Obligatory pokemon vitriolic hatred comment: Better than any pokemon game purely as a game and also as a monster collecting JRPG, why do grown men keep playing those children's games
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Probably one of the most solid JRPGs to exist, really only excels in its OST and atmosphere and just, well, solid on the rest of its aspects. Do NOT do neutral as your first route though, just embrace the side of you radicalized by twitter. I found the gameplay in V to be notably more fun, which despite IV being much more consistent, is why I still like V slightly more.