Atlus West has revealed more information about its upcoming RPG, Persona 5 Tactica. The Persona 5 Tactica details include a fresh look at a new kingdom, specifically the Yoshiki Kingdom, new characters, more details on the battle system, and the upcoming DLC.

Continue reading to find out more.

Persona 5 Tactica Yoshiki Kingdom, Characters, Gameplay Features, and DLC:

Yoshiki Kingdom

• Yoshiki’s Kingdom will be strikingly different from the vibe of Marie’s Kingdom
• The Phantom Thieves and Erina will now find themselves in a Kingdom inspired by mid-1800s Japan
• The Phantom Thieves become wanted criminals after saving a woman in crisis
• Citizens in Yoshiki’s Kingdom are subject to surveillance and are captured immediately to perform labor if they take a stand against Yoshiki
• The Phantom Thieves decide to stand up to Yoshiki
• After disguising as samurai, geisha, and other citizens, the team decides to enact Toshiro’s diversionary
  strategy so as to escape with the imprisoned citizens unharmed
• While they are successful, their joy is short-lived
• Yoshiki returns, his demeanor is now replaced with a terrifying rage

Characters:

Yusuke Kitagawa (Voiced by Matthew Mercer)

• Persona is Goemon
• A second-year art student from Kosei High School
• Well known for his artwork

Makoto Niijima (Voiced by Cherami Leigh)

• Persona is Johanna
• A third-year student and the class president of Shujin Academy
• She always felt she had to be a responsible student
• She assumes the role of the reliable, older sister in The Phantom Thieves, and is a physical brawler who uses her fists to fight in battle

Futaba Sakura (Voiced by Erica Lindbeck)

• Persona is Necronomicon
• A genius hacker who, at one point, grabbed the attention of the world
• In The Phantom Thieves, she provides a navigator role, supporting her teammates

Haru Okumura (Voiced by Xanthe Huynh)

• Persona is Milady
• Daughter of the CEO of Okumura Foods, a large fast-food chain
• She finds the courage to stand up to her father who set an arranged marriage for her
• In the process, she loses him but continues the fight after overcoming her grief

Gameplay Features:

Character Swapping

• Switch between three active party members whenever you feel like it
• Until you finalize your attack, you can switch between characters and experiment with them
• Switch between characters to set up the Triple Threat all-out attack
• If one of your party member is on 0 health, you can Baton Pass to someone else in your reserves
• If your HP is 0, you can swap between non-active party members through Baton Passes

Strike Down Enemies

• Having the higher ground gives you an advantage
• You can strike down with melee attacks, and knock enemies down
• Players can also knock enemies towards other party members, triggering follow-up attacks with additional damage and extra turns

Diverse Range of Enemies

• Tactica will feature different variety of enemies including Musketeers, Grenadiers, and Drummers

Difficulty Settings

• There are five difficulty settings (Safety, Easy, Normal, Hard, and Risky)
• They can be changed at any time during the game

Persona Fusions

• The Velver Room resident in Tactica is Lavenza dressed as a blacksmith
• Expremint with Persona fusion in a new industrial setting
• Fuse obtained Personas to power them up

DLC Overview:

Repaint Your Heart Challenge Pack

• Goro Akechi and Kasumi Yoshizawa will appear in the DLC
• Guernica, a pseudonymous street artist, creates ​enormous murals
• A strange graffiti begins appearing in the city
• Among those is a reindition of Arsene

DLC Characters

Goro Akechi (Voiced by Robbie Daymond)

• Persona is Robin Hood
• A third-year high school student and detective
• He has solved numerous cases and has built a reputation

Kasumi Yoshizawa (Voiced by Laura Post)

• Persona is Cendrillon
• A beautiful junior student at Shujin Academy

That’s all we have for you today. It’s a lot to take in, but it is worth it, especially if you’re a Persona fan. If you feel like this is not enough, more details and screenshots are available on the Persona website. If you missed it, you can read last month’s Persona 5 Tactica details which included the initial set of characters, Marie’s Kingdom, and some other gameplay features.

Persona 5 Tactica launches November 17, 2023, on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, Steam, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. The game will be available day one with Xbox Game Pass.