'Persona 5' Stealing Hearts Concept To Be The Story Focus [VIDEO]

Although fans are disappointed "Persona 5" will be delayed until next year, we do have more information on the story of the highly anticipated Atlus release.

On Thursday, the official Atlus YouTube channel uploaded a new gameplay trailer for "Persona 5," as well as an interview with series director Katsura Hashino. In the interview, Hashino hinted at the concept of "stealing hearts" as a major story point in the game.

"On the subject of the trailer that was shown at Tokyo Game Show 2015, the part Hashino wanted to share most with everyone is about the concept of 'stealing hearts,' which is done by sneaking into one's heart in phantom thief-like fashion, which will be a focus in the game's story," wrote Siliconera contributor Sato.

The heart stealing concept was previously hinted at during a "Persona" live stream earlier this year. As noted by reddit user Rtyuiope, the teaser image "take your heart" was shown featuring the cat-like character Morgana.

"Remember in [the PV 1 trailer] when you see Morgana running with the Deadly Sins behind her back?" wrote Rtyuiope.

"What if the people you are stealing from each represent a Deadly Sin and their item or 'heart' you are stealing is also related to the sin? This could go hand-in-hand with the scene in PV 2 where Arsene says, 'For the sake of justice you believe in, make those of blasphemy repent!'"

At the 2015 Tokyo Game Show, Atlus confirmed that "Persona 5" would be delayed until next summer for both the PS3 and PS4. One speculation for the delay is that Atlus hopes to release "Persona 5" simultaneously worldwide, but the reason for the delay remains a mystery.

Check out the new PV trailer below: