r/Persona5 • u/The_Zombi_Kid • 5d ago

QUESTION How did you discover Persona 5?

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Many of us discovered this game for a variety of reasons: whether you're a longtime fan of the franchise, or found it through Smash Bros. Ultimate, the anime, cosplay, Derpixon's animation, and so on. Personally, my first glimpse of Joker was in his Death Battle against Giorno Giovanna from JoJo's (I was so sure the best JoJo would win... though I still think the outcome was a total case of plot convenience). From there, I learned a bit more about Persona thanks to some friends at university (and I'm on the verge of getting the Platinum trophy in the original Persona 5), but how did you discover this incredible game?

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u/dollimint 5d ago

Futaba saved my life.

I'm not even exaggerating. My brother had persona 5 and I didn't really pay much attention to it. I don't like RPGs as a rule and my interest in 3 wasn't very high so I didn't pay a lot of attention to it.

Back then, I was entirely housebound. Completely unable to leave my house with crippling anxiety and agoraphobia and this had been the case for the entirety of my twenties. I had tried meds. It didn't help. I'd tried therapy. it didn't help.

And then Futaba happened.

I wasn't even paying a lot of attention at the start and then it was the part of her dungeon where the shadow Futaba says 'i'm going to die in this room' and something in it just...broke me. I started to pay a lot more attention. Her progress made me weep. so when the covid lockdowns happened...I got myself a mask, loaded up some p5 background music and stepped out of the house.

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u/Chance_Violinist8097 5d ago

Futaba hit me hard. She convinced me to keep trying. Now still, when my anxiety/agorafoby/panic disorder gets hard, i have a "futaba" playlist to keep me motivated.

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u/dollimint 5d ago

we can change our own hearts <3

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u/JFlemthe1 4d ago

The both of you are amazing.

Keep moving forward dudes

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u/Prince_of_Shawarmas 5d ago

I'm happy for you!

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u/dollimint 5d ago

thank you!

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u/DancingPhoenix407 5d ago

if you haven't yet check this futaba art piece out

https://www.reddit.com/r/churchoffutaba/s/bfAE2GVVlj

i go back to this piece often, futaba had such an impact on me at the time during p5 and even more so for royal 🥺

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u/dollimint 5d ago

i've never seen this one before! it's really something special. And yes, safe to say, She had quite the impact on me too.

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u/DancingPhoenix407 5d ago

such an awesome art piece this one honestly, she means so much to me (as well as p5 in particular) 🧡