Persona 5 could be the series’s breakout moment

Persona is an unlikely candidate for blockbuster status. The role-playing series debuted on the original PlayStation in 1996, but didn’t really start cultivating a dedicated following, particularly in the West, until the release of Persona 3 a decade later. That game was initially striking because of its shocking imagery — high school students shooting themselves in the head with magical guns to summon monsters — but it also proved to be an addictive, arresting, and stylish com