While this definitely doesn't hold up in recent times i wouldn't say its necessarily bad. Its just reeeeeally dated. It's got that classic "walk 2 inches and fight something" encounter rate that most old JRPGs have. id be lying if i said it didn't get annoying and the he dungeon layouts don't help either. Luckily the combat is good once you get used to it. It can be a bit jarring for people that played persona 3-5 first tho. That didn't stop me from having fun. Overall i dont regret giving it a shot, i may never play it again, but im glad i played it at all. If you like persona in general i think its worth a try. and hey, worst come to worst you can always just watch a walkthrough.