It’s always nice to see your friends again, even if your time together doesn’t always live up to the highest highs you’ve experienced in the past. Persona 5 Strikers is a lot like that–it comes with some special moments that foster a deeper appreciation for what Persona 5 is and what it represents. From the wild action-RPG combat to the summer road-trip premise, characters we know and love get to show off how much they’ve grown and prove they can still kick ass in style. Strikers does trip over a few clumsy tropes along the way, and sometimes tries a little too hard to recapture Persona 5’s magic, but when it’s all said and done, I’m glad this reunion happened to begin with.