I think that Royal fixes some of my issues with Base P5, but why is it this much higher? Third semester's story is genuinely phenomenal. I think Maruki and Kasumi are truly incredible characters, and it takes Akechi, a pretty weak link in terms of Persona 5's original story, and makes him into an incredible character. The other QOL changes are incredible, and I'm so happy that it streamlines some of the more annoying handholdy segments. Maruki's a beautifully tragic character, pretty much the best character since Maki and Naoya from Persona 1, until Zenkichi came in.