Persona followers have fairly a bit of recent content material to anticipate after the Xbox Video games Showcase that aired at this time. Atlus already catered to followers’ Persona cravings with the announcement of Persona 3 Reload, a considerable remake of a revered entry within the collection. However Atlus quickly adopted up that sport announcement with the reveal of Persona 5 Tactica, the newest in a line of spinoffs associated to Persona 5. Because the identify suggests, Persona 5 Tactica eschews the usual turn-based RPG fight seen throughout the collection in favor of a grid-based tactical gameplay system. So in different phrases, those that love video games like Hearth Emblem might discover one thing to latch onto right here.
Because the reveal trailer instantly makes obvious, Persona 5 Tactica modifications extra than simply the gameplay type. This time round, the Phantom Thieves and different characters from Persona 5 sport a brand new chibi look that contrasts with the extra conventional anime look adopted by a lot of the collection’ entries. The distinction between the cutesy character designs and the onerous rock soundtrack mixed with the trailer’s grungy intro is one thing that viewers will in all probability both love or hate.
A brand new conundrum for the Phantom Thieves
In Persona 5 Tactica, the Phantom Thieves discover themselves in a mysterious new world that includes a palace and armies of appropriately-themed villains. The Thieves come throughout a brand new faction known as the Insurgent Corps and group up with it to repel the brand new threats they face. Even with the change in gameplay type, the Thieves nonetheless have acquainted choices and instructions at their disposal, together with their weapons and the titular Personas.
If Persona 5 Tactica looks like a derivative sport that may attraction to you, then you’ll be able to dive in as soon as it arrives on Xbox consoles and PC on November 17 this yr. And similar to with Persona 3 Reload, gamers who’ve a Sport Cross subscription can have day one entry to Persona 5 Tactica.
