When launched in 2017, Persona 5 represents the next appearance of the Persona formula. Persona 5 Royal expands the turn-based combat and the sophisticated social mechanics, as well as the complex systems around them. But it also adds new characters, story arcs, and a post-game palace that goes deeper into the world to provide a more direct approach to the Persona 5 experience.
The original gameplay loop remains uncomfortable: You hunt down corrupt people, dig holes based on their personalities, and fight tons of enemies – all while going to school and developing relationships with many independent people. Connecting with people from all walks of life, reading their stories, and strengthening your bonds is always rewarding from the point of view of character development and the way these relationships give you good skills. If you've never played Persona 5 before, here's a great way to start.
Even if you've played the original release, Royal gives you plenty of reasons to come back. In addition to rearranging the way you strengthen your relationship with Akechi, leading to a logical connection in terms of this important character, Royal adds Kasumi and Maruki, two new secrets. While I love the stories of both characters, I especially like the bonuses they give you in this way: Kasumi increases your HP and gives you a better ability to place a shadow when it comes to hiding, while Maruki elevates Spoker's top Joker to good use during a long installment in the palace.
Kasumi and Maruki offer humorous and heartfelt interactions, and while Kasumi finally joins your team as the complete Phantom Thief, that doesn't happen until the new palace of the new game. Although I'm disappointed that he is not at your party for most of the game, his constant presence in the news means you are already familiar with him when the time comes. That new palace and its surrounding arc serve an intriguing look at how the world works according to the events of the first ending, and provide a puzzle, elements of a dungeon, and is different from other monasteries in the game. I was worried at first that the addition of a new deputy battalion would take away from what made the first special, but without spoiling it, this new final boss offers a high-end and basket-like finish to your journey as Phantom giants.
In the 100 hours leading up to the game's original content, I loved re-understanding the original castles with their small additions. The Joker can now access the hardbox, allowing him to join new points in the monasteries to find hidden treasure chests or New Seed Beed seed mixes. Each of the three palace seeds are usually hidden in splendid sequences, puzzles, or heavy battles, but when you collect these three items and bring something successful to the new character Jose in Mementos, you gain valuable accessories to equip your characters. While they all gave you powerful spells or powerful movements, my favorite was the one that attacked you with the next magical attack on a much larger scale; I cannot tell you how many times this helped me in turning the tide. As you continue the story, you also collect Showtime, a group attack played with funny cutscenes, and more and with the ability to get out of hot water if you have a problem at the palace. .
Re-watching the unforgettable battles against the palace rulers is made more interesting as they now have additional genres that play up the themes of their sins. Since the palaces are based on the discretion of the palace administrators, I was interested to see how they applied the errors of the administrators and distorted perceptions in different ways. While each of these models adds something fun or compelling to the way battles play, one boss battle works over a time limit, and the Royal version adds more dialogue and a new form without adding time to the clock, leading to frustration. Regardless of that one wrong fire, thanks to these additions, the royal battles are far better than those of the first game.
With so much addition and development, Persona 5 Royal is an upgraded version of what had become one of the best RPGs of the past decade. That you've always wanted to enjoy the Phantom Thieves tour & # 39; s even if you want to see it for the first time, the Royal bears its crown well.