This game is honestly one of my top 3. You don't have to play the other persona games to enjoy and play this one. Which one of the personas game series are totally independent story wise. There are some differences between the Persona 5 Royal and the "normal" Persona 5. For those who never played Persona 5, you should buy this game, it has more content and better battle and combat system. For those who already played Persona 5, I would recommend if you really REALLY loved the series. Because this game is as long as the normal Persona 5 and with more content, so only if you truly love this game. I have played Persona 5 game, and I bought this because I just love the series so much and honestly I prefer this version over the original. Also for those who don't know what this game is about, it's a long game, but it's a amazing journey. The game is a mixture of role-playing and dungeon crawling elements alongside social simulation scenarios. It's a solo game, you are there for the story and game play. The game looks silly but has a lot of serious aspects and dramas. I hope you give this game a try and enjoy

Being someone who loved Persona 5 in every way, I only knew that this updated version would pull me in again for another 100+ hour romp. Every update they made to the gamplay streamlines the process, making this the best way to play the game. Highly recommended to anyone who loves JRPGs

I love the Persona games highly recommend any fan to buy this or the thieves edition if you have more money to spend.

Persona 5 was my first turn based RPG, and I immediately fell in love with the game. After playing 140-150 hours of the original Persona 5, I was so thrilled to hear about Persona 5 Royal so I knew this was gonna be a game worth preordering. Sure enough, it was totally worth it. Although the game is mostly similar to the original persona 5, there is A LOT of new content that just brings a breath of fresh air to the story. Some of this new content includes new cutscenes, new battle gameplay, new characters, a new location to visit, and an extension to the original storyline(which is an about an extra month that wasn't put into Persona 5) The graphics are much more crisp and clear since this is exclusively for ps4, compared to the original Persona 5 which was made for both ps3 and ps4. The battle sequences are also much more smooth than Persona 5. Also, Persona 5 Royal has a much better framerate as well. If you're looking for a new game to play especially during quarantine, this a great way to pass the time. This game is also a great way to introduce yourself to turn based RPG's. *Just a little side note, the steel book is absolutely stunning*

The original Persona 5 is already one of the best JRPGs available to play. Persona 5 Royal adds a bunch of new content and improves a lot in the way of quality of life. With reloading guns in palaces after each fight, new technical combinations, fusion alarms, mementos music improvements, increased time to manage your confidants, and more this re-release is the best way to play the game. Persona 5 Royal takes the best from the original game and only adds to it to make an already great product ever greater. I have played it for about 145 hours and just hit the entirely new palace, that might give you an idea of how much content this game has!