@alex First off, thanks for doing this, had a ton of fun listening to you duders discuss what will probably remain my favorite game of this year. It was also a bit calming to listen to some of my favorite podcast hosts talk about Persona 5 in a tone that was not "eh, it could've been better".
Which brings me to my inquiry (and I never thought I'd be typing something like this, but here we go) - what exactly were some of the people you've talked to so severely dissatisfied with after playing P5?
It just comes off as a tad baffling to me, as this is one of the few recent entertainment experiences when I was really hyped for something and it actually lived up to my admittedly high expectations.
I preordered the game (which I normally never do) and as soon as my copy came in the mail early, I stumbled over to the local electronics store to buy a PS4Pro because I suddenly decided that my plan to play through during summer was a gross miscalculation of my interests. I have never played a Persona game before this, but vowed to pay Atlus back for their hand in making the Endurance Run possible (lol).
Needless to say, I pretty much binged through the game, even though I have comparable restraint in my gaming habits nowadays as opposed to when I was younger, and enjoyed every second of it. I felt like that I wasn't alone as Metacritic rankings gave me the illusion that the game was critically acclaimed and lauded across the board...
...until I started listening to the gaming podcasts I tune into regularly. Brad mentioning multiple times how "people who shall remain nameless" were "disappointed" with the game, but never giving any proper indication exactly what aspects they were not pleased about. The initial focus of the coverage on how the game is a slow burn and Morgana wants you to go back to sleep (which was largely redeemed by this spoilercast). As GB happens to host 8-4 Play, I cannot not mention reaction how their reaction stumped me the most - "don't you value your time more?" being one of the quotes which almost pissed me off considering the whole staff adamantly engages in gacha games to some degree or another.
I more or less came to terms with the fact that probably Vinny will be the final person from the GB staff to finish Persona 5 and that the new Zelda will sweep GOTY, reducing P5 to an honorable mention, but what gives? Is it one of those games that receives high praise, but when the reviewers are questioned further they in the same breath respond "it's not for me"?
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