This game made me realize something was very wrong with my life. And this isn't because of anything to do with the game. But a specific social link made me realize I was treating myself wrong. And I was putting myself through basically torture to keep someone else happy.

The ending crushed me as Persona 3 does with everyone. But it left a deeper impact with me. It saved my own life in a way. And I would be in a far worse place if I hadn't started that social link and gone through what really felt to me like a crisis. I thought maybe it was a late night overthinking thing, but the next morning I still felt that feeling. And the day after that, and the day after that.

This game gave me a wake up call that I was disrespecting myself, and putting my time and life and soul into something that would end up hurting me endlessly. I had always felt like persona had been something that had altered part of my personality (no pun intended) but this was different. I felt like I almost had my life saved by this game and by these characters. I feel like i had my problem explained to me before, but this put in such a real perspective. It forced me to think about it.

This is a long windy rant that goes to say, you should play the game.
(also my playtime says 35 hours but it was more like 70 because i played half of it in offline mode on steam deck lol)

This game made me realize something was very wrong with my life. And this isn't because of anything to do with the game. But a specific social link made me realize I was treating myself wrong. And I was putting myself through basically torture to keep someone else happy. The ending crushed me as Persona 3 does with everyone. But it left a deeper impact with me. It saved my own life in a way. And I would be in a far worse place if I hadn't started that social link and gone through what really felt to me like a crisis. I thought maybe it was a late night overthinking thing, but the next morning I still felt that feeling. And the day after that, and the day after that. This game gave me a wake up call that I was disrespecting myself, and putting my time and life and soul into something that would end up hurting me endlessly. I had always felt like persona had been something that had altered part of my personality (no pun intended) but this was different. I felt like I almost had my life saved by this game and by these characters. I feel like i had my problem explained to me before, but this put in such a real perspective. It forced me to think about it. This is a long windy rant that goes to say, you should play the game. (also my playtime says 35 hours but it was more like 70 because i played half of it in offline mode on steam deck lol)