I mean like everything it is very subjective, I didn't like the replacement characters in Borderlands 3 they made to recapture how successful Handsome Jack was a villain, but Borderlands 3 has a loooot of writing and pacing issues. It could also be that I played Borderlands 2 when I was in my mid teens and still in school.

I can definitely see why you find him annoying, I definitely wanted to shoot him in the face throughout the story. I felt his quips were also "humanising" aspect, at the beginning of the game he seems somewhat all powerful with a lot of the things he does, but then he says things that make you go, I could just shoot him

That's a hard one, it is probably my favourite, but that is from someone who played Borderlands 1 and 2, and enjoys Telltale games. I do think tales is good, but some of the impact is derived from characters or elements from the other games.

Probably basic but Handsome Jack in Borderlands. He is such a perfect villain in my opinion, always there and it does feel like he is in control throughout the game. Spoiler for Tales

That might have just been because they were visiting, In my experience with software devs over here (three of my friends in the roles, and me having applied for some) it is more so jeans and t-shirt, at a push business casual, never suits though unless it's a posh function

That's a completely valid and respectable opinion, tbh for me it's the other problem of finding the dungeon crawling too long in persona 4 🤣.

But yeah, not every game is for everyone, and they wanted to fill this niche, and you have other games like Dragon Quest which are more to your liking.

Persona from what I've heard is great, but I am not the type of person who can sink in 160 hours into a game 🤣.

In respect to the Persona series, it's simply because that's the game. They want you to plan your social interactions.

I haven't played 5, but what I played of 4 you get bonuses from maxing out your relationships, so having a limit on actions means you have to choose and plan what you are gonna do, otherwise the game would just be a case of maxing relationships day 1 and then dungeon crawling for 5 hours until the next cutscene.

For comfy games, there is a balance, a time limit means you aren't doing everything in 1 day, but I have always felt Stardew's is a little too short, especially for the stamina and movement speed.

But you can't do everything in one day irl, you are a new farmer setting everything up, and getting back on your feet, it takes time, and the days passing make the world feel more alive than if time didn't pass.

As for seasons, it is annoying when you miss events or stuff, but it is a nice aesthetic, again makes you feel like time is advancing and bringing change, prevents it becoming too boring, Stardew would probably be a lot more boring without the season to change the fish that spawn and the crops you can grow