New information regarding Persona 5: The Royal has arrived courtesy of the latest issue of Famitsu magazine. In an interview with key development staff, it's revealed that the game will be easier to manage in various ways, making for what should be a better paced experience. Thanks Gematsu for the translation and breakdown of said interview.
First off, the devs say that they're making it easier to acquire experience points and subsequently level up your party and personas. In Persona 5, experience points can come rather slowly at times, especially since higher difficulty levels award less experience. The hope is that this change will allow you to play at a "better tempo". Hey, the less grinding the better, right?
Outside of combat, The Royal also streamlines general progression through the game. Instead of having to manually track down characters who you want to spend time with or hunt for specific activities, you can have the game "suggest" a destination based on your social links and stats. You can then select this suggestion with the push of a button. In theory, this should make it easier to sail through the adventure's slower moments, and you won't necessarily have to spend minutes thinking about how best to spend your limited free time.
All in all, these tweaks sound quite promising, and we wouldn't be surprised to learn of other welcome adjustments over the coming weeks and months. We love Persona 5 (okay, maybe Sammy isn't its biggest fan), but if there was one criticism we'd level at it, it's that the game does drag its feet here and there. Better pacing in The Royal definitely sounds like a win to us.
[source gematsu.com]
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How Persona 5 manages to be 100+ hours without a huge open world exploration is mind boggling. I guess it's the text but this, Witcher 3 and RDR2 have the best stories so far this gen.
Really looking forward to this one. I'm about halfway into my 2nd playthru, but holding off to replay this version.
“In theory, this should make it easier to sail through the adventure's slower moments, and you won't necessarily have to spend minutes thinking about how best to spend your limited free time.”
Yeah that’s just what this game needs, even less strategic thinking. Just tell me exactly where to go and what to do game!
Honestly, I know this series just isn’t for me.
Since Persona 5 is $19.99, I keep debating on whether getting the game now, or waiting for The Royal next year.
I'd like to get it now, especially since Joker was recently added to Smash, I'm very curious on finally giving the series a go.
@Deadlyblack get it now tbh. If you like it as much as other people seem to I reckon you’d be happy buying the new version for a second play through next year.
@TheArt I can't even remember the story for P5 and I played it twice! As much as i loved Arthur's story in RDR2, my favourite this gen is most definitely from Horizon Zero Dawn. I thought the story, the way it was told and how it kept you in suspense was absolutely superb.
@JoeBlogs yeah that’s the best part of the game from my perspective. I’m playing Dark Souls 1 at the moment and it’s brilliant. This just sounds like the exact opposite to me so not my cup of tea I suppose.
I mean I did play it for 20-30 hours, I think I got to the end of the 3rd dungeon.
Will there be a kind of upgrade for existing PS5 owners?
@kyleforrester87 P5 is definitely a slow burn but it’s hugely rewarding once you get further in. I’d say the game only starts getting truly brilliant after the 3rd dungeon so it’s worth going back to.
@Deadlyblack I’d agree, get it now for cheap. If you love it like I did then paying again for another 100-120 hours of gameplay when The Royal launches seems like a fair deal.
Will there be an option to throw morgana out of your bedroom window every time he tells you to go to sleep?
@kyleforrester87 @nessisonett Thanks guys. I'll be sure to get a copy of the game and give it a go.
Persona 5 took me almost a year to finish, so I don’t know if I will have the patience to play it again considering towards the end of the game got really brutal. But definitely a great game.
@TheArt Well it depends on taste of games, but I’ll put Persona 5 along side God of War, Witcher 3, HZD and RDR 2 as the best stories this gen.
@Rob_230 Even if they let you do that they probably punish you by giving you a 50-50 of being off sick the next day. Similar to how you got sick if you worked too hard in Persona 3.
@ApostateMage @LightingThor funny but I also don't seem to remember HZD's story, it was all about the spectacular gameplay for me. And GOW also to me is quite forgettable. P5 kept me guessing and guessing, it was really interesting. Btw @ApostateMage I thought Witcher 3 or RDR2 was your favourite story this gen and not HZD.
I know I'm in the minority, but the pacing didn't bug me. I can see why others would be bothered, but it's what I've personally come to expect out of a RPG, especially Persona.
But hey, nothing wrong with some quality of life improvements. I'm looking forward to what else is in store.
Man, I guess I'll have to get this?
I bought the original way back with a steal case and tried it out. Really liked what I saw, but was a bit intimidated. I looked up "before you play" and other stuff since there is a time limit type mechanic so I could optimize my playthrough and do everything I wanted, but that just got me more intimidated... I followed a guide for a little while but forgot where I left off or what I was reading so need to start over I think...
So maybe I should get this version so I can do that all over again?
@TheArt The Witcher 3 is my favourite game this gen but I actually found the base story to be nothing special. The journey, side quests and both DLCs were fantastic, though. I thought RDR2's story was great but it was mainly Arthur and a few other great chracters who made it so. But HZD's story was fantastic even without any memorable characters to tell it. Some of those data points were quite haunting to listen to.
If I like Final Fantasy and Yakuza, bets are safe, I'll like this too right? I've always held off on buying it cause I wasn't sure I'd like it. But seeing all these reviews and such, got me intrigued.
@Amusei Definitely worth checking out if you like your JRPGs. It's a bit of a departure from the traditional JRPG structure but I think it's pretty much unmissable if you like the genre. I'd recommend nabbing the original Persona 5 cheap in the PlayStation Store sale or renting/borrowing it if possible. Again, well worth a shot if you've got the time.
@ShogunRok Alright, dope, thnx.
I think I'll just wait for this version though.
I like the idea of it suggesting where your friends are. I got to the very end of the game but when it came time to track all of them down to say goodbye, I couldn't find most of them and gave up at the 99% completion point.
I'd just be happy if they didn't let my evil party members force me to go home and sleep all the time
YOU'RE NOT MY PARENTS!!!!!!
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