ok i finished it anyways: Persona 3 Reload is a faithful and modern remake that Persona 3 deserved to get after 18 years of the original and 13-15 years of the portable release (not counting the port to modern consoles last year) truly showing age. Story stays the same but some dialogue does get changed which doesn't conflict with the narrative at all. Graphics, compared to the original, are literally day and night with some physics based and facial animations adding to emotion with the high quality models. Some models might be reused from Persona 5 such as the passerby but it's irrelevant to the overall quality. Gameplay gets a new touch to the dungeon part with Sellables (Able to collect in Tartarus and sell elsewhere), Theurgies (Ultimate Moves, like Showdowns in P5) and Monad Doors/Passages (extra dungeons within Tartarus). More interactions and events are added within the school life such as cell-phone texts for reminders of social links, computer programs that unlock moves in Tartarus or increase social stats, and the ability to spend time with your teammates to gain new traits that add to Theurgies (also can raise social stats, gain items, etc). The music is mostly great, and while with every game that Shoji Meguro composes, I find the music to be amazing, Reload's a little bit off. The new singer, specifically for Mass Destruction -Reload-, Burn My Dread Last Battle -Reload- and Memories of You -Reload- just don't hit the spot for me compared to the original. Other than those nitpicks, she did really well with Color Of Your Night, When The Moon's Reaching out Stars -Reload-, and others. The visual theme of Reload, compared to the original, is also brighter but does portray dark elements really well. I'd highly recommend playing this if you are new to the series or are a 3 fiend, like me since this was my first one. also i missed scott the woz's social link so i don't have a plat on it >:(

Reviewed on Feb 22, 2024


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