As a modern Persona (meaning "3-5" basically), I think this one sits squarely in the middle of the pack. I'm not especially twisted about the lack of FeMC or Aigis's post-game content, so that's not factoring in to any of this.
Any of those modern Personas come down to a combination of three things: the story, the characters, and the dungeon crawl. And I've got to say, Tartarus basically sucks. As a location it completely lacks identity--it's just kind of "big tower reaching up to the sky," and even though they mix up the aesthetic every few sections, it just feels bland. You know the combat's nothing to write home about, so it would be better to do it in a place that's worth spending time in, but some of these blocks are just so whatever.
But that's alright because honestly the rest of the game makes up for it. The characters are pretty strong overall, both the main party and the extended cast of social links. There are a few complete duds (looking at you, Gourmet King) but they're outweighed by social links that actually kept me interested in seeing how they'd play out (hi Maya! Hi, dying man in the park! Hi Bunkichi!). The story likewise moves pretty well forward, it's sort of generic but at least it's paced well and makes a sort of local sense as it progresses from full moon to full moon (unlike say Persona 5, which is miserably paced).
Any of those modern Personas come down to a combination of three things: the story, the characters, and the dungeon crawl. And I've got to say, Tartarus basically sucks. As a location it completely lacks identity--it's just kind of "big tower reaching up to the sky," and even though they mix up the aesthetic every few sections, it just feels bland. You know the combat's nothing to write home about, so it would be better to do it in a place that's worth spending time in, but some of these blocks are just so whatever.
But that's alright because honestly the rest of the game makes up for it. The characters are pretty strong overall, both the main party and the extended cast of social links. There are a few complete duds (looking at you, Gourmet King) but they're outweighed by social links that actually kept me interested in seeing how they'd play out (hi Maya! Hi, dying man in the park! Hi Bunkichi!). The story likewise moves pretty well forward, it's sort of generic but at least it's paced well and makes a sort of local sense as it progresses from full moon to full moon (unlike say Persona 5, which is miserably paced).