Persona 5 Strikers is a spin off sequel to Persona 5 that uses a hack and slash combat system as opposed to the Persona series' typical turn based system.
In this game you join the Phantom Thieves once again as you take a trip around Japan after a new incident has occurred in the Metaverse, causing people to lose their desires.
Hack and slash games were never something I dabbled into prior to this game, so I didn't know what to really expect, but what I found was an incredibly satisfying experience. It feels great to be faced with large hordes of enemies and watch as your attacks seem to melt through them like a hot knife through butter. Despite the new combat system, the game still keeps familiar mechanics such as Persona Fusion. Unlike the original, Persona Masks are now dropped by enemies in the middle of combat, giving you a new Persona.
The story of this game does kind of feel like "Hey, it's Persona 5! AGAIN!" but honestly, I'm okay with that. The added element of it being a road trip story with the characters balancing their summer vacation with their Phantom Thieves work makes for a really awesome and fun journey throughout the game.
This game introduces us to two new Persona Users, Sophia, an AI companion Joker, Ryuji and Morgana found in the Metaverse, as well as Zenkichi Hasegawa, a police inspector investigator looking into the new Metaverse related incidents. I love both of these characters, their interactions with not only each other but the original Phantom Thieves flow so nicely and they really become one with the group.
If I had to criticise anything about this game, it'd be the unfortunate fact of this game being developed at the same time as Persona 5 Royal, meaning none of the Royal content is referenced within the game. It would've been nice to potentially have a DLC story to bring in Sumire and Akechi.
In this game you join the Phantom Thieves once again as you take a trip around Japan after a new incident has occurred in the Metaverse, causing people to lose their desires.
Hack and slash games were never something I dabbled into prior to this game, so I didn't know what to really expect, but what I found was an incredibly satisfying experience. It feels great to be faced with large hordes of enemies and watch as your attacks seem to melt through them like a hot knife through butter. Despite the new combat system, the game still keeps familiar mechanics such as Persona Fusion. Unlike the original, Persona Masks are now dropped by enemies in the middle of combat, giving you a new Persona.
The story of this game does kind of feel like "Hey, it's Persona 5! AGAIN!" but honestly, I'm okay with that. The added element of it being a road trip story with the characters balancing their summer vacation with their Phantom Thieves work makes for a really awesome and fun journey throughout the game.
This game introduces us to two new Persona Users, Sophia, an AI companion Joker, Ryuji and Morgana found in the Metaverse, as well as Zenkichi Hasegawa, a police inspector investigator looking into the new Metaverse related incidents. I love both of these characters, their interactions with not only each other but the original Phantom Thieves flow so nicely and they really become one with the group.
If I had to criticise anything about this game, it'd be the unfortunate fact of this game being developed at the same time as Persona 5 Royal, meaning none of the Royal content is referenced within the game. It would've been nice to potentially have a DLC story to bring in Sumire and Akechi.