Persona 5 Royal (2019)
Persona 5 Royal is a 2019 role-playing (rpg) video game made by Atlus and P Studio.
Ren Amamiya arrives in Tokyo on probation, enrolled in a new school and living above a cafe run by a gruff but decent man. By night, he and a growing circle of misfits slip into the Metaverse, a collective unconscious where the distorted desires of corrupt adults take physical form as palaces. Persona 5 Royal is a lavish RPG about teenagers who decide that the adults ruining their lives deserve to have a change of heart, whether they want one or not. The Royal edition expands the story with a third semester and a new set of characters.
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What is Persona 5 Royal about?
Ren Amamiya arrives in Tokyo on probation, enrolled in a new school and living above a cafe run by a gruff but decent man. By night, he and a growing circle of misfits slip into the Metaverse, a collective unconscious where the distorted desires of corrupt adults take physical form as palaces. Persona 5 Royal is a lavish RPG about teenagers who decide that the adults ruining their lives deserve to have a change of heart, whether they want one or not. The Royal edition expands the story with a third semester and a new set of characters.
When was Persona 5 Royal released?
Persona 5 Royal was released on 31 October 2019.
Who made Persona 5 Royal?
Persona 5 Royal was made by Atlus, P Studio and Sega.
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A few thoughts on Persona 5 Royal
The game's distinct jazz-inflected score is a character in its own right. 『ペルソナ5』オリジナル・サウンドトラック collects the full original soundtrack, and it holds up beautifully on its own. PERSONA -trinity soul- is a separate anime set in the same mythos if the Persona world has its hooks in you.
Teens who take justice into their own hands when the adults won't
The Phantom Thieves in Persona 5 Royal target adults the system protects, forcing a change of heart no court ever would. Death Note follows a teenager handing out his own version of justice, The Outsiders gathers a found family failed by the world around them, The Crucible exposes a town's respectable hypocrites, and City Hunter chases cases the police leave alone.
Ordinary teens hiding an extraordinary life no one else can know about
Ren Amamiya spends his school days as a quiet transfer student on probation and his nights slipping into the Metaverse as a Phantom Thief, and nobody at school can ever find out. Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Persona -trinity soul- both follow young people managing the same split, Gintama's cast hides legendary pasts under ordinary jobs, and the game's own soundtrack carries that tension in every track.