Persona 5 Royal
2019 · JRPG · PC / Steam
Persona 5 Royal is one of those rare 100-hour games that earns nearly every one of those hours. The fusion of dungeon crawling, social simulation, and style-forward presentation creates something no other RPG has managed to replicate. Combat could use more teeth on default settings, and Mementos remains a slog no matter how many quality-of-life improvements get layered on top, but the highs here are extraordinary. Royal's third semester adds a story arc that many consider the best stretch in the entire game. If you have the time and patience for a JRPG that demands your full attention, this one rewards it like few others.