After over 20 hours with Persona 5: The Phantom X, I’m genuinely enjoying a lot about it — the game’s a true Persona experience with its own dedicated story. The Phantom X is the latest in a long line of Persona 5 spinoffs, but this game specifically plays with the idea of almost being a pseudo-sequel to the original game. Combat in Phantom X feels like a “lite” version of Persona, with a little less depth because of the mobile format. But I think the core reason why that is simply comes down to the sheer design of gacha games. And while that’s great, the sheer nature of integrating these systems into a Persona experience makes it lose some of its luster.