One of the most iconic elements of thePersonaseries is the Velvet Room, where players can visit Igor and his attendants to perform Persona fusions and access their compendium. WithPersona 6set to follow in the footsteps of hit games likePersona 5 RoyalandPersona 3 Reload, players can be sure that the Velvet Room will return. However, ifPersona 6wants to surpass the heights of its predecessors, it will need to make some changes to the Velvet Room’s design to help it stand out both visually and mechanically.
While nothing about the game has been officially announced,rumors suggestPersona 6will adopt a green aestheticand will feature two main protagonists. If these rumors are true,Persona 6could potentially be a big departure from past entries in the franchise, opening the door for the game to feature more creative designs for other classic elements. As such, it’s possible the Velvet Room could see a major overhaul from its past appearances, which would do wonders to help this core part of thePersonaseries exceed previous iterations.
Persona 6’s Velvet Room Needs to Get Creative With its Design
The Velvet Room has been around from the start, first appearing in the originalPersonaas a small room featuring three residents: Igor, Nameless, and Belladonna. In thePersona 2duology, the Velvet Room takes on a similar appearance but adds the Demon Painter as another resident and servant of Philemon. Although the Velvet Room takes on a fairly simplistic look in these titles, it gets a huge makeover inPersona 3to coincide with the rest of the changes this entry made to the franchise, now appearing as an elevator with only the residents ofIgor and his attendant Elizabeth, or Theo inPersona 3 Portable, flanking him.
Persona 4’s iteration of the Velvet Room has players find themselves in the back of a limousine where Igor and his attendant Margaret are found.Persona 5shakes up the Velvet Room’s design quite a bit by imprisoning the player in a jail cell with Igor’s twin warden attendants Caroline and Justine assisting him. One of theVelvet Room’s most recent incarnations comes inPersona 5 Tactica, where Igor is no longer found, andPersona 5’s true attendant Lavenza assists players and eventually transforms the Velvet Room into a flying train, which will be hard forPersona 6to top aesthetically.
How Persona 6’s Velvet Room Can Top Past Entries
It might be tough forPersona 6to beatPersona 5 Tactica’s flying train Velvet Room, but there are some ways it could make its version stand out both aesthetically and mechanically. WithPersona 6’s rumored green color themepotentially implying the game will have a greater focus on nature, having the Velvet Room take on a more subdued or tranquil appearance such as a cabin may not be as out there as a flying train, but it could still be visually beautiful and fit within the game’s theme. Another option would be for the Velvet Room to go in the opposite direction and appear as something futuristic like a space station.
If thePersona 6rumor about the game having two protagonistsis true, perhaps the Velvet Room will take on the form of another vehicle like inPersona 4and have the new function of allowing players to switch between playable characters by using the Velvet Room as a method of transportation between the two. In this case, something like a ship or a plane could make sense for the Velvet Room to signify that the player is traveling between the protagonists' consciousnesses. Going this route with the Velvet Room’s design can helpPersona 6create an experience on par with some of the series' best iterations of the mechanic.
