Humble Choice this month contains Persona 5 Royal, My Time at Sandrock, Lil Gator Game, more
August 2025 | Humble Choice
Pointing out this deal for anybody who wanted to get P5R for $15 along with other games. This is a really good month.
If you don't like anime, and you're too old to relate to teens anymore, and you might cringe at edgy youth fiction... Is P5R still worth playing?
I've heard some people really love it, but I've been very hesitant to play it for the above reasons. Also it's like 200h long so it's a big commitment.
Its a beloved series for a reason.
That said? It is also basically a genre at this point. Metaphor Refantasio (sp?) is literally "Persona but adults in fantasy land". And Clair Obscur is a related genre but took a LOT of inspiration from the Personas.
The music and overall visual style are amazing. I don't like anime
As someone who really likes the game: No, it probably isn't for you. The story is very much edgy youth fiction and much of the game is reading through the story. The gameplay is good, but not so good as to carry the game if you dislike the story and aesthetics.
If you don't like anime, and you're too old to relate to teens anymore, and you might cringe at edgy youth fiction... Is P5R still worth playing?
Probably not IMO. It's a fantastic game but it's very anime and has much of the same cliches of the medium. It can also be edgy sometimes.
Do you like jRPGs or turn based combat? If yes then I think it's worth a try. Especially for that price.
My first blind playthrough of the base game was close to 80h but it went by in a flash.
The game feels great to play and looks amazing in my opinion. Totally understandable if it's not your cup of tea.
I first played it when I was like 30, I think that it doesn't rely on either age or medium enough to ruin the experience. It's not perfect, the storyline can be a touch flimsy here and there, but the core experience is amazing.
Also the runtime is like 120 hours. Still a big commitment.
Lil gator game is a treasure.
My time at sandrock is a game i have a ludicrous amount of hours in.
I got Persona 5 Royal in the Steam Summer Sale this year and I've been obsessed. I wanted to play Persona 4 when it came out but I was a teenager and didn't have any realistic way to get ahold of it, and then I was just super busy when Persona 5 came out but it is truly an amazing game. It definitely takes some getting used to and I would definitely not recommend to someone who isn't already a fan of JRPGs or anime but if you do like JRPGs and are okay with an anime aesthetic it doesn't really get much better than this. I knew basically nothing about Persona going in other than that it's about teens with JoJo-style Stands and it has a cool art style with interesting character designs, and I was pleasantly surprised at every turn. My only complaint is that the combat is really more about style than difficulty and the game is sort of easy even on hard mode. Definitely worth it for $15 even on its own.
If I didn't just get it for $25 I'd jump on this.
P5R is a reminder to me that I should be patient. Got it for 40 bucks way back, 2 hours played. I‘ll play it eventually, no doubt, but I didn‘t need it then lol
This month‘s choice is stacked