Overview
- Also Known As
- Shin Megami Tensei Persona 5
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
PlayStation 4
15th Sep 2016
4th Apr 2017
4th Apr 2017
PlayStation Plus Collection (Subscription)
- until 11th May 2022
- Also Available On
- Series
- Tags
- Official Site
- atlus.com
Reviews
Steal yourself
Persona 5 is a difficult game to review – not because of its quality or lack thereof, but because it's such an intricate release. It's a role-playing title made up of many different parts, and explaining each and every one of them in detail would take way too long. With that in mind, we'll try to be brief: Persona 5 is a Japanese...
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Persona 5 Guides
Guide Persona 5 Royal Guide: Everything You Need to Know, Plus Tips and Tricks
Crown jewels
Welcome to our Persona 5 Royal guide, which will hopefully help you out with Atlus' extremely highly rated RPG. Below, you'll find links to all kinds of informative articles, on things like Exam Answers, Crossword Puzzle Solutions,
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Difficulty Settings - What Does the Difficulty Level Change?
Safety, Easy, Normal, Hard, and Merciless difficulties detailed
Right near the start of the game, you'll be asked to select Persona 5 Royal's difficulty level. There are five difficulty options to choose from: Safety, Easy, Normal, Hard, and Merciless. Keep in mind that if you choose anything other than Safety, you'll be free to change the...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Romance Options - All Girlfriends and Where to Find Them
And can you romance more than one girl?
Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 probably have the most in-depth romance system that the series has seen. If you enter a relationship with someone, you'll be able to take them on dates and you'll unlock multiple special scenes that play out at set points during the story. The waifu wars have never been quite so...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Confidants Guide - Where to Find All Confidants and How to Rank Up Fast
All possible social links detailed
Confidants play a huge role in Persona 5 Royal. By choosing to spend your free time with characters that you meet during the game, you'll be able to increase their confidant rank. Increasing this rank unlocks bonus passive abilities and allows personas to gain more experience points upon being fused as long as...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Save Data - Does Your Persona 5 Save Carry Over to Persona 5 Royal?
How to get save data bonuses in Persona 5 Royal
Does your Persona 5 save file carry over to Persona 5 Royal? Persona 5 Royal is essentially a re-release, boasting all of the content that was already present in Persona 5, alongside a load of new stuff. But does your Persona 5 save data actually work with Persona 5 Royal? We've got everything you need...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Crossword Answers - All Crossword Puzzles Solved
Every crossword answer in Persona 5 Royal
Need help with crossword answers in Persona 5 Royal? On certain days when you return to Leblanc in the evening, you'll find a crossword book on the leftmost table. Examining it will allow you to take on a crossword challenge. Crosswords do not make time pass, and you can attempt them even if you've been to...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Exam Answers - All School and Test Questions Answered
How to get top of the class in Persona 5 Royal
Looking for all the exam and school questions answers in Persona 5 Royal? Well you've come to the right place. Going to school is an important part of your life in Persona 5, and being put on the spot by your teachers is an inevitability. Some days you'll be asked a general knowledge question, and on...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Changes - All Differences Compared to Persona 5
Everything new in Persona 5 Royal
What's new in Persona 5 Royal? What are the differences between Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5? In this guide, we're going to break down all of the additions and changes that we know of in Persona 5 Royal. From gameplay tweaks to entirely new content, there's actually a lot of stuff to look forward to even if you've...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: New Game + - What Carries Over and How to Start New Game +
All New Game + bonuses in Persona 5 Royal
Like previous games in the series, Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 have a New Game + mode, which unlocks after you finish the game. It allows you to carry over multiple things that you unlocked during your previous playthrough into a fresh run. Essentially, you can start a new story with a bunch of bonuses. In...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: True Ending - How to Get the Best Ending
All requirements for the true good ending in Persona 5 Royal
How do you get the true good ending in Persona 5 Royal? How do you get the best ending in Persona 5 Royal? Compared to Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal adds a couple of new endings alongside a few variations depending on certain requirements. However, there is only one "true" ending, and in this...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Will Seed Locations - Where to Find All Will Seeds
How to get all Will Seeds in Persona 5 Royal
Looking for all Will Seeds in Persona 5 Royal? There are three Will Seeds in (almost) every Palace in Persona 5 Royal. Finding all three in one Palace rewards you with an exclusive, and often powerful, accessory — so they're well worth hunting down. In this guide, we've detailed where to find every...
Guide Persona 5 Royal Endgame: How To Unlock Persona 5 Royal's New Semester
Persona 5 Royal's third semester
How do you unlock the third semester in Persona 5 Royal? How do you access the new endgame? As you may already know, Persona 5 Royal adds an entirely new semester that occurs after the events of the main story, but before the ending of the original Persona 5. However, in order to actually get to this new semester,...
Persona 5 News
Rumour A New Persona 5 Game Announcement Is Imminent
Too fast for eyes
Last month, we reported on a newly registered website domain for something called 'P5T'. Said domain matched up with previous registrations from Persona publisher and developer Atlus, leading to a lot of speculation with regards to a potential Persona 5-related announcement. As noted in our first article, a new domain registration...
News Confusion as Persona 5 Returns to PS Plus Collection in Some Regions
Like a Phantom Thief
Update: Based on what we can see, Persona 5 has now returned to the PlayStation Plus Collection in North America as well. There's no sign of it in Europe yet, however. Original Story: It seem as though Persona 5 — that's the base game, not to be confused with Persona 5 Royal — has found its way back to the PS Plus...
News Persona 5's Huge Success Is Down to Western Sales, SEGA Report Reiterates
How the tables turn
SEGA recently disclosed its latest sales data, and the report makes for a fairly interesting read — especially when it comes to Persona. The property now sits at 15.5 million units sold worldwide, which means that it's moved around 500,000 additional units since this time last year. The headline here, though, is that Persona 5...
Reminder Last Chance to Add Persona 5 to Your Library Through PS Plus Collection
Like a thief in the night
Hey you! Yeah, you! Have you claimed Persona 5 through the PS Plus Collection on PS5? If not, then take heed: today (that's the 10th May 2022) is your last chance to add the excellent RPG to your games library. That's because on the 11th May 2022, Persona 5 is being removed from the Collection for reasons unknown. It's the...
News Persona 5 Leaves PS Plus Collection in May for Unknown Reasons
Get up, get out there
An intriguing note stuck to the end of today's PS Plus update on the PlayStation Blog: superb PS4 RPG Persona 5 will be removed from the PlayStation Plus Collection on the 11th May 2022. No reason for its removal has been
News Persona 5 Protagonist Is Game's Best Character, Vote Japanese Fans
Goro Akechi proves popular
The protagonist of Persona 5 has been voted the RPG's best character in Japan as the game marks its fifth anniversary since release. Named Joker in the metaverse and Ren Amamiya in the animated TV series, the game lets you choose your own title. As such, Persona 5's main character is the overall winner following more than...
News Persona 5 Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Striking Blood Red Artwork
Hearts, stolen
Five years ago today (at the time of writing), on the 15th September 2016, Persona 5 released in Japan for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. We had honestly forgotten that it was a PS3 game! To celebrate the occasion, Atlus has released some striking new artwork from the series' immensely talented character designer, Shigenori...
News Persona 5, 4, 3, and More Soundtracks Finally Added to Spotify Outside of Japan
Get up, get out there
Update: Yep, it's true: a load of Persona game soundtracks have been made available on Spotify outside of Japan. They can be quite tough to find, so we'd recommend giving AniPlaylist's 'Persona OST' playlist a look. From there, you can hit up all the newly added albums. Enjoy! Original Story: Persona fans rejoice: music from...
Soundtrack of the Decade #9 - Persona 5's Brilliant Sense of Style Gave Way to Quite the Soundtrack
Steal your ears
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes...
News Persona 5 Soundtrack Steals Hearts in Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Life will change
Well this is pretty cool. The new Yakuza game, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, has a jukebox that can play music from Persona 5. It's a neat crossover given Yakuza's new direction with turn based battles -- something that Persona fans will already be very familiar with. Said jukebox can be found in a bar where the game's main characters...
Previews
Hands On Persona 5 Has Absolutely Stolen Our Hearts on PS4
Let us start the game
There's no point in beating around the bush: from what we've played so far, Persona 5 is utterly brilliant. We're around 20 hours in, and although we still have potentially triple that amount of playtime to go, we can't deny that we're absolutely enraptured with Atlus' latest. Even as we're sitting here right now, writing this...
About The Game
Beneath the veneer of typical urban high school life, a group of teenagers mask their mysterious alter egos, their "phantom thief" side. Who are they? Why are they dressed as such? What are their motives? And... why are they being pursued? A picaresque coming-of-age story, Persona 5 will bring a thrilling, new twist to the RPG genre!
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no western release ?? i really hope there will be one cause why releasing the other persona games and not this one .......?
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