Persona 3 Reload - Before You Buy

[@Itsnaelartemiza]

In the original you'd literally run out of stuff to do in the slice of life portion. Adding Part-Time jobs and just more activities to do with the main party in general is a huge step up.

[@holyheretic3185]

It's funny because p5 seems overwhelming with it's options! I think the biggest difference is the dungeons at night and can't overlap with social links so I'm not worried about missing them or not upping a stat

[@chomskysfavefive]

Yeah I think now you could probably go through the whole game and not ever have to interact with some of the shittier social links. Unless you're a completionist type.

[@chinochimp]

summer break in the original was torture since there was literally nothing I could do

[@holyheretic3185]

@deannal.newton9772 you have that now

[@richieonkz]

I think the best add on they put is link episode between member, they really put some effort into it, we mostly got how tight the bond between them just like in fem mc perspective

[@Sxlanki._x]

BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABYYYYYYYY- is enough reason to make the purchase.

[@31heman]

When I hear the OST after Ambushing and enemy. I ascend

[@hugomatos6471]

accurate

[@Vynne96-jg7er]

Cringe

[@Sxlanki._x]

@@Vynne96-jg7er 💀💀🤡

[@Xxsorafan]

Thank god they improved that annoying song

[@JuanDoughPlays]

already have like 25 hours in it... not gonna stop me from watching the before you buy so Falcon can tell everyone Persona 3 Reload is *chefs kiss*

[@bladerunner3314]

Only if you have no problem with entitled biaches changing stuff they find "problematic"

[@Nivek0]

He did the opposite.

[@browut644]

@@Nivek0no? He praised the game throughout the entire video lmfao. Did you watch it?

[@thatguyshaq7053]

@@browut644 bro listened with his eyes or sumn

[@sauravistheascended7161]

Is there an open world like in Persona 5?

[@maudlinfaust]

Oh man, I’m downloading this right as I’m typing this and I’m unashamedly excited. I played Persona 5 a few months after release; the first Persona or SMT I’d played. It gripped in a way that very few games do, the special ones like Dark Souls, Metal Gear, Ocarina, FF7 etc. The past 2 years have been rough for me. Without going into too much detail: -I lost a friend -got badly addicted to heroin -became homeless -and ended up having to do a couple of months in prison because petty shoplifting and stuff. I used that time in prison to get sober and grabbed any offers of help that came my way with open-hearted gratitude. I’m just over a year sober now, living in my own place, trying to put my journalism degree to some sort of use by getting a decent place in a library and working my way up. Due to all of that chaos and recovery, I’ve had a two year break from games. I bought a console 2 months ago to finally play Elden Ring, which has the best first half of a game you’ll ever play, before there’s a sudden and steady decline in quality in the disappointing second half. Today I bought Games Pass for P3R and Octopath 2. I am so ready for another Persona game to swallow me up for 100 hours. Everyday I’m grateful that I managed to turn my life around to be in a position where I can lie in bed with a fulll stomach and empty worries. If you’ve read all of this thank you lol, I didn’t mean to say all of this but it all just kinda tumbled out

[@ilse_22]

it’s all good bro i’m glad life is better for you now, i honestly don’t have the best words to congratulate you on how much you’ve overcome to get to this point in life but I hope you live a happy life while getting the time to enjoy your favourite games!

[@onmysoul2121]

Stay up.

[@PLOT-n6d]

Im proud of you!

[@MGHorrorStudio]

the title : " ... - Before you buy" Me: Literally bought the game and play for 10 hours straight, then KZbin recommend me this video, nice work KZbin 👍 Now i can see my money WORTH!

[@michoelena]

I see my money worth just from 5 minutes playing, despite i played persona 3 before long ago. This reload is almost a new experience, like how you play persona 5 vs persona 5 royal

[@Jyoujib123]

wow. This is exactly what happened to me. I already played 10 hrs of the game before I saw this. Granted I would still buy the game whether gameranx recommends it or not

[@Pendji]

You didnt know that by playing it? Fucking npc lol

[@logan_sunday]

Persona is a franchise like Yakuza. Love it, adore it, play countless hours, recommend it whenever I can, have never finished one.

[@thelaughingrouge]

That is so accurate!

[@Mo_Mudabber]

Don’t compare it to yakuza💀 those games are better

[@thacoolest13]

Def atleast play Kiwami 1. You can beat it in ~30 hours

[@lukeneraasen2489]

@@Mo_MudabberNot a chance lil bro 💀 persona negs

[@saltyismymiddlename97]

Now, with 7 and 8 you gotta grind more. Even 0 is quite long if you count the two minigame... and of course there is Y5

[@NuminorTheFool]

Game's data files have already been mined and found that there's going to be 6 DLC packs. 4 will be just items but the other two will be Aegis's chapter from FES.

[@Karan-bf6dq]

Aegis' chapter isn't just in the Reload base game to begin with? Are we actually going to have to buy extra to get that story?

[@daxmichael6855]

​@@Karan-bf6dq Back in the day you would've had to buy the FES version for another $60 to play it. On the bright side it won't cost nearly as much I guess lol.

[@f.9344]

FUCK YES THANKS YOU Now I can buy this game knowing I wont have to buy again for 70 bucks

[@shenmuemasta]

​@@daxmichael6855 Not quite, pretty sure the Fes version was like 30 bucks on release in America. They didnt charge a full price.

[@Karan-bf6dq]

​@daxmichael6855 I suppose that is a silver lining. It's still kind of a shame it just wasn't included in Reload to begin with. Regardless im still enjoying Reload a lot and I'll probably hand my wallet over to ATLUS when they drop the FES content 😂

[@andrewmilhoan3568]

P3 was my first and still favorite Persona game. I’ve been loving Reload, it’s such an overall improvement to the original while staying true to its roots.

[@Uhraya]

So when you're huge fan of the original, even the weird music it had, it's a good choice to play reload? I love the PS2 game so much, it taught me English so I'm kind of hesitant to play reload for fear it might be too different from the original (haven't played P5 yet since I couldn't warm up to it yet)

[@rtsvoid]

​@@UhrayaI've also played the original version during my childhood and I can affirm that you must play reload. It's the same experience, but easier and with a couple of additions.

[@Uhraya]

@@rtsvoidThank you so much, then I'll buy it ! :D

[@fs19992009]

Having played it on my psp originally, this remake has BLOWN me away. Everything feels so much richer. And the stuff implemented from persona 5 fits so well.

[@jaybuck12321]

Never played a persona game and I’m 20 hours in and it’s an absolutely banger of a game. Didn’t think I’d enjoy the slice of life part as much as I do but it’s entertaining. Then going back out into combat with its seamless combat and beautiful animation is addicting. Looooove it

[@ozielramirez8234]

If you like this, you're going to enjoy the rest of the series highly recommended

[@MythicMachina]

Some of the best things about the Persona series is how it blends the dungeon crawling and slice of life sections together. Doing stuff in one will progress the other. P5R is especially good with this if you ever get around to it.

[@lx11x]

if you loved the slice of life in 3R, you're gonna love 5R. makes 3R look small in comparison lol

[@Raddkann]

you finished the game yet?

[@khalildakhil6933]

P5R = 5R = Persona 5 Royal I thought since your new there might be a confusion

[@alexnyman8011]

How anime do I feel today? ... yes.

[@beastcoastindigo173]

The review I’ve been waiting on! I was hoping Falcon would cover this one, dreams do come true

[@ghostxplatinum]

Koromaru is the best party member

[@anon7596]

This is correct.

[@ubermaster1]

Funnily enough, now that they’ve added Kouha/Eiha to light and dark spells, he and Ken unironically are straight better now

[@AshAsmodeus]

@deannal.newton9772 Strength Arcana is actually on the Track Team manager in Reload

[@celfhelp]

he single-handedly raises the bar for "can you pet the dog?" to unreachable levels

[@Xxsorafan]

I want more animal companions like him. Not whatever freak Teddie and Morgana is

[@GamerGuyOG]

I've been waiting for this!

[@samshuler3895]

I’m already playing it on game pass! I just got thru all the tutorials but I’m loving it so far, I can tell it’s gonna get good.

[@samshuler3895]

Music is fantastic

[@sneaky5141]

by FAR my least favourite thing about it. all sounds like elevator/hold music ​@@samshuler3895

[@kaiquealberto1795]

Have toilet paper or tissues around, you might wanna thank me later

[@sneaky5141]

@@kaiquealberto1795 is this a crying joke or am i calling the fbi?

[@kiritomgr]

​@sneaky5141 sad ending bro meant for emotional purpose😂

[@DunkeyKonga]

You didn't mention the soundtrack, which is one of the best things about this game. I'm a newcomer to P3 and this soundtrack rivals P5's. I honestly think it's the music that makes Persona such a comfy, compelling and immersive experience. I absolutely love this OST.

[@Mo_Mudabber]

They don’t mention the soundtrack for any game

[@Dazzman170]

OST is one of the best things, loved 5, and 4 has some great tunes also.

[@jekw23]

Oh man I’m torn. I’m knee deep in Infinite Wealth and loving it. Can’t give both games the time they need so have to put this to the side for the time being. Great problem to have!!!!

[@Vynne96-jg7er]

Take your time

[@otapic]

​@@Vynne96-jg7er nice reference

[@MythicMachina]

I bought Infinite Wealth and i'm finishing up that. My plan is to wait a bit and see if Reload goes on sale and give the other game time to digest

[@MrUnriquited]

The Aigis edition includes a pass code for future DLCs, so I think it's safe to say DLCs are planned.

[@gobbo1917]

Yep, they literally neutered the game so they can make more money off of us instead of giving us a complete experience. That's why I'm not buying it, I'm not going to support people that literally use their foreign fans as nothing but money wells. 😅

[@Mo_Mudabber]

Really who would have guess a pass code for DLC would mean theirs DLC.

[@basicoptimalmouse]

Welp 😅

[@raimura4776]

The best thing about reload for me is STREGA, they got more screentime and interaction with the MC. The bond episodes are also amazing especially Aragaki's, you get to learn more about Akihiko and Mitsuru there when there was only 3 of them, the activities in evening at the dorm are also amazing especially the group studies it makes you feel like a part of the team, in the original there's literally nothing to do in the dorm and you dont get to interact much with the members so this is a very good addition imo. So i would say this is the best Persona 3 to play despite lacking The Answer content in Persona 3 FES or Female MC in Persona 3 Portable, and if the rumors about The Answer (Aegis's story) will be coming as DLC I would gladly take it. I'm currently 50 hours into the game so there might be more things that I havent discovered yet, but so far I would definitely recommend it to a long time fan or a new one

[@GhostsLuvBooffets]

I picked this up friday and stg I had a flashback to being 11 and watching my brother play the original. Beautiful

[@MrSTVR]

This is now the closest game to playing another Persona 5. I don't need this treatment for Persona 4 too, but it would be nice.

[@IronPlumers]

I need it tbh. I actually bought P4 Golden about 2 years ago since I literally sank 400+ hours in P5 and P5R, but I couldn’t get myself past the first dungeon in P4 because of how old the game felt :/ I know it is an incredible game (because it is a persona) but it just didn’t hit the spot as P5 did. P3 Reload though is an absolute beast, I’m having so much fun!

[@liquidvessel]

@@IronPlumers yeah i think i made a mistake playing persona 5 first lmao, going from the unique looking palaces to the dark narrow hallways of persona 4 was super jarring

[@holyheretic3185]

​@@liquidvesseldoesn't help that tartarus is basically mementos

[@DR_REDACTED]

​@@IronPlumers Same bruh😔

[@johnlawful2272]

​@@liquidvesselI guess but I was able to do it

[@OAprendizyt]

Great, I'm playing all the game releases on my channel, this Persona 3 Reload game is one of them! I already have some videos released, beautiful game!!

[@IlVostroNarratore]

Buying bots wont help you grow.

[@WilofJ]

I've been into the Persona and SMT series since Persona 5 came out and, i've been in love with it ever since. I played FES twice and about half of P3 Portable, so I can't wait to play this when it gets here for me on Wednesday 😤

[@zozzinator]

"mimimi you started with 5 you aren't a REAL fan"

[@WilofJ]

@zozzinator I wish I had started sooner tbh.. Even if I'm not a "real" fan, I'm still a big fan of the series

[@zozzinator]

@@WilofJ that was a joke man, I was mimicing the hardcore smt fans who keep trying to gatekeep everything Ofc there's nothing wrong with starting with 5 I actually did too

[@FlyingNazgul-wm1dv]

​@@WilofJ Started with 5 too it's pretty good I was surprised with how good strikers was as well

[@hiho9149]

For people who have already beat the original on normal I'd go as far as to recommend the merciless difficulty, since you can't change it to that later on. I'm playing on hard, put 30 hours into it and I've yet to see a game over screen, despite not paying too much attention while playing. The combat is a lot easier because you're actually controlling the characters now and the shift (baton pass) mechanic really lets you exploit weaknesses a lot more. And there's also the limit break skills. Card bonuses are a lot more frequent and choosing personas you already have now levels up every persona of that arcana, which makes acquiring good skills a lot easier. The remake also introduced light/dark spells that deal constant damage so the old ones are incredibly situational. I've also yet to see a hama/mudo skill from an enemy that actually KOs a party member. Party members also respawn with 1HP after fights so that would be even less of a problem. Combat feels a lot snappier overall but I'm disappointed about the difficulty, as I spend quite a bit of time crafting personas but never end up using them to their full potential. If I could choose the difficulty again I'd go with merciless.

[@artydean9892]

Still bikinis

[@moviecrazed2208]

I love Persona 5. It was my favourite game on PS4. I did buy Persona 4 when it was released but know how long it is so haven't really started it yet. I will and once that one is done, it's nice to know this is ready to buy down the line 😉

[@awilywolf]

Like the way Falcon goes back and forth on why it's good vs. why it may be lacking in certain respects, despite being a franchise fan. I never bought the portable remake for PS4 due to some glaring omissions, but this appears, at face value, the best rendition overall.

[@Vorance]

Little tip. Arcade increases a stat by 3 for your currently equipped persona. You can go twice a day for a total of +6 in a stat. Lilim and Palerider are only weak to light. You can get skill cards for any skill. You can save at the floor of the tower. You can get Spirit drain around the 20s of the floors and have near infinite SP. The sickness system is gone, and you never have to leave tartarsauce until you want. Grind the first day you can until you have all the shadows running away from you, and you can take the teleporter to a lower floor to reset the destructibles. Then go and do the arcade in the evenings until the full moon unless you have a social link you really wanna do in the evening instead of going to tartarsauce. Laugh as your stats far surpass the rest of your team.

[@lysergiklich8205]

I was wondering why my character didn't get sick yet! Lmao

[@Claudethechiefsfan]

It's the first time I'm experiencing Persona 3 (p5 was my first Persona) and I'm loving it so far.

[@Mike-jr5hq]

The best news for me was that Falcon didn't have to struggle to find the map button. I laugh at me with that as well since I am regularly using the map in Borderlands 3 and similar games.

[@D71219ONE]

I just finished P5 Royal after 180 hours. I can’t do it again this soon, even if P3R is shorter. I need a break for a few years, lol.

[@holyheretic3185]

I finished p5r in Nov and my soul was absolutely destroyed when I found out I needed to max out the stupid therapist for the extra semester.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

I put like 87 hours into PS5R last year and i'm still on my Persona cooldown. Fantastic games, but Jesus, having to micromanage every second of every day was super stressful and idk if I want to do that again in PS3R.

[@holyheretic3185]

@@ThwipThwipBoom it's alot nicer in p3r imo, you have your day/afternoon stuff and you do the dungeon at night so they don't overlap. It was annoying deciding between upping a stat, going to mementos, upping a social link, or going forward in the game.

[@anon3600]

@@holyheretic3185 Hey that therapist is the goat

[@jordanpagnano9364]

@@ThwipThwipBoomwhat is the S for?

[@joshburgess5103]

I got about 26 hours in so far. For some one being a newer fan of the series my first playing Persona 5 and recently finished golden im happy to say i love the series and for someone who really liked 5 cause it was my first. Persona 3 is shaping up to be my favorite. I wish i played the original back in the day

[@DanicaDaystar]

Yes; you do. This version is so poorly made that I wish they had included the original. I found Persona 3 at a video rental store in like 2008. Picked it up cause it looked different from everything else on the shelf. Played it for 3 days and realized I needed my own copy, got it, didn't finish it because I discovered there was a special edition called FES, got that and lingered in that world for months before experiencing the most beautiful ending any of my video game selves had ever had before or since. From the first 5 minutes of Reload, I could tell that this was a very profoundly poor retelling of the story and recreation of that experience. Don't ruin it for yourself, play the original definitive edition, FES by any means possible. I implore all of you. Quality of life-wise, it may be difficult to go back to, but I have absolute faith and confidence that it is a substantially more rewarding experience than this watered down, incomplete cash grab.

[@anon3600]

Fr I would have never touched this game if it weren't for reload it's so good. I'm glad to see its the same for everyone else. I'm also seeing a lot of my favorite youtubers and streamers play this game thanks to this improved remake lol

[@cosmicwarrior1857]

@@DanicaDaystarlol no it’s not, it’s a great game you are just a fanboy who’s blinded by nostalgia. Saying I could tell it wasn’t good from the first 5 minutes mean you never wanted to enjoy this game. Quit trying to play gatekeeper. It’s corny.

[@corygibson3304]

​@cosmicwarrior1857 I'd say for me the first 5 minutes are probably worse for someone who played the Original. Its definitely different in tone and it doesnt havent that same tension building with the cutting shots with the building music instead adding dialouge in. The introduction of the mysterious boy isnt as good as they chose to use an in game cutscene. Also the scene of the guy in the cutscene that sees the darkhour and the black goo enveloping him being done in the in game engine was such a bizzar choice. Overhaul its great but some of the choices i found odd and felt like it took away from the tone.

[@quinnmarchese6313]

@@DanicaDaystar nah its actually like mad not really worth going back to. P3Portable maybe for the streamlined interface and FeMC, but there really is just so much of that game that is either infuriating or just kinda not well thought through. dont get me wrong, its a great game, especially for its time but poor party AI, repetitious combat loop, and boring mechanics outside of social links drag it down. thats not to say there are things i love about it that i wished later games would've done (party members getting sick or tired was a solid natural way of getting you to mix them up and make sure they all were getting properly leveled). i also simply have a hard time believing that you have gotten to the ending of the remake and seen how it was reworked. a lot of simple changes are hugely subjective but it doesn't inspire confidence in your argument when you admit to snapping to a judgement in 5 minutes. im just frankly happy theres a version of P3 that ironed out many of the very real frustrations the original objectively had.

[@TreeckoBro]

Between this and Infinite Wealth, RPG fans are eating good.

[@corbey1157]

Then we got final fantasy rebirth at the end of the month

[@ChrisFroemming]

How anime do I feel today?! I feel anime EVERY DAY 😎!

[@EVERYDAYGames00]

Only anime for me is Dragonball 💪

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

To me, the definitive version is FES because "the answer" is ... or should be the canon ending to the story. Also I am waiting since then for them to release a follow up ... release the seal and get the main character out of his soul prison. Instead we got the portable version, the dancing game, two persona Q and now this since then. I really hope for FES related dlc for this one.

[@Dopamiin3]

Releasing makoto from the seal would defeat the whole purpose of P3 theme lol

[@gobbo1917]

​@@Dopamiin3and when did the theme of the story take president over the story itself? This is like the new age thinking I don't like, everything is aesthetics and no substance. That's why you have a little goth zoomer girls running around looking like they'll cut you but their personality is literally Tiffany. 😂😂😂😂

[@nobalkain624]

I still have my Sound Track CD we got from the OG Release. One of my Favorite Sound Tracks to this day, just Beautiful.

[@dozenothere]

wish games werent so expensive

[@Mrdevdev]

Game pass

[@tylerdean980]

​@@Mrdevdev then you own nothing

[@dozenothere]

@@Mrdevdev yeah I'm playing it on ganepass just wish I had the money to pick up an actual copy for my PS5 or something

[@thelunchbox420x]

​@@tylerdean980 and? You get to play games for cheap.

[@johntron3849]

@@tylerdean980if he can’t afford the game he has bigger problems or priorities.

[@vuxnut]

Fantastic, before you buy, thanks. You mentioned again that you love JRPGs, yet I have not seen a mention or love from the brilliant Suikoden series. Specifically 1 and 2. As a fan, I'm sure you've played and loved both games, and you guys should do a video on them. Or someone should. It's so underrated.

[@muratahashira]

P5 like many people was my first experience with the series. I wasnt feeling it at first but as the game picks up its great. The music is my favorite part.

[@waywardlaser]

About 20 hours in and I'm falling in love with Persona all over again. Waited a long time to play this one.

[@3up3rn0va]

New lotus juice tracks. Persona 3 in persona 5 graphics. Oh we are gaming, boys we are SO back. I am loving this so far. And Metaphor their new release is looking great too!

[@esho6460]

I’m a 90s kid but somehow missed out on the Persona series. I just started Persona 3 Reload a couple weeks back and at about 20 hours in I’m HOOKED. I love knowing this game is super long too

[@johnsmith93920]

The Persona series is a Music Album with a videogame attached to it for some reason. seriously tho, it is one of the best turnbased combat out there.

[@distractedgaming4526]

Persona 3 Reload - After I Already Bought

[@D.Y.X.]

The fact that Falcon can play games with his talons and talk with his beak is impressive as hell.

[@KashouWannabe]

I first played the Persona series on Steam. I knew of it growing up, just never played them. I adored playing P3P as FEMC, which I chose to do as I usually only do one playthrough of such titles and her story was a bit more intimate. One thing I am wary or not keen on is the lack of "The Answer". Yes, the original version is considered to be a long, repetitive grind. It is generally considered to be a "bad part" of the game. But it IS the canonical ending, and gives the group their closure and motivation going forward. Reload was a perfect time to "Correct" The Answer, allow us that part of the story with better/new gameplay. I'm usually against "True Endings" locked behind paid DLC, but I would much prefer to see that down the track than for Atlus to pull a Golden or Royal and give us yet another enhanced version of P3 for full price. In many ways it wouldn't be the money, it would be the investment into P3R that would have gone to waste.

[@garaktartv3647]

for me someone that never completed the original P3 back in the day this version is definitely the definitive version for me to play, I just hope that they at least consider putting out the answer or even femc as DLC because it sucks that they were left out and tbh I wouldn't have had bought the version with all the DLC if I had known this beforehand lmao.

[@brayancedeno2253]

God the running in this feels so smooth, and some thing about it feels real animated, rush-hour kind of feel

[@Miloproductions1]

Im feeling anime as fuck right now. Thanks for the review falcon I was hoping you’d review this one

[@venommurks3122]

Never played persona. Never been a fan of JRPGs outside nier automata. I never like FF or kingdom hearts. Never could get into the tales series and I've probably played ALOT less jrpgs than most people. Still this game is (so far) looking like it's going high in my all time favorites and has sold me on playing the entire franchise after I finish it. Absolutely is a must buy and a must play if you remotely like rpgs, VN or anime in general. If you even remotely like JRPGs you will love this game. Absolutely a masterpiece of a game so far(15 hours in).

[@OLBICHL]

0:12 :D don't threaten me with a good time

[@hoshihoshii.]

I'm a personal 3 portable enjoyer, has a 500+hours gameplay on my psp. I downloaded the remake one yst and damn i've been hooked. Honestly, kinda sad since they didnt include FEMC, since I always play as her in P3P. But the remake one is still beyond and above amazing

[@heyjuannypark6825]

Thanks Falcon, as a fan of the OG I really appreciate this review. I almost bought it day one, but decided not to mainly because of what you said, it's not really a "complete" package, and decided to wait a bit to see if The Answer will hopefully be released as dlc. Giving the track record of the Series: 3 had FES, 4 had Golden and 5 had Royal, I absolutely believe that there might be at the very least, a "complete package" dlc, with the female protag and The Answer, or at the most, an Enhanced Version down the years.

[@stormvolt9797]

Nope, it's been confirmed in an interview there won't be. The answer will be released as DLC, and femc won't be happening due to the sheer amount of work they would need to do to even make it happen.

[@DanomiteLife101]

One of best channels out there. Daily uploads, great content! I appreciate yall

[@jeremycards]

"Persona 3, but it's Persona 5" Yup, that's all i needed.

[@StealthMaster86]

I have two questions. Are there still reverse social links? I remember that if a social link is upset with you it can reverse the card and you would need to do what you can to bring it back. Do party members level up regardless if they are in your party or not? Persona 5 Royal got everyone to level up even if you didn't use them. I loved this new feature in Royal and something I believe every JRPG should do.

[@jedi7224]

Social links can still reverse, i don’t know if party members level up if not in party

[@browut644]

Party members don’t level up but they have a feature to reduce grinding for under levels party members. It’s a little funky and I’d rather they just all level up at the same time but it’s a clever solution for the problem. Basically you can find a door way sometimes when you use an item called a twilight shard on something within Tartarus, and it will lead to a clock that will level up any character of your choice to the mcs level the next time you take that party member out into battle.

[@Mercer53_1]

I’ve been meaning to play persona 3. Seems like a good time to start it.

[@MachFiveFalcon]

0:27 And indirectly changed the trajectory of the Megami Tensei series as a whole, too.

[@mckinleyfisher-lynd3896]

Love this remake but I played 3 on my switch, which was truly just the psp portable version stripped down a bit from the console version and I still thought it was great. I played 4 first and then 3 and then 5. All of them are great and I love the world and style of 3 and 4. This new version is great but it does somewhat feel like a reskinned 5. It is 100% worth a buy especially if this is your first time playing. Also being on gamepass is amazing, I was able to play without paying full price, though I'll probably purchase it eventually.

[@st_raziel2283]

Were you able to choose the gender of your main character? Or is it just the original main story of 3?

[@mckinleyfisher-lynd3896]

@@st_raziel2283 im a few hours in and I don’t remember, but I think you’re only male

[@SalKhayer]

Don't let the Before You Buy fool you, Persona "games" are actually just awesome albums that have some gameplay elements added to it. 10/10, album slaps, would recommend.

[@TheIceLurker]

Stop this video and just BUY IT. Especially if you never played P3, it’s the definitive version despite no FES or female protagonist

[@PLANTBAT]

2:59 Bro, that's me in a nutshell right now explaining to my partner why my 31 year old ass is so in love with a JRPG that predated Pokémon about capturing/recruiting demons/monsters as overpowered teenagers killing gods, has some of the most compelling, flashy and engaging turn based combat gameplay and unforgettable music on top of a really well written (in most cases) characters, but I started playing Shin Megami Tensei and Persona 3 in 2008 when I was 16. 💀💀💀

[@Soloxwing]

Oh thanks man good to know! (I've already bought the aigis edition and am 30 hours in)

[@Kylekashi]

As a first timer to the franchise I gotta say, they did an amazing job picking up people like me.

[@alecweiker]

If this was a brand new game with a brand new story, I’d pay $70 for it. I’m not paying $70 for Persona 3 Reload that’s missing half the things that previous versions include.

[@replay717]

So glad this game is on Gamepass. I wouldnt have tried it if it wasn’t. It has become my handheld game that I play in bed at the end of the day. I’m really enjoying it!

[@Uncle-Jay]

I see there's been some contention between new players and folks who have played the older editions. As someone who never even gave Persona the time of day when the games were released, Persona 4 Golden on my Steam Deck was my first introduction and I am perfectly happy with Persona 3 Reload.

[@sherbLP]

As an old school persona player myself, I would like to provide a bit more context to a couple of points. 1. The fact that you could only control the protagonist (canon name Makoto/Minato btw) was not universally disliked, since it added an interesting layer of actually leading the group (giving commands, making a difference in battle, becoming a key figure in the arsenal against shadows). However, it turned a lot of players towards emulations of that game, because there was a hack/cheat to enable party control. It was still playable with just the protag being controlled, but you had to assign commands to specific party member (like focus heal or attack same enemy). Otherwise it was nearly impossible to strategize arround certain mob and boss encounters. 2. There was also the fatigue system in tartarus. Nobody liked that. Good players were even able to ignore that system entirely with certain builds and persona. Its good that its gone. 3. The Answer (the epiloge chapter) was actually quite hated back in the day. The difficulty had ramped up drastically in that extra chapter and some of the character/story decisions they made during that epiloge were... questionable? I will not spoil anything in particualar here, but some main cast character definitly dropped a couple of ranks on my tier list after beating that. The true final boss was a banger though... So, yeah. Even I like most of the changes. They keept the important stuff and removed a lot of friction.

[@24hr-Gaming]

Thank you person who actually played the game. A lot of P3 fans hate the Answer. The story people like it or hate it. I like it. But the main complaint was the gameplay and how straight up grindy that game is. You don't have a Compendium and back then you couldn't pick which skills you wanted inherited so a lot of that game is just soft resetting hoping you get a Persona that's not ass. So if they need to completely rehaul the game to make it not awful to play, they should 100% do that. For actual P3 fans the consensus has always been to not play The Answer and instead watch someone's Let's Play or a compilation pf all the cutscenes. So to see people acting like it's a huge deal you can tell they have never in their life touched Persona 3.

[@VinegarAndSaltedFries]

It’s great. Very valid criticism’s of Tartarus but this game is great. My biggest complaint is the lack of save options. All games should let you save at any point.

[@KCaldwellBlue]

The soundtrack? FIRE The Characters? FIRE The Combat? FIRE This game is amazing and I’ll sing its praises for the rest of 2024 and beyond

[@Superplayer_2]

I really wish Atlus had pulled their resources more to focus on persona 6

[@otapic]

Bruh chill they're gonna work on it after making like 20 Persona 3 reloaded spin offs

[@conspicuouspiggy8792]

You mean pooled?

[@Rickchunk]

As someone who has nothing to compare to, seeing as I never played a persona game in my life. Never knowing of it's existence until recently. Im so happy to have a good game in my hands that can take mind off life. Being a father of a 2 year old is tough. And life isn't always so easy. I think this game may become my therapy...

[@iKrazyyi]

This one is better titled "After you buy" 😂 this game is such an easy buy. 10/10

[@Lazer2Me]

I’ve been waiting for this one

[@mr.redhands8390]

Revolver Jesus is back

[@seafarer_]

First time playing P3 of any sort, but have played P5R, P4G, and SMT V. It feels really good to play. All the things that made me want to quit P4 have been spruced up, but it doesn’t feel too modern or similar to P5.

[@brosfirehawlk4606]

What? I definitely don’t feel like Mementos is better than P3R Tartarus. I would prefer to play OG persona 3 Tartarus rather than a persona game with only Mementos

[@TheOnlyTaps]

As per. Thank you for the analysis as always. Always covering the pros and cons for all these games fairly.

[@danydacon]

Saying mementos is better than Tartarus is bonkers

[@cloudvoid0]

I was initially disappointed thinking you guys aren’t covering this. Glad I was wrong. This is a gem of a game.

[@matthewhammar1616]

After you buy😂

[@samshuler3895]

Same😂

[@maubraymzoma6616]

Persona 3 Fes got me into the Persona genre and plays a big role in my love of JRPGs so I am excited for this.

[@Lycan3303]

$70 for a remake of a game that came out in 2006

[@jimmythegamer2231]

Cry harder

[@Jeffthetrueboss]

P3R is one of if not my favorite game. Tho 70$ for any game is INSANE

[@catsuP3]

i loved persona 5 and the fact that this game is basically free on gamepass makes it even better

[@MC_Hammerpants]

Before you buy: The script and music is a downgrade from FES

[@jimmythegamer2231]

Terrible take

[@MC_Hammerpants]

@@jimmythegamer2231 tell us more about how much you love that frog sound in mass destruction

[@YurieSnowie]

My 6 year old self is absolutely ECSTATIC about this haha, definitely buying it when it gets on sale

[@sol5916]

Another femboy anime game 😢

[@MC_Hammerpants]

Things weren't always like this....

[@talyaplays51]

So I played person5 super and I just had a new born an my wife had post partum so she asked to go back to work and my daughter was just born so I played persona 5 while she sleep on my chest for 200 hours no joke I'm so excited for this persona will forever have a special place in my heart

[@Jays-Fate]

I will always remember listening to “burn my dread” for the first time. I’ve loved every person soundtrack since

[@rickylovesyou]

Hope they go on to do 4 like this.

[@KonEl17]

The side shot at Fes and Portable was unneeded, the games are older so them not being on par with 4 Golden or 5 Royal is already known. How about mention how 3 set in stone what 4 and 5 would become and improve on

[@abrahammezquita1510]

I think that the Gameranx team here pinpointed the exact reason of why a Persona game is such a unique JRPG: it's very veeeery long, even for JRPG standards, but they have such a good pacing to their story, they never (well, 98% of the time) feel stale. You can be 60h deep in it, and still wanting more of the story and their carachters.

[@kaitybell]

Having played and LOVED Persona 3 Fes, moving to Persona 4 with the dungeon crawl being more in your face first person and less 3rd person bird's eye was SO odd for me, as with Persona 5. To see from this video how they brought that element into Persona 3 is SO fascinating! It does feel way more immersive in that way, but given that each floor was a random maze with similar background every 5-10 floors, it would be a little difficult to translate that while keeping to the original plot of Tartarus being the transformed high school with no real point other than giving a place for leveling. I do feel that Persona 4 and 5 did a much more interesting switch by making each dungeon match the "heart" of the "villain". To see it come to life nearly 20 years later is WILD though.

[@nateortega2912]

Im still waiting for my collector edition for this game. COME ON FEDEX

[@mysteryhunter2588]

Thank you for showing me a good video. Wishing everyone a very nice day!👍

[@spicy_xinger]

all these years later and i still cant believe the ending of P3

[@forsalt9831]

Yup just plop that comment in the comment section of a review for the game👍

[@spicy_xinger]

@@forsalt9831 why not

[@Dazzman170]

Finished Royal after 200hrs, now we'll into 4 golden which I'm also loving. 3 is on the back burner. ATLUS just keep knocking out bangers.

[@awdrifter3394]

I played P3 Portable back in the day, I just love to see the environments in full 3D.

[@Jaychutae]

for someone like me who played the P3P in Hardmode on first play thru. theres a lot of frustration and satisfaction than P3R. also did a play thru without direct control of party member and give up on the tank boss. so to everybody that finish P3 and P3F, you guys are awesome!

[@jackinthebox1993]

There was no debate. I was ALWAYS gonna buy this game AND Dragon's Dogma II. Practically the only two games that I was for sure on this year

[@TunaStrata]

Any recommendations which persona should i play first? Persona 5 a little bit cheaper. I never play jrpg before, and willing to try.