Honestly I think the OG version is better, story wise. Royal tries to get serious in the 3rd semester but it doesn't work cause the game raises a good moral dilemma but can't have a good conversation about it cause the protagonist doesn't fucking talk, Akechi, Kasumi and Maruki are all gold in this though. I do think Ryuji, Morgana and Haru as well as the 3 motioned before have a good perspective on the general moral dilemma that gets brought up in the last semester. I also think it's weird that the protagonist makes so many big decisions for other people rather than letting them choose themselves. the game expects me to side with the silent protagonist instantly which sucks especially here cause in OG it's easy to side with Joker since god has come down to fuck his life over it's dumb and easy to get behind classic JRPG but in Royal they try to make a conversation but can't. I still respect it though Royal is my fav game of all time regardless of it I still love the 3rd semester this is all just the way I see it. Also Akechi is the MVP