#there are two-wait-three things I say in regards to Yusuke every time I play P5/R and it's spinoffs (mostly P5S iirc):

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

*sees one of the last asks* wait P5's original ending? I woulda thought you'd prefer Royal's ending ngl (if only for the "Finally the pt all fuck off and can stop pretending to be friends" kinda angle)

I mean original ending ends the game faster so- 8U

JK jk. I have a real reason (tho it ending faster is another benefit for me kfdjsakfj)

I have to refresh myself with P5R tbh (the world is healing, I'm finally blocking P5 outta my mind uwu aksjflja). BUT from what I remember.... I'm.......not a fan of the changes tbh? I don't really care if it's "better" I just.... I remember there being changes that contradict or are just changed from the original ending. And like.....I dunno it didn't vibe with me. (also having to deal with the game gurgling Goro's balls so that wasn't fun)

I don't mind them adding stuff. But them taking away/changing something feels.....disrespectful to the original intent.

Take P4G. It's true ending is still the same even if you get the 3rd semester. But the change is that it ADDS ONTO it after the original part is over. It keeps the original intact still, both if you do or don't do the 3rd semester.

P3P, same for both sides. It's not until NG+ they give you an option (as a treat) to spend your last moments with a diff character. But the devs made it NG+ because they wanted to keep that original vision intact.

I dunno, it just didn't sit right with me to change it so drastically. And for what? (I know for what, fucking Goro >_> They could've figured out how to squeeze Sumi/Maruki in a diff way but Goro is where they have issues and have to write around him) It's just.....it gives "we aren't confident/didn't like Hashino's ending so we made our own TOTALLY better one~! ;D" And I'm just:

I think.......it shows that it also screwed Atlus over in the longer run too. Looking at the state of their spinoffs (and only one being after the events of P5, with the other's somehow taking place in the middle/before the ending of P5). While P4(/3) were able to move on with 3(/2 for P3) games after the events of both P3/4. And it's probs because they don't want to address the Goro problem.

now they have an opportunity to explore the two endings by exploring multiple timeli-*Atlus bonks me over the head and drags me away*

*wakes up later in the Atlus jail cell* *rattles my bars* BUT THEY HAVE NOT BE COWARDS AND ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING FUN FOR THAT TO HAPPEN! TT0TT

(Oh I don't really have much like......love for their friendship in either ending. jfkldjsfa I don't really view it as "oh they can finally stop pretending to be friends." I know they are friends from what Atlus has told me. I just don't believe the execution that was given to me. "You said 'told' but what about shown?" What Atlus has shown me is they should all get better friends that like them, esp Anne/Yusuke/Ryuji. But neither ending invoke anything for me about the friendships. So it's a moot point)

Tldr; From what I remember they changed the ending and it feels disrespectful to the original ending (rather it just being the original ending with some additions). It feels rude to the original creator/intent. It also makes me feel like they aren't/weren't confident in their original work. I think it's screwed Atlus over judging by how they are handling spinoffs.