Summary
Persona 5 Royal’s approach to weapons means thatPersona 6will have some interesting decisions to make when the time comes for its release. Of course, sincePersona 5 Royalis the updated version of a game that upgraded a fair few things from its predecessor, it’s setting a high bar in several areas. Combat is one of the areas where it differed most from the last game, and wherePersona 6’s most interesting choices might lie as a result. It will be interesting to see how it takes off fromPersona 5’s approach to fighting and weapons.
There are severalimprovements toPersona 5 Royal’s combatcompared to past games that are worth taking into account. For one, Bless and Curse skills deal damage instead of being inaccurate one-hit kill abilities, making them vastly more useful than the troublesome niche they were in the past. In addition, it also brought back the Nuclear line of skills for the first time sincePersona 2, adding a new element for players to fight with. The gap betweenPersona 4andPersona 5paid off, since several of the tweaks made to the game turned out to be significant improvements in the long run.
Persona 5 Royal’s Weapon Choices Could Have an Impact on Persona 6
Persona 5 Royal Gave Everyone a Gun
One key detail is thatPersona 5 Royal’s party membersall wield two weapons, a melee weapon and a gun. This has the obvious advantage of giving every character the ability to deal Gun-type damage at will as long as they have ammo remaining, as well as reintroducing the damage type toPersonain general. There is a real debate as to whetherPersona 6should recreate this same decision. On one hand, it provided a highly useful option that was available to every character. Depending on whoPersona 6’s cast is, dual-wielding or having guns in general may not be as fitting.
Persona 5wasn’t the first game in the series to give party members both melee weapons and guns, because the originalPersonadid the same thing.
Persona 6 Could Get More Creative With its Weapons
Persona 5 Royal’s cast solely used traditional weapons like guns and knives. Much like howPersona 6needs a uniquePersonatheme, it could also have some more unique weapons. Back inPersona 2, Jun used flowers, Baofu used coins, and Eikichi used a machine gun concealed in a guitar case.Persona 6could take inspiration from this and equip some of its members with more unusual weapons. Such a decision opens itself to several ideas and could lead to some cool and whimsical options. Since Sophia used a yo-yo inPersona 5 Strikers, there could be a good argument forPersona 6doing the same.
Weapon Customization Deserves a Return in Persona 6
Weapon customization is another area ofPersona 5 Royalthat should be approached for the sequel. Munehisa Iwai, theHanged Man confidant ofPersona 5, can customize the player’s guns for a price, upgrading their damage and applying other effects to them. This is something that could be recycled forPersona 6but applied to all weapons. In addition to adding an extra layer of strategy, it gives the player a chance to keep certain weapons relevant for a longer period than usual. Some ofPersona 5’s additions are debatable, but this is one that undoubtedly deserves a return inPersona 6.
The way thatPersona 5 Royal’s weapons were handled had some notable quirks when compared to its predecessors. Of course, there are a fewmechanics that could be inPersona 6, but not everything might make it in. The decisions that were made regardingPersona 5 Royal’s weapons worked well for the game, both mechanically and in terms of keeping with the game’s theme and aesthetic. While not applicable to all circumstances,Persona 5 Royal’s weapons can be an inspiration forPersona 6’s eventual weapon design.
Persona 5 Royal
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