

Should the alert meter of the dungeon reach 100%, the party is forced to leave the dungeon. The 'Third Eye' also makes a return from Persona 5, where it highlights the enemy's strength and interactive objects. Exploring dungeons is similar to Persona 5, where players can use stealth to avoid enemies or may occasionally face the need to solve puzzles to progress. Players can only control Joker in the real world but are able to control any party member freely when exploring the story dungeons. Outside of battle, active party members can be swapped with standby party members. Players can form an active party of a maximum of four members, with Joker being the only character not removable as an active party member. The BOND levels can be increased through interacting with party members, winning battles, and progressing the story throughout the game. In its place are Requests, a form of side-quests, and the BOND system, where increasing its level can grant players bonuses such as stat increases. The Confidant system from Persona 5 is absent. These Personas can then be brought to the Velvet Room, where they can be fused to create new Personas. Joker, the game's protagonist, is able to wield multiple Personas, which are gained through random drops or by defeating named mini-bosses in dungeons. It features elements from both franchises, such as the real-time action combat of the former with the turn-based Persona-battling aspect of the latter.

Joker's Showtime can change depending on the Persona he has equipped when triggering the attack.Persona 5 Strikers is a gameplay crossover between Koei Tecmo's hack and slash Dynasty Warriors series, and Atlus' role-playing game Persona series. ShowtimeĪn ultimate attack combining the character and their Persona. Phantom MoveĪ game mechanic where players can make use of objects like lampposts or traffic lights to pursue or escape from enemies. All player characters will have separate bars for HP (Health) and SP (Mana), and can level up their stats by earning experience points through battle.Īlso like in Persona 5, Joker can negotiate with enemy Shadows and gain their Persona, and even use Fusion to create a new Persona from two existing Personas. In Joker's case, he can even swap Personas to match the situation, just as in the original game. However, like in Persona 5, players will be able to temporarily pause the action to cast spells or perform attacks with their Persona. The player controls one of up to four different characters and can switch between them at any time. Persona 5 Striker still structured very similarly to its predecessor being an RPG game, but unlike the mainline Persona 5, Strikers has its characters fighting waves of enemy Shadows in real-time action, as each character wields their weapons and Persona in battle. VA: Shin-ichiro Miki (JP) Tom Taylorson (US)Ī Public Security officer trying to find the ones responsible for the new wave of mental shutdowns.

In the real world she appears as a smartphone app on the phones of the Phantom Thieves. In the Metaverse she manifests as a young girl with red hair braided in the shape of hearts and wears an oversized sweater. She claims to be humanity's friend and fights together with the Phantom Thieves. New Characters Sophia (ソフィア)Īn AI construct from the Metaverse who the Protagonist accidentally unlocks. However, mysterious mental shutdowns start happening all over Japan again, and the police think the Phantom Thieves are responsible, forcing the group to jump back into action to solve the mystery. The Phantom Thieves meet up again during summer vacation, hoping to enjoy themselves.

Set as a sequel to the original Persona 5, Strikers is set about half a year after the events of the True Ending of the game.
