I slightly disagree, because all the crazy outfits in other JRPGs were a total blast especially while playing and replaying 40, 50, 60 hour long games. Persona games especially benefited greatly because the dungeon crawl can be a bit of a drag at times and characters can sometimes actually make comments about their own outfits and it was a fun bit of 4th wall breaking.

I mean is it ridiculous? Maybe, but it's just for the fun factor of it, as 4th wall breaking as it can be. Not to mention her core characterization isn't really being changed at all. Lightning's canonical armors and even fully body covering armor like Cloud's SOLDIER outfit is there for the players. I do understand the way microtransactions can irk players, but hopefully there's enough options aside from the buyable options.