Persona 5 Strikersis the latest game released in thePersona 5timeline, taking place roughly a year after the originalPersona 5story.Strikersreunites the protagonist, Joker, with the rest of the Phantom Thieves for a summer vacation. The vacation is quickly halted as a phenomenon involving shadows affects Tokyo once more, bringing the gang back together.Strikersis a spin-off title in thePersona 5franchise, taking aDynasty Warriorsapproach in gameplay courtesy of developer Omega Force, the original developer of theWarriorsfranchise.
The game was released a year earlier under the namePersona 5 Scramblein Japan. However,Persona 5 Strikerswas delayedfor western audiences, citing constraints in recording the English dub due to COVID-19, among other reasons. Despite the difficulty in recording the English dub, there are several surprises hidden for listeners of the English dub. Players who listen to the new navigator inStrikersmay hear a familiar voice guiding them as a reliable assistant throughout the game.
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Featured inPersona 5 Strikersis the inclusion of AI assistant, EMMA. EMMA is a phone application inStrikersthat helps the player choose their difficulty as well as entering their name into the app. Throughout the game, EMMA assists the player as a navigator, doubling as an important plot device. EMMA’s mannerisms and speech patterns may seem familiar to iOS users as she is voiced by none other than Susan Bennett, the original voice of Siri.
Prior to her role as Siri, Susan Bennett’s career began as the voice for “Tillie the All-Time Teller,” one of the first voiced ATMs meant to establish a personal relationship between the banker and the consumer. Throughout her career, she has provided her voice to several GPS navigation systems, telephone systems, and various commercials. Her turning point was in 2005 when she recorded lines and paragraphs for software company ScanSoft. The lines recorded would become the basis for Apple’s Siri, used untilthe release of iOS 7in 2013.
The integration between modern AI navigators and video games has been utilized in the past, with a recent example relating to Windows 10. In 2014, Microsoft revealed voice actor Jen Taylorwould reprise her role as Cortana, the AI who played a significant role in the Halo series, as the navigator voice for Microsoft-related products. InShin Megami Tensei 4, an AI known as Burroughs played the role of the navigator for the protagonist Flynn, while also serving as the game’s menu system.
Persona 5 Strikersis currently available for PC, PS4, and Switch.
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