I've played a little of the first Disgaea, but none of the more recent ones. I don't think they're all that similar though. Persona 5 is more in line with Final Fantasy type combat (i.e. you run around the overworld till you encounter some enemies, then go to a different screen where you choose attacks but can't…

I really, really liked Ryuji at first, but yeah, that got old fast. I know he's not supposed to be the brightest bulb, but it seems like you should probably learn something from making the same mistake twice. Or three times. Or more, because I honestly lost track of how often he pulled that bull.

Persona 5 is all turn based, so no reflexes needed. I played it on Normal difficulty and found some of the bosses tough early on (Madarame made me occasionally wonder if I had stumbled onto a Dark Souls game), but the game has Easy and Casual difficulties that you can switch to with no penalties. The calendar system…

FFXII is likely going to suck every drop of life out of me when I finally get my hands on it. I don't think I'll mind either.

I enjoyed Final Fantasy XV too: I think I sunk a good 120+ hours into that thing and I didn't even do all the final dungeons. But despite enjoying the heck out of it when it came out, I think the lasting impression I'll have of it is one of wistful disappointment: it could have been so much more from a…