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[Crayon]

Japan dominating.

 

[the_sun_king]

If Mass Effect is great and RDR2 hits it will be for sure

Assuming Read Dead 2 actually comes out this year.

 

[Exokell]

Yeah of PS4, Japan, and good games.

 

[Eria]

This gen sucks.

.

This is the worst year for my pocket.

 

[_Ryo_]

I also played it already and agree with you: It's easily an 11.

But I must confess that I think P3 is much better than P4

You're a good person.

 

[MineralCraver420]

Man the fight between this and Zelda getting GOTY at Giant Bomb is going to get intense.

 

[Barry Burton]

Turn based game getting 10/10?

What is this, 1997?

Persona 5 |OT| It's 97 All Over Again

 

[Jampsuliini]

Turn based game getting 10/10?

What is this, 1997?

It has to be the magic number 7. Has to be.

 

[HeisenbergWW62]

Assuming Read Dead 2 actually comes out this year.

That's what I meant

Ni No Kuni II also

 

[Rats Off To Ya]

I also played it already and agree with you: It's easily an 11.

But I must confess that I think P3 is much better than P4

P4 fan says it's a 9.

P3 fan says it's an 11.

11 it is, then.

 

[brinstar]

Japan @ the 2017 GOTY Awards

it's beautiful

I love games again

i havent even BOUGHT nier yet

 

[FusedAtoms]

I'm convinced this is going to be the game of the generation. I just finished P4G and I'm ready for more Persona.

 

[Dantis]

Great game. Lame story and ending.

It'll review well. Looking forward to playing it in English.

 

[UberTag]

Man the fight between this and Zelda getting GOTY at Giant Bomb is going to get intense.

Isn't Jeff already off the Zelda train? They tend to go against the grain and clearly Zelda is winning GOTY from pretty much everywhere else.

 

[Jawbreaker]

I much preferred Persona 3's darker tone, so I hear I should be at home here.

 

[plasmawave]

Persona 5 is easily better than FF15.

 

[ethomaz]

I was told in FFVIIR thread JRPG turn-base is dead.

Awesome score.

I hope it tracks over NiER just to not break the review score sequence

 

[DrunkShogun]

Japan @ the 2017 GOTY Awards

This is basically the poster for me in terms of gaming. Only needed a yakuza edit with kiriyu in the back to be perfect.

 

[LotusHD]

it's beautiful

I love games again

i havent even BOUGHT nier yet

Fix that

 

[firehawk12]

Still mad about no female protagonist and I'll never let it go!

Spoiler

lol

 

[Guess Who]

Isn't Jeff already off the Zelda train? They tend to go against the grain and clearly Zelda is winning GOTY from pretty much everywhere else.

He's warmed up to Zelda after getting his own Switch.

 

[100%TrophyMaster]

2017 has been an unbelievable year in gaming so far. Backlog is going to be HUGE going into the summer

 

[Acquiescence]

Turn based game getting 10/10?

What is this, 1997?

Preach the virtues of turn-based combat my good man. Let it be known that, in the AAA space, JRPGs don't have to be real-time.

 

[Ray Down]

Yakuza isn't winning GOTY awards, lol.

 

[R_thanatos]

Turn based game getting 10/10?

What is this, 1997?

P5 is the pinnacle of fast , fluid and intresting turn based rpg gameplay.
It is the standard for me ... it will be for you all next month.

I'm not even joking

You're a good person.

 

[Xbro]

Persona 5 |OT| It's 97 All Over Again

Let's do this.

 

[Makonero]

Japan @ the 2017 GOTY Awards

Mario is Missing

 

[brinstar]

Fix that

I still gotta finish the original, then I'm diving right in!

 

[phantasmic_glaive]

Yea, that's it. Bout to pre-order on psn.
I can't wait for this.
P5FTW

 

[thiscoldblack]

Already have the JP version and it's a wonderful game. I hope it's well received in the West.

 

[Ken]

Finished the JP version last year. It's pretty good but I can also see people not liking one or two aspects about it.

Still definitely a 9+ game if I had to do the score thing.

 

[Vital Tundra]

Zelda, Nier and Persona are waaaay to close together. I haven't even put a real dent in Zelda.

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

2017 is looking like one of the best years ever in gaming. Imagine if RDR2, GOWIV, FFVIIR, and Destiny II all make 2017.

 

[ethomaz]

tops Square Enix's Final Fantasy 15.

Not an accomplishment by any mean.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Damn. This year already slaying 2016.

 

[Lingitiz]

Not an accomplishment by any mean.

How did they score FF?

 

[Thud]

P4 fan says it's a 9.

P3 fan says it's an 11.

11 it is, then.

Waiting for P2 fans to say it's a 10.

 

[Azure Phoenix]

I am getting caught up in the hype... But, I have never played a Persona game before... will I "understand" the game? Or do you think that it requires a past familiarity to enjoy it?

For instance, I played Mass Effect 2 on the PS3 without ever having played the first one and loved it. But, conversely, had I not played the first 3 Uncharted games first, I can't imagine getting as much out of Uncharted 4. People that tried missed out on some of the story beats and references... So, how about Persona?

Thanks for the feedback!

You'll get a few little nods towards previous games like the school trip event of Persona 4 going back to Tatsumi Port Island from Persona 3, but the games are pretty much self-contained. I say "pretty much" since the P4 fighting game spinoffs went to great lengths to try and link P3 and P4, but it was about as forced as that WWE Scooby Doo crossover.

Basically you can jump in at Persona 5 without missing anything.

 

[Xbro]

Waiting for P2 fans to say it's a 10.

That would definitely be a 10 if it were the case. If P2 fans praise it to high noon then you know the game has an amazing story.

 

[UberTag]

I was told in FFVIIR thread JRPG turn-base is dead.

Awesome score.

I hope it tracks over NiER just to not break the review score sequence

Turn-based isn't dead. It just doesn't sell to casuals.
Final Fantasy is now a mainstream franchise designed to move product to casuals.
Persona 5 is for the gaming enthusiasts. Namely us.

He's warmed up to Zelda after getting his own Switch.

That's reassuring.

 

[bluethree]

Already have the JP version and it's a wonderful game. I hope it's well received in the West.

I'm really curious to see the reactions here as someone who's played the JP version. I think you guys are going to love it.

 

[AmuroChan]

In a year full of amazing games already, this is by far my most anticipated.

 

[LotusHD]

I still gotta finish the original, then I'm diving right in!

We'll be waiting!

Zelda, Nier and Persona are waaaay to close together. I haven't even put a real dent in Zelda.

I'm finishing Nier first, then I'll get lost in Zelda again. Hopefully I'll finish it before Persona comes.

 

[bigol]

It's similar to 4 in that it's enjoyable and things actually happen. Persona 3 fans beware

I'd say it follows the formula but it's its own thing. It's still very anime but the characters and situations are more grounded in the real world (comparatively) than the other two, and the game is far better for it.

The game's only real flaws are that it's way too talky and way too long. There are some other minor issues, such as the story not being perfect and some minor things, but really, it's head and shoulders above anything else in the series and it's in my personal top 5 now I think.

Thanks. It's exciting to know it's his own thing. Not bothered by it being too talky, i'm loving Yakuza 0 and that game is full of text too. As long as the text gives more deep to the characters and events i don't care.

 

[jrush64]

Japan @ the 2017 GOTY Awards

Mario and Kiryu need to be there.

Kat can go park their cars.

 

[R_thanatos]

P4 fan says it's a 9.

P3 fan says it's an 11.

11 it is, then.

I also prefer P3 to P4 .. and P5 is a 10 but i can give it an 11 without regrets

If the argument whenever P5 is 9 or 10 or 11 , well you can ll guess how freaking good this game is , really

 

[Dangerous1992]

i'm mostly concerned about story and characters as always, i dont have high hopes that the actual team can manage to top Persona 2

And then there is Automata this year, in the jrpg department i dont think something can manage to beat it.

 

[.JayZii]

And no one was surprised.

 

[Dantis]

Finished the JP version last year. It's pretty good but I can also see people not liking one or two aspects about it.

Still definitely a 9+ game if I had to do the score thing.

I'd say it's a 9 too. Dungeon crawling is better than any I've played, presentation is super slick and the soundtrack is mostly strong.

 

[chillybright]

But what is the Famitsu score?