Read some stuff on scramble's story, translated by dualshockers:
Atlus and Koei Tecmo held the first live stream for PS4, Switch action RPG
Persona 5 Scramble. We got to see live gameplay for the first time, along with explanations of the battle system.
It looks extremely promising, and it doesn’t seem like the usual licensed
Musou game at all.
We also learned new details regarding
Persona 5 Scramble‘s story and characters.
First off, Atlus Producer Kaneda didn’t confirm if confidant characters from
Persona 5 will make a comeback in
Persona 5 Scramble, saying it’s still a “secret”. In my opinion, the confidant characters from
Persona 5 will definitely make an appearance in
Persona 5 Scramble, or else the subject wouldn’t have been brought up in the first place.
Producer Kaneda also mentioned how, as expected,
Persona 5 Scramble‘s story doesn’t touch upon the possible romance decisions Joker took in the past. We won’t get a definite answerer regarding whether Joker is dating someone or not, and who it is. This happens often with sequels of games with a romance system. Producer Kaneda added that assuming Joker dated someone, since he went back to his hometown, this is the first time in six months he’s meeting his girlfriend face-to-face.
As for how character development goes in
Persona 5 Scramble‘s story, it’ll focus on how each character is doing now. For example, we’ll see how Haru and Makoto are doing now that they’ve become university students.
Another interesting point brought up was how Japanese games sequels tend to have the characters go through the same worries and emotional problems. As if their character development got reset. Producer Kaneda said they made
Persona 5 Scramble‘s story in a way so players won’t get this feeling. At the same time, even after what the characters already went through, it’s not like their personalities’ strong points and weaknesses completely changed. So we might see them deal with similar problems than in
Persona 5 but in a different way. The Phantom Thieves’ summer road trip will also allow us to see different sides of their personalities.
Producer Kaneda added that seeing all the heavy themes and scenes in
Persona 5,
Persona 5 Scramblehas a lighter feel to it, with the Phantom Thieves enjoying their summer vacation.
Persona 5 Scramble is like a reward for the Phantom Thieves after everything they accomplished.
Lastly, Producer Kaneda hinted that there are other places to visit in the game besides Shibuya, Sapporo. Sendai, Osaka, and Okinawa.
Loving it after finally getting it.