THE LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE VOL. 51 EDITION 22 MAY 6, 2020 A DIP INTO THE ETAVERSE M Explore the Gameplay, Music, and Character Profiles of Atlus' “Persona 5” REVIEW BY ability called the “Wild Card”, an ability to have more than one persona. You can JOSHUA BLOEDEL execute certain personas to make a more Persona 5 is an M-rated RPG powerful persona. You can also turn created by Atlus. Released on April them into items or exp for your other 4, 2017, in the west (September 15, personas. As your personas level up, 2016, in Japan), this game has stolen they will learn more magical abilities. the hearts of many gamers as well as a The game also has a beautiful art-style ton of awards. In BTVA (Behind the and fantastic music such as “Wake Up, Voice Actors) Awards, the game won Get Up, Get Out There”, “Beneath the the best male lead and supporting vocal Mask”, “Last Surprise”, etc. role in a video game. In the NAVGTR So to recap, when it comes (National Academy of Video Game to story, this story is entertaining. Trade Reviewers) Awards, it won in Art My problem is that there were some Direction (Contemporary), Costume missed opportunities with some of the Design, Direction in a Game Cinema, characters. The story also seems to drag Game (Franchise Roleplaying), and on a little too long near the end. I give Writing in a Drama. Finally, in the Game A few of the characters you first world, you can bond with your characters the story an A-. Awards, it was nominated for Game of meet in your team are Ryuji Sakamoto as previously mentioned, increase your The gameplay is very fun. I the Year and Best Art Direction. With (codename: Skull), Ann Takamaki social stats (intelligence, kindness, etc.), love exploring the Metaverse while Persona 5 Royal finally out for PS4 (the (codename: Panther), and Morgana go to school, take on part-time jobs for also having a “normal” life in the real remaster of Persona 5), I find it only (codename: Mona). Ryuji was once the money, use that money for shopping, world. I just don’t like how cramped the fitting to review the original game. So, is star member of the Shujin Academy and craft items for the Metaverse. You game can be with its calendar. I give the this game delicious like pancakes, or is it track team. However, after trying to can even have a girlfriend if your bond is gameplay an A. pathetic? Find out in this review. stand up against the team’s abusive coach strong enough. It seemed very awkward I absolutely LOVE the You play as Ren Amamiya (Suguru Kamoshida), his leg was broken to me, however, that you can have soundtrack. There are just so many (while he is called Akira Kurusu in and his track team was suspended. someone like your teacher as a girlfriend. great pieces in this game. It also first the manga, I’m gonna stick with Ren Ann Takamaki is a model In the Metaverse, you can introduces the instrumental and then for the review since that is his name in Tokyo. Due to her foreign blood, explore Mementos which is basically a shows the lyrical version later. I give the in most appearances.), a high-school she has only one friend being Shiho palace for the general public, take on soundtrack an A+. Bonus points for the student put under probation due to Suzui. Shiho is a part of Kamoshida’s requests by changing people’s hearts in beautiful art-style. being falsely charged with assault for volleyball team. Occasionally, she will Mementos, or take on palaces to steal To conclude, Persona 5 is a protecting a woman who was being have “private training” sessions. After a person’s heart. However, you have a great game with a great story, gameplay, attacked by a drunk man. After moving the sessions, however, she gets injuries. due date to steal a person’s heart so time soundtrack, and art-style. to Tokyo, he meets his new classmates To protect Shiho from these physical management is key in this game. Though some characters could use in Shujin Academy and finds out about abuses, Takamaki herself became a Each day you can craft tools to more attention and the gameplay could the Metaverse, an alternate universe victim of Kamoshida's sexual abuses. loot chests in the palaces or Mementos, be quite difficult if you aren’t good with where the distorted desires of people are Morgana is a cat, despite bond with your confidants, or do stuff time management, I highly recommend manifested. him insisting he is a human. You like watching a movie to increase your this game. I give this game a 9.3/10. In the Metaverse, if a person’s first meet him in the first palace social stats. My main problem with desires are distorted enough, it becomes being Kamoshida’s. His backstory is the gameplay is it’s really hard to do a palace which is a dungeon of that mysterious but he is very familiar with everything due to how cramped the person’s desire. If you steal the person’s the world of the Metaverse. In the real calendar is. You have to replay the game treasure or heart (the source of the world, he accompanies you as a cat and since it saves your social stats if you want person’s desire) the palace crumbles and demands you to go to sleep despite you to bond with everyone. the person is penitent and pleads guilty wanting to do other stuff at night. When battling shadows for his crimes. Ren, also known as Joker, There are a ton of other great (enemies in the Metaverse), you can use and his classmates explore the Metaverse, characters but I wish there were more personas to use magic, a gun, or melee calling themselves the Phantom Thieves, details into some of the characters like attacks. Every shadow has a certain and stealing the hearts of rotten adults. Haru and Arsene. weakness. If you expose the weakness, Later, Ren gets caught and is interrogated In this game, you explore the they become stunned which allows you by Sae Nijima. Most of the game is Metaverse as Joker while also bonding to get more money, items, or let me trying to piece together what happened with your characters (or confidants) for join your team as a persona. All your between you moving to Japan, to being some sweet rewards to make the game teammates have a unique persona. captured and interrogated. easier as Ren. 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