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Persona 5 Royal: Changes - All Differences Compared to Persona 5
Everything new in Persona 5 Royal
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I'm really excited about the additional items to make dungeon runs more efficient and getting more nighttime freedom. But I'm going to wait and see impressions first as I didn't finish the game strictly because said reasons.
- What's New in Persona 5 Royal?
Below, we've categorised all of the changes in Persona 5 Royal when compared to Persona 5. There are new features, gameplay adjustments, and quality of life improvements, as well as smaller, more general alterations.
New Content in Persona 5 Royal- New party member named Kasumi
- An entirely new school semester has been added, expanding the story alongside a new Palace
- The new 'Thieves Den' feature lets you visit a huge room full of unlockable bonus content at any time through the pause menu. You can use in-game currency to unlock things like artwork, character models, cutscenes, and music
- A number of brand new animated story cutscenes
- A whole new location called Kichijoji is yours to explore, and it's bigger than any other real world location in the game
- Kichijoji has a club that you can visit with party members, opening up new social and bonding events
- Kichijoji's club features a darts minigame
- Kichijoji has a jazz bar that can grant party members stat boosts
- Two brand new confidants with their own perks
- Akechi's social link route has been completely overhauled, slots differently into the story
- Some confidants (particularly party members) have additional social scenes
- New events, such as holidays and additional character scenes, have been added to the calendar
- New Personas
- New third form for each party member's Persona
- New enemies
- New weapons
- New armour
- New accessories
- New items
- Two new story endings
- Gameplay Additions in Persona 5 Royal
- Each Phantom Thief now has a powerful 'Showtime' attack -- basically a super move
- All Palaces have been reworked to some degree, although largely they remain the same in terms of layout
- Some Palaces have completely new areas
- Joker now has a grappling hook that lets you access new areas in dungeons
- The grappling hook often leads to secret locations that house 'Will Seeds' -- these are items that restore the party's SP, potentially making dungeon runs more efficient
- Each Palace now houses three collectable objects called 'Ishi', which are essentially skulls. Each time you find all three skulls in a Palace, you'll be rewarded with a unique accessory
- All Palace bosses have been reworked in some way, either with additional mechanics or phases
- Some Palaces now have additional boss enemies
- Mementos, the randomised dungeon that you can visit when you have free time, has been expanded quite significantly -- floors can be bigger and there's more room for exploration in general
- Mementos now has a shop that sells exclusive goods
- A new 'stamp' system has been added to Mementos. You can collect and use stamps to change different gameplay elements of the dungeon (higher encounter rate, more rewards from battle, etc.)
- There are new side quests to complete in Mementos
- Rare, more powerful shadows can now appear both in Palaces and Mementos
- The Velvet Room now offers special optional battles that you can take part in (this is also where DLC battles take place)
- The Velvet Room can now go into a random 'lockdown' mode, which triggers various potential benefits when fusing Personas -- but there are risks as well
- Gameplay Adjustments in Persona 5 Royal (Dungeons and Combat)
- Ammo now restocks after battle, making guns way more valuable across dungeon runs
- Some Personas have been rebalanced both in terms of stats and available skills
- Some enemies have been rebalanced both in terms of stats and available skills
- The baton pass mechanic has been expanded -- each party member now has a baton pass 'level'. With a higher level, you gain access to additional effects when you switch characters
- Status effects on enemies don't last as long
- Gameplay Adjustments in Persona 5 Royal (Everyday Life)
- The calendar has been reworked in places, allowing for more free time and additional opportunities to interact with your confidants
- Morgana doesn't tell you to go to bed quite so much -- you generally get more free time at night
- Some confidants have reworked perks
- Other Additions in Persona 5 Royal
- New opening movie
- New main menu screen
- New and additional character portraits in conversations
- Around 30 new music tracks
- New weather effects have been added depending on the time of year in-game
- A completely new Trophy list, separate from Persona 5's
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