History Awesome / Persona5

* The May 5th trailer. The reveal of new characters, dungeons, All of it, really: but especially the stinger at the end where we hear the words we're accustomed to at the beginning of the series. "[[HesBack Welcome to]] [[Characters/PersonaRecurring the Velvet Room.]]"

* The first gameplay trailer reveal. During a livestreamed concert that seemed to be focused on ''P3'' and ''P4'', the protagonist [[BreakingTheFourthWall steals the trailer from Famitsu, crashes the concert by "shooting out the lights," and dramatically reveals itself]] - and by extension, the game's [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter radically]] [[JapaneseDelinquents different]] [[GentlemanThief premise]] - to the ''entire world.''

* The first gameplay trailer reveal. During a livestreamed concert that seemed to be focused on ''P3'' and ''P4'', the protagonist [[BreakingTheFourthWall steals the trailer from Famitsu, crashes the concert by "shooting out the lights," and dramatically reveals it]] - and by extension, the game's [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter radically]] [[JapaneseDelinquents different]] [[GentlemanThief premise]] - to the ''entire world.''

** Not to mention his stoic face while he's ''free falling''. It's like he's saying "Oh yeah, I'm falling from a skyscraper. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Typical tuesday]]".
* Now the new trailer has been leaked, we see [[spoiler:the Phantom seemingly ripping his own face off, merging in some way with his Shadow, setting himself on fire and ''transforming'' into his thief getup as he summons Arsene.]] ''Holy shit!''

* The May 5th Trailer. The reveal of new characters, dungeons, All of it, really: but especially the Stinger at the end where we hear the words we're accustomed to at the beginning of the series. "[[HesBack Welcome to]] [[Characters/PersonaRecurring the Velvet Room.]]"

* The Tokyo Tower Livestream trailer showed one of the new party members using her Persona... '''which is also a motorcycle.'''

* The May 5th Trailer. The reveal of new characters, dungeons, All of it, really: but especially the Stinger at the end where we hear the words we're accustomed to at the beginning of the series. "[[HesBack Welcome to]] [[PersonaRecurring the Velvet Room.]]"

* A recent Creator/SquareEnix survey asked Japanese players what they would choose if ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' and ''Persona 5'' came out around the same time. The mere fact that Square needs to ask this speaks volumes to how Persona has grown in popularity to the point that Creator/SquareEnix is cautious of it, even disregarding Final Fantasy's damaged reputation.

The May 5th Trailer. The reveal of new characters, dungeons, All of it, really: but especially the Stinger at the end where we hear the words we're accustomed to at the beginning of the series. "[[HesBack Welcome to]] [[PersonaRecurring the Velvet Room.]]"

The May 5th Trailer. The reveal of new characters, dungeons, All of it, really: but especially the Stinger at the end where we hear the words we're accustomed to at the beginning of the series. "[[He's Back Welcome to]] [[PersonaRecurring the Velvet Room.]]"

* A recent Creator/SquareEnix survey asked Japanese players what they would choose if ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' and ''Persona 5'' came out around the same time. The mere fact that Square needs to ask this speaks volumes to how Persona has grown in popularity to the point that Creator/SquareEnix is cautious of it, even disregarding Final Fantasy's damaged reputation.

** A meta-example for the trick they pulled on the audience. One of the initial trailers depicted the MC as a typical minor-mannered protagonist, like his predecessors. [[WhamEpisode This made the above reveal a thousand times more effective.]]

** Similarly, Futaba Sakura, another new party member revealed in the trailer, has the Persona "[[Franchise/CthuluMythos Necronomicon]]"...which is '''[[CrazyAwesome A]] [[FlyingSaucer UFO]]!!'''

** Similarly, Futaba Sakura, another new party member revealed in the trailer, has the Persona "Necronomicon"...which is '''[[CrazyAwesome A]] [[FlyingSaucer UFO]]!!'''
* A recent SquareEnix survey asked Japanese players what they would choose if FinalFantasyXV and Persona 5 came out around the same time. The mere fact that Square needs to ask this speaks volumes to how Persona has grown in popularity to the point that SquareEnix is cautious of it, even disregarding Final Fantasy's damaged reputation.

* A recent Square Enix survey asked Japanese players what they would choose if FinalFantasyXV and Persona 5 came out around the same time. The mere fact that Square needs to ask this speaks volumes to how Persona has grown in popularity to the point that Square Enix is cautious of it, even disregarding Final Fantasy's damaged reputation.

** Similarly, Sakura Futaba, another new party member revealed in the trailer, has the Persona "Necronomicon"...which is '''[[CrazyAwesome A]] [[FlyingSaucer UFO]]!!'''

** Similarly, Futaba Sakura, another new party member revealed in the trailer, has the Persona "Necronomicon"...which is '''[[CrazyAwesome A]] [[FlyingSaucer UFO]]!!'''

** Similarly, Sakura Futaba, another new party member revealed in the trailer, has the Persona "Necronomicon"...which is '''[[CrazyAwesome A]] [[FlyingSaucer UFO]]!!'''

** Similarly, Sakura Futaba, another new party member revealed in the trailer, has the Persona "Necronomicon"...which is '''[[CrazyAwesome A]] [[FlyingSaucer UFO]]!!

* Now the new trailer has been leaked, we see [[spoiler:the Phantom seemingly ripping his own face off, merging in some way with his Shadow, setting himself on fire and ''transforming'' into his thief getup as he summons Arsene.]] ''Holy shit!''

** Not to mention his stoic face while he's ''free falling''. It's like he's saying "Oh yeah, I'm falling from a skyscraper. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Typical tuesday]]".

* The first gameplay trailer reveal. During a livestreamed concert that seemed to be focused on ''P3'' and ''P4'', the protagonist [[BreakingTheFourthWall steals the trailer from Famitsu, crashes the concert by "shooting out the lights," and dramatically reveals it]] - and by extension, [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter the game's radically different premise]] - to the ''entire world.''

** Not to mention his stoic face while he's ''free falling''. It's like he's saying "Oh yeah, I'm falling. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Typical tuesday]]".

** Not to mention his stoic game while he's ''free falling''. It's like he's saying "Oh yeah, I'm falling. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Typical tuesday]]".

* From the second trailer, we have the Phantom leaping from chandeliers and then jumping ''backwards'' out a window, complete with slow-motion close-ups on his fall. Then it turns out that this is a ''gameplay mechanic''.

* The first gameplay trailer reveal. A livestream planned 48 hours in advance of one of the biggest music concerts for the franchise, during which the protagonist steals the trailer from Famitsu and brings it to the concert. Where it's shown off live to thousands of Persona fans ''after blowing up stuff on the stage.'' And best of all? It was broadcasted to the ''entire world.''

* The first gameplay trailer reveal. A livestream planned 48 hours in advance of one of the biggest music concerts for the franchise, during which the protagonist steals the trailer from Famitsu and brings it to the concert. Where it's shown off live to thousands of Persona fans ''after blowing up stuff on the stage.''