BeeQuartz
2019
This review contains spoilers
What can I say about this game that people haven't said already in these past years?
Persona 5 Royal is a masterpiece, and while I'm a P4 fanboy till the day I die, even I can see that this IS the best Persona experience thus far.
Presentation-wise, it's without saying that this game is extremely pleasing to the eyes AND to the ears. Every single song in this game is a delight, the calm songs work well to soothe you in the calm moments, but on the other side the battle themes help getting you pumped up when you need to be.
The gameplay is as fun as a Persona game can get, the combat is fast-paced yet it also makes you think, the big emphasis this game has on techincals and baton pass makes it a very fun time. Every party member feels useful, and the ability to swap between them mid-battle and for them to keep gaining EXP even if they're not in the party made it so they're relevant all the way to the endgame with minimal grinding (I even pulled out Morgana against the last boss, even tho I benched him at Madarame's). Confidants are also a great evolution of the Social Links, since now they aren't just a way to fuse higher level personas, they each have a gameplay benefit that will help you while exploring palaces.
Due to some scheduling issues, I got every confidant to max but The Tower, and this fact will haunt me to my grave.
Fusion is also the best it's ever been, with lots of toys to help you make whatever persona you want with whatever build you want pretty easily.
The story is extremely good, even if the whole rebellion theme can get a bit cheesy. All the Phantom Thieves (Or Phantom Freaks in my game) have compelling character arcs, and even tho some of them got on my nerves (Morgana and Ryuji), I finished the game liking ALL the playable characters, including Miss Sumire Yoshizawa. Speaking of which, the Royal part of the story was good also, having a symphatetic villain is always nice, specially when it's executed like Maruki, where you don't really feel like he's doing anything bad at first. Having extra time with Akechi also felt nice.
Needless to say, I really enjoyed this game and very happy to have finally played it. Seeing how good this game was after hearing about it for so long, it makes me excited to see what Persona 6 has in store for us!
P.S.: Shoutout to my boyfriend for buying the game for me, I love you! ♡
Persona 5 Royal is a masterpiece, and while I'm a P4 fanboy till the day I die, even I can see that this IS the best Persona experience thus far.
Presentation-wise, it's without saying that this game is extremely pleasing to the eyes AND to the ears. Every single song in this game is a delight, the calm songs work well to soothe you in the calm moments, but on the other side the battle themes help getting you pumped up when you need to be.
The gameplay is as fun as a Persona game can get, the combat is fast-paced yet it also makes you think, the big emphasis this game has on techincals and baton pass makes it a very fun time. Every party member feels useful, and the ability to swap between them mid-battle and for them to keep gaining EXP even if they're not in the party made it so they're relevant all the way to the endgame with minimal grinding (I even pulled out Morgana against the last boss, even tho I benched him at Madarame's). Confidants are also a great evolution of the Social Links, since now they aren't just a way to fuse higher level personas, they each have a gameplay benefit that will help you while exploring palaces.
Due to some scheduling issues, I got every confidant to max but The Tower, and this fact will haunt me to my grave.
Fusion is also the best it's ever been, with lots of toys to help you make whatever persona you want with whatever build you want pretty easily.
The story is extremely good, even if the whole rebellion theme can get a bit cheesy. All the Phantom Thieves (Or Phantom Freaks in my game) have compelling character arcs, and even tho some of them got on my nerves (Morgana and Ryuji), I finished the game liking ALL the playable characters, including Miss Sumire Yoshizawa. Speaking of which, the Royal part of the story was good also, having a symphatetic villain is always nice, specially when it's executed like Maruki, where you don't really feel like he's doing anything bad at first. Having extra time with Akechi also felt nice.
Needless to say, I really enjoyed this game and very happy to have finally played it. Seeing how good this game was after hearing about it for so long, it makes me excited to see what Persona 6 has in store for us!
P.S.: Shoutout to my boyfriend for buying the game for me, I love you! ♡
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