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Persona 5: The Phantom X Holds Stream To Address Player Criticism, Just Makes Everyone Madder
23.7.2025
Persona 5: The Phantom X’s saga of post-launch controversy continues, as Atlus and Black Wings Game Studio’s response to player backlash has only made some members of the game’s community more angry, as they don’t feel like their concerns are being heard.Read more
Persona 5 Gacha Studio Acknowledges Angry Feedback, Promises Response
17.7.2025
Persona 5: The Phantom X has faced a sudden barrage of criticism in the wake of its western launch. The team at Black Wings Game Studio was met with backlash after it was announced the gacha game would be accelerating its story rollout to catch up to the original Chinese version, and fans...
Persona 5 Gacha Players Review Bomb The Game After Accelerated Schedule Comes With Worse Rewards
15.7.2025
When it was announced that Persona 5: The Phantom X would be accelerating its story content rollout for the West to catch up to China, which has had the game for over a year, players were wary. As a gacha game with timed events and currency, The Phantom X is a game in which narrative developments...
Persona 5: The Phantom X Is Accelerating Its Roadmap To Catch Everyone Up
9.7.2025
Persona 5: The Phantom X has been out in the West for only a week and a half, but in China, the gacha game has been out for over a year. As a result, most of the world is far behind the Chinese audience on story and character updates. Rather than letting most players lag behind, Atlus and developer...
Let Me Tell You About The ‘Subway Slammer’ Persona Fans Love To Hate
1.7.2025
Persona 5 is all about a group of high schoolers confronting corrupt individuals in a paranormal world, parallel to our own, called the Metaverse. When they defeat someone in this metaphysical space, the target’s real-world counterpart has a “change of heart” and repents for their crimes. In...
Persona 4 Remake Announces Itself With Laughably Short Trailer
8.6.2025
During today’s Xbox Summer Game Fest event, the long-rumored remake of Persona 4 was finally announced... but that’s about all we got from the ridiculously short teaser revealing the upcoming remake. Read more
Sega Throws Shade At Mario Kart While Showing Off Sonic Racing: Crossworlds
6.6.2025
At today’s Summer Game Fest showcase, Sega showed off Sonic Racing: Crossworlds. The kart racer is a big ol’ crossover event between the blue blur and other Sega characters. After previous leaks claimed Minecraft and Spongebob characters would join the racer’s roster, Sega revealed that several...
The New Persona 5 Spin-Off Is Sapping My Excitement With Gacha Mechanics
5.6.2025
I want to be excited for Persona 5: The Phantom X. I played about two hours of the game, and it’s got a lot of the staples of the RPG social sim fans know and love. It even adds a few new bells and whistles to the series’ turn-based combat, lending new dimensions to a typically straightforward...
Rumored Persona 4 Remake Seemingly Confirmed By Voice Actor After He Claims To Have Been Recast
28.5.2025
Persona 4 voice actor Yuri Lowenthal, who has voiced the character of Yosuke in every Persona 4 game and project, announced on social media that he wouldn’t be returning in the upcoming Persona 4 remake, despite asking if he could come back. Funny thing, though: Atlus and Sega haven’t actually...
An Artist Spots Her Work In Bungie's Marathon, Nintendo Isn't Sending Out Switch 2 Review Units Until The Last Minute, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
17.5.2025
This week, it was reported that in a strange turn of events, Nintendo may not be sending out Switch 2 units to would-be reviewers before launch, which could result in a dearth of coverage at a time when you’d expect to see impressions and reviews of the console plastered across every gaming site...
A New Persona 5 Game Is Coming Out Next Month
15.5.2025
After teasing some news on its social channels earlier this week, Atlus has finally announced that a new Persona game is coming out. No, it’s not Persona 6, but rather Persona 5: The Phantom X, a spin-off that is finally making its way out of China and into other territories.Read more
No, Atlus Isn’t Teasing Persona 6 Yet
13.5.2025
Looks like we’re getting a new Persona game soon. No, not the long-awaited Persona 6, but another Persona 5 spin-off. Well, it’s not even “new,” per se; it’s just finally getting a proper worldwide release. I’m talking about Persona 5: The Phantom X, a mobile spin-off of the series set in...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has The Juice
23.4.2025
I’ve put about 15 hours into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and my conclusion so far is that developer Sandfall Interactive might be cooking. The French RPG is clearly inspired by the Japanese greats like Final Fantasy and Persona, but its Paper Mario-style timing elements and wealth of original...
Persona 5: jungiánské herní orgie
20.3.2025
Chtěl bych Vám představit naprosto geniální hru žánru JRPG, čili japonských her na hrdiny, jménem Persona 5. Jste studentem střední školy v Japonsku. Když se jednou zastanete znásilňované ženy, obrátí se to proti vám, protože ten, který jí znásilňoval, je velké zvíře, zatahá za pár nitek a obviní...
10 Games To Play After Metaphor ReFantazio
14.11.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio is a stunning RPG that exemplifies almost everything that makes Atlus-developed games great. With the social elements of Persona, battle mechanics from Shin Megami Tensei, a mix of real-time and turn-based combat, and a traditional RPG class system, there is an enormous amount...
The Metaphor: ReFantazio Party Members, Ranked From Good To Great
21.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio, Atlus’ new fantasy RPG in the style of Persona, has one of the most memorable parties in a game in recent memory. From the disillusioned noble Strohl to the songstress superstar Junah, Metaphor has a truly weird group of goofballs who are gathering together to try and make...
This Metaphor: ReFantazio Love Story Works Because It Takes Away Control
16.10.2024
The greatest strengths of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the latest roleplaying game from the minds behind Persona, come from the freedom the developers have exerted to pick and choose what they carry over from that beloved series. Unburdened by all the traditions and expectations attached to a name like...
Celebrating Metaphor: ReFantazio's Greatness, Criticizing Its Faults, And More Of The Week's Top Takes
12.10.2024
This week saw the release of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the long-awaited new release from the folks behind Persona. It’s a game bursting with big ideas and rich themes, and we’ve got a lot to say, both about the things it does well, and at least one area in which it falls short of one of...
Metaphor: ReFantazio’s Political Style And Substance Has Us Hooked
12.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio is the latest RPG from the minds of the Persona. Like its predecessors, Metaphor is a dense game with lots to do and talk about, from its Archetype class system to Atlus’ maturation as storytellers. There’s even something to be said about how cool it is to skate on your sword....
I Loved Metaphor: ReFantazio’s Relationships, Except The One That Forced Romance
11.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio, the new fantasy RPG from Atlus’ Persona team, is out today. It’s an excellent game that builds upon its predecessor’s foundations and manages to correct some old mistakes, as well. But there is one thing Atlus said was going to be different in this game compared to Persona...