How Persona 6 Can Improve The Social Link System

[@quillion3rdoption]

I unironically love that quite a bit of Persona fans want the series to learn from Fire Emblem's supports and have "supports" between party members.

[@Memo-yh4nc]

Party members should get the Linked episodes that Reload introduced. Having these hangouts be tied to the story allows the characters to develop in these social links and not force them to stay static over the whole game.

[@Joey-nc5cf]

I think it would be super cool if ALL of the social links came from the party members. For example, us getting to know the student council because of mitsuru. It makes everything feel more intertwined and it allows us to learn more about the party members through other social links

[@slimballs9650]

You’d have to have a playable roster with the size and variety of P5X’s for that to work effectively, especially considering the number of major Arcana in each game often being around the upper teens to lower twenties.

[@namishusband818]

Yeah, I like all of your ideas. I think it would be really cool if party members acknowledged if you are in a special relationship with someone. A bit of extra branching dialogue would be good.

[@Captain_M27]

4:25 yeah i personally wanted to see their interactions the phyco killer vs the sadistic floof Just a small dialogue could have been enough like sumi saying that haru fighting style is similar to akechi

[@RikkuMaraschino]

you know whats actually wild, now that you mention it, the fact there really is no real acknowledgement that hey akechi killed my dad is like genuinely wild.

[@BrownCharlie1]

This has nothing to do with s. Links but what if there was an option for if the MC falls in battle, the party members all switch to act freely and continue fighting with prioritizing reviving you? Ofc, you could end the fight early but it'd make the team feel a bit more alive if they literally couldn't fight without a leader.

[@oriongear2499]

I like the idea of unlocking various costumes or accessories through Persona 6’s Social Links.

[@h0shikoga261]

Dude imagine P6 has that team support system, ill call it Chemistry. It can level up more the more time those specific party members are in battle together. Baton passing between those party members and them using items on each other would also increase it. Then when its maxed out they can do a Teamwork Attack which is basically just a Showtime Attack from P5R.

[@dalemonshateu6948]

Miitopia. You are describing Miitopia, which would be a welcome direction for Persona to take

[@h0shikoga261]

@@dalemonshateu6948 oh 💀 cool

[@ird4109]

i like the idea of party members having a social link with eachother but how would this be engaged? would it be party of the story or would the main character have to go out of their way to access these scenes?

[@shaginus]

Think of it like Elizabeth's request An extra scenes you can watch without using time slots

[@friendbreakfast]

​@@shaginus yeah but how does player agency play into that? like for sure, its a scene between characters which is a SUPER good idea, and i actually really like the way it could be implemented mentioned in this video. but how would the player initiate the scene if it's something the player has absolutely no participation in; considering it would, if done as explained in the video, grant mechanical rewards, then the player should have some say on that, right? they can't have a cutscene just randomly play on them for a long time without some dialogue choices here and there so the rewards feel like theyre a reward for THEIR actions. right?? i dunno. im ALL for this mechanic were it be made, but i dont understand an actual way it could be done without making it story-relevant or have the player initiate it.

[@Adir-Yosef]

i think a good possible way to do that is to reject hanging out with some characters. to pull on his Riyuji and Ann example, let's say there is a day where both can be hanged out with, it could give you an option of "why don't you hang out with [insert other character]" maybe when the day ends you would see their cut-sceen and a subsequent phone call with you, giving you minor friendship points with both characters while advancing the confidants between the two.

[@JetTheBaron]

The ''support system'' you mentioned is very similar to Trails of Cold Steel's ''ARCUS Links''. Pretty much 2 party members can link together and assist with attacks, give some HP, or other stat boosts. It's developed through the 5 games that it exists in, with bosses being able to use them, and more benefits being added. It doesn't really affect the story much, except with the MC. It's also very similar to social links, where on ''free days'', you can bond with party members, and eventually romance female characters at the end of each game (excluding Reverie).

[@haroldallaberg6359]

we don't even know if there will be social links in persona 6. its being done by a different dev team than the one that did persona 3-5

[@rophi7284]

ATLUS GIVE ME A PERSONA 6 AND MY LIFE IS YOURS

[@Galaxy_123]

No st and we be golden

[@Sweetwolfyn]

tbh, I don't think we going to get Persona 6 cause Metaphor and Persona 5 X Strikers is right there, but ye, good ideas!!

[@zacwoods]

Honestly social links should just be removed entirely. There are so many better ways to “lock” abilities behind things in the game and specifically the world of Persona that would fit better. Why do we need specific times to hang out with people? Why can we not just do it in game just about every day if we want like a normal HS student can? It shouldnt be forced on the player either as its extremely hard to beat the game without doing these social links.

[@conradsmith9441]

I just occasionally get bored. The stories are good, but sometimes I just want to go back to the turn based gameplay. Thing is that when I play other turn based games that are mostly just turn based I also get bored cause the story and music suck. Persona is definitely close to my ideal game though. I’ll beat a palace or 20+ floors of Tartarus in one day and then feel kinda bored for the next hour or two of gameplay. Luckily the music is incredible and the stories are pretty good. Also at 9:21 how do you already have 7,800,000 yen already by end of May???😅 grinding in Tartarus maybe. 🤔

[@steam-powereddolphin5449]

It could be NG+, since the player's current money balance is one of the many things that gets carried over (except if starting on Heartless).

[@WhySoSeriousSenpai]

As long as it isn’t boring as persona 3 social links then im fine with it

[@ska187]

Sex mini game with oculus support. That’s how.

[@FunkyFunky7345]

WTF then it better take place in college not hs😂