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The original scenario for the game was to emulate a backpacking journey around the world with a storyline that diverged from the established paths of ''Persona 3'' and ''Persona 4'', with "self-discovery" and "journey", being its keywords. However, just as the team began solidifying this direction, the catastrophic {{iw|wikipedia|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} struck Japan. The aftermath of the disaster deeply affected director Katsura Hashino, who then decided to refocus the game's scenario on Japan. More specifically, it has been noted that the Japanese government's actions in response to the earthquake and tsunami's fallout, along with Japanese citizens' reactions to how the government acted during that time, may have served as partial influences on the game's themes. From that point on, the scenario would instead focus on the "freedom and how the characters attain it", as Hashino put it, through the lens of the Japanese. To achieve this, the scenario adopted a more picaresque tone where the main characters were lovable misfits and rebelled against the conventions of society armed only with their wits. This became the basis for the Phantom Thieves of Hearts and "Social Links" were renamed to "Confidants". The party's starting Personas also reflect this change, as most of them are named after famous outlaws and criminals such as Arsène Lupin, Zorro, William Kidd, Carmen, and Pope Joan. The choice for the more stylistic user interface for ''Persona 5'' came from the picaresque direction to reflect the rebellious nature of the Phantom Thieves. This did not come easy, as the team had to continuously test and adjust the UI until it achieved a good balance between style and clarity. Many critics and fans took note of and praised this UI, saying it complemented the themes of rebellion well and calling the game "effortlessly stylish" because of it. | The original scenario for the game was to emulate a backpacking journey around the world with a storyline that diverged from the established paths of ''Persona 3'' and ''Persona 4'', with "self-discovery" and "journey", being its keywords. However, just as the team began solidifying this direction, the catastrophic {{iw|wikipedia|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} struck Japan. The aftermath of the disaster deeply affected director Katsura Hashino, who then decided to refocus the game's scenario on Japan. More specifically, it has been noted that the Japanese government's actions in response to the earthquake and tsunami's fallout, along with Japanese citizens' reactions to how the government acted during that time, may have served as partial influences on the game's themes. From that point on, the scenario would instead focus on the "freedom and how the characters attain it", as Hashino put it, through the lens of the Japanese. To achieve this, the scenario adopted a more picaresque tone where the main characters were lovable misfits and rebelled against the conventions of society armed only with their wits. This became the basis for the Phantom Thieves of Hearts and "Social Links" were renamed to "Confidants". The party's starting Personas also reflect this change, as most of them are named after famous outlaws and criminals such as Arsène Lupin, Zorro, William Kidd, Carmen, and Pope Joan. The choice for the more stylistic user interface for ''Persona 5'' came from the picaresque direction to reflect the rebellious nature of the Phantom Thieves. This did not come easy, as the team had to continuously test and adjust the UI until it achieved a good balance between style and clarity. Many critics and fans took note of and praised this UI, saying it complemented the themes of rebellion well and calling the game "effortlessly stylish" because of it. | ||
After what amounted to a five-year development cycle, ''Persona 5'' was released in September 2016 in Japan and April 2017 worldwide. The game went on to become Atlus's single best-selling title in Japan in just three weeks as well as the fastest selling ''Persona'' game ever internationally, selling 3.2 million copies worldwide by the end of 2019. Critics praised the evolution of the game's combat, Social Links, and story and called it one of the best Japanese role-playing games of its generation and of all time. The game went on to receive many Game of the Year nominations throughout 2017 and placed highly in many outlets' "RPG of the Year" category. An enhanced version with additional characters, locations, and quality-of-life improvements called ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 5 Royal}}'' was released in Japan in October 2019 and | After what amounted to a five-year development cycle, ''Persona 5'' was released in September 2016 in Japan and April 2017 worldwide. The game went on to become Atlus's single best-selling title in Japan in just three weeks as well as the fastest selling ''Persona'' game ever internationally, selling 3.2 million copies worldwide by the end of 2019. Critics praised the evolution of the game's combat, Social Links, and story and called it one of the best Japanese role-playing games of its generation and of all time. The game went on to receive many Game of the Year nominations throughout 2017 and placed highly in many outlets' "RPG of the Year" category. An enhanced version with additional characters, locations, and quality-of-life improvements called ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 5 Royal}}'' was released in Japan in October 2019 and March 2020 worldwide. Reviews of ''Persona 5 Royal'' have eclipsed those of the original, with outlets citing the improvements to exploration, menuing, and the gameplay and story additions as welcome ones and calling ''Royal'' a defining example of how to do an updated rerelease. A hack-and-slash style sequel developed by ω-Force, the primary developers of the ''[[Warriors]]'' franchise, called ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 5 Strikers}}'' was released in Japan in February 2020 and February 2021 worldwide. It is set four months after the events of ''Persona 5''. ''Persona 5: The Phantom X'' is a game that follows the events of the aforementioned game with a new cast and the return of the Phantom Thieves. Its release date will be announced in the future. Eventually, ''Persona 5 Royal'', along with ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 4 Golden}}'' and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 3 Portable}}'', were revealed to come to additional platforms throughout the Persona 25th Anniversary event in 2022, including a Nintendo Switch port of the three titles announced during the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase of June 28, 2022. It happened three and a half years after the announcement of the franchise crossing over with ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' in The Game Awards 2018. | ||
Throughout the series' history, few spin-off titles appeared for it, with different game genres deviating from the role-playing game genre. | Throughout the series' history, few spin-off titles appeared for it, with different game genres deviating from the role-playing game genre. | ||
* The ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 4 Arena}}'' series of fighting game started in 2012, with the help of | * The ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 4 Arena}}'' series of fighting game started in 2012, with the help of [[Arc System Works]] as gameplay elements from the ''{{iw|wikipedia|BlazBlue}}'' series reappear there. It features original fighters among others from ''Persona 3'', though they appear two years older than their sourced game, and ''Persona 4'', overall set two months after the latter's main story as they partake in the returns of the Midnight Channel. Characters from the duology would reappear later in ''{{iw|wikipedia|BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle}}''. | ||
* The ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona Q}}'' series of dungeon crawling game made by the team behind the ''{{iw|wikipedia|Etrian Odyssey}}'' series started in 2014, which join the casts from ''Persona 3'' and ''Persona 4'' in the first game, then | * The ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona Q}}'' series of dungeon crawling game made by the team behind the ''{{iw|wikipedia|Etrian Odyssey}}'' series started in 2014, which join the casts from ''Persona 3'' and ''Persona 4'' in the first game, then adds the casts from ''Persona 3 Portable'' and ''Persona 5'' in the second. This series' version of Joker, Teddie, and Aigis will appear in ''Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection''; a HD remaster collection of the three first games, along with the protagonists of ''{{iw|wikipedia|Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne}}'' (Demi-Fiend), ''Shin Megami Tensei V'' (Nahobino), and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Soul Hackers 2}}'' (Ringo). | ||
* Also starting as a spin-off of ''Persona 4'', the ''[[wikipedia:Persona 4: Dancing All Night|Dancing]]'' series of rhythm game began in 2015. Characters from ''Persona 5'' and ''Persona 3'' also appear in their respective ''Dancing'' titles later in 2018. | * Also starting as a spin-off of ''Persona 4'', the ''[[wikipedia:Persona 4: Dancing All Night|Dancing]]'' series of rhythm game began in 2015. Characters from ''Persona 5'' and ''Persona 3'' also appear in their respective ''Dancing'' titles later in 2018. | ||
* ''Persona 5 Strikers'' is a hack-and-slash game based on the ''Warriors'' franchise developed by ω-Force and | * ''Persona 5 Strikers'' is a hack-and-slash game based on the ''Warriors'' franchise developed by ω-Force and [[Koei Tecmo]] and released in 2020. | ||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ||