Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight Reviews
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight features the reunion of the Phantom Thieves, and let me just say. It truly made me want a Golden type of experience for Persona 5, with added content and a new character or two. Both Persona 3 and Persona 4 had that treatment done, so there remains hope we haven’t seen the last of this cast of characters yet!
Though they don’t have the fleshed-out story of Persona 4: Dancing All Night, both Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight are incredibly fun rhythm games with killer soundtracks.
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight delivers a solid gameplay experience for fans of rhythm games but besides that only a small section filled with Fanservice. The missing story and the limited track selection will even make it hard for Persona fans to invest more time than they have to into this game.
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The release of Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight and Persona 3 Dancing in Moonlight is a niche within a niche.
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight lacks the charm and effort the Persona games usually have. It's the weakest Persona game to date.
Overall, Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight is an entertaining game. Anyone looking for a good, fun rhythm experience should check it out. It does have its flaws, but is fun nonetheless. It is great to see the Phantom Thieves together again, tearing things down like they always do.
Overall, Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight is a solid rhythm title for fans of the series. While the music could’ve used a bit more variety, the overall quality of the track list is still superb.
While its release rounds out the trio of games that have more focus on the moving and grooving than on good old turn-based combat, all the choreography in the world can’t make the game a satisfying product.
The music in the Persona series has always been one of the highlights of the franchise so I’m so glad it’s been given it’s time to shine via the now 3 released Persona Dancing titles. The dancing gameplay is easy to pick up and is extremely fun and addicting. When not playing it I wanted to get back to it to try and better my scores for the tracks I hadn’t earned a ‘Brilliant’ rating on yet.
To my surprise, Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight is basically the exact same game as Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight except with different songs, characters, etc.
Those who have already had their hearts taken by Persona 5 will enjoy their time with Dancing in Starlight, but those less familiar with the Phantom Thieves may be disappointed at its small song count and lack of extra content.
Though Persona 4: Dancing All Night shines on the PS4, Persona Dancing: Endless Night Collection fails to reach the high bar set by its predecessor.
Both Persona Dancing games have excellent OSTs, but their gameplay doesn't share the same quality. I honestly hope Atlus keeps producing rhythm games, but they should reinvent their gameplay in future installments.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight is the dance party I never knew I needed in my life. The soundtrack is incredible, the presentation is as cool as it was in Persona 5, and the characters are entertaining to watch during their performances. Although the story/Social Events do not really bring much as far as in depth character progression, I'll take what I can get if it means more time with the Phantom Thieves.
Dancing in Starlight pays a loving tribute to Persona 5, but without a stronger setlist it doesn't stand alongside its fellow rhythm game spin-offs.
For an odd spin-off to an RPG series, Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight is very well executed.
For any Persona fan, Dancing in Starlight is a solid entry. It gives you a chance to go back and experience more stories with the main characters, and it's a nice change of pace from the RPGs and shooters releasing this fall. But it's main gameplay mechanic - the actual rhythm gameplay - does get in its own way. But if you're just wanting to experience more stories and groove to the amazing soundtrack, Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight is definitely a good place to do so.
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight is an emphatic return to beloved characters and themes from Persona 5. While its energy is relentless and its rhythm mechanics are capable, it's hard to deny Dancing in Starlight is a product picked, borrowed, and assembled from existing Persona games. It's a performance that moves but a show that doesn't go anywhere.
Person 3: Dancing in Moonlight and Person 5: Dancing in Starlight are both great rhytm and musical games. Albeit the two lack some aspects from Persona 4. Dancing All Night like an Story mode or even a wider variety of tracks, both titles offer the enough ammount of content to please the fans of the series and, especially those who love the work of the composer Shoji Meguro.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Persona 5 Dancing is a good rythm game, but lacks of content and have a poor playlist.
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