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I played 88 hours of this in less than 3 weeks so obviously I really enjoyed the game. I can't give it a perfect score because it does have its issues and even if they are minor individually, there are enough of them that it adds up. However, there are so many good elements to the game, almost all of them revolving around the characters, that it makes up for a lot of weaknesses, so much so that I had debated only doing 4/5 but I think that would be unfair and time would help me forget some issues.

So I'll start with the issues because I want to end on the good stuff. Some people complain the game has too much padding. I disagree for the most part, as those people will reference the totally optional side quests and open world activities as padding. There is however noticeable padding from around chapter 9/10 onwards in the main story with arbitrary "puzzles" thrown in your path. I also found the gongaga and cosmo canyon region to be designed in a way that felt like everything took longer to get to, like I was being punished for doing the side content. Speaking of the side content, for the most part its fine, doesn't take very long to do and initially its interesting to see where some of them will lead to. Unfortunately I felt some of them had lackluster endings like the protorelic one (which also has an insane level requirement to do???), or some were just way harder than they needed to be, such as the very final side quest in golden saucer (I HATE 3d brawler).

Now for something I dont dislike but I cant say yet that I really like, the plot. The plot does suffer a bit from being the portion of the original game where it does kind of spin its wheels a bit as not a lot actually happens in this portion until near the end, its very character motivated rather than any worldly causes or external factors. Like we aren't even in disk 2 of 3 from the original game yet until the very end of this game. Speaking of the ending, I don't dislike it, but I need to see how the next game follows up from it because not everything is resolved in a way I would have hoped/expected. Its definitely an ending they want people to talk about, similar to remakes.

The middle of most stories is when we get to know our characters best and that is exactly what happens here and its why rebirth is such a fun time. Everyone gets at least one moment to shine, most get multiple. Theres also the banter as you explore around and just the general camaraderie
and support within the group, whether thats Tifa and Aeriths sisterhood or Barrett and Yuffies big brother and annoying little sister dynamic. Also the locations, holy moly some of the locations are just stunning, its insane looking at side by side shots from the original game and seeing how they were brought to life but still keep the vibe of the original locations.

Finally, the soundtrack. I'm not a big soundtrack guy but my god does it do wonders here. Its not even that there are bangers you can jam to, if anything its the opposite. While it does have bangers, its actually the various themes that play throughout the game that works so well, various renditions of the main theme or character specific themes like tifa or aeriths become more familiar to you as you play and especially if you've played the other games and it just adds to this sense of the overall game world.

As you can see there is a lot to discuss about rebirth and this is without even giving any specific around plot or moments within the game. I went from basically never having touched a jrpg a few years ago to loving rebirth and buying four classic jrpgs in the most recent steam sale with even more on my backlog. Games like rebirth prove that some good music and an interesting cast of party members can make any game an incredibly memorable experience.

Theres a unique charm Dredge had for me that not many other games have. Theres a peaceful aspect to it as you fish during the day, a rewarding aspect as you slowly improve your boat and equipment, and then an underlying unnerving element as night falls and you experience the atmospheric horror, and sometimes the actual horror of what lurks beneath the water.

Its a fun time that doesn't overstay its welcome, I think there are some small QoL features that would bump this up, the main one being some sort of notification once you catch a fish that you need for a request, that would be great, and maybe a better way of finding fish for quests if you've never found them yet since some can be in kinda specific locations. Outside of that though its a solid game and its even got a little plot to it and plenty of lore notes for people into that stuff.

I am so fucking happy this got a remake because I don't think I would ever have gotten around to playing any of its original releases and man I would have missed out on a fantastic story, some great social links, excellent music and what might be my favourite overall theme/message of any persona game I've played, or even any game ever.

The music is neck and neck with 5 for me, I think reload has the best intro song and Its Going Down Now is a fucking banger. The social links suffer a bit from being the same as the original game so obviously they don't have the same level of experience as they did with latter games but most of them are fine and some are excellent like Maiko and Akinari. The battle system is also much more akin to 5 and even reworks fusion spells from original 3 into Theurgy which I think is a great mechanic.

Without a doubt the best plot of modern persona trio. If 5 is a bad guy of the month and 4 is a murder mystery, then I think I would compared 3 to a sort of conspiracy thriller with its twists, turns, and revelations. Also I think this might be my favourite party member cast. Its hard because I spent twice as long with the 5 cast and you never forget your first persona crew, but man like, Ken might be an all timer for me, love that little kid. Koromaru is based as fuck, Aigis becomes this vessel for the games main message, Mitsuru is mommy, its all great stuff. Of course the sure sign of a fantastic plot and crew is an emotional response during or at the ending and I damn sure had an emotional response during the game and especially during the ending.

Now, is the game flawless? No, but neither is 5R honestly. 5R suffers from being almost overstuff, it has the weakest plot of the trio, the pacing can be quite poor at times over its long runtime. 3 has its flaws in the last month or so being quite bare in terms of content as you wrap things up, the plot is one story rather than arcs which some people can dislike, some of the writing is literal 2000s quality. However, both have strong factors that redeem those weaknesses which is why I'd give both a 5/5 and the answer to which one is my favourite will probably change week to week but for now I'll put P3R just ahead of P5R but expect it to flip flop between the two of them. And I'm happy thats the way it is, because its fantastic to have to excellent games that I enjoyed this much exist in the world.