
It’s reminiscent of the Flowmotion mechanic in Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance. The first is Phantom Dashes, which draws inspiration from the original’s use of special background objects to inflict additional damage. There are some new battle mechanics unique to Strikers too. The soundtrack is absolutely fantastic too, with new tracks and remixed versions of Persona 5 and Royal originals. The game also runs very well on PlayStation 5 via backwards compatibility, with short load times and at a solid 60 FPS, with no crashes or performance issues. When in the menu, the game stands still, giving you time to strategize on hitting enemy weaknesses or heal/buff allies. It works very similarly to Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s menu system. During battle, you can pull up the Persona menu to select a special skill from your list and execute it. This new mechanic works narratively since Strikers focuses much more on the Phantom Thieves as a group rather than the team trying to expand its network of alliances.Īdditionally, Strikers does a great job translating the traditional Persona turn-based gameplay mechanics into real-time versions. In turn, increasing the Bond Level provides you with Bond points that you can spend to increase your party’s abilities, such as recovering HP during a successful enemy ambush or gaining higher amounts of money drops after a battle. To fit with this new pacing, the game replaces the Confidant/Social Links feature that previously expanded on worldbuilding with a new Bond Level gauge that fills every time the story progresses, or you'll complete certain requests involving the main cast. The cast solves whatever problem is plaguing the city they’re in and then move on to the next stop on the trip. The story structure still follows the calendar system integral to the series, but this time around, the pacing is much faster and more on-rails than the previous game. Strikers borrows more elements from Persona 5 than Dynasty Warriors, as it seems like the latter was more of just a template for the real-time action gameplay on display here, while you can feel the former’s DNA coursing through its structure and more intricate gameplay mechanics. Persona 5 Strikers Review: A Summer Road Trip Extravaganza The plot is a genuine delight and delivers complete character arcs that you expect from a Persona game. The Phantom Thieves travel all over Japan on a summer road trip to uncover the new mysterious events involving the Metaverse. There are some new lore concepts and new characters introduced, as well. The story of Persona 5 Strikers takes place six months after the events of Persona 5. Persona 5 Strikers is one of the best JRPG titles this year.

This change is welcome, however, as Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force and Atlus did a fantastic job taking elements from both of their respective franchises, Dynasty Warriors and Persona, and combining them into one.
PERSONA 5 SCRAMBLE SERIES
Persona 5 Strikers differs quite a bit from Persona 5 in that the former uses a real-time action combat system rather than the turn-based combat system the series is known for.
