Persona 5 Strikers

 PlayStation 4
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 480 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 56 out of 480
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  1. Kenmei
    Feb 25, 2021
    8
    Being a huge Persona fan, this game has been on my radar for a few years now. Even if I wasn't very excited about the Musou style combat, I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt for story. At the end of the day, the combat was actually my favorite part of the game. However the rushed story and lack of character moments for the main cast really impacted my enjoyment of the game byBeing a huge Persona fan, this game has been on my radar for a few years now. Even if I wasn't very excited about the Musou style combat, I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt for story. At the end of the day, the combat was actually my favorite part of the game. However the rushed story and lack of character moments for the main cast really impacted my enjoyment of the game by quite alot.
    Starting with the combat, its actually closer to an action RPG then a true Musou style game. You run around the game world, finding enemies to fight. Then once an encounter has been initiated with a single enemy, multiple groups of baddies show up to fight you. Its very fun to see how they combined the turn based style of the regular games into a very fun, if a bit chaotic at first, style of battle system. I was caught by surprise by how much I ended up liking the game. I would probably recommend people not familiar with Musou style games to start on easy to get a handle on how combat works at first. Diving head long into the combat system, thinking it'll be just like the previous game, wont work out very well for you.
    Coming to the story, however, I was pretty disheartened by how little, it seems, the ending of the previous game mattered here. The characters hardly ever even reference the ending of the first game, which when there's a massive spoiler in the first few minutes of this game for the previous games ending, it would have been nice for them to reference it. You also dont get to carry over any major relationship decisions from the previous game and have no chance of trying to rekindle any relationship decisions here. That combined with the social links aspect being taken out of the game entirely, really put a damper on my enjoyment of this game. It really felt like nothing I did in the previous game mattered even in the slightest. Not just for my personal playthrough but also for the outcome of alot of things from the previous games plot. It also doesnt help that the story here is a fairly by-the-numbers anime trope filled plot that I was actually starting to get bored of by the end. The main plot felt extremely rushed. Each dungeon only got about 4-6 in game days to be fully explored by the plot and there were certain plot holes that were left unfilled because of the rushed schedule the game seems to be under.
    At the end of the day, any reason I get to play more Persona and be invested in this world I'll take. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the battle system, but that was tampered by my severe lack of enjoyment of the story, mainly due to a lack of continuity between both games. I'd still recommend it for fans of the base Persona 5 game. Especially since this is supposed to be a direct sequel to that game. People looking for any references to Royal here will be disappointed.    … Expand
  2. Ibuki_7731
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
    Amazing fun game. Easily the best hack and slash game out there. Also a great sequel to Persona 5. Would recommend to anyone.
  3. KingQdogma
    Mar 1, 2021
    8
    I am reviewing this game as someone who has finished both prior P5 games

    This game is quite flawed, but at the same time it is a perfect sequel to the original P5 in terms of its story and what this game is. Firstly I do not recommend this game to people who did not finish the original Persona 5 (Not Royal) or who are just looking for a new Musou Title that they can just dive into.    I am reviewing this game as someone who has finished both prior P5 games

    This game is quite flawed, but at the same time it is a perfect sequel to the original P5 in terms of its story and what this game is.

    Firstly I do not recommend this game to people who did not finish the original Persona 5 (Not Royal) or who are just looking for a new Musou Title that they can just dive into. They advertise this game as a standalone experience and as it's own thing, but there are sooooo many references to the original story of P5, and the story beats are much more satisfying knowing the context behind the original.

    Next I love the direction this game went, in terms of how to continue the story. A summer vacation traveling around Japan was the perfect choice to continue the Phantom thieves stories, and I though the summer events of P5 felt like they were rushed, so to see a lot of those summer events come into play, but more focused this time around, the experience is really cool. I will say I am a bit disappointed they don't go as all in as I would like though sometimes, because the game constantly cuts to black for scenes I would like to see animated.

    In terms of gameplay, this game feels like a mix of Kingdom Hearts and your typical Musou Fair, but with the persona series' weakness and persona system. The game can take some real getting used to, but ultimately it isn't that deep. The combat itself is pretty low mind energy fun, but can get very repetitive due to the long length of this games Jails(Dungeons) , (Which the Jails themselves are really repetitive as well). Despite the repetition, I think the switch to hack and slash was cool, I just wished it were more polished, The lock on system is really Wonky, Bosses can feel very padded sometimes (especially Lock Keepers, They are honestly the most boring fights in the game), Also I like the vertical mobility in this game via climbing, jumping and double jumping,

    And the Games Soundtrack? do you even need me to say it? It's freakin great! There are some songs that I would say are better than some of the OG P5's songs.(That Sendai and Sapporo town theme is 10/10).

    If you played the original P5, a thing I am mixed on, is the way persona creation is handled. I miss the confidant system but for this game it makes a lotttt of sense why it isn't there. I actually like the mroe streamlined approach to fusing persona's and think it works with this game really well. I just miss those Arcana Boosts!!!

    I definitely really enjoy this game and will see myself playing it again in succession with the first P5 when I play it through again.    … Expand
  4. cid33
    Jan 28, 2022
    3
    cheap cash grab i can not understand how anyone can score this 10 even if you love persona 5.

    Graphics=2 game at times looks worse than some psp titles from 2005 insane aliasing ugly low poly character models very low level stuff constant loading times for whatever reason. most low budget indies look better at 1/3 the price. Story=6 below average, saved by good voice acting. all    cheap cash grab i can not understand how anyone can score this 10 even if you love persona 5.

    Graphics=2
    game at times looks worse than some psp titles from 2005 insane aliasing ugly low poly character models very low level stuff constant loading times for whatever reason. most low budget indies look better at 1/3 the price.

    Story=6 below average, saved by good voice acting. all the character development was done in pesona 5 this adds nothing. Characters do love to go on tangents and repeat themselves over and over, like someone tells you to go somewhere then everyone in the group needs to tell you that exact same thing like if you cant read or hear the other characters. Everyone needs to flap their gums about the slightest thing like a button in a dungeon In case you missed the radar pointing to it and the thick Glowing red outline strobe on the object. They almost never add anything to conversation but more text, This is what someone without friends would imagine conversations go cringe at best. This comes from someone that has played almost every released jrpg since the snes days so i am used to dialog

    Combat=1 This has to be some of the worst action combat ever made in a game released in 2020 is beaten by games like Devil may cry/brave fencer mushashi released on the ps1 in 2001 and 100 more the last 20 years is embarrassing.

    If you like this style of games go play Tokyo xandu instead..    … Expand
  5. iwannagohome
    Feb 24, 2021
    9
    (This is a long one, so there's probably many typos. Just, uh, pretend they don't exist.)
    Honestly, a lot better than I expected. On a critical level, I'd actually have to say that this is a pretty darn good game. Now before I get into my review, I wanna preface with a few thoughts.
    There's some important things to know before getting into this game; that is, what the heck Persona 5    (This is a long one, so there's probably many typos. Just, uh, pretend they don't exist.)
    Honestly, a lot better than I expected. On a critical level, I'd actually have to say that this is a pretty darn good game. Now before I get into my review, I wanna preface with a few thoughts.

    There's some important things to know before getting into this game; that is, what the heck Persona 5 Strikers (or "Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers," as it is affectionately known in Japan, for some cursed reason) is. Technically, it's a sequel, in the most literal sense of the word. That is, a story that takes place in the universe of Persona 5, after the original's story and continues to develop similar themes and mechanics as the prior installment. But anyone who's familiar with the Persona release schedule knows that this is still, technically, a spin-off, meaning that it's a sequel in the same way that Persona 4 Dancing All Night is a sequel. But, fundamentally, it's still a spin-off. Now in terms of spin-offs, this is easily the best Persona's seen, in my opinion, and it comes strikingly close to replicating the feel and the gameplay loop of a mainline Persona entry, but it's still a spin-off (with a sequel story), so don't go in expecting a full-fledged Persona experience. To be honest, I think that this all goes without saying, but a lot of people seemed confused about just what this game is. Not to mention, some reviews on here seem to be critical of the game for not being as grandiose as Persona 5, when that was obviously never going to be the case, so I think this bears saying at least. Point is, this is Persona 5 Strikers, not Persona 5-2, so set your expectations in that regard.

    Now about the game itself; like I said, I think it's great. Let's start with the main draw for most people: the real-time combat.
    Real-time combat was a concept that was originally planned for P5, so to see it come to fruition here at the hands of Omega Force (with the aid of Atlus itself) is very interesting. And honestly, it works really, really well. If you're looking at Omega Force's involvement here and thinking "oh, cool, Persona Dynasty Warriors," then get that thought outta your mind. I can assure you that this is NOTHING like Omega Force's prior works. Rather, combat meets in a very fine halfway point between Dynasty Warriors and Persona 5, sometimes teetering in P5 territory even more so than DW. It's fast, it's frenzied, but there's still an air of strategy involved here. Honestly, think of it as a more hectic and slightly less-refined (though equally as fun) FFVIIR combat system. Between all the special attacks, switching between different characters with vast and varied movesets, there's honestly a ton of depth here. Add Joker into the mix and the combat can get really intricate.

    Rather than discussing the story, I'm more inclined to talk about the writing in general; it feels like P5, so much so that my speculation is that many of the dialogue writers from P5 worked on this as well. And I think that's great; so many times throughout my playthrough, I would stop and go like "wow, this is actually so P5!" The character writing is on-point, the humor is on-point and the subtle attention to detail in character interactions is there as well. But with that said, P5S doesn't selectively inherit the quirks of P5's writing; in inherits all of it, including the bad. That includes characters repeating things that have long-since been established as fact ad nauseum, long tirades about friendship and the heart and occasionally grating platitudes. Even in terms of structure, you're getting the same formulaic game layout. But this also means that it has the same highs as P5's writing, with the aforementioned character writing, for example. Likewise, for every grating platitude, there's a genuinely compelling piece of moral sentiment to be found, so really, it's just more P5. To me, that's enough to call the writing a success, since it's what I'd want from a spin-off sequel, but if the writing of P5 bothered you, then just keep that in mind.

    I'm cutting it close to the character limit, so I'm gonna try to wrap things up here; apologies if I'm leaving out something pertinent. I guess that last thing I wanna touch on is the music. I mean, it rocks for the most part. The overworld music is a blast to listen to and fits in perfectly with the P5 soundfont. The battle themes, OP and ED are easily some of my favorite P5 songs as well. But for some reason, the songs you'll end up listening to the most--the Jail themes--are surprisingly weak. I mean, I know that they went with a different direction for those than they did in P5; think more energetic and dynamic, like something you'd hear at a theme park. But that's not what bothers me, I don't mind that change. Just, as a whole, a good portion (note: not all) of those themes sound a bit flat, and don't mesh with the P5 style of music at all. Not bad, but just surprisingly weak    … Expand
  6. ReviewHype
    Mar 11, 2021
    10
    WHAT A KILLER GAME!!!
    this persona sequel totally murders boredom, WOW! and the cover art is pretty explicit lol
  7. CyberRobotnix
    Apr 27, 2021
    10
    A timeless masterpiece like Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal.
    The combat is reminiscent of beats 'em all, but also involves magic superpowers (Your personas basically).
    One thing this game did right compared to the original was how it lets the player handles resources, it is very VERY generous, SPs are not necessary unlike P5 and P5R since all your characters can fight without them or hell    A timeless masterpiece like Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal.
    The combat is reminiscent of beats 'em all, but also involves magic superpowers (Your personas basically).
    One thing this game did right compared to the original was how it lets the player handles resources, it is very VERY generous, SPs are not necessary unlike P5 and P5R since all your characters can fight without them or hell they can even cast some spells at the cost of nothing, even better is that both SP and HP recovery items are plentiful (Tho, only after you finish the first jail).
    Unlike P5 and P5R, this game is generally pure skill with no luck involved.    … Expand
  8. DonPanche
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    Simple, if you enjoyed P5 or P5R, this is a game for you, if not, then don't even try. A very fun game, with fun combat that meets expectations.
  9. Samystergates
    Jun 22, 2021
    10
    Thoughtful emotional joyful deep story and fun gameplay and detailed visuals this game has everything!
  10. ShinishiKudo
    Jul 31, 2021
    9
    Great
    Its not as good as the original Persona 5 or as Royal but its still alot of fun and the new fighting system is rly fun.
  11. Vahidasd95
    Apr 6, 2021
    10
    A very good hack n slash game in p5 world
    If you are fan of persona series you should play it.
  12. hottestmanalive
    Apr 1, 2021
    10
    Great sequel to Persona 5. Absolutely loved the story and the fightning mechanics. Looking forward to more work from Atlus.

    10/10 ✅
  13. wISP2606
    Apr 6, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not a fan of Warriors-style gameplay, yet this is by a long way the best Warriors type game I've ever played. The general story rivals that of Persona 5, the animation on showtimes in battle or the way the characters fought was superb, and I would argue that each member of the Phantom Thieves is at their peak personality-wise here.… Expand
  14. regalrealm
    Mar 11, 2021
    10
    Superb killing machine, the motives and reasoning behind the characters' goals are simply, y'know... unbelievable!
  15. Ben_ben
    Jul 1, 2021
    10
    Perfect p5 successor of persona soul. Though some time like the short version repetition of p5. The action game play feel good
  16. CHOCOBROS
    Mar 29, 2021
    10
    i love persona!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. HYFTHJGTFSDHGFH
    Apr 1, 2021
    10
    worthy sequel for p5, amazing game, i totally recommend it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  18. fireflames
    Apr 5, 2021
    10
    great game, worthy sequel for p5, i recommend it...........................
  19. Zdygard
    Jan 5, 2022
    10
    Shin megami demons! And persona 5 comic book flair! This game has got it all. I usually HATE these types of games. Even the Zelda one was boring on the 3ds
  20. leon29
    Apr 12, 2021
    10
    awesome game i love persona 5 keep the good games like this just an amazing fun game.
  21. bueno04
    Nov 23, 2021
    10
    This is the sequel/spin off vanilla p5 needed (atlus confirmed this is a sequel only for vanilla, not Royal, if I'm not mistaken). The mussou genre matched the game entirely. The combat is addictive and fun, the story is godless and the new characters (Zenkichi, Sophia, Ichinose and the monarchs were a huge hit, especially Zenkichi). The soundtrack (wich was already perfect on vanilla p5)This is the sequel/spin off vanilla p5 needed (atlus confirmed this is a sequel only for vanilla, not Royal, if I'm not mistaken). The mussou genre matched the game entirely. The combat is addictive and fun, the story is godless and the new characters (Zenkichi, Sophia, Ichinose and the monarchs were a huge hit, especially Zenkichi). The soundtrack (wich was already perfect on vanilla p5) is really upgraded. Counterstrike, You are Stronger, What You Wish For, are just godless. They really nailed it.… Expand
  22. N3XTNOTCH
    Jul 7, 2022
    10
    A great sequel to one of the best JRPG games of all time! Persona 5 Strikers/Scramble takes the combat system from Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal, and turns it into an extremely beautiful real time combat system simallar to the Dynasty Warriors combat system! I have played this for over 100 hours on both Nintendo Switch and Ps4! The Nintendo Switch version runs a bit slower, but it is stillA great sequel to one of the best JRPG games of all time! Persona 5 Strikers/Scramble takes the combat system from Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal, and turns it into an extremely beautiful real time combat system simallar to the Dynasty Warriors combat system! I have played this for over 100 hours on both Nintendo Switch and Ps4! The Nintendo Switch version runs a bit slower, but it is still a very smooth port of a great game!… Expand
  23. FlamingNinjaGmr
    Feb 21, 2021
    8
    This game is fun, and provides a decent challenge. And all the familiar faces brings me right back to when I played the original Persona 5 for the first time. A Dynasty Warriors style Persona 5 is a cool concept, and I look forward to playing more of it.

    However, it obviously doesn't hold as much charm as the original Persona 5, much less Persona 5 Royal (the far superior version).    This game is fun, and provides a decent challenge. And all the familiar faces brings me right back to when I played the original Persona 5 for the first time. A Dynasty Warriors style Persona 5 is a cool concept, and I look forward to playing more of it.

    However, it obviously doesn't hold as much charm as the original Persona 5, much less Persona 5 Royal (the far superior version). Plus, I'm playing this on PC, and the PC controls are weird, so I recommend playing with a controller.

    Note: This game is a direct sequel to the original Persona 5, NOT Persona 5 Royal.    … Expand
  24. naiper
    Feb 24, 2021
    9
    I love persona 5. I think p5s is a fun and worthy sequel for p5. But I think it may not be as good as p5 itself.
  25. Allant24
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    I enjoy P5 and P5 Royal, and Dynasty Wrriors saga. This game have a pretty solid gameplay and a good story. All fans of Persona saga enjoy this ^_^
  26. JeanCasel
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Im fan of Persona saga since P3. Love this game, Persona 5 Dancing was very fun, i enjoy this kind of Spin Off canon. Fun game
  27. Omar_rs
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    This game exceeds all the expectations i had. The music is incredible, both of it, the new and the remixes of Persona 5, the story is also a really good ambit, the new phantom thieves are lovely characters, its impossible not like Zenkichi or Sophia, and the Monarchs of the Jails (the palaces of this game) are all charismatic and good antagonists, and the Jails... oh my god the jails, allThis game exceeds all the expectations i had. The music is incredible, both of it, the new and the remixes of Persona 5, the story is also a really good ambit, the new phantom thieves are lovely characters, its impossible not like Zenkichi or Sophia, and the Monarchs of the Jails (the palaces of this game) are all charismatic and good antagonists, and the Jails... oh my god the jails, all of them has an excellent design, the bosses are also really well designed and all of them are fun, my personal favorite is the one of the 5th Jail. This game was amazing.… Expand
  28. Kirasor
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    Awesome game of persona Musou Style. Tons of Fun, if you enjoy Peraona 5, you enjoy this game 10/10
  29. SPARKisnumber1
    Feb 22, 2021
    10
    It’s a fantastic game; the soundtrack is impeccable and the gameplay is pretty fun. I think it’s a 10/10 game as far as I’m concerned but it could’ve been 11/10 with confidants. The story is phenomenal either way.
  30. KemXoai
    Feb 23, 2021
    10
    It’s a fantastic game; the soundtrack is impeccable and the gameplay is pretty fun. I think it’s a 10/10 game as far as I’m concerned but it could’ve been 11/10 with confidants. The story is phenomenal either way
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 73 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 73
  3. Negative: 0 out of 73
  1. CD-Action
    Oct 12, 2021
    70
    Omega Force’s crossover between Persona and the Warriors series is a breath of fresh air for both franchises. It’s not a revelation by any means and not a great sequel to Persona 5 in terms of the story, but despite rather uninteresting content in between missions and the scantiness of additional activities, it’s a good, varied game that’s simply enjoyable. [04/2021, p.36]
  2. ZTGD
    Apr 22, 2021
    85
    Regardless of the issues I had, Persona 5 Strikers is still a fantastic sequel, Persona game, and Musou game. It really is impressive the amount of content they jammed into this game, and the fact that they added way more to the mechanics than I thought they would was a great breath of fresh air. Musou fans will get a ton of enjoyment out of this title and fans of Persona 5 have their sequel that is most certainly worthy of the title.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Apr 9, 2021
    65
    Sadly, Persona 5 Strikers has some value only for the fans of original Persona 5. For others it will prove to be an odd mix of a dull visual novel with a pretty average musou game. [Issue#252, p.56]
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