P5R is a refreshing entry for the JRPG genre. The art, music, and characters are all phenomenal. You can tell there was a lot of effort and love put into even the most minor details, and this is a world I loved getting lost in. That being said, my rating would be higher than a 7 if it weren't for one major problem I had with the game.

There came a point about 2/3 of the way through where I honestly just wanted it to be over. Persona 5 Royal is unnecessarily long, and it could easily be shorter if it weren't for the game continuously recapping the plot. This was extremely irritating and it made me feel like the game didn't trust the player to either A remember the story thus far or B utilize the built-in plot summary tool, and instead opted to shove the plot in your face over and over again. it almost feels like P5R would rather be a long-running shonen anime than a game. However, if this is something you can look past or can just be prepared to fast-forward the dialogue during recap parts, then I wholeheartedly believe this game is worth playing. It could even become your favorite.