Prior to P5R, majors mask had always been my favourite game to date. I was put off playing P5 due to the notoriously long play time, consisting of something crazy like 100 hours on average for one playthrough. Then came the release of P5R, essentially an expansion on the base game adding in roughly 20 hours of more content, new features and new characters. Finally as of recently I took the dive and purchased persona 5 royal. If I were to tell you this game was fantastic that would be an understatement, I was truly blown away by the nature of P5R. From features ranging from the action/dungeon crawler side of the game to the social Simulator esc gameplay I can confidently say I've never been more impressed, Invested, and amazed by a game. But over all of this my favourite and most definitive aspect of the whole game, the story. What this game does different (and the reason as to why the story is so impactful) is the 100+ length playtime. As a result of this you (the player) is able to connect and truly become invested in the characters and how the outcome of the story will affect them. Not only this but the story is able to balance out fun action packed gameplay and story whilst having a dark and disturbing premise. This is a very short tribute/explanation to why Persona 5 Royal is my favourite game but I do not see my opinion on the game ever changing, and i look forward to see where the persona series goes next