SMT4:A and the A stands for "anime" because I mean it is so anime dudes! They really persona'd this one!
This is an incredibly hard game for me to stick a rating on. In numerous ways this pseudo-sequel alternate timeline game is better than its predecessor, great gameplay improvements relating to combat and QoL across the board. It's just I'm not even sure myself how much the very overt power of friendship tropey writing affects my enjoyment of the game. I would say the characters are more memorable, but for better or for worse? IDK. Really what I can say for sure is the atmosphere is a major downgrade from SMT4 and I was consistently wishing the game took itself more seriously, but is that enough for me to rate it lower than its predecessor? IDK. So a 7 for now seems accurate enough, maybe. Probably? Who cares?
This is an incredibly hard game for me to stick a rating on. In numerous ways this pseudo-sequel alternate timeline game is better than its predecessor, great gameplay improvements relating to combat and QoL across the board. It's just I'm not even sure myself how much the very overt power of friendship tropey writing affects my enjoyment of the game. I would say the characters are more memorable, but for better or for worse? IDK. Really what I can say for sure is the atmosphere is a major downgrade from SMT4 and I was consistently wishing the game took itself more seriously, but is that enough for me to rate it lower than its predecessor? IDK. So a 7 for now seems accurate enough, maybe. Probably? Who cares?