The vibe of Persona

[@thunderbruh]

I didn't know that Persona was so complex even without the combat. As someone who hasn't played Persona that time management aspect caught my eye. I haven't seen anything like that in any of the games I play.

[@dyache]

Persona 4 and 5 are great in this matter because they even give you the deadlines on dungeon crawling objectives, which if failed lead to game over, and it forces more thought out of the player about which activities he shall do

[@Jylstin]

I dare say persona’s time management and Slice of Life Gameplay is Waaaaaay more fun than the Combat. Everytime when I realise I need to level up and do some combat and dungeon crawling, I look forward to those way less because the Calendar system encourages and motivates you to actually be proactive and strive for self improvement in the real world

[@MrShadic999]

Another layer of complexity can be found in Persona 3 FES where you and your party members can get tired/sick from overworking themselves, but on the flip side by taking care of yourself you can achieve Great status which boost your performance in combat (while tired/sick hinders said performance), you can also screw up your relationships to the point they don't want to hangout with you anymore, and if you cheat you can be caught at any point thanks to the jealousy mechanic for female social links (to avoid getting them jealous you should hangout with them more or less equally to keep them all happy) Be warned that P3 FES' combat is harder than the recent ones so feel free to choose easy mode on first playthrough

[@giganticmoon]

imo the life sim aspect is the best part of the series, the combat to me is good in smt

[@Lockadin]

@@Jylstinsame. I love the combat but I do tend to find myself actually enjoying the slice of life calendar system more than going through the dungeons. Especially on repeat playthroughs. To me sometimes it feels like my dungeon runs are just to split up the social sim aspect into chunks.

[@Izzyisneon]

you mean.. a river in a deEEEEESEEEEER-

[@Prophetsfn]

(epic violin solo)

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

🎻🔊

[@SJaigamo]

Persona games are built so well. Something not a lot of people talk about is how well "built" they LITERALLY are. Persona 5 Royal and Persona 3 Reload show this best as they are the most recent, but they dont take a super good or modern computer to play. When there coded and made, its done in such a clean way that there isnt tons of unnecessary junk like in games such as Jedi Survivors or Watch Dogs, BEHIND THE SCENES that your device has to process. Persona 5 Royal is 40 gigabytes, has 100-200 hours of gameplay and runs at 60 or more quite easily. I know its a pretty subjective point since not everyone has the same tech, but I think its awesome that its something that gets taken into account since I first played Persona 5 Royal on my 10 year old Xbox One, and never had issues. If i did, I might not even have played it! I really like the video, and Im really glad you touched on the games menus as I find them to be as good as the gameplay sometimes. Nice video! Hope you keep the quality :D

[@pink_moose991]

I have Persona 5 Royal on Nintendo Switch and I kid you not it is the only 3rd party game I have that runs smoothly on it

[@AGGSab]

The base game persona 5 was originally on ps3 so I would expect an updated better looking version of it to run smooth on an xbox one

[@Luipaard005]

P5 was my first Persona game, I picked it up 4 months after it launched. What shocked me the most when I started playing was...it worked right out of the box. No Day 1 patch to download. It just worked.

[@rikudoubapeck]

Agreed! I've always appreciated this and when Metaphor releases in October I know I'll be able to play it and it won't eat all my free space. Games developers need to stop upping the graphical fidelity and focus on art direction and optimization. You shouldn't need a mega pc to play these games. Or in FF xvi's case even a playstation exclusive doesn't run as well as it should on the hardware it was designed for. There's a real problem

[@howdy5017]

all that just for Denuvo to ruin the game's performance

[@WilledQuasar7]

Persona 4 is one of my favourite games solely because of the vibes and feel. The music just fits so perfectly, and is my favourite of them all. The game is not the greatest looking, but absolutely looks amazing for the time and has a nice nostalgic feel to it that makes it not feel like a 16 year old game, like you said.

[@AdachiCat]

It genuinely has my favorite over all vibe

[@WilledQuasar7]

@@AdachiCat Agreed!

[@NTHNLM]

couldn't agree more! Persona 4 wass the reason why do i fall in love with the franchise. I remember the very first time i finished this gem, my tears were coming out along with the song Never more. I was in junior high. Man, missed those days :)

[@abrahamambriz892]

Personas 3 to 5 are starting to become my favorite games of all time for so many reasons, the sassy menus being one of them.

[@itsTbomber]

I find myself constantly clicking on everything interactable object or person just to listen to what they have to say. It is so charming how you can see the same reoccurring people walking around town, hanging around the school hallways, or standing in the station. Throughout the year their dialogue will constantly be change, sometimes they react to what your team did, or they will ramble about their own problems, or they will talk about something else entirely. You could notice this in all games, in P3Reload near the end of the game you will start increasingly seeing more brainwashed people standing around, or there will be more background people lying around in the mall or near the shops. In P4Golden its even more obvious, people are wearing masks now, the people you know are disappearing or becoming nervous from the ensuing fog, the streets feel lonelier and the music is chilling.

[@TheTalkingCorner]

The quality of the this video's editing is insane. The way you sync music to cuts, have it fade in after you stop talking, or match each games aestetic with each transition. Just Oozes passion.

[@PicassosSister-rj5zp]

I love the way you described everything. Your words make everything visible.

[@joshzero7347]

I want persona 6 so badly please 2025

[@lumibadoobee]

get metaphor refantaszio lol

[@joshzero7347]

@ alr did I like it

[@michaelballack3051]

Probably 2026/27

[@StrawberryFox56]

I can feel the pure passion emitting from this. Genuinely fantastic video :3

[@J_xp7]

I love Persona so much it makes me want to cry, each game is so beautifully made yet criminally underrated

[@Hello_There57]

Fun fact: the entire persona series started because a character decided to travel back in time to change the past and that caused the timeline to shift so instead of the events of smt1 we got smt if... which is the starting point of persona

[@Abolfazl_rookie]

Who?

[@Hello_There57]

@Burnt_cc raidou kuzunoha the 40th and he is the final boss of raidou kuzunoha vs the soulless army

[@Abolfazl_rookie]

@@Hello_There57 thx🙏

[@sleepycowboy18]

I'll say this regarding social links, persona crafted a unique kind of character developing, where the side characters arent extraordinary at talking or like profound, but due to you spending time with each characters, it makes the side character so much more meaningful and much more vital to the overall story. Idk how to describe it, i felt a lot of written stories side characters just got so limited development while due to the nature of persona gameplay, both characters and story can develop fully it's all due to the desigm of the game. Personas gameplay design is just so awesome for a heavy narrative game

[@jenniferhartlaub6613]

I wanna thank you for making this video. If it wasn’t for me getting this in my recommended I wouldn’t have picked back persona 5 after 4 years cuz of okumuras boss. And I wouldn’t have finally beat it. So thanks

[@wrkinondyin]

Absolute banger video. You're saying exactly what i'm thinking about each of the games aspects you bring up while also perfectly displaying.. the vibe of persona..

[@shunguloy1012]

This might be my favorite persona related video ngl

[@giingeryumii]

Great video !! I recently finished Persona 3 reload and I loooooved it,, I started Persona 4 a few days ago and I’m already feeling the pressure of balancing life and dungeons due to the weather,, Loving this series so much so far

[@justcatu9107]

First of all, great video. I think that P4 is the most relatable Persona game, going to the countryside nothing to do but spend time with relatives and friends, P3 feels weird in the atmosphere and i don't know how many people can relate to living all alone in a city just to study, even more being a highschooler, nonetheless the characters and ambience are peak. And then there's the mainstream boy which i love, don't get me wrong, it added so much flare and spectacle, a bigger city to explore and do things with, a set of social links that are not only interesting but better than the main story, feels like the culmination so far of how many good things we had through P3 and P4. What i think i want to say is, thank you for your video, from a guy that loves games that spent too much time in building connection and this series is full of them.

[@maristotero3352]

Big props for talking about multiple long games and summarizing your thoughts nicely and not dragging the video out. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind longer videos, but it shows the effort that was put into the video and respect for the audience

[@labomui770]

Your editing is amazing man, keep it up

[@radicalcentrist4990]

Fun fact: the reason why Persona 1 and 2 don't exist is because they had no idea how to make them, so they just started with 3.

[@staticaleel5068]

Fun fact, persona 1 and 2 do exist. But they’re so different from the rest of them that people kinda forget they exist. Hell they barely used most of the concepts 3 made recurring features for the rest of the series onward. The only thing that carried over from the first 2 games exactly as it was, was Igor.

[@radicalcentrist4990]

@@staticaleel5068 fun fact: many people experience the Mandela effect in regards to the existence of Persona 1 and 2. Others even experience a severe case of schizophrenia where they swear that they can see them, but there's really nothing there.

[@Tasty_Tango45]

@@radicalcentrist4990Is repeating this joke supposed to make you look “cool” I’m confused who actually finds this funny anymore.

[@radicalcentrist4990]

@@Tasty_Tango45 man you're really jealous of my 4 likes aren't you?

[@Tasty_Tango45]

@@radicalcentrist4990 Jealous no, confused on why this strange joke keeps getting regurgitated yes, but I guess trolls will be trolls regardless, my fault.

[@shabinatendean8325]

Persona is just... A whole complete package. This game is definitely what they call an "Experience". A game that isn't only single mindedly focusing on one task or goal but one that gives you the chance to explore in the truest sense. It's not just us, running around the map and combating enemies or watching the stories unfold. No, in Persona you, as the protagonist, is living A LIFE. You get to go to school, you do mundane activities like study, enjoy food, play minigames to built your social stats and you also socialize. You built friendship or romance. Hang out, go on dates, do stupid or fun things with other characters, all while also working towards your end goal or main mission. It's an RPG, an adventure game, a visual novel, a time management game, a stat building game, all these things easily build into tens or even hundreds hours of gameplays. You get to watch you character live a life, watching everyone else besides the protagonist struggle with each of their own problems, growing up and moving on, making them not just an "NPC" but a living character that became a part of your protagonist's story. All the cool references or use of mythologies and legends, the complex use of Carl Jung's study in theory of personality as the main theme of the entire franchise. It's just, honestly a rare gem amongs all the amazing game out there. This franchise is not for everyone but when it is for you, then it's gonna be one hell of an experience.

[@skyz_]

SOOO UNDERRATED! I LOVE THIS

[@Captain_M27]

14:32 that's the peak of persona style Should talk about the fighting menus too as it's not a boring flat square but easy to move through and stylish too

[@Doktor_dooom]

I managed to rank up all of the of social in p5r at the last day possible before the yaldaboath fight so yeah at the 23 of december and i felt so proud without guide for what to do in what days

[@iwannabethekid34xc]

Was gonna write on my substack about this, thanks for the inspiration and reminder. Been in love with persona since 3 FES, absolutely adore persona 2 and 1 as well but they are admittedly not everyones cup of tea; they are best admired by REAL men of culture such as myself (/s)

[@jamiewass1960]

Great video. Great analysis. I'd usually have something so say or insert my own opinion. But not this time. Goated video❤

[@Gidsta]

The second heartbeat, heartbreak came on, it all came rushing back

[@fromixty]

Amazing video, this will be a great way to introduce Persona to my friends.

[@Murderlin7]

Just completed reload. Started with p5 such a massive fan of this series. Hoping they remake p4. The atmosphere is in a league of its own

[@Patisaloser]

3:45 its a PS2 game never released on PS3 and the series was still PlayStation exclusive till Royal

[@Paradises_kiss]

I was literally just trying to be friends with the girls and was freaked out when I finished them and I ended up in their rooms in persona 3

[@Moordiin]

Opening the Persona menu of one part for the first time... wow absolute cinema

[@namenamename390]

About Persona being "maddeningly addictive", as you put it, I 100% agree. I got P5R in November of 2022 in a Steam sale. Be the time the yearly recap rolled around, it was my most played game of the year. I finished this 130 hour game in less than two months. I just got completely sucked into the world of Persona. When I eventually got to 4 and 3, I got sucked in all over. I once saw a Reddit post, showing a conversation between someone who recommended Persona to the other person. Upon playing it, they replied "it's like meth but if meth was anime", and I couldn't summarise these games any better.

[@HazeKasaki]

My mind was blown when I played persona 3 a couple weeks ago. Going into it I wasn't expecting much out of it because I'm not really into RPG's. However, after playing I can say that this is probably the best game I have ever played. The plot, characters, persona designs and the music all made me feel something no other game has ever made me feel. I barely slept the first night and woke up early to play it again. About 30 hours of playing I realized I had made mistakes in my playthrough so I restarted the game again but that didn't bother me because I could experience this masterpiece again. Now I've just finished it and I feel like I've hit my peak as a gamer. The crazy thing is that this is the PSP version I was playing, I wonder how it will be playing the newer titles.

[@izanagi_ssb8032]

this is my first video from you. Was a great video! I wanna recommend to you Shin Megami Tensei! You said you loved the puzzle type turn based rpgs that are difficult, well this one is. I recommend SMT4 or SMT5 as starting points

[@lexplorateurdelespacecomme3883]

P4 is PS2 and P5 ps3!

[@firmanmda172]

And this is why we need persona 6

[@shelbybayer200]

Makoto brings out an "Evoker" in the Skills menu of Reload

[@jayPskiii]

Got into persona back in 2019 best choice I ever made

[@zilongma5067]

This video was so well made. This is my first video of yours, but I gotta say I love your style.

[@JanizMakudomaru]

My first game was P4A Arena and that was long in the story and very different in the gameplay. P4 TA got me into the verse and I loved that anime. Persona 5 was my first true Persona game and that is a 10 outta 10. I love this franchise having played the others and I await Persona 6 to come out and change my life again.

[@RallyAddict555]

I genuinly think that persona 3 reload might be my favourite videogame menu ever made, its so stylish

[@jacktwelve1710]

p4 was actually a ps2 exclusive back when it first released in 2008 that got later got ported over to psvita in 2012 in the form of p4 golden which all the modern ports are based on. there was a ps3 version but it psn ps classics release which was direct port of the ps2 version of p4. The game was never on xbox 360 at all

[@nader4823]

they should really consider giving p4 a definitive version. ui upgrades and a change of engine would be nice

[@ssjbargainsale]

Golden already did "upgraded" the game engine and a lot of people think its worse than the original. And seeing how they handled Reload, I dont think it will be the definitive version if they remade it. I rather we got P6 and if they need to do another remake, focus on P1

[@user-ot8wl7oh9s]

persona 6 is probably my most anticipated game since forever, even after 9 years since persona 5 released I really wished there were more games that could've taken an example out of it but nope not one game ever tries to capture this feeling the persona games had, sigh I guess the only game could make it work is the game itself.

[@grilledlettuce4028]

Vibes still unparalleled

[@ironhide3732]

amazing video!!!

[@DESUstroke]

Actually P4 in even more nostalgic, almost retro by today standards, cause it’s not a ps3/360 era game, but a ps2/og xbox era. Yup, these are now retro… 🥲

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

I love persona with all my heart

[@lolmenx4]

Finished persona 4 a month ago. I gotta get my hands on p3 but like damn i love when its coudy in that game. Walking around in the food plain and specially looking at st the window in the school. Are soo chill.

[@lolmenx4]

5:55 god i hated teddie so much. Now i can tolerate him...specislly in human form

[@jackhumphries1087]

3:25 kinda reminds me of where I grew up, in one of the outskirt districts of Glasgow

[@zedleviafen7383]

Inaba does feel a little like Airdrie too in it's looks

[@tsakeboya]

Im one of those people that never skips dialogue. Ever. So P5R took me 130 hours, P3R 104 and P4G 87

[@albumkosong]

Great video

[@notmars1819]

amazing video you earned a subscriber

[@caoinhnamkhanh2795]

Very well edited vid

[@peacemaker0240]

Polowina mall sent me for a doozie

[@redseagaming7832]

Also, maxing out the social links also unlocks the ultimate persona in that persons arcana category Yep, that's more than enough motivation, just so you can get the best personas in the game

[@nicolasacosta1673]

It clicked for me when I realized that the games are actually more about time management than they are about dungeon crawling and turn based combat.

[@geordieinjapan]

Inaba shopping district is unrealistically big. :p

[@ssaulen]

peak series

[@valentinogalaxy]

goated

[@veydantjivimal]

Persona 2, 3, 4 and 5 are sooooo good

[@SinOfTheDevoured]

I love the persona series, I can’t wait to play p6 in 2324

[@yukotrey9422]

Oh no did I catch you saying something POSITIVE about persona 3 reload? Watch out, the fan of the original are about to come for you, saying something about “ ambiance” or whatever.

[@signalcrayfish]

i really like p3r, i especially love the ui and new music they added. i just think they missed the mark on translating the tone of the original game. they completely stripped it of its mysterious and often times gloomy atmosphere (which made it stand out from 4 and 5). i don't dislike p3r, i think it's stupid to dislike it as it's a great game. but it isn't perfect and isn't the definitive way to experience p3 in my opinion

[@nyarisato]

as someone who prefers fes we dgaf if u like reload more 😭

[@mohammed_mana3944]

Well those people are wrong cause P3 Reload is better.

[@toooydoeur]

okay bud

[@toooydoeur]

@@mohammed_mana3944 or ya know, opinions

[@Scarygomez]

I was so against these games! Man I hated the idea of playing them. Was finally pushed into playing P5R and after my first run took 130 hours because I was too addicted, I’ve now also played P3R and have just started P4G !! Honestly, these games are the best series on the planet !!! Even just hearing the music gives me shivers !! ❤

[@andrewwinoto2421]

Persona's UX ... best in class

[@edgarrodriguez7733]

The last point about needing a guide is cap, me and plenty of people i know did all of the things, i DID take 220 hrs so pick your poison i guess

[@admontblanc]

P4 was actually a PS2 title, but it got light remakes for the Vita and PS3.

[@shelbybayer200]

Social Links weren't always part of the series either

[@Dwight1295]

The song on 2:37 is from p3 reload, right??

[@RyanMustang09]

Yes, it's called "Changing Seasons" 👍

[@positiveproductions6699]

Thanks I was looking for this song I wonder if it's from the original or if it's part of reload​@@RyanMustang09

[@conradsmith9441]

These games are some of the most beautiful in visual and audio aspects. This is especially true for persona 5 games and persona 3 reload. I’m getting pretty close to finishing persona 5 royal for the first time. I will then probably the play Persona 3 Reload. I think I’ll get to Persona 4 Golden too, but of the 3 it is the worst in visual and audio from what I’ve seen. I also play persona for other reasons. While it might be in high school and it may be kind of like Pokémon, it is a much more mature franchise and puts effort into good stories that only add to the immersion. Pokémon has never given us this kind of art in all of those aspects of story, music, and visuals. I’m so glad that I chose to stop playing Pokémon and start the Persona series.

[@compyguy]

3:49 It's PS2, mate. Granted, It was very late in the PS2's life, but none the less. Persona 5 is a PS3 game at heart too, since that's the consle it was developed for. Edit: Sorry, I realise I'm not the only one who's said this. Now I feel like an asshole. I'm gonna go work at a daycare to increase my kindness now.

[@terimichelle747]

i would love to know where you’re playing from?

[@compyguy]

@@terimichelle747 What, you mean like… where in the world? I’m from Wales. The place glued to England’s thigh. Nice to meetcha.

[@terimichelle747]

seems interesting

[@Gidsta]

Honestly I didn't touch any turn based combat after Pokemon, persona was recommended on me by an ex and I fell in love immediately.

[@whitebutterflyfingersofcolour]

Is there really "Foo Fighters" written in the P5 menu

[@Sergeant306]

Yuh, it’s cannon. Google it

[@critical_6164]

Bothered with the futaba x joker, but didn’t even mention kotone’s canon romance with ken lmao

[@glitchbanana]

Damm this video is pretty good! Subscribe

[@juderapula4741]

I want to buy persona 3 but I feel Ike the whole turn based combat thing would turn me off, but I love everything else about the game and even more the music

[@missskabls2247]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@Urekyu]

Ah another new persona fan who will never play Shin Megami Tensei /j Edit: Am I the only person who never looks up SL guides (except dates for Adachi). I usually read the characters pretty well (except fuck P3 for making me encourage Miyamato hurting himself).

[@HadasB1]

I accidentally romanced Ai in my Persona 4 playthrough, and looked up a guide afterwards because I heard that her social link is incredibly easy to mess up if you romance her. I'm not the greatest at reading people, both in real life and in the games, but I'll almost never look up a guide because I prefer to experience the story for myself. The only exceptions I make are when a social link is easy to fumble like Ai's, or the fox's social link because some of the quests you get from it are kind of annoying.

[@ssjbargainsale]

I think looking up SL guides defeat the purpose of the game. At that point I would rather just watch a playthrough since Im missing half of the gameplay. I really dont get how people would do it on their first time around

[@jaydenlu6508]

Chat i want to get started on persona what do i start with(im poor af)

[@LoungeAct_]

Get Xbox Game Pass for a month on PC or Console, it has Persona 3 Reload and I wouldn’t have discovered the series without it being there

[@Koyomix86]

P4G is $20 on steam but I got it for $9 during a sale and it’s a really good game. It’s also old so pretty much anything can run it.

[@jaydenlu6508]

Hooray thanks yall 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ssjbargainsale]

@@jaydenlu6508 Did you end up getting it?

[@positiveproductions6699]

Honestly everything about persona style is just really cool in general with all of the games but one of the biggest things they got me into persona 5 was the music honestly and they never miss with music soundtracks

[@eliasmaissour437]

Ok I want serious advice. Should I stop playing p3 portable and play reloaded

[@LoungeAct_]

Depends, if your enjoying P3P stick it out and play P3R later, you might even appreciate it more. Though if you’re not that far into P3P and aren’t liking it definitely switch over to P3R. I like both games but prefer P3R by a country mile.

[@eliasmaissour437]

@@LoungeAct_ I am enjoying it. Especially the slice of life stuff. But I'm currently stuck against 3 tables at lvl 25 or smth at tartarus. Guess I'll play p3r later

[@Gypsy_Crusader12]

What’s the song played in the background? 1:39

[@Gappy306]

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[@MiguelTestDooo]

Behind the mask, Persona 5

[@Gypsy_Crusader12]

@@MiguelTestDooo thanks man

[@2460-1]

blud plays a fucking remake, and uses it as a metric for "vibe" lmao

[@Ugacha]

Ждем ремейк p4, а там уж хоть потоп пусть будет

[@Realas199]

for such long time. i thought the menu had some other charecter who is girl but its our main charecter who is boy (why he looks female there)

[@Maxybon5]

I cried at the end of Persona 4

[@VeranimasMegaZone]

Is your channel name a Nirvana reference?

[@LoungeAct_]

yeah

[@VeranimasMegaZone]

@@LoungeAct_ That's sick dude

[@TheCrazytion]

The game killed me with its looong dialogues bro some times i spend like one hour pressing x and listening to these long boring cutscenes

[@necroz08]

For real?

[@jeanvalero1597]

persona 4 is a ps2 game!

[@browse7288]

Persona 4 is a ps2 game tho

[@RadiationLemon]

Persona 4 is a ps2 game

[@darklineage9020]

I absolutely love persona I just hate that we have to be the best time schedulers of all time to max every social link

[@FagatronUchiha]

So where’s 1 and 2?

[@cloudirubez07]

They have their own vibes too lol. It’s a pretty common thing where, when people online or on YT talk about Persona, they only talk about the “main trilogy”, being 3 4G and 5/5R, and nowadays FES is pretty much erased from history in favor of Reload, so they put Reload there instead. 1 and 2 pretty much don’t exist in the eyes of most people online lol, when people talk about the “vibes of Persona” they mainly glaze 5 or Reload and barely graze 4 instead of talking about 1 and 2/EP, which I guess is understandable since they’re even older than FES.

[@praxiann7615]

P5>P3>P4 But story wise P3>P5>P4

[@herwinladres3659]

Couldn't agree more 😌

[@ssjbargainsale]

For me P5 is the weakest of the 3 in all aspects but combat. It was the reason I got into persona and its the one I dont think I will ever replay

[@kervnk]

P3😴😴😴

[@Varatiolys]

19:11 i love this video but as someone who’s playing through p5 for the first time this spoiler hurt

[@Hello-bg8hv]

P3 is my favorite out of the 3 with P5 an inch behind. But P4 is the most over hyped persona game with every Redditor recommending it. Hopefully people play P4 get disappointed and jump back into the peak that is P5 and P3

[@eticket48]

That is definitely… a take