Turn-based combat has remained a video game staple for good reason. In its various forms, the ‘you go, I go’ battle format offers tactical satisfaction that real-time action can’t quite replicate, and drives both experimentation and experience.

A tlus’ Persona franchise is largely a console series, but it has a strong handheld heritage. There were excellent portable versions of Persona 3 and Persona 4, and Persona 5 Ro

ReFantazio is out now. Atlus’ new RPG takes the basic gameplay of Persona but does away with its modern-day high school story. Instead, it’s a fantasy tale about a high-stakes election in a kingdom full of monsters,