Gonna really out myself as a Zoomer here, but truthfully, I agree. I never go back to a lot of games, as "good" as their gameplay is because I find them boring. Now if you give me a good story with a lovable cast of characters, a striking art style, maybe even some cosmetics to play with if you're feeling generous, a neat soundtrack, some real options in how things play out, even if minor...those sorts of things keep me coming back
Persona 5 Royal is quite literally my favorite art ever. Sure the gameplay is fun and I enjoy the dungeon crawling/life sim elements but that's not like....why
I adore the characters, they're all incredibly well written and I love watching their growth, helping them with their problems and watching them learn to overcome what's troubling them. I think the story is amazing, the themes are incredibly well done and the third semester is genuinely one of the only times I've ever cried playing a game. The art style is absolutely incredible, it's become so influential that literally any time a game has a stylized UI people compare it to P5, the soundtrack is absolutely breathtaking....
