Pre-NGS, the game was great, especially on JP. On NA, SEGA has really annoying GMs that are trigger happy with ban hammers regarding chat, cosplay, etc. After NGS, the game basically died sadly.
2019
My first entry into Persona. The story can be quite lacking but is an excellent entry for those new to the JRPG genre. Wish the game was a lot more difficult though.
2012
Great game especially now that it's on PC. I was half way through the original on PS2 when this game released on Steam. Really appreciate the ease of access for anyone to jump in, have lots of friends who suck at games but have been wanting to jump in the series.
My comfort game, never met a character relatable as Jill through and through. I played on my laptop, laying on my bed, the OST was so good I would always have a goodnight's rest. Very much worth 100%ing as there's many different things you can experience based on the drinks you serve, doesn't take too long either if you make saves for each night.
I cannot stress how much better Final Mix is compared to original 2 and it's lack of end game content. Limit Form and data fights are really fun.
100%'d the game as a kid. I really recommend playing the game instead of watching the lackluster movie, although the gameplay is unbearable and the impact on the Seasalt trio hits like a truck. KingK made an excellent retrospective on YouTube. I rated 5 stars, not for it's gameplay but on the story and how the gameplay relates to the monotonous work Roxas goes through while working for the Organization XIII.
My first Kingdom Hearts game. Me dropping this game in particular doesn't need a reason. Enjoyed the PS2 port though. I just wish 100% completion wasn't a nightmare
Unlike most people here, I actually didn't play this game for the story, I made awesome friends on a party I joined, some of which have their names on KH3's ending which is really awesome to see. The gameplay was pretty meh for an auto-battler, and leaderboards were basically pay-to-win. I'll finish the story one day
Really fun, it's very interesting how this game created the infamous command deck style of gameplay. Once you learned how to fuse good commands, the game became pretty easy. It's annoying how much chip damage you deal otherwise and how every boss has super armor, making this game's critical actually very hard and almost unfair.
Finished on the 3DS. I really liked the gameplay, the story was also really sweet. All you really have to know is spam Balloon commands and you win the game, hope that helps.
The gameplay is better than 358/2 Days and the story is pretty trash as it just shamelessly retells the story of the first game, honestly the only game I'd tell people to skip other than MAYBE Re:CoM. However, the difficulty settings in this game are the best in the series, allowing you to adjust pretty much anything regarding HP, Damage, Prize, and Difficulty scaling, each able to be done individually.
2019
A huge love letter to fans that have played every single game in the series. It was really nice seeing everyone in HD graphics and the combat system was really nice, especially the overhauled Shotlock system and form changes. I honestly cannot recommend this game to anyone who has skipped any of the games however, even those who skipped the "mobile" game, Unchained Chi. At least watch the movie considering you don't even have to finish Chi's story. I get that there's no FF characters and it's just Disney worlds, but gameplay alone, this is leagues better than the original Kingdom Hearts 2, since there's nothing to grind for after the story, like the Ultima weapon in this game, lucky emblems, and the gummi ship section is actually fun in this game unlike the two previous numbered entries
2019
Even when skipping all the puzzle sections, I really enjoyed this game, so much so, I went out of my way to get 6 endings so far. I hope to return and get the remaining endings and maybe try to 100%. The OST has me hooked and I really enjoyed the Rin and Katherine paths.
Played from launch to the end. It was really good once it turned free to play, but when the main developers went bankrupt, the pacing of updates went completely down under and bugs kept piling. I always hear about people not having a good enough PC to play this game, trust me you did, it's just that this game was poorly optimized and the version of Unity was atrocious. You may or may not have seen me, was Sorrel Brutesap and Angel Marsrival (this was my alias on Retro as well). All I ever did was idle farm and explore the Unknown with groups of people and it was some of my favorite moments in any MMO ever. Trading was cool for a bit until people learned about Taros hacks and duping items. Wouldn't really recommend to anyone unless they really have nostalgia for old cartoons especially older ones featured on Cartoon Network. It may be worth downloading and playing on a private server and just having a look around, getting lost in the Forgotten Falls, or exploring and trying to survive in the Forsaken Valley. The game was announced when I was in Kindergarten and I've been a fan ever since. It was nice learning about shows that were older than me and watching them later on as I grew older. I definitely recommend playing with friends as you will feel alone as the streets are empty with no players just like the original was, even during the end of it's days. Hopefully someone will create a retrospective, a person who has actually played and experienced all there is to offer. This was nothing but a fever dream.
2020
First and foremost, this is a sequel to Persona 5/Royal (Yes, Royal is canon, it's just that Atlus doesn't seem to like referencing "definitive" versions of their games until the next game after,. Think Persona 4 Golden and Arena Ultimax). Unlike most people, I wasn't a huge fan of this game. Granted, I did do fusion loops and went out of my way to make broken builds, but the game was pretty easy outside of the fact that some bosses were sponges, especially if you use Joker's combo to shoot homing bullets, you don't even need to use SP unless you wanna end a fight quicker. Farming BOND skills was a huge mindless grind, maybe that's why I'm not a huge fan of this game since I went out of my way to 100% it? On another note, the OST was great and Zenkichi is a great addition to the cast, I rank him and Kasumi near each other. This was my first musou game and at least now I know I don't like the genre. Would recommend if you really the cast. However it does seem jarring that they used original 5's sprites instead of Royal's.