Metaphor: ReFantazio

are we gonna do anything about [spoiler] ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ shinjuku [/spoiler] or are the villagers chill with that

Full disclosure: I haven't touched SMT. I have played the Persona series, though. After playing 3, 4 and 5, I find this to be similar in many ways while also being fresh in many ways. Being a completely different setting but still offering the social sim aspects, and the combat being a new(ish) system made this really enjoyable to play. (I'm aware SMT has press turns like this game, but I'm unaware as to if they also have the formation system) I've also found the story to be quite enjoyable, personally. I was there for the ride, and the ride left me satisfied. For the Persona fans who want a setting that's different than the High School setting, CHECK. THIS. OUT. It isn't all sunshine and rainbows, though. The lack of good anti-aliasing and the frankly ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ textures are unacceptable. I shouldn't have to supersample to get a decent visual experience. The performance of this game with those two previous points in mind is also unacceptable. There is no reason why the Steam Deck shouldn't be able to do a locked 30 FPS the entire time. Even with MetaphorFix and LSFG, performance dips happen in rainy weather at crowded locations and at Virga Island. With all of that said, I do genuinely hope they continue to expand this series, because I think it has a lot of potential to be something truly special in its own right. Just... please leave it in the oven for a little bit longer next time. Also, I swear to god - ATLUS. DO NOT do a "Royal" rerelease. If anything, slash the base game price in half, do some balancing and introduce a DLC pack with extra content if you want to flesh this out more. Gives you the option of doing a release with the base game + the DLC while also not giving the shaft to the folks who already bought it. NOT TO MENTION: people can use their friggin completed saves from the vanilla game like they could with P3FES from P3 Vanilla.