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[Shin-chan]

33/40

Boom, we're a whole 20% better.

Man, I wish my Japanese wasn't awful. February is a looong ass way away.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Persona 4 Golden scored 35/40.

AFAIK this is the highest rated Persona game from Famitsu yet.

Now it's P5.

33/40

Do you even math, son?

andriasang says Persona 4 The Golden (Vita): 9, 9, 9, 8

That's 35 in my book.

 

[ULTROS!]

I think one reviewer said the game took him 80 hours to clear and there's a looooot of side content.

 

[LifeBrandRobot]

I don't think Sega can afford scores that high so it must be because of quality.

 

[ethomaz]

I don't think Sega can afford scores that high so it must be because of quality.

Sega??? You meant Atlus...

 

[Kazuhira]

Turn-based games are dead

I guess it will be the best scored JRPG this year by a long shot.

Can't wait to play.

I don't know any other turn-based rpg that came out recently so i would say they're really dead, even if P5 is amazing.

 

[Aters]

If only this is not from Fami. Do we have any other Japanese game review sites?

 

[MikeE21286]

lower than FFXIII-2... disappointed.

XIII-2 was a 40!?

Lol

 

[Ratrat]

Question.

There can't be just a single outlet in Japan that gives reviews, right? It's always Famitsu, but I've never heard of other Japanese review sites/magazines.

Dengeki.

 

[LifeBrandRobot]

Sega??? You meant Atlus...

They own Atlus.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

Persona 4 Golden scored 35/40.

AFAIK this is the highest rated Persona game from Famitsu yet.



Do you even math, son?

andriasang says Persona 4 The Golden (Vita): 9, 9, 9, 8

That's 35 in my book.

They said persona 4, not persona 4 golden. Did the ps2 game get 35 as well?

Edit:wiki says it did.

 

[Andodalf]

Sega??? You meant Atlus...

Ummmm, who owns Atlus?

 

[Sn4ke_911]

They said persona 4, not persona 4 golden. Did the ps2 game get 35 as well?

Edit:wiki says it did.

He also asked about rereleases.

What did both P3 and 4 get at release and for their rereleases? Not that the opinion of the magazine then is all that relevant to its opinion now (oh god, it's been so long) but I'm curious all the same.

 

[aravuus]

I think one reviewer said the game took him 80 hours to clear and there's a looooot of side content.

Scores, who cares. This is what I like to hear.

 

[Aters]

Ummmm, who owns Atlus?

Not his or her fault. I think sometimes even Sega themselves forget they own Atlus.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

I'm kinda glad it's a 39/40 and not a 40/40, due to Famitsu's reputation for taking money for good/perfect reviews.

 

[Qurupeke]

Wow, not even 40/40. Pre-order canceled.

 

[ethomaz]

I don't know any other turn-based rpg that came out recently so i would say they're really dead, even if P5 is amazing.

There is some from top of my head...

Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (well it is a remaster)
Am I Setsuna
World of Final Fantasy

I think there are others I'm missing.

 

[FunkyDealer]

Now to just pretend the game doesn't exist for several months.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

Wow, not even 40/40. Pre-order canceled.

It'll never reside besides gaming masterpieces such as Skyrim with its peasant 39/40 score.

 

[Shin-chan]

In terms of Western critical reception, this game is going to be up there with the best of this gen, sitting beside Bloodborne, Uncharted 4, Super Mario 3D World, The Witcher 3, and MGSV. That's not because of the Famitsu score, I just have a feeling.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Only a few months away.

 

[ethomaz]

They own Atlus.

Ummmm, who owns Atlus?

That makes a lot of sense...

 

[TraBuch]

I don't know any other turn-based rpg that came out recently so i would say they're really dead, even if P5 is amazing.

GOTY comes out today.

 

[GinoFelino]

Hooray, this means absolutely nothing!

 

[LifeBrandRobot]

Not his or her fault. I think sometimes even Sega themselves forget they own Atlus.

That's not necessarily a bad thing lol.

 

[raven777]

very disappointed at the famitsu review score so I went to amazon Japan and canceled my 20th anniversary edition preorder.

Spoiler

I had 2 preorders and was going to cancel one anyway.

 

[Renmyra]

Damn.. 80 hours?

 

[YankeeDonB]

I think one reviewer said the game took him 80 hours to clear and there's a looooot of side content.

I figured, but nice to know -- was a little worried w/ all the higher quality assets they might skimp on game length/depth.

I'm kinda glad it's a 39/40 and not a 40/40, due to Famitsu's reputation for taking money for good/perfect reviews.

Right, but now that people know this, you actually have to pay EXTRA to get a 39/40 instead of a 40/40. It's subject to the assumed-credibility tax.

 

[mrmickfran]

Damn.. 80 hours?

That's how P3 and P4 were.

I expect nothing less.

 

[Lunar15]

I just realized that this means someone outside of Atlus has played Persona 5 to completion.

 

[raven777]

He also asked about rereleases.

releases AND rereleases

I just posted for original P3 and P4 score.

 

[Imp the Dimp]

Damn.. 80 hours?

Sounds a little too long honestly. Like, a single player game should not be 80h long. It took me 55-60h for Xenoblade, 65h for P5, 80h for P3 but please no longer than that. If anything, ~50h tends to be a really good length.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

Right, but now that people know this, you actually have to pay EXTRA to get a 39/40 instead of a 40/40. It's subject to the assumed-credibility tax.

Sonnuvabitch, they're always one step ahead!

 

[Sn4ke_911]

releases AND rereleases

I just posted for original P3 and P4 score.

Why didn't you say that? you made it sound like all games got 33/40...

 

[raven777]

Why didn't you say that? you made it sound like all games got 33/40...

because

Spoiler

I didn't read the rerelease part.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Cannot wait for this game!

 

[LifeBrandRobot]

In terms of Western critical reception, this game is going to be up there with the best of this gen, sitting beside Bloodborne, Uncharted 4, Super Mario 3D World, The Witcher 3, and MGSV. That's not because of the Famitsu score, I just have a feeling.

It doesn't hurt that the people who will be reviewing P5 already love persona. There's atleast one hardcore persona lover in most big gaming outlets. I can see this getting 7.5 from Polygon because of its lack of diversity though.

 

[muteki]

My playtime with P4 was always well north of the numbers commonly thrown around, I think it was well above 100 hrs. I don't know if this was due to Golden's additions, sidequests, or me just being slow. I imagine P5 will be a similar case but really, 80 hours of the quality we have seen so far is worth the entry fee several times over.

 

[Alucrid]

i bet the person who gave it a 9 liked chie

 

[Z3M0G]

Have they ever shown what the daily school life grind looks like in the game? You know, what you will be doing for 50 of those 80 hours?

 

[raven777]

Have they ever shown what the daily school life grind looks like in the game? You know, what you will be doing for 50 of those 80 hours?

they have been releasing a lot of short clips on daily life stuff recently..

 

[mrmickfran]

i bet the person who gave it a 9 liked chie

Absolutely poor taste in women.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

because

Spoiler

I didn't read the rerelease part.

Ah

 

[DrunkShogun]

Absolutely poor taste in women.

Naoto or go home is the banner I stand with. Chie is respectable nonetheless.

 

[Lusankya]

It doesn't hurt that the people who will be reviewing P5 already love persona. There's atleast one hardcore persona lover in most big gaming outlets. I can see this getting 7.5 from Polygon because of its lack of diversity though.

But Polygon gave Persona 4 Golden a perfect 10.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Suddenly, people Famitsu will be seen as reputable by some people.

Spoiler

Fantastic score though, good lord

 

[The n00b Avenger]

A lot of (Japanese) Persona 4 fans I heard from like to attribute its relatively modest official review scores to the game itself portraying the Japanese mass media as basically pure evil lol.

 

[Jarmel]

I hope it's not 50 hours in dungeons. 80 hours is good if the material is there.

 

[Lusankya]

Sounds a little too long honestly. Like, a single player game should not be 80h long. It took me 55-60h for Xenoblade, 65h for P5, 80h for P3 but please no longer than that. If anything, ~50h tends to be a really good length.

It's the same number P3 or P4 got, so it's probably the same.
Overall it's really hard to estimate the playtime for each and every person. E.g. I never ever skipped voiced dialogue in P4G even though I read way faster, so that probably added 15 hrs compared to somebody who would forward the text as soon as they read it.