I felt a pit in my stomach as the game came to a close. It was so beautiful but so destructive as well. I think this could've been my favourite of the Persona games I've played so far, but it's held back in certain spots.

While I think the story and characters came together beautifully by the end, I think the first half-ish of this game is super weak. The story isn't that interesting, and the characters all feel a little too disconnected, and the game doesn't really give you opportunities to remedy that until the back half. I understand this was probably intentional, so this isn't a major sticking point for me, but I think I'm also just getting tired of the typical persona character antics (ala Junpei's IM A SEX OFFENDER shtick). That being said, this is easily my favourite cast now, though I can't say I loved most of the external social links, most of them felt pretty weak.

I still vastly prefer palaces to 3 and 4's dungeon structures, so Tartarus didn't do this game any favours. I appreciate that they put in a lot to keep it refreshing and prevent repetitiveness, but I don't think anything could've made 266 floors any more enjoyable. I can't say I hated it, but I definitely didn't love it.

Will always cherish this experience, just wish it could've come in a slightly improved package to really take it the extra mile for me.