Atlus held a Japanese Niconico live stream during E3, where they had a live gameplay demo, and showed videos of the new party member and cooperation characters. While most of the presentation is in Japanese, some parts are also in English, as they interviewed the fans present at E3 2016. You can take a look at the video below!
Gematsu have posted an article with details from the special E3 2016 Niconico live stream for Persona 5, where Atlus have revealed the 9th party member, named Goro Akechi. Similar to Naoto in Persona 4, Goro is a high school student but also a detective. The character will be voiced by Sōichirō Hoshi.
Atlus has published a four-and-a-half minute long promotional trailer for Persona 5, for use with E3 2016. As with the media we’ve seen recently for the game at E3 2016, this features English subtitles with Japanese voicework.
In related news, John Hardin of Atlus PR maintains that Japanese voice tracks for the characters as DLC is being explored as an option for its Western release, but also suggests that it is not a guaranteed outcome and will not be easy to secure. We’ll keep you posted on any additional news.
Watch the trailer below! And feel free to leave us comments on the newly-released gaming media, or thoughts surrounding the release of these games.
UPDATE: Gamespot have also uploaded a longer video, including John Hardin’s intro before the actual demo reel was played. We also included this video below.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Several videos featuring Persona 5 gameplay footage from E3 2016 have been posted online in recent hours. So far, IGN seems to have the best (off-screen) footage available, as they uploaded a nine minute video to their Youtube channel. You can view it below! An E3 Niconico live stream for the game is planned tomorrow, so expect more news to be posted here later on!
Atlus has released more details on the story and characters of Persona 5, with screenshots accompanying the new information. Aside from the group of characters known as the Phantom Thieves, we also take a look at the residents of the mysterious Velvet Room. Gematsu has translated a large portion of the press release, and credit goes to them for most of the information provided in the writeup below. Some of the information and screenshots were also taken from the original Japanese press release. Read on for more information!
RPG Site appears to have secured information regarding Atlus / SEGA’s stage show plans for E3 2016, as indicated by this tweet. This was heretofore an unannounced aspect of the company’s attendance, even after the recent publishing of the press release detailing the games that would be present at E3.
Here’s a listing for the presentation schedule. Please keep in mind that there are no known plans for streaming of stage presentations to be directly handled by Atlus. It’s possible that presentations might be archived or broadcasted at some time, but this is not confirmed in any public manner. All times are PDT.
It’s no secret that Persona 5’s changing release date has been the subject of jokes among some fans. Previously, launch windows have been specified for Persona 5, albeit ahead of much information regarding characters and plot themes. That aside, Persona 5 has the distinction of being one of the latter prominent titles to release across console generations, for any holdouts who haven’t purchased a PS4.
Atlus announced the news of a February 14 (Valentine’s Day!) release date for the Americas ahead of an upcoming E3 promotional blitz. Alongside this news, Atlus has announced two special editions to be made available in the Americas.
SEGA and Atlus have issued a new press release announcing their lineup of the games for this year’s E3. For the first time at this event, SEGA and ATLUS will be sharing a stand on the shown floor, located at West Hall Booth #4810. The only actual SEGA Europe title being shown at the stand is Yakuza 0, which will be playable. While Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice is also playable, the title will be published by Nintendo in Europe. SEGA of America on the other hand will also be showing 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, which sadly hasn’t been confirmed for a European release yet. SEGA’s upcoming Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X will apparently not be shown.
UPDATE: Sam Mullen pointed out on Twitter that Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X will be present at E3, despite not being mentioned in the press release below! He also confirmed that the game will be playable, as a three song demo of the PS4 version will be present at the stage.
In a recent blog update on the official Persona 5 website, a PR manager for Atlus points out the website has been updated with character profiles for the three new female characters that were recently revealed. While the information in the profile for the characters is the same as the one we’ve already talked about earlier, we do get a few screenshots of the characters and their Personas, which we’ve included below.
Persona 5 will be released on September 15, 2016 in Japan. While the game is confirmed to be heading to the West, a specific release date hasn’t been announced yet.
While Famitsu leaks earlier this week revealed the names and offered a short bio of some of the remaining cast members of Persona 5, more information has been officially revealed, including names and other information on the game itself. Keep in mind that there is one more character who it seems has yet to be fully revealed (towards the upper right in the featured image used for this article)…
In any case, here’s an introduction to more of your friends in this game!
Futaba Sakura is the navigator of the group, with the age of a first-year in high school and an exceptionally gifted level of intellect and talent for programming and calculation. However, she lacks for social skills and is a shut-in due to a certain incident in her life; Sakura does not attend school after her middle-school graduation. She is often awkward around others and covers her head in public, though she does not do this with the Protagonist. Her starting Persona is Necronomicon, which is UFO-like. Sakura has a special connection to the overarching events of Persona 5’s story.