Caligula effect is one of those games were the game shines so much in certain aspects and struggles in other areas, because its story (written by persona 1, persona 2 duology and digital devil saga writer Tadashi Satomi) its an amazing and heartfelt look at pain and how we scape from it, the game deals with themes such as suicide, identity, gender dysphoria and the way non passing transgender people are put down by society (though this aspect of the game is constantly misrepresented) as many other modern societal issues and each and everyone of them is handle with such an edge yet human and empathetic way all while exploring the temptation of escapism, at the same time the game which one of its main themes revolves around music and the way it touches peoples has one of the best soundtracks of any game and the way its implemented on a gameplay level its genius, its battle system its an one of the most innovative systems ever and yet despite this the game also has a very mediocre level design, questionable graphics (despite having beautiful characters designs and art direction) and weak social system. Despite all of this everything the game does well its so great and leaves such an amazing impact that i cant recommend this game enough