Persona 5 Royal

 PlayStation 4
User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3676 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,074 out of 3676
  2. Mixed: 147 out of 3676
  3. Negative: 455 out of 3676
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. lettucesandwich
    Apr 6, 2020
    10
    Persona 5 Royal is Persona 5 but better.



    That's it.



    That's literally it.
  2. Gofive
    Apr 8, 2020
    5
    The game was fun I was enjoying my self a lot of the game but I did not know that there is an order to get the good ending that was **** they really should have told us how to get the good ending and if you are wondering the order here it is you have to get reach councillor arcana on doctor maruki rank 9 before the 18 of November Ans next you have to reach Faith arcana on kasumi ****The game was fun I was enjoying my self a lot of the game but I did not know that there is an order to get the good ending that was **** they really should have told us how to get the good ending and if you are wondering the order here it is you have to get reach councillor arcana on doctor maruki rank 9 before the 18 of November Ans next you have to reach Faith arcana on kasumi **** rank 5 before the 18th of December And then reach justice arcana for goro akechi rank 8 before the 24th November and you have to refuse all offers presented by the big bad boss how was I meant to know that I got the bad ending By the way I did play the game not just writing this for no reason… Expand
  3. Kenmei
    Apr 8, 2020
    10
    This review is aimed at the veterans of the original game but, a comment for those who never did play the original: BUY THIS GAME. The original was easily one of the best RPG's to come out in the last decade and this version only makes the game better. However, how much enjoyment will someone who played through the original once or twice since it came out 3 years ago? In a word, ALOT.This review is aimed at the veterans of the original game but, a comment for those who never did play the original: BUY THIS GAME. The original was easily one of the best RPG's to come out in the last decade and this version only makes the game better. However, how much enjoyment will someone who played through the original once or twice since it came out 3 years ago? In a word, ALOT.
    Starting with probably the biggest addition to the game, the new character, Kasumi, and the other new confidant, Maruki, are very big additions that both go towards the new 3rd semester that unlocks after the main campaign is completed. No spoilers, but the biggest disappointment to that is Kasumi is not playable until that point, which is already about 100 hours into the game. Both new characters are introduced during the main game but have very little impact outside of a revised cutscene at the beginning. For people who played the first game a lot, it can be a bit disappointing to know that you have to complete the game yet again to see anything from the new character and how she performs, but it's all worth it once you finally get to the new content at the end. The game does just enough to keep you aware of these two characters and with their respective confidant paths throughout the original story, to make sure their impact is felt in a big way once the new semester starts. And the new story elements in the 3rd semester are very well done. Its not the most original idea I've ever heard of, but it works well in the grand scheme of things.
    Outside of the new semester, the new area, Kichijoji, is probably where you'll spend the majority of your time outside of the original locations. The addition of the darts and billiards bar as an element to increase a few now very important battle mechanics is smart and keeps things fun. It also includes a Jazz club to give your teammates a bit more moves to select from to increase their combat capability.
    The battle system has had some tweaks that work out well in the end. Technical damage and the baton pass are much more important mechanics this time around as some of the personas had their weaknesses taken away and this is the only way to down them for extra damage. Combined with the new Showtime attacks, the battle system feels a lot more fluid and makes a few old mechanics mean a whole lot more now.
    If Persona 5 was one of the best JRPG's in years, then this game only serves to make it better. Atlus does a fine job with these updated games, starting with the P3 game for PSP and P4:Golden for the Vita. This is no exception and something that I can recommend for literally anyone who enjoys JRPG's even in the slightest way. Even long time fans of P5 should find a ton of enjoyment from this. I really hope that Atlus will continue to use Kasumi as canon for the entire storyline going fowards, as I really liked her and the story they came up with for her. For anyone who might be stuck at home right now and not have anything to do, the 120+ hours this will take to complete should be an absolute godsend right now. And a special comment for how easy this game is to Platinum. One playthrough doing everything right will get you the Platinum trophy for this easy. I didn't have to go out of my way to get anything done that I wasn't already doing and, if you take the confidant paths correctly, you'll have tons of time to get them all done towards the end of the game.    … Expand
  4. Abraham577
    Apr 8, 2020
    10
    I’ve been a fan of the persona series since Persona 3, and I must say, Persona 5 Royal is a ground breaking title I finished the game around 2 days ago and I’m already replaying it, I had 600 hours in the original alone, although I must say the trophies were a tad too easy. In the first game you felt rewarded after getting the Platinum, but in Royal you basically get the platinum if you’reI’ve been a fan of the persona series since Persona 3, and I must say, Persona 5 Royal is a ground breaking title I finished the game around 2 days ago and I’m already replaying it, I had 600 hours in the original alone, although I must say the trophies were a tad too easy. In the first game you felt rewarded after getting the Platinum, but in Royal you basically get the platinum if you’re playing the game right, but there are challenges in the thieves den which are even harder than the original trophies. In conclusion if you’re a fan of JRPG’s or the Persona/SMT series you should most definitely get this game.… Expand
  5. Daniele0405
    Apr 8, 2020
    9
    E' il miglior jrpg a cui abbia mai giocato, è vicinissimo alla perfezione non riesco a pensare a difetti. Il gioco principalmente è diviso due parti ben distinte: Nella prima saremo degli studenti che vanno a scuola normalmente, nella seconda vivremo le incredibili avventure dei phantom thievs. Il plot è meraviglioso e la soundtrack è una delle migliore che abbia mai avuto il piacere diE' il miglior jrpg a cui abbia mai giocato, è vicinissimo alla perfezione non riesco a pensare a difetti. Il gioco principalmente è diviso due parti ben distinte: Nella prima saremo degli studenti che vanno a scuola normalmente, nella seconda vivremo le incredibili avventure dei phantom thievs. Il plot è meraviglioso e la soundtrack è una delle migliore che abbia mai avuto il piacere di ascoltare… Expand
  6. Mcfreezy22
    Apr 7, 2020
    10
    If you played and enjoyed any type of JRPG. This is a must play. The crafting of making the perfect personas, to the social links, the music. Is all great.
  7. setuis
    Apr 7, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is better than persona 5 that is until the okumura fight which is worse than the orginal game.

    However there is a mistake in story line Haru says she is a 3rd year Helping out teachers on school trip then says that you a second year is older??.

    There is no way to dump girlfriends in this game and no way to contact people by phone and have them met you instead of you going to them would have been nice to have a way to go to any confidant at any time and have an app icon to display if you can do stuff with them that day (the fast travel map does this to some degree but doesn't show exactly who you can meet. It would be nice if you could turn off special attacks but still inflict the damage. Some cut scenes in game don't change based on who your in releationship with which means you don't get into real conflict due to comments of so called friends (e g ryuji hitting on ann for example when she is your girlfriend , and your girlfriend not commenting when you say something about other girls due to ryuji. E.g No one on team knows if your dating someone. It would also be nice if you could set rush attacks to either attack or magic attacks. The improvements in this game include more and new fusion mechanics, new monsters, improved cut scences , palace redesgins , more useful menmentos , new attack moves, improved story locations. New confidants . For example when we went to the beach with futaba i was already max rank with Ann and in romance with her but game still made me hint on other girls at beach with the other males on my team, there was no option to decline this and in real life it would upset your girl if you got caught its like encouraging cheating.

    The palace designer thing is interesting its just a shame you can't set up boss fights and things inside it and fight in your own palace and others in a sand box mode where you can edit personas /special attacks (create your own attacks) set the damage of attacks , set the hp of the boss etc, set up what status moves it can use , what weaknesses it has and change its cosmetic colouring .. (I haven't really explored this 100% yet so i might need to change this part of the review.) . I do kind of which they had left the reaper weather aligment effects in as it is a away to power level characters they could have balanced this by making reapers only appear when you have no requests in mementos making you waste a day on it Finally i wish they had made a new part of the story when you have to finish 2 palaces in a certain time frame (where competing one basically has you fail the other for some extra consquences or something. The game is almost at perfection levels.. Game is great however i am just stating possibilites for even further improvement. (Finally for a persona 6 its a shame we can't bring back past characters from p3, p4 and p5 and imply that all of the events from each took place at the same time.)    … Expand
  8. ToddTrainer
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    The game has been great, please to play. Great additions, love persona. Worth a second play through
  9. EdwinSpellmir
    Apr 7, 2020
    5
    Having played the original and now this version I was very happy to find it wasn’t just a hacked on extra bit to the game, but an amazing improvement on an already amazing game. My only complaint would be that most of the. We content (most not all) happens after the main story and is gated, meaning if you didn’t do “x” things before the end of the main story, you may completely miss it.Having played the original and now this version I was very happy to find it wasn’t just a hacked on extra bit to the game, but an amazing improvement on an already amazing game. My only complaint would be that most of the. We content (most not all) happens after the main story and is gated, meaning if you didn’t do “x” things before the end of the main story, you may completely miss it. Other then that, absolutely fantastic, the new characters are great, the change to an existing character was very welcome, and the new extra story was very interesting, if a bit morally questionable.… Expand
  10. xxSxx
    Apr 7, 2020
    10
    SPOILER FREE:
    P5 Royal is MUCH funnier. They actually made Joker...well...a Joker. The amount of sarcastic jokes he can make is absolutely amazing.
    So far, this is definitely the better version, definitely for casual players. I haven't come close to finishing this game yet, but so far, it is an easier challenge. But besides the fact that it is easier, it also requires a lot less work to    SPOILER FREE:
    P5 Royal is MUCH funnier. They actually made Joker...well...a Joker. The amount of sarcastic jokes he can make is absolutely amazing.
    So far, this is definitely the better version, definitely for casual players. I haven't come close to finishing this game yet, but so far, it is an easier challenge.
    But besides the fact that it is easier, it also requires a lot less work to actually complete the game, to my experience. That's because Mona doesn't demand us to sleep too often anymore and Confidants rank much faster, again, to my experience. Currently I'm at Second Palace and Ryuji is already at Rank 7 (out of 10). This makes the game a lot more fun in my opinion, because it gives a larger sense of progress and you can enjoy much more gameplay in the first playthrough compared to Persona 5 Vanilla.
    Really, to anyone who still was on the fence of buying this game. Royal is the way to go for you. And to anyone who wants to play this game again, the gameplay improvements are very welcome additions which make a replay much more fluid.    … Expand
  11. NoirVonFreakenz
    Apr 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the King of all JRPGs. I wasn't sure how could someone make an amazing game even better but boi I sure didn't see this coming. Although it feels like playing same game with massive overhaul, the improvements spot on. No wonder it got 10/10 ratings by IGN and Gamespot.… Expand
  12. Thelionbearali
    Apr 6, 2020
    10
    Japst game creators knows how to deliver and make a game filled with details and action and purpose.
    The game is rich in every aspects
  13. Kamarr
    Apr 6, 2020
    4
    Should have been a dlc. You have to scrape off the top dont you ATLUS. Not to mention bending the knee to clowns that make you change a small part in the game.

    Should have been dlc.. 60$+ and cant even offer all the first games dlc.
  14. Pasta_Man
    Apr 6, 2020
    10
    Persona 5 Royal is one of the best games I've ever played, and is Easily one of the best JRPGs if not the best one.
  15. AnasMD128
    Apr 6, 2020
    10
    Most beautiful, amazing turn based game, amazing story game ever made. This expansion is just amazing.
  16. Metamophosi
    Apr 6, 2020
    10
    First of all, I have to admit that Persona 5 Royal is a masterpiece of JRPG in terms of fantastic stories, plentiful content of daily life and a vivid Tokyo. It really fix some small flaws in Persona 5, such as improving the battle experience in Palace and adding some new game play section in Boss battle, which turn Persona 5 Royal into a nearly perfect JPRG for the players who did notFirst of all, I have to admit that Persona 5 Royal is a masterpiece of JRPG in terms of fantastic stories, plentiful content of daily life and a vivid Tokyo. It really fix some small flaws in Persona 5, such as improving the battle experience in Palace and adding some new game play section in Boss battle, which turn Persona 5 Royal into a nearly perfect JPRG for the players who did not experience all content of Persona 5.

    However, for the "old" players, people who have experienced the whole content of Persona 5, there comes with some small problems. Some changes to the stories may bother the old players, and plentiful 3rd semester seems to be not "plentiful" that much.

    After all, if you are a freshman to Persona 5 Royal, you will have a wonderful experience. For the players who have experienced the OG Persona 5, maybe you have forget some parts of the story. So, it is time to back in Tokyo and have another exciting adventure.    … Expand
  17. John2505
    Apr 6, 2020
    0
    Can't justify another $60 on a game. This should have been dlc or at least discounted digitally for people who bought the original.
  18. gabosaurio
    Apr 6, 2020
    10
    Great evolution of an already incredible game.The add of new theme songs and the upscale of the fighting mechanism with the introduction of new assets and characters to develop bonds with makes Persona 5 The Royal a must have.
  19. SurgeLunaYT
    Apr 6, 2020
    10
    The Phantom Thieves are back in action with Persona 5 Royal, which has taken my heart by expanding on what made Persona 5 great. The small changes throughout the game along with refined gameplay mechanics and new characters make the game feel fresh. Whether you’re a newcomer to the series or coming back from the original Persona 5, you will be in for a great experience.
  20. LieNIwakura
    Apr 6, 2020
    3
    well let's be honest here that this game isn't as great as it's hype,
    i can't deny that the facts gameplay improvements, graphic improvements, and the design that they do here is good, but persona 5 itself i can say is a fail game by story aspect and character aspect by my view as a connoisseurs of atlus game especially SMT Franchise and Persona Franchise (which mean i'm not new in the    well let's be honest here that this game isn't as great as it's hype,
    i can't deny that the facts gameplay improvements, graphic improvements, and the design that they do here is good, but persona 5 itself i can say is a fail game by story aspect and character aspect by my view as a connoisseurs of atlus game especially SMT Franchise and Persona Franchise (which mean i'm not new in the series).
    the pacing in the game is really bad especially which **** morganna limiting your action in early game, the character that appear here also almost not interesting for me it's just like all of my friends are **** with really bad character development especially morganna and ironically some of minor character in my social link are better than my main party social link even the silent protagonist which designed to not have actual personality is kinda **** now like he confused between supposed to have personality or not at this rate i can even say persona 1 is better in story and character aspect, the story ? **** man boring as **** i just play one route and after that decide to watch youtube about other ending and not have motivation to play NG+.

    conclusion is this game indeed by aesthethically aspect (Artstyle, Demon & Character Design, Graphic, Music, and Battle Mechanism) undeniable is The best the best in the franchise.

    but story aspect is ****ing big 0.    … Expand
  21. Maestr_0
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    I played original P5 for NG+2, and played royal for NG+4 but it's still my best game ever
  22. cion1840
    Apr 5, 2020
    0
    令人讨厌的结局，宣传的新女主角戏份过少。玩过原版的人还要花时间重头再来一遍令人厌烦。
  23. alsae
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    Impresionante videojuego, y ahora traducido al español, mejor JRPG de la generacion sin ninguna duda.
  24. fernandezhirak
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    Persona 5 Royal es perfecto!!!! De lo mejor que he jugado desde que empece hace ya mas de 20 años!!!
  25. Shinigamisensei
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    People who have zero or something like that are ones who didn't even bother to look at a walkthrough or a gameplay of this they keep complaining about how this game only have some minor changes and stuff well that's not true the game has big changes and literally offers you all of the dlcs that you had to get for 60 dollars for free and even if that was true about how the game had minorPeople who have zero or something like that are ones who didn't even bother to look at a walkthrough or a gameplay of this they keep complaining about how this game only have some minor changes and stuff well that's not true the game has big changes and literally offers you all of the dlcs that you had to get for 60 dollars for free and even if that was true about how the game had minor changes and stuff I literally still enjoy it I went for 3 new game plus in other persona games why not try again?… Expand
  26. ese
    Apr 5, 2020
    6
    this game is quite interesting. I have played it several times and it was perfectly improved by Atlus.
  27. KyrenDuNord
    Apr 4, 2020
    10
    A massive improvement to an already amazing game. Easily one of the best games to ever come out in this day and age.
  28. Medo0
    Apr 4, 2020
    10
    A 100+ hours long JRPG that will take your heart. Perfect storytelling. Amazing music composed by the almighty Meguro-san.
  29. BackProblems
    Apr 4, 2020
    10
    Persona 5 Royal takes everything the original game did and improves on it, while providing fresh and new content for returning players. 2 New confidants, new palace, new characters and hangouts make this such an enjoyable experience, and while I'm about 40 hours in writing this, there's an additional 20-30 hours of new content waiting to be explored at the end. To anyone who hasn't givenPersona 5 Royal takes everything the original game did and improves on it, while providing fresh and new content for returning players. 2 New confidants, new palace, new characters and hangouts make this such an enjoyable experience, and while I'm about 40 hours in writing this, there's an additional 20-30 hours of new content waiting to be explored at the end. To anyone who hasn't given this game a chance, this is the definitive version to truly enjoy one of the greatest JRPGs every created.… Expand
  30. foolishren
    Apr 4, 2020
    10
    An amazing game gets even better! I loved Persona 5 and Royal just adds on to it. Persona/SMT is one of my favorite series. If you're a fan of JRPGs you'll probably love this game.
Page:

Awards & Rankings

1
#1 Best PS4 Game of 2020
12
#12 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
95

Universal acclaim - based on 71 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 71
  3. Negative: 0 out of 71
  1. Gamer Escape
    Jun 10, 2020
    100
    Persona 5 Royal allows players to experience the story they already love in a new way without losing any of the beauty from the original game. New and old characters get their chance to shine through and steal your heart, even the ones you never expected to. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and maybe you’ll even feel a sense of justice for the infamous Phantom Thieves in the end. But one thing you won’t feel is regret in picking up Persona 5 Royal, as it’s truly the best Persona title, if not one of the best video games, I’ve ever experienced to date.
    Read full review
  2. Games.cz
    May 20, 2020
    100
    This is not more of the same, this is not an optional add-on to the original game. This, my friends, is the perfect experience, down to the last letter, down to the last minute. Persona 5 Royal is a Japanese crown jewel.
    Read full review
  3. GameCritics
    Apr 30, 2020
    85
    All of the new additions and content mean that Persona 5 Royal is a clear upgrade to the original. New players should seek this version without hesitation, although vets may find starting the game over from scratch to be too big an ask. Either way, there’s no doubt that Persona 5 Royal sits proudly on the throne of Peak Persona… or at least it will until Atlus decides they can do even more with it.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »