Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 5 development was confirmed in March 2010 by developer Katsura Hashino in a Dengeki PlayStation interview.
“I want to add things that are being expected of the series,” Hashino told Dengeki PlayStation. “I also want to change things that can be changed within those boundaries.”
Persona 5 is rumored to land on PlayStation 3 in 2011.
I think the story will be about elizabeths trying to rescue minato from the seal and combinate p3,p4 and persona trinity soul.
I hope they will do it so great as p3p.
You know it would have been cool if in persona 5, that in some point in the game, your initial personae from the beginning of the game, can evolve into their upgraded versions of themselves, with higher status, and to have atleast three unique magic spells thatonly they can use.
What i would want atlus to put in persona 5 is, first of all, remove the whole social links mechanism, and go back to the whole rumor system thing just like in persona 2 innocent sin and eternal punishment. Second, i want the game length to be longer, to the point of having two disks of the same game, but the other disk should be a continuation of the first one. Third, i want the main characters true or ultimate personae to have a more future-ristic and greek mythology designs, and i want the ultimate personae to have special skills that would be considered very powerful spells. And last and importantly, i want atlus to bring back philemon in an actual appearance in the game; like lets just say at the beginning of the game, the protoganist is in his childhood years, and he and his family had gone into a car accident, and he is unconsiciousness , and he wakes up in philemon’s place and then philemon will great him and ask him what is his name, and then he will expalin the protoganist about personae, about philemon and about the collective consiosness.
What i am concerned about the new persona game is that, if they are going to give the main characters some special techniques that you could use against enemies, depending on what kind of weapon the character is stuck with. For example; if the protoganist is supposed to be a swords man right, so he sould be only limited to sword skills like mega-thrut, multiple staps, and a upper cut skill. And i have a crazy idea on the name of the protoganist ultimate persona, what color he should be deigned, and what spells that he should be associated with. First, the name that i think would go with the main protoganist ultimate persona should be Vairocana. And Vairocana should use nuclear, and almighty spells that could do 999 worth of damage. And he should have atleast four physical skills, for example; he should have an upgraded version of gigantic fist where instead of it being called fist, it should be called fists, because he should be using both hands. And he should be punching his enemies really really fast. And they should change the name from gigantic fists to god’s almighty fists, yeah that would have been a cool name for a shill. Another physical attack should be called universal force, what this does is, the persona vairocana, upon commanding him to use this skill, vairocana uses his spritual energy and gathers it and releases it, which it should look like shockwaves, destroying any near-by enemies. And the next physical skill, should be called light-speed. What this skill basically does, is the ultimate persona zig-zags in the air and then rushes to the enemy with such a highspeed that it creates a fiery phoenix above itself and burns the enemy down. And the last physical skill that atlus should think about, should be called solar protection. What i think should is, whenever it is in use, it will increase the protoganist defenses and it should also create a red dome around the prtoganist to protect the protoganist from the enemies attacks. Now i am going to talk about the three special magic skills that the vairocana should have, one should be called solar flare, the second special magic skill should be called sun storm, and the third special skill should be called celestial suns. Now i will explain what these crazy names for skills means, and do they do against enemies. Okay, first, let’s say the persona game creators decides to add a short little animation, when you press on the special skills command. Then you get a short clip or two or three that shows the ultimate personae are executing their special skills. Now i’ll talk about the first skill solar flare, what it does is quite similar to a sun that is shooting solaR FLARES. What vairocana does is raises his arms to the sky, and then creates a small star in between his two hands and then he releases it to the enemy. And Vairocana is shown raising one arm and making a fist, and then the sun expands and explodes causing to release tons and tons of scorching flares that gives all enemies 100,000 degrees burns. Now the next special skill which a will explain is called, sun storm. What happens in this skill, is that the protoganist’s ultimate persona Vairocana, raises his left arm, then suddenly a big red cloud gathers around the enemy, and then like maziodyne, shots lighting on the enemy. But these lightings will be different from mthe ones in p3 and p4, because they take the shape of dragons and are red in color not blue. And finally last but no least, the most powerful and lethal special skill the vairocana possseses is celestial suns. What happens when this skill is commanded, the game goes into a little anime, where you will vairocana is summoned. First vairocana will clasp his hands together similar like praying, then we get a close up to see vairocana’s eyes becoming bright blue, then suddenly pentagon markings start to appear on his fore head, his arms and legs and including his upper chest. Then pentagons with a star in the middle started to appear out of nowhere all over the area where the battle is taking place. And then the protoganist should say celestial suns, then a bright golden light engulfs everything in its path, destroying anything that was standing in the pentagon circles. So i talked about how the game should improved on how the ultimate personae should perform better, i hope i didn’t write too much, i just had alot of ideas knocking in my head, so take a look onto my comments about the upcoming persona 5 game and tell; what you think about it.
WHAT ARE OU TALKING ABOUT YOU CANT TAKE SOCIAL LINKS AWAY THERE ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE THE MOST IN FACT IT IS THE THING I LOE THE MOST AND ONE DAY THE PERSONA SERIES WILL ADVANCE BEYOND EVEN MY EXPECTATIONS YOU WILL SOON SEE I HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR IT AND ITS SOCIAL LINKS!!!!!!!!!!
I think they’ve done a wonderful job all the way across the board from Persona to Persona 4. Why their seems to be soooo many worries about Persona 5 and all you people complaining that you want this and that and some of this and none of that etc. lol The games are amazingly wonderful, by far my favorite series of gaming, and I don’t think you’d all be jumping up and down so much about if it wasn’t one of your fav’s as well. So shush and let Atlus make their game and then go out and spend your money on it so they can keep making more wonderful stuff for us! Thank You Atlus!!
one thing that I’m worries about is if it’s not in PS2. I hope it will be on ps2 and other platform too if they want to tough…Atlus!Atlus!Atlus! Such a magnificent game ever!!!
ohh its unfair why the persona 5 release on ps3 or xbox?? maybe bcoz it is more advance i wish atlus would release it to ps2 too..
Hopefully Atlus will still be around so that they can make more cool Persona stuff for us, the die hard fans!!! There are no other games quite like the Persona series, and I’m not complaining about the social link or the fusion systems. Anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011
im a die hard fan 2 but right now i cont dig up any info on persona 5 please help
why there is no complete information about when will p5 release? it only said in 2011…
i am very agree that p5 will be for ps3. i hope it will a great rpg game with a high definition graphic.
when i try the p4 games, it was truely awesome, i like the social link mechanism. coz, it really makes the games more alive.
I can’t wait for p5 =)
I want more of ALL! Bigger, larger, smarter, everything!
I wish they would bring back the shooting your self in the head thing that was awesome or something creepy like slicing their wrist or neck to summon the persona THAT would be THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!! PS. I love the social links I”m nosy and I know everybody else is too, to listen about other characters life its awesome
Get rid of the social links and return to the true dark, gritty, mature style of Persona 1 and 2. That’s what they need to do.
P3 and 4 are “kiddie” games aimed at the facebook generation who don’t understand that before Okada left the Persona games were about darkness and human wickedness. Persona 3 and 4 were about flirting with underage highschool girls and filling up the game with weaboo garbage.
Give me old persona. Not a half-hearted japanese dating simulator for schoolgirl fetishists.
Truth be told, I have all the persona games I could get my hands on. I still love s-links more than anything, and in my heart of hearts, I am really hoping there are s-links. I’m sure many of you are hoping for the same.
One more thing: if they are making Persona 5 for the ps3, they NEED to make it for the 360. “I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!” please, Atlus!!!!!!!
…sorry to beg.
A sequel to Nocturne would be divine.
i would love for p5 to be more darker and creepier…i also hopew that the main characters persona can be evolved many times with special skills for each one and also for the game to be more futuristic with all the technologies. i would also want the personas to move while they are attacking. i also hope that we can choose the gender of the main char live in p3p…also for the social link story to be more intense and unpredictable…I love persona!!!
I’ve played all four Persona titles (and their spin-offs), but I must say that I only actually beat P3 and P4… Could never really get into the first, and I wish I had gotten the chance to beat P2EP, but my PSX died… Anyways, a lot of the ideas present on this comment thread are good, but why can’t there be a unification of both the rumor system and the social links system? I mean, each system brings its own positives, whether it’s more sporadic gameplay (rumor system) or character development (social links), so an incorporation of the two in some capacity (perhaps only obtaining a social link once a specific rumor circulates..?) As for the characters, I would love to see a return to P2EP’s style: less emphasis on the high school kids and more on the adults, as it makes for the possibility of a more serious storyline (Thai Mafia > TV Killer). Just puttin’ in my two cents and keeping my fingers crossed for more info on P5 soon.
what i want from persona 5 is to somewhat link persona 3 and 4 but have a new hero.ya know like have the persona 4s hero son be the hero.there could be 4 parts.acutally scratch that have a fith part where you come back to inhaba or atleast do somthing like what p3 fes did and add another storyline.have some new charectors in there along with some old ones. possibly have some refreces to some other games by atlus/shin megami tensei.this time insted of a high schooler be a college student.make the dark hour collide with the other world and the midnight channel.Most inpportent part is HAVE TEDDY IN IT!!!!!! or chie.you could go to port city and other locations maybe some new ones.you could have your memory transfer from persona 4 for some goodies like if you were dating someone they woulde be your mother or all the items you have could be like hand me downs.put the rumer system and social links together somehow.ounce you beat it either have a newgame plus or freemode.you dont have to be the son you could be the hero from the last who comes back to inahba when hes like 21.have charector custimizetion.bigger map.look i know im asking a little to much but atlus you know the fans,players,and gamers whant all of this.if anyone has connections please send this to atlus america.
also make it for ps2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well this is actually interesting I for one wouldn’t mind if they put Izanagi back in the fray. Adding more skills to him would also be good. Also I am not begging it’s only a suggestion.
I love P4~~~~ Make another P4 kind of version where Souji went back to Inaba probably make new friends and add some characters from P3 tooo~~~~ Oh and make it Ps2 Pweez? =3 Oh and kan you make at least kid friendly and remove the Mara persona (if you want to)…. Keep it just as amazing… P4 fever rocks PEACE!!! (^_^)v
Seriously, I love the Social Link System. It adds layers to the game that for me makes 400 hrs of Grinding worth it. To get the Penultimate Persona, and replay to see all the storylines.
But High School is Creepy for an M game. Having it in a College Setting would be a good upgrade IMO, and for X-Box 360 (I mean Can PS3, even Play PS2 Titles?) so I can enjoy it.
Getting the Level up system of Persona 3 FES, as well as the ability to have a Decent Ultimate Persona [ Inzanagi no - Okama for Persona 4 ticked me off. I mean here I am Grinding for 3 Play throughs and 264 hrs. total to get it. And I can't even keep it after I earn it, on the 4th Playthrough? And I'd have to relevel to get it ... No thanks.].
I like the suggestion on naturally Evolving Persona, but something along the lines of it evolves by the choices you make.
Anyways that’s my 2 cents.
Truthsayer you are a fucktard. Social Links are what made Persona 3 and 4 such a breakthrough hit. No way they will take them out. Just go back and replay the outdated 1 and 2 if that’s what you want.
Well i rather like the protagonist become the second Demi fiend. A more darker story, not just happy go lucky story. Determine the fate of the world for example.
Hi. I just want to say that I love the Persona series & it’s occult “secrets”
I love the social links cause it reminds of what is important in real life & what we all should/could be doing. Connecting with one another could advance our life to places we never would have imagined. Thanks for making the series & keep up the good work. I’d also like to apologize on behald of the nitwits here complaining & asking for what they want. Who cares. Stay with your vision, and do not falter.
Yeah, i totally agre of what Adam said, i like the idea of having your initial personas to evolve many times untill they reached their ultimate form. I think, depending on the choices you make in the game, if it’s the right choice, your inintial personas will be “upgraded” like the one’s in P2 INNOCENT SIN. And i like the ides of the main characters ultimate personas, to each have unique and powerfull spells that only they can do.
What i would want to see in the next installment of the persona series is that; 1.) I want the velvet room to be a in a much bigger size than the ones in P3 and P4, AND that this time, they should bring cast of characters in the velvet room and not just Igor and one of his assistants alone, i mean come on, after playing the entire persona games you start to realize that this guy might have tons of assistants working for him.
2.) They should put more effort into making the designs of each personas. I didn’t like the designs that they did in p3 and p4, so i hope they do something about that. And that the designs should be like something from the past and a futuristic design.
3.) As the main villain for this story, i think they should bring back Nyarlathotep as the final boss. Because, to my point of view, i think that he has something to do with p3 and p4.Remember near the end of p3 fes, where all the main characters found out that erebeus was the embodiment of humanity’s desire for death/destruction, and remember that nyarlathotep believes that human beings want to destroy themselves, and he purposely interferes in the affairs of mankind to make them astray from the right path and into the path that will ultimately lead them to destroy themselves. For example; remember the antogonists of p3 how they embraced the coming of the fall, and how the chairman literally went insane to point of making our heroes as sacrifices for nyx, and we shioul not forget mitsuro’s grandfather, who was obsessed with using all the shadows power. I remember in p3, mitsurou asked what could have made both her grandfather and the chairman to loose their faith in humanity, and think that humanity’s only salvation is through death. I think i can answer her question; i think that nyarlathotep somehow entered into their minds and manipulated them into fulfilling his goal. The same way he did to tatsuya sudo, tatsuzuo sudo and jun kurosu and guido kandori in persona 1, persona 2 innocent sin and eternal punishment. And remember what he said after he was defeated in eternal punishment, he said “As long as human beings exist, so shall i”. To me, this emplies that he is partly involved in the chaos and madness that took place in the events of p3 and p4. So, i really think that he should be given the role of playing the final boss again.
4.) Here’s my idea of what they should add in the next persona 5. I think all the main characters of persona 5 should be given the wild card abil
sorry that i didnt finish what i wanted to say, because i was rudely interupted by my younger sister, but anyways, back to 4.). As i was saying, they should the main characters the ability to summon multiple personas but should be limited to personas that are compatible with each character. Like for example; one of the characters arcana is the sun arcana, then he or she should be able to summon personas of the same arcana.
Another thing that i would for them to add in persona 5, is that they introduce the idea of the main character, somewhere along in the story, should be an event that he is overwhelmed with anger and rage because the main antagonists or dark-type persona users killed one of the main characters close friend of his, so as a result, a dark-type persona is born out of the negative feelings and emotions of the main character. Now the main character’s dark-type persona should look similar to his upgraded initial persona, but its appearance should be in red and dark colors, and its name should be like “Reversed Helios” as being the opposite of helios. And that its abilities should be the same to his other counterpart except they are a darker versions of it
5.) When all the main characters get their ultimate personas, they should get them by having being offered by philemon, once each of them have come to a resolution in their lives that is strong enough to awaken the inner selves that are buried deep into their souls, so deep that not even igor could pull them out. And they should do it at philemon’s place where he lives, you know, the place between consciousness and unconsciousness.
6.) I think that they should make the main protagonist ultimate persona, to be a fusion of his last evolved initial persona and his dark-type persona that i mentioned in number 4. Once they both fused together you get his most powerful persona. I think the color of his ultimate persona should be mostly crimson red with a few golden straight line patterns.
So please read my thoughts of how the next persona installment should be and tell me what you think of it.
I have come-up with an idea who the antagonists in persona 5 would be like,
at least in my own head. Well, i think the main antagonists should be a combined
forces of the military powers, and the scientists that are experimenting on people
with strong minds.
You see, i figured that it would be cool if the scientists are collecting people
who have the potential to summon powerful personas with unique abilities, and
that they will extract the personas from their human masters, and use the
personas abilities to create weapons of mass destruction to the military, and to
ultimately create a machine that will open a rift in space so that the world will
be destroyed.
The villains that i portray in persona 5 should be like a group of mad scientists
who are going to use their superior intelligence and the massive collection of
personas, for world domination. And the military villain should be those kinds of
people who even though the war has been over for years, they would start
another war, so that they could kill and destroy again. And there should be at
total of 14 dark-type persona users who are seven of them are the military group, and seven should be the mad scientist group.
In persona 5, i hope they make the main characters received their own ultimate weapons. Like near the end of the game, you should be able to get like a legendary sword, guns, spear, gloves e.t.c, and that the weapons should deliver a high damage to enemies.
And in persona 5, i hope they bring Philemon back, and that he appears in his human form, and that you may go to his place “the realm between consciousness and un-consciousness.
In persona 5 in summary , I hope that the main characters are college student who met a person from the future that inform him of the great disaster to be follow on the far future and he hold the key to change that dark future… either he’s the one to stop or cause the calamity. Maybe one of the way to stop the calamity is to change the present or the past or a little bit future? For the main character persona i think he should have his own unique persona which will in time change into different form (maybe from fool to magician… to judgment until the world arcana?) and also he still can collect/fuse other 12 persona in his storage but of course main persona cannot be fused. I also like the attributes for slash, pierce or strike which is available in persona 3 to be available again… its great for strategy during fighting.
What persona needs to do is advance from its old ways! you can’t keep intrest if you keep doing the same kind of game with the same kind of goal [save the world and yourselves, possibly the girl you like]. Persona needs a fresh gameplay and a fresh plot. i love the social link thing, and the thought of having responsiblities and repercussions for not doing them, or even saying the wrong thing. i agree that the sweet high school thing is done and we need something more gritty.
my point is i just think that with the new persona that there should be new things. a free roaming environment would be great where you can go wherever you please whenever you please. maybe even protagonist customization would be nice too but even if its not there i think it would be more interesting with just the free roaming environment.
also i think the battle system should be more free and loose rather than the repetitive fighting sequences from persona 4
I just hope in persona 5, they won’t have to make us go into like a tv world thing, or a tower-like structure like in p3 tartarus. But i hope we get a system where we can go where ever we want.
And i wish that, in the battle system, they should take out the “All-out-attack” option, that thing is getiing old.
release on dualplatform please… Xbox 360 and ps3
I JUST FINISHED SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI 1 FOR THE SNES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HARDEST GANE EVER BUT I HAD TO TO BE COME THE ULTIMATE MEGATEN FAN WHO ONLY TYPES IN ALL-CAPS!!!!
EPIC WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like how chars are done on P3 better than P4. Minato looks way cooler than Souji.
BUT izanagi is way cooler than orpheos.. so yeah.
a good mix would be pretty awesome. i wan P5 so badly!
Persona is the best!
Anyway I would hope Nanako Dojima is a party member,also it would be cool if the game continued all the way to gradation.They could have the final boss happen during the ceremony!
Finally ummm…is there any new rumors about the game?Even a tidbit would be nice…
i’m having a hard time finding any info on this.looks like they’re really putting a very tight lid on this one.i agree about combining the rumor system and the social links,more for everybody.but that would only work if the characters have graduated from high school.the protagonists from the previous persona series should be the highlight here, but thats just my opinion.cant wait for it to release!!! \(^3^)/
The social link system works great and the high school scene has become a mainstream of the series but I think the game should try adult characters again (like part 2) and keep everything that made part 3 so great! Also develop an actual main character with a personality and not one where the player has to make all the decisions for him or her.
Okay, a few suggestions here. 1) TEDDIE NEEDS TO BE IN IT!!! 2) I want there to be a mix of Persona 3 and Persona 4 (as in characters meet each other), and new storyline as well as new Personas and new characters (they should meet P3 and P4 as well). 3) Please, please, PLEASE keep Social Links and hav P3 & P4 & P5 have links with each other
Thank you Atlus! I love you as much as I love Teddie!!!
Well so far they have done a good job; I agree I love the Social link its what brings actual realistic natures to the fantasy of the game. What High Schooler doesn’t want to talk to girls? Also keep the Gender choice from P3P. Should be kept more so for the fun of it… I disagree with Frostona though. The decisions is what makes the game fun.
Perhaps make it so that decisions have a impact on certain aspects/endings in the game. Considering if it is shipped to PS3/Xbox 360 a possible ‘Character creation’ effect from just the name? Maybe appearance changes… Hair,eyes, clothes, etc. I mean I wouldn’t change the Silent protag. effect. Persona ironically KNOWS how to work that.
please shin megami tensei ,i hope persona 5 in ps2 ….please i love shin megami tensei
Well in my opinion they should leave the main character in high school , I agree the staring persona should have an evolution BUT not make it lame, and please make and good ending for it ,because the Fes of persona 3 Fes kinda messed up the good ending of persona 3 by killing the main character and giving his SPECIAL power to someone , that really hunted me at night you know because the ending is important.
The Vision, I forgot another thing, gender pick. How did I forget that? Thanks 4 reminding me. That was pretty kewl.
What i want atlus to add in persona 5, is the ability to upgrade your original
personae, into a more version of the original persona. With added armor and
weapons. They should be able to deliver a greater amount of damage to enemies.
This ability should be available only if the protagonist in persona 5
makes all the right choices during mid-game. Once he makes all of the right
choices, he should be called back to the velvet room by Igor to get his custom
persona. And when the main characters initial personae changes to a more
powerful versions, i want them to change the personae colors, for example:
Your starter persona is Vairocana, and it’s colors are green with black and
yellow stripes on his chest, he has no weapons on him or any armour, and his
skill set consist of fire, nuclear and physical spells. But once the protagonist
has made all of the right choices through mid-game, Igor take your initial
persona card, which consists of Vairocana, then a short clip comes in the game
showing you all of the right choices that you made through-out the game. Then
Vairocana comes out of your body and starts to glow “signaling that it is
transforming”. Then after the transformation, it will say something on the lines
of ” Thou art i, and i art thou…….” and after that, it will stat that it’s name is
Vairocana custom. My modified persona’s colors would be red in body color and
having a black strap going across his chest, and he will be covered in spiky
armour and carries a spiky spear that shots fire-based physical attacks
How do you guys think that the characters in persona 5 will summon their
personae. In p3 they shot themselves in the head to summon their personae, and
in p4, the characters crush their tarrot arcana cards to summon their personae.
This time, i wish that they would use masks, by placing their masks on their faces
is how they would summon their personae.
Do you guys think of how the characters are going to find their ultimate personae,
my idea of how they get their ultimate personae, is: By fulfilling certain
requirements from each character. For example: One of my characters can achieve
his or her ultimate persona, by letting them confront their shadow-selves and to
accept what the shadow-self is stating to be the truth of one of the
characters. After that, the protagonist must let their team-mates to fight their
shadow-selves alone. After one of your playable characters defeats their
shadow selves, the shadow-self will acknowledge that the person has become
strong both physically and mentally, then the shadow-self transforms into a
theater mask with added colors and symbolic designs. You should take that
back to the velvet room, where Igor will give you instructions on how to pull
out your strongest persona, that is locked deep with in your soul. And i think
it would be an awesome idea if they use masks as the central them for the
game. Because personae are like the masks that all of us wear everyday in
our lives