#Persona 5 strikers characters series
Fighting waves of enemies with a laborious hack-and-slash approach and a couple of special attacks got old fast, but there’s something magical about how Omega Force has not only reinvented the wheel, but incorporated the heart of the Persona series to make every battle well worth taking on. There was a time when I enjoyed them, but over the years they all kind of blended into one. There are some fantastic twists in the story and a handful of new characters who each have a big impact on the Phantom Thieves, such as police officer Zenkichi Hasegawa, an AI called Sophia, and university professor Kuon Ichinose. Somehow, this app is controlling people in the real world, and manipulating the various ‘bosses’ to become evil versions of themselves in the metaverse. As they are collecting supplies for the trip, they encounter someone who sends them on a journey to save Japan from a mysterious app known as EMMA. They return to Tokyo with the hopes of embarking on a road trip across Japan in the summer. Persona 5 Strikers follows the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they try to live a normal life after the events of Persona 5. Although, that’s more down to the exciting battle mechanics as you progress through the various Jails and the ever excellent writing that tends to feature heavily throughout the story. Persona 5 Strikers is a streamlined follow-up of sorts, shedding the hours upon hours of back and forth and bonding in favour of a formulaic approach to combat and conversation that actually serves the series very well. It may not be a proper sequel to Persona 5, but I still had a blast with Joker, Ryuji, and the rest of the Phantom Thieves.