It doesnвЂ™t help that the social link system of the main games is here reduced to simply chatting together in groups. But the subtler points, which also deal with PersonaвЂ™s usual themes of rebelling against authority and learning from and atoning for past mistakes, struggles to break the surface. The idea at the heart of the narrative is how peopleвЂ™s personalities are moulded by both events and the people around them, often in the context of modern social media and technology. But while itвЂ™s not as dumbed down as the Persona Q sub-series, the writing and concepts are notably more simplistic than Persona 5 itself, relying on obvious (and sometimes borderline offensive) clichГ©s and superficial characterisation, especially in the way that most villains are nothing but a one-dimensional personification of a particular vice. More experienced and more mature than they were last time, the Phantom Thieves are presented with ordinary people in similar situations to they were last time, making it easier for them to empathise with and help them. ItвЂ™s junk food gaming through and through but, compared to some of the lesser entries in the series, at least itвЂ™s Five Guys rather than a salmonella-tainted street vendor. Persona 5 Strikers has the same developer as all the other Dynasty Warriors games and the same mindless button-mashing gameplay, where you take out hundreds of enemies in a single combo вЂ“ often without expending a single conscious thought. It may not have the Warriors name in the title (even Hyrule Warriors had that) but this absolutely is Persona x Dynasty Warriors, a chalk and cheese crossover that works better than youвЂ™d expectвЂ¦ within the normal constraints of Dynasty WarriorsвЂ™ limited competency. The most unlikely Dynasty Warriors crossover so far is also a direct sequel to Persona 5, with a story by the original creators.Д¬onsidering the slow but steady rate of improvement in the Dynasty Warriors series, and its spin-offs, we look forward to praising one as a genuinely great game somewhere around the space year 2042.

Persona 5 Strikers вЂ“ the gangвЂ™s all back (pic: Atlus)

Persona 5 strikers review