The Japanese role-playing product changed the anti-gay scene after the fan’s objections

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The dialogue in some scenes, in particular scenes involving Ryuji and two other “effeminate” male characters, will be updated to remove the negative element. Media manager of AtlusAri Advincula told IGN, “We actually looked at some of the dialogue based on player feedback and then made adjustments to fit the current generation.”

Persona 5’s dialogue was widely criticized after its release in the West, as many considered the characters offensive. gay people and tend to sexually assault Ryuji – a high school student. According to Advincula, Persona 5 Royal is an opportunity to correct the above situation.
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Senior project manager Yu Namba, who was in charge of localizing Persona 5 for overseas markets, described the characters as “predators.” “I think the community has reacted strongly to that as you’ve seen, and for sure the dialogue for Persona 5 Royal will be changed.”

Namba continued, “Even though I’m in charge of localization, I can’t really change what’s been put into the game. Our team members find it rather awkward to edit the parts. That scene. As for Royal, we were determined to try to change it at least in terms of localization.”
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“We’ve put a lot of effort into not only consulting the production team, but also discussing with the marketing team how they would feel if we changed Persona 5 in a new way – the public will continue to how we get it, what will the company think, is it okay if we make the change.”

Persona 5 Royal will release in Western markets on March 31.​