Persona 6 Should Leave Tokyo Behind

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Persona has become one of the few JRPG franchises that has achieved widespread mainstream success, and so the anticipation for Atlus' Persona 5's follow-up is huge, even though Persona 6 hasn't been revealed yet. Persona 5 catapulted the series into the homes of casual gamers and faithful fans alike as its gorgeous visuals, memorable characters, and jazzy soundtrack left a lasting impression when it released in the west in 2017. Persona 5 Royal expanded the horizons of the game and a future release on Nintendo Switch for the last three Persona entries will surely provoke more fans to give the Atlus-developed property a chance. Persona 6 is a while away, but there are theories aplenty about how it will advance the formula, and where it will go.

Persona 5 differs from its predecessor greatly, refining the edges and bringing higher production value than ever before. Persona 4 Golden is one of the PS Vita's best titles, and one of the hallmarks of its success is the location in which it takes place. Inaba feels entirely different from anything the series has seen up to now, and as Persona 5 presents an artistically stunning and culturally accurate take on Tokyo, its successor should move away from the Japanese capital to make the experience feel all the more innovative and fresh.

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Persona 5 is a unique experience despite (confusingly) being the sixth mainline entry in the IP, and did well commercially and critically because it wields a truly different story and an instantly recognizable art style. Persona 6 is going to be compared to its predecessor simply by existing, and returning to a setting that the 2017 game crafts so beautifully would make otherwise arbitrary