Summary
Persona 5: The Phantom Xis the latestspin-off based onPersona 5, which has had a significant legacy since its releasein Japan in 2017. Unlike the other games in the series, this newest title is a free-to-play mobile game, although Steam players canalso access it. Additionally, it works well ona Steam Deck, providedplayers have access to an internet connection on the go.
In some ways,Persona 5: The Phantom Xis similar to the original game with its turn-based battle system, epic story, and Palace-based dungeons. However, it’s not easy to become powerful in the game, so let’s go through several methods that characters canboost their party’s strength via various techniques for powering up as quickly as possible. The best way, of course, is to pay money, but that goes against the point for most players. These free methods are better given players have the time and patience to make use of them.
6Increase Levels
An Obvious RPG Tactic
The most obvious way to get stronger in an RPG likePersona 5: The Phantom Xis by leveling up. The protagonist, Nagisa/Wonder, levels up differently from the other party members. Players can earn EXP by defeating monsters in dungeons, but the rewards are minimal. The best way to increase Nagisa’s level is through challenges like the Realm of Repression, side quests, and daily missions to get big EXP boosts.
The Realm of Repression challenges are especially useful. Keeping up with this gacha-based mobile game on a daily basis is especially important to get as much free stuff as possible. As for the other party members, they can level up through materials gained mostly through said daily bonuses. One example is called Thief Compendium Scrap, which is the most basic form of leveling up material.
The New Bonding System
There’s another important aspect of side quests that can lead to some other upgrades. Like Confidants inPersona 5,Persona 5: The Phantom Xhas a social system called Synergies. Main party members like Lufel can create a Synergy with Nagisa, along with Merope, who is Igor’s new assistant.
Going through side quests typically opens up new bonds with characters. UnlikePersona 5, players don’t have to worry about waiting to go through side quests on a day-by-day basis. Some things restrict players from upgrading their Synergy party too much, but overall, it’s much simpler than the Confidant system. Unlocking new Synergy tiers will net players new bonus mechanics and boosts.
4Cycle Through Personas
Gotta Persona ‘Em All!
Each character starts with a Persona, including Nagisa, but he, along with most main charactersinPersonagames, gains the ability to summon multiple Personas in battle. Players can make contracts with demons after winning a battle to make them into Personas, or they can gain Persona cards from random character draws. Additionally, fusing Personas together remains an option.
Personas can be leveled up using materials similar to those used for upgrading party members. Interestingly, the more Personas players collect, the more Schema Points they will earn, which are used for Nagisa’s personal skill tree. This skill tree can boost stats like HP and attack power, along with granting various bonus skills. Basically, there are many ways to upgrade Nagisa beyond everyone else, and story progress is typically gated based on his level status.
3Level Up Persona Abilities
Go Beyond A Demon’s Touch
Players need to treatPersona 5: The Phantom Xlike aPokemongameby collecting as many Personas as possible to strengthen their ally list. Beyond Nagisa, Persona abilities can be individually leveled up for each character. For example, Motoha’s Persona, Awilda, has an ability called Electroshark that can hit all enemies with an Electric-based attack.
Leveling up that ability up will increase its attack power. This is something players may not even realize they can do, as there are almost too many mechanics and things to level up. It’s a lot to take in for a mobile game, but a general tip is to progress through the game casually and to read everything carefully.
2Get New Characters
Look Out For Golden Tickets
Players will unlock characters as they progress through the story, like Lufel, who is the healer of the group, or Motoha, who is an ace with lightning-based attacks. Those are big story characters, but players can also acquire party members called Phantom Idols, which are representations of characters that Nagisa knows in real life, that the Metaverse then creates a copy of. They’re only meant to exist as party members and won’t add anything to the story.
For example, Nagisa’s next-door neighbor, Mrs. Tomiyama, will appear as a party member even though she’s a middle-aged housewife. Characters can be recruited via a lottery system that uses Gold Tickets. These will appear randomly as rewards for completing challenges and dailies, but mostly in bigger dungeons like Palaces. They can be bought, too, but players should resist the temptation. It’s not exactly an individual upgrade, but getting a bigger and more diverse party will certainly help players get stronger in the long run. That’s the point ofany RPG: recruit and level up.
1Upgrade Weapons
Sharpen The Blade And Make Enemies Cower In Fear
Finally, weapons can be bought the same way as inPersona 5via Iwai’s shop. There are some decent weapons for sale, but like characters, there is also a lottery system to spin for rarer weapons. As tempting as that can be, allweapons of any star value can be upgraded inPersona 5: The Phantom X, so don’t waste real-world cash.
Similar to character upgrades, materials are needed to boost the attack power of weapons. It’s a simple process, and it can even be automated with a simple button press. With the right resources, a common weapon could boost the potential of a character a great deal, from Nagisa’s daggers to Lufel’s tonfas.
