As good as I was expecting and then some. Persona 5 Royal is one of the best games I've ever played. The cast is excellent, the story is great, the battle system has never been more of a blast, there's nothing I could say about this game that hasn't been said to death by every other person who has played it by now.

The only complaint I can muster up about this game is the infamous Okumura palace and some of the story wrinkles that unfold during that part of the game, but could I ever truly honestly say that I still wasn't having FUN despite the lull in the plot and the tedious nature of the dungeon? No.

Persona has never played better, looked better, sounded better, or overall been a more polished piece of work. Every single part of this game is so finely tuned and shiny that it's still hard to ignore, even 90 hours in.

I feel like Persona 5 has just become this monolithic game that everyone crowns as the best JRPG ever just because we're at the point where the name has become synonymous with the genre. And honestly? I don't blame anyone. This is a crowning achievement in the field. Is it the best ever? I'm definitely heavily under-qualified to be saying that, but it's certainly one of the best games I've ever played.

Had fun every single second I was playing. Sad to see it end. Atlus has their hands full when it comes to topping this one.

TLDR this game has akechi and makoto in it and therefore it is flawless