Might come back to this sometime, but it looks like the most unremarkable Persona 5 spin-off by far. Not really my cup of tea, but it's not doing much to appeal to me in the first place.

Oh yeah, and these characters keep on acting like shells of themselves the more you shove them into spin-offs.

Waiter? More launch day DLC episodes!

Got about 2/3rds of the way through before dropping it. There's nothing terribly wrong with this game but its incredibly bland. Stages are painfully easy and often pretty tedious. Furthermore, they're implemented into the game in a very simple way - just going down a list of them - so there are no further mechanics to redeem the core gameplay. Characters also lack any of the charm they had in P5 or even the other spinoffs like Strikers, Q2, or the dancing game, which while not as engaging as P5 in terms of writing were still enjoyable stories for fans of the P5 cast.

Wouldn't really recommend this to anyone - not even P5 fans. If you're a massive fan and feel the need to play it just for the sake of it definitely wait for a sale. You're not going to be missing much by putting this game off for the year or so it'll take for it to get a discount.

UPDATE: P5T now has a small discount on PSN, but I’d still recommend waiting a bit longer until you can get it for even less. Wouldn’t buy this for more than 20 USD.

Look I am a fanboy for all things P5, I have come to realise this. So I was always likely to enjoy this. As a Tactics game it's fine, pretty good even. The Quests in particular can be quite challenging to figure out (the "do this in one turn" quests anyway). But it's just great to spend more time with these characters, some nods to previous games but also the new cast members are pretty cool. And the last 30 minutes are just terrific in terms of scenes. So yeah, sign me up for another if they decide to do more.

I went into this game feeling like another spinoff for Persona 5 was unnecessary, but I enjoyed this game more than I thought I would. I really liked the new characters Toshiro and Erina and the game’s story interested me. I’m not the biggest fan of tactics style gameplay but I thought the gameplay here was alright, perhaps it could have been a little bit better. The ending felt too similar to literally every recent persona game but I come to expect that at this point… I still wish they’d change it up a bit.
I don’t think this game should be written off as “just another persona 5 spinoff” as I thought it was a good time. Maybe wait until it goes on sale though.

Me da rabia abandonarlo tan cerca del final, pero es que ha dejado de ser divertido y tengo cosas mejores en las que invertir mi tiempo.

Es un juego de estrategia táctica bastante sólido, pero tiene TAN poca variedad de enemigos, situaciones y tal que apenas consigue que sus sistemas (¡que son muy buenos y originales!) brillen realmente.

La presentación a lo novela visual no me disgusta, pero la trama es TAN aburrida y está tan centrada en Toshiro (que es un personaje muy soso) en lugar de en los protagonistas que no me ha interesado lo más mínimo.

Ideas buenas, pero mal ejecutadas. El mundo final, que es básicamente relleno y refritos de los anteriores, ha sido el acabose.

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I hate having to drop this so close to the end, but it's stopped being fun and I have better things to do with my time.

It's a pretty solid tactics strategy game, but it's SO lacking in enemy and objective variety that it barely lets its (really good and unique!) systems shine properly.

The visual novel presentation is fine, but the plot is SO boring and so focused on Toshiro (a very bland character) instead of the main characters that I had no interest in it whatsoever.

Good ideas, but poor execution. The final world, basically a repeat of the previous ones, was the nail in the coffin.

It's a pretty run of the mill tactics game, with enough differentiation that it's engaging. The Persona flare is present, the characters are their usual entertaining selves, while the story doesn't do anything groundbreaking, it's enough to keep you going to experience the amazing gameplay. The unique systems the game has to offer force critical thinking, and the wide array of attacks at your disposal allow for a variety of different approaches to the same encounter. Although, having been playing on Merciless, the difficulty is lacking, and at the very least- inconsistent.

Update: The story definitely becomes much more interesting as you continue to engage and are able to learn more about the world, but more importantly, the new characters. The more and more I learned about the dynamic between Erina and Toshiro, the more I wanted to help them out, and as the threads begin to intertwine, it all crescendos into one of the most comprehensive stories in a spin-off. Although the pacing is inconsistent, and the story can be predictable at times, it is engaging enough to satisfy. Alongside the quality tactics experience, it's well worth your money. The boss mechanics are all unique and varied, and the game is a fun experience to 100%

No começo do jogo eu admito que não fiquei muito engajado, mas conforme o tempo foi passando eu acredito que além da minha melhora no jogo a história foi ficando mais interessante. A forma como joguei do meio pra frente fez a diferença também, porque jogar tantas fases seguidas as vezes acabava me causando um grande sentimento de monotonia

Felizmente, existem fases que tem determinadas estratégias bem específicas e elas servem pra dar aquela diversificada depois de passar o carro em duas ou três fases seguidas. No geral, recomendo o jogo, ele é bem feitinho e tem arcos redondinhos.

Eri my beloved

COMO CARALHOS UM SPIN OFF PARALELO CHIBI É MAIS BEM ESCRITO E DESENVOLVIDO DO QUE A SEQUENCIA REAL DO 5?
Fui pra esse jogo com a expectativa lá em baixo por conta do Strikers, pronto pra me decepcionar novamente com uma nova aventura dos Phantom Thiefs... Recebi um puta personagem bom chamado Toshiro, uma trama envolvente, discuções que casam perfeitamente com a tematica e abordagem do 5 e uma gameplay no geral muito divertida.
Apesar de simples e sem muita variedade, as mecanicas de Persona foram muito bem passadas para um RPG Tático e demora muito mais pra ficar cansativo se comparar com o Strikers

Ok, now that I've tried it I can definitely say that I'm enjoying it more than Q2, P5 Dancing but absolutely less than P5 Strikers. It's more level based than anything, so don't expect any feel of exploration: it's mostly dialogues + battles and occasional breaks for Velvet Room/Customization/retry missions/additional talks to unlock points for the classic skill tree.

When I saw it announced I wish it was the actual fighting game everyone was hoping for, but nope. We'll stick with P4AU until the end. But it's ok, at least they tried with something new, and this game is still overall alright.