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double-checked on this, i don't think midori said anything about ASA being cancelled in her twitter.
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** Thanks to leaked information shared by Midori on [[Website/TwitterX X]], many ''Persona'' fans ended up bitter over the fact that ''The Phantom X'' was focused so much in development to be a mobile money-maker [[FollowTheLeader like]] ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' that the highly anticipated ''Persona Grand Stage'' (codenamed ''Persona ASA''), a PC and mobile auto-battler (akin to ''VideoGame/Dota2'''s Autochess mod or ''VideoGame/TeamfightTactics'') featuring characters from [[IntraFranchiseCrossover all]] mainline ''Persona'' games from ''[[VideoGame/Persona1 1]]'' to ''[[VideoGame/Persona5 5]]'', [[CanceledVideoGames was cancelled]].
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** Thanks to leaked information shared by Midori on [[Website/TwitterX X]], many ''Persona'' fans ended up bitter over the fact that ''The Phantom X'' was focused so much in development to be a mobile money-maker [[FollowTheLeader like]] ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' that the highly anticipated ''Persona Grand Stage'' (codenamed ''Persona ASA''), a PC and mobile auto-battler (akin to ''VideoGame/Dota2'''s Autochess mod or ''VideoGame/TeamfightTactics'') featuring characters from [[IntraFranchiseCrossover all]] mainline ''Persona'' games from ''[[VideoGame/Persona1 1]]'' to ''[[VideoGame/Persona5 5]]'', [[CanceledVideoGames was cancelled]].potentially cancelled in favor of ''Phantom X''.
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** With the lack of Café Leblanc and Sojiro Sakura (though datamining found a graphical asset related to him), fans began to speculate that ''The Phantom X'' takes place in an AlternateTimeline with a large portion of SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute[=/=]AlternateSelf equivalents of the original ''VideoGame/Persona5'' characters (with some [[CompositeCharacter serving as stand-ins for multiple characters]], such as Motoha/Closer having aspects of both Ann and Ryuji). This idea gained more traction when the OP featured a previously unknown member of the ''[=P5X=]'' Phantom Thieves (Riko Tanemura) whose Metaverse outfit resembles that of a gender-swapped Yusuke/Fox, with information from the concurrent open beta test establishing her to be -- in a parallel to Makoto -- a third-year on Kokatsu's Discipline Committee.
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** With the lack of Café Leblanc and Sojiro Sakura (though datamining found a graphical asset related to him), fans began to speculate that ''The Phantom X'' takes place in an AlternateTimeline with a large portion of SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute[=/=]AlternateSelf equivalents of the original ''VideoGame/Persona5'' characters (with some [[CompositeCharacter serving as stand-ins for multiple characters]], such as Motoha/Closer having aspects of both Ann and Ryuji). This idea gained more traction when the OP featured a previously unknown unseen member of the ''[=P5X=]'' Phantom Thieves (Riko Tanemura) whose Metaverse outfit resembles that of a gender-swapped Yusuke/Fox, with information from the concurrent open beta test establishing her to be -- in a parallel to Makoto -- a third-year on Kokatsu's Discipline Committee.
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** "This is for a gacha game." / "They didn't need to go ''this'' hard." / "They never miss." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7_ztlC7VA spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt visuals]] and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic sound]], ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from.[[/labelnote]]
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** "This is for a gacha mobile game." / "They didn't need to go ''this'' hard." / "They never miss." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7_ztlC7VA spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt visuals]] and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic sound]], ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from.from ''and'' said game's [[UpdatedRerelease definitive version]].[[/labelnote]]
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** With the lack of Café Leblanc and Sojiro Sakura (though datamining found a graphical asset related to him), fans began to speculate that ''The Phantom X'' takes place in an AlternateTimeline with a large portion of SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute[=/=]AlternateSelf equivalents of the original ''VideoGame/Persona5'' characters. This idea gained more traction when the OP featured a previously unknown member of the ''[=P5X=]'' Phantom Thieves (Riko Tanemura/Wind) whose Metaverse outfit resembles that of a gender-swapped Yusuke/Fox.
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** With the lack of Café Leblanc and Sojiro Sakura (though datamining found a graphical asset related to him), fans began to speculate that ''The Phantom X'' takes place in an AlternateTimeline with a large portion of SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute[=/=]AlternateSelf equivalents of the original ''VideoGame/Persona5'' characters. characters (with some [[CompositeCharacter serving as stand-ins for multiple characters]], such as Motoha/Closer having aspects of both Ann and Ryuji). This idea gained more traction when the OP featured a previously unknown member of the ''[=P5X=]'' Phantom Thieves (Riko Tanemura/Wind) Tanemura) whose Metaverse outfit resembles that of a gender-swapped Yusuke/Fox.Yusuke/Fox, with information from the concurrent open beta test establishing her to be -- in a parallel to Makoto -- a third-year on Kokatsu's Discipline Committee.
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** "This is for a {{gacha game|s}}." / "They didn't need to go ''this'' hard." / "They never miss." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7_ztlC7VA spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt visuals]] and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic sound]], ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from.[[/labelnote]]
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** "This is for a {{gacha game|s}}.gacha game." / "They didn't need to go ''this'' hard." / "They never miss." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7_ztlC7VA spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt visuals]] and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic sound]], ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from.[[/labelnote]]
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The opening animation received high praise for retaining the style and spectacle of ''VideoGame/Persona5'' and its offshoots, but with [[AnimationBump even more fluidity]] and little to none of the [[TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects conspicuous CGI]] seen in more recent titles like ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'' and ''VideoGame/Persona3Reload''. All of this, coming from two relatively unknown animation studios operating from out of China (Studio Tumble and Flint Sugar) as opposed to industry giants and up-and-comers like Creator/ProductionIG[[labelnote:*]]''P5''[[/labelnote]], Creator/{{MAPPA}}[[labelnote:*]]''[=P5R=]''[[/labelnote]], and WIT Studio[[labelnote:*]]''[=P3R=]''[[/labelnote]] -- which naturally [[ColbertBump convinced]] fans to check out their previous animated works.
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* EpilepticTrees: With the lack of Café Leblanc and Sojiro Sakura (though datamining found a graphical asset related to him), fans began to speculate that ''The Phantom X'' takes place in an AlternateTimeline with a large portion of SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute[=/=]AlternateSelf equivalents of the original ''VideoGame/Persona5'' characters. Another theory is the game taking place in TheNewTwenties going by a mention of the year 2022 on a calendar display and [[https://i.redd.it/ik6ndn1knhra1.jpg one in-game poster]] placing the current events in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2026]], despite Takemi and Iwai looking unchanged, which alternatively implies that Leblanc went out of business at some point during the speculated decade-long TimeSkip. Combine this with the explanation that the original Phantom Thieves featured in the game are more akin to cognitive selves instead of their "real" selves like with the special fights against the ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''[[VideoGame/Persona4 4]]'' protagonists in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'', {{Gacha Game|s}} fans began speculating that characters from previous ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' games might be included one day.
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* EpilepticTrees: EpilepticTrees:
** With the lack of Café Leblanc and Sojiro Sakura (though datamining found a graphical asset related to him), fans began to speculate that ''The Phantom X'' takes place in an AlternateTimeline with a large portion of SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute[=/=]AlternateSelf equivalents of the original ''VideoGame/Persona5'' characters. This idea gained more traction when the OP featured a previously unknown member of the ''[=P5X=]'' Phantom Thieves (Riko Tanemura/Wind) whose Metaverse outfit resembles that of a gender-swapped Yusuke/Fox.
** Another theory is the game taking place in TheNewTwenties going by a mention of the year 2022 on a calendar display and [[https://i.redd.it/ik6ndn1knhra1.jpg one in-game poster]] placing the current events in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2026]], despite Takemi and Iwai looking unchanged, which alternatively implies that Leblanc went out of business at some point during the speculated decade-long TimeSkip. Combine this with the explanation that the original Phantom Thieves featured in the game are more akin to cognitive selves instead of their "real" selves like with the special fights against the ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''[[VideoGame/Persona4 4]]'' protagonists in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'', {{Gacha Game|s}} fans began speculating that characters from previous ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' games might be included one day.
** With the lack of Café Leblanc and Sojiro Sakura (though datamining found a graphical asset related to him), fans began to speculate that ''The Phantom X'' takes place in an AlternateTimeline with a large portion of SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute[=/=]AlternateSelf equivalents of the original ''VideoGame/Persona5'' characters. This idea gained more traction when the OP featured a previously unknown member of the ''[=P5X=]'' Phantom Thieves (Riko Tanemura/Wind) whose Metaverse outfit resembles that of a gender-swapped Yusuke/Fox.
** Another theory is the game taking place in TheNewTwenties going by a mention of the year 2022 on a calendar display and [[https://i.redd.it/ik6ndn1knhra1.jpg one in-game poster]] placing the current events in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2026]], despite Takemi and Iwai looking unchanged, which alternatively implies that Leblanc went out of business at some point during the speculated decade-long TimeSkip. Combine this with the explanation that the original Phantom Thieves featured in the game are more akin to cognitive selves instead of their "real" selves like with the special fights against the ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''[[VideoGame/Persona4 4]]'' protagonists in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'', {{Gacha Game|s}} fans began speculating that characters from previous ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' games might be included one day.
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** "Don't tell Akechi."[[labelnote:Explanation]]The third beta test showed Joker and Wonder coming into conflict for as-of-yet explained reasons. This caused several fans to joke that Joker and Wonder would have some sort of rivalry with a dash of HoYay, in turn leading people to joke about how pissed Akechi would be when he finds out.[[/labelnote]]
** The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7_ztlC7VA spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both visuals and sound, ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from.
** The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7_ztlC7VA spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both visuals and sound, ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from.
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** "Don't tell Akechi."[[labelnote:Explanation]]The " [[labelnote:Explanation]]The third beta test showed Joker and Wonder coming into conflict for as-of-yet explained reasons. This caused several fans to joke that Joker and Wonder would have some sort of rivalry with a dash of HoYay, in turn leading people to joke about how pissed Akechi would be when he finds out.[[/labelnote]]
**The "This is for a {{gacha game|s}}." / "They didn't need to go ''this'' hard." / "They never miss." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7_ztlC7VA spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both visuals [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt visuals]] and sound, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic sound]], ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from. from.[[/labelnote]]
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** The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both visuals and sound, ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from.
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** The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further further]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7_ztlC7VA spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both visuals and sound, ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feQ3FLsX6-E The opening bars of "Desire Surrender"]] sounds a little too much like "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feQ3FLsX6-E The opening bars of "Desire Surrender"]] sounds sound a little too much like "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.
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* MemeticMutation: "Don't tell Akechi."[[labelnote:Explanation]]The third beta test showed Joker and Wonder coming into conflict for as-of-yet explained reasons. This caused several fans to joke that Joker and Wonder would have some sort of rivalry with a dash of HoYay, in turn leading people to joke about how pissed Akechi would be when he finds out.[[/labelnote]]
* MisBlamed: The many TaintedByThePreview reactions from the mere existence of this game[[note]]{{Microtransactions}}, FollowTheLeader, NewWorkRecycledGraphics, ItsTheSameNowItSucks, ''and'' TheyChangedItNowItSucks, among harsher criticisms, especially related to the target demographic.[[/note]] caused the ''Persona'' fandom to paint Atlus and/or Creator/{{Sega}} as a lost cause and completely greedy, tainting expectations for the next ''Persona'' entries. The fandom even accused this game of taking away from ''Persona'' team's development time for the next mainline games. However, Atlus only officially licensed ''The Phantom X'' and oversaw the creative aspects. The game itself was developed by Black Wings Game Studio, part of Perfect World, not P-Studio, meaning that development of the game will have no effect on the development of future main series games.[[note]]Compare this to ''VideoGame/MetaphorReFantazio'', whose development team (Studio Zero) ''is'' made up of former ''Persona'' team staff, including longtime series director Katsura Hashino.[[/note]] In addition, mainland China [[NoExportForYou never officially got]] ''Persona 5'' at all, [[RemadeForTheExport hence]] the similar story flow with a CastOfExpies (albeit in gacha format). ''The Phantom X'' is primarily developed for the Chinese audience, though WordOfGod admitted to [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff being surprised by all the buzz from outside of China]], which fueled this further.
* MisBlamed: The many TaintedByThePreview reactions from the mere existence of this game[[note]]{{Microtransactions}}, FollowTheLeader, NewWorkRecycledGraphics, ItsTheSameNowItSucks, ''and'' TheyChangedItNowItSucks, among harsher criticisms, especially related to the target demographic.[[/note]] caused the ''Persona'' fandom to paint Atlus and/or Creator/{{Sega}} as a lost cause and completely greedy, tainting expectations for the next ''Persona'' entries. The fandom even accused this game of taking away from ''Persona'' team's development time for the next mainline games. However, Atlus only officially licensed ''The Phantom X'' and oversaw the creative aspects. The game itself was developed by Black Wings Game Studio, part of Perfect World, not P-Studio, meaning that development of the game will have no effect on the development of future main series games.[[note]]Compare this to ''VideoGame/MetaphorReFantazio'', whose development team (Studio Zero) ''is'' made up of former ''Persona'' team staff, including longtime series director Katsura Hashino.[[/note]] In addition, mainland China [[NoExportForYou never officially got]] ''Persona 5'' at all, [[RemadeForTheExport hence]] the similar story flow with a CastOfExpies (albeit in gacha format). ''The Phantom X'' is primarily developed for the Chinese audience, though WordOfGod admitted to [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff being surprised by all the buzz from outside of China]], which fueled this further.
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* MemeticMutation: MemeticMutation:
** "Don't tell Akechi."[[labelnote:Explanation]]The third beta test showed Joker and Wonder coming into conflict for as-of-yet explained reasons. This caused several fans to joke that Joker and Wonder would have some sort of rivalry with a dash of HoYay, in turn leading people to joke about how pissed Akechi would be when he finds out.[[/labelnote]]
** The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both visuals and sound, ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from.
* MisBlamed: The many TaintedByThePreview reactions from the mere existence of this game[[note]]{{Microtransactions}}, FollowTheLeader, NewWorkRecycledGraphics, ItsTheSameNowItSucks, ''and'' TheyChangedItNowItSucks, among harsher criticisms, especially related to the target demographic.[[/note]] caused the ''Persona'' fandom to paint Atlus and/or Creator/{{Sega}} as a lost cause and completely greedy, tainting expectations for the next ''Persona'' entries. The fandom even accused this game of taking away from the ''Persona'' team's development time for the next mainline games. However, Atlus only officially licensed ''The Phantom X'' and oversaw the creativeaspects.aspects (including longstanding series producer Kazuhisa Wada serving as project supervisor for ''X''). The game itself was developed by Black Wings Game Studio, part of Perfect World, not P-Studio, meaning that development of the game will have no effect on the development of future main series games.[[note]]Compare this to ''VideoGame/MetaphorReFantazio'', whose development team (Studio Zero) ''is'' made up of former ''Persona'' team staff, including longtime series director Katsura Hashino.[[/note]] In addition, mainland China [[NoExportForYou never officially got]] ''Persona 5'' at all, [[RemadeForTheExport hence]] the similar story flow with a CastOfExpies (albeit in gacha format). ''The Phantom X'' is primarily developed for the Chinese audience, though WordOfGod admitted to [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff being surprised by all the buzz from outside of China]], which fueled this further.
** "Don't tell Akechi."[[labelnote:Explanation]]The third beta test showed Joker and Wonder coming into conflict for as-of-yet explained reasons. This caused several fans to joke that Joker and Wonder would have some sort of rivalry with a dash of HoYay, in turn leading people to joke about how pissed Akechi would be when he finds out.[[/labelnote]]
** The moment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf-PMD_8O4 the game's intro]] was made available to the public and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PXUAL4zHQ further spread]] by English-speaking members of the fandom in late March 2024, numerous jokes and comments circulated about its high level of quality in terms of both visuals and sound, ranging from how Lyn and/or the Atlus Sound Team "never miss" to the fact that Atlus not only went all out for a Chinese gacha spin-off, but by many accounts came out with an opening on par with if not ''surpassing'' that of the original game ''[=P5X=]'' spun off from.
* MisBlamed: The many TaintedByThePreview reactions from the mere existence of this game[[note]]{{Microtransactions}}, FollowTheLeader, NewWorkRecycledGraphics, ItsTheSameNowItSucks, ''and'' TheyChangedItNowItSucks, among harsher criticisms, especially related to the target demographic.[[/note]] caused the ''Persona'' fandom to paint Atlus and/or Creator/{{Sega}} as a lost cause and completely greedy, tainting expectations for the next ''Persona'' entries. The fandom even accused this game of taking away from the ''Persona'' team's development time for the next mainline games. However, Atlus only officially licensed ''The Phantom X'' and oversaw the creative
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feQ3FLsX6-E The opening bars of Desire Surrender]] "Desire Surrender"]] sounds a little too much like "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.
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* ValuesDissonance: A minor one, in that the Morgana stand-in for the game being an owl has been a point of confusion for some western circles, as owning a pet owl would get you odd looks at best and have exotic pet laws after you at worst. Having an owl as a pet is currently legal in Japan, though the ethics of it all is still a massive point of contention.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feQ3FLsX6-E The opening bars of Desire Surrender]] sounds a little too much like "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.
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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Previews of the first arc of the game's story gave the impression of it being a rehash of ''5'''s first arc, with the first main antagonist being a sports-themed villain whose actions earn the animosity of a female main party member, right down to Kiuchi representing [[SevenDeadlySins the sin of Lust]] and his Shadow's [[OneWingedAngel transformed state]] having a similar design to Asmodeus (though there are still enough notable differences for the arc to stand as its own storyline, such as Kiuchi feeling hatred towards Motoha rather than [[HateSink Kamoshida's]] [[LustObject lust towards Ann]]). The similarity was later revealed to be intentional due to mainland China never receiving an official ''Persona 5'' release, with the story of ''[=P5X=]'' intended to function as such for the Chinese market.
* MemeticMutation: "Don't tell Akechi." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The third beta test showed Joker and Wonder coming into conflict for as-of-yet explained reasons. This caused several fans to joke that Joker and Wonder would have some sort of rivalry with a dash of HoYay, in turn leading people to joke about how pissed Akechi would be when he finds out.[[/labelnote]]
* MisBlamed: The many TaintedByThePreview reactions from the mere existence of this game[[note]]{{Microtransactions}}, FollowTheLeader, NewWorkRecycledGraphics, ItsTheSameNowItSucks, ''and'' TheyChangedItNowItSucks, among harsher criticisms, especially related to the target demographic.[[/note]] caused the ''Persona'' fandom to paint Atlus and/or Creator/{{Sega}} as a lost cause and completely greedy, tainting expectations for the next ''Persona'' entries. The fandom even accused this game of taking away from ''Persona'' team's development time for the next mainline games. However, Atlus only officially licensed ''The Phantom X'' and oversaw the creative aspects. The game itself was developed by Black Wings Game Studio, part of Perfect World, not P-Studio, meaning that development of the game will have no effect on the development of future main series games. [[note]]Compare this to ''VideoGame/MetaphorReFantazio'', whose development team (Studio Zero) ''is'' made up of former ''Persona'' team staff, including longtime series director Katsura Hashino.[[/note]] In addition, mainland China [[NoExportForYou never officially got]] ''Persona 5'' at all, [[RemadeForTheExport hence]] the similar story flow with a CastOfExpies (albeit in gacha format). ''The Phantom X'' is primarily developed for the Chinese audience, though WordOfGod admitted to [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff being surprised by all the buzz from outside of China]], which fueled this further.
* MemeticMutation: "Don't tell Akechi." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The third beta test showed Joker and Wonder coming into conflict for as-of-yet explained reasons. This caused several fans to joke that Joker and Wonder would have some sort of rivalry with a dash of HoYay, in turn leading people to joke about how pissed Akechi would be when he finds out.[[/labelnote]]
* MisBlamed: The many TaintedByThePreview reactions from the mere existence of this game[[note]]{{Microtransactions}}, FollowTheLeader, NewWorkRecycledGraphics, ItsTheSameNowItSucks, ''and'' TheyChangedItNowItSucks, among harsher criticisms, especially related to the target demographic.[[/note]] caused the ''Persona'' fandom to paint Atlus and/or Creator/{{Sega}} as a lost cause and completely greedy, tainting expectations for the next ''Persona'' entries. The fandom even accused this game of taking away from ''Persona'' team's development time for the next mainline games. However, Atlus only officially licensed ''The Phantom X'' and oversaw the creative aspects. The game itself was developed by Black Wings Game Studio, part of Perfect World, not P-Studio, meaning that development of the game will have no effect on the development of future main series games. [[note]]Compare this to ''VideoGame/MetaphorReFantazio'', whose development team (Studio Zero) ''is'' made up of former ''Persona'' team staff, including longtime series director Katsura Hashino.[[/note]] In addition, mainland China [[NoExportForYou never officially got]] ''Persona 5'' at all, [[RemadeForTheExport hence]] the similar story flow with a CastOfExpies (albeit in gacha format). ''The Phantom X'' is primarily developed for the Chinese audience, though WordOfGod admitted to [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff being surprised by all the buzz from outside of China]], which fueled this further.
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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Previews of the first arc of the game's story gave the impression of it being a rehash of ''5'''s first arc, with the first main antagonist being a sports-themed villain whose actions earn the animosity of a female main party member, right down to Kiuchi representing [[SevenDeadlySins the sin of Lust]] and his Shadow's [[OneWingedAngel transformed state]] having a similar design to Asmodeus (though there are still enough notable differences for the arc to stand as its own storyline, such as Kiuchi feeling hatred towards Motoha rather than [[HateSink Kamoshida's]] uncomfortable [[LustObject lust towards Ann]]). The similarity was later revealed to be intentional due to mainland China never receiving an official ''Persona 5'' release, with the story of ''[=P5X=]'' intended to function as such for the Chinese market.
* MemeticMutation: "Don't tell Akechi." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The "[[labelnote:Explanation]]The third beta test showed Joker and Wonder coming into conflict for as-of-yet explained reasons. This caused several fans to joke that Joker and Wonder would have some sort of rivalry with a dash of HoYay, in turn leading people to joke about how pissed Akechi would be when he finds out.[[/labelnote]]
* MisBlamed: The many TaintedByThePreview reactions from the mere existence of this game[[note]]{{Microtransactions}}, FollowTheLeader, NewWorkRecycledGraphics, ItsTheSameNowItSucks, ''and'' TheyChangedItNowItSucks, among harsher criticisms, especially related to the target demographic.[[/note]] caused the ''Persona'' fandom to paint Atlus and/or Creator/{{Sega}} as a lost cause and completely greedy, tainting expectations for the next ''Persona'' entries. The fandom even accused this game of taking away from ''Persona'' team's development time for the next mainline games. However, Atlus only officially licensed ''The Phantom X'' and oversaw the creative aspects. The game itself was developed by Black Wings Game Studio, part of Perfect World, not P-Studio, meaning that development of the game will have no effect on the development of future main series games. [[note]]Compare this to ''VideoGame/MetaphorReFantazio'', whose development team (Studio Zero) ''is'' made up of former ''Persona'' team staff, including longtime series director Katsura Hashino.[[/note]] In addition, mainland China [[NoExportForYou never officially got]] ''Persona 5'' at all, [[RemadeForTheExport hence]] the similar story flow with a CastOfExpies (albeit in gacha format). ''The Phantom X'' is primarily developed for the Chinese audience, though WordOfGod admitted to [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff being surprised by all the buzz from outside of China]], which fueled this further.
* MemeticMutation: "Don't tell Akechi.
* MisBlamed: The many TaintedByThePreview reactions from the mere existence of this game[[note]]{{Microtransactions}}, FollowTheLeader, NewWorkRecycledGraphics, ItsTheSameNowItSucks, ''and'' TheyChangedItNowItSucks, among harsher criticisms, especially related to the target demographic.[[/note]] caused the ''Persona'' fandom to paint Atlus and/or Creator/{{Sega}} as a lost cause and completely greedy, tainting expectations for the next ''Persona'' entries. The fandom even accused this game of taking away from ''Persona'' team's development time for the next mainline games. However, Atlus only officially licensed ''The Phantom X'' and oversaw the creative aspects. The game itself was developed by Black Wings Game Studio, part of Perfect World, not P-Studio, meaning that development of the game will have no effect on the development of future main series games.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feQ3FLsX6-E The opening bars of Desire Surrender]] sounds a little much like "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.
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** Thanks to leaked information shared by Midori on [[Website/TwitterX X]], many ''Persona'' fans ended up bitter over the fact that ''The Phantom X'' was focused so much in development to be a mobile money-maker [[FollowTheLeader like]] ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' that the highly anticipated ''Persona Grand Stage'' (codenamed ''Persona ASA''), a PC and mobile auto-battler (akin to ''VideoGame/Dota2'''s Autochess mod or ''VideoGame/TeamfightTactics'') featuring characters from [[IntraFranchiseCrossover all]] mainline ''Persona'' games from ''[[VideoGame/Persona1 1]]'' to ''[[VideoGame/Persona5 5]]'', [[CanceledVideoGames was cancelled]].
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** Thanks to leaked information shared by Midori on [[Website/TwitterX X]], many ''Persona'' fans ended up bitter over the fact that ''The Phantom X'' was focused so much in development to be a mobile money-maker [[FollowTheLeader like]] ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' that the highly anticipated ''Persona Grand Stage'' (codenamed ''Persona ASA''), a PC and mobile auto-battler (akin to ''VideoGame/Dota2'''s Autochess mod or ''VideoGame/TeamfightTactics'') featuring characters from [[IntraFranchiseCrossover all]] mainline ''Persona'' games from ''[[VideoGame/Persona1 1]]'' to ''[[VideoGame/Persona5 5]]'', [[CanceledVideoGames was cancelled]].cancelled]].
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