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Persona 5 Review - DigitalCentralMedia

"Persona 5 is just brilliant. Not only is it the best exclusive on the PS4. It’s also one of the best JRPG’s of all time"

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TheGamez1003217d ago

Here we go, can see many 9+/10s for this game. 1 more week!

krontaar3217d ago

woah it really is only a week away. It feels like we've been waiting for this for an eternity. The last few months really flew by

freshslicepizza3217d ago

kicking myself for not ordering this earlier for the PS3

NewMonday3217d ago

"one of the best JRPG’s of all time"

AspiringProGenji3217d ago (Edited 3217d ago )

Thank you for reminding us the game is on PS3. I swear we didn't know s/

freshslicepizza3217d ago

@AspiringProGenji
"Thank you for reminding us the game is on PS3. I swear we didn't know s/"

i have a ps3, not a ps4. is there a problem?

remixx1163217d ago

@moldy

You should really get a ps4 bro

franwex3217d ago

Why are you guys being console fanboys right now? A great game has come out, at least he can still play it without spending money on a console that he was not gonna buy anyway most likely.

AspiringProGenji3217d ago

Not at all. I'm impressed you don't have a PS4 *gasp*

ShadowKnight3217d ago (Edited 3217d ago )

Moldybread 😅😅😂

Wow all these Sony exclusives with great review scores

_-EDMIX-_3217d ago

@mold- you could still pre order it off of Amazon and I believe it's at a discount price for PlayStation 3.

I would also probably advise you to purchase a PlayStation 4 if you even like Japanese RPGs because with the onslaught of Japanese RPGs that are releasing you're probably going to be left in the cold in the next year or so.

If you own a PlayStation 3 for Japanese RPGs the next logical step is to own a PlayStation 4 because I don't see the rest of SEGA's big RPGs coming on PlayStation 3 after this.

@As-when you have articles like this continuously calling it a PlayStation 4 exclusive it is definitely within the realm of possibility that many users do not know it is also releasing on PlayStation 3.

nX3216d ago

Guys he's an autistic troll, maybe the worst N4G has ever seen. What makes you think he is doing anything intelligent with his time that would enable him to purchase a new console? Persona probably runs just as fine on PS3 so let him continue his miserable life of downplaying anything he can't get himself.

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bouzebbal3216d ago

no idea how you guys manage to play all these games.
this first quarter is so mental i never witnessed such a massive flow of good games in such a short period during my 25+ year experience in gaming.

ShadowHarp3216d ago

you're offending ps4 owners by not owning one dude, chill.

Realms3216d ago

@ShadowHarp

Or maybe moldy is a troll and is always trying to hate on Sony there is a reason why many of us don't believe anything he say's even when he is being positive. I seriously doubt he had any real interest in this game otherwise he would have bought it instead of trying to down play it because it's also available on the PS3.

S2Killinit3216d ago

I don't even read what Moldybread writes anymore, except sometimes for amusement.

On topic: I've been super hyped for this. I've never played any of them before but I've seen one played, and it took my money right there and then.

mikeslemonade3216d ago

The game would be better if they didn't make PS3 version and that's a fact.

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trooper_3217d ago

I can't wait for this game.

Kribwalker3217d ago (Edited 3217d ago )

This review has clicbait written all over it. It's either a lot of nostalgia or Sony pulled out the checkbook early with these reviews,
"Overall Persona 5 is a “perfect” game. But really no game is perfect but Persona 5 is very close to perfection"
If it's close to perfection but not perfect should it get a perfect score?

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AspiringProGenji3217d ago (Edited 3217d ago )

You sound as naive as Jayden Smith on Twitter

Nasisbot3217d ago (Edited 3217d ago )

Ah poor xbox kids, crying the whole generation. *media bias media bias media*

Funny how sony is bankrupt according to these clowns yet sony has tons of sony to send to reviewers for their games. Which is it kiddo?

Back to watching crapgamer videos you go.

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Kribwalker3217d ago

It's funny, I used every reason to call out this review that you guys have been calling out on every Zelda review, but it's a different story now eh

johndoe112113217d ago

"It's funny, I used every reason to call out this review that you guys have been calling out on every Zelda review, but it's a different story now eh"

In other words you basically just came here to troll?

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Kribwalker3217d ago (Edited 3216d ago )

@titanium never said you, just generalizing some of these great ones

"The 10th Rider1d 16h ago (Edited 1d 16h ago )
Don't you mean "great to see Nintendo shelling out more money to no-name sites for that near-universal praise"? /s"

http://n4g.com/comments/red...

@johndoe
No not to troll, but to see if there would be a lot of hypocrisy, and if I hadn't said something I could have seen it grow

UltraNova3216d ago

Kribwalker,

The sooner you realise that you are wasting your life on trolling the better. Go get a ps4 asap you sure as hell need it!

Kribwalker3216d ago

@ultranova
https://s14.postimg.org/b7l...

I have a PS4 and a switch as well as my Xbox one

guyman3216d ago

Mmmmm the tears are delicious

Keep crying you pathetic microsoft fanboy. Your favourite console wishes it had games as good as persona 5

rainslacker3216d ago (Edited 3216d ago )

Dunno about that. The Persona series consistently scores high, and is often considered one of the best JRPG's out there. It doesn't have the mainstream recognition that things like Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest has, but without fail, it delivers on quality.

As far as trying to compare it to Zelda. Well, I can't ever recall a Persona game having frame rate drops, glitches, or questionable mechanics which seem out of place. Sure, it's not perfect everywhere, but it's typically flawless in execution. So, yeah, you're just trolling for no reason.

UltraNova3216d ago

Krib

Am I supposed to beleive thats your living room based on my trust for you? Anw I dont care wether you have a ps4 or not, just stop wasting yours and more importantly our time for trolling.

Grow up.

gangsta_red3216d ago

As much as i am excited for Persona finally to release, Krib has a point.

There was nothing but excuses for Zelda getting perfect scores and some of them had nothing to do with glitches and bugs.

@rainslacker

Sorry Rainslacker but you act like Zelda crashes every step of the way or is unplayable because of bugs. Truth is i havent read from a lot of people who played the game have as many issues as you and others keep bringing up to discredit the game or argue why it doesn't deserve the scores it's getting.

If Krib is trolling for no reason then I suggest you go back and apply that logic to the others in those Zelda articles.

Gazondaily3216d ago

@rainslacker

"Well, I can't ever recall a Persona game having frame rate drops, glitches, or questionable mechanics which seem out of place."

But then goes on to say about Persona: "Sure, it's not perfect everywhere, "

So what's your point lol?

Ridiculous lmao

Kribwalker3216d ago

@kalkano
You do understand this is the 5th game in the series right?

S2Killinit3216d ago (Edited 3216d ago )

hey look its Gangsta-Red and Septic in the same article at the same time once again, what a coincidence.

@ Bluefox755
LOL you cracked me up with that!

Markusb333216d ago

gotta get some negative angle in there quick eh, thats what i love about the gaming world, everyone loves a negative. Its fine im not a fan of zelda but i just wont play it, its that easy.

AspiringProGenji3216d ago

So why don't you three go to every person that hurt your feelings about Zelda scores being bought instead of posting that to people that don't have anything to do with it?

Eonjay3216d ago

Its hard for some to grasp tge wealth of great titles on PlayStation.

Chevalier3216d ago

Gears of War 4 and Halo 5 which are not the best games in their series still got a handful of perfect scores. They are no where perfect either. Same goes for any number series.

rainslacker3216d ago

@gangsta

I'm not acting like Zelda has those problems, I'm saying it has issues which would get points knocked off of other games. Almost every reviewer has stated these issues exist, so if you haven't read these kinds of problems, you haven't read the reviews. Care to respond why you haven't read this in reviews before responding to a matter of review scores? If the reviewers see these issues happen enough to mention them, and if they admit they recognize them, then it should be accounted for. They exist regardless of if you read them or not, and is the major contention of why people are asking why the game isn't be scored lower because of these issues when other really good games do get docked.

@Septic

It's not perfect in game play, although it's always improved as the series progressed. It has things there through various games which could be improved. But when it comes to working the way it's intended, I can't recall there ever being issues.

My point is that the OP was making it out like this was some sort of conspiracy trying to liken this review to the same thing that is happening to Zelda, because one review, which was poorly written, is obviously the same thing as a game getting 9's and 10's across the board. He was downplaying the quality of Persona, and my point was, based on the assumption this person wants Zelda to be the God Among Games, that Persona has been consistently solid and always scored high, thus no conspiracy.

Maybe try taking my comment in context to the post I'm replying to will help, because it's much more ridiculous than the one I made.

Kribwalker3216d ago

@rainslacker
Zelda has always been really good quality and consistently scored high, as can be seen with Ocarina of time still being the highest rated game ever. So why was there a conspiracy saying it's paid reviews for that game?

And no I wasn't going against the quality of persona 5, I have never played it so I wouldn't know, but I have been playing Zelda on my switch and I can tell you it has been worthy of the reviews it has gotten. I haven't played a game this engrossing and something that has taken all of my time like this one since the ocarina of time.

_-EDMIX-_3216d ago

. Why would Sony pull out a checkbook?

This is Sega's game, not Sony.

Dear God how much don't you know about the industry? Your points are pretty much irrelevant because of this you just don't know enough to really hold a conversation or really have your points taken seriously.

Kribwalker3216d ago

@edmix
Who paid to have this game exclusive? Who is then most likely paying for the marketing of the game which is common practice when a company has an exclusive? That's right, it would be Sony. And part of marketing is providing review kits for games.

overrated443215d ago

Real talk, why do you hate this game so much. I just checked your comment history and most of the first page is just you going to positive Persona 5 reviews and downplaying them. You obviously have some sort of vendetta against the franchise so what is it? Please respond here or DM me, I'm genuinely curious.

rainslacker3214d ago

@krib

Never said there was a conspiracy. That's kind of silly. I'm saying there is a huge disconnect between the criteria held for zelda, and those held for other games. There are other great games out there which get docked points for the issues which Zelda has. The reviews even say these issues exist, but the scores are still high 9's and 10's, with nary a troll review in site. It's just weird is all.

As far as you not disparaging the quality of the series, that's fair enough. but to go on trying to make it seem like this is the case to try and vindicate yourself against the same claims that have been lobbed at Zelda is just petty....and in this case, for the first review, absolutely stupid.

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CorndogBurglar3216d ago (Edited 3216d ago )

I've never played a Persona game before and this wasn't even on my radar until about 2 weeks ago. I checked out a 15 minute gameplay video just to see what all the hype was about and instantly fell in love. I pre-ordered it as soon as I was done watching the video and now I can't wait for next week.

Between this, Mass Effect, and Horizon Zero Dawn I have the next few months covered.

Lol, this review is horribly written and it sounds like a 10 year old wrote it.

remixx1163216d ago

Persona 4 golden was what hooked me, it's absolutely amazing.

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moegooner883217d ago

This site gave Horizon ZD and BOW around 88.So a 100 really is something to get excited about.

starchild3217d ago

Well, it can also have to do with his/her personal preferences. For example, the reviewer might love JRPGs more than any other type of game and therefor action RPGs won't excite them as much. Or it might have been different reviewers.

moegooner883216d ago

Other JRPGs didn't score as high either on this site, so yeah. My point still stands

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Miss_Weeboo3216d ago (Edited 3216d ago )

Or maybe they are into weird rpgs. Probably just a different reviewer?

Protagonist3216d ago

I would argue the Persona Series is less "weird" than most rpgs.

BlakHavoc3217d ago

Greatness incoming! So excited for this game. First in the series for me.

Lightsbane3217d ago

My body isn't ready for this...

Sunny_D3217d ago

Apparently some of these disagrees think your body can handle it.

ColonelHugh3216d ago

Poor Lightsbane, his body is going to be annihilated by Persona 5 just because of peer pressure.

Lightsbane3216d ago

Going to have to be some industrial lubricant. Haven't been this hyped for a game in a long time.

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darthv72320d ago

Personally, I'd rank Pacific Rift in my top 10. It's the best of the series.

badz149319d ago

We desperately need Motorstorm back. Evolution is no more though and this makes me sad

Cacabunga319d ago

Sly Thieves in Time
Stay the Party
Portal 2
Dj Hero
Demon’s Souls
God of war Ascension

rudero319d ago

2 of those games got railed through the “gaming media” during release.
Sly and god of war.
Both of which were fantastic games.

Cacabunga318d ago

Ascension is VERY underrated. Remake please!

Venoxn4g319d ago

Decent list.. I would put the Castle Crashers as well..

1Victor319d ago

Yes it’s a decent list of popular games with a heavy hand on FPS and no Warhawk or Starhawk 2 of the best games (not sale wise) on ps3.
I would buy a Starhawk again even if it didn’t have a graphics upgrade hell I would even take a new one with micro transactions 😱🤯

Profchaos319d ago

I've noticed a recent nostalgia for the PS3 and I don't get it for me it's been my least favourite generation to date and I've been gaming since the NES I just feel like the ambition of the developers outweighed the capabilities of the consoles so I remember lots of games running in the lower end of 20fps range and I remember for the first time ever actually disliking the duelshock 3 and it's curved triggers

Sure there were some standouts and great games but that's the only gen I switched entirely to PC gaming

darthv72319d ago

Maybe the recent nostalgia is because pretty much all of its games are trapped on that console. People want to play them on more modern hardware. hell... if XB can do it then so can Sony. there are competent emulators out there that can run on PS4/5 hardware but Sony just wont let them become official... why is that?

If we are talking least favorite generations (personally) then this one is certainly mine. i had more fun playing 8th, 7th and 6th gen stuff than 9th. And it isnt like i dont have access to do so... the heavy hitters just havent shown up anywhere close to those previous gens. The few here and there just doesnt cut it compared to the likes of constant good games that showed up in 6th, 7th and 8th gen. hell.... I'll even throw in 5th gen has been better than this one.

Profchaos319d ago

I tend to agree there's lots of amazing games locked to the PS3 like GTA IV or mgs 4 but then again my issue was never with the content the PS3 had but rather it's performance many other people have said the PS3 felt like it couldn't walk and chew bubblegum at the same time using PSN and downloading a game could take a few minutes to just start a download.

I typically don't worry all that much about performance I've never had a problem with games that run at 30 but games like crysis 2, Skyrim are good examples where the performance was so unstable you would never even touch the top of the frame cap and the hitching was worse than say Goldeneye on the n64

I think emulation is more than possible on the ps5 though it's just that Sony has no incentive to rush it's development it will likely be a ps6 feature if it ever happens at all.

But yeah the 9th gen has been so bad from a content perspective thats a given I see constant articles where people are frequently expressing their disappointment around the industry as a whole right now to much live service competition that sinks longstanding studios and consumes Devs time less ambition and games cost so much to make they have to play it safe.

The 5th gen was easily better than the 9th we had some all time greats crash, Spyro, Tony hawk, mgs, Mario,64, Goldeneye, Mario kart 64 the list goes on. The 5th gave us a new dimension and I remember being blown away by how much more open gaming had become the 4th gen with the mega drive and SNES was great and very easy to still revisit some of the greatest games of all time came out like earthbound, secret of mana, sonic , Mario world etc but saving our games was still not a standard function or a given so gaming was still evolving but it was very impressive to see some of the tricks Devs used like dithering to give us new experiences those earlier gens limitations bred innovation.

Michiel1989319d ago

if XB can do it so can sony? I didn't know xbox had a cell processor in their older consoles, that's the reason why ps3 was so cool, but also the reason why games are hostage there and no, xbox did nothing similar even though their backward compatbility is good, they always had a similar architecture to their consoles.

darthv72318d ago

Sorry Michael... I guess you missed the obvious part where i said there are already emulators out that do this. and that is what XB is doing... emulators for OG and 360 games. Its why the full slate is not BC on XBO/Series.

coolbeans319d ago (Edited 319d ago )

The list is missing Folklore.

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