The newest title in the Dynasty Warriors series, bringing a completely new experience to fans of both. Many players who have already finished the game, though, maybe looking for more action.
On the Nintendo Switch, action RPGs aren't too hard to come by, although wading through the sea of games to find the right one for each player's taste can be a bit of a challenge. These games, however, are sure to please fans of Persona 5 Strikers with similar approaches to gameplay and storytelling, all while keeping within the fast-moving genre of the action RPG.
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
The Darksiders series is a go-to for fans of the hack-and-slash action RPG, and the re-release of its second entry on the Switch shares a lot of elements with Persona 5 Strikers. For one, the game follows a dark and sweeping storyline following Death himself as he tries to clear the name of fellow Horseman of the Apocalypse, War.
Exploring the world of Darksiders II reveals a wide variety of locations and ways to traverse them, but Strikers fans will be particularly at home with the game's approach to combat. Dungeons are filled with enemies for Death to cut through with his various weapons and skills, much like Strikers' own dungeons.
Transistor
An isometric action RPG from the developers of recent megahit Hades, Transistor is a unique experience, complete with painterly sci-fi visuals and a sweeping soundtrack transporting players into the shoes of a singer named Red. In exploring a dystopian city, Red and her talking sword will face a number of cybernetic enemies.
Both Persona 5 Strikers and Transistor are aesthetically bold, but they share common gameplay elements, too. The Persona system in Strikers allows players to stop the battle and plan their tactics when using Persona skills, and Transistor's Turn() system works similarly, allowing players to program movements and attacks in the heat of battle.
Tales Of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
The long-running Tales series came to Switch with a rerelease of Tales Of Vesperia, an action RPG with a large cast of characters and a vibrant fantasy world for players to explore. Much like Persona 5 Strikers, the central gameplay involves exploring areas that are filled with enemies that trigger combat.
As with Strikers, players get the upper hand on enemies in Tales Of Vesperia by surprising them before entering combat. The game's combat runs on the Linear Motion Battle System, placing players onto a fixed axis of motion, much like a fighting game, offering a new approach to action-based combat.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana
The long-running may not be as familiar to gamers as the Persona franchise. Ys, however, has well-established roots in the action RPG genre, evolving over time to the gameplay seen in Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana, in which players switch between protagonists to explore and escape from the Island of Seiren.
Combat is seamless and fast-paced, allowing players to take on enemies with a number of different strategies. The setting and story are much more traditional fantasy than the contemporary plot and aesthetics of Persona 5 Strikers, but both games combine strategic depth with action-packed combat.
Diablo III: Eternal Collection
One of the most influential classic action RPG series in gaming, including additional classes.
Although the top-down view is quite different, Diablo III resembles Persona 5 Strikers in its fast-paced combat and hordes of enemies. Some of the game's later encounters will fill the screen with demonic hordes, and both local and online multiplayer modes are similar to the party-based gameplay of Strikers, too.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
As another spin-off of the Dynasty Warriors franchise, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 has a lot in common with Persona 5 Strikers, although its setting isn't another video game universe, but the world of the pirate anime One Piece. The game has players taking control of a massive cast of characters in epic battles against hordes of enemies.
Fans of Strikers will appreciate the anime style of Pirate Warriors, as well as the zany cast of characters, even if they are not familiar with the series. Those who are familiar with One Piece, though, will also be intrigued by a story that presents an alternate version of the as-yet-unfinished Wano Arc currently unfolding in the anime and manga.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
The Xeno series has roots way back in the 1998 game Xenogears, although many modern players will be most familiar with the Xenoblade Chronicles sub-series, which includes this 2017 Switch title. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is notable for its vast open world and action-packed combat system that will be familiar to Persona 5 Strikers players.
As in Strikers, in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 players will have control of a whole party of characters, each with their own skills and equipment to assist in battle. With plenty of skills (or arts) to learn and use, as well as special chain attacks that the whole party can use, this game offers plenty of combat variety and depth for players.
Fire Emblem Warriors
Much like Persona 5 Strikers, Fire Emblem Warriors takes the frantic and tactical gameplay of the Dynasty Warriors series and combines it with another franchise's characters and setting. In this case, that franchise is Fire Emblem, a classic series with plenty of characters to add to the action.
Fire Emblem Warriors has players taking on fast-paced, large-scale battles with the intricate and complex strategies of a Fire Emblem title, including the series' signature Weapon Triangle and character bonding mechanics. Fans of Persona 5 Strikers will be intrigued by the game's unique combination of elements from two very different RPGs.
Monster Hunter Rise
The the critically acclaimed Monster Hunter Rise.
The latest entry in the series, Rise features many hallmarks of the series' gameplay, including, of course, lengthy fights against enormous, dangerous monsters. A survival mode called Rampage also adds to the action-packed gameplay, seeing players facing a siege of monstrous attackers and surviving for as long as possible.
Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity
A part of the Dynasty Warriors family of games, Zelda franchise.
Much like Persona 5 Strikers, Age Of Calamity turns a well-loved RPG franchise into a fast-paced frenzy of hack-and-slash action with familiar characters and even familiar gameplay elements mixed in. This game, arguably, does for Zelda fans what Strikers does for fans of Persona.
