PERSONA 5 director Katsura Hashino thanks western player & fans

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Hiku said:

By overall plot in P4, do you mean the murder mystery? You follow a trail of murders that leads you to an answer. And then another. And another. The last one connecting them. As for foreshadowing of the third one, how the main protagonist got his power remained a mystery. So him getting a headache right after shaking hands with the gas station attendant at the start of the game was suspicious. But if you look closely, a certain green truck leaves the gas station right as your family car arrives. The fact that the gas station attendant only appears on rainy days was also strange. The significance of the rain probably had to do with the fact that certain rare stronger shadows only appear when it's raining. Moreover, during your visit to the P3 area, you get a lecture about Izanami, Izanagi and Kagatsuchi. This, along with something else I know from a different STM game lead me to suspect that Izanami could be the final boss. I did however not suspect the gas station attendant. I only noticed the foreshadowing there after finishing the game and thinking back. But it was nice to see that the signs were there.

By overall plot in SMT IV, what are you refering to, to be clear?

Hmm, I stand corrected. Maybe this would be worth a 2nd playthrough sooner rather than later.

I'm thinking of the larger story and how it flowed, how the mysteries were unraveled, and the larger implications behind everything you learned. Being unpredictable probably helped with that, but rather than just being random, the plot twists felt natural within the universe, and boosted that impact I mentioned. Some of the most profound moments included seeing Tokyo for the first time, learning where the red pills come from, and the origin of the Ring of Gaea. I also found the Akira -> Aquila plot interesting, and remember marathoning that alternate timeline section because of how intriguing I found it.