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08/02/2025
Hey, guys! Rei-chan here! Sorry for the MASSIVE delay, but we finally were able to get our hands on a copy of Persona 5 for the Sony PlayStation 3! Some dweeb had sold our preorder by mistake, so I had to spend the company's money procuring a preowned copy from our local Best Buy's bargain bin.
..Unfortunately, we just got sponsored by Kurapizza , so this is going to set us back another few months. PLEASE be patient!
~Rei-chan, out!
08/28/2018
I THINK GAMING JOURNALISM SUCKS
08/06/2018
H-H-Hey, g-guise.
W-W-Wanna...wanna write, a r-review!?
Detroit: Beyond Human review:
Spoilers:
It's dog s**t.
1.5/10, robots are stupid
Managed to scrounge up this archival footage from Capcom's Unity forum (using the wayback machine). Looks pretty different than the initial reveal trailer from 2012. What are your thoughts? Feel free to drop a like down below and lets get this discussion going! ^^
~Rei-Chan
Bad news, fellas! I was testing out my ElgatoHD60S (for my upcoming Wind Waker HD review), when...this happened. Not sure what went wrong with the audio, but this will set the review back "INDEFINITELY".
PLEASE be patient with us, as the reviews tend to take time. Also, video reviews WILL be funded by you, the audience. Thank you, all donations are MANDATORY. We lost "A LOT" of money relocating to Ho***rs Exit 9, and Kotaku sure aren't helping to recoup lost revenue.
Thank you.
Unless you don't donate, then thank you for nothing.
~Rei-Chan
04/22/2018
Loyal fans, NOW, I need you're help coming up with a comeback to destroy this FU***NG LOSER
NOW
04/22/2018
For the last time, STOP pestering our admins! We've been hard at work for the last 4 years, relocating our office. MOVING INTO HO***RS TAKES TIME, BE PATIENT!!! 🤬
~Rei-Chan
Hey, guys! Rei-Chan here, and we at SGE managed to compile a list of common misconceptions found throughout the Persona fandom. We attribute most of these misunderstandings to translation errors and poor fansubs prior to the game's release. Thankfully, we were provided with an early review copy, so we can finally put the community's lies to rest.
1) At a first glance, Persona 5's comic book-like art style might give viewers the impression that the tone would be darker than it's predecessor (Persona 4), but such claims are unfounded. The game manages to be more light-hearted, generally speaking, by introducing several dancing minigame segments. Morgana, one of the main protagonists introduced in this game, is represented as a black cat, not unlike Teddy. It's hard to take a lot of moments in the game seriously when an animated cat is constantly speaking to you with a high pitched voice.
While there is a more gothic aesthetic graphically speaking, the game's story and subtext fails to deliver on the expectation, leaving a lot to be desired.
2) Irrefutably, unequivocally false. There is little to no empirical evidence to suggest the former. While it's true that the Phantom Thieves can be admired for their tenacity and accomplishments, nothing is stated or implied in the game's narrative to suggest they are better in any way, shape or form.
We won't delve into spoilers here, as we plan on releasing an in-depth review at a later time. But in the time since Persona 4's initial release, it's safe to say that the Investigation Team has achieved more in 6 games than the Phantom Thieves could ever hope to in their debut title.
3) On the contrary, while Lotus Juice came back to provide vocal tracks, the same couldn't be said for Shoji of P3 and P4 fame. It's a shame too, but the music that is present, is alright for what it's worth.
4) This name is never referenced in any source material, including the artbook included in the upcoming "Take Your Heart: Premium Edition". Further research suggests that this name may have originated on an outdated Shin Megami Tensei forum. For all intents and purposes, the name of the character is based solely on player input.
5) [*SPOILERS* DON'T READ AHEAD IF YOU DON'T WANT THE TRUE ENDING SPOILED FOR YOU!]
Many were hoping for fan favorite Teddy to make his triumphant return in the spotlight. Unfortunately, data mining reveals that there is no data for Teddy anywhere on the disc, in spite of the numerous promotional material sporting the mascot. We even stuck around after the credits of the true ending, just to be absolutely certain. Sad to say, don't expect Teddy to be showing up anytime soon at any point during your playthrough.
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Final Thoughts: Persona 5 is an enthralling, endearing JRPG, filled to the brim with dungeon crawling and social sim aspects. However, it's easy to be mislead by misinformed fanatics looking to get a quick click on an article.
What are your thoughts? Are you excited for Persona 5's release, or are you apprehensive about picking this game after our breakdown? Stay tuned right here for our upcoming review!
~Rei-chan
04/22/2018
Big thanks to our sponsors over at Kotaku for snagging us an early review copy of Persona 5, coming soon to PS3/PS4! Expect our written review to be up in a few hours ^-^'