Author Topic: Stealing our hearts and your jewels - Persona 5 hype thread (Read 9473 times)

Edible · « **on:** February 05, 2015, 01:01:00 PM »

Gameplay trailer is finally out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc_9r4wifFc

Oh my, yes.

trancehime · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2015, 01:23:10 PM »

oh god i'm getting lupin the third vibes from this

oh my god

i cant

THE HYPE IS REAL

Garlyle · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2015, 01:50:46 PM »

I was not ready for this

not at all

oh my godddd

To notice that might not be immediately obvious: We're fighting demons again, not just shadows

commandercool · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2015, 02:02:45 PM »

Lookin' great. I've been saying basically since Persona 4 came out that I want Persona 5 to be about something other than Japanese kids going to high school. It looks like it's still about that, but it's also about something else too, so... Yeah, I'll take it. Good.

Quote from: Garlyle on February 05, 2015, 01:50:46 PM

To notice that might not be immediately obvious: We're fighting demons again, not just shadows

What's the distinction in Personaverse? I didn't play Persona or Persona 2, so I missed some stuff.

Serela · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2015, 02:18:24 PM »

So from what I can tell...

Spoiler:

Also dat cat

Zengar Zombolt · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2015, 02:20:39 PM »

Quote from: Garlyle on February 05, 2015, 01:50:46 PM

To notice that might not be immediately obvious: We're fighting demons again, not just shadows

Sandman spotted, hype is real.
Also we're back to the classic sword+gun weapon style, too

trancehime · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2015, 02:39:14 PM »

Quote from: Garlyle on February 05, 2015, 01:50:46 PM

To notice that might not be immediately obvious: We're fighting demons again, not just shadows

In b4 the protagonist's Persona is Joker.

Drake · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2015, 03:17:12 PM »

I still haven't personally played a Persona title but this is hype as fuck anyways

Zerviscos · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2015, 03:20:45 PM »

Wish this was on the Vita...meh, will buy both PS3 and PS4 copies just for the heck of collecting. :derp:
Hope there's a collector's ed for this though.

Also, SO MUCH OPEN-ROAMING.

Quote from: commandercool on February 05, 2015, 02:02:45 PM

What's the distinction in Personaverse? I didn't play Persona or Persona 2, so I missed some stuff.

Demon-like creatures are the original enemies in the Shin Megami Franchise.

Reddyne · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2015, 03:22:56 PM »

P4 is an all-time fave of mine in terms of characters, music, gameplay, and overall improvements from P3, but I think they started to pull a Squeenix with it and pumped it for all it was worth. So glad to see this.

While the intro starts off with a lot of color, things immediately swap over to a distinct red-neutral tone scheme. P3 had a lot of purples and blues while P4 had lots of orange. There's also an emphasis on masks with the superhero motif and it's highlighted a bit at the end. Wonder if they'll be the P3 equivalent of guns or if they'll represent personae as a whole.

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Composer: Shoji Meguro

I can't wait for more of this guy's stuff. From the most awesome boss themes to the hokey Engrish lyrics for downtime. Your fashion, your fashion, taken from puppies. I'll smell to you until we kiss at Huggy Row. P3 had a rap/hip-hop style to a number of tunes. P4 had a punk rock vibe. Any word on if this one will follow a theme? I can't watch the audio to this because werkwerkwerk. Maybe I shouldn't care until lunch but :V :V :V

Do I HAVE to own a game console?

Drake · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2015, 03:31:55 PM »

Quote from: Reddyne on February 05, 2015, 03:22:56 PM

I can't wait for more of this guy's stuff. From the most awesome boss themes to the hokey Engrish lyrics for downtime. Your fashion, your fashion, taken from puppies. I'll smell to you until we kiss at Huggy Row. P3 had a rap/hip-hop style to a number of tunes. P4 had a punk rock vibe. Any word on if this one will follow a theme? I can't watch the audio to this because werkwerkwerk

It's lounge jazzy as all hell, so good

Serela · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2015, 03:50:30 PM »

About the guy in the cage again;

Spoiler:

Yatakarasu · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2015, 04:51:47 PM »

In the immortal words of Akihiko-senpei "I've been waiting for this!"

Mr. Sacchi · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2015, 04:55:58 PM »

I'm getting the sense that the protagonist is some sort of master thief, which leads me to believe that it's the kind of protagonist that gains the power of the persona... and then misuses it.

But apparently he's also a high-school kid so I'm like

Anyway it's persona 5 so HYPE AS FUCK

Jq1790 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2015, 05:19:04 PM »

I'm just glad it's for the PS3 as well...If it wasn't I'd be sooo annoyed.

Reminds me I need to eventually get/play P4, but ::backlog::.

Still, definitely interested in seeing where things go with this one!

EDIT: @s not for

Edible · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2015, 05:31:46 PM »

Quote from: Jq1790 on February 05, 2015, 05:19:04 PM

I'm just glad it's not the PS3 as well...If it wasn't I'd be sooo annoyed.

Er

It's a PS3/PS4 release.

Bio · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2015, 05:42:58 PM »

Red/White/Black is quite a striking high contrast palette, a lot more than previous palettes.
I can see they're really driving this dark theme with the protag's persona, the deadly sin reference and the whole masquerade thief thing in combination with the colors. I will withhold judgement on these choices until I see how fun it turns out to be, but it does look good though, even if it's built for PS3. Please don't fuck up the technical aspect.

Jq1790 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2015, 05:46:39 PM »

Quote from: Edible on February 05, 2015, 05:31:46 PM

Er

It's a PS3/PS4 release.

Whoops somehow th wrong word was put in there.

Suikama · « **Reply #18 on:** February 05, 2015, 05:59:01 PM »

those menus tho

Edible · « **Reply #19 on:** February 05, 2015, 06:14:14 PM »

God, I love how the last one transitions from 3d to 2d

MatsuriSakuragi · « **Reply #20 on:** February 05, 2015, 06:40:40 PM »

yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyYYYYYYYYEP I HAVE A REASON TO GET A PS4 NOW

I wanna play this shit in the highest quality possible holy shit i love every single thing about this

Reddyne · « **Reply #21 on:** February 05, 2015, 06:48:45 PM »

Quote from: Madoka Kanamatsuri on February 05, 2015, 06:40:40 PM

yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyYYYYYYYYEP I HAVE A REASON TO GET A PS4 NOW

I swear I'm going to claw bits of hair off my head for months after its release and then begrudgingly buy a used one, love the game to death and play it through twice, then regret my purchase once the experience is over. It took more than a half dozen absolutely must-have games to be released for the 3DS for me to cave there. This will eat at me to no end until I give in.

Raikaria · « **Reply #22 on:** February 05, 2015, 07:27:04 PM »

Never played Persona. Wanted to but never been able to do so due to platforms and availability. Sadly it's Playstation only and not PC so I won't be able to play this one either :/

About time P5 came; after all the different P4's; it was starting to feel like Half Life.

Amraphenson · « **Reply #23 on:** February 05, 2015, 10:54:13 PM »

shit is this game actually happening in a big city??? amazing. P3 was pretty much a school and its supporting industries around it even if it was technically in the city, and P4 was obviously out in the country, so actually having a huge city to play around with would be super cool. And they were probably planning a heist or something in the bar?? The Phantom Thief aesthetic, those menus, that music? my god I want this game

Phlegeth · « **Reply #24 on:** February 05, 2015, 11:43:52 PM »

With the masks and stuff, anyone else thinking Philemon might be making a proper return?

commandercool · « **Reply #25 on:** February 06, 2015, 01:01:36 AM »

Quote from: En on February 05, 2015, 03:20:45 PM

Demon-like creatures are the original enemies in the Shin Megami Franchise.

Right, I got that, but in Persona is there a difference? Are demons one thing and shadows are a different thing? Obviously the fact that Mega Tensei monsters that had been adapted to the Persona franchise for use as personas being enemies again is weird, but I'm not sure I follow the full implications of that.

Sect · « **Reply #26 on:** February 06, 2015, 01:44:48 AM »

Quote from: commandercool on February 06, 2015, 01:01:36 AM

Right, I got that, but in Persona is there a difference? Are demons one thing and shadows are a different thing? Obviously the fact that Mega Tensei monsters that had been adapted to the Persona franchise for use as personas being enemies again is weird, but I'm not sure I follow the full implications of that.

It's never been quite explained why it transitioned from demons to shadows, but they both fulfill the same role of being mankind's unconscious desires and personalities and such (feel free to call me out on this). Some people who believe that all of the Persona games take place in the same continuity think that

Spoiler:

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #27 on:** February 06, 2015, 01:56:28 AM »

Persona 5 director discusses characters, themes, and development

Garlyle · « **Reply #28 on:** February 06, 2015, 02:00:30 AM »

Quote from: tranceHiME on February 05, 2015, 02:39:14 PM

In b4 the protagonist's Persona is Joker.

Actually if you look on one of the menus it lists "JOKER" when the MC is selected - so Joker may actually be his code name or something.

Sect · « **Reply #29 on:** February 06, 2015, 02:41:28 AM »

I guess this is Harry's Persona. No idea what it could be, though that's to be expected.

And I'm pretending the cat is doing The Running Man.

Author Topic: Stealing our hearts and your jewels - Persona 5 hype thread (Read 9473 times)

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