I have never really cared for or played many jrpgs, not really that type of guy. But then I decided to get a playstation and my friend kept bugging me to play it, they even bought it for me as an out of nowhere gift. I didnt know anything about the game, I havent even seen an anime that wasn't Dragon Ball Z before so I was about 90% sure I wouldnt like it. And it starts off pretty slow but for some reason, perhaps determination to give the game a fair chance for my friend I got sucked in. And before I knew it I had played like ten hours of this over the course of a day. While ELDEN RING was out! This game made me stop playing Elden Ring, thats gotta be the most bizzare thing thats ever happened to me. The game is a long one, but I never really wanted it to end, even when it was moving slow I was just enjoying the vibe. I love the cast, I love the music, I love how stylish everything is, I love the story and basically everything else about the game. Theres a lot of problems though. Some story moments, like the whole thing with Morgana and Haru or Ryuji getting beaten up for saving everyone... are really awful. Like bad bad. It's baffling that theyre even a part of the same game as the rest of the amazing shit. I also really liked the third semester, even if the true ending felt a little silly (watching the original ending on youtube I think I like that one more). Theres a bunch of little things like that that bog the game down to a point where I cant really call it perfect, but also like.. It's still perfect. Everything else makes up for it a dozen times over. Never in a million years would I have thought I liked this game so much. Between this, Elden Ring and Yakuza 0 these past two weeks have been some of the best gaming memories i've had in years and it makes me reminisce about being a kid again.

Sae, Takemi and Kawakami may of awakened something.