{"id":190017,"date":"2021-02-10T08:45:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T08:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/persona-5-strikers-review\/"},"modified":"2021-02-10T08:45:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T08:45:38","slug":"persona-5-strikers-review-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/10\/persona-5-strikers-review-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Persona 5 Strikers Review | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s been a while since the Phantom Thieves have returned, even more so for those who still haven’t made the jump into\u00a0Persona 5 Royal<\/em>. Luckily, a completely new adventure for the Thieves is coming in\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em><\/strong>, a spin-off\/sequel to the original\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>. Just as the retired rebels of justice begin planning their big summer trip, another Metaverse is discovered, and it’s up to the Thieves to once again save the world. Melding Musou-style action mechanics with the elemental affinities and strategies of traditional\u00a0Persona<\/em> games, playing through\u00a0Strikers<\/em> is an absolute treat, despite being just a little rough around the edges.<\/p>\n

Serving as the closest possible experience to a Persona 5 <\/em>sequel,\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em><\/a> is a joyride that fans of the original game can certainly appreciate. Controlling the Phantom Thieves in this new battle system is surprisingly familiar to Persona 5<\/em>, though simplified in a way that doesn’t ruin the game’s momentum. There are some oddities in battle scenarios that can make combat encounters too frenetic, but\u00a0Strikers<\/em>‘ combat is often satisfying.\u00a0Strikers<\/em>‘ journey across Japan kicks off in very familiar territory, but the latter half is where things get far more interesting. If\u00a0Persona 5<\/em> fans want just a little more Phantom Thieves,\u00a0Strikers<\/em> is a worthy sequel.<\/p>\n

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As Joker returns to Tokyo for summer vacation, him and the former Phantom Thieves are planning an epic road trip across Japan. The Thieves certainly get their road trip as\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em>\u00a0begins, though they’re forced to come out of retirement to save the world once more. A new Metaverse threat has arisen in the form of EMMA, a ubiquitous smartphone assistant app that hides a far more sinister purpose than showing people the nearest five-star restaurant. “Changes of Heart” are suddenly happening all across Japan, and it’s up to the Phantom Thieves to don the masks once more<\/a> to stop the epidemic of people giving in to distorted “Desires.”<\/p>\n

Admittedly, the premise of\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em> is a bit more conceptually hare-brained compared to\u00a0Persona 5<\/em> proper, but it’s not so unbelievable that it’s immersion-breaking. The story’s focus in the first act is clearly on the Phantom Thieves reuniting, rather than focusing on establishing the main conflict. Persona<\/em>‘s usual calendar-based progression of time contextualizes events in\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em><\/a>, but it has no tangible gameplay restriction. Though as a result, the game’s narrative does struggle to pick up serious momentum until about halfway through Strikers<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It’s not until the story focuses on the new Phantom Thieves, Sophia and Zenkichi<\/a>, where the game truly builds up a compelling main conflict. The\u00a0first three “Jails” (dungeons) in\u00a0Strikers<\/em> strongly resemble the narrative beats of Kamoshida, Madarame, and Okumura’s Palaces in\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>. Veterans of Persona 5\u00a0<\/em>will likely feel as if Strikers<\/em>\u00a0is retracing its steps, but once\u00a0Strikers<\/em> fully leans into its main conflict, the game’s narrative becomes far more interesting. The character development for Zenkichi and Sophia is well done, but it’s a little disappointing that players need to review\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>-like story arcs before\u00a0Strikers<\/em>\u00a0gets to tell its own enticing story.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers Voice Actors Explain Why The Game’s Translation Took So Long<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Functionally speaking,\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em> does a surprisingly incredible job of melding the best parts of\u00a0Persona 5<\/em> with the\u00a0Dynasty Warriors<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Musou framework. Players string together attack combos, special attacks, and environment triggers to overwhelm the hordes of Shadows attacking them. However, the game also implements a collection of Personas, elemental affinities, weaknesses, and various skills for players to implement in battles. Each Phantom Thief is fully playable, with movesets unique to their character designs, alongside their iconic Personas from\u00a0the original game.\u00a0In action, combat is mostly enticing, if a bit unnecessarily taxing.<\/p>\n

Unlike other\u00a0Warriors<\/em>-like games such as\u00a0Age of Calamity<\/em><\/a>, battles in\u00a0Strikers<\/em> are more microcosmic in comparison. Combat takes place in larger sections of the map, instead of the entire open world, while still maintaining high enemy counts and frantic action.\u00a0Strikers<\/em>\u00a0boasts a unique mechanical complexity that not many Musou-style games have done before, but player feedback can be pretty lackluster. Some times players can get stun-locked, or walloped by an enemy targeting their weakness, seemingly out of nowhere. Once players get used to the flow of combat, difficulty spikes become slightly less prevalent, but it’s an issue never fully resolved by player skill.<\/p>\n

As an action-RPG,\u00a0Strikers<\/em>‘ progression systems are far more simplified compared to\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>‘s<\/a> mechanically complex progression system, which isn’t a bad thing. Rather than focusing on separate social links\/confidants,\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em> utilizes a singular “Bond” level for all of Joker’s teammates. Any activity, either inside or outside of Jails, rewards Bond points to purchase different stat upgrades or abilities for all playable characters in\u00a0Strikers<\/em>. Not only does this maintain the game’s flexibility of playable party members, but it also doesn’t bog down the game’s pace with a complex system in a comparatively shorter gameplay experience.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0New Persona 5 Strikers Trailer Showcases Each Thief’s Unique Combat Abilities<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the visuals department,\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em>\u00a0does indeed\u00a0resemble\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>, though it is different in many ways. It’s arguable that\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em> adapts the original\u00a0Persona 5<\/em> aesthetic into its own distinctive identity. While\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>‘s UI aesthetic was slick and stylish,\u00a0Strikers<\/em>‘ menus are full of visual fanfare and flashy poses. There’s nothing subtle about navigating menus in\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em>, with each transition showcasing a unique 3D interaction with a specific Phantom Thief. In-game art and environments are far brighter in\u00a0Strikers<\/em><\/a> than in\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>. The game maintains its own visual identity in a way that’s familiar, but also evokes its own unique tone.<\/p>\n

A couple things to note on the performance side of\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em>: When the game’s in action, it looks and runs beautifully. Character models are a bit low-res up close, but rarely is that a noticeable downside. Being able to engage in combat at 60 FPS on PC is truly the definitive way to play\u00a0Strikers<\/em><\/a>, though the game does also perform serviceably well on other platforms. One surprising issue with the game’s performance pre-launch are the load times, even on a high speed SSD on PC. Granted this is an issue that can be remedied with updates\/patches, but booting up the game and the loading times between entering\/exiting Jails are surprisingly abysmal.<\/p>\n

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Early on in\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>‘s development, P-Studio had considered an action-RPG format for the original\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>. While the Phantom Thieves debut maintained\u00a0Persona<\/em>‘s traditional JRPG framework,\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em> showcases what could’ve been in an overall successful manner. There are kinks that could’ve been worked out, with battles lacking a significant degree of player feedback that unnecessarily inflating the game’s difficulty.\u00a0Strikers<\/em>‘ story also takes a little too long to hit its stride, but it does reward players who stick around for the long haul. Acting as a sequel to the critically acclaimed\u00a0JRPG,\u00a0Persona 5 Strikers<\/em> is a fantastic continuation for the Phantom Thieves.<\/p>\n

Persona 5 Strikers<\/em><\/strong> releases on February 23, 2021, for PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. Game Rant was provided a PC code for the purposes of this review.<\/p>\n

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