Maybe it's because I'm not a super fan of the series, but I find all the spinoffs cheapen the overarching themes of acceptance (whether it's leaving your friends or even their deaths) and mono no aware Persona had.
Their stories are all non-canon and with the exception of Strikers all seem to actively treat themselves as such with absurd excuses for circumstances happen. The point really seems to be "have fun with your characters in a different genre." Most are even sold at a cheaper price on top of it.
I don't think its meant to be anything but fanservice comedy with a new genre, and in that regard it succeeds because most of them are genuinely good entries into their genres (dungeon crawler, rhythm game, Xcom/Rabbids).
I'd only think they cheapen it if they tried to actually be taken seriously while doing so, but afaik only Strikers does. And that one legitimately continues the themes of P5 about authority and conformity.
At least they are still making spinoffs, which continue to be better than they should given the expectation of a low quality cashgrab they could be.
Maybe it's because I'm not a super fan of the series, but I find all the spinoffs cheapen the overarching themes of acceptance (whether it's leaving your friends or even their deaths) and mono no aware Persona had.
Their stories are all non-canon and with the exception of Strikers all seem to actively treat themselves as such with absurd excuses for circumstances happen. The point really seems to be "have fun with your characters in a different genre." Most are even sold at a cheaper price on top of it.
I don't think its meant to be anything but fanservice comedy with a new genre, and in that regard it succeeds because most of them are genuinely good entries into their genres (dungeon crawler, rhythm game, Xcom/Rabbids).
I'd only think they cheapen it if they tried to actually be taken seriously while doing so, but afaik only Strikers does. And that one legitimately continues the themes of P5 about authority and conformity.