyssey team after EOV. P-Studio after Persona 5. It's pretty neat.

 

[Zolo]

All obviously making more hd games now that they can share hd demon assets with Persona 5.

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Not.

 

[Nimby]

Anyone mind translating the description for Hard?

(Hard) For those who want to play a real Shen Megoomi Tensay game.

okay, i'm not the best at japanese, but we all know this is basically what it says :^)

 

[Dantis]

There seems to be at least some speculation whether Yuki Mishima, the Moon conspirator, is based on a historical figure. (Beware of potentially spoilery speculation)

Spoiler

Yukio Mishima and Yuki Mishima have obviously very similiar names, even in Japanese where they share three kanji. The historical Mishima was a right-wing nationalist most famous for his failed coup d'état which culminated in his suicide. This matches with the themes of social revolution prevalent in Persona 5. Mishima was also an author who frequently discussed homosexuality in his works (especially in Forbidden Colors, 禁色 and Confessions of a Mask, 仮面の告&#30333 and was rumored to be gay. If Yuki is indeed based on him, we may now have an actual candidate for a same sex relationship.

This seems like a stretch. When have character traits been so specifically influenced by their namesake?

 

[Mediking]

I might actually play the game on either Easy or even Safety Mode. My gaming habits just can't deal with long annoying boss fights anymore. I wanna cruise and enjoy the story and extra content without sweating about battles. Then on a later playthru... I'll play something harder.

 

[Setsu00]

This seems like a stretch. When have character traits been so specifically influenced by their namesake?

Goro Akechi in P5 is an obvious reference to Kogoro Akechi. Yuko Osada from P4D is a stand-in for Yukiko Okada.

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Both were pop idols and eventually killed themselves due to their careers.

 

[CrimsonFist]

But the game is a work of fiction, and all charecters are unrelated to those in real life.

 

[Zolo]

Goro Akechi in P5 is an obvious reference to Kogoro Akechi. Yuko Osada from P4D is a stand-in for Yukiko Okada.

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Both were pop idols and eventually killed themselves due to their careers.

Yeah. It sounded plausible to me. That said, are there any counter examples of names being references in the series (P3 and further) that don't share any traits? I'm just wondering what the likelihood of sharing traits based on name referencing here would be based on past history.

Just taking a prediction with P5 coming soon, I'm kind of figuring that there will be at least one social link who's link actually will revolve around the concept of homosexuality in Japan and will likely be a romance interest as a result. That said, I don't think at the moment that any of the male party members will be romance-able (though Yusuke would be the most likely). The fact that Atlus "kinda-sorta" delved into these topics in previous Persona games(and Catherine) at least make me think they have an interest in the topic.

But the game is a work of fiction, and all charecters are unrelated to those in real life.

This is the reason I'm answering 'No' at the question prompt.

 

[Dantis]

Goro Akechi in P5 is an obvious reference to Kogoro Akechi. Yuko Osada from P4D is a stand-in for Yukiko Okada.

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Both were pop idols and eventually killed themselves due to their careers.

These are both drastically broader and more significant than someone's sexuality.