As a bit of a change from the usual, Tactia’s story focuses on the internal struggle of a single person, telling an extremely personal and emotional plot. This game is much shorter than other P5 titles, so it fits perfectly. The acting is fantastic, and the art style, while different, still captures the fantastic aesthetic P5 is known for. If your gonna do Chibi, this is how you do it.

The game is a tactical RPG, with a battle system very similar to the Mario + Rabbids game. As 3 of the characters, you must plan your next move, use battlefields to your advantage, and defeat enemies of decent variety. The Persona gameplay transitions really well into this style, and the game breaks you in slowly, never overwhelming players with new mechanics. It’s pretty forgiving, but very fun and satisfying to manipulate the enemies into giving you more turns to move, then destroying entire groups with an All Out Attack.

There are optional quests which act as mini puzzles, often testing your mastery of the games mechanics, and these were fun brain teasers.

The game has a pretty breakneck pace, as outside of battles, there’s no overworld to explore. This does make it a little harder to be invested in the worlds you enter, but the game has a focus, and it sticks to it.

The music is great of course, and I find it to be the perfect length. Tactica is more of a side game than a sequel, but it really stands on its own - 8/10