Is Persona 5 Hard? Difficulty Rating 5.3/10

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Persona 5

Full Release (2016)

DIFFICULTY

5.3/10

Moderately Difficult

(3 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Players rate Persona 5 as moderately difficult, with enough challenge to stay engaging without becoming overwhelming for most players.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players usually describe the challenge in this game as coming from a few core areas:

Punishing enemy and boss encounters that require pattern recognition
High penalty for mistakes, often resetting significant progress
Combat demands precision timing rather than raw stat power
Tight movement and timing requirements throughout

Who Will Find It Difficult

Persona 5 may challenge beginners and players unfamiliar with similar games, but experienced players will usually find it manageable after learning its systems. Players who rated games like Mass Effect 3, Cyberpunk 2077, and Alan Wake at a similar challenge level may find Persona 5 broadly comparable in difficulty.

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3 ratings

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Based on 3 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 5.3/10. Most players rated this game between 4 and 7.

Developer(s)

Atlus, P Studio

Publisher(s)

Atlus, Atlus USA, Sega, Deep Silver

Genre(s)

Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure

Platform(s)

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4

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About Persona 5

Persona 5, a turn-based JRPG with visual novel elements, follows a high school student with a criminal record for a crime he didn't commit. Soon he meets several characters who share similar fates to him, and discovers a metaphysical realm which allows him and his friends to channel their pent-up frustrations into becoming a group of vigilantes reveling in aesthetics and rebellion while fighting corruption.

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