FIRST PLAYTHROUGH THE STAIRS AT THE FINALE WAS THAT MOMENT OF REFLECTION FROM THE FIRST PALACE ALLLL THE WAY TO THIS FINALE AND THE 'WOW HOW FAR WE'VE COME AND THIS IS IT!' FEELING WAS LIKE A SUPERBOWL X100
BUT THIS TIME AROUND IT WAS 9:24
AND WHEN 'KEEP YOUR FAITH' STARTS!
REVIEWED THIS SOME-TIME AFTER AND DAMN THERE WERE 2 MOMENTS WHERE SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT- WAS LIKE (DAMN!) I REMEMBER ONE OF THEM WAS NOT MAKING THE FINISH-MOVE WITH A CHARACTER TO GET BONUS POINTS
ALSO, PLAYED AND COMPLETED P4 (NOT P4A) FOR THE FIRST TIME A FEW WEEKS AFTER THIS FINAL P5R PLAYTHROUGH AND LET ME TELL YOU: SHITTY-ASS OVERRATEDASS GAME I WOULD GIVE IT A 6.5 - 7.0- SO IF THERE'S ONE BATTLE TO DO AGAIN IT WOULD BE WITH THE P4 CHARACTER BUT 1-ON-1 REMOVING THE OTHER 3 ALLIES AND BEAT THE SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIET OUTTA HIM!!!!
SECOND AND FINAL PLAYTHROUGH OF P5R- RELUCTANTLY DID THIS PLAYTHROUGH BECAUSE IT IS INDEED A VERY VERY LONG GAME AND CAN GET FATIGUE-INDUCING-
HOWEVER, TO MAKE THINGS 'NEW/DIFFERENT':
- MERCILESS MODE (ACTUALLY MUCH EASIER THAN EXPECTED BC OF CARRIED-BENEFITS FROM PRIOR PLAYTHROUGH)
- THE ORIGINAL (JPN) LANGUAGE, BUT BUT, SMARTLY TO AVOID GETTING FATIGUE IN THE MID-LONG TERM, FASTFORWARDED MOST CUTSCENES/DIALOGUES (I'M NATURALLY AN ANIMAL WILDLIFE EXPERT WHICH AVOIDS WHAT I'M SORRY BUT WHAT MOST PPL IN SOCIETY DO: 'MOUTH FLAP TALK, TALK, TALK ......... TALK TALK ............................ TALK.............. (SNORE) TALK, TALK.......... TALK......... TALK.........) THAT'S NOT MY THING BUT I MUST SAY THAT IF THERE'S ONE GAME THAT CAN PULL-OFF A LOT OF TALKING IN ~151 HOURS OF GAMEPLAY IT'S P5R!), GIVEN ~151 HOURS ALREADY PLAYED THROUGH
- SECRET ULTIMATE (OPTIONAL) BOSS BATTLES THAT CAN ONLY BE UNLOCKED IN NG+ (J&C / LAVENZA) ARE COMPLETED AS WELL AS THE DLC SPECIAL BATTLES
- PLATINUM TROPHY UNLOCKED (MISSED TROPHIES FROM FIRST PLAYTHROUGH)

9.3/10 FINAL! (FF7R TOOK GOTY 2020)