As time goes on, fans have been wondering whether there would be new information on the successor of Persona 5 Royal. One thing for certain is that fans are curious about which features from the past games would be returning to the rumored sequel, Persona 6. Persona 5's recent release on the PC catapulted the game's reputation back on the radar as one of the best JRPGs of the last decade.
With the renewed interest in the series sequel, fans have been wondering about which returning mechanics would make their way to the 6th installment of the series. Interesting ones from the past such as reverse social link and the most recent Thieves Den are ones that would be of worthy inclusion.
10 Party Split
Party Split is a feature that was unfortunately abandoned after making its appearance in Persona 3 Portable. The feature enables the party members to split up and explore the dungeons by themselves. However, it also comes with the risk of the party members facing the Shadows alone, which could causes trouble should they were under-leveled or under-equipped.
Should it be implemented in Persona 6, players would be able to explore dungeons with ease, with other potential features to be inserted in the mechanic as well to make it worthwhile using.
9 Reverse Social Link
One missing feature from the recent installment of the series is the Reverse Social Link, which ensures the player is really careful when they are choosing dialogues to advance the social link's level. Should the player chooses the wrong dialogue choice, the social link would be reversed, lowering the social link level or even breaking the link in process for some cases.
With the inclusion of the feature, social links in the game would be more engaging and realistic, as their choices would have lasting consequences should they are doing it recklessly.
8 Weather Effects
Weather effects have been prominent ever since its inception in Persona 4. It mostly affects the dungeons and Shadows themselves, either weakening or strengthening them in the process. For example, Persona 4 has the mechanic of only certain Shadows appearing on rainy days to highlight the importance of timing dungeon delves with the appropriate weather.
Persona 5 Royal takes it a step further by having the weather directly affect the Shadows, such as making them afflicted with Despair status while entering Mementos on Flu season.
7 Baton Pass
Baton Pass has been hailed by players as one of the most satisfying feature introduced in Persona 5. Instead of just relying on one character, Baton Pass gave the player the freedom to use all of their playable characters by fully exploiting the Shadows' weaknesses. Instead of using just a fixed best set of 4 characters in the party, players could use all the characters at their disposal.
The feature itself shown its importance during boss fights as well, most notably in one of the most notorious boss fight in Persona 5, where the player has to utilize Baton Pass effectively to finish the battle.
6 Thieves Den
Introduced in Persona 5 Royal, Thieves Den had become a hit among players since it functions both as a Gallery Mode and also a free-walk mode that enables the player to immerse themselves further in the game.
Instead of randomly scrolling the Gallery, players can interact with their favorite characters in a semi-4th-wall-breaking style. The card game Tycoon also can be quite refreshing to take a break after tense moments in the game, winding down with their favorite characters and relaxing just like a real group of friends.
5 Shadows Negotiations
Although players might have remembered the feature from Persona 5 Royal, Shadows Negotiations had already existed back in Persona 2: Innocent Sin, where players would need to choose the right dialogue choices based on the Shadows' personality.
The feature allows the player to either take the Shadows as a Persona for themselves or ask for other options, such as money or rare items, as exemplified in the newer games. The dynamic nature of the feature would make every interaction with Shadows unique and lively.
4 Impactful Books
Books having more impacts would certainly be a welcome sight in the upcoming Persona 6. Staring from Persona 4, books have been prominent as a way to increase the main character's Social Stat, enabling them to advance further on social links or even do actions which require certain Social Stats leveled up to a degree.
With Persona 5 Royal taking it further by having books impacting the gameplay on a larger scale, players can look forward on the ever-increasing impact of books on the sequels of the series.
3 Shuffle Time
Although noticeably absent, or perhaps replaced by the Negotiation system in Persona 5, Shuffle Time remains one of the most interesting features of the series. In Persona 4 Golden, the mechanic allows players to choose between Arcana Cards to have different outcomes in the gameplay.
The excitement and thrill the feature brings to the players make it a worthy inclusion for the sequels, as a player could luckily get one of the most powerful abilities on their early Persona by the result of the Shuffle Time, should they find themselves in a lucky position.
2 Technical
One recently added feature from Persona 5 Royal was Technical, which enables players to take advantage of status ailment inflicted on the Shadows. Certain damage types would deal extra damage and knock enemies down regardless of their affinity advantage with the right ailment, such as Nuclear damage to enemies with Sleep ailment.
Should it be implemented in Persona 6, Technical could open a lot more strategy and tactics while adding more emphasis and importance towards status ailments, instead of just focusing on pure raw damage.
1 DLC Persona From Past Games
Another feature that would be interesting to add in Persona 6 was the ability to have Personas from past games in the form of DLCs. Just like in Persona 5 Royal, it would be exciting to see the main character in Persona 6 be able to wield their predecessors' Personas in battles.
However, the selections could also be expanded further instead of only being limited to the Persona of past protagonists. Other playable characters' Persona such as Yukiko's Sumeo-Okami or Goro Akechi's Robin Hood is some of the interesting Persona that potentially could be included as DLC in Persona 6.
Persona 6 is currently in development.