Let's Play Persona 5 Tactica in Japanese! ペルソナ5 タクティカ【P5T】

[@GameGengo]

==== STEAM KEY GIVEAWAY DETAILS ==== To enter the chance to win a free copy of Persona 5 Tactica on STEAM (thanks to the amazing people over at SEGA) Simply leave a comment down below letting us know of your favorite things about Persona! It can be anything, from favorite characters/moments/things for learning Japanese or even why you want to try playing in Japanese! One comment will be chosen on January 1st 2024! (Make sure to check your replies for details on claiming your key!)

[@ACETHTraducoes]

My favorite thing about Persona is its story and character development, it's really good how they do it so good and in a deep way.

[@Simmart]

Definitely the music !

[@nicolacostante2731]

My favorite thing in Persona is that it is not scared to deal with important issues: such bullying, mental health, abuse of power etc.

[@havenprice]

Im so happy for you! This is amazing! Ive been playing Persona for many years. SMT, and Persona 3 onwards. I love the battle mechanics in general and the fusion options. Also love how theyve been going into various genres, like Q (DRPGs) and strategy (like this). They have great voice acting that is repayable - awesome for practice- and i love how languge can quite often be changed too if it gets too challenging haha

[@seaneasley3646]

The logs are so, so useful when learning Japanese.

[@GameGengo]

A HUGE huge thank you to the amazing people over at SEGA for supporting the Game Gengo community!! It's an absolute dream come true to have SEGA's support! Truly a lifetime achievement for me! I grew up recording myself playing Sonic 2 on VHS, to think now someone over there is enjoying and wanting to support the channel is absolutely INSANE! Nothing but appreciation, seriously, from the bottom of my heart, thanks so much everyone for all your support of the channel! I hope you're having fun learning Japanese!!

[@Kreideberg]

We appreciate you Matt! Learning Japanese with you is such a joy. Great to see your channel develop in such a positive way especially after taking the huge step with your previous job. Wish you the very best!

[@ksorabbit]

This is some great accomplishment, love your content and passion in teaching us Japanese!

[@Maymaysmaymays]

Crazy cool that you're getting official endorsements now! I'm looking for some new games to play after I'm done with 13 Sentinels and I have never played Persona before, but I do like the art style in this and the language seems just right for my level. It's great to see loads of the same vocabulary pop up here as well, like 騒ぎ and 解除.

[@nufrontier]

A MUCH DESERVED endorsement for someone as awesome as you Matt! So happy for your partnership and only wish more to come! As for my favorite thing about Persona, it has to be the music and narrative. I love character development and the Persona series never disappoints in that category!

[@KirienGames]

My favorite thing about Persona has always been the setting and social links. I always feel like because of the "real life sim" part of the game, I'm getting a small insight to Japanese daily life that few other games have. Then getting to know the interesting characters that inhabit that setting and learning their stories is the best! I've always wanted Persona to be the first game I play in full Japanese and thanks to Sega moving them to PC, I have so many options to do that with now. Gone are the days of exclusively playing Persona 4 Golden on my old PS Vita!

[@radioactiveraccoon451]

Persona 5 single-handedly made me pick up the bass

[@sleep_deprived8406]

So great to see SEGA sponsor you! The music in Persona 5 is so good that I listen to them when I drive around town all the time ❤

[@Samuelkuchle]

First of all, congratulations with your sponsorship with Sega! It's must have felt like such a huge milestone. Regardless of sponsorship this video has your usual high level of quality as expected. One of the reasons I want to try playing Persona in Japanese is because of their use of a little more "natural" japanese in the way characters speak. As for favourite characters or moments, I think one of the Social Links in P4 where Yosuke kinda fights in the usual male-friendship way and after the fight is done he thanks you for being his friend and how he connected with you because you were also an outsider to the town and how struggle at beginning. You can see how's not easy for Yosuke to admit that, and it's such and incredible bonding moment that anyone can relate to.

[@kouseiarima7982]

That is actually huge! I'm so stoked for this channel, you have no idea. Ofc, I love the actual help since I'm learning japanese, but this kind of content is pretty interesting to a bigger audience as well.

[@Sonicstillpoint83]

Whether it be a movie, music or video games, this will be the next evolution of natural, efficient, language acquisition. I especially love the press to advance the dialogue and the log feature. It really helps to check my work once I’ve gotten the gist of a conversation and without the option of press to advance, I wouldn’t be able to take the abnormally long time that it takes me to read anything. Pausing on each bit of dialogue allows me to take a screenshot create word list/flashcards on my phone. I re-round the PC audio to an old recording device meant for a guitar pedalboard, then send the snippets of audio to a transcription app where I can loop the audio over and over until I can at least recognize all the sounds. In the initial video on how to learn Japanese through video games, the advice was given to understand the language presented and move on and overtime. I have discovered this is the most optimal way to learn. It guarantees that you will mainly remember the things that you come across to the most well keeping things fun and engaging.

[@英語わかりません]

It's really cool that you're sponsored by SEGA. Really rare opportunity indeed.

[@oviorus]

Congrats on the recognition! My favorite part about Persona is the huge amount of dialogue!

[@shogashogunai]

I've always loved the Persona series because of how great the characters are written. They all have such amazing stories, and you see real meaningful development with them as the games progress. It was thanks to you I recently started P3 on the switch in Japanese to help me learn, and I've been writing my own game script as I go, translating everything along the way. It's been an amazing experience, I've learned so much, and because the game's language and setting are so modern it's language I find useful in everyday conversation. So thanks for the recommendation, and and for all the great and helpful content you've released! Keep it going!!

[@itsJoshV]

Thank you SEGA. Game Gengo is a great creator to keep working with.

[@Anna-iz6xr]

Persona 5 is my all time favorite game, it is so replayable!! And I love this series, so excited you’re doing Persona 5 Tactica!!

[@lizardqueen273]

It was actually Persona (along with Yakuza/Like a Dragon) that inspired me to start to learn Japanese! These games helped me a lot during some of the most difficult parts in my life, and I realized that I wanted to help make these games reach other people which is why my current goal is to become a Japanese to English translator. I'm actually just about to finish up my elementary Japanese class in college today, and you're videos have been a wonderful resource for review! Keep up the great work Matt!

[@jdude81]

Another great video! And my favorite thing about Persona is a close call between the music and general aesthetic!

[@Seawolf159]

Pretty cool. I stocked up on some games to play for when I am ready thanks to your videos, but seeing you have some amount of friction is a little demotivating so far, but there is still much to look forward to. See you in 2 years, video!

[@leetalksgames]

I love that Persona games continue to have logs; it definitely makes me want to give Persona 5 Tactica a shot in Japanese. Great video as always and congrats on getting some official support from Sega, must be so chuffed man.

[@stefonwilliams6361]

I love the persona franchise and I think it would be cool for persona to be the first game I play in Japanese! Thanks for all the great content btw! Congrats on your first sponsorship

[@kimberrwolf]

I do love the replaying of audio!

[@strawberrymoss]

So happy to see you with a sponsor! Much deserved! 🎉

[@w3aken]

Been seeing the talk about this in the discord server and have been super excited for it to finally release and to see the new format!

[@Luxia_K.]

My favorite thing about Persona is the characters ! I have grown so deeply attached to them, seeing them evolve and grow and change their perspective through the whole adventure was incredible. Thank you so much for the video, it's incredible learning ressources !

[@BuIlDaLiBlE]

31:05 A lil correction: I think he is referring to "third year students will soon graduate" since the protagonist is a second year student at the beginning of Persona 5, and this game takes place probably shortly after Persona 5 ended, so the protagonist would soon become a third year student.

[@mrlucius57]

My favorite thing about Persona is the music. The P5 soundtrack is so incredibly good. Thank you.

[@KarennaJP]

I've been waiting for a while for another episode of a Gaming-Learning video! I actually never played any Persona series game but I've watched a couple of videos/gameplay about it, I personally like the music, the art style and the voice acting! I think they are unique!

[@xn3royt612]

This channel is amazing. Thanks for all these videos !

[@unchosenmtg]

Persona to me is really special , because that's why I found Game Gengo channel as I was looking for study material including my new aquired game (Persona 5) and I found a vocab video, so I got to find this family for some years now. Persona also gave me interest in going to Japan as it showed Tokyo corners, and it's pretty accurate with reality, like Yakuza games. Above all, this game is one of my favorites of all time with an excelent ost, characters and "Steal your Heart" 🤍 Awesome video too, hope the change of setup and airs can bring you more joy in doing and sharing what you love 😊

[@chadparkhill4064]

Gameplay, music, characters, game mechanics. I mean what is there not to love! Congrats on the Sega sponsor! I love your channel and Please do a followup for octopath traveller 2 !

[@slipperyzulu3427]

I enjoy the fact that the Persona games feature a mix of RPG and visual novel elements!

[@igors2383]

I resent being unable to support GAMEGENGO, マト,　THANKYOU FOR CARRYING THE TORCH !!!

[@jacobthompson4507]

Persona music is just the best, honestly. One of my favorite parts of all of them.

[@mrlucius57]

So grateful for this channel 💙

[@solidwire6359]

I'm surprised I haven't seen more videos with Sega sponsoring. Hopefully they will more in the future.

[@wanners-fz2oe]

the persona 5 announcement was my main motivation to start learning Japanese years back which is why I love it so much

[@martinsleith2434]

One of my favourite things about Persona is how it introduced me to the JRPG genre as a whole and all the things I ended up falling in love with the genre for. The colourful characters, the fun gameplay, and the engaging narrative, all of it. I definitely hope to be able to improve in my own japanese to the point where I hope to be able to play Persona 6 at launch in JP whenever it comes out in the future.

[@jackcrescend]

Nice, getting that recognition from SEGA! I'd join for the giveaway as well, but I'm currently working my way through Monster Hunter Stories 2 and already snagged Voice of Cards from a steam sale, so my JP study backlog has already begun to form haha!

[@bmhyakiri]

Well deserved sponsorship! 👏

[@chrissjackson6488]

My favorite thing about the Persona series have to be the absolutely amazing soundtrack.

[@karla-kv9ru]

I paused the video right after i clicked on it because i felt the need to show my huge appreciation for your intensely useful videos , i adore the Japanese language & studied it a lot but i felt that my hard work went in vain cuz i didn't see any progress until i discovered your channel you're truly a life saver, may god bless you ❤❤❤

[@bass2126]

I really should just take the plunge & replay all of Persona in Japanese, they are like the perfect candidate if you want to immerse yourself in modern Japanese alongside some of the mythical flavour that Shin Megami Tensei has, I'd really love to see some vocab videos on Persona and SMT. And congrats on the sponsor, おめでとう！

[@kurisub]

Music was always one of my favorite things about Persona

[@ianamores]

I moved to Japan about 18 months ago and I love playing games to improve my understanding of Japanese. Used Buddy Mission Bond, FF7 remake and now i'm on to Persona! Would love to also do Persona Tactics. I like P4 and P5 for language cos it's very simple and daily language (minus the times when they're in Mementos or Spirit Worlds).

[@drakegammill5099]

My favorite thing is how natural and alive the world feels.

[@juanmoreno5073]

My favorite thing about persona is the incredible relaxing music and the amazing art direction they have in all of their games.

[@justinntime]

Persona 5 will always be a special game as it sparked my interest in Japanese culture, I have wanted to visit Japan for a while now and being able to explore the game world and visit real world places is so cool! I am continuing my Japanese study each day and a lot of it is thanks to your videos! ありがとうございました！

[@SugarFreeMocha]

If I'm being honest, it's a sense of belonging. You get that in a lot of persona games, and quite frankly long JRPGs. But, I think that's significant. The gaming medium lets you, well... do things, not just be an observer. And for a lot of people, doing things together is how they show affection. I'll never forget how persona games just happened to be during my student life. I'd take exams simultaneously sometimes lol. And, now after a year of Japanese studying, I find out that Persona can be really good for learning Japanese! It's like I'm a student again lol. So, yeah. I'm still just learning more vocabulary in JP, but I'd love to play Persona in JP in the future. It'd be awesome to relive the student life with persona again.

[@BUtZUe]

I love persona series. I started with Persona 5 then 4 then older SMTs. I love music and style in persona games.

[@nekorodeo]

My favorite character is Rise Kujikawa from P4, and I have all the blu ray and dvd concerts for the Persona live concerts. The music from the series is amazing.

[@eagle986]

Persona is one of my favorite game especially it has a good story , voice acting and log

[@WTFmanniIii]

I started learning Japanese a few months ago and figured I'd try a Persona game. Working on Persona 5 Royal and having a blast. Never played a Persona game before.

[@launchfgc]

My favourite thing about Persona 5 is the incredible music and style that go along with the game. Makes spending over a hundred hours in it an absolute blast.

[@JohnTeeter]

Funny enough I was so excited to play Persona 5 and couldn't wait for the English release, I ended up getting the Japanese version and playing through it.

[@giulytsme]

Your channel is absolutely amazing for learning Japanese!

[@supersaiyanllama7041]

Keen to play one of the persona games because my housemate is a huge fan of the series and it would be something good to bond over ❤ Love the videos!

[@huntershonour2433]

I never played a Persona game but I love turn based RPGs. Would love to try this!

[@flarigrar7114]

I love Persona 5 (the only one I've played) because of the characters and gameplay. No matter who you are, you WILL find a character you relate to, and that character for me is Akechi (my favorite character in any form of media). And I love the gameplay because of how it encourages strategic play in all fights (at unless you're over leveled or grab Izanagi-no-okami-picaro, but that's beside the point)

[@ckydmk]

Have never tried to play a game using Japanese so I'd love to give it a go!

[@paulsparkes5934]

I really enjoy the story telling mechanics and the overall story of persona 5

[@Tyranitar41]

Favorite thing about persona is definitely the artstyle

[@butterfly22432]

I love the storytelling, ost and characters of p5! I’ve recently started diving into gaming in Japanese so hopefully p5 tactica and elevate my language skills too!

[@briandwyer9690]

Persona 5 was my introduction to the franchise so I have a huge soft spot for the cast and many fond memories of my time with the game. I'm starting to get to the level where I feel confident tackling my first game in Japanese. I was considering P5 Royal but starting with Tactica feels oddly fitting to me.

[@seaneasley3646]

The Persona series has been HUGE in my Japanese learning journey, to the point that I now have a job working with a Japanese company to localize manga and mobile games into natural English for Western audiences. Without Persona, I wouldn't even have this job. I'm really looking forward to having an opportunity to play P5T in the near future!

[@Retog]

Oh you work in Nagoya, don’t you?

[@seaneasley3646]

That would be nice, but no. I'm based in the States. :) @@Retog

[@jakimbox]

My favorite part about persona would be immersion, and how it feels like going back to school and turning it into an awesome adventure. Also logs are godsend so I don't have to worry about missing some dialogue because I didn't get a word

[@gerenan]

The first japanese deluxe game edition I bought specifically to be in Japanese was Persona 5 Royal. Love all the persona series and Persona 3 FES was my first ever encounter playing a Japanese game entirely in Japanese. Super hard though but fun 😀

[@danielinverso5869]

I absolutely love the persona memes such as "purse owner," but I would be lying if I didn't say my favorite thing was the music. I never get tired of listening to it.

[@bilmedigimibiliyorum9517]

I've never played persona before. However, it seems a good game to learn Japanese also gaming seems fun as well. Would love to try it!

[@nanadroid]

WOW. The voice of Mona is Chopper hahah. Once you mentioned it I heard it….

[@ganqqwerty]

Love Persona 5 for the great story and realistic language. Also the game is very accessible, subtitles are everywhere, it's easy to pause and learn Japanese!

[@masterwings50]

This game is good, like all persona games the music is fantastic

[@山川川山]

ありがとうございます！

[@chrilz1498]

スポンサーおめでとう🥳💗

[@TanMan97]

I always found persona had good real life language for learning.

[@phantom6315]

I really love Persona 5 because of the OST being absolute fire and it's hard not to play on repeat, and I also definitely adore Akechi. Akechi's a complex character where you sympathize and also dislike him to a degree because of everything he goes through and what he does in the game (aka murder people to eventually take out his dad), only making his life out to be just revenge on Shido for destroying his mom's life. I wish Akechi had a happier ending and I'm glad he got some kind of good treatment in Royal (and I hope he gets good treatment in this game as well!).

[@Frieren55]

Persona 5 has made the schizophrenic mind relatable, popular and even appealing. It opens up the reality of what seems to be fantasy. No other game has come close.

[@flrowo]

i love persona's characters

[@TeaDrinker3000]

Persona definitely seems to be the type of game where the focus on dialogue is not only beneficial to language learners, but such an enjoyable aspect of the storytelling itself. What's not to love!

[@riahoko9]

おめでとう！マット、これからもう一年一緒にいこうなぁ(´▽｀*)

[@NathanMillerChE]

Looking forward to playing the Persona series in Japanese, practicing the language while visiting in-game locations to explore in real life while visiting Tokyo!

[@alaabale6891]

I love your vids but I am still at genki 1 lesson 😂😂 watching this as I started playing persona

[@BuIlDaLiBlE]

Have gotten myself into Persona in 2020 starting with Persona 5 Royal, after that I have finished Persona 3 FES and recently Persona 4 Golden. Sadly, Persona 5 Strikers didn't... uh... STRIKE with me, but Tactica looks like a fun game to play! Even though I've played all the PRevious games in English, I feel confident enough to start playing in Japanese now after having passively consumed various content since the end of 2017.

[@GameGengo]

Congratulations @BuIlDaLiBlE ! Merry Christmas! You've won a free Steam Key for Persona 5 Tactica! In order to claim your key, please first make sure you have a Steam account to use the key on, then email me on [e-mail] for details on how to claim your key/verify your account! :)

[@greyfox3954]

Would love a P5 Strikers video.

[@melius97]

I have to say my favorite thing is actually the music. The bgms have always been hella good making me want to stop playing and just listen lol

[@ClankFelix]

Matt, it looks like you have been enjoying food less lately. I hope your health is well. Looking good! I hope you are getting enough support to stay full time. How did this year go?

[@GameGengo]

Hahha that's a fantastic way of saying 'you're not so fat anymore!' hahaha :P I am very much staying healthy and enjoying lots of food! Just since going full-time I've been able to also prioritize health as I have more time for taking my dog for walks etc haha thanks for the concern though

[@klood99]

Persona music doesn't miss huh

[@japaneselearning3892]

Will you ever do full playthrough of games? Perhaps more casually, without necessarily breaking every single thing down? I think it would be very useful for many of us.

[@butterfly22432]

will the jlpt indicators be back for the next episode? :0

[@RWRepeat]

Can I ask - why have you dubbed over yourself in certain parts? Technical issues? Just curious!

[@GameGengo]

Just to make sure everything is as accurate/perfect as possible for you guys :)

[@RWRepeat]

@@GameGengo I might have guessed! Thanks for all your hard work!

[@dejism]

17:39 you had me so confused there for a second. gengokun refers to me? I've never heard that one before. is it a niche feminine way of saying I? ... ah its gengo kun... why is she refering to her self as kun? so the word would be gengo then. at that point eveything clicked at once. huh that kinda sounds like the word for language, what was it again, right it IS gengo. wait wasnt that the youtubers name? .... yep im a little slow

[@scrublordzega3613]

I am some random comment that could be picked for Persona 5 Tactica. Kanji is my favorite and I like the persona 3 OST, it is the best. I am not Clever not funny, Whatever you do, don"t pick me. please!

[@jorikmol7921]

I am committed to finally seeing real lgbtq+ representation in Japanese games, and Persona is going to be the series to do it. I have spent over 200hrs in Persona 5, so if it actually allows queer playable characters (including gay male!), I'd be putting in at least five times those hours in.

[@chriscams9303]

Finish final fantasy please 😭😭😭

[@GameGengo]

Which Final Fantasy do you want to see more of? :)

[@ruslankireev6421]

​@@GameGengo FF8をやってましょう！！！

[@chriscams9303]

@@GameGengo ff7

[@DistrarSubvoyikar]

With how much kanji disambiguates words, it's sometimes kinda miraculous that Japanese can be a spoken language rather than a purely written one, lol

[@ClankFelix]

I don’t like Persona because of all of the demons. Demons are yikes.