And its crazy how much I've missed the Phantom Thieves. I beat Persona 5 Royal during lockdown in a wild 10 day binge and I loved every moment of it. The Thieves became my lockdown family in a weird way but I was ready to leave the fictionalised Japan and meta-verse after 120 or so hours.

Getting to walk around the streets of Yongen-Jaya again, the bright summer colours, and seeing that the characters have also moved on with their lives: Makoto and Haru in college, Ryuji and Ann taking finals, and Fubata steadily getting over her phobias shows that time has still passed by when you're not in game.

I'm looking forwards to another adventure with the gang but that initial meeting again was quite emotional