In all fairness... I think it's natural to compare this game to Persona. They are from the same company, they belong to the same genre and general franchise and they share many aspects in general.
However, by definition, a comparison has to go both ways. It has to expose what A has in common with B and viceversa, what exclusive features both A and B have and what makes A and B different from each other.
What many reviewers are doing is not a comparison: is a one sided attack against SMT V. They hardly acknowledge what makes it special compared to Persona. They barely touch on what it does better than Persona. No, they just point out what it lacks compared to Persona, and since they are Persona fans, they bash SMT V for it.
But alas, this is game journalism 101 where professionalism is nowhere to be found.
