One area where Metaphor challenges you in ways persona doesnt is that traveling is a mechanic that takes up time. In P5, youre either making progress on the story in someones Palace, or youre exploring mementos which still ends up being required for the story. In Metaphor, theres a lot more freedom and sidequesting. Some areas require talking to npcs and/or buying optional information to even unlock. Then you have to invest travel days in addition to the time actually exploring the dungeon, AND theres a mechanic to seek out rivals in this whole process.  Im not complaining per se, its good content and mixes things up a bit, but it throws me off from the typical Persona rhythm.