HAD I KNOWN THE PRE-FINAL BOSS PLACE HAVE GRINDABLE BATTLES THAT YIELD LIKE 5x MORE EXP (AND OH YEAH DID THOSE GET GRINDED!) PER BATTLE THESE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN SKIPPED IN THE INTEREST OF TIME!
*UPDATE* IN WHAT IS THE CLOSEST YEAR SINCE KEEPING RECORD OF 'GOTY', PERSONA 5 (AND YES IT IS 99.9% LIKELY IT WILL BE THE CASE 12/31/17) TAKES THE CROWN BY LIKE A MILLIMETER FOR GOTY 2017 OVER YAKUZA-0; IT WOULD'VE BEEN A REALLY EASY VICTORY IF IT WEREN'T FOR THAT ULTRA TROLL DISCOVERY IN THE GAME WHERE YOU'RE KEPT BLIND TO THE FACT THAT IN AT LEAST 1 PALACE YOU NEED AT LEAST AN EXTRA DAY (CALLING CARD) BEFORE COMPLETING THE PALACE-
THE ONLY MATERIAL PROBLEMS I HAD WITH P5 WAS THE DOWNTIME; ALTHOUGH IT IS PERHAPS THE LONGEST GAME START-TO-FINISH I THINK I'VE EVER PLAYED I RARELY FELT FATIGUED WITH IT BECAUSE EVERY PALACE WAS DIFFERENT AND THE STORYLINE WAS INTRIGUING
THE CLIMACTIC END WAS A MAJOR PLUS BUT THE TIEBREAKER WAS SIMPLY PUT: THE MUSIC!
P5 BEATS ALL BUT ONE IN THE FF SERIES IMEO!

9.5 OUT OF 10!