Ah yes. My bad. I agree with your points and failed to consider mechanics

Thanks for the share btw. Interesting read and I love any discussions of game and game design as an art.

Later games social links could outright break etc paired with the calendar mechanic and the theme of death leads to a general sense of anxiety about your own time which is core to the games themes.

Not so sure about the other games though.

I disagree here. Not in the sense that people who require immersion in Persona as a substitute for real friends don't need help rather that I believe aiming to make social links more "realistic" allows for a better game due to Personas calendar mechanic instilling dread. In Persona 3 unlike in...

...using nationalist settlement and anti colonialism to line their pockets

But that's just giving Skyrim more of a deeper reading than the writers did lol

Tbh I just view Skyrim as trying to be game of thrones without the materialist touch and historical awareness Martin had

As for the Thalmor if I were to give it a communist reading I'd view them more as the bourgeoisie. Ulfric strikes me as every post colonial leader in a "third world" country..

I don't recall working together with small business owners to suppress a bludgeoning working class movement in Skyrim

1 is an underated gem amongst the series. Love it's open world design

3 and 5 are peak DQ imo

True

Tho I feel Akiyama being completed removed would lead to him not being considered one of the best characters because this game has an uncanny ability to characterize it's characters with its side activities. Despite that I cannot tell u a single thing about Akiyama in 5 except haruka

Like the moment where Saejima and Majima reminisce over getting old in the beef shop

Or all of Shinadas section. Really good character work despite the dull pacing.

This is a take I cannot abide by. 5's story is peak and heartfelt and I will stand by that.

Saejimas long ass prison segment can go fuck itself tho.

Ghost of Tsushima ass game

Lmaoo ain't no way 😭

I'm not a fan of silent hill (haven't played any of the games yet) but I am against the enshittification of games. Ain't no way silent hill f pulled that lol

Did law in a different country. I'd love for you to indulge in the hedonism and ruin ur future but it's best u just study bro 😭

Me when writing and editing my stories frfr

I wouldn't say I've been around per se. I discovered your videos when u made the rebirth vid but when I was disillusioned with base P5 I saw ur P5 vid and also idk when but ur p4 video popped up randomly lol. So revisiting them was nostalgic.

Looking forward to the p2 vid tho, I'm hyped.

Yes persona 2 video let's go. I really loved Innocent Sin (haven't found the time for EP yet), and it's themes of misinformation and rumours struck me as surprisingly poignant nowadays. I didn't like persona 5 and I think I was one of the first viewers of ur p5 critique lol.

I wrote a long ass reply but for some reason it didn't get posted but I'm hyped for this video, I have an idea of what you're talking about despite not watching FMA (original anime) and ik it's gonna be a banger.