Persona 5 | CheckpointDB

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Taxonomy fit · CheckpointDBFits RPG › JRPG with Relationships.
Time commitment · HLTBRecorded main path: 97.5h.
Community context · CheckpointDBIt appears in 2 public CheckpointDB collections.

2 public collections include this title.

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Series or franchise

PersonaCheckpointDB researched series · Mainline · Entry 11

Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Persona 3

Where it fits in CheckpointDB

RPG › JRPG

Root: RPGSub-genre: JRPGSecondary root: SimulationGameplay facet: Relationships

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