Persona 5 - why is everyone going gaga over it?

ic1male · 19 Mar 2017 at 22:53

Persona 5 comes out on April 4th. I've heard of both Persona and Megami Tensei but never played one. So I went and looked at a few videos on YouTube and Twitch. I don't get it. The interwebz is heralding this game as possibly the greatest PS4 title yet. But from what I've seen the graphics look like something from PS2 and it's all talk and no action.

Please someone remove the blinkers from my eyes and enlighten me!

barmyllama · 20 Mar 2017 at 08:24

No idea myself.

I'd never played one until I tried Persona 4 Golden on the PSVita. I gave it 4 hours and all the time I was bored out of my brain. The story wasn't particularly engaging and the rest of the game felt like a bog standard, turn based, JRPG.

I have preordered it for the PS3 because I believe it will be the last game release for the system in Europe. I'd be surprised if the usual FiFA and NHL etc will see a release later in the year. But i could be wrong, but worth a punt for £26.

ThestigGT999 · 20 Mar 2017 at 10:59

not my cup of tea

Noxia · 20 Mar 2017 at 12:55

barmyllama said:
No idea myself.

I'd never played one until I tried Persona 4 Golden on the PSVita. I gave it 4 hours and all the time I was bored out of my brain. The story wasn't particularly engaging and the rest of the game felt like a bog standard, turn based, JRPG.

I have preordered it for the PS3 because I believe it will be the last game release for the system in Europe. I'd be surprised if the usual FiFA and NHL etc will see a release later in the year. But i could be wrong, but worth a punt for £26.

4h isn't even past the tutorial part really. I thought hte same but it really opens up after a while. It hasn't got such a following and overwhelming reviews for the fun of it

That said, I've still not finished it but I suspect P5 will be contending for GOTY. I feel the same way about the GTA series TBH.

ic1male · 20 Mar 2017 at 12:59

Noxia said:
I suspect P5 will be contending for GOTY.

Why though?

barmyllama · 20 Mar 2017 at 13:28

Noxia said:
4h isn't even past the tutorial part really. I thought hte same but it really opens up after a while. It hasn't got such a following and overwhelming reviews for the fun of it

That said, I've still not finished it but I suspect P5 will be contending for GOTY. I feel the same way about the GTA series TBH.

That maybe true. But if, as a developer, you haven't convinced me after 4 hours of playing your game then you're doing something wrong or your game just isn't for me.

It may not help that Persona 4 is a PlayStation 2 game from 2008, so maybe it hasn't aged well.

Noxia · 20 Mar 2017 at 14:43

ic1male said:
Why though?

It's the first one since P4 and that did very well, it's sat at 93% metacritic (yeah I know) I don't really have the answer.

barmyllama said:
That maybe true. But if, as a developer, you haven't convinced me after 4 hours of playing your game then you're doing something wrong or your game just isn't for me.

It may not help that Persona 4 is a PlayStation 2 game from 2008, so maybe it hasn't aged well.

It is very text heavy so if you have ADHD or just prefer more action then sure it wouldn't gel. I posted something similair in Reddit and I was urged to go through a few more hours and Im glad I did. I didn't like hte combat and dungeon crawling though, I just liked the social link stuff but you probably didn't get that far. I also like visual novel games like Danganronpa etc so that probably helps explain it!

Clarkson · 20 Mar 2017 at 14:47

I've never heard of them.

barmyllama · 20 Mar 2017 at 15:27

Noxia said:
It's the first one since P4 and that did very well, it's sat at 93% metacritic (yeah I know) I don't really have the answer.

It is very text heavy so if you have ADHD or just prefer more action then sure it wouldn't gel. I posted something similair in Reddit and I was urged to go through a few more hours and Im glad I did. I didn't like hte combat and dungeon crawling though, I just liked the social link stuff but you probably didn't get that far. I also like visual novel games like Danganronpa etc so that probably helps explain it!

I've played through a few text heavy games in the past. So I can play those types of games if I find them fun or engaging. Maybe I'll give it another go from where I last saved and see if I can get more out of it.

Noxia · 20 Mar 2017 at 15:38

barmyllama said:
I've played through a few text heavy games in the past. So I can play those types of games if I find them fun or engaging. Maybe I'll give it another go from where I last saved and see if I can get more out of it.

I cant wax lyrical too much about it as I say because I haven't even finished it but I just think you may be missing out a bit especially now as you've said you enjoy text heavy games. If you don't like the whole high school setting htough then that won't do much good!

ThestigGT999 · 21 Mar 2017 at 00:48

well previews are out http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1350281

ic1male · 21 Mar 2017 at 01:13

I'm intrigued mainly because it's an Atlus game and I loved Catherine on the PS3.

mahius · 21 Mar 2017 at 07:08

I was going to order the Collector's Edition, but now it's not in stock anywhere, so I've lost my chance. Oh well, just means I'll buy the regular version of the game a good while later then. Not played one of these, but many say the series is good and Persona 4 Golden was pretty much the biggest reason to own a PSVita.

GTanny · 22 Mar 2017 at 21:15

loved P3P on the PSP but never finished it but got close (or it seemed that way with the story) enjoyed what I played of 4 Golden (maybe 20 hours) but just didn't have the time to put into it to really get the most out of it.

its a game of 2 parts, challenging dungeon crawling/grinding which is a nice system but can get repetitive and a story with a friendship system where you have to balance out being friends with people including your party members that gives you boosts in combat. there is also a semi Pokémoneqsue system where you gain personas and combine them to make more powerful personas with better powers.

if you want to get everything out of a game they will be up there in content with the likes of Skyrim for £p/h but possibly much longer due to replayability.

ThestigGT999 · 23 Mar 2017 at 12:37

almoststew1990 · 25 Mar 2017 at 00:31

I have p4g on Vita and like barmyllama I hadnt played any of the series until this one came along (and was meant to be one of the top games for the system, although that isn't saying much). I lasted longer, a good 20h or so, had completed a few dungeons and was building my team, but just wasn't really having fun considering I dont like JRPGs... or turn based combat... or the art style... Or high school dramas...

G-MAN2004 · 25 Mar 2017 at 01:50

Lol wat. If this is game of the year, I'll sell my PS4 and never game again. Also eat my hat.

Narj · 25 Mar 2017 at 13:11

G-MAN2004 said:
Lol wat. If this is game of the year, I'll sell my PS4 and never game again. Also eat my hat.

Pretty much my thoughts. What is this I don't even!

McManicMan · 28 Mar 2017 at 17:38

loved the vita edition, finished it in just over 70 hours i think, got this one on pre-order. Just love the wackyness and art style of the series and storylines

ic1male · 29 Mar 2017 at 17:48

Got a gold "essential" review from Eurogamer now.