Persona 5 Royal Launch Edition - PlayStation 4

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

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*

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

I hate JRPGs. I hate turn-based combat. I hate grinding for EXP. I hate high-school Anime. I hate day-to-day life sims. I hate relationship sims. I hate corny nonsense. I don’t particularly care for Pokémon. Finally, I thought “Inception” was a mediocre film that got hype from Christopher Nolan’s creepy fan base for pointless reasons. This game is all of those things, and I should by all intents and purposes hate it. Despite all that, this game is now my favorite on PS4; and it’s in the running for my top 5 favorite games overall. Somehow, everything coalesces in an amazing way and I love everything about it. At 100-120 hours it’s perfect for the quarantine that we’re stuck in. Not to mention, it has one of the best soundtracks and the slickest UI I’ve ever seen in a game. Seriously, I never thought I’d be gushing over a UI, but there you have it. I don’t want to give away too much about the story so I’ll stop there. Now, you of course may have a different experience. But take it from a guy who can’t stand JRPGs, this game is great. But be warned, you will be angry at a cat for telling you to go to sleep.

I put in around 130 hours in P5 before starting NG+ and ended up around 150 hours before stopping playing it for a while. When Royal came out, I figured I was going to buy it regardless, even if the changes were minor. At the time of this review, I'm around 15 hours in and have just cleared the first palace. Dear reader, they are not. The quality of life changes implemented in Royal are perfect. There are enough tweaks to the game to make it feel fresh again, adding new challenges, personas, items, etc. A single button press in palaces to refresh the entire teams HP! The map and fast travel now shows what locations and activities will increase what stats! You can study in the cafe in the evenings! Once you've done everything you're able to for the day, you don't have to make your way back to Leblanc, up the stairs, and to your bed to pass the day, it'll do it for you now. Totally worth buying over and if you haven't played the base Persona 5 game, maybe on the fence, this is absolutely worth getting! 5/5 masks.

My friends introduced me to Persona a few months before Joker was introduced into Smash Bros. and I was interested due to the characters and combination of dungeon crawling and life simulation. This was my first full-fledged 100+ hour RPG, being that I mostly played shorter ones such as Mario and Luigi or Pokemon before this one. The game did not disappoint. I spent about 170 hours on my first play-through and prioritized doing as many social links (confidants) as I can. Those social links gave me a deeper understanding of the other characters in the game while also helping me in dungeons and with fusing Personas. It also made it a challenge to do everything in the game since I also had to get the appropriate social stats up or complete certain other side quests to advance in some of them. In addition, the dungeon crawling felt satisfying. Being able to sneak attack an enemy or negotiate with an enemy for items or to take their mask (to summon them as a Persona) added to this satisfaction. The story itself, if sometimes predictable, is enjoyable, covering dark themes at times while also having fun with the dialogue and characters throughout, and ends off in the best way it could have if you clear the third semester. I played the game on a PS4 Slim. Even though the game looked good in general, I couldn’t help but notice some pixelation in some of the shadows on the over world sometimes. Not a big issue, though. I also would have liked to see a 60 FPS mode, but for this kind of game, that’s a bonus. I also felt as if the fifth dungeon was rushed and would have liked to have a little bit more time at the end of the game to complete social links since there is barely any time to do them during the third semester. There’s not too much else I can say through this kind of review panel, though, so I’ll leave it at this: If you are a fan of JRPGs and have a PS4 (or PS5 if this game becomes backward compatible), Persona 5 Royal is a must buy.

I'm glad I skipped out on the Persona 5 base game and decided to wait a couple years for P5 Royal. Atlus managed to make an amazing JRPG game even BETTER! While Persona 5 was made for the PS3 and was later ported for the PS4, Royal is made for the PS4 and has updated graphics to an already-aesthetic game. Royal improves the quality of day-to-day life in the life simulator section and updated new mechanics in the dungeon crawling section to make the game flow better. If you never bought P5, then the Royal edition is worth every penny. However, if you have P5 and want to buy P5 Royal for new story content, *YOU NEED TO MAX CERTAIN CONFIDANTS TO UNLOCK THE 3RD SEMESTER*! Despite the game's conditional terms to unlock new story content, I firmly believe this game is worth its price tag. Given the quarantine situation, the day-to-day life simulator gives players a sense of control and time management; in other words, it's a great game if you're stuck at home and need a sense of routine - with a dash of escapism.