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It is a great game but I think it really did not capture the atmosphere of the original and also the new things they brought in are mostly great addtions but suffer from minor things that hold them back like the theurgy system or shifting in the combat for example. The link episode were probably my favorite new addition to the remake. Theurgy is really cool in concept but ends up being just a too strong attack that kinda destorys any kind of challenge or interessting moments. Shifiting is mostly better implemented actually. Tartarus is also really weird. On the other hand it is a improvement to the original but on the other hand it has more annoying things to deal with. The music is also a mixed bag for me. Yeah it grew on me over time but it sounds so off for me outside of the game but atleast I really like the new music and some of the new arrangements. The dialogue seemed to be maybe less subtle in reload were they just spill the beans. It just felt so off for me in certain scenes like the one with Strega and Shinjiro where he gets the persona suppressants. The new cast is great but I personally enjoy the original english voice cast more also like the cute cameos that they have in the game. But for this japanese high school game I think the japanese dub is the most ideal one. Obviously it is just my personal preference so yeah. The german translation I think was alright there were some weird errors in there. But overall I had fun with the game and it was nice to experience one of my favorite rpgs in a new and also very familiar way again. The ending was perfect they really did a great job and the new game plus title screen is just so great.

Reviewed on Apr 18, 2024


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