Persona 5 Tactica
A tactical RPG set in the Persona 5 universe.
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Persona 5 Tactica is a tactical role-playing game where players control up to three characters on a grid-based map.[1] The Phantom Thieves of Hearts and Rebel Corps leader Erina are the ally units available for battle.[1]
Making and release
Wada stated the desire to produce Tactica came from a lack of a tactics-based Persona game despite Atlus' prior experience with Devil Survivor and Devil Survivor 2.[2] Nomura felt the Phantom Thieves' stealth and observation traits fit the tactics genre.[2] Character designer Hanako Oribe emphasized exaggerating characters' hands and feet for a comic-book look.[3] A Digital Deluxe Edition bundled the base game with day-one DLC chapter "Repaint Your Heart"[4]
On November 8, 2023, the game was accidentally released early on Steam for about 20 minutes.[5] During Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase in June 2023, Atlus and P-Studio confirmed the existence of a new Persona 5 spin-off titled Persona 5 Tactica.[6][7] According to director Naoya Maeda, if the characters had been drawn with standard proportions, they would have appeared as "almost look like stick figures" when viewed from the game's camera angle.[3] Simultaneously with its retail launch, the game was made available to subscribers of Xbox Game Pass.[4]
What the cited sources add
The Hardcore Gamer review notes the game's timeline is "some time before the end of Joker's first year at Shujin Academy, but after the conclusion of the main events of Persona 5 Royal"[8] The RPGFan review states the game's combat system is "more akin to games like Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle or XCOM"[9] The RPGFan review criticizes that the Phantom Thieves are "along for the ride in Toshiro and Erina's story for most of the game's runtime"[9] The Hardcore Gamer review observes there is "no map to explore, no time to manage, no studying, no social links, no grinding"[8]
The RPGFan review notes the game "treats revolution primarily as an aesthetic"[9] The Polygon article states the game "appears to offer a turn-based, grid-based take on Persona, à la Fire Emblem or XCOM".[6] A Polygon article by McWhertor reports that the game was unveiled at Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase, and that Persona 3 Reload was also announced at the same event.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Tactica" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Love, "Persona 5 Tactica Review", RPGFan, 2023-11-14 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Tactica" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "『ペルソナ5 タクティカ』日本メディア最速インタビュー。これはシミュレーションRPGという以上に『ペルソナ5』のバトルにずっと近いと感じた【週刊ファミ通より先行掲載】", 2023-06-13 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Tactica" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Persona 5 Tactica Used Persona Q Character Designs During Testing Phase", Nintendo Life, 2023-06-18; "Persona 5 Tactica — Game Director Dev Diary Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X S, Xbox One, Windows PC", December 6, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Tactica" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Romano, "Persona 5 Tactica also coming to PS5, PS4, Switch, and Steam", Gematsu, 14 June 2023; Skrebels, "Xbox Games Showcase 2023 and Starfield Direct Double Feature: Every Announcement and Reveal", Xbox Wire, 2023-06-11 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Tactica" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ngan, "Persona 5 Tactica accidentally goes live early on Steam", Eurogamer.net, 8 November 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- McWhertor, "Persona 5 tactics game, Persona 3 remake revealed by Atlus", Polygon, 8 June 2023. facts only, no text reused. polygon.com
- Wikipedia, "Persona 5 Tactica" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McWhertor, "Persona 5 tactics game, Persona 3 remake revealed by Atlus", Polygon, 8 June 2023 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Bukacek, "Review: Persona 5 Tactica", Hardcore Gamer, 2023-11-14. facts only, no text reused. hardcoregamer.com
- Love, "Persona 5 Tactica Review", RPGFan, 2023-11-14. facts only, no text reused. rpgfan.com
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