Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 31 as we dive into the week of Nov. 1 - 7.  

As our Persona 5 Royal podcast and playthrough continues, we discuss the first full free week of time during the Sae's palace portion of Persona 5 Royal. Remember, we won't actually discuss P5R's next palace until episode 32, but in the meantime we have plenty to discuss as we make our way through Persona 5's calendar. Jonathon and Tom take their time to discuss the week's scheduled events, including free reading periods, a festival trip with Haru, and some dramatic encounters with Akechi at the train station. We also discuss how we spent our free time with our Persona 5 Royal confidants, including more time with our newest and the final Confidant of P5R, Shinya.  

We dive a bit into how his story starts, Haru's Confidant ability, and more about the social ties of Persona 5. And at the end of the episode, we discuss Yusuke's entire Confidant line - his powers, his character development, and more. (And don't worry, we save that talk for the very end of the show, so you can listen to the rest of the episode without needing to jump ahead.)  

Plus, our Persona 5 podcast offers another Pop Quiz question, answers listener questions, and a lot more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).

Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 30 as we dive into the week of Oct. 25 - 31.  

As our Persona 5 Royal podcast and playthrough continues, we discuss a major week in the lives of the Phantom Thieves, as Shujin's school festival brings with it an appearance by Akechi and major revelations regarding the case against Persona 5 Royal's Phantom Thieves. The festival allows Persona 5 Royal to bring to a head many of its major subplots, and set things on an exciting new course as we enter Persona 5 Royal's next major palace, learn more about how close to being found out the Phantom Thieves may be, and much more.  

Plus, our Persona 5 podcast offers another Pop Quiz question, answers listener questions, and a lot more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).

Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 29 as we dive into the week of Oct. 18 - 24.  

As our Persona 5 Royal podcast and playthrough continues, we discuss an interesting week in the lives of the Phantom Thieves, as we finish up Persona 5 Royal's final exam period, continuing from last week's episode 28. But more importantly than exams, this week of Persona 5's calendar offers a quieter, but still important look into the lives and relationships of some key figures. We discuss some of what we learn about Haru, especially with new Persona 5 Royal scenes with Haru and Maruki, as well as, finally, the return of Akechi.   

Persona 5 Royal's Phantom Thieves also make some surprising revelations about their past exploits into previous palaces, what that means for their waning popularity, and how they plan to approach their next steps and clear the Phantom Thieves' name. But of course, it's also a week with some free time, and though much of it is limited, we discuss what Confidant lines we advanced, how we approached our social stats, and more. At the end of the episode, we also discuss Takemi's Confidant line, and some social stat info.  Plus, our Persona 5 podcast offers another Pop Quiz question, answers listener questions, and a lot more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).

Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 28 as we dive into the week of Oct. 11 - 17, following up on the end of Persona 5 Royal's Okumura section and diving into the prelude to the next palace of P5R.

As our Persona 5 Royal podcast and playthrough continues, we look at the fallout of our trip into Okumura's Palace, including what change of heart Haru's father may have, the fallout for Haru, and even how investigations into Haru's family bring to light serious trouble for Persona 5 Royal's Phantom Thieves. But this section of Persona 5 and P5R isn't only about Okumura - we also learn who the target for Persona 5 Royal's next palace will be, and the implications of it for the gang. The changing tides for Persona 5's Phantom Thieves arrives, and it could mean trouble for their public standing.

This week in Persona 5 Royal also includes plenty of free time, so Jonathon and Tom also explain how they spent their extra time ahead of the next round of exams, which cap this week of Persona 5. It's a series of free time moments that are nothing short of revelatory for the duo, as Jonathon brings victory from his Persona 5 playtime to present to Tom, only for Jonathon to learn a shocking truth. And Tom continues to chip away at his social stats, but proves that Jonathon's taunts of reaching level 5 on more stats may have pushed Tom to his limits, as he reveals a surprising plan for his Persona 5 Royal freetime. 

Plus, our Persona 5 podcast offers another Pop Quiz question, answers listener questions, and a lot more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).

Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 27 as we continue the free time of Okumura's Palace in Persona 5 Royal during the week of Oct 4 - 10.  

It's time to talk palaces! As our Persona 5 Royal podcast and playthrough continues, we jump into a breakdown of Okumura's Palace, perhaps one of the most divisive Persona 5 palaces of all. Jonathon and Tom dive into the palace's structure, its puzzles, new combat opportunities, differences from the original Persona 5 version, and more. Plus, we of course dissect the boss fight, how it's changed from Persona 5, and why it frustrated us so much. Of course, we don't ignore our free time for the week, discussing our Persona 5 Royal confidant updates, some of our current stat goals, and a lot more.  

And, most excitingly of all, we debut an incredible piece of fan art on the show, courtesy of listener Reed. Thank you Reed for your amazing creation, and if you want to send Reed kudos, you can find him at @ReedDScriven on Twitter.  

Plus, our Persona 5 podcast offers another Pop Quiz question, answers listener questions, and a lot more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).

Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 26 as we continue the free time of Okumura's Palace in Persona 5 Royal during the week of Sept 27 - Oct 3.

We're holding palace discussion for next week, but in the meantime, our Persona 5 Royal playthrough continues with more free time to decide which confidants to hang out with, a surprising in-game mention of this Persona 5 podcast's favorite TV show, House M.D., and much more. But, of course, our discussion is primarily focused on the end of the week's events, in which a major new moment in the Royal-specific plot deepens our understanding of what's to come, provides new insight into Kasumi, and totally catches Jonathon by surprise. We dig into that surprising day and much more as we prep for the palace talk next week.

Plus, our Persona 5 podcast offers another Pop Quiz question, and answer some questions about the length of Persona 5 Royal, save states in Persona 5 and JRPGs in general, and a lot more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).

Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 25 as we pick up with the personal lives of the Phantom Thieves for the week of September 20 - 26.  

Now in our first full week of the Okumura's Palace section of Persona 5 Royal, Jonathon and Tom take their time by not immediately discussing the palace. (In fact, we won't be doing that until the week after next, so don't worry if you don't get to the palace until near the deadline!) Instead, we discuss how we spent our week in Persona 5 Royal, including our Confidant hangouts, some amusing interactions among Persona 5's cast, and much more. We also touch on some of the Persona 5 Royal updates, like the Thieves Den, and gameplay opportunities like postcards you can mail confidants that Jonathon is stunned to learn about from a listener.  

Plus, our Persona 5 podcast offers another Pop Quiz question, and answer some questions about the length of Persona 5 Royal, save states in Persona 5 and JRPGs in general, and a lot more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).

Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 24 as we pick up with the personal lives of the Phantom Thieves for the week of September 13 - 19.  

We dive into the week's events, as we officially hit the mission start of the Okumura's Palace's section of Persona 5 Royal. This includes the introduction of Persona 5 Royal's latest Phantom Thief, Haru aka the Beauty Thief, as Morgana and the rest of Persona 5's Phantom Thieves face a split in the group. Can the team reconcile and reform as Persona 5 Royal's story continues, and how are the Phantom Thieves handling their surging popularity around the world? We take a look at that, and more as we learn about why Okumura is a worthy target and why we've got a new member of the team.  

Plus, our Persona 5 podcast offers another Pop Quiz question, and answer some questions about the length of Persona 5 Royal, save states in Persona 5 and JRPGs in general, and a lot more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).

Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 23 as we pick up with the personal lives of the Phantom Thieves for the week of September 6 - 12.  It's time to take a trip! Well, at least in game, as Jonathon and Tom cover the Phantom Thieves' trip to Hawaii. 

The duo discusses the events of the week, the endearing character moments, and the ways in which the seemingly innocuous school trip has bigger ramifications for Persona 5 Royal's story. Speaking of, we also discuss some of the Royal specific changes to the week, dive a bit into Kasumi's Confidant line (at the end of the episode), and much more.  

Plus, we offer another Persona Pseudonym and Pop Quiz question, and more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).

Welcome to Take Your Time, a podcast by Jonathon Dornbush and Tom Marks where the duo will be playing Persona 5 Royal in real time, playing along with P5R's in-game calendar. Join Tom and Jonathon for episode 22 as we pick up with the personal lives of the Phantom Thieves for the week of August 30 - September 5.  While the Phantom Thieves continue to figure out who their next target is, we dive into another week's events of the personal lives of the Phantom Thieves. 

With a Hawaii trip on the horizon, we look at what the restart of school means for the gang, the rising prominence of their deeds, Morgana's continued frustrations, and much more. Plus, we take a look at what we did in our free time, including a new Confidant being unlocked, some long-awaited Confidant returns for Jonathon, and a few more seeds of Persona 5 Royal-specific content.  

Plus, we offer another Persona Pseudonym and Pop Quiz question, and more.  Be sure to write in with your thoughts to [email protected], or tweet at Jonathon (@jmdornbush) and Tom (@tomrmarks).