So after beating Metaphor ReFantazio... def has to say it is my GOTY, followed by Persona 3 Reload, and then probably Unicorn Overlord. Atlus really was on fire this year, combined with SMTVV, which I will probably get back to beating next now that I am down with Metaphor.
The last boss pissed me off, but luckily I make multiple saves, so I only "lost" about 3 hours of playtime, which was really just me getting my *** kicked by the boss and trying different archetype combinations. The final area is actually made to easily grind to level up your job classes, which was nice. They even had a half way decent explanation for why you could still shop at the end of the game, which I actually didn't even need any of the recovery items after grinding for an hour or two and maxing out a few more job classes. Over all it is def a 10/10 game and the perfect score GameSpot gave it was fully warranted. It just the most fully realized and well thought out RPG that I have played in a long time, and the fact that it topped games like the P3 remaake in the same year really does say something, because that game was also great.