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Persona 5 Royal
96.5
Final Score
JRPG
Release Date: 2019
Developer: Atlus
Publisher: Atlus
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Persona 5 Royal

The definitive edition of P5, adding more exciting content while maintaining the essence of the original. With its unique visual language and profound social allegory, it pushes the boundaries of interactive narrative art to new heights.

Art Appreciation

Persona 5 Royal is a near-perfect interactive art masterpiece. As the definitive version of P5, it maintains the essence of the original while adding even more exciting content. The visual design remains an industry benchmark, with the red-black UI design full of fashion sense and rebellious spirit. Every interface is like a carefully designed artwork, perfectly combining functionality with aesthetics. Musically, the Acid Jazz style soundtrack injects a unique urban atmosphere into the game. As Atlus emerges as a rising star in the Japanese gaming industry, this musical style perfectly matches the company's fresh temperament. In terms of story design, the concept of "Phantom Thieves" becoming an iconic meme represents its reasonability within that worldview. Each character has distinct characteristics and complete story arcs, with memorable character development. Although Royal compromises somewhat on balance, making combat relatively easier, this doesn't affect the overall gaming experience. The rich content and excellent playability make you want to keep playing, and "P5 is the best" is no empty claim. [This is an artwork worth savoring repeatedly]

Rating Breakdown

Core Gameplay & Fun
40%

Deductions

Gameplay Depth
-0.5 pts

Kasumi, a playable character and one of Royal's selling points, joins far too late.

Repetitiveness
-1 pts

Grinding Mementos is still pretty dull, which is probably why Ryuji's rank 7 Confidant ability was designed as an instant kill.

Balance
-1 pts

Combat in Royal turns into a god-mode steamroll, and the affection system got much easier too thanks to the after-the-fact phone calls.

Technical Performance & Stability
25%

Deductions

Network Connection Quality
-1 pts

Online features are optional, but once connected they're very unstable, even crashing the game outright at the guillotine, so I stopped using them later on.

Visuals & Audio
15%

Highlights

Music Quality

Refreshing acid jazz — and for Atlus, a rising star of the Japanese game industry, it suits the company's fresh character perfectly.

Story & Narrative
10%

Highlights

Plot Logic

Phantom Thieves of Hearts! That it became a legendary meme shows how plausible it is within its world.

Character Development

Ten-timing! Each one has her own personality, and every story is complete.

Ending Treatment

The true ending is absolutely OK; the false endings are all rather perfunctory, but you can't demand multiple endings — just treat it as a single-ending game.

Translation Quality

The Chinese translation is witty and funny and spawned plenty of memes.

Content & Longevity
10%

Highlights

Game Length

It's already a single-player game with a very long completion time, yet it's never dull and I kept wanting to play. The replayability speaks for itself — "P5 is the best" is no empty claim.

Achievement System Design

The Platinum is very easy; I couldn't help going for it, since the game showers you with rewarding feedback.

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