{"id":128973,"date":"2022-10-17T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-139327"},"modified":"2022-10-17T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T17:00:00","slug":"round-up-the-reviews-are-in-for-persona-5-royal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/17\/round-up-the-reviews-are-in-for-persona-5-royal\/","title":{"rendered":"Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Persona 5 Royal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c121b4815b501\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c121b4815b501\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"P5\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c121b4815b501\/p5.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c121b4815b501\/p5.900x.jpg\" alt=\"P5\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Atlus<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well folks, we&#8217;re back with another review round up, and this time it&#8217;s for the long-awaited JRPG from Atlus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/persona_5_royal\">Persona 5 Royal<\/a>. It&#8217;s taken a long time to get here but it seems the wait has been worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Before we dive into what other critics had to say, be sure to check out our own review. We gave Persona 5 Royal an outstanding 10\/10 and called it &#8220;the definition of &#8216;required reading&#8217; for JRPG fans&#8221;, highlighting the incredible soundtrack, the stellar presentation, and the lengthy, engaging narrative.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"TvJMrYd4RUo\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s see what other outlets think of Persona 5 Royal:<\/p>\n<p>First up, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendoworldreport.com\/review\/61826\/persona-5-royal-switch-review\">Nintendo World Report<\/a> awarded the game a score of 9\/10, highlighting its seamless transition to the Switch:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Now that Sega and Atlus have started to bring the previously-PlayStation exclusive series\u2019s main entries to all platforms this week, the question immediately became how the Switch would handle a game previously exclusive to the PlayStation 4. And after several months of student life and stylish fighting, Persona 5 Royal holds up perfectly in its portable form.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/gaming\/persona-5-royal-review-1954964\/\">Dextero<\/a> echoed our own review with a perfect score of 10\/10, calling it one of the best JRPGs of the decade:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Persona 5 Royal is simply a must-play for any JRPG fan, and couldn\u2019t be a better place to start for those who have yet to delve into the genre. If you\u2019re a fan of lengthy RPGs full of interlinking systems and somehow haven\u2019t played yet, we implore you to join the Phantom Thieves \u2014 they\u2019re bound to steal your heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Next up, <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingbolt.com\/persona-5-royal-switch-review-colors-flying-high\">GamingBolt<\/a> also gave the game a 10\/10, praising the lack of percepitble drawbacks in transitioning to the Switch:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;You couldn\u2019t go wrong with <em>Persona 5 Royal<\/em> on <em>any<\/em> platform. The game itself laid down the gauntlet, actually. <em>Persona 5 Royal<\/em>\u2019s theme song, Colors Flying High, ends with the phrase \u201cgreen or blue, red or white, you can\u2019t lose with your colors flying high.\u201d And so it is. Whether you play it on Xbox or PlayStation, Switch or PC, <em>Persona 5 Royal<\/em> is an utter masterpiece, and you\u2019re in for one of the best games ever made no matter how you choose to play it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gametyrant.com\/news\/persona-5-royal-switch-review-phantom-thieves-on-the-go\">GameTyrant<\/a> whacked a score of 9.5\/10 on its review, with the lack of frame rate and resolution from other platforms the only major drawback of the experience:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Persona 5 Royal is just as great a game as it\u2019s ever been, and it is everything I could have hoped for on the Nintendo Switch. This is the way I wanted to play this game from the very beginning, and Atlus and <strong>Sega<\/strong> have outdone themselves with this port. It runs beautifully, feels great, and is every bit the <em>Persona<\/em> experience I\u2019ve been craving on Switch since 2017.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgmagonline.com\/review\/game\/persona-5-royal-switch-review\/\">CGMagazine<\/a> gave Persona 5 Royal a score of 9\/10 and called it &#8220;one of the best Switch ports to date&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I am genuinely floored by, not only how good <em>Persona 5 Royal<\/em> is on the Switch, but how good it is, PERIOD. It may very well enter the hallowed halls of my favourite games list and is a high recommendation for anyone who may be new to the franchise\u2014you don\u2019t need to play the others for this to make sense\u2014or anyone who is familiar and wants an excellent version on their Nintendo handheld. It\u2019s an insanely fun, insanely approachable, and insanely entertaining RPG that needs to be played, if not for the soundtrack alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Finally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vooks.net\/persona-5-royal-switch-review\/\">Vooks<\/a> awarded the game a 9\/10 and highlighted the gameplay and presentation, but stated that the game is &#8220;too damn long&#8221; (we respectfully disagree):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Persona 5 Royal is, as Persona 5 always has been, an incredibly solid experience on Switch. Royal is the very best version of the game, with tweaks and additions that make it a big step up from the original. It\u2019s still far too long, and the added content certainly doesn\u2019t ease that pain, but if you can push through it, you\u2019ll find a game that stands at the top of its genre.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. 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Let us know in the comments down below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Atlus Well folks, we&#8217;re back with another review round up, and this time it&#8217;s for the long-awaited JRPG from Atlus, Persona 5 Royal. It&#8217;s taken a long time to get here but it seems the wait has been worth it. 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