Such an amazing game, probably one of the best ones I've ever played, and I've been playing games for decades at this point.

The story is told in such a great way, for a mystery plot it's done beautifully and unmasking it is neither too easy nor too hard for a first time player in my opinion. The writing is really good and I thoroughly enjoyed talking to everyone, living my life in Inaba and getting to know the place and the people on my own terms. It's charming, funny and made me emotional in several places.

The music is incredible. Such an amazing soundtrack filled with bangers, it's honestly true what they say about the songs in Atlus games! I played it with an English dub for clarity and I was impressed with all the VAs, they all did a great job.

The combat was just the right amount of challenging for me. I am not a seasoned turn based player (I've only played BG3 and Yakuza 7 and 8) but I managed to finish it in Normal difficulty with no adjustments. Took me a while to figure out how to use the personas accordingly, and I enjoyed getting tips and advice from others around me who knew the game already (plus the game reminds you of everything, and the characters themselves help you out). As I age I find games like these way more up my alley these days, slow and methodical but they still require your brain to be on.

All in all it was an incredible experience, and I am grateful to the friend who gifted it to me years ago. I never saw myself enjoying jrps like these but I am excited to play more of them.

YK I bought this game because one of my favorite youtubers played it, what can I say other than its was so good to finally play it now as an adult

heaven. thats all i need to say