#I'm just getting worn out after half a decade of a slow burn tease that just keeps adding reasons to hold on with little to no payoff

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Just saw Joker described as a '2nd year' in the P5 Tactica information, which is gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah--

I swear, for a series with a message of moving forward, Persona (see: Atlus) sure loves to avoid moving forward. Never mind complaints about more P5 content -- I'm here for side games and returning character storylines -- they are keeping the Phantom Thieves stuck in a Peter Pan state.

Where is that willingness to move forward that came with the P4 Arena games? For the P3 and P4 kids? Man, just the P4G epilogue alone took us as far as Strikers did timeline-wise.

And speaking of Strikers, the sole actual sequel to P5? Evading or hiding half of the characters we'd be love to revisit, and generally dodging Royal's entire existence? Woof.

#don't mind me just salty that atlus keeps revisiting P5 YET REFUSES to close open threads or even acknowledge whole ass main characters #and just keeps doing these 'it might as well be a dream' games that feel like narrative bottle episodes #might I be completely off base and Tactica WILL add something new to the big picture? maybe. I'd love to be wrong. #I'm just getting worn out after half a decade of a slow burn tease that just keeps adding reasons to hold on with little to no payoff #hard to remain invested in a franchise when efforts to hold out hope OR let go and accept canon as it is could be undermined at any time #a lot akechi related BUT kasumi and the other thieves' royal-specific ambitions also apply. And all of the confidants I'd love to see again #What's going to happen to Morgana long term? Where will Ann end up? How will Ryuji's school transfer go? #What amazing new art might Yusuke make? What government is Futaba going to-- I mean uh what awesome career is she going to pursue? #What will Shinya look like a year out? Can I see Hifumi make a comeback? How's Mishima doing? Chihaya? #Can I see a Kawakami and Takumi NOT riddled with stress for a heartbeat? Some exploration of Jose??? #And the PERSONA 4 CREW! I have been waiting for them to get their 'P3 in Arena' treatment for forever and I am TIRED OF WAITING ATLUS #persona 5 tactica spoliers #maybe delete later #depends how salty this looks to me in a better mood