Do you like Persona 5?
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I'm not saying you can't(though I personally disagree that any of it should be cut.)
It's just depending on which threads you look at you'd think this game was despised or something. So I was just curious.
This isn't meant to be a "do you think P5 is GotG" thread.
Just a basic do you like it?
I have played all of them except for Persona 4 (working on that) and Persona 5 is my favorite Persona game of them all.
I can't really vote, since I haven't actually played it yet; despite really anticipating it prior to its launch. I loved the aesthetic, but the one thing I did not care much for in the previous games was an even bigger focus for P5, so it was a hard pass. I guess if I had played it, I already know that I would have come to quickly not like it much, and once I reached the last 10-20 hours, I would just end up quitting due to pacing. I even almost bought it when it was on sale for like $15 last year.
Preferences aren't logical sometimes. There are games that I logically a love but don't like all.
Yeah, 4 is my favorite Persona game. Doesn't stop 5 from being fantastic in its own right.
I like it, not as much as 2&3 but more than 1&4. It's also probably the most stylish game I've ever played so it has that going for it.
Because not everyone enjoys social sims in their JRPGs, where half of the time you're playing a different genre maybe? What I'm waiting for is the true, big budget heir to Nocturne.
Meh. It's stylish, but it's over-long, mostly boring, and staggeringly repetitive. And none of the characters are particularly well-written or likeable.
I don't hate it, but it's massively overhyped.
I don't hate it, but it's massively overhyped.
Not particularly, no. The structure plays too close to Persona 4, there are a lot of issues with the narrative, it actively discourages you from engaging with the gameplay* (but then so many of the criticisms of it are about how long the dungeons are, so maybe that's what most of y'all want?), but at the same time the pseudo-stealth mechanics were really tedious, and upping the number of girlfriends the main character can have just felt desperate.
I am interested to see how Persona 6 turns out, if they manage to make it with Hashino.
*Although now that I think about it, it also kind of discourages you from engaging in the Social Link stuff too because of how much the story sequences monopolize your time.
I am interested to see how Persona 6 turns out, if they manage to make it with Hashino.
*Although now that I think about it, it also kind of discourages you from engaging in the Social Link stuff too because of how much the story sequences monopolize your time.
I'm actually one of the few who prefer P3 over P4, lol.
But I still think P5's the best overall, despite its flaws.
Persona 5 is not only the best selling title in the series but the best selling Atlus game ever. That means it brought in a lot of new people and understandably, some of them didn't like it.
It also doesn't help that its a solid 100 hour game whereas its predecessor could be completed in 60.
Same. P4G is one of my favorite games ever and the best Persona game for me but I still love P5.
Nope. I love it. Top 2 JRPG I've ever played.
And after visiting Tokyo I love the game even more. What a gem.
And after visiting Tokyo I love the game even more. What a gem.
It's ok. I prefer the cast and plot of 3 and 4 way more. Dungeons and battles were fun. Morgana is awful though
Love Persona 5 and 100%d it but then I got P4G and I've played that way more... need to get back into it for the platinum! Couldn't get into Persona 3 FES or Portable :( And I loved SMT Nocturne and SMTIV!
I also don't understand how you can think P4 is better than 5.
P5 had a better story, better social links, better dungeons, WAYYYYY better gameplay (ain't even close) and a better villain.
OST comes down to preference obviously, I like and dislike tracks from both. The main cast in both games is also 50/50, some characters are just way better than others.
I did play P4 first and at the time it was my favorite JRPG, but 5 just overtook it for me.
P4 lovers, please explain why you prefer 4. I need to understand.
P5 had a better story, better social links, better dungeons, WAYYYYY better gameplay (ain't even close) and a better villain.
OST comes down to preference obviously, I like and dislike tracks from both. The main cast in both games is also 50/50, some characters are just way better than others.
I did play P4 first and at the time it was my favorite JRPG, but 5 just overtook it for me.
P4 lovers, please explain why you prefer 4. I need to understand.
It has its problems, but that's not to say I didn't like it. A mediocre Persona game is still a damn fine game.
Most people like it but the few that dislike it REALLY dislike it and will trash it in every thread it's brought up, so it seems like it's a bigger number of detractors.
I got it for Christmas and loved it up until the final arc. I'm currently doing a second playthrough. I don't play a whole lot of JRPGs and it's very rare for me to finish one of this length, let alone want to play it again.
My only history with the series is giving P4 a shot some years back but putting it down about 10 or so hours in.
My only history with the series is giving P4 a shot some years back but putting it down about 10 or so hours in.
I loved both P3 and P4. P3 suffers due to not having a definitive version but I do think that it has the strongest cast is the series, P4G was my favourite game of all time before P5 and I think P5 takes it's place.
P4G is probably the most consistent Persona game but I think the highs of 3 + 5 are significantly higher than 4.
Do you think it's a case of the series not being for you or is the idea something you'd be into and the execution lets it down?
They obviously wanted to play it super safe because it was their first quote-unquote full length HD title, which to me is what makes Persona 6 so intriguing: Will they just keep playing it safe, or will they do something interesting and actually innovate on the formula.
I hate both P3 and P4 (P1/2 for life) but P5 was the closest to recapturing what I loved about the past titles. It's so slick and stylish, with likable characters and actual meat to the gameplay.
