Persona 5 has finally made its way over to the west and been translated. The new installment of the Shin Megami Tensei spin-off series came out September of last year in Japan and was extremely well received over there. Though Persona 5 doesn’t release until April 5th, the review embargo has been lifted and we get to see what the overall critical reception is. In short, it has been very well received and seems to be the next hit after the slight combo-breaker that was Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Persona 5 currently holds a 94 rating on Metacritic which puts it at the top of the list for recent PS4 releases, above Horizon: Zero Dawn and Nier: Automata. It is worth noting that as the game hasn’t hit retail so User Scores aren’t available yet. Gamespot gave Persona 5 a “9/10” and stated: “Persona 5’s combat pulls together some of the best elements from previous games–and it’s borderline addictive as a result.”
IGN gave it a “9.7/10” which is insanely high and praised the game’s Tokyo areas which act as the main social hub of the game, whilst also stating: “Persona 5’s sense of scope is staggering compared to Persona 3 or 4.” Last year long running Japanese publication, Famitsu, also adored the game giving it “39/40”. Famitsu hires four critics to review the game and each gives a score based on a 10/10 rating scale which is then added up to a total. Three of the four reviewers each gave it a “10/10”. Famitsu also doesn’t give away this “near perfect” score very lightly. This puts Persona 5 in the came caliber as revolutionary games such as The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Super Mario 64 and most recently Nier: Automata, according to their rating. The fact that both Nier and Persona 5 are both releasing within a month of each other in the west shows the sheer wallet-breaking awesomeness that gamers have been blessed with recently. This is also without mentioning The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which broke records with how well it was received by critics and fans alike and Horizon: Zero Dawn which many are calling the PS4’s must-have game.
Other Persona 5 scores:
Polygon – 9.0
GamesRadar+ – 5/5
God Is A Geek – 10
Push Square – 10
Game Informer – 9.25
Metro – 9
Hardcore Gamer – 4.5/5
Disney Speedstorm, Gameloft’s free-to-play kart racer, will enter its latest season with a wintery backdrop of Arendelle. Let It Go will add Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, and Hans as racers. As always, they’ll have unique moves and abilities.
Oaken and other musical movie crew members will be unlocked, along with a new Golden Pass. After fan feedback, the developer is rebalancing this aspect of the release so you can progress faster and unlock more rewards.
The developer also announced on Twitter that it’s lowering in-game shop prices starting today, and if you’ve paid for microtransactions, you’ll get a big payout. The French studio appears to be betting on this season’s success.
Adding non-Frozen characters Oswald, Ortensia, and WALL-E could also help. A comprehensive game update should bring back lapsed players and attract new ones. Will you challenge the kart racer?
Bungie has pulled a contentious $15 starter pack from Season of the Wish, which launched yesterday. The pack had a poor selection and was marketed to new players, which the community strongly opposed.
The starter pack proudly stated that players could “experience the power of build-defining Exotic weapons by instantly unlocking three of Destiny 2’s finest: Traveler’s Chosen, Ruinous Effigy, and Sleeper Simulant.” An exotic ship, a sparrow, a ghost shell, 125,000 glimmer, 50 enhancement cores, five enhancement prisms, and one ascendant shard are also included.
This offering may seem harmless to a new player, but Forbes’ Paul Tassi says, “You sort of have to be a Destiny 2 player to understand what an outrageously bad deal this is.” The Forsaken Pack, another Bungie release, includes two dozen Exotics, a dungeon, and a raid. It cost $20 and is now $5. It looks bad, from what we can tell.
Guardians retaliated with negative Steam reviews. They orchestrated the DLC page to include “Capitalism,” “Crime,” and “Psychological Horror” user tags, which is funny.
After Bungie pulled the pack, Redditor Grizz3d summarized the community response: “I don’t get how that starter pack was approved. What part of stealing from new players wasn’t going to result in community outrage? Bungie’s disconnect with players is shocking. I’m glad you got rid of the pack, but it’s disappointing that Bungie thought it was a good idea.”
This follows the Witcher 3 crossover armour sets, which look great but are expensive. Sony’s independent live service outpost is in danger due to a delayed expansion and studio layoffs.
Sony announced last year that it would plant trees for Horizon Forbidden West PlayStation fans who unlocked a simple trophy in the open-world game. This, in partnership with several charities, sought to protect the global environment and biodiversity.
Over a year later, it released a trailer showing its progress. The company has planted 600,000 trees worldwide, restoring 1,800 acres. More importantly, the gaming industry has planted 2.5 million trees worldwide.
Gaming is fun, but we must protect our world. Sony has taken steps to be more environmentally friendly, such as adding energy-saving features to the PS5 and shipping all its products in fully recyclable packaging.
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