Guessed by @Angelus
I was sold on this game the moment I saw some random image of it somewhere on the internet. It was so... red.
But I wasn't actually sold, because I had no means of playing it, so I never allowed myself to look up anything more about it, so as to not get interested. But whenever I had the chance, I knew I was going to love it.
It took a few years, and then... I loved it. Probably moreso than I ever anticipated.
I played through the entire game in just a little more than a week. I couldn't put it down for anything that wasn't absolutely necessary, and in the rare moments when I wasn't playing it, I was still always thinking about it. Or dreaming about it. I was completely engrossed by this story, I was in love with it, and getting more and more into it with each chapter that went by. I'm not a big fan of when stories start in the middle then take you back, but with how insane the opening was, I couldn't help but spend the whole game wanting to get to that point and to see what would happen after it. And just as I began to figure things out as I neared that point, the story still found ways to keep it surprising in the best way.
But honestly, the main thing that kept it all together for me was probably the amazing sense of style that radiates in every facet of this game. Every street you walk through, every loading screen, every menu you open, every battle with every enemy, every palace, every everything is just so ridiculously stylish. It doesn't even have great graphics, but it still looks better than most games out there. Everything oozes personality, from the UI design, the transitions and loading screens, even the freaking dialogue text box (which goes a long way given how much screentime it has), and then the character animations and idle poses, the way they move in battle looking like something straight out of a comic book, not to say anything of the all-out attacks, or the super cool victory screens, the game is just a joy to look at.
It's hard not to get invested in its characters when the visuals pop off like they do, and then it's nearly impossible when you add in how good the writing is and how the narrative gets the best out of them, putting them in all kinds of relatable situations while creating satisfying pay-offs effortlessly and repeatedly. The story delves deep into the effect authority figures and companies have on people in the modern society - the way it's portrayed, it's basically impossible not to relate to what the characters go through, because we know all the shit that happens to them is happening to some people in real life too. So when the game gives you a mask and tells you to go fuck up the assholes in power, it's always incredibly cathartic.
Anyways, this went on for a while. Much like how Persona 5 does. I played through this a few times and am already looking forward to replaying it, just not sure which version I'm getting at this point. Either way, it'll be awesome because it always is with this game.
