While I may be biased, as the original is my favorite game to ever exist, I will just say what I say. This game, is amazing. Either a new fan that just started with Royal, or an older fan playing every game since the first, or somewhere in the middle, as long as you've played Persona 5 (Or Royal, but this is a sequel to vanilla), You will have fun. The gameplay may be different, sure. But Persona is about story telling. And this game is perfect for it. A perfect story about a ton of friends back together after months of being apart. Its nice to see them happy in my eyes. So yeah. If you liked P5 or Royal, you will like Strikers. Take my word.