Persona 5 Royal: Steelbook Launch Edition for PlayStation 4

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Akechi’ s Briefcase Bag - a replica of the boy detective Akechi’s signature briefcase, now a 15” bag with a logo on the front. You couldn’t go wrong with Persona 5 Royal on any platform. The game itself laid down the gauntlet, actually. Persona 5 Royal’s theme song, Colors Flying High, ends with the phrase “green or blue, red or white, you can’t lose with your colors flying high.” And so it is. Whether you play it on Xbox or PlayStation, Switch or PC, Persona 5 Royal is an utter masterpiece, and you’re in for one of the best games ever made no matter how you choose to play it."

And while the investigator Akechi is not new to Persona 5 Royal, his social link has been totally revamped. You now bond with Akechi in your own time, rather than via scripted events, much like the other characters in the game. He has several new scenes, which better flesh him out as a character, and offer valuable insights that for returning players are worth exploring. All those upgrades will be necessary when you come face to face with the new foes: Disaster Shadows high-risk, high-reward baddies that can be found within Palaces. You can also fight previous Persona series protagonists. Little changes in Persona 5 RoyalThe only truly terrible aspect of dungeon exploration — inexplicably bad in the original game, and not much improved in Royal — is negotiation conversations when trying to convince new Personas to join your team. They’re still bizarrely written; each question Personas ask just doesn’t match the dialogue options I’m given to respond with. It’s bafflingly stilted writing in an otherwise brilliantly written game. CGMagazine gave Persona 5 Royal a score of 9/10 and called it "one of the best Switch ports to date": There are three digital editions for Persona 5 Royal. The Persona 5 Royal standard edition includes Persona 5 Royal. The Persona 5 Royal Deluxe Edition includues the game and the Persona 5 Royal Kasumi Costume Bundle. The Persona 5 Royal Ultimate Edition includes the following: The Japanese release of the Persona 5 Royal Battle Bundle DLC included challenge battles with the Persona 3 protagonist, Persona 4 protagonist, and a set of other challenge battles that are even more difficult. This Western Persona 5 Royal Battle Bundle includes the following: First up, Nintendo World Report awarded the game a score of 9/10, highlighting its seamless transition to the Switch:

Finally, Vooks awarded the game a 9/10 and highlighted the gameplay and presentation, but stated that the game is "too damn long" (we respectfully disagree): A Will Seed, a new item available in Persona 5 Royal’s Palaces. Finding one will boost your characters’ SP. Image: Atlus/Sega

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Dextero echoed our own review with a perfect score of 10/10, calling it one of the best JRPGs of the decade: Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands) may take longer to reach you. Persona 5, the hit 2016 JRPG about a team of disaffected teens who use their supernatural abilities to change the hearts of evildoers, is getting a major update. Persona 5 Royal, a re-released version of the game with new mechanics, new characters, and new locations to explore. Originally available only in Japan, Persona 5 Royal is getting a worldwide release on March 31. Honestly, when it comes to my overall thoughts on Persona 5 Royal, they’re pretty simple. If you loved the original game and have been wanting to replay it, there are plenty of quality-of-life improvements to make your replay smoother, and the additional content in the third semester is a real treat.

Royal also features alterations to memorable NPCs in the game. Lala Escargot, the sultry bartender, is now fully voiced. Bosses fights have been tweaked for greater cohesion with the story. The showdown with the gym teacher, Kamoshida, now includes a few new cohorts like Mishima and Shiho, both victims of his sleazy actions. The fight against the corrupt painter Madarame is completely different, placing a greater emphasis on elemental weaknesses. Every single boss has received at least one slight alteration to make fighting them a more enjoyable bout. We appreciated this thoughtful approach to turn-based combat, as you’re encouraged to plan out several moves in advance to make the most of the bonuses you can get from mechanics like Baton Passes. In many ways, it can almost feel like a strategy or puzzle game as you try to work out how you can most effectively take down your foes without exhausting your limited resources too much. And though buffs and debuffs are still important in boss fights, it feels like Persona is a little more forgiving in this regard when compared to its parent series. There are lots of ways you can game the combat system and exploit its unique quirks to your advantage, but if you don’t know how or simply don’t feel like it, Persona 5 doesn’t mercilessly punish you for playing things at a lower skill level.

Returning players might notice that Palace layouts have been tweaked slightly to accommodate Royal’s new grappling hook. It feels less impactful than many other improvements; using it for traversal feels almost unnecessary. But some grappling hook points can lead to hidden rooms with Will Seeds, a completely new item in Royal. Each individual one you collect will restore some SP to help you get through the dungeon in a single sitting, and collecting all three allows you to gain a powerful in-game item. Finding these seeds is just the right level of optional challenge to dungeon exploration. Each dungeon’s final seed is guarded by a super tough enemy that I would argue is at times more challenging to defeat than the dungeon boss.

Takuto, on the other hand, is dropped relatively seamlessly into the existing narrative. After the events of the game’s first dungeon, in which a teacher is unmasked as having been abusing students, Takuto is brought in to provide much-needed mental health support to you and your classmates. While your visits to the new counselor are optional, and left for you to fit into your busy schedule, your other party members will visit him of their own accord throughout the game, providing nice glimpses of insight into the mental health struggles of a group of teens trying to change the world. I shan't get this version, but I can't wait to finally be able to play Persona's 3 & 4 on Switch in a couple months!Persona 5 Royal finally arrived in the West on March 31, 2020 and with it came a plethora of DLC including both free and paid content. There were multiple editions and DLC bundles released for the game on PS4. For the new PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Steam versions of the game, all the P5R DLC will be included from the start as confirmed by Atlus West. There are also new physical editions. This guide will cover all the DLC available for Persona 5 and the new DLC for Persona 5 Royal that you should know about if you own the PS4 version or want to play it this next month on new platforms like Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox, and Steam. This Persona 5 Royal Complete DLC guide will cover it all. Persona 5 Royal for Nintendo Switch, PS5, Steam, and Xbox A new persona info screen, which highlights the new innate trait feature in the top left. Each persona now has its own innate trait, which can be passed through fusion. Image: Atlus/Sega via Polygon Le Grimoire Art Frame - Plastic art frame inspired by Justine’s Le Grimoire clipboard from the Velvet Room.