Tag: Persona
News Persona 5 Scramble's Opening Animation Is Unsurprisingly Slick and Super Stylish
Looking cool, Joker
It's not at all surprising to learn that Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers has a seriously cool opening movie. As with the Persona 5 intro, we're treated to sublime style, amazing colour combinations, and some extra smooth music. It's a joy to watch. If you're looking for more Persona 5 Scramble, it's worth mentioning...
News Persona 5 Scramble Looks More and More Like a Full Sequel in 2 Hours of PS4 Gameplay
The Phantom Thieves are back
There's a certain lack of hype surrounding Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. Despite being billed as what is essentially a sequel to the hugely successful Persona 5, it just doesn't seem to be attracting much attention. Perhaps that'll change once the West gets its hands on Persona 5 Royal in March, but in the...
News Latest Persona 5 Scramble Trailer Is Four Minutes of Anime Excellence
Take your heart
Phwoar, just look at this game. If there was any doubting that Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers was pretty much a full sequel to Persona 5, this latest trailer should put that claim to bed. From the dramatic story beats to the cheeky number two which transforms itself into the letter S once we reach the title card, this Dynas
News Persona 5 Sales Break 3 Million Copies, Persona 5 Royal Almost at Half a Million in Japan
Phantom Thieves in the night
Persona 5 sales have jumped a surprising amount since we last heard about how well the super stylish role-playing game was doing. Previously, the title had hit 2.7 million copies -- this was back in August -- but since then, it's actually smashed through 3 million units, which is pretty impressive considering the arrival...
News Persona 5 Royal Western Release Date Officially Revealed, March 2020 Is Now Insane on PS4
A successful heist
Update: Atlus has confirmed that Persona 5 Royal will launch on the 31st March 2020 in both Europe and North America. We've embedded its slick new trailer above. Original Story: Oh dear, it would appear the Western release date for Persona 5 Royal has leaked ahead of its official announcement, which is supposedly happening later...
News Persona 5 Scramble Proves It's More Than Just a Musou Game in New Morgana Trailer
Phantom fighters
In true Persona tradition, the newest Musou spin-off is back with another character-focused trailer for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. Today's focuses on everyone's favourite cat -- Morgana. It's the usual spiel of hectic, seemingly enjoyable gameplay alongside clips and cutscenes that act as a direct sequel to Persona...
News Persona 5 Royal Release Date Tease Prompts State of Play Speculation
Calling card
Persona 5 Royal is already available in Japan, but an announcement for Western territories will be made on 3rd December at 9AM PT. This just so happens to coincide with the 25th Anniversary of PlayStation, prompting fresh speculation that a new State of Play could debut before Christmas. Seeing as a countdown has been added to the...
News Ryuji Still Loves Smacking Things in Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers
Good job, Skull
Atlus has dropped another Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers character trailer. This time, it's all about Ryuji and his favourite blunt instruments as he smacks and stomps his enemies. The brutish fighter plays pretty much exactly as you'd expect him to. The action role-playing game is due out in Japan on the 20th February,...
News Another Stylish Persona 5 Scramble Trailer Shines the Spotlight on Sophia
Call me through your cell phone
The marketing for Persona 5 Scramble appears to be seriously ramping up since the Japanese release of Persona 5 Royal is now out of the way. Following on from Tuesday's footage that placed the focus on Joker, Atlus is back with one more trailer which is all about Sophia. Check it out above. Clocking in at 1 minute 45...
News Persona 5 Royal Leaps Straight to the Top of the Sales Charts in Japan
Royalty
Persona 5 Royal is off to a healthy start in Japan, where it's immediately jumped to the top of the software sales charts (as tracked by Famitsu). A PlayStation 4 exclusive, Royal apparently sold over 200,000 physical copies in its debut week, outpacing its closest competitor, Luigi's Mansion 3, by around 50,000 units. Both titles released...
News Persona 5 Scramble Looks Better Than Ever in New Joker Trailer
The Velvet Room is back
Yesterday, we learned that Persona 5 Scramble is far more than just a Dynasty Warriors rip-off. It's a fully-fledged sequel to the adventures of Joker and co, with a road trip across Japan taking centre stage. Today, howe
News Persona 5 Scramble Is a Direct Sequel to Persona 5, Development Is 90% Complete
The Phantom Thieves strike back
Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers -- the upcoming action role-playing game from Koei Tecmo and Omega Force -- isn't just some Dynasty Warriors-style spin-off. As evidenced by the title's most recent livestream blowout, Scramble is actually an in-depth sequel to Persona 5. Be sure to catch the latest gameplay...
News Persona 5 Royal Launch Artwork Is Worthy of Being Your Wallpaper
Red or dead
To celebrate the release of Persona 5 Royal in Japan, Atlus has wheeled out some lovely new artwork. Commemorating the event, Persona character designer and artist Shigenori Soejima has crafted a piece that's worthy of being your desktop wallpaper (feel free to open and save the image above). It features Joker alongside new character...
News Persona 5 Royal Is Out Now In Japan, Expect Loads of New Details Soon
The Phantom Thieves are back
Persona 5 Royal is now available in Japan as per its 31st October release date. This means that over the next few weeks, the internet's going to be flooded with new information about the game, and you're probably going to want to watch out for spoilers as well. Of course, Persona 5 Royal doesn't launch here in the West...
News Japan Has Another Amazing Persona 5 Royal PS4 Theme
Unmasked
Japan sure gets a lot of cool stuff doesn't it? Just a couple of weeks back, Atlus revealed an exclusive pre-order PlayStation 4 theme for Persona 5 Royal, and we wrote about how incredible it looks. Seriously, it's got to be one of the best looking dynamic themes on Sony's system. And now, Atlus is showing off another Persona 5 Royal...
The Phantom Thieves strike again
If you were expecting Persona 5 Royal to be even longer than Persona 5 -- which is already an incredibly lengthy game sitting at around 80 to 100 hours -- then you may be happy (or unhappy) to know that Atlus has spoken out on the subject. According to the developer, Persona 5 Royal will be about as long as the...
News Persona 5 Scramble Is Much More Than a Simple Action Game Spin-Off, It Seems
New trailer shows quite a bit
If you thought Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers was just going to be another Dynasty Warriors-style action game from developer Omega Force, then you may want to give the title's latest trailer a watch. It's pretty much our first proper look at the game in action, and from what we can tell, there's a lot more to...
News Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers Returns With New Info Next Week
All-out attack
With Persona 5 Royal fast approaching its release date in Japan, we had almost forgotten about Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. Announced earlier in the year, Persona 5 Scramble is a full-on hack and slash action title featuring the cast of Persona 5. We've only seen a very small portion of gameplay so far, but that could all...
News Japan's Incredible Persona 5 Royal PS4 Theme Has Stolen Our Hearts
Royalty
We'd argue that Persona 5 is one of the most stylish games ever made, and now it's got a dynamic PlayStation 4 theme to match. Shown off in the video that we've embedded above, this incredible looking theme is an Amazon Japan exclusive pre-order bonus for Persona 5 Royal, which launches in Japan at the end of the month. It features one of...
News Persona 5 Royal Reveals 'My Palace' Mode, Previous Persona Protagonists as DLC Bosses
Now it's personal
As part of the final 'Morgana Report' video, Atlus has revealed a brand new mode coming to Persona 5 Royal. Titled 'My Palace', the mode is essentially an interactive gallery that houses everything Persona 5. You can look at art work as well as animated story cutscenes, listen to the game's soundtrack, and even view various...
Rumour Persona 5 Royal Releases In the Same Month as Final Fantasy VII Remake
March could be big
We know that Persona 5 Royal is set to release next spring here in the West, but we don't yet have a confirmed date. We can't imagine that an announcement is far off, but thanks to the latest issue of Game Informer -- as spotted by Persona Central -- the release month may have just been outed. In an interview with Persona...
News Persona 5 Royal Has a Remixed Prologue That Features New Character Kasumi
A new beginning
Persona 5 Royal is set to make a number of changes to the existing Persona 5 story. While the overarching narrative will remain the same, both brand new and altered scenarios are going to shake things up a bit. Case in point: the game's prologue has been overhauled, and now features an appearance from Kasumi Yoshizawa -- Royal's new...
News Japan Gets Not One, Not Two, But Three Super Stylish Persona 5 Royal PS4 Models
Take our hearts
Phwoar, Japan's getting some lovely looking Persona 5 Royal-themed consoles later this year. Available to pre-order now from the Sony Store in Japan, there's one PS4 Pro design and two regular PS4 designs. You can see the former above in all of its stylish glory. Below, you can find the two PS4 designs -- one in black, and one in...
News Persona 5 Royal's Opening Movie Is the Grooviest Number of the Year
Get those dancing shoes on
Persona 5 Royal's release date is fast approaching - in Japan at least. Us lot in Europe and the US will have to wait until 2020 to play, but at least the game's opening movie is fashionably cool and stylish. Check it out above. This is a much flashier take on what was already a great opener for the original Persona 5,...
News Persona 5 Royal Gets Another Morgana Report, Sharing Even More Gameplay Details
Getting the gang back together
Morgana's back with another surprisingly beefy Persona 5 Royal trailer. This latest video clocks in at just over ten minutes, and although it's not made up of gameplay entirely, there's still a lot of fresh information to digest. As translated by Gematsu, the highlights include: All-new events have been added to the...
News Final Persona 5 Royal Character Trailer Unmasks Joker
Leader of the gang
The final Persona 5 Royal character trailer is here, and it's the protagonist himself, Joker. It looks like the leader of the Phantom Thieves has some comical outings to look forward to, as we see him pulling off some sick dance moves and training with the twins. He also gets a snooker ball to the face. How embarrassing. Are you...
News We'll Hear More About Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers in October
Out of the shadows
With all the emphasis on Persona 5 Royal, it's been quite easy to forget all about Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. The spin-off was announced back in April, and the bottom line is that it's an all-out action title (no doubt with some role-playing twists) in the same vein as
News Persona 5 Royal Has 'Several New Endings' Based on How You Play
Change your heart
We already know that Persona 5 Royal introduces a number of new story elements, some of which are set to significantly expand and potentially reshape the existing plot. New characters, a whole new school semester -- it all sounds great so far. But what about more meaningful player choice? As it happens, Royal will apparently offer...
News The Persona Series Hits 10 Million Copies Sold
That's a lot of inner selves
The Persona series, which began all the way back in 1996 on the original PlayStation, has reached ten million copies sold, no doubt much to the delight of Atlus. It's a big milestone for a franchise that started life as a Shin Megami Tensei spin-off title, and it's a property that has only recently found mainstream...
News New Persona 5 Royal Confidant Stars in Fresh Trailer
Meet Takuto Maruki
Takuto Maruki is an all-new confidant in Persona 5 Royal. Without spoiling anything, he's a part-time student counsellor at Shujin Academy who gets hired after certain events take place near the beginning of the game. He seems like a nice enough guy, if you ask us. In this fresh trailer, we get to see what Takuto's all about. He...
News Persona 5 Royal Steals a Spring 2020 Western Release Window
Spring is looking deadly
When Persona 5 Royal's Japanese release date (31st October, 2019) was revealed, developer Atlus was quick to confirm that the game would launch in the West in 2020. However, a specific release window was never nailed down, leading to a lot of fans wondering whether they'd be waiting a long time for Royal to arrive overseas...
News Akechi Gets His Own Persona 5 Royal Character Trailer
Guess who's back
Goro Akechi's the star of this brand new Persona 5 Royal character trailer, although we must warn you, if you haven't finished Persona 5, then this video could potentially spoil a few things. The trailer was revealed as part of a lengthy Japanese livestream, in which loads of new details were shared with regards to Persona 5 Royal...
News Fresh Persona 5 Royal Information Spilled Via Gameplay Livestream
New mechanics, events, and even characters
A lengthy Persona 5 Royal livestream has revealed a load of new information about the upcoming game, as well as an unsurprisingly slick new trailer. New gameplay mechanics, events, and characters were shown off, so we've compiled all the details below. Thanks to Twitter user BlackKite for the translations...
News Latest Persona 5 Royal Trailer Shines the Spotlight on Morgana
Phantom Thief
Another day brings with it another Persona 5 Royal trailer, with today's placing the focus on your trusty sidekick Morgana. Check it out above. The new footage unveils Morgana's new Persona, Diego, whose attacks are particularly critical. We get a glimpse of a couple of new scenes, too - customary for these sorts of Persona reveal...
News Haru's Persona 5 Royal Character Trailer Is Here
Haru for you
Haru's received her own Persona 5 Royal character trailer, once again showing off some new gameplay footage, including her special 'Show Time' attack with Morgana. Haru is often referred to as one of Persona 5's weaker characters, partly because she's introduced quite late in the game. As such, she doesn't get as much time as the other...
News Persona 5 Royal Stream Promises First Live Gameplay and New Info
Royal decree
Atlus is hosting a Persona 5 Royal livestream early next month, on the 2nd August. It'll obviously be in Japanese, but it'll be broadcast over on YouTube. The developer is promising a load of new information as well as our very first look at live gameplay. To be clear, we already know quite a lot about Persona 5 Royal with regards to...
News New Persona 5 Royal Trailer Features the One and Only Futaba
Hax
Ah Futaba, you and your crazy antics. The Phantom Thieves' chief navigator will have more screen time than ever before in Persona 5 Royal (along with every other party member, to be fair), with everyone's favourite red-headed nerd nabbing new dialogue scenes and a brand new persona. You can see a glimpse of her fresh content in the new gameplay...
Queen
The Persona 5 Royal trailer for Makoto Niijima is here, giving us yet another brief look at all-new content in the expanded role-playing title. Each member of the Phantom Thieves is getting additional dialogue scenes, and naturally, that's the case with Makoto as well. We also get a glimpse of her 'Show Time' attack with Ryuji. Is Makoto one...
News Persona 5 Royal 'Morgana Report 3' Video Shows New Gameplay and Additions
Persona traits, new accessories, and more
Atlus has released another 'Morgana Report' video, detailing some of the new stuff that players will find in Persona 5 Royal. Alongside a smattering of fresh gameplay footage, the ten minute video highlights a handful of new systems, tweaks, and minor additions. For starters, we get to see Yusuke and Ann's...
News Persona 5 Royal Yusuke Trailer Shows Off New Gameplay and Some Sick Sword Skills
Foxy
Atlus is really starting to pump these Persona 5 Royal character trailers out now, and today it's Yusuke's turn. Once again showcasing some brand new dialogue scenes and some fresh gameplay clips, it looks like every member of the Phantom Thieves is going to get some additional time in the spotlight. The highlight here is Yusuke and Ann's...
News One of Persona 5's Best Girls Gets the Royal Treatment in New Trailer
Ann x Morgana
She's no Makoto, but Ann Takamaki was surely one of your favourite characters in the early game of Persona 5. And in this latest trailer for the enhanced Persona 5 Royal, she's the main focus. Check it out above along with a minute of brand new footage. The trailer debuts a new combo attack for Ann and Morgana, as well as multiple...
News Ryuji Returns in Persona 5 Royal Trailer, Has a New Persona and a Cool Team Attack
Freakin' boring!
It looks like Atlus is going to start releasing gameplay trailers for each member of the Phantom Thieves as we creep closer to the Japanese release date of Persona 5 Royal. We've already had newcomer Kasumi, and now it's time for Ryuji to step up. The trailer shows off his new persona, as well as an awesome team attack that he can...
E3 2019 Persona 5: The Royal Steals an English Trailer
The Phantom Thieves return
Atlus has released a new English trailer for Persona 5: The Royal to coincide with E3 2019. It's the same footage as we saw in the Japanese revel trailer back in April, but again, it's all in English. Still, we won't need an excuse to watch such a stylish Persona trailer! Persona 5: The Royal is coming West in 2020. We...
News Persona 5: The Royal Gets All-New Gameplay Trailer Featuring Newcomer Kasumi
Is she best girl yet?
Kasumi Yoshizawa is a brand new party member in Persona 5: The Royal, an enhanced, expanded version of Persona 5 that's due out in Japan later this year (and next year in the West). Kasumi's been a focal point for all of The Royal's marketing so far, and now she's got her very own character trailer. We get to see her hanging...
News Persona 5: The Royal Teases Your First Meeting with New Character Kasumi
New best girl?
Atlus is beginning to tease little bits and pieces of Persona 5: The Royal as we edge closer and closer to its Japanese release later this year. The company's official Twitter account has pushed out a cheeky 20 second clip showing how the protagonist first meets new character Kasumi Yoshizawa. After grabbing the kid's balloon, Kasumi...
News 'Morgana Report' Video Shows Off Some New Stuff in Persona 5: The Royal
Meow
Atlus has released its first episode of 'Morgana Report', which is set to be a series of short videos showcasing various new aspects of Persona 5: The Royal. In the initial clip that we've embedded above, we get to see some freshly added scenes, some of which feature new characters. It's all in Japanese, but you get the gist of it. The Royal...
News Persona 5: The Royal Improvements Point to a Better Paced Game
More experience and suggested actions
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...
News Persona 5 Save Data Won't Work With Persona 5: The Royal
Just in case you were wondering
If you were holding out hope that your Persona 5 save data will somehow carry over to Persona 5: The Royal, we've got bad news for you: it won't. Given that The Royal is, seemingly, a much expanded adventure as well as a heavily tweaked one, the confirmation comes as little surprise, but it's still nice to know for...
News Persona 4 Golden Director Returns for Persona 5: The Royal
Golden opportunity
Persona 4 Golden, the expanded and enhanced PS Vita version of Persona 4, is thought of by many fans as the best game in the entire Persona series. And now, Persona 5 finds itself in a similar position as its predecessor, with PS4 exclusive Persona 5: The Royal due to arrive later this year in Japan (and next year here in the...
News The Mysterious Persona 5 S Is Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, and It's Coming to PS4
An action RPG
Well, we never saw this coming. Persona 5 S is actually a musou-style game. In other words, it's like Dynasty Warriors, and it's called Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. No release date or release window has been given. What do you make of this? Slice up some shadows in the comments section below.
