Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Spoiler-free, don't worry!
When you start Persona 5, you'll be greeted with an objective telling you to "live an honest student life. At first, this seems like a joke; it's too abstract to be anything else. In this episode of Writing on Games, however, I want to argue that through things as granular as the way stat rewards are handled, Persona 5 makes living that honest life a concrete challenge that acts as the driving force of the game's narrative.
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Persona 4 footage from KillScottKill - youtube.com/watch?v=U9haPthELro
and Crash Star Gaming - youtube.com/watch?v=r2NBZFLazV4
Persona 5 burger footage from Gamespot - youtube.com/watch?v=mzbVjux7oKs
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Thank you all SO much for your continued support. Whether you support the Patreon, subscribed or just watch the video, I just want to say thank you—people like you are changing my life for the better every day.
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Spoiler-free, don't worry!
When you start Persona 5, you'll be greeted with an objective telling you to "live an honest student life. At first, this seems like a joke; it's too abstract to be anything else. In this episode of Writing on Games, however, I want to argue that through things as granular as the way stat rewards are handled, Persona 5 makes living that honest life a concrete challenge that acts as the driving force of the game's narrative.
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Patreon - patreon.com/writingongames
Podcast (iTunes) - itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/writing-on-gamescast/id1124674245
Podcast (RSS) - writingongamescast.libsyn.com/rss
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Persona 4 footage from KillScottKill - youtube.com/watch?v=U9haPthELro
and Crash Star Gaming - youtube.com/watch?v=r2NBZFLazV4
Persona 5 burger footage from Gamespot - youtube.com/watch?v=mzbVjux7oKs
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Thank you all SO much for your continued support. Whether you support the Patreon, subscribed or just watch the video, I just want to say thank you—people like you are changing my life for the better every day.
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