Persona 5 Tactica - Battle System Guide

Battle System Guide in Persona 5 Tactica

Persona 5 Tactica is a simulation RPG.

Persona 5 Tactica (P5T) is a strategic battle played by three characters in a team with gameplay being a simulation RPG. You can engage in highly strategic battles by positioning your characters, performing melee attacks and long-range gun attacks, and using Persona skills.

Move freely and attack enemies.

You can move your character freely until you start attacking. If the enemy is behind cover, you can approach the enemy and attack with melee attacks or use long-range attacks to knock down enemies that are vulnerable.

Controlled characters can be changed any time.

Before taking action, you can freely switch between the three members in your party. This will help you create advantageous situations by changing your character to match the enemies weaknesses or moving your character to aim for Triple Threat.

Your turn ends after you attack.

Your turn ends after you attack. There is also the option to end the turn without taking any action and if you do not take any action, “Charge” will be activated and your next turn’s actions will be strengthened.

Three types of Attacks in the Game

Ranged Attack

Ranged attacks allow you to attack enemies from a distance. Ranged attack damage dealt will be reduce when used against enemies in a guard state.

Melee Attack

Melee attacks have the effect of knocking enemies away and are effective for knocking down enemies from high places. Melee attacks are also effective against enemies in guard state and can create an opportunity to knock them DOWN.

Skill Attacks with Personas

Skill attacks with Personas are more powerful than normal attacks and can also trigger additional effects. For example, “Zio” can paralyze the enemy and “Garu” can send enemies flying far away.

Persona 5 Tactica Battle System

Knock down the enemy and activate “1 MORE.”

In Persona 5 Tactica, forcing enemies into the Down state will activate “1 MORE” which essentially gives characters an extra action after they have taken one already. Normally, the turn ends after the attack but by activating 1 MORE, you can move again to seize the advantage.

Persona 5 Tactica 1 MORE Guide

Surround Downed enemies and activate “Triple Threat” attacks.

You can activate Triple Threat attacks by surrounding a downed enemy in a triangle formation. These three-person attacks can damage all enemies within the triangle range, so try to aim for it whenever you have the chance.

Persona 5 Tactica Triple Threat Guide

Use Unique Skills to turn the tide of battle.

Unique Skills are special skills that can only be used by specific characters. When the team’s VOLTAGE Gauge is full, certain skills becomes available, and they can have powerful effects on the battlefield.

A Unique skill has different effects depending on the character, and including the attack-type skills and support-type skills. By activating a unique skills according to the situation will be the key to victory.

Persona 5 Tactica Unique Skill Guide

End the turn without taking any action to enter “Charged” state.

Whenever a character ends a turn without deciding an action, they will enter a “Charged” state which means on their next turn, their attack will be more effective against the enemies. The effects of charging varies and it depends on the characters, such as being able to knock DOWN enemies in cover state if you use Erina charge attack.

Persona 5 Tactica Charge Attack Guide

Gain an advantage by inflicting status ailments.

Certain Persona skills can inflict status ailments on targets. For example “Zio” can paralyze the enemy and make them unable to move, giving you an advantage in battle.

Take down an enemy from high ground to activate Follow-Up Attacks and 1 MORE.

Making a downed enemy fall from high ground lets you activate 1 MORE, allowing you to take action again. In addition, if an allies is near the area where the enemy fell, you can deal even more damage with a Follow-Up attack.

Persona 5 Tactica Follow-Up Attack Guide

Use Stage Elements to gain the advantage.

Persona 5 Tactica has various map elements and gimmicks depending on the stage and depending on how you use them, you can bring the battle to your advantage. For example Elevators allow you to move from difficult to climb platforms in an instant, making it easier to attack enemies in high grounds.

Stage Elements List

Persona 5 Tactica Stage Elements Guide

New Features and Mechanics

Equip Sub-Personas.

Persona 5 Tactica (P5T) implements the “Sub-Persona System” that previously appeared in Persona Q. By equipping Sub-Personas, you can increase your character’s stats and use the Persona’s unique skills and inherited skills.

Persona 5 Tactica Sub-Persona Guide

Create weapons via Persona Fusion.

Persona 5 Tactica (P5T) has added weapon creation by Persona fusion. Weapon creation through Persona fusion has the advantage of having high status weapons and being able to attach attributes.

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