When the game isn't trying to heavy-hand its weak story and characters, the relaxing ocean exploration stuff is actually pretty cool. Controls are a bit sloppy but when you get a handle on them, it's fine. Graphics are pretty good for a Wii game. The 'missions' where you have to do tours or find certain creatures for other people are kind of annoying, since they're required for you to progress through the game. If the goal of the game was just to explore the ocean and see all the different species of fish, that would be neat. Soundtrack is surprisingly good, the most well-known song of course being 'Prayer' by Hayley Westenra.
Overall a decent title worth checking out for any Wii enthusiast.

unfortunately, for me, this ... felt pretty shallow. another reviewer (eccol here on backloggd) put it perfectly: this game is clinical. it's very removed from the issue at hand, and its portrayal of abuse reads like a text book. i didn't find the experience of playing this satisfying or cathartic or even really that enjoyable. the experience is too linear and sort of obtuse, and the writing degrades pretty rapidly from the start to when it's being "revealed" to you that ben is abusive. i wish i had a better review for this, but i don't.

My favorite RPG of all time, and one of the finest ever created. I cry every time at the end of my play through, not because anything sad happened, but because I'm going to miss my friends. The characters feel real and alive, with Kanji and Dojima being the pinnacle. I love RPGs, and I love games about time management, so it's no surprise that I love Persona. Is the story as good as Persona 3? No. Is the combat as fun as Persona 5? No. Does Golden hyperbolize some characters, particularly Chie? Yes. But it doesn't matter. No game is perfect, and this is the closest I've ever come to seeing it.