Persona fans have quite a few things to look forward to in the coming months. With Persona 3 Reload dropping in early February, fans looking for a change of pace to hold them over can be excited for the release of Persona 5 Tactica. We’ve already received loads of story and character details about the upcoming strategy game; today, we have even more to share regarding new Persona 5 Tactica gameplay details.

Here are some of the upcoming game’s features as listed in today’s press release:

Persona 5 Tactica Gameplay Details

• Introducing Unique Enemies – Encounter an increasingly diverse variety of enemies as the story progresses!
  • Sumo-maton – The Sumo-maton wreaks havoc in the ring of battle by tossing any unit in range—friend or foe!
  • Guarded Geisha – The Guarded Geisha is ready to block any incoming head-on attack with her elegant and handy parasol!
  • Slimy Shinobi – The Slimy Shinobi will sneakily create clones of itself on the battlefield to confuse you!
• Experience a Wide Array of Interactive Stage Elements – Stages are also filled to the brim with unique interactive elements!​ Fight your way through different stages with gameplay elements like​ surveillance cameras that call in enemies if you step into their line of sight​ or elevators that move parts of the stage up and down when you press a switch.​ ​You can use some elements to gain the upper hand in battle, like Dash Squares that let you leap across elevated parts of the stage or explosive barrels that go off with a bang after taking a set amount of damage.
• Hold Back From Fighting to Charge! – Don’t lose your head in the heat of battle. Play it cool like a real Phantom Thief!​ ​If a character takes no action during a battle, then at the end of your turn that character will begin to charge. ​During your next turn, they’ll be powered up and ready for action. ​​Carefully position yourself to lure out enemies and gain a charge for a smart play.​ Each character’s charge has different effects, so be sure to try them all!
• Everyone Can Equip Their Own Sub-Persona! – All Phantom Thieves can equip a Sub-Persona!​ Equipping a Sub-Persona will raise that character’s stats!. You can also use that Persona’s unique and inherited skills. Sub-Personas not only have active skills that you can use SP to ​activate, they also have passive support skills that automatically ​activate in battle.​ Search for the perfect character and Sub-Persona combo!
• Create New Weapons in the Velvet Room! – The Velvet Room has a new service! In addition to the usual Persona fusions,​ you’ll be able to fuse two Personas to create a weapon. You can combine certain Personas in order to create new unique weapons. These weapons are superior to what you can buy in the shop. It’ll give you an advantage to create many different weapons, so be sure to use this feature often!
• Savor Hard-Fought Victories on High Difficulty Levels! – When playing on Hard or higher difficulty levels, the strength of enemy attacks as well as their HP will increase, and your attacks can now hit your own party members as well. If you don’t pay attention when using wide-range attacks, you might find your party members have low HP without the enemy even touching you! However, you can retry as many times as you want! Test out different strategies!

The press release also included a handful of new screenshots of the game, which you can see below:

All in all, more Persona 5 content is always welcome. This game is shaping up to be a nice dip into the world of Persona without the 100+ hour playtime that typically comes with it.

Persona 5 Tactica releases on November 17 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. To learn about the game’s DLC plans, click here.