‘Persona 5’ Updates: 5th Member Introduced as Yusuke Kitagawa; RPG available in PS4 and PS3

"Persona 5" game publisher, Atlus, has updated eager fans of the RPG that the 5th member of the persona is none other than Yusuke Kitagawa. The upcoming video game is developed and will be published by Atlus for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles.

PlayStation Lifestyle reports that the Japaneses magazine scan has already revealed the 5th party member of the "Persona 5." He is Yusuke Kitagawa who assumes the Goemon Persona. His character will have the voice of Tomokazu Sugita.Kitagawa is a student scholar and "attends the Kousei Public High School as part of the academy's art course. He is a live-in disciple of his Japanese painter landlord Madarame."

The plot of the story focuses on the five heroes who cause trouble in the city. Siliconera states that the 5 personas will be called as the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts." These young boys aim to change the corrupt world. Arsène, the protagonist, together with his crew- Ryuji: Captain Kidd, Morgana: Zoro, Anne: Carmen, and Yusuke Kitagawa:Goemon, "will target corrupt individuals and will steal their "corrupt hearts" in order to change the corrupt world." The "Phantom thieves" would send a letter of notice to those corrupt people, and they are expected "to confess their own crimes and would reform themselves."

Twinfinite says that a new trailer was released during the TGS 2015. The clip reveals new information of the upcoming RPG. During the event in Tokyo, Atlus has explained the delayed release for P5. It is already scheduled for release in summer 2016, and the role-playing video game will be playable in PS3 and PS4 consoles. Atlus Director Katsura Hashino has not only explained the delay, but also has announced to the participants of TGS 2015 that an anime adaptation is already under production.

Fans can now see the 5th member of the upcoming video game "Persona 5."

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