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Totally get imagining youre in Leblanc. It's such a cozy place filled with warmth, being there would be a nice and chill experience.

I think P3, despite it not having as much refinement as later Persona games, can definitely have a theme that resonates if you have an experience relating to death when you play it. Personally, I didn't have as much a connection to that one, but that's probably partly because of the less refinement that exists in it. But I'm still glad you have that as a cozy game! My first time playing P3 all the way through was with Reload and even though I had my problems with it, it was still a good experience. Even if it lead to me just replaying P5R and P5 Strikers.

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This is a beautiful article, thanks for sharing.

I absolutely agree with the idea that a "cozy" game can be any genre, as long as it provides the warmth and comfort you mentioned. I personally played P5R just this year and it's so good, such a warm game bursting with personality. I enjoyed every second of it. I listen to its OST very often. When I hear that piano, I imagine that I'm in Sojiro's cafe, drinking his famous coffee.

Personally, my comfort Persona game is Persona 3, especially Portable (and well, Reload too). Like with you and P5, I played P3P at the right moment in my life, when I needed it. Its themes resonated with me, however bleak it may seem at first glance. It was my entry point to the franchise and I don't regret it one bit.

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