Star Ocean Anamnesisrolled out thePersona 5 Royalcollaboration event today, on October 10. Multiple trailers were released these past few hours for the occasion, showing each part of the collab. Not only Joker, Futaba, and Kasumi are joining in,Persona 3’s protagonist Makoto Yuki andPersona 4’s protagonist Yu Narukami are joining the fray too. A video showcasing Lotus Juice’s Stab Unjust, a song for the event, is also included below.
Multiple Personathemed accessories for theStar Oceancharacters were added too, like a Morgana plushie. Gameplay videos for each character were also shared, you can find everything below. Futaba makes aG Gundamreference in her trailer. And as a reminder, Yusuke also appears in this story but isn’t playable.
The characters also made an appearance in the Star Ocean Anamnesis gag manga.
One of the interesting aspects of the event is how Futaba is actually playable and fighting too. This is the first time we ever see that, as Futaba has a Navigator role inPersona 5.According to the producers at Tokyo Game Show 2019,the event’s story, while not spoiling anything about Kasumi, will actually explain why Futaba can fight there. As a side note, we might see Futaba fighting again inPersona 5 Scramble,with more info coming on the game on October 24.
Star Ocean Anamnesisis only available in Japanese on iOS and Android as the English version closed down. The Persona 5 Royal x Star Ocean Anamnesis collaboration event will end on November 7. You have a bit less than a month if you wanna start playing the game and try challenging the idea of evil, the gacha, to get thePersonacharacters.
PS4 exclusivePersona 5 Royallaunches on October 31 in Japan and in Spring 2020 in the west,possibly in March.We recently learned more about the new My Palace mode, and how it’lleven include bits fromPersonaseries concerts.
