Persona 3: Original vs Reload's FIRST CUTSCENE

[@Sarcastic_Sophist]

Interesting breakdown, alas I shall be continuing my habit of needlessly verbose comments. I wanted to praise an aspect of persona 3/reload (assume it isn't different I played reload) that differs from later installments in the franchise. Something very odd to me on my first playthrough is how disconnected i felt from the SEES members. Many of them were having arcs specifically revolving around or connected to each other, which in turn advanced their personas. While I the player was simply allowed to observe these interactions. This is in stark contrast to 4 and 5 where you are the center piece of the cast and the one who spurns all of the group's character growth and thus persona changes. Honestly I found myself appreciating 3's approach more after my initial frustrations and thinking I was screwing up somehow. Unlike 4 and 5 it made the group of friends feel more like friends. Rather than a group of people whose existence and development revolves solely around the protagonist. It felt more mature in a way, as it took me from the seemingly infallible MC who could save everyone to another individual amongst many who could change someone's perspective. Anyway, that's my musings on the third game. Just want to add, the ending really messed me up.

[@IntoThePlot]

That's a good observation; I totally agree. While I like the connection the player/protagonist has with the main characters in P4 and P5, the Persona 3 approach was really interesting, especially considering that the protagonist was essentially the new guy on the team, rather than the one creating the team, thus making it feel like the adventure had already been happening before the protagonist's involvement, which is something I always like in a story.

[@Sarcastic_Sophist]

@@IntoThePlot Agreed, it definitely threw me for a loop in the beginning but I liked it. While I enjoy going through people's confidants, it was cool to see the party actually connecting. As at least in persona 5, it felt less like a friend group, so much as a group of Joker's friends. Look forward to your next video, these are very nice to watch while I am plugging away at work.

[@qwirkt]

I didn't care for P3 until the ending hit me. Then it became the best game in the series for me.

[@Sarcastic_Sophist]

@@qwirkt it messed me up emotionally not going to lie.

[@qwirkt]

Agree, the Reload scene is sooo boring in comparison. Much of Reload tones down the original game too much. Though the original animator's foot fetish does bother me a bit lol