To be honest, I don’t even know where to begin. This game is one of the best pieces of fiction ever created. It’s journey was magical. Almost everything about it is perfect. P5 is the textbook definition of a masterpiece.

Something I wasn’t expecting going into this game was the combat being a strength. As someone who normally gets turned off by the sight of long JRPGS with turn based combat, I was anticipating the same normal, boring, and generic turn based combat you’d find in games like DQ, Pokemon, or even past persona games like P4G. The combat proved me so wrong. Its fast, flashy, and most importantly so much fun. The baton pass system is fantastic. All out attacks are a blast. I also loved the teamwork attacks. Other than bosses, you’d never spend too much time on one enemy. The combat is always engaging and always keeps you moving. Easily one of the best combat system’s I’ve ever experienced.

The story/journey itself was straight up magical. Despite the game’s horrendous length, the story manages to be mostly engaging during its duration. This game’s story was so carefully crafted and it shows. It felt like everything you did mattered. The foreshadowing was brilliant. The story’s peak, for me, was definitely post palace 6. Being completely clueless to what was going on while slowly learning the devise plan the Phantom Thieves came up with was fire.

My biggest issue with this game is definitely the length. There are plenty of ways this game could’ve been a whole lot shorter. It should’ve been a lot shorter. I hope P6 is about 30 hours shorter. By the time I got to the third semester I was so done with this game. Luckily the third semester was an incredible experience.

The last thing I want to touch on is the cast. I wouldn’t consider any of the Phantom Thieves bad characters. My personal favorite characters, looks aside, were Akechi, Futaba, and Ryuiji. They will definitely be one of my, if not my favorite cast ever for the foreseeable future.