Reviving an Old Feeling (Persona 4 Spoilers)
By Disgaeamad 4 Comments
Over these past couple of years, I've been playing games only to feel like there's something missing. Even if I really enjoyed the game, I'd always feel dissatisfied by something, and I could never put my finger on it. That was, last night, when I beat Persona 4 and reached the true ending.
The game was over. Everything that I'd done in those 63 hours had come to a conclusion. All the social links built, all the character development, all the story progression. It was all over. Hell, dissapointment isn't even the right word here; I'd say sadness fits the bill more. I was sad that the game was over, that something great had come to an end; a feeling I haven't experienced since I completed Final Fantasy IX almost 7 years ago, something which I consider to be a breakthrough, as I never expected any other game to come close to FFIX, let alone equal it.
All I can do now is thank Atlus for reminding me of what I'm truly looking for in a game, and for providing two weeks full of nothing but a great experience.
Apologies if this is cheesy and poorly written. I'm not that good at writing seriously like this, but I felt like I just had to write this no matter what. Weird.
Persona 4 Completion Stats:
Level - 81
Play Time - 63 hours
% of Compendium Completed - 75
Number of Maxed Out Social Links - 8 (Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, Rise, Teddie, Nanako, Dojima and Kou + Daisuke)
Ends reached - Bad, Good and True