sneakhugger
My scalding hot take is that I had more fun with FES The Answer than Reload. Oops.
Don't get me wrong--it is a bit too grindy and the story is spread far too thin throughout. But after years of being told about how awful the Answer is, imagine my surprise when I finally played it and was met with engaging/challenging combat, and a story that actually handles grief with more poignancy than the main story at times.
Don't get me wrong--it is a bit too grindy and the story is spread far too thin throughout. But after years of being told about how awful the Answer is, imagine my surprise when I finally played it and was met with engaging/challenging combat, and a story that actually handles grief with more poignancy than the main story at times.
2024
Persona 3 is a great game, no matter the form, so I'll still give it a 4/5.
But as a remake I was pretty massively disappointed by this. It didn't do enough to improve on the flaws of the original (pacing, poorly written social links, time management elements being unbalanced, worst main antagonists in the franchise). It also felt less polished than P5R--weird lighting in certain areas, very empty backgrounds, missing several QoL things, etc. The cutscenes also lacked the direction of the OG and they made some very strange decisions as to when to use in-game cutscenes vs animated ones.
I did appreciate the new linked episodes, but that's really the only interesting thing this version brings to the table. Ultimately this is mostly just the original game with a shiny coat of paint.
By the end of it, I was not convinced that this was a necessary remake, especially since it fails at even being a definitive version with the lack of FeMC content.
But as a remake I was pretty massively disappointed by this. It didn't do enough to improve on the flaws of the original (pacing, poorly written social links, time management elements being unbalanced, worst main antagonists in the franchise). It also felt less polished than P5R--weird lighting in certain areas, very empty backgrounds, missing several QoL things, etc. The cutscenes also lacked the direction of the OG and they made some very strange decisions as to when to use in-game cutscenes vs animated ones.
I did appreciate the new linked episodes, but that's really the only interesting thing this version brings to the table. Ultimately this is mostly just the original game with a shiny coat of paint.
By the end of it, I was not convinced that this was a necessary remake, especially since it fails at even being a definitive version with the lack of FeMC content.