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Persona 5 Royal Game's Videos Reveal New Character, Gameplay

posted on by Alex Mateo
PS4 game launches in Japan on October 31; in Americas, Europe, Asia in 2020

Atlus began streaming several videos for the Persona 5 Royal (Persona 5 The Royale in Japan) role-playing game on Friday.

The following video is the second trailer for the game.

The following video highlights new features in the Mementos area such as the new character Jose, "Stamp Pads" that can alter elements of Mementos, pitch-black areas, stronger Shadow enemies, and missions that require enemy negotiation.

The fourth "Morgana's Report" is a longer version of the previous video that features Ikue Ohtani narrating as the character Morgana.

The last video highlights the character Goro Akechi.

The game will launch for PlayStation 4 in Japan on October 31. The game will then launch in the Americas, Europe, and Asia in 2020.

The game will feature the new character Kasumi Yoshizawa (voiced by Sora Amamiya in Japanese), and the new confidant character Takuto Maruki (voiced by Satoshi Hino in Japanese). Additionally, the game will reveal the untold third school semester and have new school life and phantom life content. New features will also include Status Assist, more songs, and enhanced graphics with PlayStation 4 Pro support.

Persona 5 shipped for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Japan in September 2016. The game shipped in North America in April 2017 after a delay. The game features animation sequences from the Production I.G studio.

Atlus is also working with Koei Tecmo Games' Omega-Force subsidiary on a separate new game in the franchise titled Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. The game will be the series' first action role-playing game.

Persona 5 is inspiring a stage play in Osaka and Tokyo in December. The original game previously inspired a television anime series, two anime specials, and an unaired episode.

Sources: Atlus' YouTube channel via Gematsu


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