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Atlus and its subsidiary Studio Zero for the forthcoming RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio at The Game Awards. The title’s being helmed by many of the talented folks behind Persona 5, including director Katsura Hashino and The primary difference? This game takes place in a fantasy setting, with nary a high school or talking cat in sight.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waztPdM5YfoThe game was but all we had was a title and a small announcement trailer. Now this trailer is the real deal, with full voice acting, cinematics and…

The Persona series has been molded from RPG into many, many other genres, especially Persona 5. Dungeon crawling, dancing, though sadly no brawling; and now, with Persona 5 Tactica, it’s time for some turn-based tactics. As I mentioned in my review-in-progress, there’s really no shortage of extra content for those who don’t want to leave the world of Persona 5. And if you want more Persona 5—more hijinks, gags, and general time spent with the Phantom Thieves—then Tactica can certainly accommodate that. On top of that,…

Game publisher Atlus and PC accessories manufacturer Hyte teamed up for a new line of PC parts based on the upcoming Persona 3 Reload. The product line includes Persona 3 Reload-themed PC cases, mouse pads, wall scrolls, and more. There's even a limited-time offer for free merch if you purchase one of Hyte's Persona 3 Reload edition items between now and Persona 3 Reload's launch on February 2, 2024. Hyte Persona 3 Y60 BundleThe flagship product is the Persona 3 Reload edition Hyte Y60 PC case. The…

Persona 5 Tactica pleasantly surprised me.I have been anxious for a good tactical RPG all year. Fire Emblem Engage failed to live up to its title, winding up as a shallower Three Houses. (Yes, friend, Engage did indeed come out this year.) And the Advance Wars reboots bored me to tears. While I wasn’t exactly looking to Persona 5 Tactica to fill the hole Marvel’s Midnight Suns left behind — please go play that game, just...please! — nevertheless, the first handful of hours with the game have been a delight.Persona 5…

The Persona series has always treated skills in a unique way. While different from its JRPG older sibling, Persona 5 Tactica takes a slightly more traditional approach to how you will get new skills and abilities. Instead of being tied exclusively to leveling up and fusing your Persona together, this time each of your characters has their own skill trees that you work through. The trees themselves are broken into various categories, including elemental moves, passive buffs, and A Rebellious Resolve that impacts HP,…

In a Dev Diary from Atlus, sound director Toshiki Konishi has discussed bringing the music of Persona 5 Tactica to life – check it out exclusively at NME. As Tactica is a strategy role-playing game (SRPG), Konishi explained that scoring it with traditional RPG music wouldn’t work as players spend more time listening to the same song in battle. However, the sound director still wanted to keep elements of Persona 5‘s music alive in different ways. “I wanted to focus on the horizontal connection of the music,” shared…

Persona 5 Tactica is a more forgiving strategy game than the likes of Fire Emblem. That doesn’t mean you can slack on the strategy in this latest Persona 5 spinoff, though. It purposefully sets up a system where you can squeeze more out of every turn with mechanics like One More and Triple Threat, which can up your damage way more than your character could manage on their own. The finer details of these mechanics might not be obvious right away. And all the skills and Personas can be overwhelming to balance at first,…

We’ve had a dancing game and musou spinoff, but now the Persona 5 cast has entered the realm of tactics with Persona 5 Tactica. The translation feels obvious when you think about it, but naturally, there have to be some changes to make it fit. For fans of the original JRPG, experimenting with the new combat system will take a little getting used to, especially relearning what skills are best. This game is quite friendly to those who are not as well-versed in the genre and allows you to try out your build and…

Sonic has been enjoying renewed popularity in recent years thanks to the two Sonic the Hedgehog movies that have become some of the highest-grossing video game adaptations. Sega hopes to capitalize on this by bringing more of its franchises to a non-gaming audience. In an interview with CNBC, Sega’s chief operating officer Shuji Utsumi revealed that the platforms they are considering include movies and even Roblox. The second Sonic movie grossed an impressive $405.4 million, so it’s no surprise that they hope to…

The Persona series has its fair share of spinoffs. In fact, there are now more Persona offshoots now than mainline Persona games, and that’s where Persona 5 Tactica finds itself: a new take on some familiar territory, showing the Phantom Thieves in a more strategic light. For Tactica, this means adapting the mechanics of Persona not to fighting games, dancing, dungeon-crawling or musou, but to tactics. And it does work well, even when its best sides take a little while to appear.…