Persona 5 Royal isn't just the definitive version of a modern classic, it's a recontextualization of what the original game was.
I'm actually playing it right now. I even got the Phantom Thieves Edition ( https://www.videogameshelf.... ) despite already owning the CE for the original. :P But it's a good way to go through the story a second time.
same here p5striker seems to take base game as canon though, hope it turns out otherwise because I like the 2 new members
I'm not really far enough into the game yet to know the new characters they have added, but I would assume they see Royal as the 'definitive version'.
I'm actually playing it right now. I even got the Phantom Thieves Edition ( https://www.videogameshelf.... ) despite already owning the CE for the original. :P But it's a good way to go through the story a second time.