'Persona 5' Spoilers: Want To See Game's Endings Before US Release?

Persona 5 has been beaten by Japanese players, so the game’s endings are fully available well ahead of the U.S. release in February. Atlus has elected to keep many key details in the dark, but we have SPOILERS for those that want them.

Just like many Persona games, the fifth entry has both good and bad endings. Similar to Persona 4, players are informed of a specific date by which the plot’s final dungeon must be completed. If the day is not saved before then, the plot devolves into absolute chaos.

That being said, let’s start with the bad ending. It’s split into two parts on VIDME. As shown in the clips, Goro ends up double crossing the Phantom Thieves and frames them for the plot’s earlier events. Deciding to gain approval as a corrupt detective instead of a hero, he lets the protagonist gat captured. While in interrogation, Goro enters the room and shoots the protagonist in the head.

As if that cutscene wasn’t bad enough, the fates of other characters are ruined as well. In various different setups with Kamoshida, Okumura and Sae, the Phantom Thieves are reported and captured. Worst of all is the bad-ending fate of Makoto. She’s forced into prostitution and drug addiction at the hand of Yakuzas.

Even in the game’s good ending Persona 5 doesn’t exactly end in the most perfect way. Goro still tries to set up the thieves for their crimes, but if completed correctly, he realizes the errors of his ways. This doesn’t stop him from feeling like a puppet of other malicious forces, though. After a confrontation, his actual and cognitive selves shoot one another. His last wish is to right his father’s heart. After that, Goro’s presence is never felt again, and it is deemed that he’s either missing or dead.

Things end well for the rest of the Phantom Thieves, however, as it appears life returns to normal. In one shot, a cop suspiciously looks at the group but puts down his radio. We don’t have exact translations for the conversation that ensues. From that, it’s sort of implied that the rest is a standard happy ending. You can watch it all here.

Regardless if you win or lose, let it be known that Persona 5’s plot is not nearly as bright as its anime art style might suggest. It puts high schoolers in some pretty adult situations. This is not a story for the faint of heart.

Persona 5 comes to PS4 and PS3 on Feb. 14. We’ve also leaked the game’s trophy list too.

What do you think of these ending spoilers? Are you surprised that things get so dark by the conclusion? Tell us in the comments section!