I like how the only reason why Zenkichi was even able to enter the Metaverse and save the Phantom Thieves is the fact that Futaba tripped on flat ground.
I think they made it feel like that on purpose. For a person who at the time wasn't a persona user, BOY he was good at hiding. I mean come on you're used to controlling the phantom thieves. Anything less just feels clumsy and slow. They got our boi Gramps down perfectly.
@@Nova-_- Yeah, it was definitely a great scene. Loved it. Laughed my ass off tho when a shadow looked DIRECTLY AT ZENKICHI but didn't do shit because he was in a hiding spot.
That part caught me especially by surprise because I was expecting a real world stealth section back in Okinawa. After they simply skipped to the lab, I assumed that there just won't be any significant gameplay changes. Just one Jail later, Zenkichi proved me wrong.
I was curious to see what happens if a shadow gets you and apparently the game was like "wanna see" and I couldn't run back to a hiding spot and that damn shadow almost got me too, but I was too into the moment pressure to let Gramps down
Usually in games, I take a liking to the protagonist and don't usually play other characters. As I absolutely love Joker I thought this was going to be one of those games. But then Wolf happened.
To be honest, I was pretty much waiting for Zenkichi to awaken his own Persona at this point in the game. The way he and the Phantom Thieves vibed, I knew he was meant to actually be part of their group despite being both a cop and an older dude. His awakening was still badass, though.
God I remember singing the lyrics to Life Will Change while I was in the Jail and wondering why the song fit so well with it. Then it hit me and I lost my shit
1:02 When I first heard the melodies of Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There and Life Will Change, I lost my shit. That was such a perfect way of illustrating the Monarch's personality
SPOILERS Never would I have guessed Akane would become a Monarch, even if she was only used as a bait for the thieves. It had the same kind of impact that Sae having a palace in P5 did.
I love this stage, theme, and story but I'd say it fits with the others games. SPOILER P4 and P5 Where the daughter of the most prominent adult on your side ends up with a jail/palace/dungeon where she is dealing with her emotions about her mom's car death which was actually a murder conspiracy. P5 had Futaba and P4 had Nanako
She did have some grief and anger towards her dad and the culprit And anger could lead to trauma which means to Maddice: "BAM!!! you have the potential of a Monarch so here"
Really? From the second I saw her, I knew she'd be the "bratty teenage Monarch" at some point. She was too fussy and too irrationally unyielding on her father to not be a Metaverse villain.
(Me, just running around looking for treasure demon and humming the bgm) Do ro do ro do ro ro, ra rah rahaha, na nah na na fire, can’t hold on or life won’t change~ *WAIT WHAT!?!!?*
That's my problem with jails 3-5 in general. 3 not so much but no doubt it was shorter than 1-2 and then 4-5 are waaaay too short. Was really sad to see how short they were especially 4 not even having a real boss battle. Thankfully jail 6 that I'm currently on is quite long and has for the most part made up for the disappointing middle part of the game.
@@haydencox7703 Well for where the story was heading, I see 4 and 5 as necessary. Okinawa was to progress other plot lines that weren’t touched on for a while, and 5 was only meant to be a trap for the thieves. Akane’s jail was brand new and unfinished, given how similar it looks to its real location compared to Natsume’s and Alice’s.
@@the1theonlyg248 While I agree they fit for the plot that doesn't stop them from feeling a bit lazy with how short they were. I still love this game but I thought all the jails would be as long and fleshed out as Alice's. Not the case which is fine but doesn't mean I'm still not somewhat disappointed. Again jail 6 though is a great time.
@@haydencox7703 why be disappointed by what it was meant to be Don’t think of 4 and five as whole jails as they are intentionally made to be like that 4 probably was shorter because it was probably the first jail and was based apon a small area 5 was small because it was incredibly new and plus it did not need to be big as it is comfusing to navigate anyway I was very close to rageing while in it
@@haydencox7703 I think it's best to consider Okinawa's Jail and Kyoto's Jails as one single arc, because they're fairly connected by Akane and Zenkichi's role in the story, and the lengths of the two jails combined do almost equate to a full Jail.
@@eclecticspaghetti i never took zenkichi out of the party through the entire game and i don't regret it hes kinda there when you don't need a spesfic element but need some hefty damage
*Spoiler warning* Ya know because of the song having faint elements of wake up get up get out there and being the theme for the jail where zenkichi awakens his persona I like to think that its telling zenkichi to literally wake get up and get out there and fight for what he believes in
I thought it was because Akane looks up to the Phantom Thieves as role models to her so it makes sense for her jail theme to reference an iconic Phantom Thieves song.
I was running through portals while listening to this. While I was at it I heard the 1:19 part it was mind-blowing. **SPOILERS** Life Will Change's motif in this BGM shows Akane's affection for the Phantom Thieves. How she idolizes them. And that gave this song a whole new meaning. Not just your usual Japanese-themed BGM.
tfw the new Monarch is a Stan All jokes aside I loved this dungeon, and Zenkichi might actually be my favorite character, theres certainly competition going :/
To be honest, when doing A Thief's Challenge that involves not raising the alarm, I thought it was gonna be another Zenkichi stealth mission like in here. Eventually, I realized you CAN fight in those request but not let enemy detect you. I like the challenge though Ichinose's dungeon seemed impossible that way.
In fact its a lot easier TO fight them, when u fight 1 all the nearby enemies go away, unless u get an opportunity to ambush i suggest opening the battle with ur gun to be safe
He means the requests that let you refight bosses. "My Dear Joker" probably doesn't get a refight because it's a one-on-one fight, and would look kinda shoddy once the initial impact of it wears off, seeing as it's just a slightly modified AI Joker with no Persona.
@@petergriscom3431 i mean idk man, im not done just yet but its my favorite boss so far. Its a fun reflex based fight that really emphasizes that bosses should be striked at oppertune moments, since you cant even hit him at ALL unless hes currently in the middle of/just finished an attack
Shadow phanton: We are the real ones Joker: You are nothings like.... Wait,why i have the sensantion of that I be warning about something like that and me aswering is bad idea PQ2 flashback Yu: So Joker worst thing that you do when you encounter someone who looks like you and says that its the real you its negate that End of the flashback Joker:Nah must be nothing
As cool as that would be, I think it might also be a bit of a hinderance, because the player wouldn’t know if their teammates could die from that and they might waste items
It was obvious Zenkichi was going to awaken his persona because of the opening movie, where it was obvious the dual-gun-wielding guy was Zenkichi. But I still got goosebumps, because it was so well-written and his persona is really cool. I like Sophia’s a little more, but Zenkichi is up there when it comes to amazing awakenings. Also, this theme is just SO cool and really quite intense for some reason. Shoutout to the monarch battle for this jail actually being pretty difficult on the easiest difficulty lmao
honestly her fake probably just provided support to all of the other fakes like real futaba does to us. when all the fakes were dead futaba's probably just disintegrated lol.
I remember I once saw a comment on another video that asked that exact question and somebody else replied with "smash bros tourney" I wish I could remember where I saw that
Wolf can solo better then joker Edit: hey sup it's been a year and I feel like explaining now Wolf has a infinitely reusable source of healthy Regen even when out of sp that doesnt require any waiting plus he can also get enduring soul which makes it even easier for him to survive compared to everyone else
i often find myself using wolf more than anyone else, simply because of his damage output with just his melee weapon. i also like how in fury mode, your melee attacks become ranged attacks at the cost of damage, but its still useful for sweeping down enemies
I like how the only reason why Zenkichi was even able to enter the Metaverse and save the Phantom Thieves is the fact that Futaba tripped on flat ground.
Love the butterfly effect
She has the highest luck stat for a reason lmao
I would trip on flat ground as well if I wore those shoes
The goddamn bars had gaps big enough for them! Why wouldn't they just go through!?
Well she flunked PE
Freaking love how this has hints of Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There.
Actually, those hints are of Life Will Change! Still badass though.
@@AMDeZani 1:03 but this is wake up get up get out there
It’s both because parts of the song share the same motif
See, this guy knows his facts.
I know right! Fantastic track
"Let's do this, partner."
*adjusts glasses
I absolutely adore Zenkichi.
"He did the Anime Glasses Thing!" -Crystaahhl
@@LittleBigPlanetian "He runs like an actual old man"
He's so cool. Even in the rare moments he's not.
YOSUKE?!
Now i can't listen to this without picturing Zenkichi hobbling his ass between hiding spots, loved that section even tho it was a bit annoying.
I think they made it feel like that on purpose. For a person who at the time wasn't a persona user, BOY he was good at hiding.
I mean come on you're used to controlling the phantom thieves. Anything less just feels clumsy and slow. They got our boi Gramps down perfectly.
I did it one take
@@Nova-_- Yeah, it was definitely a great scene. Loved it. Laughed my ass off tho when a shadow looked DIRECTLY AT ZENKICHI but didn't do shit because he was in a hiding spot.
That part caught me especially by surprise because I was expecting a real world stealth section back in Okinawa. After they simply skipped to the lab, I assumed that there just won't be any significant gameplay changes. Just one Jail later, Zenkichi proved me wrong.
I was curious to see what happens if a shadow gets you and apparently the game was like "wanna see" and I couldn't run back to a hiding spot and that damn shadow almost got me too, but I was too into the moment pressure to let Gramps down
Oh boy... Just finished this Jail. Zenkichi Hasegawa is officially a badass.
Usually in games, I take a liking to the protagonist and don't usually play other characters. As I absolutely love Joker I thought this was going to be one of those games.
But then Wolf happened.
He was a badass from the beginning, he just has superpowers to back it up now
To be honest, I was pretty much waiting for Zenkichi to awaken his own Persona at this point in the game. The way he and the Phantom Thieves vibed, I knew he was meant to actually be part of their group despite being both a cop and an older dude. His awakening was still badass, though.
@@heehomgee4671 for me, Crow and Black mask happened
Gramps does shit
1:20
"So you know that we're out there
Swatting lies in the making.
Can't move fast without breaking
Can't hold on or life won't change."
I don’t know how/why I couldn’t hear that until now, thanks
Holy shit
Also:
“Wake up, get up, get out there
Raise your voice against liars
Feed your anger like fire
Why does nobody want change?”
God I remember singing the lyrics to Life Will Change while I was in the Jail and wondering why the song fit so well with it.
Then it hit me and I lost my shit
It might be intended to put those two songs due to the fact Akane being obsessed to the Phantom Thieves.
I have never had a better time being stuck in a warp puzzle thanks to this song. I'm surprised Yusuke wasn't drooling harder in this jail.
Yusuke truly has grown and matured if he wasn't obsessively painting everything he saw in the Jail.
1:02 When I first heard the melodies of Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There and Life Will Change, I lost my shit. That was such a perfect way of illustrating the Monarch's personality
Not to mention the name is clearly a reference to You-Know-What.
Ah yes the theme that makes me feel super cool playing as a normal guy
His run cycle is so goddamn funny
He’s just a middle aged man jogging
SPOILERS
Never would I have guessed Akane would become a Monarch, even if she was only used as a bait for the thieves. It had the same kind of impact that Sae having a palace in P5 did.
I love this stage, theme, and story but I'd say it fits with the others games.
SPOILER P4 and P5
Where the daughter of the most prominent adult on your side ends up with a jail/palace/dungeon where she is dealing with her emotions about her mom's car death which was actually a murder conspiracy. P5 had Futaba and P4 had Nanako
@@cw442 Then again, P4's Heaven Dungeon can be less attributed to Nanako and more towards Namatame, since he fled with her.
I jokingly thought she’d be a monarch for Kyoto when I first encountered her, and I laughed when it said she had become the monarch.
She did have some grief and anger towards her dad and the culprit
And anger could lead to trauma which means to Maddice: "BAM!!! you have the potential of a Monarch so here"
Really? From the second I saw her, I knew she'd be the "bratty teenage Monarch" at some point. She was too fussy and too irrationally unyielding on her father to not be a Metaverse villain.
(Me, just running around looking for treasure demon and humming the bgm)
Do ro do ro do ro ro, ra rah rahaha, na nah na na fire, can’t hold on or life won’t change~
*WAIT WHAT!?!!?*
Only thing I don’t like about this jail is that it was too short
That's my problem with jails 3-5 in general. 3 not so much but no doubt it was shorter than 1-2 and then 4-5 are waaaay too short. Was really sad to see how short they were especially 4 not even having a real boss battle. Thankfully jail 6 that I'm currently on is quite long and has for the most part made up for the disappointing middle part of the game.
@@haydencox7703 Well for where the story was heading, I see 4 and 5 as necessary. Okinawa was to progress other plot lines that weren’t touched on for a while, and 5 was only meant to be a trap for the thieves. Akane’s jail was brand new and unfinished, given how similar it looks to its real location compared to Natsume’s and Alice’s.
@@the1theonlyg248 While I agree they fit for the plot that doesn't stop them from feeling a bit lazy with how short they were. I still love this game but I thought all the jails would be as long and fleshed out as Alice's. Not the case which is fine but doesn't mean I'm still not somewhat disappointed. Again jail 6 though is a great time.
@@haydencox7703 why be disappointed by what it was meant to be
Don’t think of 4 and five as whole jails as they are intentionally made to be like that
4 probably was shorter because it was probably the first jail and was based apon a small area
5 was small because it was incredibly new and plus it did not need to be big as it is comfusing to navigate anyway I was very close to rageing while in it
@@haydencox7703 I think it's best to consider Okinawa's Jail and Kyoto's Jails as one single arc, because they're fairly connected by Akane and Zenkichi's role in the story, and the lengths of the two jails combined do almost equate to a full Jail.
The middle-aged man running to rescue some captured teens from a cage theme.
VALJEAN!!!
Legit cried for how badass that persona was. Honestly my new favorite.
Best part: Zenkichi’s persona is a giant Les Miserables reference, even having Prisoner 24601 on its shirt
Yeah Wolverine is my new favorite Persona!
@@DrAnimePhD
If I’m not mistaken, Valjean’s speech in Zenkichi’s awakening cutscene was also taken from the musical.
i had a really dumb smile when i heard wake up get up get out there in this song in-game
When do you hear that ? I don’t hear that anymore
@@Mymario8 1:20
Its actually life will change but I can see how its confusing
@@Thatcooldude_King it's both.
@@Thatcooldude_King is both you dumbie
Whenever I hear this, I think about the Zenkichi-sneaking part of the jail, instead of the jail as a whole.
It was super memorable
Not only is this song a whole-ass bop, but the fact they threw in the leitmotif of Life Will Change.👌🏽
You're not a Phantom Thief, you're the whole Black Market !
Just got through this jail. zenkichi is a beast
For real. I don't think I'm ever taking him out of my party. It's just The Boys™️ from now on.
@@eclecticspaghetti hell yeah pancake man
@@eclecticspaghetti i never took zenkichi out of the party through the entire game and i don't regret it hes kinda there when you don't need a spesfic element but need some hefty damage
@@Ray_MosesBASED
"Let's do this,partner."
Shinji hhhhhhhhhhhhh
*Spoiler warning*
Ya know because of the song having faint elements of wake up get up get out there and being the theme for the jail where zenkichi awakens his persona I like to think that its telling zenkichi to literally wake get up and get out there and fight for what he believes in
I thought it was because Akane looks up to the Phantom Thieves as role models to her so it makes sense for her jail theme to reference an iconic Phantom Thieves song.
@@deadzone6661 That's exactly what I was thinking when I noticed those leitmotifs here.
@@deadzone6661 why not both?
@@dude9410 Both. Both is good.
I thought it was Life Will Change
I love that the background woodwind playing life will change is sort of a leitmotif for the phantom thieves
This song made me feel less like a Phantom Thief and more like a Ninja. Really liked it a lot. ☺️
Going to Inari Taisha and playing this music in my AirPods while climbing the mountain cements this as that location’s theme in my eyes.
Which mountain?
@@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective Mt. Inari in Kyoto. The place the Kyoto Jail is based off of.
I'm going to do this too 😂
Updating, since I was at Inari Taisha a few months ago, and I have to say... So many toriis, so many paths. This jail does Justice to the real thing 😂
I was running through portals while listening to this. While I was at it I heard the 1:19 part it was mind-blowing.
**SPOILERS**
Life Will Change's motif in this BGM shows Akane's affection for the Phantom Thieves. How she idolizes them. And that gave this song a whole new meaning. Not just your usual Japanese-themed BGM.
They really said take life will change but make it japanese
Life will change but traditional
Life Will Change + Wake Up Get Up Out There but the false version
Oh wait i just realised this is a heavy remix of "phantom" the title screen music from the original P5, pretty cool.
Hot take
This is Strikers version of The whims of fate/Gentle Madman
The parts of life will change in this are so good 1:19
love the "Life Will Change" portion
my god this song is genius
Daaaamn, Gramps, you really are a sleuth, aren'tcha?! You should be on one of those cop shows.
This has hints of Life Will Change.
Unbelievable. No way.
@@heehomgee4671 *Insert YES IT IS* complaint here....
@@ws3471 Unbelievable. No way.
@@heehomgee4671 1:20
not only is futaba clumsy but this song hits (harder than the floor)
Only frustrating part about this segment was not being able to use Third Eye, made it kinda hard to see what counted as cover
The jail reminded me of Inaba from Persona 4.
Second arrival: Wrath
tfw the new Monarch is a Stan
All jokes aside I loved this dungeon, and Zenkichi might actually be my favorite character, theres certainly competition going :/
This was personal my favorite song in all the jails
To be honest, when doing A Thief's Challenge that involves not raising the alarm, I thought it was gonna be another Zenkichi stealth mission like in here.
Eventually, I realized you CAN fight in those request but not let enemy detect you. I like the challenge though Ichinose's dungeon seemed impossible that way.
In fact its a lot easier TO fight them, when u fight 1 all the nearby enemies go away, unless u get an opportunity to ambush i suggest opening the battle with ur gun to be safe
Ichinose’s dungeon… I’m on the Osaka dungeon :-/
BRUH PUT A SPOILER WARNING YOU LITERALLY SPOILED THE LAST PART OF THE GAME FOR ME
I'm glad I read this comment just when I got to Ichinose's dungeon 🧑🏻🦱
Loved the Shadow Joker boss, too bad there wasn't a painful past of Akane
I mean, we got her "painful past" through her own words and tears while at their house. Not to mention Zenkichis side of it
I like to think that this is both Zenkichi and Akane's jail. They each have their own trauma that binds them here from their pasts
He means the requests that let you refight bosses. "My Dear Joker" probably doesn't get a refight because it's a one-on-one fight, and would look kinda shoddy once the initial impact of it wears off, seeing as it's just a slightly modified AI Joker with no Persona.
@@petergriscom3431 i mean idk man, im not done just yet but its my favorite boss so far. Its a fun reflex based fight that really emphasizes that bosses should be striked at oppertune moments, since you cant even hit him at ALL unless hes currently in the middle of/just finished an attack
@@Terumimi haha morning star go brrrr
Shadow phanton: We are the real ones
Joker: You are nothings like.... Wait,why i have the sensantion of that I be warning about something like that and me aswering is bad idea
PQ2 flashback
Yu: So Joker worst thing that you do when you encounter someone who looks like you and says that its the real you its negate that
End of the flashback
Joker:Nah must be nothing
Yu in the Phantom Thieves time: I sense a disturbance somewhere
Fourth favorite of Persona Strikers freakin' awesome to listen to.😎
I got to say this jail was really good especially the music and Zenkichi phantom thieve outfit looks badass. Probably the best jail in the game
this goes so fucking hard it's insane
Zenkchi New Best Character For Me
Easily my favorite Jail theme. Sorry, "Anti HERO", but you're just second.
Amazing dungeon, but I wish you were able to see your teammates' HP and SP dynamically changing in the item screen during the boss fight
As cool as that would be, I think it might also be a bit of a hinderance, because the player wouldn’t know if their teammates could die from that and they might waste items
Bruh...this song is a remix of Life Will Change
I kinda wish that Shadow Joker sounded like Sho from P4A for some reason.
I can't believe I did that one thing where I read the last few pages but for a game, now I know exactly what's going to happen.
I don't know why, but this song reminds me a bit of the song Wise Owl Forest (the 2nd dungeon) in the game Dark Cloud
It was obvious Zenkichi was going to awaken his persona because of the opening movie, where it was obvious the dual-gun-wielding guy was Zenkichi. But I still got goosebumps, because it was so well-written and his persona is really cool. I like Sophia’s a little more, but Zenkichi is up there when it comes to amazing awakenings.
Also, this theme is just SO cool and really quite intense for some reason. Shoutout to the monarch battle for this jail actually being pretty difficult on the easiest difficulty lmao
Ah, yes, the “hiding sprint” song
in my tier list of music for this game this at the top best song in the game
0:25 why does it sound like my dog when he yawns. 😂
@Natalie Goh I looked it up, & I think you might be correct. I watched some videos, & the nokan sounds like the flute in 0:25.
Currently on this one.
Go Boomer Go!
“Okay I won’t deny that I’m older than you, but still that stings.”
We don’t deserve Zenkichi
@@DrAnimePhD It now the comment is 1 month old but yeah, I agree!
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA 5!
*Press X to Start*
Why does this give me Dai Gyakuten Saiban vibes?
I get that vibe from a few songs in Strikers.
I'm still wondering how futaba beat her fake in this jail did she hack it to death with her persona?
Easy, they didn't fight at all. It was a BO2 match. 1V1 hijacked
@@heeho8607 or p4 arena ultimax
honestly her fake probably just provided support to all of the other fakes like real futaba does to us. when all the fakes were dead futaba's probably just disintegrated lol.
@@octorust3215 makes sense
I remember I once saw a comment on another video that asked that exact question and somebody else replied with "smash bros tourney"
I wish I could remember where I saw that
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Wolf can solo better then joker
Edit: hey sup it's been a year and I feel like explaining now
Wolf has a infinitely reusable source of healthy Regen even when out of sp that doesnt require any waiting plus he can also get enduring soul which makes it even easier for him to survive compared to everyone else
i often find myself using wolf more than anyone else, simply because of his damage output with just his melee weapon. i also like how in fury mode, your melee attacks become ranged attacks at the cost of damage, but its still useful for sweeping down enemies
It kinda sounds like something straight out of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Oh my god this entire part of the game was hilarious
This makes me... salty?
does someone know the instruments?
@Natalie Goh Thanks
I've been hicg expection of Kyoto jail, and i got shitty portal room, thank you, Atlus
1:38
sacred sky anyone?