There's a lot of good game elements. But it's SOOOOO MUCH. It's like a damn visual novel with bits of game.
And I'm sure the payoff is great, since the Persona games are very well received. But after a long day, I don't want to think. I just want to mash buttons until the pain stops.
If you like monster collection games. Check out shin megami tensei. More rpg than graphic novel. Same overall concepts but none of the daily dating sim like aspect.