The quality of the English localization was one of the few aspects singled out for criticism, with Polygon describing it as "aggravatingly mediocre". Personas can be sacrificed by “Hanging” to create a high-end item or by being sent to the “Electric Chair” to grant experience points to another Persona. Combined with the ability to fuse Perso Hashino believed that the new engine would make rendering their ideas much easier, although it would result in a long wait by fans for the game.

The use of adults as antagonists was a more overt expression of narrative elements previously explored in Persona 4.The second major location is the "Metaverse", a supernatural realm consisting of the physical manifestations of humanity's subconscious desires. The game's director, Masahiro Sakurai, is a fan of the Persona series and stated that Joker was emblematic of the approach that he wanted to take with Ultimate 's DLC, adding that he wanted characters that were unique and fun to use within the Super Smash Bros.

With a stellar track record of successful customized ROMs, Ton Phap has captivated the gaming community with innovative creations for popular PS3 games. They are joined along the way by Yusuke Kitagawa, whom they help to reform his corrupt teacher; Sae's sister Makoto, the president of the school's student council who is assigned to spy on them but joins after being blackmailed by a criminal; Sojiro's adopted daughter Futaba Sakura, who became depressed after the conspiracy murdered her mother and blamed her using a forged suicide note; and Haru Okumura, who rebels against her billionaire father's attempts to control her life and mistreatment of his employees. Throughout Palaces are locations known as "Safe Rooms", where the player can save their game and fast travel to other safe rooms within the Palace.Carrying a Persona of a matching Arcana when you interact with a character will increase the effectiveness of your meeting, requiring fewer interactions to increase your standing with that character, so it pays to check you're carrying an appropriate Persona before talking to anyone - the stats menu lists all your Confidants, their Arcana, and their current ranking. The Negotiation system for Persona 5 was tied into the origins of Shadows as suppressed psyches within the Collective Unconscious.

Joker reminds the Phantom Thieves and Sumire of their real lives, and they agree to change Maruki's heart.The name of Joker's high school, "Shujin", was chosen because it was a homonym of Shūjin ( 囚人), the Japanese word for "prisoner".

Joker learns from Maruki that Akechi is alive in the altered reality because of his desire to save him, and that whether he lives depends on Joker accepting Maruki's world. Persona 5: The Animation, an anime television series based on the game's events, was produced by CloverWorks and began broadcast in April 2018. In their reader's choice awards, it was voted "Best Role-Playing Game" and came in second for "Best Sony Game" and third for "Game of the Year". Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, a rhythm game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, features the main cast of Persona 5 and was released in 2018.As combat becomes more challenging and exploiting enemy weaknesses becomes imperative, smartly using the new Baton Pass ability can allow for devastating chains and exponential damage increases that completely turn the tide in battle.