I wasn't planning on buying the game to be quite frank since I already own it on the PS2. In the end, I decided to get it since my partner was interested in it. So I ended playing with it myself and I have a couple of things to say.

Firstly, I think ATLUS is extremely greedy to charge $94 CAD for a remake that doesn't have new content in it. Even when the game was on sale, it took me some convincing to decide to get it even though it wasn't for me initially. In the end I think it was a bit overpriced even if it was on sale. Secondly, the copy I bought 45$ back then on PS2 included the FES segment with Aegis. To my surprise, I've realized that now this part of the game that was included with the base game is now a $47 CAD dlc. So, in reality the remake costs $140 CAD. That's absolutely insane. I remember a time when I started to stop liking Squaresoft as a company and started considering ATLUS like the new golden standard for rpgs. Now, I'm starting to see ATLUS the same way I used to see Squaresoft back then.

Don't get me wrong, it's nice to see this game with improved graphics, but those graphical revamps don't justify the insane price ATLUS is currently proposing. On top of that, they propose dlcs for costume. Yeah, it's just cosmetic in the end, but when your single player game that is a remake of an old game is already over 100$, maybe you should take a chill pill on the dlcs. Another negative point is that you have to deal with denuvo. Additionally, I personally think the soundtrack was better in the previous versions. This might be nostalgia, but I don't like the small modifications they've made on some of the tracks. Nothing game breaking, but it's a bit annoying. I wish there was an option to select the old ost in the options. Really, the worst aspect of the game is the insane greed of ATLUS.

If you don't mind denuvo and if you really want the game, wait for a sale; it's clearly not worth paying full price.

Its absurd that the $99 dollar digital premium edition didn't include expansion pass, and to play the DLC you actually have to pay an extra $35. Goodjob SEGA now I'm gonna go pirate the DLC.

Denuvo go brr