While the story mode is heavy on exposition, at its core, this is still very much a full-fledged fighting game. If you’re interested in experiencing the full story, make sure you’re starting with the original Persona 4 Arena story, as the Ultimax follow up story will heavily spoil it right from the start. Thankfully, the re-release on Switch features both stories however, Ultimax’s story is curiously the first option in the story mode menu. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is technically a sequel to Persona 4 Arena with a completely new story taking place shortly after the original. Those who enjoyed Persona 3 and especially Persona 4 will feel right at home with the game’s story, as familiar locations, supporting characters, and iconic music all return in the same amazing Persona style. Switch port review: This review focusses on the Nintendo Switch version and port quality of a game that was either previously released on other platforms or one that simultaneously launched on Nintendo Switch and other platforms.The story in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax centers around the casts of Persona 3 and 4, a new character named Labrys, and the mysterious P-1 Grand Prix tournament taking place inside the Midnight Channel. If you were considering Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on Nintendo Switch to play offline on the go, it is one of the best fighters available on Switch. It is noticeably softer than the PS4 version when played docked though. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax feels great to play handheld. While rollback netcode isn’t coming to Nintendo Switch, I hope Arc System Works and Atlus can fix the few network issues present. I did have two instances of the game disconnecting during the intros if a player tried to skip them. Barring that, the online held up as I expected in my testing both wired and wireless on Nintendo Switch. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax has some syncing issues if you skip the intro just like BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle did on Nintendo Switch. Over the last few days, I’ve managed to get about 10 games in with friends abroad. The visual novel-style story mode definitely feels right at home on Nintendo Switch when played handheld.Ĭonsidering rollback netcode isn’t coming to Nintendo Switch, I wanted to test out the online stability in its current state for this review. Performance has been good for me so far as well. I wish the interface was more crisp when playing docked. Some of the UI elements also look a bit too soft. When going docked, the softer image is more noticeable compared to the PS4 version. I’ve played a good amount of it on my Nintendo Switch OLED model and it looks excellent. Visually, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on Nintendo Switch looks great in handheld mode. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax also features dual audio right from the get go. It features gameplay and balance changes to the fighting, Golden Arena Mode, and more. If you already played Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on PS3 or Xbox 360, this version is based on the new arcade version that was never released outside Japan until this enhanced version of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. All characters including shadow versions are included here and this is an amazing value package for the asking price of $29.99. All of this is available from the start barring some story content that will unlock as you play through the story mode. I know many people didn’t care for this lobby system and just wanted to get into games quickly, but I always liked how these look with the character models walking around.īarring that, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on Nintendo Switch has all the DLC included which means the original Persona 4 Arena story mode, Adachi DLC story mode, characters, music, navigator voices, glasses, colors, and more. After confirming the Nintendo Switch version will not get rollback netcode, this is a disappointing omission. You can create or search for rooms and join others though. The chibi character lobby system is absent on Switch. In terms of content, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on Nintendo Switch includes almost everything the PS4 version has right now. This review will focus on the Nintendo Switch port of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. I’ve been playing Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on both Nintendo Switch and PS4 over the last week, and it has been interesting seeing how it has aged all these years later, and also how Arc System Works has brought this fighter to Nintendo’s hybrid system. Just like with Persona 5 Strikers, Atlus has released the sequel to a mainline Persona game on Nintendo Switch without the original being available on the platform in the form of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.
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