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Persona 5 Strikers |OT| Road Warriors

Which version are you picking up?

  • PlayStation 4

    Votes: 711 52.4%

  • Nintendo Switch

    Votes: 232 17.1%

  • PC

    Votes: 359 26.4%

  • Haven't decided yet

    Votes: 86 6.3%
  • Total voters
    1,358
cowbanana

cowbanana

Member
Feb 2, 2018
13,825
a Socialist Utopia
The PC version is pretty damn good. It runs great, loading is instant and my only minor gripe is that image quality could be cleaner. It's a lot better than the console versions, but the AA is just a tad too ineffective. nVidia control panel FXAA helps a bit. It's a minor issue though.

Does Rendering Scale even work? I've tried setting it from 0.5 to 2.0 and I can't tell any difference in image quality either way.

As for the game itself, I really like it so far. Stylish fun with a lot more "regular" Persona 5 feel to it than I expected (I stayed away from most pre-release media/discussion). Combat is obviously a lot different, but they integrated the core components of Persona 5 in a recognizable and fun way. It's great to revisit the gang again and go on a new sequel adventure with different mechanics and a more straight forward, linear approach.
 
FinFunnels

FinFunnels

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
5,610
Seattle
cowbanana said:
The PC version is pretty damn good. It runs great, loading is instant and my only minor gripe is that image quality could be cleaner. It's a lot better than the console versions, but the AA is just a tad too ineffective. nVidia control panel FXAA helps a bit. It's a minor issue though.

Does Rendering Scale even work? I've tried setting it from 0.5 to 2.0 and I can't tell any difference in image quality either way.

As for the game itself, I really like it so far. Stylish fun with a lot more "regular" Persona 5 feel to it than I expected (I stayed away from most pre-release media/discussion). Combat is obviously a lot different, but they integrated the core components of Persona 5 in a recognizable and fun way. It's great to revisit the gang again and go on a new sequel adventure with different mechanics and a more straight forward, linear approach.
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Yeah, aside from the image quality issues, I'm very happy with the port. It runs very smooth and even has dualshock native support. And the areas all look notably better than they did in P5/P5R.

I avoided pretty much all coverage of this game as well and so I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has exploration bits outside of battles.
 
Rellyrell28

Rellyrell28

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
29,073
Okay so with performance and graphics mode do they both run at 60fps on ps5 or is it 30 on graphics mode?
 
Birdie

Birdie

Banned
Oct 26, 2017
26,289
Bought this pretty much blind...till yesterday just assumed it was a Persona-skinned Musou and hearing it's almost like a full fledged sequel with RPG elements got me excited...

Hoping it clicks with me. Is there any major branching story paths here or BAD END to be aware of?
 

Shoeless

Member
Oct 27, 2017
7,007
Doe the calendar advance in this game if you enter and exit a jail? I'm just wondering if it would be possible to exit when SP is getting low, and then re-enter the jail again, or will it be like normal Persona games where you'll "lose the day" and advance your deadline for completing a jail that needs to be done before a certain day.
 
HylianSeven

HylianSeven

Shin Megami TC - Community Resetter
Member
Oct 25, 2017
19,139
Shoeless said:
Doe the calendar advance in this game if you enter and exit a jail? I'm just wondering if it would be possible to exit when SP is getting low, and then re-enter the jail again, or will it be like normal Persona games where you'll "lose the day" and advance your deadline for completing a jail that needs to be done before a certain day.
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Nope, it doesn't work like P3/4/5 in that regard. The calendar just advances as the plot does.
 
Tabby

Tabby

Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,370
Shoeless said:
Doe the calendar advance in this game if you enter and exit a jail? I'm just wondering if it would be possible to exit when SP is getting low, and then re-enter the jail again, or will it be like normal Persona games where you'll "lose the day" and advance your deadline for completing a jail that needs to be done before a certain day.
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It doesn't advance, no. Feel free to exit and enter as many times as you like.
 

Shoeless

Member
Oct 27, 2017
7,007
Whoo! Thanks for the quick responses, now I can tediously grind to my hearts content, and unlock that bond for regenning HP and SP after a fight.
 
Birdie

Birdie

Banned
Oct 26, 2017
26,289
Oh good, I was under the impression there was still some time management elements which is fine but in a spin-off I'm relived they're gone.

So no missables here? Content is based on how much you want to go after?
 
GSR

GSR

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,663
Birdie said:
Oh good, I was under the impression there was still some time management elements which is fine but in a spin-off I'm relived they're gone.

So no missables here? Content is based on how much you want to go after?
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The only missables that come to mind is that usually after the end of a given arc you'll have one last chance to go around town and do any side events, etc. before the team moves on, but the game is very clear about asking "are you done with everything here and want to move on to the next arc?"
 
Lingering Will

Lingering Will

Member
Jan 16, 2018
425
Hope's Peak Academy
Tiny Hawk said:
Persona 5 Strikers is the direct continuation of the true ending to the original Persona 5, so no characters or events featured in the Royal edition are referenced.
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I thought it was more close to royal because
The Phantom Thieves didn't take the road trip right after the events of P5R (it seems to be more of a meetup at the start and it mentions Haru and Makoto being in college, so this is the road trip they delayed off, while P5 Vanilla had the road trip instantly after the end.
From what I've heard a while ago when the game came out in Japan,
Someone says something near the end that's goes "a guy once told me [guy apparently being a P5 Royal character] blah blah blah:
...but that's an extremely minor thing.
 
Bigkrev

Bigkrev

Member
Oct 25, 2017
12,352
The $70 version is still showing as a pre-order on PSN for me, if i buy it, can i download and start playing right now?
 
ryushe

ryushe

Member
Oct 27, 2017
4,815
I planned on getting this on the Switch the very minute it was announced but ultimately decided on the PC, and I gotta say, bumping this up to 4K, increasing the render resolution to 2.0 and it being locked to 60fps is making all of the difference in the world.
 
HiLife

HiLife

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
39,780
Got to 7/31. Soundtrack hasn't missed yet.

It's cool this game is the highest rated musou game (by omega force) on metacritic. The hack-n-slash gameplay was stale to me post Dynasty Warriors 4 but the loop here is solid.
 
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KoroEunectes

KoroEunectes

Avenger
Oct 27, 2017
293
Lingering Will said:
I thought it was more close to royal because
The Phantom Thieves didn't take the road trip right after the events of P5R (it seems to be more of a meetup at the start and it mentions Haru and Makoto being in college, so this is the road trip they delayed off, while P5 Vanilla had the road trip instantly after the end.
From what I've heard a while ago when the game came out in Japan,
Someone says something near the end that's goes "a guy once told me [guy apparently being a P5 Royal character] blah blah blah:
...but that's an extremely minor thing.
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They don't go on a road trip at the end of vanilla. They are just going to drive Joker/Morgana home and kinda joke about doing one more job (which Yusuke objects to).
Atlus and the director of Strikers have already stated that it follows the ending of the OG P5 but that fans that either played Royal or watched the anime instead can stil enjoy the game.

No characters from P5R show up or are referenced in the JP version of Strikers. The game was made with OG P5 in mind.
 
cb1115

cb1115

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,347
jetsetnickradio said:
You're eating the boss's curry leftovers for breakfast. It lost some of the freshness and complexity, but it still has that distinct taste and a decent amount of meat and potatoes.
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Sumio Mondo

Sumio Mondo

Member
Oct 25, 2017
9,945
United Kingdom
ShinyCoin said:
I'm 140 hours into Royal and still haven't finished it yet. Reached the critical point in November and, after watching all of it unfold, I decided to take a break from it and started Sekiro lol . After ending it, I will come back to finish the second half of the game.
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Funnily enough I feel like I'm getting through the game quicker this time around due to being able to get through dungeons in one day and being able to level up social stats easier (less forced sleeping) and understanding where to go next, advancing story scenes quicker which I all ready remember from my playthrough years ago etc. Excited to see that new final part of the game the most but the new characters/elements have been really good.
 
Reedirect

Reedirect

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,055
Is it just me or is the HUD in the combat kinda (and I really hate to use this term)... busy? Along with party stats, your own stats, the map, your objectives and that damn bottom line with control reminders, I feel like I'm barely seeing what's going on on the battlefield.
 
FinFunnels

FinFunnels

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
5,610
Seattle
Reedirect said:
Is it just me or is the HUD in the combat kinda (and I really hate to use this term)... busy? Along with party stats, your own stats, the map, your objectives and that damn bottom line with control reminders, I feel like I'm barely seeing what's going on on the battlefield.
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I'm hoping someone eventually makes a mod that lets you hide the UI with a button press

Or, you know, the devs patch it in
 
CielTynave

CielTynave

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,228
Any one else have a cut scene go all wonky on them at any point? I'm on 7/27 and the scene with Ann and Alice seemed to glitch or something. The portraits stopped showing up, and the speech bubbles don't show up until after the audio finishes playing.

EDIT: And now nothing shows up on screen when a dialogue choice pops up so I'm basically locked in the scene.
 
Reedirect

Reedirect

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,055
Oh and the VA sounds great as usual to me. I totally wouldn't be able to tell it wasn't done in a studio. In fact, the performances seem a bit better to me, like the VAs returning to well-known characters they can pull off with greater confidence. I might be imagining things, just that I'm finding some of the line delivery better than in PS5 Vanilla.
 
lusca_bueno

lusca_bueno

Member
Nov 23, 2017
1,472
9 hours in, and I still don't quite understand how to navigate battles lol they are either too short, or it's a bunch of enemies I can't make any sense of when they're gonna attack me to even respond in some way, I feel the camera is a bit sluggish but I also probably suck at seeing things with all those enemies so close together.

I honestly love it in spite of this, still didn't finish the first jail, but I'm surprised at the quality they put in the art direction, I thought we would see maps like that underground part in the beginning through the whole game lol
 
Tabby

Tabby

Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,370
So it seems there's just no way to get the Persona 5 Save bonuses on PC? It'll probably be modded in later I guess.
 
Legacy

Legacy

One Winged Slayer
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
15,704
About an hour in so far and loving it, so glad to be back into another P5 story.

I literally platted Royal last week and haven't played anything since, until now. Feels good!
 
J_ToSaveTheDay

J_ToSaveTheDay

"This guy are sick"
Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
18,890
USA
Just wanna add my own brief testimony to help bolster the message:

I usually bounce right off of musou games, but I liked Persona 5 well enough to be excited about the possibility of a sequel. This game feels a lot more like a proper action RPG than a musou and I'm super grateful for that and am super intrigued to see how the story shakes out after 4 hours of play or so.

This game is pretty cool and I'm very glad it doesn't feel like a proper musou.
 
lusca_bueno

lusca_bueno

Member
Nov 23, 2017
1,472
Reedirect said:
Is it just me or is the HUD in the combat kinda (and I really hate to use this term)... busy? Along with party stats, your own stats, the map, your objectives and that damn bottom line with control reminders, I feel like I'm barely seeing what's going on on the battlefield.
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You can actually hide the bottom line with controls in configurations. It's still gonna be busy though since some elements are unusually big.
 
FinFunnels

FinFunnels

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
5,610
Seattle
CielTynave said:
Any one else have a cut scene go all wonky on them at any point? I'm on 7/27 and the scene with Ann and Alice seemed to glitch or something. The portraits stopped showing up, and the speech bubbles don't show up until after the audio finishes playing.

EDIT: And now nothing shows up on screen when a dialogue choice pops up so I'm basically locked in the scene.
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I plugged my controller in to charge and then the game audio stopped working. That and the low res UI are the only issues I've run into so far.
 
Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker

Member
Oct 25, 2017
8,414
New York City
Reedirect said:
Is it just me or is the HUD in the combat kinda (and I really hate to use this term)... busy? Along with party stats, your own stats, the map, your objectives and that damn bottom line with control reminders, I feel like I'm barely seeing what's going on on the battlefield.
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Everything about the combat is a busy mess. I'm really not into it at all so far. Not to mention how godawful the level design is in this first jail.
 
Andrew J

Andrew J

Member
Oct 26, 2017
4,176
The Adirondacks
Played this just for a bit, seems pretty good. I gotta finish Curse of the Moon 2 before GOTY voting closes, then I'll get into Strikers more seriously.
 
Birdie

Birdie

Banned
Oct 26, 2017
26,289
Played about an hour of this, seems fun but Musou gameplay as bit sized encounters feels a little off...

Maybe it'll grow on me as I imagine it'll get deeper with more characters and such being playable other than just Joker.
 
CielTynave

CielTynave

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,228
jetsetnickradio said:
I plugged my controller in to charge and then the game audio stopped working. That and the low res UI are the only issues I've run into so far.
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Guess I just need to hope something like that doesn't happen again, since after closing the game Steam still said it was running and I couldn't get it to open again without restarting my computer.
 
DoctorDake

DoctorDake

Development Director
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Mar 28, 2018
182
Austin, TX
Tabby said:
So it seems there's just no way to get the Persona 5 Save bonuses on PC? It'll probably be modded in later I guess.
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It's at the bottom of the OP.

I heard about a bonus for having save data?
If you have save data from Persona 5 or Persona 5 Royal, two additional battle themes, Last Surprise and Take Over, will be unlocked for use in Persona 5 Strikers.
Because the two games aren't available on other platforms, the requirements are different.

Switch: Must have Super Smash Bros. Ultimate save data AND own the Joker Challenger Pack DLC.
PC: Complete the game once.

Please note that despite also being available on Steam, owning Persona 4 Golden does not offer any additional benefits other than owning Persona 4 Golden.
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