What type of game is Persona 5?

Persona 5 is a role-playing video game where the player takes on the role of a male high school student, codenamed Joker, who lives out a single year while attending school in modern-day Tokyo.

Is Persona 5 a turn-based RPG?

Combat in Persona is turn-based, much like a traditional Japanese Roleplaying game. The protagonists fight with Persona, which is like the embodiment of themselves.

What type of RPG is Persona 5?

Released in 2016 on the PlayStation 3 and 4, Persona 5 is an ultra-intense JRPG that blends a gutsy, captivating story with characters who jump to life and feel distinct, and stunning anime-level visuals.

Is Persona 5 an open world game?

At its core, Persona 5 is like most JRPGs, delivering a turn-based battling experience and letting you traverse some sort of open world.

Why Persona 5 is the best JRPG?

Persona 5 Royal is a massive, complex experience that packs in some of the best storytelling and character games have seen in the last decade, all layered on top of rock-solid combat and gameplay mechanics. What's even better is that having the game on Switch makes it much easier to approach this 100-plus-hour RPG.

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Is Persona 5 a good JRPG?

Persona 5 Royal is one of the finest JRPGS Atlus has ever produced, and thanks to the visual and performance boost of the Xbox Series X|S, it is better than ever.

Does Persona 5 have romance?

There are a total of nine characters who you can romance in Persona 5, and ten characters who you can romance in Persona 5 Royal — all of them female. Five of them are teammates, and five of them are confidants scattered around Tokyo. In this guide, we'll be detailing each romance option and how to find them.

How many hours is Persona 5?

When focusing on the main objectives, Persona 5 is about 97½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 173 Hours to obtain 100% completion.

Why is Persona 5 so good?

The game oozes style, with its flashy user interface, distinctive modern-day anime art style, and catchy soundtrack that you'll be snapping your fingers to long after you've shut down the game. The characters are full of personality, and over time, many of them will actually start to feel like friends.

Is Persona 5 an MMO?

Persona Mobile Online (ペルソナ モバイル オンライン, Persona Mobairu Onrain)^? is an MMORPG released for mobile phones in Japan.

What does JRPG stand for?

JRPG (plural JRPGs) (video games) Initialism of Japanese role-playing game, a traditional genre of role-playing video game generally understood as involving a turn-based combat system, linear gameplay, a pre-determined story and player characters, and an emphasis on narrative and storytelling.

Is Persona 5 good for non JRPG fans?

Persona 5 Striker's brand new combat system offers a great way for non-RPG fans to experience Persona 5's fantastic story and characters.

Are Persona games dark?

The series also doesn't shy away from exploring some pretty dark and disturbing themes, which can sometimes come out of nowhere given the penchant for these games to be fairly jovial and light-hearted.

Is Persona 5 Royal combat?

As previously mentioned, Persona 5 Royal features a turn-based combat system, where the game pauses so you can make decisions to attack or defend.

How many endings does Persona 5 have?

In total, there are five possible endings you can achieve in Persona 5. Of the five, three of them are considered "bad," one is considered "good," and then there's the true canonical ending. You can unlock one of the bad endings from the get-go by refusing to agree to Igor's contract in the Velvet Room.

Is Persona 5 hard to play?

But the important thing is to step back, take a deep breath and know that you don't need to do it all. There is a tendency among gamers in general (and RPG players in particular) to be pretty completionist. Persona 5 is a game that makes that really difficult, at least especially on a first playthrough.

Can you sleep with Persona 5?

But in Persona 5, it is straight up. You can date older women, kiss them, and even (in the game's own sweet little off-camera way) sleep with them.

What happens if you date multiple girls in Persona 5?

Choosing to date multiple girls at once will actually net you a bonus scene at the end of Persona 5. On Valentine's Day, your girlfriend (or girlfriends) will invite you to spend time with them. Hanging out with one of them will net you a special SP chocolate.

Who is the best girl to date in Persona 5?

Out of all the potential romances, the standout is the one with Hifumi Togo. While there are some requirements to even start getting to know her, Hifumi's story is well worth the work.

Who is the most romanced girl in Persona 5?

Is Persona 5 a mature game?

Some of the characters in the story also die a fairly gruesome death, bleeding from their eyes and other places. There are at least two enemies in the game that are definitely not for children.

What is the best JRPG of all time?

Chrono Trigger (SNES)

Chrono Trigger is the greatest JRPG ever made and will never be dethroned. There, we said it. With an insane development team that included the creators of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, along with Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball fame, it's no wonder.

Is Persona 5 the greatest game of all time?

The Persona 5 Royal remaster came out to positive reviews from critics, with an average Metascore of 95/100. It has become one of the highest-rated PC games of all time, currently sitting in 9th place — right below Baldur's Gate II, BioShock, and Half-Life 2.