Persona 5 Royal Reviews

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94 / 100
Oct 17, 2022

Endlessly slick, the battles and story are a joy to play through. No turn-based JRPG feels as good as this.

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T.J. Hafer
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Mar 31, 2020

Persona 5 Royal takes an all-time great JRPG and makes it even greater. Going above and beyond a re-release or a remaster, almost everything has been expanded and improved with an entire game's worth of new content and improvements.

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No Recommendation / Blank
Mar 31, 2020

Great new gameplay features can't help the fact that Persona 5 Royal drags on even more than its predecessor

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
9 / 10
Mar 30, 2020

The definitive version of one of the best Japanese role-playing games ever made, even if it's easy to see the joins with some of the story additions.

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9.3 / 10.0
Mar 27, 2020

While new characters and a new post-game palace are the biggest selling points, the tweaks and improvements make this the best way to experience one of the best RPGs in recent memory

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10 / 10
Apr 4, 2020

By refining what was already great and building on its best qualities with a brilliant new story arc, Persona 5 Royal asserts itself as an unforgettable and empowering RPG.

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Unscored
Mar 30, 2020

If you’ve never played Persona 5, and the idea of a lengthy JRPG about making friends, making evil adults admit their crimes, and fighting monsters sounds cool, this is the definitive way to experience the game.

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97 / 100
Oct 17, 2022

If you like role-playing and didn't play it on PS4, don't waste your time: it's one of the must-have games of the genre. It's that simple. It doesn't matter if you play it on PC (a great port, at 4K and 120 fps) or on a laptop on Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch (with its technical differences). It is one of those games that, when you start, you will find impossible to stop.

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10 / 10
Mar 17, 2020

Persona 5 Royal is a stunning game that takes something which has already captured millions of hearts, and makes it even better. This is the quintessential Persona experience. If you're new to the franchise, this game is for you. If you're a seasoned veteran, there is enough new and improved content that this game is still for you.

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97 / 100
Mar 17, 2020

If Persona 5 was a diamond, the Royal version, with a gigantic amount of changes and improvements, is the treasure of the palace. The spanish localization is the gold that covers it all, and the final detail that makes it a truly invaluable gem for any thief, new or veteran.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2020

A video game that manages to do everything bordering on perfection, but that does not contribute anything too different from its previous version to justify all the work involved in finishing it if you have already played the previous one.

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9.5 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2020

Hugely enriching its original formula, Persona 5 Royal is a must-have JRPG, but also a great game for anyone wanting to discover a new genre.

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10 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2022

Persona 5 Royal is quite frankly one of the best RPGs ever made, and now that it can be played portably you have no more excuses.

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10 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2020

For those that have already enjoyed the original game, this is a fan's dream, with everything you could wish for and more, with nearly every aspect improved upon. A spellbinding videogame, and one that deserves to be spoken about in reverential terms for many years to come.

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Mar 17, 2020

Persona 5 Royal is proof that even the best games can be made better by acknowledging shortcomings and addressing them, however small they are.

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Oct 21, 2022

Persona 5 Royal for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 is the best way to play Atlus’ award-winning JRPG, with all of the previous DLC included. However, completing the game’s main story can take more than 100 hours, and it’s easy to miss a big chunk of the game without proper planning. For players who are willing to invest their time, though, Persona 5 Royal delivers an intriguing coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of modern Tokyo.

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Oct 17, 2022

Persona 5 Royal is ready to steal the hearts of PC, Switch, and Xbox users by improving almost every aspect of the original 2017 version.

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95 / 100
Oct 17, 2022

Persona 5 Royal makes the leap to PC with aplomb. There's a decent suite of options including rebindable controls and resolution scaling, but it's not quite perfect. Keyboard and mouse leave a small amount to be desired and the UI looks awful at resolutions below 1080. Still, if you're looking to play one of the most stylish and fun JRPGs around, PC is the perfect way to experience it.

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100 / 100
Mar 17, 2020

Persona 5 Royal is the crown jewel of the series. It expands and improves upon everything that made the original a powerhouse title in the first place. The new activities and confidants staggeringly stand out, and the numerous minor improvements subtly propel the game into a masterful league of its own. Roll out a scarlet carpet and hail the king of JRPGs.

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Oct 17, 2022

Persona 5 Royal is one of the finest JRPGS Atlus has ever produced, and thanks to the visual and performance boost of the Xbox Series X|S, it is better than ever. While I do have minor misgivings about the game's pacing during the opening act and its difficulty quirks, it is nonetheless a must-play for any JRPG fan on Xbox.

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