The global version of Persona 5 The Phantom X has a few essential differences from the early access and regional versions, and it also relates to Romance.
If you have an account on the Chinese version, Romance is possible with any character that you’ve recruited. You can improve your bond with the character via different means and gradually unlock the Romance. While that system, by and large, is present in the global version, Romance isn’t currently available inside the game.
Will Persona 5 The Phantom X have Romance?
It’s more than likely that Romance would eventually come to Persona 5 The Phantom X. As I said, it is still present in the servers in Taiwan, Korea, and China. Those with accounts in those servers should still be able to access them (but progression won’t carry over).
I believe we should also get the same feature globally. SEGA has released a roadmap of content we can expect to come in July and August. The roadmap doesn’t have an exact mention of Romance, but we are going to get more in-game activities and minigames. I won’t be surprised if Romance is one of those additions.
Once added to the game, Romance will largely depend on you increasing your Synergy Levels with your characters. This is usually done with the Synergy Menu. You can increase your bonds with your characters by giving them their preferred gifts and unlocking various rewards along the way.
How does character synergy work in Persona 5, The Phantom X?
Character synergy is a measure of how much you interact with a character. You can do so using the Synergy Menu, where you get to know their preferred gifts. Once you level up the bond of a character significantly, you’ll unlock the ability to romance them.
If the global version adds the Harem Route, you can romance multiple characters inside the game. This is based on how it worked in the early access servers, so there could be some changes globally. The global version might also have fewer characters as of writing, but you can still check out our tier list to build up your team properly.
