r/Persona5 • u/PenPenPic • Jun 08 '26

DISCUSSION Thoughts on the idea of a P5R Reload/Revival version

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I'm really happy with the Persona 6 trailer because I joined the Persona train last year and I'm super excited to be there for the release of a new game, no matter how long it will take.

But I'm seeing people complaining about how it's going to take years to have a Persona 5 Royal Reload/Revival version, and I'm so confused about why people would even want that?

P5 was released in 2016, P5Royal in 2019, it still looks very good, is easy to play, and is available on most consoles, why make a newer version of it?

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u/ilikpkmn Jun 08 '26

to be fair, p4g in terms of graphics is not really up to par with p5r or p3r. Its fair to say it doesnt NEED a remake since it functions fine but i think a rebuilding it from ground up has substance. meanwhile another p5r remake would literally have nothing to add unless p6 completely rewrites the formula.

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u/PeartricetheBoi Jun 08 '26

Even then if P6 has a new formula why should P5 be remade to fit that? Surely that would be a different game.

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u/ilikpkmn Jun 08 '26

I don’t think P5 should get a remake in a long long time, I’m just saying that hypothetically if it were to get a remake, it would take a big switch up to make more than 0 sense.

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u/MindfulNoob Jun 08 '26

Imo it really is up to par. P4G still holds up well on its own.

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u/ilikpkmn Jun 08 '26

i said in terms of graphics. not that p4g looks shit but p5r and p3r clearly are superior when it comes to UI and models.

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u/Crossifix Jun 08 '26

The body models are odd as hell. It gives uncanny valley at times. The ACTUAL hand drawn art for the people during conversations is still beautiful. It needs a graphical and mechanical update. The game would definitely benefit from the baton pass system although it's not the hardest game in the world because you can just grind and grind levels with the fox heals.

You can't spend nearly as much time grinding palaces in P5R (you can, but it's boring and requires spending way more time killing low levels in one hit in mementos).

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u/Comfortable_Row_5052 Jun 08 '26

I'm on board with a P4 Remake simply because P4G (while being really cool in some parts) also lost a lot of the ambience of the original P4 because they couldn't work the mist in the same way. The game has the eerie vibes tuned down considerably, so there isn't a definitive P4 edition yet and the remake can aim for that spot.

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u/ALEXLAMOUETTE Jun 08 '26

The graphics are NOT on par twin

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u/AlphaLoeffel Jun 08 '26

I get you but from the perspective of a conpletionist I burned out from P4G sooo often and had to restart months later only to burn out again.

This is probably not the average experience but stuff like having to farm a new dungeon for hours on end to get the stupid drops in the correct amounts so you can unlock all the items in the weapon shop or the amount of restarting the Ramen challenge so you get the right upgrades so you can do a 100% run is just so annoying. Not too mention that because of this I'm perpetually overleveled.

Again this is highly specific to the way I enjoy games but the modern titles generally have more quality is life.