Better than it has any right to be.
What is supposed to be a low-budget Musou button-masher spin-off of Persona 5 turns out to be surprisingly strategical, have a soundtrack just as strong as the original game, and keeps most of the RPG elements intact. While I feel the story is much weaker this time around and the game is much more focused on dungeon crawling than the original, I feel like it worked well with Strikers as the game is mostly just fun enemy-dense combat, boss fights or dialogue exposition. The new characters introduced in this game are good, Zenkichi quickly became a favorite character of mine, while I feel Sophia's story left a bit to desired. The graphics are also noticeably worse than Royal, but I imagine that's due to Koei Tecmo developing it in their own engine.
It's a true sequel in the sense that it has a place in the overarching timeline, but not much actual plot development happens, as most character development for the original characters is done in the first game. Regardless, it's a proper send-off to the Phantom Thieves, and anyone who is a fan of the original game should at least try Strikers. The action combat would get tiring for the mainline games that are usually double the length, but I feel it suits Strikers' shorter, more focused design perfectly.
What is supposed to be a low-budget Musou button-masher spin-off of Persona 5 turns out to be surprisingly strategical, have a soundtrack just as strong as the original game, and keeps most of the RPG elements intact. While I feel the story is much weaker this time around and the game is much more focused on dungeon crawling than the original, I feel like it worked well with Strikers as the game is mostly just fun enemy-dense combat, boss fights or dialogue exposition. The new characters introduced in this game are good, Zenkichi quickly became a favorite character of mine, while I feel Sophia's story left a bit to desired. The graphics are also noticeably worse than Royal, but I imagine that's due to Koei Tecmo developing it in their own engine.
It's a true sequel in the sense that it has a place in the overarching timeline, but not much actual plot development happens, as most character development for the original characters is done in the first game. Regardless, it's a proper send-off to the Phantom Thieves, and anyone who is a fan of the original game should at least try Strikers. The action combat would get tiring for the mainline games that are usually double the length, but I feel it suits Strikers' shorter, more focused design perfectly.