at the precipice of 80+ hours and 8 playthrus. getting every single ending and defeating every single boss optional or otherwise ending with the phenomenally absurd Lucifer superboss that had me begging for luck gods to shine on me just as the final hit from Naoya struck him down. i stand victorious. and content.

i played an unhealthy amount of this game over the past month and i have nothing but positives on the way it tackles Law, chaos and boring neutral (yuzus ending good tho) but what stands out is the flipping GAMEPLAY. THESE BOSSES. R WORTH EVERY PENNY I SPENT ON THIS PHYSICAL COPY OF THE GAME. AND I SPENT 120$ MINIMUM ON IT TRUST ME SHIPPING IS CRAZY BUT I DONT REGRET A SINGLE DOLLAR CUZ MY GOD.

ill be thinking of that Lucifer battle till the end of my days the stress they induced and sheer thinking i had to do to beat it in the end alone justify the 5 star rating but thats just *1* fight out of like, a million that are all incredibly fun to tackle and utterly demolish using ur giant brains.

i am happy. this game exists. it is a part of me that will never, ever disappear. these characters are my family. Naoya is my brother for life. and the rest of the cast all fit into a giant web of sitcom shenanigans that play thru my head everytime i close my eyes. i cant. speak intellectually towards this gamecuz its just THAT special to me. i love it. in all its pain. all its glory. it is. awesome. yayayyayay.