• redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 hours ago

    And never will. The total selling point is “a deep story” and but I haven’t heard single specific that sounds deep or even interesting.

    You come off like the kid who insisted I play Persona. It’s not that deep, try some more adult media. We have a guy here on Lemmy who highly recommends A Brave New World 🥲

    • Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip
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      60 minutes ago

      Seems like you really just don’t like Persona.

      This isn’t Persona.

      As far as I understand it, the comparisons pretty much end at the combat system / gameplay mechanics.

      Without giving away too much, you have a world where, every year, everybody of a certain age is erased. Every year, those with one year left to live set out to try and stop that from happening - and for ~77 years, none of them have returned.

      This sets the stage for exploration of grief, loss, and associated trauma. In most games, there’s death everywhere but the emotional side is relegated to a 3 minute scene with sad piano music before the characters get back to the action. In this game, they drill a lot deeper and it really makes the characters come alive.

      They’ve nailed the blend of sadness, joy, and even comedy.

      This is all then set in a backdrop of some of the most visually interesting environments ever presented in a videogame with a completely insane musical score that brings all of those moments to life, the game is effectively a frisson machine.