Persona 5 Royal - Latest Famitsu Highlighted P5R Game Overview and Launch Day DLC

Latest Famitsu Summarized Persona 5 Royal’s Overview, New Features, and Launch Day DLC

The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu #1612 provided another feature of Persona 5 Royal. The feature focused on the title overall and new features. Also, new launch day DLC was detailed.

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P5R Overview and New Features

The original Persona 5 storyline remains unchanged. However, new characters, a third semester, and a new area have been introduced. In terms of Palaces and Mementos, there are new persona that can be obtained, new palaces, new battle mechanics, and new DLC boss fights. To learn more about these features, you can read them through our previous articles

• Characters, the Phantom Thieves, and their Persona – Kasumi, Takuto, Jose, Costumes and Outfits, Showtime Attacks, Third Tier Persona
• Confidants – New Confidant Features
• Velvet Room – Challenge Battles, Fusion Alarm, Incense,
• New Town, Activities, and Mini-Games – New and Returning Daily Activities, Kichijoji, Kichijoji Merchants, Jazz Jin Bar, Old Temple
• New Persona – New Persona Revealed
• Palaces – Palace Updates and Changes, Kyouma, Ishi
• Mementos – Mementos Updates and Changes, Jose’s Traveling Merchant Shop
• Storyline – Prologue Changes
• Music – New Songs

Launch Day DLC Information

New information pertaining to the launch day DLC of Persona 5 Rotal was also mentioned. The contents of the launch day DLC includes:

Consumable and Usable Items

• Recovery Item Set – Free
• Skill Card Set – Free

Costume and BGM Sets

• Velvet Room Costume and BGM set – 800 yen (also included in the Straight Flush edition)
• Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight Featherman Costume and BGM set – 800 yen (also included in the Straight Flush edition)
• Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight Costumes and BGM set – 800 yen
• Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Costume and BGM set – 800 yen
• Persona 5 School Jersey Costumes – Free

Additional Persona

• Izanagi-no-Okami & Izanagi-no-Okami Picaro Set (from Persona 4 and returning Persona 5 DLC) – 300 yen
• Orpheus & Orpheus Picaro Set (from Persona 3, the female protagonist version) – 300 yen
• Athena & Athena Picaro Set (from Persona 4) – 300 yen

Other DLC

• Character-specific themes & avatar set of 9 – 200 yen each

Announced Upcoming DLC

• Catherine: Full Body Costume Set – to be announced at a later date

Persona 5 Royal is coming to the PlayStation 4 on October 31st in Japan. The western and worldwide releases are scheduled for Spring 2020. There is an unconfirmed rumor that P5R might come out in March 2020.

Visit Samurai Gamers for more news and updates about Persona 5 Royal. Stay tuned to our page as well for our initial P5R guide and walkthrough.

Related Articles

• New and Updated Features in Mementos
• New and Updated Confidant Features
• Jose Merchant Shop Guide
• Daily Activities Overview and Guide
• New and Updated Features in Palaces

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