Probably the most consistent of Persona 3/4/5 - never quite hits the high highs of the other two, but also doesn't hit the low lows. Much closer to the length of P3, so it doesn't feel like it overstays its welcome in the way that P5 sometimes does (this may be different in Golden, but I haven't played Golden). Fixes almost everything annoying about the combat from P3, and so is probably the cleanest experience mechanically. Also, this cast of characters are probably the most likeable of the whole series and definitely the most plausible as a group of friends, which might be the strongest point this game has.

Some of 4 hasn't aged well, but rather than judging the game retroactively I try to remember how it affected me when played. I'm a cis white male from a dominant socioeconomic ethnic group and hadn't really had to wrestle with many of the themes on show in 4, and I think it does a serviceable job at being pretty palatable ways of exploring identity, gender and gender expressionism, sex and the male gaze, etc etc. A remake should touch up some more problematic aspects like yosuke and Teddy, but beyond that- what a fucking game.
Story held me captured for close to 100 hours, the cast are great, the music is great, the combat is great- hitting knockdowns and getting One Mores is some Skinner box masterclass. Difficulty spikes are a bit wonky and the game had the Lotr rotk problem of having about 28373736363838 endings, but hard to fault beyond that.