My main takeaway after 85 hours is that weebs are so damn easy to please.
Persona 5 Royal oozes confidence in its stylistic and gameplay choices. This confidence surrounds the player, and led me to believe I was playing one of the greats. Until the mask fell.
Unfortunately, that same confidence is nowhere to be seen when it comes to plot and characters. The narrative constantly seems like it's about to get bold and build upon its strong promise, but at the end of the day it goes back to uncertainty and the same old cop-outs. There's a lot of characters in this, so I was surprised that by the end none of their arcs really captivated me. The best parts of the story take place after the main plot is resolved, but sadly it feels tacked on, too little and too late by that point.
I don't regret my time with it, but I do wish it'd been a shorter time.
Persona 5 Royal oozes confidence in its stylistic and gameplay choices. This confidence surrounds the player, and led me to believe I was playing one of the greats. Until the mask fell.
Unfortunately, that same confidence is nowhere to be seen when it comes to plot and characters. The narrative constantly seems like it's about to get bold and build upon its strong promise, but at the end of the day it goes back to uncertainty and the same old cop-outs. There's a lot of characters in this, so I was surprised that by the end none of their arcs really captivated me. The best parts of the story take place after the main plot is resolved, but sadly it feels tacked on, too little and too late by that point.
I don't regret my time with it, but I do wish it'd been a shorter time.