Kyuu said:
I don't know about Royal (I'll never play it) but P5 vanilla has to be one of my personal most overrated games. It got boring/repetitive and its characters lost all appeal in the final third of the game, for reasons I can't quite recall. I thoroughly enjoyed the first half though, which brings my final score to a solid 8.5/10. Persona 3 on the other hand was a masterpiece. Much more innovative, with a better cast of characters and an amazing conclusion to boot. To say nothing of the tearjerkery :'( |
I felt the same. Massively too long at 100+ hours. Atlus have a habit of writing stories that go absolutely nowhere and tying it up with killing a God, but this was the worst offender.
Persona 4 Golden is one of my favourite games and kept me engaged throughout. It seemed to handle the day to day much better and I couldn't wait to move onto the next one. Characters were far more likeable and events were far more entertaining.
Maybe this kind of game just resonated with me more when I was a teenager.
