The upcoming role-playing video game “Persona 5” is due to hit the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation 4 later this year in North America and Japan.
Given the popularity of the franchise, the fifth installment of the video game is one of the most anticipated and awaited releases of the year among PlayStation gamers and enthusiasts.
To further when fans’ appetite on the video game, Japan’s PlayStation Blog has just revealed 10 screen shots and two new artworks from the gameplay trailer of “Persona 5,” details Game Informer.
The still images are all in high resolution so gamers really got excited with the latest tease from developer Atlus.
Japanese gamers are obviously more excited about the home-grown and home-developed game than their North American counterparts but regardless of the location of gamers, “Persona 5” should be able to bring a brand new level of excitement that the “Persona” franchise has known to exude.
Tough gameplay
“Persona 5” is rumored to have a tough gameplay that beginners would really find it difficult to play it when it’s released to the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation 4 later this year.
“Persona 5” is the fifth main title in the “Shin Megami Tensei: Persona” series, which is part of the larger “Megami Tensei” video games series.
Given its alleged high level of difficulty, “Persona 5” is expected to turn off beginners who may find it tough to connect and relate to the game.
Game developer and publisher Atlus attributes the reason for the difficult gameplay of “Persona 5” to the nature of the role-playing game itself, which Japan is continuously using until today.
The modern generation Japanese have apparently elevated their preference for the games and wants players to feel more challenged so that is why they made sure that gamers get to feel it with “Persona 5.”
The other reason is that the upcoming video game is developed under a Japanese plot or storyline which would really make it difficult for beginners to adjust the mechanics due to the nature of the gameplay itself.
Just like in the past “Persona” series, “Persona 5” is played by living out a year in the life of a high school boy who gets the ability to summon facets of his psyche, known as Personas.
The game involves dungeon exploration which features additional elements from previous iterations of the video game including jumping across gaps or dashing between cover.
The battles in the game are based on a turn-based attack system, with the characters wielding both their Personas and two weapon types: a gun and a melee weapon. “Persona 5” also brings with it the social link element from “Persona 3” and “Persona 4” but in a different form.