FOR A MOMENT I WAS LIKE (WAIT A MINUTE, WHERE IS THE MERCHANT/SHOP TO STOCK UP ON ITEMS!?!?!?) AND CONSIDERED BACKTRACKING/LOADING BUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO MUCH!
LIFE WILL CHANGE OST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk2eUGISZpk
THE VERY LAST PLACE BEFORE THE GRAND FINALE HAS TWO GRINDABLE BATTLES AND I NOTICED BEFORE GOING INTO IT THAT BOTH YIELD SIMILAR (ASTONISHINGLY HIGH) EXP BUT THE ONE TO THE LEFT IS SIGNIFICANTLY EASIER THAN THE ONE ON THE RIGHT!
ANYWAYS, AT FIRST WHEN I SAW THE EASE/EXP GAIN I THOUGHT I'D HEAD INTO THE GRAND FINALE WHEN MY TEAM HAD THEIR ULTIMATE SKILLS BUT THEN I NOTICED THE BLACKENED FURY ENEMY (I THINK LVL 77 OR 78) WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT CATCH SO ONCE THAT WAS DONE I HEADED FOR IT!!
THE CLIMACTIC FEELING AND GOOSEBUMPS!
THE FINAL STRETCH AND WHILE THESE ARE THE MOST CHALLENGING ENEMIES, THEY YIELD A WHOLE LOT OF EXP SO I DECIDED TO GRIND AWAY ONE LAST 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!