Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers

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Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers or other name for Japanese version as Persona 5 SCRAMBLE 2 -Phantom of Masquerade- is a direct-sequel to Persona 5 Strikers, developed by Omega Force and P-Studio, published by ATLUS and SEGA.

Available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and Steam (Microsoft Windows).

Synopsis
Several months following the Jail incident...

Joker and his friend from Phantom Thieves of Heart were arrested, not by the Public Security from Japan, but from international under the name of Union Security System.

They were being accused for Changing hearts of Adults around the world in abusive way, causing the Psychotic Breakdown and Mental Shutdown events to occurred, responsible by the group who using the same name as Joker's group as Phantom Thieves of Heart. Because of this, they were being threatened to be treated as the most international wanted criminal for their action they didn't committed.

Terada Suou, the chief leader of the Union Security System has offered them a chance to prove their innocence, by tasking them to Re-change the hearts of the adults in correct ways and capture against the criminal who impersonating their groups name and their activities, due to how they have a same abilities as Akechi Goro for using the power to abuse the changes of hearts of corrupt adults, even means leading to their death.

By travelling around the world, their tasked would be even more difficult than how they preciously encounter their challenges in the past, and Joker's tasked to avoid the bringing another ruin would be considered much difficult at this point... this would be a biggest, highest stakes, and very crucial mission for the Phantom Thieves.

A new battle, a new adventure, a new mission, and the battle between Phantom Thieves vs Phantom Thieves, begins!!.....

Story Arc (World Place)

 * Prologue: Black Mask
 * First Act - Another Phantom Thieves of Hearts
 * Japan - Run Wild
 * Korean - Watchful Eyes
 * Australia - Another Program
 * Norway - Roaring Wolf
 * Egypt - Sinking Motives
 * Africa - Wild Jungle
 * Second Act - The Beyond of Cognitive
 * Italy - Nature of an Art
 * France - Tainted Dream
 * Hawaii - Govern to Your Own Path
 * Brazil - Make your Heart
 * Alaska - Game Set
 * Chinese - Sin & Punishment & Redemption
 * America - Phantom Thieves vs Phantom Thieves
 * Final Act - Nature of its Trick to Play
 * Yakushima Island, Japan - The other Cognitive Pscience
 * Yasoinaba, Japan - Master of Play
 * Shibuya, Japan- The Decisive Final Battle
 * Epilogue: Countdown to the World of Ruin

Gameplay
The gameplay in Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers is still an Action RPG. However, there's a bigger changes and improvements to the characters and the system which have been made from Persona 5 Strikers while continuously incorporating and implement the cores of Persona 5 elements, including the game elements from Persona 5 Royal in order to give a new breaths, fresh, and new experience in ever changing toward maximize potential of its Action RPG genre. The graphical updates will now developed using the Unreal Engine 4.

Gameplay Changes from Persona 5 Strikers

 * Difficulty
 * Safety Mode and Merciless Mode are automatically available to choose in the difficulty mode before starting the game.
 * The difficulty statistic/features has been reworked and change from Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal, and Persona 5 Strikers, the changes are:
 * Safety: x0.5 (Damage received)/x2.5 (Damage dealt)/x2.8 (EXP Gain)/x5.2 (Money gain)
 * Easy: x0.7 (Damage received)/x1.6 (Damage dealt)/x1.6 (EXP Gain)/x1.9 (Money gain)
 * Normal: x1.0 (Damage received)/x1.0 (Damage dealt)/x1.0 (EXP Gain)/x1.0 (Money gain)
 * Hard: x1.4 (Damage received)/x0.8 (Damage dealt)/x1.0 (EXP Gain)/x1.0 (Money gain)
 * Merciless: x1.6(Damage received)/x0.5 (Damage dealt)/x0.4 (EXP Gain)/x1.0(Money gain)
 * Players cannot change the difficulties mode if you choose MERCILESS, while the status and level would be carried over for the new cycle, but once you choose that difficulty mode, it would be truly impossible to change it.
 * NORMAL difficulties have been rebalanced and statistics reworked from Persona 5 Strikers that would make normally challenging, but easy and responsive to play.
 * Gameplay mechanics difficulties have been rebalanced into more responsive and flexible, while decreasing difficulty while using the game mechanics that are in Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers in contrast to Persona 5 Strikers.
 * Controlling characters' difficulty has been toned down and majorly improved to give more experience with Action RPG more flexible, smoother, and easy to use while using moveset or using Persona skills.
 * Summer Trips/Travelling Trips
 * Calendar and time consumption system has been removed in Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers.
 * All-new international countries provide all-new items shops in corresponding to the region they’re in, while they are now able to buy a book as well, and translate using the protagonist's smartphone.
 * Sophia Shop still exists, which provides a build up of items and equipment as the story progresses.
 * Protagonist’s can now be accessed toward Black Dealer from Black Market that will provide you rare equipment and accessories, as well as allow you to customize your weapons and gun weapons.
 * All-new Kitchen and new recipe ingredients for Protagonist can cook and restore HP and SP in dungeons, while the food dishes will have a special effects set that would be useful during combat in the dungeons like increased status buff and HP & SP.
 * Protagonist and his friend can buy food from different restaurants and culinary restaurants as the corresponding regions that they were in, also can buy small foods and drinks.
 * Players now can have a ways to increased and gain more BOND experience to reached level up, such as:
 * Playing mini-games by inviting one of the party members like Phantom Thieves, such as Tycoon.
 * Inviting one of your teammates for a hangout spot within a city or countries in a different region they’re in and triggering cutscenes depends who you invite.
 * Performing Unison Show Time during a combat in the dungeons with any party members you choose to perform Ultimate All-Out Attack, which allows you to increase the BOND LV experience.
 * Commenting on food dishes and drinks that Protagonist cook or inviting them to try expensive food and drink in the restaurant in different regions.
 * Spending time with Protagonist’s friend and raising their affectionate bonds within.
 * Playing Darts and Billiards in Thieves Den, which also increased Baton Pass Rank and Technical Rank.
 * Affectionate Bonds is inspired by Confidants, but the difference is how you can raise the affectionate status EXP by Hanging Out or during Combat Mode, that allows you to triggered the scene between Protagonist and Phantom Thieves members, along with Zenkichi, Sophia, Mishima, Terada, Haise/Akechi, and Maruki.
 * In contrast to Confidants in Persona 5/Persona 5 Royal which can be increased up to RANK 10, the Affectional BOND can be increased only up to RANK 7, but the rewards and gain are very worth it during the dungeon.
 * As you continue progressing the Affectionate BONDS, allows you to acquire new skills and game elements that would help you in the Dungeon, it can be attached on the BOND menu.
 * Protagonists can now give gifts to male and female Affectionate BONDS in Phantom Thieves and Allies.
 * Thief Assist command has been returned during the Travelling Trip section of the game.
 * Protagonist can bring Lavenza touring around different regions around the world, like Egypt, France, Australia, Korean, America, and more, Lavenza can meet with other phantom thieves during touring.
 * MEMENTOS (Prev. Jail)
 * BONDS
 * Playable Characters
 * Others
 * The improved graphics are now developed using the Unreal Engine 4 combined with Persona 5 Royal graphical updates elements. The game runs in 60fps with 4K resolution support for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Steam (Microsoft Windows).
 * Dual Audio language such as: English and Japanese can now be available for international, including Japanese versions as well.
 * Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers includes PlayStation 5-specific enhancements, including dynamic 4K resolution (as opposed to 1800p from the backwards-compatible port): haptic feedback and adaptive triggers in the DualSense controller.
 * Far-of-View toward playability has been re-adjusted, tweaked, and improved from scratch.
 * Loading Times has been reduced.
 * User-interface from Persona 5 Strikers has been reworked from scratch, combining the user-interface from Persona 5 Royal, while there have been major improvements to add more responsive and easy to use.
 * In contrast between Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal, and Persona 5 Strikers since this game was developed with Unreal Engine 4, all game cutscenes would be rendered instead using pre-rendered cutscenes.
 * While the animated cutscene is still included in Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers, although it only has a small number of its animated cutscene to be added, the rest will use the rendered cutscenes which developed with Unreal Engine 4.
 * As the character models were made based on Persona 5 Royal, it received a major overhaul due to the game being developed using the Unreal Engine 4.
 * Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers song track would be over 87 tracks in contrast to Persona 5 Strikers song track which was over 46 tracks, and it is still being composed by Atsushi Kitajoh, Gota Masuoka, and Ayana Hira.
 * While the Persona 5 Strikers -Extreme- song tracks would be over 32 tracks and to add numbers in total between P5S and P5SE soundtrack number it would be over 78 tracks.
 * This includes DLC STORY music tracks as well which include in that total number of its soundtrack.
 * Ryota Kozuka and Toshiki Konishi will join for composing the Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers song tracks.
 * Over 26 tracks featuring the re-arrangement of song tracks from predecessor installments from Persona 5 series sub-franchise, such as Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal, Persona 5 Strikers and Persona 5 Strikers -EXTREME-.
 * “Take Over” from Persona 5 Royal has been re-arrangement songs in Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers.
 * Nothing is Promised from Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth has received re-arrangement songs in Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers.
 * The playable characters dialogue portraits would be based on Persona 5 Royal which was completely redrawn with new angles and expression, while all-new and never seen before angles and expression toward dialogue portraits has been made for Phantom Thieves of Heart, including Sumire, Sophia, Maruki, Zenkichi, Jose, and Mishima.
 * Furthermore, many backgrounds and environments from Persona 5 Strikers and Persona 5 Strikers -Extreme- have been given noticeable updates.
 * Lip sync during voiced cutscenes is included in the Japanese version.
 * In contrast with Persona 5 and Persona 5 Strikers, all scenes in Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers have been fully voiced from the beginning to end.
 * Although, the minor NPC and SNS chat might not be voiced for that reason.


 * The PlayStation trophies and Steam & Nintendo Achievement are available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and STEAM (Microsoft Windows).
 * Playable Characters and Party can now wear a costume attire like in Persona 5/Persona 5 Royal and all costume attires DLC which was available in P5R are now available in Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers and players can change the costume attires in the equipment menu.
 * Photo Mode has been added for Persona 5 Masquerade Strikers, allowing you to take the photos during exploration and combat.

Characters

 * Phantom Thieves of Heart
 * Playable Character
 * Protagonist/Joker
 * Morgana/Mona
 * Ryuji Sakamoto/Skull
 * Ann Takamaki/Panther
 * Yusuke Kitagawa/Fox
 * Makoto Nijima/Queen
 * Futaba Sakura/Oracle
 * Haru Okumura/Noir
 * Haise Tooru/Feather
 * Akechi Goro/Crow
 * Terada Souo/King
 * Sumire Yoshizawa/Violet
 * Sophia/Sophie
 * Zenkichi Hasegawa/Wolf
 * Takuto Maruki/Rook
 * Non-Playable Character
 * Jose
 * Yuuki Mishima
 * Phantom Thieves of Heart [Imposter]
 * Playable Characters
 * Non-Playable Characters
 * Supporting Characters
 * Spoiler Characters/Surprising Characters

Legacy BGM Pack DLC
The legacy BGM pack downloadable contents, contains several battle BGM tracks for ambush and non-ambush which can be available for paid, such as:


 * Persona Sound Set
 * Persona 2 Sound Set
 * Persona 3 Sound Set
 * Persona 4 Sound Set
 * Persona 5 Sound Set
 * Persona Q2 Sound Set
 * Persona 5 Dancing Starlight Sound Set

You can select the battle BGM set on the settings which allows you to select the sound set BGM pack as you desired.

Legacy Main Persona Pack DLC
The legacy main Persona Pack downloadable contents, contains several Persona from the past mainline titles and spin-offs which can available for paid, such as:


 * Persona Set
 * Persona 2 Set
 * Persona 3 Set
 * Persona 4 Set
 * Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Set
 * Persona 5 Set

Ultimate Legacy Costume Pack DLC
The Ultimate Legacy Costume Pack DLC, contains several legacy costumes from the past mainline titles and spin-offs from Shin Megami Tensei series and Persona series, which can available for paid, such as:


 * Persona 1 Costume Set
 * Persona 2 Costume Set
 * Persona 3 Costume Set
 * Persona 4 Costume Set
 * Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Costume Set
 * Persona 5: Dancing in the Starlight Costume Set
 * Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Costume Set
 * Shin Megami Tensei V Costume Set

All-Out Attack Pack DLC
The All-Out Attack Pack includes several items for support in gameplay, mostly a collection of Skill Cards, one each:


 * Booster Skill Pack:
 * Fire Boost
 * Ice Boost
 * Wind Boost
 * Elec Boost
 * Psy Boost
 * Nuke Boost
 * Bless Boost
 * Curse Boost


 * Starter Ammo Pack:
 * Survival Vest x3
 * Robust Apron x4
 * Breeze Scarf
 * Hacker Gear Mk. 1


 * Basic Attribute Skill Pack:
 * Agi
 * Bufu
 * Zio
 * Garu
 * Psi
 * Frei
 * Kouha
 * Eiha
 * Dia
 * Media
 * Amrita Drop
 * Recarm


 * Persona Points Pack:
 * 10000 pp


 * Team Buff Skill Pack:
 * Tarukaja
 * Rakukaja
 * Sukukaja
 * Dodge Fire
 * Dodge Ice
 * Dodge Wind
 * Dodge Elec
 * Dodge Psy
 * Dodge Nuke
 * Dodge Bless
 * Dodge Curse


 * Enemy Debuff Skill Pack:
 * Tarunda
 * Rakunda
 * Sukunda
 * Dazzler
 * Evil Touch
 * Makajama
 * Dormina
 * Taunt
 * Marin Karin

Special Edition
A 15.300 yen Limited Edition called Persona 5 Strikers -Masquerade- Treasure Golden Box includes following the additional content, such as:


 * Persona 5 Strikers -Masquerade- art book
 * Persona 5 Strikers -Masquerade- original soundtrack
 * Persona 5 Strikers -Masquerade- downloadable content pack
 * Behind scene of Making Persona 5 Strikers and Persona 5 Strikers -Masquerade- Blu-ray movie.
 * A 350mm x 900 mm hand towel
 * Special Illustrated Box.
 * Phantom Thieves of Hearts special key visual illustration.