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Game Title: Persona 5 Tactica

Platforms:

• PlayStation 4 (Nov 17, 2023)
• PlayStation 5 (Nov 17, 2023)
• Xbox One (Nov 17, 2023)
• Xbox Series X|S (Nov 17, 2023)
• Nintendo Switch (Nov 17, 2023)
• PC (Nov 17, 2023)

Trailer:

• Persona 5 Tactica - Announcement Trailer
• Persona 5 Tactica - Gameplay Trailer
• Persona 5 Tactica - Official Battle Gameplay 2 Trailer

Developers: P-Studio

Publisher: Atlus

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 79 average - 73 recommended

Metacritic - 78 average based on 21 critic reviews

Written Reviews

Atomix - Aldo López - Spanish - 90 / 100

If you like Persona 5 and all its spinoffs that have come out over the years, it is clear that Tactica should not be missing from your collection, especially if you are an enthusiast of strategy games.

But Why Tho? - Kyle Foley - 8.5 / 10

Persona 5 Tactica is a great example of how to do a spin-off game right by balancing familiar components with a new approach. There is plenty to enjoy for new and old fans alike and everything is tied together in a package that is equal parts approachable and fulfilling.

COGconnected - Nicola Kapron - 75 / 100

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Checkpoint Gaming - Charlie Kelly - 8 / 10

Persona 5 Tactica is another successful voyage for the Phantom Thieves. Little is better than the warm feeling inside of revisiting this cast of characters I've come to know so fondly and intimately in a new, but familiar style. There are small ways Atlus could've made this a more blown-out affair, but it's never too much of a bother when the game is this solid and satisfying to play.

Final Weapon - Raul Ochoa - 4 / 5

Persona 5 Tactica is a really fun RPG that brings interesting new characters, addicting gameplay, and a story that delivers lighthearted and dark themes alike. Although the game doesn't exactly move the Persona series forward in a substantial way, Persona 5 Tactica brings an intriguing twist to the gameplay systems that fans come to know and love in a well-rounded RPG that respects the player's time.

Gamer Guides - Chris Moyse - 6.5 / 10

While die-hard Phantom Thieves will enjoy stepping into the Metaverse once again - as slick, stylish, and cool as it ever was - Persona 5 Tactica lacks variety, momentum, and challenge. Its key issue lies in a fatal lack of mechanical balance, resulting in an endearing but unsatisfying strategy experience.

GamingTrend - Dalton McClain - 90 / 100

In summary, Persona 5 Tactica offers a great story with engaging factors, vibrant colors, dynamic art styles, new characters, and music. It masters a compelling story while also presenting older and nostalgic characteristics of Persona 5. With a fresh new coat of paint, Persona 5 Tactica is worth it to suit up as a Phantom Thief and liberate the worlds of the Metaverse.

God is a Geek - Lyle Carr - 9 / 10

Persona 5 Tactica is a tactics game unlike any other, with really clever combat that requires a lot of thought and that Persona style we all love.

Hobby Consolas - Daniel Quesada - Spanish - 77 / 100

It won't satisfy everyone, but this twist on the Persona formula offers satisfactory moments and a gameplay that becomes more and more attractive with every mision.

IGN Italy - Alessandro Digioia - Italian - 7 / 10

Persona 5 Tactica is the first game in the Persona 5 sub-series to make me wonder if we really needed to see the Phantom Thieves again. It's never bad, but it does feel pointless most of the times. The new story is just "more of the same" without any real twists, and the combat system, although pretty fun, lacks depth and isn't particularly challenging. Still, it menages to entertain for most of it's 30 hours duration.

IGN Spain - Esteban Canle - Spanish - 8 / 10

Persona 5 Tactica brings the Phantom Thieves back together for fans to enjoy in a strategy and role-playing game full of possibilities. A new opportunity to live adventures with Joker and his friends, this time leading a new revolution. On a negative note, it may fall short for those with a lot of experience in this type of games.

Nintendo Life - Mitch Vogel - 9 / 10

Persona 5 Tactica is a thrillingly varied tactical RPG that fans of the Phantom Thieves and the genre should take note of. It's a little on the easy side, but the varied gameplay, excellent soundtrack, striking visuals, and lovable characters all make for a very easy recommendation here.

PSX Brasil - Thiago de Alencar Moura - Portuguese - 85 / 100

If you're a fan of the series, this is yet another spin-off that will please you quite a bit and introduce you to an addictive new genre.

Press Start - Harry Kalogirou - 7.5 / 10

It certainly doesn't reinvent the wheel, but offers a more than competent tactics experience within a framework that's sure to please any Persona fan.

Push Square - Liam Croft - 7 / 10

Joker and co have enjoyed a great run, but Persona 5 fatigue is well and truly beginning to set in.

Rock, Paper, Shotgun - Siobhán Casey - Unscored

A turn-based strategy 'em up with the Persona 5 gang that might be a bit too simplistic for some, and anime for others, but still makes for a nice excuse to hang with pals.

Siliconera - Jenni Lada - 8 / 10

Persona 5 Tactica shows the series can adapt well to strategy genre, as the game is largely entertaining and includes familiar concepts well.

Wccftech - Francesco De Meo - 8.5 / 10

The narrative remains compelling, the characters charming, the presentation slick and the solid tactical rounds the package well, making the game an engaging experience from beginning to end. The game's low challenge level, however, and the established status of the Phantom Thieves limits its appeal to die-hard fans of the series.

WellPlayed - Nathan Hennessy - 6 / 10

Persona 5's toe-tapping tunes and infectious energy are present, but Tactica forgets to bring fresh ideas or variety.

WhatIfGaming - Hristijan Pavlovski - 9 / 10

Persona 5 Tactica is a breath of fresh air for the turn-based tactics genre that feels familiar, yet challenging, and has enough depth to easily stand toe-to-toe with its peers. Despite the genre shift, it retains all the hallmarks of a Persona title and blends those aspects with dazzling polish. It's fun, challenging, a blast to play, and a must-have for any Persona fan, serving as a good entry point for strategy lovers looking to get into Persona.

Video Reviews

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Selling this spot

Hey! You haven't said anything about my new waifu pfp so far. I'm kinda disappointed, tbh.

 

[Punished Miku]

I'll sell this one for 50% less than that blue slumlord above me.

 

[graywolf323]

I'll sell this one for 50% less than that blue slumlord above me.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Going to update the OP with actual review summaries in an hour or so once OpenCritic wakes up and updates their P5T review page.

 

[Celcius]

Eh, I really like the phantom thieves and really enjoyed P5R and P5S but I plan to skip this one. Just doesn't seem interesting to me and I'm not digging the art style either.

 

[manfestival]

Danjin44 you gonna be playing this?

 

[Shifty1897]

This is one of those games I'm sure I would like if I could get over the art style.

But the art style...

 

[diffusionx]

Persona Q is one of my favorite 3DS games and this just isn't as cool

 

[Draugoth]

Still havent played Strikers or 5. I hope it gets -50% off on steam this BF

 

[Danjin44]

Danjin44 you gonna be playing this?

No, I LOVED Persona 5 but I'm ready to move on from that game, so I'm not playing any Persona 5 spin-offs.

Also we are getting Unicorn Overlord next year which to me much more interesting Tactics games.

 

[LectureMaster]

No, I LOVED Persona 5 but I'm ready to move on from that game, so I'm not playing any Persona 5 spin-offs.

Also we are getting Unicorn Overlord next year which to me much more interesting Tactics games.

Yes, didn't play any spinoffs either. Loved Persona 5 back in 2017, my personal top 5, but they have been milking the hell of the game way too much. Waiting for the new game from studio zero.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

No, I LOVED Persona 5 but I'm ready to move on from that game, so I'm not playing any Persona 5 spin-offs.

Also we are getting Unicorn Overlord next year which to me much more interesting Tactics games.

OMGWTFBBQ!?!?!? How is the first time I'm learning about this game!?!?!??!?!

 

[Danjin44]

Yes, didn't play any spinoffs either. Loved Persona 5 back in 2017, my personal top 5, but they have been milking the hell of the game way too much. Waiting for the new game from studio zero.

Hell yeah! I'm beyond hyped for Metaphor: ReFantazio, I love Hashino's new games like Catherine.

 

[graywolf323]

Yes, didn't play any spinoffs either. Loved Persona 5 back in 2017, my personal top 5, but they have been milking the hell of the game way too much. Waiting for the new game from studio zero.

I mean it’s not really surprising given they started milking the series with 4

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[SlimeGooGoo]

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[T4keD0wN]

Wake up, new album reviews are out.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Oh, my bad.
*ahem*

Cute angry nerdy waifu
Where's she from?

She's A2 lol. Square Enix (Platinum Games) did this cute artwork of her when they announced that Nier Automata sold 4M units back in 2019.

 

[MudoSkills]

Will pick this up when it (and all the DLC) inevitably goes on sale. My backlog is long enough as it is, no need to jump on this at launch.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

OP has been updated with review summaries! Oh and don't forget that P5T releases day 1 on Game Pass so if you're interested in it you can play it there.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I kinda like this new persona villainess.

 

[Danjin44]

I kinda like this new persona villainess.

Reminds me of Nonon from Kill La Kill

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Love games like this, so review scores don't really matter to me here.

 

[Impotaku]

Does anyone know if western version has dual audio? as there's no fucking way in hell i'm listening to yank voices in any persona 5 spinoff. Another not bothered by review scores non of the spinoffs will ever reach the greatness of the main game, The only reason i play the spinoffs is so i can spend more time with all the characters.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Does anyone know if western version has dual audio? as there's no fucking way in hell i'm listening to yank voices in any persona 5 spinoff. Another not bothered by review scores non of the spinoffs will ever reach the greatness of the main game, The only reason i play the spinoffs is so i can spend more time with all the characters.

The P5T Steam version lists both EN and JP as full audio under languages. I presume it's the same for the console versions as well.

 

[Impotaku]

Thats a relief, i got to know Joker & the rest of the gang in their original voices. Hearing them in english is like nails on a blackboard for me and a total game killer if it was hard coded to english voices only.

 

[LectureMaster]

Hell yeah! I'm beyond hyped for Metaphor: ReFantazio, I love Hashino's new games like Catherine.

Catherine was so refreshing. When I first played it in 2010 I was absolutely mesmerized by Catherine and went with her for the ending.
But when I played it again with the full body version maybe I got way more mature and found Katherine is absolutely the way to go, haha.

 

[Krieger]

With all these spin-offs, the P5 gang is gonna end up fighting more gods than Kratos.

 

[TwinB242]

I dunno. Everything else about it sounds good but I just find the chibi art style incredibly unappealing.

 

[Danjin44]

Catherine was so refreshing. When I first played it in 2010 I was absolutely mesmerized by Catherine and went with her for the ending.
But when I played it again with the full body version maybe I got way more mature and found Katherine is absolutely the way to go, haha.

 

[Mercador]

Ouch, way lower than expected.

 

[Gambit2483]

Ouch, way lower than expected.

Eh, sounds like it's a great game if you like both Persona 5 and tactical/strategy RPGs.

 

[MMaRsu]

Ouch, way lower than expected.

7's and 8s are great scores. This is really getting stupid. Not every game is or needs to be a goty cintender

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

117 hrs i did with Persona 5, then i did close to 60 with Person 5 Strikers. I was luke warm on this one and i'm gonna pass i think. As much as i love the Phantom Thieves and the P5 series, i think i'm ready for Persona 6.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Am I seriously supposed to believe a tactical game from Atlus isn't challenging? I was fully expecting to try it on Game Pass and ragequit after failing the tutorial again and again on Normal difficulty.

 

[EDMIX]

No, I LOVED Persona 5 but I'm ready to move on from that game, so I'm not playing any Persona 5 spin-offs.

Also we are getting Unicorn Overlord next year which to me much more interesting Tactics games.

Oh wow, I'm surprised. I know you like those tactics type games.

I don't got the time to play this, but I would lol

semi OT, but I want them to port those Persona Q games over, shit I want the Metal Gear ACID games from PSP ported lol

 

[Danjin44]

Oh wow, I'm surprised. I know you like those tactics type games.

I do but I had my fill with Persona 5, so I rather go with different tactics game like Unicorn Overlord.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I've updated the original post, including the MC and OC scores, as more reviews have trickled in overnight.

As a bonus, here's the Kasumi Trailer that was recently published on Atlus' YT channel:

 

[Metnut]

Not dying to get back into Persona 5 but am going to be away for a week and would like to check out something new on the Switch. Kind of torn between this and Octopath 2. Hated the original Octopath but heard the sequel fixed a lot of issues.

 

[Mercador]

7's and 8s are great scores. This is really getting stupid. Not every game is or needs to be a goty cintender

I haven't said otherwise? I just said it was lower than I expected...

 

[YukiOnna]

I've updated the original post, including the MC and OC scores, as more reviews have trickled in overnight.

As a bonus, here's the Kasumi Trailer that was recently published on Atlus' YT channel:

Best girl

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

And some dope P5T launch art

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Eh, I really like the phantom thieves and really enjoyed P5R and P5S but I plan to skip this one. Just doesn't seem interesting to me and I'm not digging the art style either.

I think it looks cool ..but do we really need more P5 games?

 

[cireza]

Reviewed it on Xbox for French website Sega-Mag. Gave it 7/10.

Second half of the game was a let down. Less battles, less variety in the environments, it became repetitive. And all of this + day-one DLC stuff that looks pretty nice make it even worse.
In normal the game is super easy, but there are higher difficulty settings.

Don't buy this at full price.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Reviewed it on Xbox for French website Sega-Mag. Gave it 7/10.

Second half of the game was a let down. Less battles, less variety in the environments, it became repetitive. And all of this + day-one DLC stuff that looks pretty nice make it even worse.
In normal the game is super easy, but there are higher difficulty settings.

Don't buy this at full price.

Thanks for the review! I've seen it already discounted to around €45 where I'm from at several retailers. Will probably wait for a steeper discount based on the impressions you've shared here.

 

[SCB3]

Not dying to jump back into Persona yet as I'm getting my JP fix from Yakuza and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth soon enough, but this does look pretty decent, still need to play Strikers yet

 

[marjo]

I'm interested in this, but haven't played other Persona games. Would I be able to follow the story, or would that be a problem?

 

[ozz ex machina]

I bounced of strikers. That type of game is not my jam. Tempted to give this a go. I mean its on gamepass so why wouldn't I.