P5X | Persona5: The Phantom X

SEGA CORPORATION

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About this game

Live your double life as a student and Phantom Thief in P5X!
Make the most of being a high schooler in Tokyo by hitting the bustling streets of Shibuya, Shinjuku and Kichijoji. Once the bell rings, don the mask of a Phantom Thief and infiltrate the hidden realm of the Metaverse to take on the dark beings that lie within...

Live It Up in the Big City as a Student During the Day!
How you spend your days is completely up to you. Join after-school clubs, make a quick buck at a range of part-time jobs, hang with friends... and even go out on dates! Your decisions will flavor your journey.

Delve into the Metaverse as a Phantom Thief After School!
Step into another world where twisted enemies known as Shadows lurk. Awaken the inner power of your Personas and skillfully use them to take down foes in stylish battles along to a beloved soundtrack!

Forge Friendships!
Freely interact with people around the city to build your relationships. As you watch movies together, share meals, and lend an ear to their troubles, those strangers might just become a best friend or even a soulmate...

Strengthen these bonds to unlock powerful abilities that will aid you in the Metaverse. Your interactions will be the key to moving the story forward.

■Official Website
https://persona5x.com
■Official X Account
https://www.x.com/P5XOfficialWest
■Official Facebook Account
https://www.facebook.com/P5XOfficialWest
■Official Instagram Account
https://www.instagram.com/P5XOfficialWest
■Official Discord
https://discord.gg/STXVgQbmU8

Ratings and reviews

The gameplay isn't bad, but it's clear that they've decided to focus on finding more ways to get people to spend rather than creating an enjoyable experience. Especially when we have previous versions to compare to, the global version is way stingier, consistently giving less rewards and increasing prices. Unless SEGA puts out a statement to at least commit to reward parity with the Chinese server, I can't recommend playing this game. At the very least, definitely don't spend on it.

The game itself is okay, managed to capture the mainline Persona games elements pretty well. There are translation issues though, and it is badly optimized for mobile (even on lowest settings on a last year flagship device). The most glaring issue is that the global server is getting the short end of the stick in comparison to CN/TW/KR servers and the latest livestream only made it worse (characters being added to the standard pool late, rewards nerfed/backloaded etc.). Rating 1* until fixed.

Almost everything to love about Persona is totally absent here. 90% of the game is dialogue, which is a shame, since most of it is to bloat the run time and doesn't contribute to the plot or character development. The gacha elements don't really work with the Persona formula, either; party members just feel like stat sheets as opposed to people you form bonds with and relate to. P5X is nothing more than a half-baked gacha JRPG that copied most of its assets from a better game. End of story.

What's new

Ver. 2.7.0 update!
New features
• P5R special event Crossroads of Fate: Twins Arc, featuring Justine & Caroline from Persona 5 Royal
• Half-Year Anniversary event begins
• New content: Prayers
• New Special Outfit: Ultramarine Wonder
• Phantom Idol Minami Miyashita added to Phantom Idol Draft X and more
• New accomplice: Kotone Montagne

Other
• Adjustments to certain UI and text elements
• Other minor bug fixes