I've had mine for ages and was going to sell it, this is definitely the time to have one. I don't know why Sony decided to release all of their exclusives (and why their partners like Atlus did so) at the start of 2017 instead of a holiday season or more spaced out, but the console finally feels like it was worth the purchase.
+LAN Fan what do you mean they still have a bunch of games left for the year like no no kuni 2 , grantorismo, knack 2, hellblade , crash insane trilogy, uncharted lost legacy and more
Well, Ni No Kuni isn't an exclusive, but the others do look great and I'm very excited for them just like I'm excited for Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey, StarCraft Remastered, Pavlov VR's full release, and others. In fact, Wipeout Omega Collection is one of my most anticipated games right now. What I'm saying is that there is no reason to pledge loyalty to a single console developer when they are just another company. Support the games you want, but just dismissing Xbox is falling into Sony's trap. The industry is healthier when there are multiple options that suit different tastes and that push each other to be cheaper and to release more games
+mrbenz19 I can tell u right now p5 blows final fantasy 15 out of the water. I'm a long time final fantasy fan check my PlayStation trophies. I was absolutely disappointment in ff15. wen I can get 80 percent achievements in under 30 35 hours in a single playthru that's not a good thing. story was trash characters weren't bad ass except notice. combat got boring not enough spells. definitely not enough cut scenes most of them were flashbacks anyways. persona 5 is actually going to give us a good story amped up turn base combat. great characters fun side activities.
PlayStation games Yakuza 0 - 8 Gravity Rush 2 - 9 Nioh - 9 Horizon Zero Dawn - 9 Persona 5 - 9 Xbox games Halo wars 2 - 6? Sea of theieves.... State of decay 2..... Crackdown 3.... Scalebound - OFFFICIAL CANCELLED Thank you gamespot for making the year of PlayStation 2017
Many people simply don't understand that competition is good for everyone. I really hope that the XBox doesn't suffer too much from this situation. A Sony-monopole will result in lower quality games with higher prices. So you should celebrate diversity instead all of that silly BS hating..
Igor Mitrovic That was definitely me before I played P4. Didn't even remotely like anime and absolutely loved that game, probably the best rpg I've played in the past ten years. I had no doubts this was going to be amazing, first game I've been psyched about since I bought my PS4 two years ago.
Personally, I did have doubts simply because I was scared it was going to turn into another Destiny, or another Final Fantasy XV, where I think it's going to be amazing at release, and yet the game just doesn't live up to the hype. I'm pretty glad that it did live up to it, though. I go into things that I'm unsure of by having low expectations, so when somethings bad, I'm not surprised by it, and when something is good or great, I'm surprised by how amazing it is.
Gamespot usually thrives off giving a different score to popular games for attention so it is unusual to seem them actually try a real review for a change
sexymajesco More attention? You mean they're a little harsher because that's a good thing. Ign gives everything a fucking nine or 10 these days so it's nice to see a review site that actually tries and gives penalties for enough problems in the games without worrying about harsh fanboy cries Who haven't even played the game. I remember how Salty people were over the arkham knight review about how the game is all about the batmobile, everyone shit on gamespot for that but in the end they were right. The batmobile killed that game. Gamespot has balls.
Wow, currently a great year for Japanese games. The top 5 newly released games in metacritic consists of 4 japan-developed games (3 are PS4 Exlusives, 1 is a nintendo exclusive and the other is a PC/PS4 exclusive.) Legend of Zelda: BOTW - 97 Persona 5 - 94 (Still counting...) Horizon: Zero Dawn - 89 Nier: Automata - 89 Nioh - 88 Conclusion: Such a great year for eastern gamers especially to those PS4 and switch owners.Despite Zelda having a really high score, i think this year will be one of the best years in gaming yet since there are a lot of GOTY candidates this early in the year and potential Great games might follow if Mario Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War or other newly announced IP in E3 gets their release dates this year.
I'd highly recommend getting an emulator setup and playing Persona 4, as well. That was my first. I've heard conflicting thins about 3, and nothing at all about the first.
Why would you defend a single console like that? Competition is a very, very good thing. Yeah, Persona is a Playstation exclusive, and I am absolutely stoked to play it, but that doesn't mean PS4 is the only console worth owning. I just beat Breath of the Wild on my Switch and loved it, and was playing Halo 5 on Xbox a couple days ago. Xbox is moving a bit slowly right now, but I have a feeling the E3 reveal of Scorpio will have a slew of games releasing this holiday and early next year after this torrent of awesome PS4 games slows down. The real winner here is the gamers! We get all of these awesome games with the different companies competing for our attention, which is definitely the situation we want.
I also play PC, and it's a great platform. However, until emulation improves greatly, I can't play Breath of the Wild and Persona 5 on my PC. I love Halo 5 Forge Edition, Robocraft, The Witcher, Final Fantasy XI and all of the amazing HTC Vive experiences, but they are very different from the things I am experiencing on my Switch and PS4
As an Xbox guy why should I bother? The amount of hate Xbox and its fans get is ridiclous to the point where fighting back will just lead to us being witch hunted by keyboard warriors. At least half of the comments on this review and igns review start with something negative about Xbox. I dislike turn-based rpgs but I knew this was a big series and wanted to see a review but long gone are the days where I'm gonna bother defending anything against a horde of brainless sony fans (I'm not getting a ps4 at any point, simply since I don't care about most of its games. Thats my opinion but sony comments coming to trash me in 3..2..1....)
Zenon Chi This happened last gen. Except the shoe was on the other foot. Xbox fanboys shitting on PS3. Most of those guys switched to PS4 and are dragging that insolent behavior along with them.
Zenon Chi funny the last time i saw you, you were bashing those glorious playstation players, calling them pony scums, what!? now your shitbox is empty as shit? nothing to defend anymore?? how about you dump your shitbox into the pit of trash
Cookizai I have both games and Zelda definitely is a 10. I havnt played a game that good for 20 year's. Persona 5 is amazing, it's an easy 9 and it's story is waaaay better. But Zelda really is a masterpiece in game design.
Honestly am so happy to see Persona getting the attention it deserves. These games have always been so awesome but always went under the radar. I think Persona 5 is going to be the breakout game of the series.
Actually, she spoils the beginning of the game, while it's only minor spoilers, it's still spoilers. People like to go in blind. I immediately skipped the review once she started to talk about the premise and the beginning story.
2017 is amazing for PS4 and we still in the first quarter!! There are a lot of great games released one after another. As a gamer, 2017 is an amazing year. As a gamer, 2017 is a sad year (my paycheck is running dry faster than I can remember)
I wouldn't consider myself a fanboy of any kind, since I buy all systems. But holy hell, Xbox needs to step their game up immediately. If Nioh, Horizon or MLB by themselves don't sell PS4's to diehard XB1 fans, surely P5 and all of the above will sway a good amount.
Definitely true, this year of sony's games is just brutally crushing the xbox one lineup, microsoft need to focus less on the controllers and more on the games.
Mike M haha I wouldn't call myself a diehard Xbox fan last game I brought was Halo 5 and it was trash. more of a PC player but I did buy myself a ps4 about a month or 2 ago to play Horizon and This. 100% worth if.
"it's a refined, effortlessly stylish RPG, that will be talked about for years to come" - no truer words have been spoken. I've loved P3 and P4 back in the day, and the advancements and the overall tightness and quality of P5, also the magic of all its elements combined... It's truly memorable to me. And then to know there is a P5 Royal, that I haven't been able to get due to real life stuff... Truly, P5 is a game that provides and fulfills in so many ways and that the combined magic is so leaps and bounds over most games today... Great video review, btw, encapsulating all of it. Persona 5 simultaneously touched me in my nostalgia for P3, P4 and also provided me with such a modern all-around grown performance - it raised the bar in such a big way in every respect... When you've been waiting 10+ years and the next game, and that game not only meets but WILDLY exceeds your expectations, fulfilling your every dream and endearing your soul in all aspects (gameplay, characters, music, art, impact), you know you are in the midst of something special. Also, you don't even need to know about Persona AT ALL to enjoy this game! Just play it, be drawn to it, engage with it and love it like everyone else, and be happy :)
Unfortunately, no JRPG will ever get a 10 here in the US... most western gamers do not care for Turn-Based systems. That being said, Atlas is easy one of my top 3 devs, and I personally think the Persona series is the best pure console RPG around.
Truthfully, I was never a fan of turn based RPG, but after playing Persona 4 Golden, I completely fell in love with it due to its fast pace execution and easy to adapt structure. It really depends on the game, but Persona surely has the best turn based system I have ever played.
I humbly stand corrected! I expected high 9s/90s, but figured it would miss out on perfect scores due to its genre. Chrono Cross has long been the Gold Standard of the JRPG genre, and P5 looks to be on its way to the new king!
Skipped Resident Evil 7, Skipped Horizon Zero Dawn, Skipped Nier Automata, Skipped Mass Effect Andromeda. Thought I wouldn't buy a game this year until Shadow of War was released but Persona 5 seems like a must buy. It looks so good
It has been getting great scores all across the internet (mostly all in the 9s), but not a single 10... and just because it isn't Final Fantasy or Breath of the Wild. Sadly, it *really* could have used those 10s to finally work its way out of the niche group it unfairly lies in and be seen as a true competitor with *other* AAA games.
Ugh...I bought Nioh, Horizon, Nier, Zelda, Mass Effect, Kingdom Hearts, Persona 5, AND the dark souls 3 dlc. I don't know what to continue playing or start playing D:
So this reviewer is complaining that the end stage last boss is hard. Like what? What do you expect from a last boss/level? A cake walk game like angry birds? Lol
I always preferred Persona 3 with its darker setting and tone. others preferred persona 4 with its better social aspects....but i am pretty sure most can agree...persona 5 is now the best.
True this. I swept the third dungeon and the latter in one go. Sure Kaneshiro's bank is tough, but if you bring enough sp recovery items and plan your party members througout the trip wisely, it isn't so hard after all. The easiest one being Futaba's palace, I didn't even use any recovery items as I went along until the last safe room. The tricky one being Kaneshiro's bank since the cctv stuff is quite a hassle to deal with if you're not alert enough. 'Death Star' place seems a little bit hassle because of the whole traversing through air and time limit for certain puzzles but it is still possible to go through in one sweep.
I have only just realized this is also a time management game aswell ,is it best to complete a castle as soon as possible or socialize etc before hand?
April 4th is just around the corner yall. S/O to everyone getting the game. Persona 4 was a classic, I already got that vibe for this as well. R.i.p to many...hrs ima put in to this game.
I'd like for it to, but I'm not sure if it will. Atlus has essentially split Shin Megami Tensei in 2 with Persona releasing on Sony and SMT releasing on Nintendo, at least after Nocturne. I would absolutely love it (especially because I played Persona 3 and 4 on PSP and Vita) but I'm just not sure if we'll get it. On the bright side, they did announce a Shin Megami Tensei game for Switch!
I'm mad even as a PS4 owner ......😣😣 😫😫😫god i saved my hard earned cash thinking there will be "few" exclusives to buy , but ever since the start of this year right from Yakuza 0 ...... to persona 5 Sony has raped my wallet and now I'm running low 🤕🤕
Go for it. It may take some time to enjoy a different genre of game that you are not used to yet. But once you learn the ropes, it'll be an enjoyable experience for sure.
A few questions regarding things I've heard that I'm concerned about... 1-I heard that in a dungeon if you don't sneak properly, you have to start it over?! I'm the worst at hiding/stealth and have always despised it (hense why I play jrpgs). Is this true & how does it work? 2-you have zero healing magic in the game and healing items can't be bought?! I'm sure this can't be true. If not what is the deal everyone mentions about lack of healing in dungeons? 3-easy difficulty, does it allow you to get all the endings, etc? What is the negative part of playing on easy and what differentiates the difficulty in this game
1. if u get caught too many times by the enemies, the game will kick you out of the dungeon and lose your progress proceeding into that dungeon for that day. However, don't worry, stealth in this game is not at all hard. Just pay attention to your surroundings and pay attention to the map when you find it in the dungeon, it shows the enemies' locations! 2. There's healing magic in this game and you can buy healing items also. I'm guessing about what the people talking about lack of healing in a dungeon is that SP is pretty scarce in the beginning of the game. You'll burn through SP quickly and the only useful way to restore SP is to use SP recovery items. However, u can't buy them in shops, the only way to get those is finding them in dungeons in treasure chests or through negotiations. You'll eventually find better ways to get SP items, but you'll have to make do in the beginning. 3. Playing on easy does not affect the story at all, you can get the same endings in all difficulties. There's no real negatives on playing on easy, other than you'll make the game easier. Easy mode gets you more EXP and money in battles. You'll deal more damage to enemies than normally and enemies will inflict less damage to u than normally.
Persona 5 is the best jrpg of all time, the most stylish game of all time, has one of the best soundtracks in gaming of all time, the best turn-based combat of all time, and one of the top games of this generation.
As an Xbox owner this is the only reason for me to buy a PS4 . Currently emulating persona 4 on pc so I can save up money for a PS4. Well have fun PS4 owners
I suggest you play Persona 4 Golden, not the original P4. It's only on PS Vita, but you can get a PS TV to play PS Vita games, as well as PS1 and PSP games. Very much worth it, and it works with a DS3 or DS4 cobtroller.
I haven't played any of the persona games and was wondering do they usually have deep story lines with character progression a complex stat system and what not? I've played almost every other good rpg game series from final fantasy to the disgaea games and also do I need to play 1 to 4 to understand 5 or are they all their own stories ?
It's a shame that Xbox One doesn't have exclusives like this. Don't get me wrong, the console does have some decent exclusives, I just don't they will ever hit this level of quality.
One-shot deaths and long times without saving? Welcome to Megaten. I still shudder thinking about Amala Labyrinth. Heading back after 2 hours of exploring and getting screwed with a Mudo/Hama to the Demifiend's face.
You literally spoiled the end of the game.... Are you serious? YOU LITERALLY SPOILED IT. You think one small warning at the start justifies that kind of spoiling? Out of an 80 + hour game, you decided to spoil the end. This makes no sense.
Holy shit... I love this game ... 100 hours and still not at the end ( close though ) ... Truly GOTY for me... And seeing the amazing games allready released this year, thats saying a LOT!
I haven't play any :/ Do you know if they are somewhat related? I am going to lose something important plot wise if I just play this one without any previous persona games?
Samurai Kingdoms I'm a PC gamer and I'm glad that Sony is straight up murdering their competition. Maybe now Microsoft will stop making god awful decisions with their consoles and marketing. But most importantly they need to get some exclusives for their console. At this rate the Scorpio is already dead.
AH! So many amazing games I need to play! I beat Gravity Rush 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn, so now I'm currently on Breath of the Wild, then I have Nier Automata, Nioh, and now Persona 5 (and that's just amazing games already out)! This is truely the worst problem anyone has ever had.
Zombie256 Dude. Have you visited the Xbox fan channels on RUclips? So much damage control. So much sadness. So much hope in the promise of 6.5 Furbyblops. At a certain point you will feel sorry for them
Glad to have some games actually living up to their hype. It has seemed like a rough few years with overhyped games, but, maybe its always been like that...
No. Their director seems to think that Turn based battles are dead and outdated. But to me the main reason is that they want to appeal to the western audiences. Unlike Atlus that choose to stick to JRPG roots.
Many people I met ask me how about Zelda? I just say "Zelda great, but persona 5 greater than". They say "really? I saw the reviewer said Zelda is the perfect game now". I say "if it perfect why that game I rate just 7/10 mass effect better than this"
Yes Indeed, Playstation has showed us who is the ruler of video games when it come to exlusive, Last gardian then gravity rush 2 then Nioh then Horizon zero dawn then Neir then Persona 5 and all these games has 8.5 rating and we only 3 month over in 2017, WOW Seriously this is how you show your true power when it come to games, when Sony said ITS ALL ABOUT THE GAMES man they deliver, dont take me worng, I still own an Xbox and a very good gaming laptop so I can play any good game, but truth to be told, playstation in 2017 has never been more perfect gaming console ^_^
Ha. You did the right thing. Atlus seems to be pretty adamant about preventing spoilers for this game but so it's probably good to avoid them to fully appreciate the game for yourself.
Playing this now and I’ve only got one criticism. I’m still not sure what I should and shouldn’t be doing with my time. Every time I check the community thing, the average level is always 2-3 above mine and I can’t work out why.
Square Enix: "Turn base RPGs are dead!"
Atlus: "Hold my beer."
Guerrilla Gamer They are kinda dead even in Japan actually, unless it's called Pokémon or Drsgon Quest, then the game sells Millions in Japan only.
Hopefully this gets SE to wake the fuck up
Guerrilla Gamer Lets see how many copies Persona will sell.
If we're purely comparing combat systems, FFXV's is better. Regardless of what you think of the 2 games, XV nailed its combat.
The Rose Experience If you think spamming potions to keep you alive is good combat decision, ok.
Idk why I'm watching reviews I already have the game I guess I just like watching People talk good about the game lol
Hunter Lindsey same 😂
Hunter Lindsey me too🤣
Same lol
Aketchi is the Villain. Igor is fake. Final boss is a god (of control).
hahaha yep, same here. also, fuck that guy^
I'll wait for another JRPG to top this. Oh wait I can think of one, Persona 6
Kiawe SMT V and Devil Survivor 3, if any Persona fans here actually play mainline games as well.
*cough* -P2 is still the pinnacle of the series- *cough*
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III ;)
I would say xenoblade chronicles 2 but I am not really sure
Strange Journey is getting a re-release.
FFXV might have won our money, but Persona 5 has stolen our hearts.
Take your Heart(edition)?! I got mine too :)
I bought a Ps4 a month ago & the awesome just keeps coming...
I've had mine for ages and was going to sell it, this is definitely the time to have one. I don't know why Sony decided to release all of their exclusives (and why their partners like Atlus did so) at the start of 2017 instead of a holiday season or more spaced out, but the console finally feels like it was worth the purchase.
+LAN Fan what do you mean they still have a bunch of games left for the year like no no kuni 2 , grantorismo, knack 2, hellblade , crash insane trilogy, uncharted lost legacy and more
Well, Ni No Kuni isn't an exclusive, but the others do look great and I'm very excited for them just like I'm excited for Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey, StarCraft Remastered, Pavlov VR's full release, and others. In fact, Wipeout Omega Collection is one of my most anticipated games right now. What I'm saying is that there is no reason to pledge loyalty to a single console developer when they are just another company. Support the games you want, but just dismissing Xbox is falling into Sony's trap. The industry is healthier when there are multiple options that suit different tastes and that push each other to be cheaper and to release more games
hey i bought my ps4 solely for persona 5 lmao
LAN Fan No joke. Year 1 for PS4 was atrocious.
GAME OF THE YEAR CONTENDER!
Power Jusho the game release out last year at japan so..
I wish be we all know over rated zelda going to win
You actually play the new zelda? It deserves those good reviews.
nope. it didnt deserve those overrated and bias reviews.
Tselel Leb how are the reviews biased?
Just sell your xbox Juan if you haven't already.
Lilman393 xbox juan 😂😂😂 now thats new
It may be for non-latinos. That joke has been around since it was revealed
Lilman393 I jussssss caught on to that 😂😂😂🔥🔥😆😆😆 EPIC SHIT LOL
why not both?
Sqaure: "FFXV is going to take the JRPG throne"
Atlus: "off my chair Jester, the king sits there
Square: "Turn based combat is outdated, you can't have a great RPG with it."
Atlus: "Hold my Sake"
Well final fantasy always had the throne when it comes to sales though.Thats what square is most interested in lol.
+VFsozos well, let see how FFXV fares against P5
+mrbenz19 I can tell u right now p5 blows final fantasy 15 out of the water. I'm a long time final fantasy fan check my PlayStation trophies. I was absolutely disappointment in ff15. wen I can get 80 percent achievements in under 30 35 hours in a single playthru that's not a good thing. story was trash characters weren't bad ass except notice. combat got boring not enough spells. definitely not enough cut scenes most of them were flashbacks anyways. persona 5 is actually going to give us a good story amped up turn base combat. great characters fun side activities.
your posts are everywhere ._.
Phew, now that I finished Breath of the Wild maybe I can go back to living a normal life-
Atlus: Nope.
PlayStation games
Yakuza 0 - 8
Gravity Rush 2 - 9
Nioh - 9
Horizon Zero Dawn - 9
Persona 5 - 9
Xbox games
Halo wars 2 - 6?
Sea of theieves....
State of decay 2.....
Crackdown 3....
Scalebound - OFFFICIAL CANCELLED
Thank you gamespot for making the year of PlayStation 2017
Yakuza deserved a 9. Horizon Deserved a 7, its so overrated
The same goes with Zelda. it should be a 7 too
Zelda BotW - 10
Super Mario Odyssey - 10
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - 9.5
Splatoon 2 - 9.1
Sorry its Nintendo's year
I never knew the scores for unreleased games are out now.
fightnight14 Wow, nintendo fans are making up scores for unreleased games now. Da fuck?
PS4 is knocking it out of the ballpark!
game could easilly be a 10. Game is not stale in end, it is more challanging to kill the bosses without dying and ni saving
After BOTW set an incredibly high standard for what a 10/10 title should be I highly doubt this could have "easily been a 10"
BotW is a very mainstream game. This is a more niche title considering it's genre.
pat sary Who cares if it's mainstream or not tho? A good game is a good game regardless.
Exactly.
Because it gets excused for the issues it has. Whereas titles like Persona are going to be criticized more heavily.
Many people simply don't understand that competition is good for everyone. I really hope that the XBox doesn't suffer too much from this situation. A Sony-monopole will result in lower quality games with higher prices. So you should celebrate diversity instead all of that silly BS hating..
did anyone really have any doubts this would be a great game anyway?
Monsterhunterfanboy some xbox fans
Monsterhunterfanboy Anyone that thinks that Japanese anime style games are trash without giving them a chance
Igor Mitrovic That was definitely me before I played P4.
Didn't even remotely like anime and absolutely loved that game, probably the best rpg I've played in the past ten years.
I had no doubts this was going to be amazing, first game I've been psyched about since I bought my PS4 two years ago.
No i preordered instanly
Personally, I did have doubts simply because I was scared it was going to turn into another Destiny, or another Final Fantasy XV, where I think it's going to be amazing at release, and yet the game just doesn't live up to the hype. I'm pretty glad that it did live up to it, though.
I go into things that I'm unsure of by having low expectations, so when somethings bad, I'm not surprised by it, and when something is good or great, I'm surprised by how amazing it is.
This was a more substantial review than IGN's, i'm impressed
Gamespot reviews are always long than IGN's, no surprise here...
Anything is more substantial than IGN
It's been years already, and I'm still salty about that one God Hand review
Gamespot reviews have always been much better and informative than IGN. Except for a few occasions like Horizon Dawn`s review.
Gamespot usually thrives off giving a different score to popular games for attention so it is unusual to seem them actually try a real review for a change
sexymajesco
More attention? You mean they're a little harsher because that's a good thing. Ign gives everything a fucking nine or 10 these days so it's nice to see a review site that actually tries and gives penalties for enough problems in the games without worrying about harsh fanboy cries Who haven't even played the game. I remember how
Salty people were over the arkham knight review about how the game is all about the batmobile, everyone shit on gamespot for that but in the end they were right. The batmobile killed that game. Gamespot has balls.
Wow, currently a great year for Japanese games.
The top 5 newly released games in metacritic consists of 4 japan-developed games (3 are PS4 Exlusives, 1 is a nintendo exclusive and the other is a PC/PS4 exclusive.)
Legend of Zelda: BOTW - 97
Persona 5 - 94 (Still counting...)
Horizon: Zero Dawn - 89
Nier: Automata - 89
Nioh - 88
Conclusion: Such a great year for eastern gamers especially to those PS4 and switch owners.Despite Zelda having a really high score, i think this year will be one of the best years in gaming yet since there are a lot of GOTY candidates this early in the year and potential Great games might follow if Mario Odyssey, Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War or other newly announced IP in E3 gets their release dates this year.
Horizon is a Western game.
Tselel Leb You didn't mention my Yakuza 0
Horizon is British, I believe.
Gonna be my first Persona. Only pre-ordered cuz I wanted the Steele book and because I have Amazon prime. But can't wait to try it now.
Victor Alvarez it's worth your money dude. I'm 70 hours in and I still haven't gotten to the end
Kaijuusuru japanese detected
Prabhjot Some got it early, actually.
i second that. prime discount.
I'd highly recommend getting an emulator setup and playing Persona 4, as well. That was my first. I've heard conflicting thins about 3, and nothing at all about the first.
It's so sad. Xbox fans can't even defend the Xbox one anymore. I don't see them anywhere damage controlling in the comment section.
Why would you defend a single console like that? Competition is a very, very good thing. Yeah, Persona is a Playstation exclusive, and I am absolutely stoked to play it, but that doesn't mean PS4 is the only console worth owning. I just beat Breath of the Wild on my Switch and loved it, and was playing Halo 5 on Xbox a couple days ago. Xbox is moving a bit slowly right now, but I have a feeling the E3 reveal of Scorpio will have a slew of games releasing this holiday and early next year after this torrent of awesome PS4 games slows down. The real winner here is the gamers! We get all of these awesome games with the different companies competing for our attention, which is definitely the situation we want.
I also play PC, and it's a great platform. However, until emulation improves greatly, I can't play Breath of the Wild and Persona 5 on my PC. I love Halo 5 Forge Edition, Robocraft, The Witcher, Final Fantasy XI and all of the amazing HTC Vive experiences, but they are very different from the things I am experiencing on my Switch and PS4
As an Xbox guy why should I bother? The amount of hate Xbox and its fans get is ridiclous to the point where fighting back will just lead to us being witch hunted by keyboard warriors. At least half of the comments on this review and igns review start with something negative about Xbox. I dislike turn-based rpgs but I knew this was a big series and wanted to see a review but long gone are the days where I'm gonna bother defending anything against a horde of brainless sony fans (I'm not getting a ps4 at any point, simply since I don't care about most of its games. Thats my opinion but sony comments coming to trash me in 3..2..1....)
Zenon Chi This happened last gen. Except the shoe was on the other foot.
Xbox fanboys shitting on PS3. Most of those guys switched to PS4 and are dragging that insolent behavior along with them.
Zenon Chi funny the last time i saw you, you were bashing those glorious playstation players, calling them pony scums, what!? now your shitbox is empty as shit? nothing to defend anymore?? how about you dump your shitbox into the pit of trash
Another solid 9. So many 9's and so many great games on PS4.
H.Brandt Because it's not Zelda lol
But it's persona. Beat it last year.
Cookizai I have both games and Zelda definitely is a 10. I havnt played a game that good for 20 year's.
Persona 5 is amazing, it's an easy 9 and it's story is waaaay better. But Zelda really is a masterpiece in game design.
Honestly am so happy to see Persona getting the attention it deserves. These games have always been so awesome but always went under the radar.
I think Persona 5 is going to be the breakout game of the series.
Jamie Baxter It's already Atlus's best-selling game in Japan.
Even better then Dragons Crown?
NOW! LET THE WAIFU WARS COME BACK TO LIFE!
Makoto best girl
Haru ftw
Lyla Now listen here young'n , can we just agree on the teacher being best girl?!
Richard Smelser Futaba is BEST GIRL!!!
Yukiko my waifu
This game is awesome I never get tired of it the music is amazing joker joining smash bros got me into persona 5 so I got it 10/10 amazing game
9/10
K.I.A T. Thank you, now I don't have to go through the review and all of a sudden have an unwanted spoiler be shown. :)
Personified Persona You're welcome dude.
LN2233 i like the reviews but because it said may contain spoilers i thought time to only see the score
LN2233 A sad truth.
Actually, she spoils the beginning of the game, while it's only minor spoilers, it's still spoilers. People like to go in blind. I immediately skipped the review once she started to talk about the premise and the beginning story.
2017 is amazing for PS4 and we still in the first quarter!!
There are a lot of great games released one after another.
As a gamer, 2017 is an amazing year.
As a gamer, 2017 is a sad year (my paycheck is running dry faster than I can remember)
Definitely true
mrbenz19 My Amazon preorder list is insane right now lol
Just finished the game. Masterpiece. Great review too!
I wouldn't consider myself a fanboy of any kind, since I buy all systems. But holy hell, Xbox needs to step their game up immediately. If Nioh, Horizon or MLB by themselves don't sell PS4's to diehard XB1 fans, surely P5 and all of the above will sway a good amount.
Definitely true, this year of sony's games is just brutally crushing the xbox one lineup, microsoft need to focus less on the controllers and more on the games.
Mike M haha I wouldn't call myself a diehard Xbox fan last game I brought was Halo 5 and it was trash. more of a PC player but I did buy myself a ps4 about a month or 2 ago to play Horizon and This. 100% worth if.
rewatching this after beating the game. this is the best game ever made.
"it's a refined, effortlessly stylish RPG, that will be talked about for years to come" - no truer words have been spoken. I've loved P3 and P4 back in the day, and the advancements and the overall tightness and quality of P5, also the magic of all its elements combined... It's truly memorable to me. And then to know there is a P5 Royal, that I haven't been able to get due to real life stuff... Truly, P5 is a game that provides and fulfills in so many ways and that the combined magic is so leaps and bounds over most games today... Great video review, btw, encapsulating all of it.
Persona 5 simultaneously touched me in my nostalgia for P3, P4 and also provided me with such a modern all-around grown performance - it raised the bar in such a big way in every respect... When you've been waiting 10+ years and the next game, and that game not only meets but WILDLY exceeds your expectations, fulfilling your every dream and endearing your soul in all aspects (gameplay, characters, music, art, impact), you know you are in the midst of something special.
Also, you don't even need to know about Persona AT ALL to enjoy this game! Just play it, be drawn to it, engage with it and love it like everyone else, and be happy :)
kinda surprised it didnt get a 10
Unfortunately, no JRPG will ever get a 10 here in the US... most western gamers do not care for Turn-Based systems. That being said, Atlas is easy one of my top 3 devs, and I personally think the Persona series is the best pure console RPG around.
+Labeld Somebody hasn't seen the Metacritic scores for this yet.
Zelda is the very definition of the "Action-Adventure" genre. The only thing it has in common with a jrpg is that it was made in Japan.
Truthfully, I was never a fan of turn based RPG, but after playing Persona 4 Golden, I completely fell in love with it due to its fast pace execution and easy to adapt structure. It really depends on the game, but Persona surely has the best turn based system I have ever played.
I humbly stand corrected! I expected high 9s/90s, but figured it would miss out on perfect scores due to its genre. Chrono Cross has long been the Gold Standard of the JRPG genre, and P5 looks to be on its way to the new king!
I'm not a big JRPG fan, but I may actually try this instead of Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Ass Defect is Face Tired!
RIP XBONE
shhhhh, you're luring the salty ones.
They will come and say "We Xbox players are not weab"
RIP my bank account, I barely knew ya.
xbox fans must be pretty rich if they dont have games to spend money on.
+MBA PLAYA You consider that piece of trash a fucking game!?!? I'm laughing so much.
RIP for what? Destiny 2 will destroy Persona 5 in sales,without breaking a sweat...and guess what it's also on Xbox One and PC :)
I've waited nine years...
Skipped Resident Evil 7, Skipped Horizon Zero Dawn, Skipped Nier Automata, Skipped Mass Effect Andromeda. Thought I wouldn't buy a game this year until Shadow of War was released but Persona 5 seems like a must buy. It looks so good
YOu're missing out oN Zero dawn and Nier in my opinion both area really good games.
PS4 sales will continue to increase in April!
It has been getting great scores all across the internet (mostly all in the 9s), but not a single 10... and just because it isn't Final Fantasy or Breath of the Wild. Sadly, it *really* could have used those 10s to finally work its way out of the niche group it unfairly lies in and be seen as a true competitor with *other* AAA games.
smokebomb.exe it is getting 10s
smokebomb.exe It is getting 10, just not from mainstream sites like IGN and Gamespot.
It isn't Final Fantasy? Gamespot gave FFXV 8/10, which is a lower score than this.
persona 4 got plenty of 10s.
"and just because it isn't Final Fantasy or Breath of the Wild."
What kind of logic is this?
Just got this and have been playing all day! This is one of those games that when you start playing it you just can't stop.
Bought a PS4 a couple months ago. Best Investment ever!!!!!!!
Ugh...I bought Nioh, Horizon, Nier, Zelda, Mass Effect, Kingdom Hearts, Persona 5, AND the dark souls 3 dlc. I don't know what to continue playing or start playing D:
Persona 5 is an RPG
what ??? mass defect ?? what is that ?? bioware ?? nope never heard of it
Can't wait to buy this game
Yup so my xbox just shot itself not sure if suicide or trying to call a persona...
Never played this series... do I have to play the earlier ones? This looks amazing!
My wallet have been crying everyday since the last two month. Horizon, Nioh, DS3 DLC, BF1 DLC, and now Persona.
All these comments talking crap about Xbox and I'm just sitting here being happy for Persona 5 giving the game industry a kick in the ass.
So this reviewer is complaining that the end stage last boss is hard. Like what? What do you expect from a last boss/level? A cake walk game like angry birds? Lol
That's not what I said at all, but okay pal
spyroandkhfan that's not the final boss. And there's a spoiler warning at the start of the video. Ta!
LucyJamesGames you should've had spoiler in large text or just said it, is it that hard to say video may contain spoilers
I can take your feedback to our GFX designer!
Holy crap the reviewer responded that's awesome haha. From what you said it sounds like a 9.4 if not higher does Gamespot not allow for 9.4 or so?
I always preferred Persona 3 with its darker setting and tone. others preferred persona 4 with its better social aspects....but i am pretty sure most can agree...persona 5 is now the best.
"One boss after another with few save points" Get good scrub
Its the same as every other rpg ever made. If you dont prepare your team and items you dont get to complain.
True this. I swept the third dungeon and the latter in one go. Sure Kaneshiro's bank is tough, but if you bring enough sp recovery items and plan your party members througout the trip wisely, it isn't so hard after all. The easiest one being Futaba's palace, I didn't even use any recovery items as I went along until the last safe room. The tricky one being Kaneshiro's bank since the cctv stuff is quite a hassle to deal with if you're not alert enough. 'Death Star' place seems a little bit hassle because of the whole traversing through air and time limit for certain puzzles but it is still possible to go through in one sweep.
that's a 10 gamespot!
tHat's A ten LUCY!
You were definitely fast with uploading the review
all hail review embargo
I have only just realized this is also a time management game aswell ,is it best to complete a castle as soon as possible or socialize etc before hand?
Xbox < Shit
April 4th is just around the corner yall. S/O to everyone getting the game. Persona 4 was a classic, I already got that vibe for this as well. R.i.p to many...hrs ima put in to this game.
Sounds like the perfect game to play both on-the-go and on the couch -- this game NEEDS to come to Switch.
I'd like for it to, but I'm not sure if it will. Atlus has essentially split Shin Megami Tensei in 2 with Persona releasing on Sony and SMT releasing on Nintendo, at least after Nocturne. I would absolutely love it (especially because I played Persona 3 and 4 on PSP and Vita) but I'm just not sure if we'll get it. On the bright side, they did announce a Shin Megami Tensei game for Switch!
breadbitten Nah
I'm always a big fan of the SMT and Persona games. Nocturne is still my number 1 JRPG of all time.
I'm mad even as a PS4 owner
......😣😣
😫😫😫god i saved my hard earned cash thinking there will be "few" exclusives to buy , but ever since the start of this year right from Yakuza 0 ...... to persona 5
Sony has raped my wallet and now I'm running low 🤕🤕
A game with such a high score surely deserves to be played I will buy this game tomorrow
Where's the Xbox exclusives?
PowerHouse Z 🅱IH FIX THAT JOINT RN
Actually don't.
I watched the full review and have no idea why she didn't give this a 10. Whhhhyy?
Xbox and Switch users gonna cry themselves to sleep tonight.
Woah didn't expect a review this soon
Looks interesting. Never played a Persona game before and I dont have a lot of experiance with JRPGs. Would you guys recommend I pick it up?
I would go ahead and watch some gameplay if you aren't sure, i never played it myself but it looks very cool so i pre ordered it.
its worth it. get it, you wont regret it
Go for it. It may take some time to enjoy a different genre of game that you are not used to yet. But once you learn the ropes, it'll be an enjoyable experience for sure.
I've seen some gameplay of P4 Golden and it looks fun. But yes, look at gameplay and review first.
A few questions regarding things I've heard that I'm concerned about...
1-I heard that in a dungeon if you don't sneak properly, you have to start it over?! I'm the worst at hiding/stealth and have always despised it (hense why I play jrpgs). Is this true & how does it work?
2-you have zero healing magic in the game and healing items can't be bought?! I'm sure this can't be true. If not what is the deal everyone mentions about lack of healing in dungeons?
3-easy difficulty, does it allow you to get all the endings, etc? What is the negative part of playing on easy and what differentiates the difficulty in this game
1. if u get caught too many times by the enemies, the game will kick you out of the dungeon and lose your progress proceeding into that dungeon for that day. However, don't worry, stealth in this game is not at all hard. Just pay attention to your surroundings and pay attention to the map when you find it in the dungeon, it shows the enemies' locations!
2. There's healing magic in this game and you can buy healing items also. I'm guessing about what the people talking about lack of healing in a dungeon is that SP is pretty scarce in the beginning of the game. You'll burn through SP quickly and the only useful way to restore SP is to use SP recovery items. However, u can't buy them in shops, the only way to get those is finding them in dungeons in treasure chests or through negotiations. You'll eventually find better ways to get SP items, but you'll have to make do in the beginning.
3. Playing on easy does not affect the story at all, you can get the same endings in all difficulties. There's no real negatives on playing on easy, other than you'll make the game easier. Easy mode gets you more EXP and money in battles. You'll deal more damage to enemies than normally and enemies will inflict less damage to u than normally.
Thanks for the explanation! :)
I usually like subbed but this game is an exception it is dubbed perfectly ! And the Japanese voice acting is pretty good too!!
Persona 5 is the best jrpg of all time, the most stylish game of all time, has one of the best soundtracks in gaming of all time, the best turn-based combat of all time, and one of the top games of this generation.
As an Xbox owner this is the only reason for me to buy a PS4 . Currently emulating persona 4 on pc so I can save up money for a PS4. Well have fun PS4 owners
+Hong Lit Shen
Huh?
I suggest you play Persona 4 Golden, not the original P4. It's only on PS Vita, but you can get a PS TV to play PS Vita games, as well as PS1 and PSP games. Very much worth it, and it works with a DS3 or DS4 cobtroller.
Yea I feel exactly the same. Nier Automata and this game really makes me wanna get a PS4.
Crazybugatti - just buy a PS3 for 80$ and play this game
I haven't played any of the persona games and was wondering do they usually have deep story lines with character progression a complex stat system and what not? I've played almost every other good rpg game series from final fantasy to the disgaea games and also do I need to play 1 to 4 to understand 5 or are they all their own stories ?
Like quite of the final fantasies there may be references or call backs to the games as passing reference but they're their own game
It's a shame that Xbox One doesn't have exclusives like this.
Don't get me wrong, the console does have some decent exclusives, I just don't they will ever hit this level of quality.
They have actually no exclusives anymore. They are all also available for PC at this point. There's no reason to own an Xbox One.
One-shot deaths and long times without saving? Welcome to Megaten.
I still shudder thinking about Amala Labyrinth. Heading back after 2 hours of exploring and getting screwed with a Mudo/Hama to the Demifiend's face.
You literally spoiled the end of the game.... Are you serious? YOU LITERALLY SPOILED IT. You think one small warning at the start justifies that kind of spoiling? Out of an 80 + hour game, you decided to spoil the end. This makes no sense.
Mgs2master hi reviewer here. No I didn't. regards
Where did she spoil the ending?
swordfish1390 she didn't spoil the ending there was just a palace boss who you might not see cause you haven't played the game
why the fuck do you put it a fucking 9 for god's sake, it is the best RPG of the milenium
Not my type of game. But I wish everyone who plays it a great time.
Fair enough :D
Holy shit... I love this game ... 100 hours and still not at the end ( close though ) ... Truly GOTY for me... And seeing the amazing games allready released this year, thats saying a LOT!
Pls .. i just finished Zelda .... my wife ... my kids ... forgive me
i envy XBOX fanboys, they're having a blast with their families.
Havent even finish playing horizon zero dawn and nier yet. But i cant wait to get ahold of this game!!
Awesome game.
2017 has been a great year for gaming so far
Marcelo Souza Making up for the shitty 2016
PS4 community is toxic. There are more comments related to XBOX than the ones actually praising and talking about the game.
I haven't play any :/ Do you know if they are somewhat related? I am going to lose something important plot wise if I just play this one without any previous persona games?
Thank you :)
No its just gamers in general that are toxic because most of them are kids and are stupid
As a fan of SMT and Persona overall, I cannot wait to get my hands on this game.
PC Fanboys: Is this coming to PS now?
Samurai Kingdoms I'm a PC gamer and I'm glad that Sony is straight up murdering their competition. Maybe now Microsoft will stop making god awful decisions with their consoles and marketing. But most importantly they need to get some exclusives for their console. At this rate the Scorpio is already dead.
maybe after 3 or 4 years or not
Guess what persona 5 on ps now
AH! So many amazing games I need to play! I beat Gravity Rush 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn, so now I'm currently on Breath of the Wild, then I have Nier Automata, Nioh, and now Persona 5 (and that's just amazing games already out)! This is truely the worst problem anyone has ever had.
People who bought XB1 over PS4, LOL. Nice job.
Zombie256 Dude. Have you visited the Xbox fan channels on RUclips? So much damage control. So much sadness. So much hope in the promise of 6.5 Furbyblops. At a certain point you will feel sorry for them
This releases on april 4 right? (I know this is probably a reveiw copy, but you never know)
I have a PS4, Switch and an Xbox one S. I regret the buying the Xbox >_>
Jajaja, good joke! You dont even have a nes. 😅😅😅😅🤔🤦♂️🤦♂️🤫🤫🤫
Glad to have some games actually living up to their hype. It has seemed like a rough few years with overhyped games, but, maybe its always been like that...
I wonder if Square Enix will ever go back to traditional turn based RPGS not that auto battle trash
No. Their director seems to think that Turn based battles are dead and outdated. But to me the main reason is that they want to appeal to the western audiences. Unlike Atlus that choose to stick to JRPG roots.
I wish they would go back to traditional turn based I don't mind more action base combat but I do wish they would go back to their roots
Thomas Crum don't forget World of Final Fantasy... which came out a few months before FFXV...Square still hasn't forsaken turn-based yet
jkbobful don't forget World of Final Fantasy... which came out a few months before FFXV...Square still hasn't forsaken turn-based yet
I didn't forget I mostly talking about the Trippe A space
Many people I met ask me how about Zelda? I just say "Zelda great, but persona 5 greater than".
They say "really? I saw the reviewer said Zelda is the perfect game now".
I say "if it perfect why that game I rate just 7/10 mass effect better than this"
Oh thank you Sony and Playstation, these games are ridiculously good.
If I played this game would I understand it? Or should I play the previous ones first?
9? wow you really really want to keep this behind zelda I see lol
Calamity Comrade I wonder if you would say the same if it was the other way around. We don't know.
Or it's a different reviewer. I would say Zelda is a 9 too, but that's just my opinion
playing this game is like watching a good anime series,its kinda hard to
just stop, and you feel the same when it ends. or at least for me.
Yes Indeed, Playstation has showed us who is the ruler of video games when it come to exlusive, Last gardian then gravity rush 2 then Nioh then Horizon zero dawn then Neir then Persona 5 and all these games has 8.5 rating and we only 3 month over in 2017, WOW Seriously this is how you show your true power when it come to games, when Sony said ITS ALL ABOUT THE GAMES man they deliver, dont take me worng, I still own an Xbox and a very good gaming laptop so I can play any good game, but truth to be told, playstation in 2017 has never been more perfect gaming console ^_^
khaled00962 dont forget yakuza 0 ☺
Maik Hpunkt, yes i did forgot about Yakuza0,
Out of curiosity, what would people recommend between this and Nier?
I'm leaning towards this but they both look awesome
Devin Belanger grab both. They are both very good games and the story is top notch
Character says "Seeya!"... then text *may contain spoilers*
Me: "Seeya!"
Ha. You did the right thing. Atlus seems to be pretty adamant about preventing spoilers for this game but so it's probably good to avoid them to fully appreciate the game for yourself.
is the music in this video in the games soundtrack? if not can I find it anywhere?
This reviewer reveals way too much
And that's why I skipped to the score xD. For a great review I always go to ACG
You know they said there was spoilers right at the beggining xD
i have never played persona before. should i get it?
real king of rpg persona 5 not that gay final Fantasy 15
This is maturity at its finest, people. *_sigh_*
alter Emiya shut up.you are gay,final fantasy is great
alter Emiya People die if they are killed
cristoforo colombo He said 15 not all final fantasy.
At least they care for PC users too
Playing this now and I’ve only got one criticism. I’m still not sure what I should and shouldn’t be doing with my time. Every time I check the community thing, the average level is always 2-3 above mine and I can’t work out why.
Just to remind you guys this is a ps3 game that was moved to the ps4 with no difference besides resolution and faster load times.
Tryhardblackguy If this game was released on the PS2 I would play it
Tryhardblackguy Well its aesthetic is still fantastic and it seems good overall so it hardly matters to me.
+Bartholomew Peter Yea I'm buying it on Ps3 for 40 dollars
Would be foolish for them to not port it to PS4 in 2017
Great to see unique dungeons. The dungeon design in P3 and P4 is the reason I stoped playing them. They were so boring and lackluster.