As a fan of Shin Megami Tensei, and as someone who enjoys Persona.... Joker is a bit disappointing. His new stage, Mementos, and the new songs are fantastic, the stage changing color schemes to reflect Persona 3,4 or 5 depending on the song, which is neat, and they chose some of the most popular songs from each game, which is great.
As for Joker himself, he is kinda meh. Starting from the fact that his proportions are kinda odd, other animu characters, like Shulk, look huge next to him, and Link's head makes Joker's look like a peanut. That aside, his moveset could've been so much more. They played it safe. He is yet another Down+B counter character, coupled with the fact that he is yet another animu swordsman(kinda) makes him already kinda meh. Down+B could've easily been a special move to switch Personas, but Joker can only summon Arsene.
Arsene works on a gauge, not unlike Cloud's Limit Break, which once it feels Arsene joins Joker, enhancing all his moves. It works, it's safe, but it's also kinda boring considering Joker can swap Personas in his own game.
All in all, Joker's an interesting addition, since he represents Persona and, by extension, Shin Megami Tensei, but more could've been done to make him more fun. He could also use a small bump to the size of his character model. But, y'know, he is fine. Just fine.
6.5 out of 10
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