Persona 5

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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5569 Ratings

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  1. Huysolo
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    The good: Visual
    The bad:
    - This game is grindy as **** And the game keeps reminding you how grindy it is by using a ****ty, outdated save system, repeated enemies in a castle, some could one hit kill your mc and a ****ty security levels which forces you to kill the same enemies in 3 **** round. And how to lower the security level you may ask, kill more of the same enemies until you ran    The good: Visual
    The bad:
    - This game is grindy as **** And the game keeps reminding you how grindy it is by using a ****ty, outdated save system, repeated enemies in a castle, some could one hit kill your mc and a ****ty security levels which forces you to kill the same enemies in 3 **** round. And how to lower the security level you may ask, kill more of the same enemies until you ran out of SP of course.
    - The story and the characters has little to no depth to them. All the characters need to do to overcome their problems is to have the same ****ty power up to defeat the bad guy. The dialogues are mediocre to bad which tons on cringy jokes    … Expand
  2. Akashdeep
    Sep 10, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** story with generic anime harem waifu **** **** port begging Fandom
    Play a real shin megomi tensay gaem like nortunce strange journey jack bros last Bible demi kids kyuuyaku megami tensei Ronde instead    … Expand
  3. SilentStar
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    The only game that i have played for a whole week non stop and never got bored of which was fascinating to me because i can never play games for more that 4 hours without getting bored or being to lazy to finish it
  4. xronnoz
    Sep 30, 2021
    0
    Poorly designed character with nothing, full of cliches and honestly a waste of time, if you like this game and it's your favorite the you have never played persona 3 or smt nocturne, too easy even in hardest difficulty.
  5. gomi1578
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    A great game !!
    this game blew me away.
    I am absolutely loving it.
    Great experience, great game.
  6. Cingleon
    Nov 27, 2021
    8
    -2 poins. For what? FOR THE EXLUSIVE. WTF. It's my favorite Jrpg and one of the my favorites games. BUT. SONY JUST BOUGHT rights for it. I have ps4 yes. But i really have this platform. For bugs. For bad technical support. I have sony. It's not ps studio. Why just y can't reliase this game on all platforms sega?
    Pc Xbox Switch and Ps5. IT's NOT A PROBLEM. PLEASE
  7. SiRock
    Oct 1, 2021
    5
    Perhaps the most tedious, slow and boring game I’ve played in a while. I love reading and don’t mind a good story driven game, but the writing in Persona 5 seems childish, dialogue borderline nonsensical. The tutorial lasts for like 15 hours, pop-ups and game interruptions make it an exercise in patience. At the same time, characters are likeable, combat pretty engaging. Overall narrativePerhaps the most tedious, slow and boring game I’ve played in a while. I love reading and don’t mind a good story driven game, but the writing in Persona 5 seems childish, dialogue borderline nonsensical. The tutorial lasts for like 15 hours, pop-ups and game interruptions make it an exercise in patience. At the same time, characters are likeable, combat pretty engaging. Overall narrative is interesting but I don’t have patience to ever go back to it… Expand
  8. marcoant94
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    es una maravilla, mecánicas fluidas, hermoso apartado gráfico y la banda sonora la mejor que he escuchado por mucho tiempo. historia profunda, una obra maestra
  9. mario1892
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Love the dynamic battle system that the game has, love the characters and what a story, that kept me playing more than 100 hours!
  10. Qirigin
    Jul 20, 2020
    7
    Its a good game but the game was to long, way to less voice and to mutch to read... The story at the end got very weird and the plotpoints didnt make mutch sense imo. They should have shorten it to 6 palaces or maybe even 5.
  11. Shenandoah
    Feb 22, 2021
    2
    OMG. I can‘t believe the constantly good ratings. This game simply makes no fun at all. Let me summarize: bad characters, bad story, bad visuals, bad gaming performance (for a PS3-like game), bad dialogues, bad gameplay, bad world design, bad combat and skill system, bad user interface, bad cutscenes, bad music. This is one of the worst RPG experience I‘ve ever had. Definitely the mostOMG. I can‘t believe the constantly good ratings. This game simply makes no fun at all. Let me summarize: bad characters, bad story, bad visuals, bad gaming performance (for a PS3-like game), bad dialogues, bad gameplay, bad world design, bad combat and skill system, bad user interface, bad cutscenes, bad music. This is one of the worst RPG experience I‘ve ever had. Definitely the most overrated game ever. Take a closer look to it before buying!… Expand
  12. natesacid
    Dec 19, 2020
    6
    Not enough lotus juice. That’s the entire review. Knack 2 baby. Also I hate Akechi.
  13. zai_zai
    Dec 31, 2020
    8
    Pros:
    1. Great art style and general presentation. Personas and dungeons have great, unique designs.
    2. Core gameplay loop is satisfying with the mixture of dungeon crawling, fusion, and high school sim. 3. Decent story and characters that pushes plot ahead and good value for money as main story is easily 70+ hours. Cons: 1. Standard JRPG style dialogue and character trope. Occasionally    Pros:
    1. Great art style and general presentation. Personas and dungeons have great, unique designs.
    2. Core gameplay loop is satisfying with the mixture of dungeon crawling, fusion, and high school sim. 3. Decent story and characters that pushes plot ahead and good value for money as main story is easily 70+ hours.

    Cons:
    1. Standard JRPG style dialogue and character trope. Occasionally some very corny dialogue.
    2. Gameplay can get quite repetitive and story quality drops off in the second half of the game.


    Overall, a good game that I would Definitely recommend to fans of JRPGs and RPGs but people that do not like anime or JRPG style writing should be more cautious.    … Expand
  14. BeeSting1
    Jan 28, 2021
    8
    A long journey of a game.

    Good - the sae flash forwards are cool way to tell story - the story behind futaba wanting her heart changed makes me feel the phantom thieves were real, cause I could use a heart change myself. This allowed me to relate to the game on a deeper level - there's a certain appeal and humor to leveling up skills doing random normal daily things like    A long journey of a game.

    Good

    - the sae flash forwards are cool way to tell story

    - the story behind futaba wanting her heart changed makes me feel the phantom thieves were real, cause I could use a heart change myself. This allowed me to relate to the game on a deeper level

    - there's a certain appeal and humor to leveling up skills doing random normal daily things like answering questions in class or crafting lock picks or eating a huge burger challenge.

    - the Japanese locations are well done. Good replication of the real places.

    - I love the foul language the characters use, like ryuji. It makes the chars feel organic.

    - the mental symbolism behind each palace based on what the villain perceives their world is interesting to see. Like ATMs for people kaneshiro sees. And art pieces of madarame's students. And kamoshida's view of Ann. It makes me think about what my palace would look like, and the way I view others would be symbolized in my own palace.

    - the music is awesome

    - the characters are diverse and interesting.

    - by the end of it, I felt like I knew the characters personally. It's like I knew them for a life time. This was one positive thing that came out of the insane amount of cutscenes and dialogue.

    - despite the game feeling it was dragged on during the middle, the ending was absolutely beautiful, and it wouldn't have been so had the game not been so long. I really felt like a journey. An adventure. As if I've made a group of long lasting friends.

    Bad

    - too much dialogue. When **** goes down, it's fine. But when nothing's going on, it's tedious going through it.

    - it's very hard to fuse the personas required by the twins because if the persona needed isn't on my list, I would need to spend yen to withdraw it just to see what the fusion result is, then toss it away to withdraw the personas I had on my list originally. This is so inconvenient to the point where I absolutely needed to refer to a guide.

    - sometimes RNG can just completely f*** you over. There was one time I got ambushed, one of the enemies inflicted rage on my whole party, so I couldn't heal, and the enemy just wiped me out in two turns. There was literally nothing I could do to save the situation the moment I got to ambushed.

    - it's unclear when you should spend time with a confidant. The game says bond Wong deepen, so does that mean I shouldn't request them? It's unclear what I should do

    - there's a lot of unnecessary dialogue. Like when grabbing an item in dungeons, some other party members always have to chime in with a completely useless comment, like oh look it's a treasure chest when I clearly see it, or maybe we should try to press this button, when I obviously will press it already.

    - the character animations aren't exactly ground breaking. The characters are standing there talking 95% of the time, making the cutscenes visually boring. MGS is known to have a crap ton of cutscenes too but at least you get to enjoy high quality animations, which makes it more interesting.

    - the negotiations are way too vague. The answers are terribly ambiguous.

    - it sucks that I can't angle the camera freely while running in one direction. This makes scouting for enemies around me while moving difficult    … Expand
  15. Spookydabz
    Jan 24, 2021
    0
    This game isn't really that good cause it is a Turn-Based JRPG and has anime art-style.

    Play a real game like Mario Odyssey
  16. MacG
    Jan 28, 2021
    8
    It's not perfect and it isn't in my all time top PS4 games but Persona 5 is an excellent JRPG that you will have fun with for the best part of 80-100 hours (that's before you consider a new game plus as well). Value for money is second to none, the story is engaging as are the characters and the boss battles are very imaginative.
  17. Charly345
    Apr 20, 2021
    0
    Now that I have finished the game I can say that it was the best RPG I have ever played.
  18. iMemeThere4iAm
    Apr 19, 2021
    4
    If you like VIsual Novels, you will like this game. If you are not into visual novels, you will not like this game. I fall in the second camp.

    I love RPGs, turn-based combat, unique characters, and good stories. I just dont like having to read for 70% of the time. I loved the witcher, Mass effect, Dragon Age, Divinity Original Sin, Fallout, Skyrim, Fallout, Fallout Tactics, etc. RPGs    If you like VIsual Novels, you will like this game. If you are not into visual novels, you will not like this game. I fall in the second camp.

    I love RPGs, turn-based combat, unique characters, and good stories. I just dont like having to read for 70% of the time.

    I loved the witcher, Mass effect, Dragon Age, Divinity Original Sin, Fallout, Skyrim, Fallout, Fallout Tactics, etc. RPGs are my jam. Character building, and synergistic party abilities and combat are what i look for in a good rpg. I play most games for the story, but i still need a healthy amount of gameplay. In Persona 5 the gameplay is buried so deep down that you only get to it every 15 min, and it lasts only 5 min at a time.

    This type of game just isn't for me.    … Expand
  19. Ericastor
    Apr 30, 2021
    8
    Disclaimer: I'm new to the Genre of JRPGs so if you're too this might be a good review to read

    Giving Credit where it's due Persona 5 is definitely one of the most "Jazzy" games i've ever played, all the designers of this game nailed everything, the Soundtrack, the Colors, and the overall vibe of the game is very stylish and upbeat. Another positive point in my opinion is the whole    Disclaimer: I'm new to the Genre of JRPGs so if you're too this might be a good review to read

    Giving Credit where it's due Persona 5 is definitely one of the most "Jazzy" games i've ever played, all the designers of this game nailed everything, the Soundtrack, the Colors, and the overall vibe of the game is very stylish and upbeat.
    Another positive point in my opinion is the whole social part of the game, The daily life of Joker by itself is already very entertaining even without the whole phantom thieves and metaverse stuff, while playin I was way more exited when there was a new event with one of my favorite confidants than when I was infiltrating a Palace. Also the way the social stats are a really nice feature and honestly being able to ace a test with my maxed out knowledge was one of the best feelings the game gave me, even though I had almost no effort doing it.
    This brings me to the last aspect of the game that made it hard to bear towards the end, the combat. In the first 50 or so hours I was really enjoying the combat system but because the game is so long (100hrs approximately) I started to grow weary of it given that there isn't much action since it's turn-based. In the last section of the game Is pretty much pure combat and I almost dropped it there due to the simple fact that I just couldn't handle it anymore, every battle lasted for more than 30 minutes and I didn't feel good after finishing them because I was already fed up with battles, especially when some enemies just heal 100% of their health just as you're about to land that last strike.
    Overall, in my opinion, Persona is a good game, but you need to be really patient in order to play it to the end.    … Expand
  20. Patedus
    Mar 16, 2022
    9
    when i first started this game i played it for 16 hours straight........... pretty good
  21. skinsparks
    Jun 5, 2021
    4
    One of the most disappointing games I've ever played. I'm glad this was free, I just wish I hadn't spent my time on it. I'm not even going to point out the redeeming qualities of this game given that it has 4,350 positive reviews (and only 500 negative). If you ask the fans, it's the best rpg ever, the best atlus game, and it's nearly perfect. I couldn't disagree more.

    P5 is an    One of the most disappointing games I've ever played. I'm glad this was free, I just wish I hadn't spent my time on it. I'm not even going to point out the redeeming qualities of this game given that it has 4,350 positive reviews (and only 500 negative). If you ask the fans, it's the best rpg ever, the best atlus game, and it's nearly perfect. I couldn't disagree more.

    P5 is an over-stylized, highly polished game completely lacking in substance, real style, challenge, or fun. Though it teases you with a vast overworld and hints of interesting combat, what you will get instead is countless hours of hand-holding, pure repetition, monotony, and bad writing. The game consists of nothing more than tacky visual novel storytelling, tedious time management, and the most repetitive combat gameplay I have ever experienced.

    Combat in p5 consists of using a barely functioning stealth system which is nothing but flashy button prompts to enter into 'fights'. 'Fights' go as follows: You hit their weak point, they fall down. You hit their weak point, they fall down. Once every enemy falls down, you use a group attack. This is >90% of the fighting, which is the only real gameplay in P5.

    Aesthetically, the game looks and sounds nice at first, but you will soon realize you've been listening to the same bad attempts at jazz/funk on repeat for the last lifetime while Morgana has been yelling at you every five seconds, as they do the entire game. You will watch the same boring animations over and over and over and over while listening to the same underwhelming, and frankly bad music over and over and over. The worlds look great, the characters look nice (except Panther), the fighting is flashy, but by the time you've completed the first dungeon you will have seen/heard pretty much everything there is to see/hear well over a hundred times. Now get ready to repeat this entire cycle countless more times.

    Okay, so the sound and visuals are repetitive, and the combat is boring and not challenging, and Morgana is annoying. Surely the amazing story makes up for this? Well, let's talk about the 'story'.

    P5 starts strong with a clear theme which is reinforced by everything around you. You are trapped, imprisoned. The world around you restricts you and the main positive force in this world is 'the spirit of rebellion' with which you reclaim your spirit and fight against these literal and metaphorical shackles.

    Sounds awesome, right? Yes, well, you will not hear about any of this again. Sadly this great idea and theme, which is even used as a visual theme in the interrogation room and the velvet room, is not actually part of the story at all. Instead it drops into the very loose concept of 'phantom thieves' which is ultimately nothing more than the exact same formula you'd expect from other persona titles. High schoolers, bad guy, psychic world, bla bla bla. Any interesting story arcs are suffocated under gags, overly drawn out sequences, and the pure monotony of the game.

    P5 is also sorely lacking in nuance, depth, and taste. Do you enjoy long hallways of busts of schoolgirls in tight, small outfits? Do you like hour long gags about the hypersexualized literal 'catgirl' character being forced to take all her clothes off? Well, I don't. And it's sad to see such awful creative decision making undermine this story just like they did in P4. Cheap gags, shallowness, and cliches pervade and infest the world of P5, but there is no rebellion against these distortions because it's just the nature of this trite storytelling.

    Perhaps there is something good buried under hundreds of hours of Morgana yelling the exact same voices lines at you and controlling everything you do, being forced into 100% linear gameplay for most of the game, and doing the exact same combat cycles with literally the exact same button combinations for entire dungeons. In fact, I'm sure there is. Maybe I'll watch the cutscenes on youtube or something, because I'm not finishing this profoundly boring timesink of a visual novel which people are calling a game.    … Expand
  22. Noored
    Jun 14, 2021
    8
    If u want to play nearly best JRPG, you must play Persona 5 and Persona games.
  23. ibblue07
    Aug 18, 2021
    8
    I’m not a big fan of turn-based RPGs, but this game is still fun nonetheless.
  24. Dibalin
    Oct 24, 2021
    0
    Отсутствует русская локализация. Нет озвучки!
  25. Ssanghelic
    Oct 29, 2021
    0
    persona 5 es facilmente uno de los mejores rpg que he jugado en toda mi vida, empezando por su increible carisma, diseño, soundtrack y estilo grafico muy llamativos e innovadores, el sistema de confidants del juego que basicamente te permite que tu personaje adquiera nuevas habilidades a traves de administrar su tiempo en la vida real es de las cosas mas adictivas e inteligentes, elpersona 5 es facilmente uno de los mejores rpg que he jugado en toda mi vida, empezando por su increible carisma, diseño, soundtrack y estilo grafico muy llamativos e innovadores, el sistema de confidants del juego que basicamente te permite que tu personaje adquiera nuevas habilidades a traves de administrar su tiempo en la vida real es de las cosas mas adictivas e inteligentes, el sistema de calendario te obligara a tomar deicisiones de forma inteligente, su sistema de combate es extremadamente satisfactorio y hace que (a diferencia de en otros rpg) las batallas no se vuelvan cansadas o largas sino que todo lo contrario, ya que debido al sistema de debilidades de los enemigos y los personajes el juego te fomentara jugar de forma inteligente y precavida con tal de derrotar lo mas rapido posible a los enemigos, la historia aunque no es brillante es lo suficientemente entretenida para querer llegar al final y los personajes estan llenos de carisma (sin contar el hecho de que puedes conocer mas a profundidad a cada uno de los personajes) el juego dura mas de 100 horas pero de todas esas horas apenas un par las senti aburridas mas de 90 horas de puro entretenimiento, aun asi, recomiendo que mejor consigas persona 5 royale, ya que añade todavia mas contenido y equilibra el juego muchisimo mejor con tal de que no se sienta repetitivo.… Expand
  26. Zanorok
    Feb 22, 2022
    3
    10/10 game, shame I'm unable to play this game. Please Atlus, just port the game already.
  27. DarkwingSchmuck
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    After a nine year hiatus, the Persona franchise roared back onto the scene with Persona 5 -- the best entry in the Persona series, and one of the greatest RPGs ever made. Persona 5 takes the groundwork set by Persona 3, then refined by Persona 4, and perfects its. Every aspect of this game is meticulously crafted, with the most stylish visuals yet, a fantastic jazzy soundtrack, and aAfter a nine year hiatus, the Persona franchise roared back onto the scene with Persona 5 -- the best entry in the Persona series, and one of the greatest RPGs ever made. Persona 5 takes the groundwork set by Persona 3, then refined by Persona 4, and perfects its. Every aspect of this game is meticulously crafted, with the most stylish visuals yet, a fantastic jazzy soundtrack, and a thematically rich and nuanced narrative.

    Persona 6 is due for another franchise reinvention, as Persona 5 has stretched this formula as far as it can go.    … Expand
  28. zach_grech
    May 7, 2022
    9
    Some of the best JRPG dungeons ever made. Story is pretty interesting with some great characters. Combat is extremely fun and flashy. Probably in my top 5 JRPG combat systems. Some characters weren't built up enough which makes some of there moments be a bit underwhelming.
  29. maliou
    Jun 24, 2023
    10
    In 2018, I bought a PS4 to play P5. On the night of staying up late to play the finale, at three o'clock in the middle of the night, I watched the finale animation alone and cried into tears.
  30. mwatcher
    Oct 30, 2019
    10
    Probably the best time sink you could ever be engrossed in. Don’t walk, just run and buy this game.
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Universal acclaim - based on 98 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 98
  3. Negative: 0 out of 98
  1. Cubed3
    Jun 4, 2019
    90
    Persona 5 is an absolutely amazing game that convinces with its art style, music and story. It has anything one could ask for such a game and more. The turn-based battle system offers a wide array of opportunities. While it may not be everyone's cup of tea, it is definitely recommended to give it a go.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Feb 22, 2018
    90
    Persona 5 is a great example of quality jRPG game, with a good story, great battle system and fabulous artistic style, this is a must have for the fans of the series and the genre.
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  3. Power Unlimited
    Oct 19, 2017
    93
    Persona 5 beats every other turn-based RPG in terms of production values, combat, story, symbolics, character design, music, pace and variety. 2017 is a great year for gaming and Persona 5 confirms this with a load of unmatched swagger.
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