Persona 5 - News

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RPG
Social Simulation
Top Critic Avg: 94 /100 Critics Rec: 99%
Released
September 15, 2016
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood, Drug Reference, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
P-Studio
Publisher(s)
Atlus

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL

Prepare for the award-winning RPG experience in this definitive edition of Persona 5 Royal, featuring a treasure trove of downloadable content included!

Forced to transfer to a high school in Tokyo, the protagonist has a strange dream. “You truly are a prisoner of fate. In the near future, ruin awaits you.” With the goal of “rehabilitation” looming overhead, he must save others from distorted desires by donning the mask of a Phantom Thief.
Explore Tokyo, unlock Personas, customize your own personal Thieves Den, experience alternate endings, and more
Become the ultimate Phantom Thief and defy conventions, discover the power within, and fight for justice in the definitive version of Persona 5 Royal
 

Genre(s)
RPG, Social Simulation

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