You've been waiting for this one a very long time, and you'll find your patience has more than paid off. The Phantom Thieves are coming to steal your heart, but you'll give it to them gladly.

Exceptional story that addresses real-life issues without being preachy; Highly customizable combat; Unforgettable soundtrack; Style for miles

Sluggish pacing in the final act; Hetero romance choices only

Dreamfall Chapters is the third release in a series that began in 1999 with the critically acclaimed PC-based point-and-click adventure The Longest Journey developed by Norway's Funcom.

Positives + Fans of the series will appreciate the update; + Unique multiverse gameplay

Negatives - Controls are stiff and wonky; - Script needs better localization

The Persona series is over twenty years old now, and is part of the larger Megami Tensei series that dates even farther back, to the Famicom in Japan. These games, by both design and setting, are incredibly Japanese.

Incredible art direction; great music and sound; fantastic voice acting; very engaging storyline; very lovable characters; deep and enjoyable game play mechanics; incredibly long adventure that never gets boring

Might be too long for some

Persona, a modern spinoff of the Shin Megami Tensei series, has always been something of an odd duck, especially since its third iteration. Since Persona 3, the series has had a strong focus on the non-combatant part of your characters life, giving you social links, schoolwork to pay attention to,...

Improved combat interface; faster combat; dungeons are no longer randomly generated; lots and lots of things to do; whole lot of style

Negotation makes a return; some unpleasant hiccups in how certain characters are potrayed or reacted to; the game as a whole takes a little while to get rolling

Persona 5 is not nearly as subversive nor as smart as it wishes it was, but it's stylish as hell and a gripping ride. Worth the wait, and worth your time.

Gorgeous style; kickin' soundtrack; sharp dungeon design; great battle system; the return of demon negotiation; cute kitty

Harsh penalties for death; gargantuan length slows down an otherwise compelling narrative; delicate subjects not handled with care; regressive social ideas clash with message of rebellion

Worth a look for fans of adventure games, with the caveat that the first few hours are a tad slow but, if you persevere, there's a more than rewarding payoff waiting for you at the end.

It's a shame that Dreamfall Chapters is probably the only game in the series that will be on consoles, since the characters were already established before in the past games along a 20 year period! But playing the old games is not a pre-requisite to understanding Chapters.

Though the Megami Tensei and Persona series have been telling stories about teenagers' dealings with the supernatural for more than 20 years, Persona 5 is the first game in this franchise to truly be about being a teenager.

Persona 5 is a RPG about the internal and external conflicts of a group of troubled high school students - the protagonist and a collection of compatriots he meets in the game's story - who live dual lives as Phantom Thieves.

is a massive, gorgeous JRPG with well over 100 hours of gameplay for completionists. With more to do than ever and the series' strongest story to date, it stands out as an extraordinary, memorable experience and easily one of the deepest JRPGs of the last decade.