The 8-bit Symphony recently performed the iconicPersonasoundtrack Poem of Everyone’s Souls. However, while the orchestra would normally perform live, due to the Coronavirus pandemic they opted for a more unique way to perform. Below you can watch the video (and if it doesn’t show you can watch ithere):
“Let’s hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed playing!
We will miss having our big annual concert, but everything is in favor of supporting as you can in this contingency
We love you guys so much thank you for supporting us these years.”
Atlus has revealedthatPersona 5 Royal‘s worldwide sales have officially reachedover 1.4 million copies soldsince it was first released in Japan in October 2019, followed by its Western launch this past March. Additionally, Atlus also highlighted that the series' total lifetime sales to date have reached over 13 million copies sold around the world.
According to reports,Persona 5 Royal(the updated re-release of the originalPersona 5) shipped over 400K copies in its first month in Japan.Royalalso topped the sales charts in both Taiwan and South Korea. Plus, it was in the top ten for both the UK and US charts during its opening weeks.
Back in February of this year I was able to sit down with the head of Atlus West PR, Arianne Advincula, fora quick interview. We discussed the challenges faced working with a game that has already beenreleased in Japan, changes in the English localization between the originalP5andRoyal, howstreaming policieshave been handled since its launch in the West, the EFIGS localization, and more.
Twitter artist Enrique Bolatre (Lovely Nighto) recently imagined what the main cast would look like as the villagers from the popular Nintendo titleAnimal Crossingin anadorable piece of fanart. There also another video fromdclementewithan almost perfect recreationof aPersona 5study session, usingAnimal Crossing.
You can readour reviewofPersona 5 Royalwritten by yours truly, in which I state that “Atlus has packedPersona 5 Royalfull of new content that is sure to delight newcomers and even veterans of the original with a far more robust experience.” There’s also ourpost review discussionfeaturing myself and Video Manager Mario Rivera as we broke down some of our favorite parts of the game. And be sure to check out Staff Writer David Gill’s editorial detailing why the game reminded him ofwhat he missed about college.
