While I do think this remake is somewhat unnecessary, Atlus still nailed it. A lot of amazing QoL changes that I didn’t even think would improve the experience that much (Linked episodes, removing some old annoying mechanics, Theurgy, etc). The OST is the only downgrade in my opinion. I felt like all the original tracks that were remade were missing the charm that really made them special in the first place (except for Changing Seasons). I wish there would’ve been some major changes made to Tartarus but it slowly started to grow on me, still not a good experience but not as miserable as it was in FES. Also the atmosphere is kinda dull compared to the original's "dark but yet somewhat colorful" feel it had.

Overall, I still prefer FES (most likely just me being biased), but I can definitely see why someone would prefer Reload over it.