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Hmm... Sunhawk topic... But fuck it, I like talking about Persona, so I'll give a serious answer.

I actually stumbled upon the series in 2007 after I was looking for a new JRPG to play on the PS2. That was just after Persona 4 came out. The characters were relatable to me because, back in 2007, I was 18 and had just finished high school not long before that.

And I loved that it wasn't just a traditional turn based combat JRPG, but it had the whole high school student aspect that you had to balance as well. That made it unique, in that part of the game's difficulty came with learning how to manage your time. Certain things were only available on certain days, or at certain times of the day. So you had to plan things correctly, or you wouldn't have enough days to max everything. And if you didn't give yourself enough time to finish the dungeons, you'd get a game over.

And then there's the Persona system itself. It's almost like a monster catching game. Lots of different Persona's with different strengths and weaknesses. But instead of capturing new ones, you have to fuse your existing Persona to gain new, stronger ones. So it's fun fusing them and seeing what new Persona you get. And fusing them lets them learn moves they normally wouldn't learn. So you get some fun shenanigans depending on how you fuse them.

Those aspects are true for Persona 5 as well. There's just so much to these games and it's a lot of fun. But Persona 4 is actually my favorite, not 5.