Where it does try to compensate by having characters relate or be directly tied to those involved in jails it feels quite forced most of the time and it isn’t helped by the fact the cutscenes are really long in this game compared to the original. Although, the stakes don’t seem as high in this game which breaks the tension a lot of the time, particularly the lack of deadlines. Not only that, considering Haru joins the group quite late in the first game, it is nice to have more scenes from the get-go of the whole group. Where it wasn’t intended, having a story involving travelling around Japan whilst this pandemic going on is a nice escape and gives a flavour of favourite tourist spots outside of Tokyo itself. The introduction of Sophia acts as a nice plot device to subtly recap over the lore of the world for players who may have forgotten or for those who opted to skip the base game. This begins the events leading to the Phantom Thieves returning, this time to conquer the jails that have sprung up across Japan whilst investigating the EMMA app. Here they come across Sophia, a strange robotic girl who has little knowledge about who she is and where she comes from. However Joker stumbles across a hidden feature of this app as he is sent to a place resembling Mementos, a place they recently destroyed, although this time they opt to call it a Jail. On the surface, it seems like a useful companion as it is a futuristic Siri, it can quickly recommend places and even track down shops that have the items you are looking for. In these few months, an AI called EMMA has become hugely popular as a must-have app across the whole of Japan.
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Set a few months after the original game, Joker and Morgana return to Tokyo for a Summer vacation reuniting with the Phantom Thieves.
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Admittedly, the game does lend itself to those who haven’t played it but for the full context of the plot, I recommend playing or watching the anime before thinking of playing Strikers. Just to be safe, if you haven’t played the original Persona 5 (or Royal), or watched the anime, there will be spoilers ahead in this review as this game continues after the events of the original. Nonetheless, as a lot of fans can agree it is great to see the Phantom Thieves back in action, but will they manage to steal your heart again? It is an intriguing change of direction, although not surprising considering it was outsourced to another studio. In a twist move, this sequel moves away from being a turn-based RPG to a more hack and slash Warriors action game.
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Following the hugely successful Persona 5, and Royal, comes a sequel in the form of Persona 5 Strikers (known as Scramble in Japan).