Well, we now know what Persona 5 R is. Kind of. Its full title is Persona 5: The Royal, and the game's brief teaser trailer shows a new female character. But guess what? Atlus says more information is coming next month, on the 24th April. Trolled again!
So... What is Persona 5: The Royal? Well, the official Japanese website now states that it's an RPG, so our best guess is that it is indeed an enhanced version of Persona 5, much like how Persona 4 Golden was an enhanced version of Persona 4. Perhaps this new female character is playable? Or maybe she's an additional endgame boss?
According to a translation of the trailer by Gematsu, she says: "I think helping people is a wonderful thing, but if I had to say, I don’t like them. I don’t think the Phantom Thieves’ methods will make the world a better place or help anyone. In the end, I feel like you can only solve that yourself.” Sounds like she's some kind of antagonist, right? This speech at least suggests that she exists alongside the main character and his Phantom Thief pals, so maybe we can rule out the possibility of her being an optional female lead.
The Royal is still pinned as a PlayStation 4 exclusive, by the way, and we guess that we'll just have to wait until next month to finally get the full story. Didn't we say that Atlus would do this? Give us some predictions in the comments section below.
[source gematsu.com]
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Boom i love it. 😃
I've played through P5 twice. The only way I'd ever play through it again is if Samuel L. Jackson is in it.
@Octane
Spot on ¯(`0´)🌭
Hey, it’s a reason to play it again. I forgot to get the maxed confidant item from the twins for NG+ so I’ve been in too much of a state of mourning to actually replay it.
So we had an announcement of an announcement to announce an announcement in April. Did I accidentally shift into a universe where Square-Enix acquired Atlus instead of Sega?
@Ralizah For a moment I thought Square Enix acquired Sega...
We will need to see what new content is added, but so far I'm exciting for whatever this is.
Tell me what it is already. I need to know if need to open up another 100 hours in my life.
Neat trailer.
...Now stop with the breadtrail crap Atlus!
Not surprised but I am still disappointed. Joker coming to smash in April will shoot up public interest, especially for those who haven’t played P5, so waiting until then to make headlines with the full reveal makes sense.
So who's putting the minimum 90 hour playthrough this time around for PushSquare ? 😝
@oatmealwarrior92 Well we can't let @get2sammyb do it, he'll lower the Metacritic score to a point of no return.
I'm not reviewing this rubbish.
A FES/Golden treatment still seems like the safest bet, although depending on the release date (the announcement for which will be announced on a special day that will be announced during an Atlus event announced at the event that has just been announced for April 24), I do suppose they might still have had time for a spinoff. Except P5 has already been in TWO spinoffs over the last few months.
I honesty wish major publishers would stop doing this crap. If you're going to announce that info will be available, then give us info on what the game is. This is just going to lead to speculation. I know I can't speak for everyone, but I personally don't want speculation, I want straight-up info about the game. Quit jerking us around and give us something concrete other than "new character, check back in a month"!
A sidestory/spin off would be awesome
time to drink the tears of nintendo fans
@Optimusultimus Keeping the console wars alive I see?
I'm kinda hoping it's more a FES/The Answer style epilogue (Though not sure how that'd honestly work with P5) or a side story set within P5's timeframe... That'd be pretty awesome
A P4Golden style remaster however would be disappointing... Though I guess with P5 being my least favourite of 3, 4 & 5, it'll most likely be that
Hope this is a good first comment, been here a while for news and the likes and finally joined up! xD
I hope they have an option to buy an "upgrade" if you have the base game like in FF15.
I don't know which has been dragged out longer, Persona 5's plot, or the announcement of this game.
@Octane hardly. i own both ps4 and switch, i just like seeing others suffer
Why, yes, Atlus. I'd love another announcement for the announcement for the announcement.
I’m pretty sure it’s going to get the shin megami tensei 4 apocalypse treatment. A parallel history in the same engine. It’ll be easier to make everybody who owns the original to buy it.
@Optimusultimus I did hear a lot of people say that MHW will not sell on the PS4 and Xbox. Its not that the Ninty crew is a lot better. Review bombing Horizon Zero Dawn with a 0 and 1. If you give a game a 0 or 1 you are retarded. Even life of a black tiger is a 1,5 then again Metal Gear Survive got a 8 here. 😆
@Leoxlii If its on disc ill buy it anyway stocking up for the digital only future. 🤓
An enhanced remake on the same console the original is on? Sounds like a cash-grab to me.
Having finished Persona 5 earlier in the week I'm buzzing to see now content for it, kinda hoping it's a DLC but a new full game is welcome
So now we wait... for another month.
Sounds like a side story, but there's not a lot to go off...
I think I speak on behalf of no-one on this site: no evidence of Switch version
No female MC - no double dip for me.
Gosh, it rhymes!
Can we just get the game on Switch, please?
I don’t want to play persona 5 again so this sucks.
I still got that reaper to defeat in Mementos. Will do that on my 3rd playthrough if ever I have the chance with how RDR2 just feels like game of the gen currently.
Atlus will personally send @get2sammyb a special edition with extra 30hrs of text. 😆
@Octane @Ralizah I think you mean that we have until April 24th to steal their hearts or Atlus will forever act like Square-Enix.
I hate the breadcrumb trail they're doing, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited.
@Octane lol! Guess I could have worded that more clearly.
@Nerdfather1 I wouldn't hold my breath. Atlus likes to keep its ecosystem exclusives... well, ecosystem exclusive. But, in turn, any of ya'll who want to play SMT V will need a Switch.
@Ralizah Nah, blame the English language
Thinking about who would be considered royalty in Persona five as Kamoshida is king of the school. We know from her uniform that the new character attends the same academy as the main character. My guess would be that she is a relative of Kamoshida. That would mean that she has gone from being the schools princess to being tainted by association thanks to the Phantom Thieves actions. that will give her a reason to have a grudge against the Phantom thieves. As well as allowing her to operate at the same time as the main story.
We also know that The mental shutdowns occurred with about the same frequency as the changes of heart. If she was investigating the Phantom Thieves After Kamoshida’s change of heart they can provide her with a new set of palaces to explore.
I’m hoping we get a parallel story similar to Digimon Cybersleuth Hacker’s Memory.
I will play this again even if it's exactly the same but I can get all of the trophies again. Any extras are a sweet, sweet bonus.
I sure hope this has a DLC option!
I bought the original steel case, tried playing it but got intimidated and was trying to follow a 100% guide and gave up :[
I do still want to get into it really bad, but now knowing there is a more ultimate version coming? I can't afford to re-buy the full game again!
Reminds me of a sort of similar event, I was looking up time travel games after beating Chrono Trigger again, saw Radiant Historia, found it and started playing it, then they drop a trailer and released a whole new enhanced 3DS version! Come on! Either let me beat the originals first or get better timing lol
@Frigate you know it bub
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