Thank you for The reply im so f***ing happy that Other people here have chosen to experience this beautyful gem that is Persona 5!
Im sad that it's only on Playstation, as i feel this game deserves to be experienced by as many people as possible!
My completion time was 168 Hours... With so many things i still haven't done!
I just started New game+
The Persona Fusion is very deep and complex... I Will not rest untill i get satan as a Persona!
This was My first Persona game, and im kicking myself for not discovering this game series sooner!
In regards to Other games like this... After a bit of research The Persona series are a part of a large connected universe called Shin megami tensei, that spans tons of games,movies books etc... Im hooked!
Also there are whispers of a P4 Golden remaster for PS4...fingers and toes crossed!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megami_Tensei
Whoa, 168 hours is almost double my play time right now. Good to know there is still a lot to look forward to. Persona Fusion is a lot of fun but I do get attached to some Personas and hold on to them for longer than I should. My character level is somewhere in the 40s right now but I had a Matador Persona that was about half that level. Its really nice that even at such a low level it was still useful.
I think I'll hold off (for now) on getting a Vita for Persona 4 in the hopes that you're right and a remaster is in the works for PS4. Speaking of remasters, I was told Valkyria Chronicles Remastered for PS4 is really good. I remember when it released on PS3 almost 10 years ago and I didn't pay it any attention. But I looked into the remaster and it seems to have everything I love about Persona 5 with a deep story with interesting characters, fun turn based combat and great exploration. There is a spin off coming out in late June called Valkyria Revolution but is a bit different with a bigger focus on action.
I really do appreciate Sega/Atlus and some of the other Japanese developers taking the time and effort to localize these games. If they didn't I don't think I'd be able to into P5 like I have. The voice acting in Persona 5 is done so well that if it wasn't there I don't think the characters would have the same impact. It would have been nice if the whole game had voice acting. But I read that it wasn't possible with the thousands of lines in the game so Atlus just added voice work to the main story parts. But it adds such depth and personality to the characters that even when I read their dialog its in the sound and tone of the voice work keeping me firmly immersed in the story.
Great game and I agree it should be experienced by all who have a passing interest in graphic novels, turn based combat, Japanese culture or a deep and mature story to play through.