On another note, I know logically that P5 will be set in a random highschool in Japan with a group of 15 and 16 year olds just trying to find themselves getting caught up in demon hijinks but...God I really want it not to be set in a random high school. While I understand that it's a good point to capture the insecurities that the themes of the games explore, it's not the only pivotal time in life, and after spending a lot of time with both 3 and 4, though I love them, and they are some of my favorite games, it add almost an air of superficiality concerning a lot of the issues the games deal with. Even a university setting would feel more fresh, as the characters wouldn't be so tied to the idea that "life = school", and there are more locales to be explored in depth, perhaps meeting more unusual characters in different situations. Mostly I became exausted sometime halfway through Arena. Beyond the ages/setting/maturity of the main gangm I was really pleasantly surprised about both Kanji and Naoto's internal struggles in P4, and almost as disappointed when they ended up being *wink nod* situations or "left up to the imagination."
