PERSONA 5
Kenneth Shepard Jun 15, 2022. 6 minute read
10 Games That Should’ve Won the Grammy for Best Video Game Score
The Grammy Awards, which annually recognizes the year’s best in music, has finally added a dedicated category for Best Video Game Score. This comes just after 8-Bit Big Band won an award for Best Arrangement with their version of “Meta Knight’s Revenge” from Kirby Super Star. The award is a…
READ MORE >Kenneth Shepard Apr 4, 2022. 5 minute read
Five Years Later, Hope is at the Heart of Persona 5
It’s the five-year anniversary of Persona 5, and in those years, I’ve written thousands upon thousands of words about the JRPG. It’s a game that’s been so intrinsically tied to my career writing about games that it’s wild to think it’s only been five years since I first experienced the story…
READ MORE >Kenneth Shepard Mar 30, 2022. 2 minute read
Persona 5 is Leaving PS Plus Collection, But You Should’ve Been Playing Royal Anyway
When the PlayStation 5 launched, it included a collection of free PS4 games for PlayStation Plus subscribers called the PlayStation Plus Collection. But just under two years later, the collection is seeing a shakeup, as Persona 5 will no longer be part of it in May. The announcement came out as part…
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Kenneth Shepard Aug 25, 2021. 1 minute read
I’m Obsessed with this Little Doll of Joker from Persona 5
Friends, I have a dedicated shelf for my Persona memorabilia, and right now it’s mainly got figures of the best boy Ryuji Sakamoto. But whoever put together the photoshoot for this new Persona 5 Piccodo Action Doll of protagonist Joker is marketing to me, specifically. There is no heart for him to…
READ MORE >Collin MacGregor Jan 28, 2021. 2 minute read
Do You Need to Play Persona 5 to Understand Persona 5 Strikers?
Persona 5 Strikers is only a few weeks away, so it’s time to rally the Phantom Thieves together for one last adventure. Developed by Omega Force and P-Studio, Strikers is a radically different style of game than the smash-hit JRPG Persona 5. Combat is no-longer turn-based, but a mix of…
READ MORE >Kenneth Shepard Jan 15, 2021. 4 minute read
Persona 5’s Joker Consults r/Relationships About Blatant Romance with Ryuji
Should I [18M] confess having feelings for my best friend [18M]? Hi there. This is a burner account because my friends are poisonously online these days. But I wanted somewhere to talk through my feelings on an issue I’ve been having: I’m in love with my best friend, and I…
READ MORE >Kenneth Shepard Jan 4, 2021. 2 minute read
2021 Has Already Peaked: Persona Soundtracks Are Coming to Spotify
For video game music fans with indisputably exquisite taste, tomorrow will be a good day, as some (unfortunately not all) of the Persona soundtracks are coming to Spotify at midnight on January 5. AniPlaylist, a site that compiles anime and anime adjacent soundtracks, has already created a playlist of all…
READ MORE >Cian Maher Apr 10, 2020. 7 minute read
How Persona 5 Told a Classic Crime Story With a Metaphysical Twist
Persona 5 takes pains to remind you of two things every ten seconds: that you, as protagonist Joker, were expelled, and that you are a “prisoner of your own fate.” There’s dramatic irony imbued in the latter, in that most people in the game fail to realize that Joker is…
READ MORE >Victoria Rose Dec 3, 2019. 3 minute read
Persona 5 Royal Finally Has A Western Release Date
While the Japanese release of Persona 5 Royal has come and gone, Western fans only knew that there would be a Western release at all, with no dates attached. Now, Atlus has dropped the English release date for the Persona 5 follow-up in stylish fashion. This edition includes both the original game…
READ MORE >Kenneth Shepard Oct 26, 2019. 4 minute read
Persona 5 Needs to Stop Using Ryuji as a Punching Bag
Persona 5’s postured values of fighting for those suffering injustice is just a platitude the game seldom practices. Anyone who’s played the game and its spin-offs knows that. Despite fighting a known sexual harasser and abuser in the RPG’s first dungeon, that abuser’s victim is objectified throughout by the same…
READ MORE >Victoria Rose Sep 10, 2019. 2 minute read
Persona 5 Royal Opening Movie Unveiled By Atlus
With Persona 5 being such a major hit around the world, the announcement of Persona 5 Royal, which expands the story and includes one new Phantom Thief to the crew, came as no surprise. Now, we get to see the obligatory, and exciting, opening movie for the game. Atlus added the video…
READ MORE >Sam Desatoff Jul 30, 2019. 5 minute read
5 Home Bases From RPGs I Wish I Could Visit
Video games are often described as escapism, and for good reason. Looking around the real world it’s easy to want to go where we’re not on the brink of war or teetering on the edge of climate catastrophe. Sometimes that sense of escapism can get too strong, though, and it…
READ MORE >Diego Arguello Jul 3, 2019. 6 minute read
Why Do We Play Games About Everyday Life?
I come back home after a long day at school. It’s still early since I didn’t get to make plans today, and I’m also running low on cash to hit the bar anytime soon. In exchange I get to spend a few hours studying math and history, the scribbling on…
READ MORE >Haru Nicol May 21, 2019. 5 minute read
How Video Games Let Me Go Back Home
As I first stepped through the train doors in Yongenjaya, a wave of nostalgia hit me. This was the station I went to on a nearly daily basis for school as a child. I recognized the positioning of the stairs and how crowded the platforms were. It almost felt like…
READ MORE >John Warren Apr 16, 2019. 3 minute read
Everything We Know About Smash Ultimate 3.0
Nintendo suddenly dropped a ton of information about Super Smash Bros Ultimate‘s 3.0 update, which goes live tomorrow, April 17, 2019. Wow! Here’s a rundown of everything we learned. Take Your Heart, Joker Persona 5‘s protagonist, Joker, was the main attraction of today’s announcements. We knew the character was on the…
READ MORE >John Warren Apr 16, 2019. 2 minute read
Smash Ultimate Joker Guide – Moves, Outfits, & More
Smash Ultimate is mostly comprised of characters that appeared in previous games in the series. But there are a few exceptions. One of the most notable is Joker, who makes the leap from Persona 5 over to Smash. This DLC fighter is available with the Fighter Pass starting April 17, 2019. You can…
READ MORE >Natalie Flores Jun 19, 2017. 7 minute read
Persona 5 could say a lot more if it didn’t constantly objectify Ann
For a game about freeing yourself from society's chains, Persona 5 sure seems mired in regressive sex politics.
READ MORE >Nerium Apr 21, 2017. 5 minute read
Style is the substance of Persona 5
How Persona 5 makes me feel like I'm actually a cool thief on a real heist.
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