Rather than accosting Ryuji unprompted, the pair now approach him because they saw him walk up to the entrance of Crossroads - a drag and crossdressing bar in Shinjuku - before he decided to walk away without going in. In Persona 5 Royal, the two gay men are no longer unnamed they introduce themselves as Angel and Julian (or Julie, if you’re “feeling saucy”). I’m not sure Atlus actually improved anything with this update. The new version of the scenes gets rid of one set of problems, but introduces another. Later in the game, the same pair of men show up on a beach, and once again express their attraction to Ryuji, once again causing Ryuji to express his discomfort. It’s a deeply unsettling and unnecessary scene that paints the game’s only two visibly gay men as predators, and the whole situation is played off as a joke. The pair then grab him as the screen fades to black, with Ryuji shouting “lemme go,” confirming the implication that they are dragging him off against his will. In the original Persona 5, no one seemed interested in helping Ryuji before he was dragged off.
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