I noticed this game after being released back in 2016 and quickly receiving very good reviews, eventually being called the best JRPG of all time, a masterpiece hailed as the second coming of the game equivalent of Jesus. I usually tend not to pay too much attention to all the hype, having realized that much of what is being spread on the internet is usually BS but the review and gameplay videos looked good and I took advantage of a 50% off sale to get my hands on it. I had heard of the Persona series before, as a part of the Megami Tensei franchise and I was vaguely familiar with the overall concept of the games. Having played only the last one in the series, I can’t compare it to the prior ones, so I will instead treat it like a standalone game. I’m also not going to go into detailed explanations of the game mechanics, the progression system or the story. The subject has been extensively tackled by many others and doing it here would be overkill. I would rather tell you why I liked it…
There is a story that I first heard a long time ago, maybe even as early as my childhood years. I would stumble upon it occasionally, each time understanding it a bit differently, each time extracting more wisdom from it. I am talking about the Indian two wolves story. It goes something like this:
An old Indian is teaching his grandson about the duality of life.
He exemplifies it with two wolves, one white and one black.
One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego
The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
They are constantly fighting each other.
The grandson eventually asks which one wins.
The grandfather replies wisely: "The one you feed.”
I have seen, read or heard many iterations of this story and it certainly carries a powerful message. I believe, however, that it also…
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