
This is why I’d recommend Makoto or Ryuji. These guys have so little health it still doesn’t even matter if you hit them with other moves. Just use Haru or Joker to take them down comfortably with either. The first set of workers are incredibly easy – they are weak to fire and wind and will likely be taken out with one multi-hitting attack of these elements.

The reason this can be such a troublesome battle is that the cheap mechanics come completely out of the blue, and if you’ve saved your game after entering the palace to fight him you might find yourself in a rather tough spot.

This is with one notable exception – the boss of the fifth palace, Kunikazi Okumura.
Persona 5 vs persona 5 royal full#
Both the story and the Confidant events give time for everyone’s connections with each other to be in the spotlight.Persona 5 Royal is a relatively easy game, with the changes to the battle system and gameplay largely reducing Persona 5’s challenge rather than adding to it (as discussed further in my full review). P4G, on the other hand, has that small-town feel to it where people know each other and their relationships are more obvious.

The relationships are built up as you play the game and are mostly implied rather than explicitly explored. Ryuji and Ann clearly know each other from a few dialogue points but that’s about it. While you can tell that the Phantom Thieves have a bond as a team, it’s not always obvious why the crew would be friends without the MC around. Either title does this superbly with P4G managing to be slightly more nuanced when it comes to the relationships between the characters and not just the MC.

You learn about their pasts, their likes, their motivations, and you help them push through their hardships and form bonds with them. What makes them particularly engaging is how you, the player, embody the role of the MC and build relationships with them. Both Persona 5 Royal and Persona 4 Golden have some of the best written and most complex characters in any modern JRPG.
