My big question is whether the licensed music from the metro project era will make it over if and when the western version gets the DLC. Clazziquai Project has some great stuff.

I believe the dog “talks” because Katrielle has the in-universe ability to speak with animals. I’m pretty sure Luke has the same ability in the original series, and it’s brought up preceding interactions with animal puzzle-givers.

Unfortunately parts of realm reborn can get a bit sloggish to fill the levels between important story events. Thankfully this gets infinitely better as you progress. I just finished heavensward yesterday and can’t put the game down

The setting of this particular story arc is a Japanese town heavily influenced by Italian architecture and western culture.

Yep. In fact Personas are big references to Jojo from what I understand

If you insist

I’m pretty sure the attraction to this particular show is the unsettling notion that something is horribly wrong with the setting just below the surface. That and the fact that it seems to be taking place in a post-apocalyptic Chernobyl

Everything makes sense now

Fixed

I’m pretty sure it’s tiny huge mountain. Not tall tall mountain

entire team is dead

Your controller looks like a certain pink puffball

Is Mimicyu it’s english name?

Oh shoot, the Path of Indra. They remembered that Eye of Indra exists

Pretty sure it’s just a reminder to hold the handrails on escalators.

Oh shoot I remember taking pictures of these psas at the Kaosiung metro. If I recall there’s more than just these references, I’ll see if I can dig up the pictures.

Answer for question 1

He’s a theorist, it’s his job!

I wonder if Kohei Tanaka is still doing the music. It’s hard to tell from that clip of the stream but it sounds very different from his usual work.