Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Apr 1, 2021
    71
    All in all, a good second helping for fans of Persona 5. Still, Strikers is a step down compared to the brilliance of the original game.
  2. Mar 17, 2021
    70
    It is hard to say this is a great Persona title. The combat is fun and punchy, the story cool and on point, and there are some attractive design sensibilities. Unfortunately, the overall experience doesn't feel as cohesive as it could. At its core there is a great Persona story and experience but the move to the new systems and Omega Force's take on the series highlights why it is that Persona needs its turn-based combat and carefully considered character narratives. This is an excellent title in its own right and probably Omega Force's best work yet. It's just lacking that special something that would make it a stellar Persona title. It might have worked better as an expansion to the original Persona 5 as the story is awesome.
  3. Feb 26, 2021
    70
    There are enough in-jokes and references to the previous game that newcomers to“Persona 5 Striker” may well feel out-of-the loop. But if you’re as keen on “Persona 5” as I am, Strikers offers a fine way to catch up with the old gang.
  4. Feb 9, 2021
    63
    Strikers walks and talks like Persona 5, but no social game and bland combat make it one strictly for gigafans.
  5. Edge Magazine
    Feb 25, 2021
    60
    The ingredients might sound tasty in isolation, but the recipe isn't quite right, leaving us with a dish best described as an attractive hotchpotch. [Issue#356, p.100]
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  1. Persona 5 had such a strong sense of cohesion, with the deliberate pacing of the combat matching the slow burn of story development, which is just absent in Strikers. It's not that Persona 5 Strikers does anything badly. I'm just unsure why Atlus felt the need to give it the Musou treatment. If you want to make a Musou game, make a Musou game. If you want to make an excellent Persona game... make a Persona game, innit.
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 162 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 26 out of 162
  1. Apr 5, 2021
    10
    great game, worthy sequel for p5, i recommend it...........................
  2. Mar 11, 2021
    10
    Persona 5 strikers good. Persona 5 strikers haters bad. My second favorite persona game after persona 5 royal
  3. Nov 11, 2021
    10
    For real an amazing game, it doesn't feel like a cheap spinoff just using the same characters from the amazing Persona 5 game, it does feelFor real an amazing game, it doesn't feel like a cheap spinoff just using the same characters from the amazing Persona 5 game, it does feel like a complete game, just a different, but very fast and exciting gameplay. This is an amazing sequel. Tons of fun, and the fact that you fight a ton of shadows really does add to the fact that The Phantom Thieves are experienced in defeating shadows by now. Full Review »