The consensus for this one is in line with the critical reception, one of the best RPG's of all time! But personally, I thought of it as one of the more overrated games I played, an 8.5/10 at best. I remember really enjoying the first half, but the final 3rd of the game (minus a certain twist I guess) got boring that I found myself rolling my eyes over and over again and just wanted the game to end at some points lol. To each their own but it's how I felt unfortunately...

The game doesn't innovate much over the more innovative Persona 3 (having played and finished P3P, and only watched the P4 anime). The cast of characters in P3 was endearingly realistic with no cringe moments. And it had not one, not two, but THREE heartbreakers that are unforgettable, and a great ending. No power of friendship/love entirely saving the day bullshit, or cringey sympathy towards an asshole. I hope Persona 6 inherents some of what made P3 a special game.

In the end though, it's just my unpopular opinion.

Yes. One of the best games released last gen and probably the best JRPG

I think that’s the best answer in the thread.

Not going out at night is somewhat fixed in Royal, at least you can do something in cafe to raise social stats instead of just going to sleep.

Even though Persona 5 is my favorite out of 3,4,5, your points about 3 are exactly what makes me love this game so much despite its awful game design. I’ll say that in terms of story and characters 3 is the best one for sure. But if we rate overall package, I’ll say 5>3>>>4. But P5 only edges out if we take Royal version because the new dungeon story arc is the best part of the game.

As for the thread topic itself, I’ll answer simply - yes

Persona 5 is one of my favorite JRPGs, maybe top 5 or 10. But keep in mind I have played a ton of JRPGs.

Bolded both Kiryu and Derpy about Persona 3 Story and Realistic meaningful Characters Persona 3 broke me, aswell It's a strong Narrative so much Heartbreaker Makoto The Male Protagonist is just too much love Persona 3 to death.

In my Youtube channel from many weeks ago

"Nightly Dance of Bleeding Sword reminds me that I still live"

Makoto Awakening Oh my god

And heres Female Awakening OMG aswell 4:10 mark start from there

Solid game so far, but not one of the greatest games of all time, as people have been making it out to be . But still definitely a title to be played

Solid game so far, but not one of the greatest games of all time, as people have been making it out to be . But still definitely a title to be played. Thanks for the reminder, need to find time to finish it, otherwise I will just play through persona 5 royal and start from scratch.

Persona 3 Narrative is 5/5 I wholesome love it so much.

I never finished it. The combat and dungeons were really fun but managing your daily activities was kind of a drag and I always worried about not making the optimal choice. I've been thinking about buying the Switch version and playing the day sections with a walkthrough.