The new trailer of the upcoming Shin Megumi Tensei: Persona series, Persona 5 has been revealed and it features a new protagonist and a release date of the game.
The teaser was shown last Monday as part of Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show 2014 presentation, and the video introduces a new hero in the series nicknamed "Potter" as his appearance has a striking resemblance to Harry Potter. The trailer starts of with the protagonist riding a subway train to Shibuya, Tokyo and upon crossing the street something strange happens to him as he search for his surroundings. The video ends with the protagonist staring at a flaming object in front of him hinting a supernatural event.
Here is the trailer of the game
According to reports from Kotaku, the trailer pointed out several details for Persona 5's plot. First is the ads featured on the start of the trailer were potential crimes and strange rumors occurred in the city hinting a detective style mystery solving case similar to Persona 4. The translations were provided by MysticDistance of NeoGaf.
"It happened again!? People are running away."
"Taxes are increasing again!? Could this be a controversy?"
"A popular personality has been suspected of tax evasion. Accused of hiding several million yen in income."
"An uproar broke out over an affair with the innocent schoolgirl idol. Officials involved in the matter are staying quite about the identity of her lover."
"Dark rumors are spreading about a major food chain's performance decreasing."
"There is a new M.O. for telephone fraud, this one of which targets the elderly."
"Threatening phone calls have been made to those who recently won the big lottery prize. Personal information has been distributed."
"A public prosecutor fights against falsified evidence!"
"Extensive bullying."
"Died in their room by an apparent strangling."
"A rapid succession of assaults has occurred."
"A dangerous car accident has recently been reported."
Another clue is from the two quotes stated from Persona 5 director Katsuhiro Hashino.
"In today's world there's no shortage of people that are bored or discontent with their lives. They're at a dead end, chained down to a world which they resent being a part. Persona 5, in that sense, is a game about freedom."
"The characters…are out to destroy that which suffocates people in today's society… I want players to come away from this game feeling they have the power to take on the world around them."
Lastly, Kotaku noted a small easter egg reference from Persona 4 as Rise Kujikawa was spotted at the end of the teaser behind the flaming object. This probably hints that Persona 5 existed in the same universe as P3 and P4.
Persona 5 is the upcoming fifth video game in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series of role-playing video games developed by Atlus, which is part of the larger Megami Tensei series of video games. Persona 5 is scheduled for a 2015 release in Japan and North America, for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.
But Cyberland has reported that the game will be launch on Summer 2015 in Japan and on Fall 2015 in North America. The website also reported that a possible demo gameplay will be shownin Tokyo Game Show 2014 since the trailer is out, gaming fans believe that a demo of Persona 5 will shown at the event.
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