Fucking christ what a video game. I'll get my gripes out the way real quick, game is a bit dated. I understand its literally a ps2 game so like it's gonna feel old in some parts but maybe some things couldve been redone. Like we did NOT need the "battle panties" armor sets that the girls got. Sometimes remakes do this good thing of taking out things that are bad in retrospect so theres some stuff I wish would've been taken out. Also feel that some social links weren't given as strong of writing but I do appreciate that each bond with everybody could max out platonically. The rest of the game though was fucking amazing though. To the theming and storytelling and also goddamn they don't skimp out on presentation. The music extremely catchy and the unexpected music shifts that would happen to help elevate some scenes. Fushimi was such a nice social link because I got to see her grow more confident in herself as a person and being able to live with her head high and to approach situations herself. Her link really made me tear up at the end. Also love the art style of the game and how distinct each character felt in their art. Now to why this game hit extra hard for me. This will be spoiler on from this part of the review so if you care for those just know this is where the non spoiler section ends. Play the game, especially for the fact if you're not 70$ you can be one month of gamepass sure.

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Since I was young and even now I have struggled with the idea of death. The end of me as a person and the end of those I love. Thinking many times in a nihilistic way when I was younger to think "I know death is coming. I might as well just shit around and do nothing cuz nothing matters." So going into this game I will be honest, I knew the ending. It was like the one persona game I had heard the ending of before LOL. And to a certain way, treated the game like how I treated myself when I was younger. Told myself "Well I know at the end I'm going to die so I might aswell just try to help the other people so they'll be fine without me." This game showed me though that I couldn't merely just detach myself from how much I cared for each character. Like how I was in real life, these people exist and I should be happy of the time I am here with them. This game constantly shone a mirror in my face and went "think about your unhealthy relationship with death that you've had for a lot of your life". The beautiful monologue Aigis gives you in the end, all my emotions hit me like a truck. I came to this conclusion as I got older but the game reiterated my idea: Nothing can stop death, but nothing can stop me from enjoying the time I have here and the people I love dearly. That is what life is to me, to celebrate those around me and to uplift others along with myself. I live to make everybody happy. And I am going to therapy for making sure that I can bask in the happiness myself. Make sure to love those around you while you can. And keep them in your heart. Always

TLDR: This bitch cried and the message of death hit 2x stronger due to past circumstances.