This was my first JRPG and a good introduction to the series. This game does things great but does things terribly. This game holds a special place in my heart but I can see the flaws in this game, regardless of those flaws, this is a game id recommend to anyone that wants to give jrpgs a shot.
Personally just had a bad expierence with it because being spoiled and went into it thinking itd just be like persona 5. Which, admittedly is my own fault but its still a good game. Wish I personally didnt have a bad experience with it though.
This game is such a mixed bag, the story carries this game on its shoulders and the gameplay is just boring compared to the other personas. This game's story is phenomenal to me at least. I'd only recommend this game if you know what your getting into.
Despite how old this game and how dated some of the mechanics are this is genuinely one of my favorite games of all time. For a game originally released in 2003, this blew me out of the park. A must play in my book but does require a guide to get some of the endings youd want.
While this game does do a good job in its environments and making you feel alone wandering around getting to your objective, by chapter 8 i just kept thinking to myself "when will this end?" and just dropped it. Im sure its a great game but not for me.
While this is the only paper mario ive played and plan on playing the others, this hard carried my childhood. This game was so fun and the story was just really good. Hard recommend.