Persona 5 Royal lead says the JRPG series' growth might have "contributed to the recent spread of turn-based combat," but for Atlus, it's just "an expression of our game-design philosophy"
Kazuhisa Wada, head of Atlus's P-Studio, believes the growth of the Persona series may have contributed to the recent popularity of turn-based combat. However, he states that for Atlus, turn-based systems are an expression of their game-design philosophy, aligning with the series' focus on strategic thinking and internal psychological struggles.
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