There's no real new information being presented or any new, deeper levels to Haru's character development that are being highlighted. The problem is that it seems like the potential to add more to Haru's character in Persona 5 Royal was acted on solely to rehash parts of her that the audience already understood. Haru spends her time with Joker dealing with the death of her father once more. After denying Maruki's false reality, Kunikazu Okumura disappears one final time.
Because of this, Haru is manipulated into spending quality time with her unreal father. In the third semester, Maruki alters reality to make it so that Akechi never caused her father to have a mental shut down and die. RELATED: Persona 6 is Effectively Atlus' GTA 6 In Persona 5 Royal, she just gets more of the same. Her entire arc in the base version of the game surrounded her father, his death, dealing with her unwanted potential spouse and trying to be the head of Okumura Foods.
While she does get more screen time, Haru's character arc in Royal still leaves quite a bit to be desired. Finally, she would get more screen time and have more going for her than her initial character arc. When Persona 5 Royal announced additional semesters coming to the base game, fans of Haru were excited. While most members of the Phantom Thieves get to have multiple character arcs throughout the game, Haru essentially just gets the one associated with her father's palace and her Confidant story. It's not that she's underwritten, she just lacks the hours and hours of screen time and bonding that characters like Ryuji, Makoto and Ann have as initial characters in the game. Unfortunately for all Haru fans, she just doesn't have much time to shine in the original Persona 5 because of her late induction into the Phantom Thieves. The players who did decide to see her story through to the end understood that she's just as interesting as the rest of the characters in the game. Additionally, players had most likely already made up their minds on who to pursue a romantic storyline with, so Haru just sort of fell to the wayside. In-game, her late introduction in the story did her a great disservice.īecause players were already invested in other Confidants, and Haru's introduction was paired with the unpopular storyline following Morgana's exit from the Phantom Thieves, hanging out with her didn't seem like it would be all that interesting. Some fans simply thought that she wasn't as compelling of a character as the rest of the bunch, but she was just as deep and interesting as the other Phantom Thieves on paper. While there are plenty of other memorable characters in Persona 5, both in and outside the Phantom Thieves, there wasn't much attention paid to Haru. In the base version of Persona 5, Haru is the final member of the Phantom Thieves that player-character Joker meets during his time at Shujin Academy. RELATED: How Persona 5's Judgement Arcana Settles the Score The Original Problem with Haru in Persona 5 Spoilers for Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Strikers ahead. There has been so much Persona 5 content over the past several years, and yet, Haru Okumura still hasn't been given the character development that she deserves. Striker s released worldwide earlier this year and serves as a sort-of sequel to Persona 5 transformed into a Dynasty Warriors Musou game. Popular for its likable characters, intriguing visual style, gripping story and unforgettable soundtrack, Persona 5 has taken an extended victory lap with the releases of Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, Persona 5 Royaland Persona 5 Strikers.ĭancing in Starlight is a simple rhythm game that didn't add much in terms of new story content, but Persona 5 Royal became the definitive way to play Persona 5, as it updated plenty of features and added more content in the form of new characters, another dungeon and an additional school semester. The worldwide release of Persona 5 in 2017 caught the attention of plenty more JRPG fans who have since fallen in love with the series. It went from being a relatively popular spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei series, to rivaling its popularity in just a few short years. Ever since Persona broke through in the West, the series has exploded in popularity.
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