Ghobyy
Persona 5 Royal 2019
Log Status
Shelved
Playing
Backlog
Wishlist
Rating
Unrated
Time Played
--
Days in Journal
1 day
Last played
July 26, 2023
Platforms Played
Yeah, I think I'm dropping it, at least for now. For all of the critical acclaim this has gotten over the years, I was left stunned by how poorly written the whole thing really is. It's a story about fighting people who abuse their power and make other people's lives miserable. It's also a game where every interaction is gamefied to the point of making literally all relationships purely transactional. The whole thing collapses under its own message because it never practices what it preaches. It's a pity, because the game underneath that is really fucking good. But I'm done forcing myself to move through narrative quicksand. Oh well...