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Confidants Are Key In Persona 5

Confidants Are Key In Persona 5 

These four confidants can give the Phantom Thieves an extra edge!

A Gaming Prodigy, Hardened Journalist, Cheery Fortune Teller, and Social Media Savvy Fanboy Can Tip the Scales in Persona 5.

Learn How These Confidants Can Contribute to the Team in the New Trailers!

We’ve already rolled out quite a few confidants that will assist the Phantom Thieves in their shenanigans, but we’ve got four more that will be invaluable to the team:

Shinya Oda

If you had to practice marksmanship in a country that has a strict firearms ban, where would you go? If you answered with “the arcade,” ding ding ding you’re absolutely correct! Oh, and it just so happens that a certain arcade in Akihabara is home base to one of Japan’s most accomplished shooting game players, Shinya Oda. This pint-sized gaming prodigy is a grandmaster at “Gun About,” so he definitely knows a thing or two about shooting. Spending time with him can help the Phantom Thieves learn some nifty gun skills that can be used in battle, such as the ability to enter a gun-based All-out Attack after a successful ambush with Bullet Hail, scare enemies during negotiation with Warning Shot, and much more!

Ichiko Ohya

When she’s not busy chasing a lead, journalist Ichiko Ohya can be found enjoying a drink (or two or three or four or five) at the Crossroads Bar in Shinjuku. So why would the Phantom Thieves want to work with a pesky reporter? Simply put, they have a special “deal.” The protagonist supplies her with interesting tid-bits about the Thieves, and she’ll write articles about them. The public is going crazy for more news about the mysterious masked group, so why not just let Ichiko give it to them? Besides, having more fame/infamy is great for the team’s street cred. Oh, and she’ll also provide useful abilities like making it harder for the security level to fill during Palace heists.

Chihaya Mifune

It’s ALWAYS smart to see a fortune-teller from time to time, and luckily the Phantom Thieves know a very good one named Chihaya Mifune. Operating out of her modest office (a table) in Shinjuku, the spacey Chihaya will cheerfully use tarot cards to predict the protagonist’s fortune. So how does this help the team? Well by spending time her, she’ll be able to perform special fortune readings that can add useful buffs like increasing the growth rate of a social stat or deepening a bond with a specific confidant.

Yuuki Mishima

What do you do when a high-school classmate figures out that you and your friends are actually the infamous “criminals” known as the Phantom Thieves of Hearts? Why you make him part of the crew, of course! Yuuki Mishima is a social media savant who discovers the alter ego of the protagonist, so he naturally decides to work for the group and create the Phantom Thieves Aficionado Website (also known as the, wait for it, Phan-Site). Besides building up the phan base (see what I did there?), he’ll also be able to support the thieves with buffs that increase EXP earned from battle, allow backup members to earn EXP, and more! Wow, isn’t that just phan-tastic? Ok, I’ll stop now.

 

Persona 5 is a game about the internal and external conflicts of a group of troubled youth who live dual lives. They have the typically ordinary day-to-day of a Tokyo high-schooler – attending class, after school activities and part-time jobs. But they also undertake fantastical adventures by using otherworldly powers to enter the hearts of people. Their power comes from the Persona, the Jungian concept of the “self;” the game’s heroes realize that society forces people to wear masks to protect their inner vulnerabilities, and by literally ripping off their protective mask and confronting their inner selves do the heroes awaken their inner power, and use it to strive to help those in need. Ultimately, the group of Phantom Thieves seeks to change their day-to-day world to match their perception and see through the masks modern-day society wears.

Persona 5 will release on April 4th in Australia, for PlayStation 4. Pre-orders are now available at participating retailers.

For more information, please visit http://www.deepsilver.com/en/games/persona-5/


FEATURES RECAP

  • Persona 5 is the first numbered title of the award-winning franchise on home consoles since the PS2 generation.
  • Fast-paced Japanese role-playing game mechanics, exciting action sequences, deep and engaging story.
  • Vibrantly stylized characters, enemies, and environments, elegant anime-style cut-scenes.
  • Soundtrack featuring the fresh sounds of acid jazz composed by the legendary composer Shoji Meguro.
  • A standalone story experience that welcomes newcomers and veteran Persona players alike.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Title:
Persona 5
Release Date: April 4th 2017
Platform: PlayStation® 4
Developer: Atlus
Publisher:
Deep Silver (PAL)
Genre:
Japanese Role Playing Game (JRPG)
Players:
One
Rating:
CTC
Price:
Standard & SteelBook Launch Edition: $99.95
Languages:
English & Japanese Voice, English Text

PREMIUM AND STEELBOOK EDITION DETAILS

PS4 SteelBook Launch Edition – PlayStation 4 ($99.95)

Available to PS4 pre-orders and a limited number of day-one purchases while supplies last

  • SteelBook Edition: The PS4 version will come specially packaged in a metal game case, emblazoned with Persona 5 designs