While thePersonaseries first began in 1996 withRevelations: Persona, the series has never been as popular as it has been now. BothPersona 3andPersona 4helped get the series get a sizable fanbase, but many wouldn’t have heard about it if it weren’t forPersona 5’s release.
Now thatPersona 5 Royalhas been released for quite some time now, many are wondering about the possible development forPersona 6. It almost seems like a given to continue the series with there now being more fans of it than ever all around the world. At this time however, its development status remains unconfirmed.
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The potential forPersona 6could be the most anyPersonagame has ever had. This is due to the amount of feedback given by fans onPersona 5and previous entries in the series that newer fans got the chance to look back on. While this feedback was definitely heard and applied forPersona 5 Royal, even more has the potential to make its way intoPersona 6and make it possibly the best game in the series.
Return of Beloved Scrapped Features
With there being a rather long timeline inthe history ofPersonagames and their development, there have been multiple features that have been abandoned in later games. While some of these were cut out for the better, others are greatly missed by fans of the series.
One of these biggest scrapped features was the ability tochoose the main protagonist’s genderinPersona 3 Portable. With this being the only game to have this feature, many first assumed that this would become the norm in future games upon its release. However, it became clear that it was abandoned later on forPersona 4 GoldenandPersona 5. Fans still held hope when they saw the trailers forPersona 5 Royal, thinking that Kasumi would be a female protagonist option only to find her to be a new party member.
The most likely reason for there being a lack of gender options would be due to every single anime cutscene needing to be created twice in order to include both protagonists. This could potentially be very expensive for the studio depending on the amount of cutscenes.
Additionally, manySocial Linkswould change depending on the gender of the protagonist with many of them potentially leading to romantic relationships. Unless every single social link or confidant character was bisexual, many of them would change immensely.
Of course, with the popularity ofPersonabeing at its highest, there is a chance this feature could return. There is also a good potential for people to buyPersona 6due to there being gender options. It would additionally create more replay value if there are any changes due to the difference in gender.
Hundred of Personas to Choose From
Many of thePersonagames have the protagonist hold the power of the wild card. This gives them the ability to use multiple Personas andfuse them into new Personasin the Velvet Room. Even without including the Personas owned by other party members throughout the series, there are hundreds of possible Personas that players can obtain and use.Persona 6has the potential to have every single Persona all in one game alongside brand new ones.
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While most players won’t fill out their Persona compendium on their first playthrough of anyPersonagame,New Game Plushas been an important part of most games. By having an incredibly long list of possible Personas included some old ones that haven’t been seen in a long time, players can potentially go on a long fusion hunt for the ultimate challenge. This will also give players even more options for how they would want to tackle the game and with which Personas.
Further Expansion on Fan-Favorite Features
Social Links/Confidants is one of the most beloved features of thePersonaseries despite only being added inPersona 3. This feature allows players to get to know and bond with those around them at their own pace outside of the main story. Some of these can lead to the player’s character getting involved in romantic relationships with their party members, classmates, and friends.
WhilePersona 5added more to the system withConfidantsand special bonuses being added for spending time with certain characters, there are still many potential ways for the system to expanded. For example, there could be more branches to certain routes other than romantic and platonic. There could additionally be in-story changes between character interactions depending on character relationships like the protagonist’s girlfriend being closer with them during parts of the story. Other expansions could include getting certain character together letting the player act as a sort of matchmaker.
Overall, this could make theSocial Links/Confidantsfeel less like something happening outside the story and more like additions that actually affect what is going on. Of course there are already Social Links and Confidants that can completely affect what ending players get, but these interactions affecting more minor things like character to character interactions would really help players feel more like a driving force in the story rather than someone who has things happen to them.
More Unique Additions to Battle
ManyPersonafans agree thatPersona 5andPersona 5 Royalhave added on to thebattle system in thePersonaseriesin the best ways out of any other games in the series. They not only added more use for every single party member, but they also added plenty of new actions to take in battle.
WithPersona 6, even more could be added to make it both unique fromPersona 5, but also make something even more interesting and enjoyable. It is extremely unlikely thatPersona 6would take theroute of Phantom Thievesagain, but its new theme could lend to these new possible battle concepts. Of course, with all of the fan feedback and opinions online, it is very likely for developers to know exactly what do in order to both please fans and create a fun experience.
At this point,anything involvingPersona 6is up to speculation. However, it is also important to not hold one’s expectations too high for a game that hasn’t even been announced to the public yet.
Persona 6is rumored to be in development.
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