Persona O.A.
This is a great app for any fan of Persona games (Which are usually played via playstation). This is doubly true for fans of Persona 5. Persona O.A, is a Persona 5 game in the form of an app. You play as yourself, but you wield multiple Persona and meet up with the members of the Phantom Thieves, travelling through Mementos and special event Palaces to steal hearts and gain levels.A lot of people complain because the application is Japanese only. Though knowing Japanese certainly makes the game play easier and more enjoyable, English speaking users can still play the app so long as they know what to do. I've decided to make a tutorial on how to play this app for those who can't read Japanese. This will cover the basic functions of the app. There is a great deal of dialogue in the story cut scenes that will not be covered here. To view translations for those go here.
Upon loading the app for the first time you'll be guided through the game elements and account set up by Sae Niijima. I have created some graphics to take you through the account setup. Click them to expand the images to a larger size if you find them difficult to read.
Above you can see how to set up your new account. If you have an existing account and know your user code, you can enter it in through the data transfer method. Below you can see how to enter your name into the next section.
Once you are able to start playing you will always start the app on the main home screen. The home screen character and background changes every time you reload it. It pulls from various characters in Persona 5 like the main characters and confidants. They will have a quote under them as well but this isn't really important. It is just a fun element of the game, so don't worry about not being able to read it. The things you need to know on this page can be seen in the graphic below.
I wouldn't worry too much about the Calendar, Twitter or P5A buttons. If you want to watch the P5A with subtitles you can do so at Crunchy Roll. The calendar will talk about upcoming events but it is all in Japanese, so unless you want to translate it don't worry about it. The events will notify you when you start the app up if they are happening anyway. The calendar is just to set up notifications for future events.
The news also covers the more recent events, just like the calendar but again, it's in Japanese. Just keep an eye on the dates so you know when something new is happening.
The Event button shows you all the events (dialogues) in the game with the various characters. You can see which you are missing and replay the ones you have already unlocked.
You will start with some free PP (Persona Points). You can spend these on the Persona Gacha which gives you a random Persona or skill card. You can also spend your points on Persona wallpapers for your phone. To use the Gacha, visit the Velvet Room at the bottom left. To buy wallpapers, tap the More Options button on the top left. You can see this screen below.
The above graphic gives you a basic run down of the options here. The only important ones are the Take The Day (I may have mistranslated this) option which gives you your data transfer code, and the Persona Point option.
If you tap the Persona Points button you will be taken to the screen on the left of this text. At the top left you have the Back button, the top right is your total PP. You can scan QR codes with the top option or use the second option to type in codes. The codes are obtained by purchasing official Persona products or from various magazines which release new codes every issue. These magazines include PASH, Anime Japan, and several others. A full list can be found on the official site. If anyone gets access to the codes in these magazines and would like to share them, please leave a comment on this post.The bottom option is where you can spend your existing PP on special wallpapers. The wallpapers cost quite a bit but when you purchase one you have options on what dimensions you would like to save the file as. You will also unlock more wallpapers as you progress through the various dungeons. Special seasonal events will allow you to unlock event exclusive wallpapers as well. To be honest you can probably find any of these wallpapers online for free though. Don't be like me and waste your PP on the wallpapers.
If you access the Velvet Room through the home screen you will need to know what the various options given there are. You can see the translations on the graphic below.
You get your personas by playing the gacha. There are more than one available usually. Different gachas cost different amounts and give you access to different levels of persona. There are also special event gachas that appear sometimes.
The top gacha on the screen to the left is a special gacha. It costs more (300PP for one draw) but you can get really amazing persona from it. I got Futaba's persona on my first play. However, all of the gacha only give you a chance at a persona. You can alternatively get a skill card instead. It's random so you never know if you'll get something good or not.If you do get a skill card you can use it on a persona by clicking the Skill Mastery button. Skill cards have the skill type printed on as an image. You can only use certain skill types on certain persona. This is easy enough to figure out though. If you look at your persona in Skill Mastery mode, at the bottom it shows what types of skills they can learn (And which they already have). Below you can see the bottom skill area of a persona. Below that is what a skill card option looks like in the skill select screen. Clicking the cards image on the right of the skills will take you to your available skill cards so you can select one. Once a card is used, it disappears. Choose wisely.
The compendiums are a way to see what personas and items you have gathered. Looking at a Persona Compendium is a good way to see how strong it is. You can also view the level that the personas you have are and how rare they are (More stars mean rarer persona). I will show you what the stat translations are below.
Strength:Magic:
Endurance:
Agility:
Luck:
Those are what the stat options on the bottom left side say, in that order. As you can see this persona has a lot of Luck but very little Strength. Different dungeons are easier with different types of persona. So it is good to collect a good range of persona with various stats and abilities.
In order to level up your persona you;ll have to explore the dungeon areas such as Mementos and the special event Palaces. Also please forgive the fact that I wrote Momentos instead of Mementos in all of my graphics.
When you go to Mementos from the home screen you can choose which dungeon to explore. More will unlock as you progress through the game and special Event Palaces will appear near the top of the list. Each dungeon has a different difficulty level and recommended level written on it. So choose the ones that will work best for you at the level that you are. If you are unsure about what level you currently are, or what your personal stats are you can tap the button in the top right corner during dungeon selection. It will take you to the screen to the left (You can change your name here if you want as well).From the top, clockwise: Knowledge, Courage, Dexterity, Kindness, Charm
After selecting a dungeon you get to choose one persona to take with you and one companion. You can only choose from the characters you have met thus far. You start with Morgana, then you meet Ann, then Ryuji, and so on. The more dungeons you explore, the more characters you'll meet.
Your persona, companion and yourself each will gain experience and levels when you are exploring a dungeon. Below you can see what it looks like while you are exploring.
This part of the game just requires you to wait. You can exit the dungeon at any time by clicking the Finish Exploration button in the bottom left. However, it is best to wait for the Investigation bar to fill up or the Security to be at 100 percent. Because when either of these gauges fill, you will no longer be gaining items or experience. (UPDATE: Check out how to beat dungeons you get stuck on here)
The game does not need to be open for exploration to commence. If you want to play other parts of the app just click the Back button from this screen. If you want to close the app, you can do that as well. The exploration will continue until either security or investigation maxes. Then you'll have to come back and tell it to finish so you can go to another dungeon. If your security bar maxes before exploration does, don't worry. You can always come back and continue to explore later.To the right you can see what it looks like when you complete an exploration. You, your persona, and your companion rank ups are displayed as well as how close they are to get another level. Scrolling down shows what items you found and how much PP you earned.
After exploration you may trigger some dialogue with whatever companion you took with you into the dungeon. If you can't read the dialogue you have two options. Either you can click through it and guess at any dialogue options it gives you to choose, or you can use a translation app to help you translate the text. Though these applications aren't always accurate. You can see what I mean below.
Like in the Persona 5 game, different options will have an effect on the affection of the character. You'll get little music note animations if you choose the option that makes the character happy. You will also be able to use items you found on your exploration, such as books, magazines, DVDs, etc. An option to watch/read them will appear when you get home after your time spent with your chosen companion. Depending on what you read or watch, you can boost different stats. Boosted stats will help level companions as well as help you defeat certain dungeon bosses.
After this you can go explore another (or the same) area. This is pretty much the whole game. If there is anything I missed that you want explained or elaborated on, just let me know. I hope you enjoy playing this really cute Persona app game!
- Free
- Seller: Aniplex Inc
- Category: Entertainment
- Size: 113 MB
- Languages: Japanese
- Copyright: ©ATLUS ©SEGA All rights reserved. ©ATLUS ©SEGA/PERSONA5 the Animation Project
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