Playing will increase the ally's respective Baton Pass Rank to help in battle. This is a completely new minigame in the series, and uses the DualShock 4's motion controls. The protagonist can invite his fellow Phantom Thieves to play darts together.

A collaboration with DARTSLIVE: DARTSLIVE’s latest darts machine, DARTSLIVE3, is fully reproduced in-game.

With a mix of new and old, various cultures and personalities clash in this area that attracts men and women of all ages.

A new location added is Kichijoji: A popular spot in Tokyo that the protagonist can visit.

Failure to max it out will result in the same end scenario as the original Persona 5. If it does, it will max out automatically during that day. In order to unlock the third semester, the Councillor Arcana Confidant must reach rank 9 prior to November 17th. Together, they investigate these strange events. The protagonist realizes how strange this all is, and is approached by Akechi, who is also cognizant of these discrepancies. Instead, he is now a kindhearted businessman with no interest in politics, and genuinely takes care of his daughter like he once did, almost to the point of overprotectiveness, teasing her about her relationship with the protagonist.

Haru's father, Kunikazu Okumura, is also alive and no longer corrupt.

She's entrusted Sojiro to take care of her daughter while she's working on her research, and the three are frequently seen together, acting as a family.

Futaba's mother, Wakaba Isshiki, seems to have always been alive.

Makoto's father is alive, and she and her sister Sae have a much tighter, sisterly bond, feeling like a complete family.

Yusuke's teacher, Ichiryusai Madarame, seems to display none of his prior distorted desires and goals, and the original 'Sayuri' is exhibited in an art museum using Yusuke's mother's name.

Much to Ann's delight, Shiho is now a volleyball ace, and will be transferring back to Shujin.

Ann is now happily hanging out with Shiho, who was never sexually assaulted by Kamoshida, yet transferred schools for other reasons.Ryuji's leg was never broken and the track team is restored, with Ryuji being its leader.

Morgana is a young, attractive human boy.In this mysteriously altered reality, the party's various wishes have been granted: Royal introduces a third semester that doesn't appear in the original Persona 5. Flowers and star stamps can be collected in Mementos, and the protagonist can trade these items with Jose in his shop: flowers are traded for items, and star stamps allow him to change Mementos' cognition, improving the rate at which rewards are given, such as experience, money and items. Jose: A mysterious young boy who researches humans and helps the Phantom Thieves in Mementos.He is one of the protagonist's new Confidants in the story. He is a genuine, understanding person and always helps students whenever needed, being among one of the more popular members of the school faculty. Takuto Maruki: A part-time school counselor and researcher of cognitive psience who enters Shujin Academy following Kamoshida's arrest.She wears a black mask with silver accents and wields rapiers and rifles in battle.

Though not an official Phantom Thief at first, she briefly assists the protagonist during the events of the original game. She is a great admirer of the protagonist and one of the few people in school who treats him kindly. Kasumi Yoshizawa: An accomplished young gymnast who enrolls in Shujin Academy around the same time as the protagonist.Gameplay Changes New Characters/Confidants

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