Congratulations :D

If this game is considered "The game that revived turn based", that'd be all it needs as an award.

Very few games have come close to giving me the exact same feelings I had when I played through Kingdom Hearts 2. Persona 5 has to win GOTY or at the very least best RPG and story

Kinda just wish there was a real girl like Ann lol they just don't come with everything irl

If there was a real girl like lady Ann I wouldn't be able to take it

I have a long review for it, but the TL;DR is basically you could say that Persona 5...Stole my heart. If there was ever a game deserving of a 10/10, this is definitely it.

Actually here's the long one.

The first thing I have to mention is normally turn based games can get boring as fuck, but due to P5 having a super stylish and aesthetically pleasing UI and graphics I always looked forward to battles and never got bored once. I would go as far to say that this may have been the most fun I've had with a turn-based game in...Forever. Social links are back of course and as you develop your teammates links they learn skills to help you in battle, but I love how they made even NPC social links mean a lot more than previous Persona games because in this one as you level the link you get various perks that can be a huge help throughout the game.

Dungeons are also revamped because all the main story dungeons are fascinating and uniquely hand-crafted specifically for the villain of said dungeon. Since they've expanded on the ideas P4 had of making them based on characters minds, though here they're based on how villains see the world. There is also a stealth aspect when in dungeons, but it's actually very well done and fits perfectly with the core theme of the game (You're thieves, so of course you need to be stealthy) the OST is absolutely fucking fantastic too, it's super jazzy and goes perfectly with the stylish thief aesthetic of the game...

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I also love how the basis of the story for the game is all about defying fate and breaking the chains of oppression from a corrupt society and while the story might not be quite as hard hitting as P3, it's certainly not far from it. I really like how it initially starts out as a series of small individual missions tied loosely together, but the further you get into the game, the more you realize everything is connected in some way, even the smallest details can end up being very important later in the game, it's just brilliant the way the writers pulled this off. The cast of characters is great and they all have their own unique struggles which are greatly developed upon and tie into the main plot, making every character feel like a very important part of the game.


Basically all in all I'd say Persona 5 is a game that takes all the best features of past entries, including some that had been discarded in more recent entries, and builds on everything, while introducing its own new ideas and fixing most of the flaws, making it a godlike combination of P2, P3, P4 and SMT: Nocturne, thus creating the ultimate Persona game.

P.S. Makoto best girl.

Makoto stop writing a review about your life. You said you were busy today. And this is what I find you doing? FOR SHAAAME.

As somewhat of a newcomer to the series I love that review so much,gah I just love seeing how passionate people get with games.

P.S you have your priorities straight my dude

@Alibaba, I swear I am very busy studying to become a police commissioner, but hey, we all need to take breaks and talk to the fans (Especially about our...Unique lives) occasionally, right?

@The Fool, thank you very much I really appreciate it. As an avid gamer of 20 years and huge J-RPG fan, when I say Persona 5 is something seriously special I mean it. I've played more games than I can even remember, but P5 is the kind that only comes around once in a lifetime.

Also, glad to see you too have your priorities in line!