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Friday22nd Jul 2022
Soapbox No Free PS5 Upgrade for Persona 5 Royal Is an Insult to Fans and the Game Itself
Royally screwed
News broke this week that Persona 5 Royal won't offer any kind of upgrade path for those who already own the game on PS4, but want to grab the shiny new PS5 version that's set to launch on the 21st October. And frankly, that's a disgrace. Persona 5 Royal is itself a re-release of Persona 5 — and that didn't have an upgrade path...
Friday25th Dec 2020
Game of the Year #8 - Persona 5 Royal
Heart taker
Persona 5 Royal is proof that you can indeed improve upon (near) perfection. This greatly enhanced and expanded re-release of Persona 5 is a masterpiece — a refinement of an already standard-setting RPG. Its headline acts include a brand new playable character as well as an entirely fresh and final story chapter, but Royal's huge range...
Wednesday1st Apr 2020
Poll Did You Buy Persona 5 Royal?
Did you play Persona 5?
Persona 5 Royal is finally available here in the West on PlayStation 4, and if you haven't already seen our review, we absolutely loved it. But the incredibly lengthy role-playing game is releasing just as the schedule is starting to look crowded. We've got Resident Evil 3 coming up in just a few days, and then it's off to...
Tuesday17th Mar 2020
Round Up Persona 5 Royal Reviews - Currently One of the Highest Rated PS4 Games Ever
The revolution begins
Persona 5 Royal reviews are beginning to hit the web, and it's looking exceptionally good for the enhanced role-playing title. Right now at the time of writing, the game sits at a staggering 96 on Metacritic, making it one of the most highly rated PlayStation 4 titles ever released. Considering the original Persona 5 topped out...
Site News Where's Our Persona 5 Royal Review?
Take your time
The embargo on Persona 5 Royal reviews lifts today (that's the 17th March if you happen to be reading this at a later date), but where the heck is Push Square's definitive judgement? Well, the truth of the matter is that we simply haven't finished playing it yet. Honestly, we forgot just how gigantic Persona 5 actually is -- and this...
Monday17th Feb 2020
Hands On Persona 5 Royal Is So Much More of 2017's Game of the Year
Shujin's finest
Atlus isn't looking to reinvent what it means to be a JRPG with Persona 5 Royal. The much-expanded rerelease of Push Square's 2017 Game of the Year is still that same 100+ hour epic journey through the trials and tribulations of Shujin Academy's favourite friendship group. So, what do franchise fanatics have to look forward to when...