![]() ![]() Persona 5 Strikers fulfills an early gameplay concept that could've made Persona 5 an action RPG, whereas Persona 5 Royal emphasizes and perfects Persona 5's JRPG impact.Valve has officially announced Counter-Strike 2, and even provided a release window for the Summer of 2023 It's really in execution where both Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Strikers differ greatly. However, putting aside obvious gameplay differences, the two are pretty similar in terms of gameplay and narrative structure. Persona 5 Strikers will always be considered a spin-off, even if it does function well as a sequel to the original game. Of course, at the end of the day, Persona 5 Royal really can be quantified as a definitive edition of the base game, even though it's arguably the superior game. Persona 5 Royal's additional dungeon, story content spliced into the main game, and its true ending subverted expectations compared to Persona 5. Some could make the same argument to the additional semester added in Persona 5 Royal, but that's more of a difference compared to Persona 5 Strikers, which is more accurately described as familiar. Given the timeframe (a few months after Persona 5's ending specifically, not Persona 5 Royal), it's the closest thing to a Persona 5-2 that will ever exist, at least for now. The Warriors-style gameplay mechanics, investigating the Jails across Japan, everything about Strikers emphasizes a group of seasoned heroes.Ī lot about what makes Persona 5 Strikers great is the fact that it leans into being a "sequel" to Persona 5, even though it's more accurately considered a spin-off. Every battle in Persona 5 Strikers showcases how confident and strong the Phantom Thieves are. ![]() Players can hear it in the character's performances, their actions in-game, as well as how they react to certain story revelations. Whereas the Thieves are often humbled by their trials throughout Royal, especially in the Royal-specific dungeon, the Phantom Thieves in Strikers are a wholly different beast. This confidence is evidenced throughout Persona 5 Strikers' story, moreso than most of the story arcs in Persona 5 Royal. ![]() Persona 5 Strikers is the inverse of that character dynamic. In the beginning of Persona 5 Royal, this fledgling group of teens have discovered an unusual power that they're only just beginning to use effectively. That's because the Phantom Thieves are a seasoned group of heroes by this point, and have grown substantially in the past year of Persona 5/Royal's events. Obviously as a "sequel" to Persona 5 proper, Persona 5 Strikers doesn't spend too much time reacclimating longtime fans to the cast of Persona 5 before beginning its own story. That being said, the narrative differences are much more subtle and interesting moving from Persona 5 Royal to Persona 5 Strikers. There's certainly a lot of Persona 5 Royal "DNA" in Strikers, even without certain characters or story beats. Combat is moment-to-moment action that requires reaction time, but utilizing magic still "pauses" gameplay like a turn in Persona 5 Royal, allowing players to implement a strategy. Players are still utilizing certain magic and elemental affinities to target weaknesses, stagger enemies, and inflict tons of bonus damage. There's still plenty of enemies on screen, just not like a typical Warriors game or spin-off. However, despite the game's clear musou/ Dynasty Warriors foundation, players fight in microcosmic in-world encounters instead of massive maps and battles. On a surface level, both games don't play anything alike: Enemy encounters in Persona 5 Royal are traditional turn-based battles emphasizing methodical uses of targeting enemy weaknesses and pushing advantage, while Persona 5 Strikers melds lighter versions of these gameplay elements into an action RPG style battle system. ![]()
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