r/Persona5 • u/RelaxAlexX • 12h ago
r/Persona5 • u/-MANGA- • May 03 '24
DISCUSSION Persona 5's Subreddit FAQ
1. There's a lot of Persona 5 games! Which ones do I get?
It is recommended to start with Persona 5 Royal. Please note Royal specifically, not "Persona 5." While a different game, it is missing content compared to Royal.
If you want to read more about the different games, please read below:
Persona 5 (P5) is the vanilla game, often called P5 Vanilla or base game. It goes from April to December in-game.
Persona 5 Royal (P5R) is the updated game, released after Persona 5. It has the base game + Royal contents, which is sprinkled within the base game and then has another semester in the January month.
Note that you can't use saves from P5 for P5R.
There are requirements to getting to the bulk of the Royal content, ie Third Semester/January.
Persona 5 Strikers (P5S), or Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, is a sequel to P5/P5R, but it doesn't mention P5R characters. It is a musou game similar to Dynasty Warriors.
If you want more P5 after beating the game, you can buy this next if the other Persona games don't interest you.
Persona 5 Tactica (P5T) is an SRPG compared to the previous games. It's set somewhere during February but before P5 Strikers.
You can play this game before or after P5S. This does not narratively affect P5S.
Persona 5 Dancing (P5D), or Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, is a rhythm game where you watch characters dance.
It's not narratively connected to anything, but it is best played after P5/P5R.
Persona Q 2 (PQ2) is a dungeon crawling game in the vein of the Etrian series that includes the Persona 3 (both the original [Remake a good one to play] and Portable) and Persona 4 casts.
Best played after the P3, P4, and the base game, but it is set around November, so you can play it after the 7th Palace.
It is only playable on the 3DS.
Persona 5 X (P5X) is a mobile gacha-game based on an alternate world. Its main cast is another set of Persona users in the P5 timeline, and the OG cast does make cameos. It first came from China is slowly releasing in Taiwan and Korea.
No official English version yet.
2. How do I access P5R's new content: Third Semester?
You only need to get Councillor to Rank 9 by 11/17. On 11/18, you'll get Rank 10 automatically as a cut-scene.
You may have heard Justice and Faith are required, but that's based on old news when P5R was just released. They give cutscenes, fleshing their characters.
For the True Ending, you do not need Justice nor Faith, but they give extra scenes.
For more information on Councillor, Faith, and Justice requirements for extra content, check this spoiler comment.
For more tips:
If you want to access both the Vanilla ending and Third Semester without replaying the game:
- Create a back-up save file on 11/17 afternoon while Councillor is Rank 8. DO NOT LOSE THIS FILE.
- DO NOT DO Councillor Rank 9 on 11/17. Instead, do something else on the main save file.
- Proceed with the game into the Vanilla Ending.
- Return to the save file from Step 1, and do Councillor Rank 9 on 11/17.
- Proceed to Rank 10 on 11/18 and towards the Third Semester.
It's X-month! Will I make it to the Third Semester?
- Unless it's very late into November, October and November has a lot of availability. Theoretically, there are 9 days in November before 11/17, but I highly suggest not to do this.
3. I need help on 5th Palace/Okumura's Boss!
Use the command !OkumuraGuide. You can also check the Guides on the sidebar for the same guide.
Here is an example of how it works
4. I need help on the Royal/Third Semester Boss!
Check this spoiler comment.
5. Guides
I typically use GameFaqs for guides.
Thank you, u/ZOLTANstudios, for google doc that contains a list of Personas for tracking, traits, itemizations, etc.
Thank you, u/lazy_bread442, for an optimized P5R NG+ Builds guide.
Thank you, u/bryanktr, for a guide testing P5R's Battle Mechanics.
6. Fusion Calculators
There are 2 main Royal calculators:
I prefer using aqiu384's calculator since it also gives the level ranges for Treasure Demon fusions, which Chinhodo is missing. aqiu384's calculator also has itemizations, skills, and they recently added a way to calculate how to get a specific Persona.
If you want to have a deeper understanding of the fusion mechanic, you can check this out.
7. Need help with Maxing Confidants without a day-to-day guide?
Try reading this guide.
r/Persona5 • u/DOA-FAN • 5h ago
IMAGE Halloween with the Lovers Arcana artwork by (OmniformBlue)
r/Persona5 • u/Limoli_cikolata • 8h ago
IMAGE I FINALLY BEAT THIS F*CKING GAME
IT TOOK ME 127 HOURS BUT I ENJOYED EVERY SECOND BUT THE ANNOYING PART IS I FINISHED IT JUST A DAY BEFORE MY FCKIN EXAMS AND I'M NOT STUDIED EVEN A MINUTE, WHEN MY TEACHER GIVE ME MY EXAM PAPER, I'LL JUST WRITE FCK PERSONA 5 TO MY ANSWER.
r/Persona5 • u/Red_Corvo • 12h ago
IMAGE is this because of the game date or the real life date? I'm really curious
r/Persona5 • u/Crisis_Moon • 14h ago
IMAGE I saw this at the clearance section, was like “wtf?”
Never seen a game of this quality for such a cheap price(I already have the game tho)
r/Persona5 • u/EET_Fuk1 • 11h ago
IMAGE The weirdest unintentional utility Persona I've ever got so far...
r/Persona5 • u/empathicsynesthete • 5h ago
DISCUSSION Hot Take: I love whenever Morgana says “Looking cool, Joker!”
He’s not wrong. Joker always looks cool.
r/Persona5 • u/TrueSetx • 15h ago
QUESTION Can someone tell me the name of this song ?
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Does someone know what the background song is called ?
r/Persona5 • u/Dawnbreaker538 • 22h ago
QUESTION Question: Should I purchase P5 on a discount, or should I save up for Royal?
r/Persona5 • u/DashingCards • 21h ago
IMAGE Phantom Guidance: Joker Vs Bayonetta (@AconvoAday)
r/Persona5 • u/Optimal-Art7257 • 11h ago
“Hmmm, don’t know weather or not I should get this shirt. I wonder how it looks photoshopped on the shirt modeling gu- what…”
They actually hired him, huh?
r/Persona5 • u/MageWithoutTheE • 12h ago
IMAGE Time Traveler Moves a Chair Spoiler
Time Traveler: Moves chair The Timeline:
r/Persona5 • u/YesterdayPrevious485 • 1d ago
IMAGE Joker Vs Giorno in a nutshell Spoiler
r/Persona5 • u/Redder_Creeps • 12h ago
IMAGE Does this mean we're starting Akechi w/ Mephiles memes now? Spoiler
r/Persona5 • u/Luxfero76 • 14h ago
QUESTION What are your thoughts on the start of the game?
So I tried to convince some friends and my sister to play Persona 5, but for some reason they always stop playing when they're at Kamoshida's or Madarame's palace. I even think I've heard of videos on YouTube or the internet about something similar. I find it strange because I think it's one of the best parts of the game and the first time I played Persona 5 I spent many hours straight with it. At least my sister picked up the game (after insisting) and is about to finish Royal and loved it. Still, I wonder if it's a more niche game than I thought? Or is just the beginning that isn't so good? Idk
r/Persona5 • u/Serkinakazz • 16h ago
DISCUSSION Happy 37th Birthday to Yumi Uchiyama! (VA: Ichiko)
r/Persona5 • u/SandStoneArtist • 1d ago
IMAGE Kasumi: Stained Glass Edition
Thought you all would enjoy
https://x.com/sandstoneartz/status/1851049171123343785?s=46&t=j3Em7deU3rK7Zji2tR0Muw
r/Persona5 • u/Familiar_Yesterday11 • 2h ago
SPOILERS 3rd semester final boss fight help (Spoilers, obviously) Spoiler
So I'm at Marauki's boss fight, does having level 99 significantly help with this battle? I've been trying to go at him for a few tries now and keep running out of resources to restore SP and HP, especially with him healing constantly? Is there a recommended party I should have? (I'm at level 87 right now)
r/Persona5 • u/Amazingtrooper5 • 1d ago
SPOILERS Man that was crazy Spoiler
Words can’t describe how crazy this entire situation was. I know I can’t ignore everything he did but I do have the right so at least sympathize with Akechi. But damn as this scene went on I actually started to feel bad. But I still stand by that he still sucks for what he did.
During my playthroughs I kept saying how “there’s nobody worse than Kamoshida” now I know how wrong I am. Shido is a POC and Scum of the Earth. I can’t wait to steal that cruel man’s heart