The dingy claustrophobic room really sells a desperate situation, as Joker is robbed of all his agency and power 2. He even tells Joker "don't expect to walk out of this in one piece". There's a video camera, but the cop laughs off the notion he'll face consequences for viciously beating a teenager. While imprisoned, Joker is drugged, beaten, and forced to sign a confession to his crimes by a dead-eyed cop. Giving us a fast-paced escape sequence followed by our protagonist being thrown in prison gives us a taste of the high-stakes story to come. It's hours before the first real dungeon in Persona 4, and Persona 5 takes almost as much time to set the table.
This cold open always felt like a response to Persona 4's (rightfully) criticized slow start. The game is writing a mountain of checks it will pay off later: promises to learn who the Phantom Thieves are, what they were doing, why they were robbing this casino, why the guards turned into monsters, who was that girl and why did she save Joker, and who betrayed Joker and why. This is a fast-paced sequence that throws huge amounts of both information and stimuli at the player. I don't know what's going on here but there sure are a lot of flashing lights! It makes me want to spend an irresponsible amount of money. Cops haul Joker away, and one whispers in his ear that a teammate sold him out. Joker goes outside and immediately gets ambushed by more guards, beaten down and captured. This entire scene is only in Royal, and I liked it as someone who played the original release of Persona 5 and was curious at what curveballs the enhanced edition had for me. She takes out the guards in acrobatic fashion, before mentioning that:ġ) She and Joker have fought side-by-side before, butĢ) She isn't a member of the Phantom Thieves (who?)ģ) She wants Joker to keep the "promise" he made to her Guards swarm around him, only for a young woman with no pants to walk in. Joker appears to be some sort of flamboyant master thief, and the pursuing guards appear to be monsters in human suits.Īs Joker ducks more guards and works his way through the casino, he walks straight into an ambush. Persona 5 opens in media res : our hero and playable character, Joker 1 attempting to escape a glitzy casino.
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