I think its a bike because biker gangs are used to be shown as rebellious people doing things not in a legal way but they do it for heroic reasons And that totally goes with the phantom thieves just like haru code name noir

I think it's fair for people to hate Akechi for what he's done, and I'm not justifying his actions, but it's clear that his mind is broken from what has happened in the past. As someone who has been abandoned by my own father, I think how he acts makes a lot of sense. Hiding your pain in the public eye, keeping your weaknesses/issues hidden, putting up a mask/barrier, that's what I've had to do, which he definitely has done to. He hides everything from the public, he never shows his weaknesses, and tries to never break that mask near the public. I think it makes sense that he'd act the way he does. He might not be morally right in some regard, but that doesn't mean he's completely evil. For example, look to the 3rd semester, rejecting a reality that doesn't allow people to control their own fate. While yes, he does have some sadist qualities, he doesn't have the best moral compass, and it doesn't justify what he has done, that doesn't mean he can't change. The past is the past, and you can't change it.

Makoto is BY FAR the best silent protagonist. His whole gimmick is that he is passive and ambivalent to everything... until he isn't, but that's beside the point. Joker has his little jokes and Makoto has the "Whatever.", "I don't care." and the entire situation is playing with the idea of him being this "trope" to almost a tee, and yet evolving into something deeper through it and because of it. His silence, lack of expression, some of the dialogue choices being inattentive or even rude or completely passive as if perfectly embodying the "blandness" silent protagonists tend to have. But, in the end, it only serves to better show his actual existing characterization, as I already mentioned. Sorry, but Joker isn't exactly the best example of a silent protagonist, because he has more zest and spice than the average one, Makoto is, because he's transcended the existing narrative trope he was put into.

This is very late lol but I wholeheartedly agree with what you say. I greatly prefer Royal because it tied up all the loose ends with Akechi, and Maruki adds an entirely new dimension to the complex nature of what the Thieves are doing. I was disappointed with how Akechi was handled in the base game, and I feel like Royal nailed it and fleshed out Akechi’s character when he very much needed it. He went from a meh character to outstanding in my opinion. And morally ambiguous villains are my favorite, they’re the most interesting and Maruki is more than just a one-dimensional character addition.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that says Royale and not Royal

It's fascinating how joker genuinely comes off as quiet vs mute. You get the sense that he's tired of or feels above having to explain himself, especially when people look down on him. Also he's a snarky conversation sniper. It's great

Amazing video

What’s interesting is one of the directors of the game has explicitly pointed out that neither Akechi nor Maruki know for sure that Akechi is dead. They are both deducing it from incomplete information, but even Maruki cannot know. With the deleted scene of Akechi in the rehab facility, if we assume the true ending cinematic to be confirming Akechi is alive and assume that the rehab scene is what was happening to Akechi in the proper reality even in the final product, was the third semester Akechi really a cognitive being like Wakaba, or is it the real Akechi put in a different place like how Joker is displaced from prison in Maruki’s reality? I think it is equally interesting to consider that maybe there briefly were two Akechis, and the real one in the end will never know what happened, vs. it was the real Akechi, and his experience in Maruki’s world is what actually made him well enough to leave and eventually see Joker on the platform.

Im so sad that i bought the original version

Dude where are you I still need one of these on a Loki

It's "Royal," not "Royale" also how did he have max confidants at Madarame's palace? Those ranks aren't even unlocked by that time

Most people have experienced someone like Kamoshida in their life. Atlus did a good job making you hate him very quickly. My thoughts went from: "That guy was weird" to very quickly to: "Death would be too merciful for you, yet is very tempting." Also, his Shadow's boss form perfectly represents how disgusting of a human he is on many levels.

I just wish even in the dialogue choices the VA would read them. The game wants you to play as Ren not a pokemon trainer let us hear a voice attached to the lines. It kinda disconnects you when you select a line to say and then you hear the other character say things like Im a mute holding up a white erase board or something. Sure in your head you can do that too but it hits different when you hear a voice to a person.

I know this video is 3 years old but I feel like you were looking too deep into the art. Its based of Punk culture and the poster art of Punk. I like the video but its very much going too deep into something so simple.

Nah, man, the face "What are we doing again? Oh right..." In that cutscene where Morgana was disappearing sold me the idea he is a heartless motherfucker.

Please come back

I'm going to go with "Johanna is a bike because bikers are strongly associated with rebellion against conformity".

the funny thing is that what enamoured me about the series is exactly what turns most anime enthusiasts off: the slow pacing, the ambiguity and how certain threads r left hanging up to the viewer's interpretation... and of course the ost with kalafina

Two sides of the some coin

I love and hate him so much

More than just another anime. It is pure art.....

Why keep calling it royale instead of royal

I mostly disagree

I couldn't support maruki after the exam in his palace. He would rather people give up on their dreams than pursue them.

I just realized that also the reason why her persona is Necronomicon, the book of forbidden knowledge, was also alluding to her mother's work in cognitive research that was stolen from her

I am straight, but even I am gay for Akechi.

Awesome video

I hope someday you come back

Persona 4 Golden was already on Steam, it got ported there in 2020. When 3P and 5R were ported to Steam in 2022 it just got updated from an x32 to an x64 version of the exe.

I believe that the idea of "A life is is less satisfying if there is no hardship" does not apply to most if the people living it are not aware that the game is rigged in their favor. Outside of our own small awareness of this world, so many people struggle to survive, fail to find happiness, and suffer under injustice, hatred, disability, ignorance and loss. If someone with genuine motives and actions can wipe that all away? I choose Maruki. Every time. It would be selfish to take that away from everyone because I wanted to "play fair."

They really should have had Joker and Akechi share the same voice actor, like Yu and Adachi did since it was one of the coolest parts of the duality.

4:40 on is so ironic as an argument. As a game the difficulty of P5R is balanced so poorly that the debate around difficulty versus growth becomes meaningless. The late game of P5R is so easy if you had any experience playing another persona game. In order to get proper difficulties you need to setup house rules like not using DLC personas (which are akin to cheats built into the game) or even fuse personas above your level even though it's an ability you get by normally playing.

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Robin hood is kinda hot😳😳😳

royal. not royale

Two sides, some coin

Quick correction on Azaoth the waking up bit and ending reality was never in HP love crafts books and has been a common misconception about this lovecraftian horror.

Sumire was like my favorite character personality and was so hyped to do stuff with her in royal. But they do almost nothing with her… oof

I don't see what's the use of the disclaimer about Lovecraft racism; we are talking about his works, not his political beliefs...

Too bad i found 2 uears later but gotta say they missed out giving akechi sherlock holmes as his false persona only to be revealed to be Moriarty and Loki would be his final one.

It's widely accepted (from what I've seen) that each Palace is related to a deadly sin. Castle of Lust, Museum of Vanity, Bank of Gluttony, Pyramid of Wrath, Spaceport of Greed, Casino of Envy, and Cruise Ship of Pride. The extra ones are the Prison of Sloth and Laboratory of Sorrow

I thought that a reason of why Necronomicon is a UFO is because of the conspiracy theory that aliens built the pyramids, with Futaba’s palace being a pyramid

Azathoth, "The Blind Idiot God" a perfect symbolic Persona for how Markuri believes what he's doing will save everyone and can't see how his "perfect reality" will just trap humanity in a gilded cage, unable to move forward and creating a stagnate world.

pope mobile

Anyone else think this guy kinda sounds like Nile Red

I wonder, could a silent protagonist like Joker have worked as well in a series like Trails (where there's no party member like Ryuji who can say everything meant to be said by the protagonist)? Do some JRPGs still strictly need the protagonist to speak, or Joker is the ultimate approach to JRPG protagonists and is doable in all JRPGs (while speaking protagonists should stay in anime or other non-game adaptations)? When is a protagonist like Joker not doable? Would a story like Xenogears (which involves a love interest that, instead of being player-chosen, is plot-mandated and central to the plot itself) accept a protagonist like Joker?

one thing I always think about with joker is the dialog you get when you first apply for the CD disks. Morgana mentions how joker was shaking while signing the waver which would make sense since he literally just got done being abused by the corrupt justice system, likely having to sign a confession that made his parents and everyone around him hate him.

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I think that this anime has the best soundtrack to any piece of media ever.

Yeah, you basically nailed it. I love love LOVE that they didn't have the Phantom Thieves and Akechi become friends after they all bawled their eyes out: no, Akechi just teams up with the Thieves again, leans fully into his madness but uses it with more intent. He doesn't bother to do his puppy-eyes Detective Prince thing anymore, but can also behave outside of battle most of the time. (Heck, he even purposefully let Joker face Kasumi alone so he wouldn't tempt himself to kill her). Maruki, meanwhile, is a direct parallel to the Phantom Thieves that has the ultimate solution that comes at the cost of undoing EVERYTHING that made the Thieves who they are today. While I agree with the Thieves at the end of the day because I overcame a lot of my own struggles, Maruki's point of view is extremely well-established and the Thieves' MO is put into question.