It’s not just fans who seem to love the quirky Japanese franchise though — its creators seem equally smitten.

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Lastly, Atlus announced a final live stream will be held for Persona 5 Scramble before release. While even its most hardcore fans have been left confused as to whether the game’s events are canon — make no mistake, Scramble is the real deal. We’ll be covering this stream and make a playthrough video of the February 6 demo so stay tuned. Lastly, we have the second trailer, and the game’s opening animation sequence, You can also check out the character-focused trailers: Joker, Sophia/Sophie, Ryuji, Morgana, Anne, Yusuke, Makoto, and Haru. If nothing else, it’s nice to be able to ride the Tokyo subway again, even if I’m technically not leaving my couch. Games writer, critic, the Japanese games liker. At best, the Warriors licensed spin-offs make for cool fanservice – after all, what other Zelda game lets you kick ass as the titular princess herself? — ryokutya2089. Atlus announced a Persona 5 Scramble demo and confirmed Zenkichi Hasegawa is playable and joins the Phantom Thieves under the codename Wolf. Coming up next was Osaka, and how it houses the head office of a huge multinational IT company named Madicce. I have to admit that I haven’t been listening to the new stuff as much as I could have due to a feature that unlocks various classic Persona battle themes if you have prior save data on your system (Super Smash Bros. I’m not saying I’m mad about playing through the game a second time, but that is more or less what I’m doing. If you didn’t know any better, you’d think it was simply continuing the Phantom Thieves’ story where it left off. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. gameplay, the new artworks for the game and details on the save unlocked BGMs. In other words, it’s another ‘musou’ game. And a direct sequel is exactly what Persona 5 Scramble is. Zenkichi awakens his persona in the Kyoto Jail, and he’s one of the playable characters in Persona 5 Scramble. Still, as great as Royal looks — it’s still largely the same game that fans have played.

Omega Force and Atlus have done a good job of fusing trademark Persona elements to the musou formula, however. If the title screen music giving off groovy summer disco vibes isn’t already a hint, the story sees the Phantom Thieves getting out of Tokyo for a holiday road trip together. However, I believe most Japanese games show a lot before release, but ultimately only show a fraction of their content and don’t share the most important details. Persona 5 Scramble First Trailer Reveals It’s a Proper Sequel to Persona 5, Launches in February 2020 in Japan, Persona 5 Scramble Commercials Feature the Phantom Thieves’ Road Trip Across Japan, Persona 5 Scramble Stream Reveals First Live Gameplay, Comments from Staff, Persona 5 Scramble Staff Share New Details in a Famitsu Interview, More Screenshots and Artwork, Persona 5 Scramble Gets New Gameplay, Details on Difficulty, Artwork (Updated), Persona 5 Scramble New Trailer Reveals Shadow-Like Joker, Story Details, Persona 5 Scramble Reveals Its Anime Opening Sequence, Persona 5 Scramble Reintroduces Joker and the Velvet Room With a New Trailer, Persona 5 Scramble Introduces New Phantom Thieves Member Sophia With Her Own Trailer, Persona 5 Scramble New Trailer Introduces Ryuji, New Sophie Gameplay, Persona 5 Scramble Reintroduces Morgana With a New Gameplay Trailer, Persona 5 Scramble Reintroduces Anne Takamaki with a New Trailer, Persona 5 Scramble Introduces Fox, New Screenshots, Persona 5 Scramble Reintroduces Haru and Makoto with Trailers, One Hour of New Gameplay, Persona 5 Royal’s Latest Trailer Places the Spotlight on The Phantom Thieves, Nexus Mods Has Banned All Political U.S Content Until After November 3, Spider-Man Director Comments on Peter Parker Remodel for PS5, Super Robot Wars OG Anime: Director Masami Obari Wants To Make A New Series, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Delayed To “Later This Year”, Among Us — Watch Our Team at DualShockers Slowly Tear Itself Apart, Persona 5 Scramble Trailer Introduces Wolf, Atelier Ryza 2: New Characters, Synthesis Details, Ryza 1 Tops 500K Copies, Persona 5 Scramble Gets New Hard Mode Gameplay and Details, Persona 5 Scramble Makes Persona 5 Royal Look Like a Joke, Koei Co-Founder Kou Shibusawa on Persona 5 Scramble, © 2020 DualShockers, LLC. While Scramble doesn’t yet have a confirmed release in the West, we can’t help but think that it would make the perfect game to take on holiday. At worst, would it mean Switch players get denied the full-fat Persona RPG experience and have to make do with a shallow button-mashy version instead? There are Torii gates in it, and passing through them will teleport you to another place. Atlus West didn’t announce the game yet as it’s focusing on promoting Persona 5 Royal‘s western release on March 31. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He can also use a Drain ability to steal HP from enemies with his attacks. There’s obviously an inherent loss of strategy in the move to large-scale action combat, but it doesn’t feel as mindless as other musou games sometimes can.

newsletter. While it was heavily hinted before, Atlus also finally officially confirmed Zenkichi Hasegawa joins the Phantom Thieves under the codename Wolf. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers came out for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan about six weeks ago. We were introduced to Kyoto and Osaka. Still, I’ve seen enough of Scramble to know that it’s a surprisingly cool game that anyone who is into Persona 5 should check out whenever they can, and I can’t imagine that’ll be too far off. Morgana first introduced Kyoto and how it’s extremely popular worldwide as a touristic spot thanks to its rich history and places to visit like temples. In truth, Persona 5 already was a huge leap over its PS2 predecessors, with bespoke environments that employed a bit of action and stealth, similarly implemented in Persona 5 Scramble so you can zip up poles or sneak behind enemies. I’m sure Persona 5 Scramble still holds many secrets.

After that, we saw the Jail in Osaka, which looks like a sci-fi futuristic city. Of course, it could’ve been easy to make Persona 5 Scramble a mash-up of the whole Persona series, like other musou spin-offs. Thoroughly modern, effortlessly stylish, and packing a story that should resonate with all young people today, Persona 5 is comfortably one of the best JRPGs in years. Ultimate for Switch, Persona 5 for PS4). As seen in Kotaku UK, TechRadar, Wireframe, VGC, Eurogamer and more. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy.

I’ve been playing Persona 5 Scramble on the Switch, and while I’m a little baffled that Atlus still hasn’t seen fit to release Persona 5 on Nintendo’s system, this is a reasonable substitute. These typically drop you into huge arenas where you single-handedly hack and slash your way through whole armies. Wolf also has a “Berserk” ability, which strengthens his attacks but makes him lose HP over time.

Sapporo and an explanation of the Velvet Room. Many of the locations are the same, the RPG mechanics are familiar, and even the distinctive menu systems remain. Shibuya and profiles for Sophia, Zenkichi and Alice, Sendai and an explanation of the Jails and the Band System. Firstly, as the project was teased with the abbreviation ‘P5S’, many believed it meant a port of Persona 5 to the Switch, which would’ve made sense after Joker’s surprise addition to the roster of Super Smash Bros. Likewise, Scramble‘s real-time hack-and-slash takes cues from Persona 5’s turn-based mechanics, from exploiting weaknesses and triggering All-Out Attacks to freezing the action when selecting Persona skills. It may demand over a hundred hours to see it through, but we’d make any excuse to spend time with those lovable Phantom Thieves again. In other words, it still feels like you’re playing as Phantom Thieves instead of Phantom Warriors. Scramble is also a direct continuation of Persona 5’s story. I’ve only played through the first several hours, and at this busy time when I’ve otherwise been occupied with the likes of Doom Eternal, Half-Life: Alyx, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons — not to mention Persona 5 Royal — I’m happy to wait for the English release. Kudos to Atlus then for sticking to storytelling over fanservice this time. It is the first Action RPG in the Persona series. Most importantly, when you’re not running around beating up shadows, the rest of the game looks every bit like Persona 5, from the excellent anime character portraits to the incredibly stylish UI that permeates from the dialogue to the menus. When the game was first revealed last April, you could say the initial fan reaction was that of disappointment. You can hold down a shoulder button to invoke your special persona attacks across a marked area of the battlefield, for example, while new abilities like zipping onto lampposts feel in keeping with Persona 5’s snappy flow. Fortunately, here in Japan, there is another new Persona 5 game I’ve also been spending time with — and this one is wildly different. Persona 5 Scramble The Phantom Strikers launches on February 20 in Japan on PS4 and Switch. The game’s impeccable sense of style hasn’t changed a bit, with all-new jazz-funk jams and sharply drawn characters.

Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Zenkichi’s persona is named Barjan. The game’s official site was updated with new screenshots as well. For all its tweaks and timeliness, though, Persona 5 Royal is essentially just Persona 5 all over again. Set six months after the events of Persona 5, the police are still investigating the Phantom Thieves, the oldest members of the group Makoto and Haru are now in college, and while there don’t appear to be Palaces and hearts to steal, a new assistant AI app called EMMA draws our heroes to a parallel dimension where shadows run riot. Atlus has released the final Morgana Travel Guide video, revealing new details on Persona 5 Scramble. We also learned that Kyoto is the hometown of new character Zenkichi Hasegawa. Related Posts. She’s a very polite girl and a huge fan of the Phantom Thieves. Akane is voiced by Naomi Ōzora. That’s what I expected from Persona 5 Scramble, which is to say that my expectations weren’t super high.

Set in the summer after Persona 5 ends, the story sees Joker return to Tokyo to hang out with his phantom thief buddies on vacation. Ultimate. Omega Force has applied that formula to lots of spinoffs over the years — games like Fire Emblem Warriors and Dragon Quest Heroes are essentially just Dynasty Warriors in different franchise wrappers.