Diving into Persona 5 Royal for the first time? Our beginner’s guide provides tips for both newcomers and Persona alumni.
Persona 5 Royal is a gigantic JRPG where your free time is precious, as you can only do so many things in a day. Between managing friends (aka Confidants) and exploring dungeons, there’s tons of different aspects of the game to juggle.
Now that the game is getting released outside of PlayStation consoles, we’ve listed some tips below that we wish we knew before getting into the critically acclaimed JRPG.
There are many things to do around you that will passively raise your stats without having to waste time, you just have to be on the lookout for them. Whether it’s completing a crossword left at the café or giving a plant some fertilizer, you’ll want to interact with the various things around you to make sure you’re making the most of your time.
There are many nights where you can’t leave Leblanc, but you can still read books and watch DVDs on these nights. You should head to the DVD and bookstore in Shibuya and grab some stuff so you can gain stat points even when you can’t leave the café.
While it might be tempting to ignore some of the non-Phantom Thief characters, you should rank up as many people as you can, as they’ll give you useful abilities.
For example, shogi player Hifumi Togo gives you the ability to swap out your party members mid-battle, teacher Sadayo Kawakami allows you to read books during class, and doctor Tae Takemi will give you access to special medicine items.
