i legitimately cannot remember the last time a game has made me cry as much as this one. ever

Nearly a perfect game, easily my personal favorite from the modern Persona trilogy.

Persona 3 is extremely consistent with its themes, and character arcs with meaning and payoff outside of the MC is something that is sorely missing from its successors.

For me though, Reload loses points due to missing the mark on capturing the atmosphere of original P3. A couple of the new cutscenes felt like direct downgrades when compared to the tight, stylized animated cutscenes in the original release. The over-saturated colors really do not suit the game, with the absolute worst offender being the final boss.