Persona 3 Reload Opening actually makes sense in reverse...

Persona 3 Reload is an upcoming role-playing video game publisher by Atlus, who also co-developed the game with P-Studio. The game is scheduled to release for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on February 2, 2024.
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The Persona series is a spin-off series in the Megami Tensei family of games which began with the release of Megami Ibunroku Persona in 1996. There are currently six main titles in the Persona series. All the games take place in the same universe and share certain common elements.
The term "persona" is Latin for "mask."
The series is inspired by Jungian psychology, from which it takes its name. Some of the themes and characters (like Philemon) are based on this.
It is also the most commercially and critically successful branch of the Megami Tensei franchise.

[@Daichi777]

1:30 My boy Makoto is trying to make the Moonwalk

[@ValetinoLovebird]

Boy needs to practice to cope up with Nozomi

[@vladyugay64]

It's moonwalk again. Crazy how time flies

[@noxxiaa]

@@vladyugay64one might wonder, if my walk is in the right direction

[@PicaroAnimations]

Ah yes my favorite thing about door-kun, his moon walk

[@hamsterhamster6492]

yeah Nozomi was trying to learn it in the meaning of life trailer 😅

[@ZaphkielPersona]

don't really understand since I didn't play the og but saw this joke a lot haha. can't pin because this channel in poor condition, ytb doesnt allow xD

[@PicaroAnimations]

@@ZaphkielPersona I'm gonna assume you finished the game if not just know this is a spoiler. In the answer, it's revealed Makoto used his soul to essentially act as a barrier ( a door) between Nyx and Erebus which is a being created by humanity's desire for death. Every modern persona game in some way has to deal with Humanity's desire so maybe in one future game, they find a way to change all of their desires so Makoto can be set free.

[@whitebutterflyfingersofcolour]

Well the theme of P3 is the moon after all

[@yeretyer6125]

Full moon walk

[@_hollowsky]

yes riding a motorcycle backwards makes so much sense

[@jakariashafin1695]

I mean aside from that it's near perfect.

[@MrFreakHeavy]

Because the motorcycle working on a hidden hour between each day thay stops all electronics from working makes more sens-- nvm, it does.

[@drunknbard2807]

Actually Of you look at it in a different perspective. It does. Like as if it's zooming in on her and then out. Camera faster than the bike go brrr

[@ZaphkielPersona]

@@drunknbard2807 cool explanation

[@sRtAoIrNm]

@@drunknbard2807 except the street lights give it away, the motorcycle is clearly moving backwards.

[@easyscout8369]

The reverse Persona summon is so sick

[@Ramsey276one]

RELOADING!

[@raphathekid]

ANOSREP!

[@ZaphkielPersona]

it's time for Reload! btw if anyone has time pls support this smol channel!

[@raphathekid]

@@ZaphkielPersona Only if i gain a hug ;D

[@Persona4ever]

​@@ZaphkielPersona7k is NOT small 😭

[@barbaramarianadeassuncaofr9210]

0:55 the reverse head shots looked kinda cool as much as it looked a bit off from the rest. But THIS reverse head shot?? Absolutely the best part, I could believe it if someone showed this opening to me saying it was the official

[@I_Eated_The_Soap]

Imagine the final battle, I won't spoil anything for anyone who's first playthrough is this, but there's a part where it turns into a 1v1, and imagine at this point instead of attacking, Makoto just says "fuck you look at my cool ass moonwalk"

[@MrFreakHeavy]

It's even lore accurate... which makes it a terrible pun. (Get sealed by cringe)

[@CopyCatPhantom]

I'm just looking forward to seeing Junpei's awakening played out in a full on cutscene.

[@thatoneguy5347]

Or “I am the Persona 3 Reload.”

[@ZaphkielPersona]

that would be hella cool like Dante's dance xD btw if anyone has time pls support this smol channel!

[@X-tra_power]

​@@captainspaz8465 in persona 4 arena ultimax the answer is canon and since it is one of the few spin offs on modern consoles it seems to still be concidered canon by atlus. The reason P3P and the movies skip the answer is that in japan the answer is actualy it's own game with FES being a two in one bundle. When the localisation of the answer was finished FES already came out so they choose to not publish the answer as it's own thing. Because the development team first expirienced the answer as it's own thing they didn't include it in P3P and the movies.

[@jairekambui7738]

Makoto floating through the air and then randomly doing a v position is the best thing ever to happen

[@aerodynamo4874]

Bro long jumped

[@whitebutterflyfingersofcolour]

Genius how they use a formula that makes the openings playable with different openings visuals and still looks good and can even be played in reverse

[@ZaphkielPersona]

the animation department deserves a raise

[@jaapjrcgaming2718]

Junpei going from the most traumatic event in his life to being happy is kinda weird not gonna lie

[@whitecrow20XX]

Although it's painful and sad, indulging in it doesn't take us anywhere, isn't that right? Gotta keep moving, though we are trembling. No one wants to be friends with miserable being, gotta fake the joy event though we are suffering. Says who? Says I from my experience.

[@JesterQueenAnne]

It makes a lot of sense given his character arc, which is incredible.

[@trots4940]

Well that's actually what kind of happen in the game lol

[@AhsokaSnipz]

I actually like the placement of the beginning at the end. It can be interpreted as Minato taking off the headset to pay attention to those around him.

[@Tsebastian-jt1cf]

apart from all the moon walking and reverse shooting, the opening still looks great in reverse

[@youth897]

Makoto reverse shoot is cool

[@endieloe8972]

The Burn Your Dread part has to be intentional lol that fits so well

[@ZaphkielPersona]

yeah, I wonder who're they & what they said that part... btw if anyone has time pls support this smol channel!

[@bardock16yt]

​@ZaphkielPersona I'm pretty sure it's a reference to p2 and the rumor spreading. I hope it is for the most part

[@Dinomight125]

'WAKE UP' - Koromaru in front of a gravestone 😅

[@silveraxel510]

Watching the last part, continuing the moon walk, killed me😂😂

[@ZaphkielPersona]

it's his daily routine xD btw if anyone has time pls support this smol channel!

[@samwilkinson9309]

It is amazing how the things that aren't strictly 1 way like falling, walking, driving or shooting themselves look like they're perfectly normal and even then the shooting looks like you could pass that off as intended, some of it looks perfectly natural

[@ZaphkielPersona]

Ikr mb it's intended xD btw could friend support this channel

[@EditDeath]

Not sure why, but something about the Elizabeth and Igor part actually speaks to me more in reverse. I think it has something to do with the transition from the red spider lily into Igor, followed by the contract burning _into_ existence

[@Axel-nu9qf]

Genuinely kinda like this more than the original, aside from the backwards moving parts. Makoto putting down the evoker and turning off his music also makes sense for his character progression, right? Man I'm ready for this game, I'm not gonna preorder it tho

[@sachadossantos7972]

I don't care

[@Eclipse_NT]

​@@sachadossantos7972Then go away

[@MorfsPrower]

Fuck the guy that commented just to make a non comment; I agree with you it's a cool dynamic. Also smart, preordering shouldn't be done anymore, just emboldens bad behavior from studios and publishers.

[@Master_Tonberry]

I care

[@toasterfighter]

@@MorfsPrower its probably referencing door mans main dialogue option

[@akeshu77]

no cause like why does this give huge bad ending vibes, like everyone at the beginning was much more free, before dealing with the dark hour. so if that’s all erased, they’re basically back to how they were before. imagine choosing the bad ending and for ng+ on that save the opening plays in reverse

[@ZaphkielPersona]

yeah I remeber the scene from the movie. btw if anyone has time pls support this channel!

[@Loguemaster123]

i see what your getting getting at and it works for most shots not all of them in my opinion but there are certain visuals that do hit harder for older fans when its in reverse

[@JesterQueenAnne]

Aigis opening her eyes instead of closing them, standing up instead of falling, the transition from Ryoji to Thanatos rather than the other way around, and Junpei going for shocked to smiling do in fact hit harder than in the regular OP if you've already played the third act of the game.

[@Clever_User_Name]

the part where it ramps up even happens in the same part of the video

[@ZaphkielPersona]

yeah btw which moment you like from the opening?

[@evandropoletto6362]

Dancing in moonlight reload confirmed? Door-kun MOONWALKING with the music.

[@teddychu1177]

There needs to be a mashup of P3/P4/P5 where it's a mass dance competition... Plus all the characters from P1 and P2, Because Mark/Masao needs to dance crazy

[@evansage6363]

1:43 Casually moonwalks home

[@thecraftykingdomking7029]

Yes jumping out of a building in reverse makes a lot of sense

[@MidnitePanther]

Perfect for a game about Life, Death, and Rebirth

[@ZaphkielPersona]

check latest costume vid friend

[@morcatna4767]

1:50 Makoto out ther moon walkin *HEEE HEEE*

[@ZaphkielPersona]

hello Morgana! xD btw if anyone has time pls support this smol channel!

[@TheNukaColaMan10]

I wonder if this is intentional

[@ZaphkielPersona]

maybe...check latest costume vid friend

[@user-lv9rk8ne2v]

逆再生にしたらなんか世界救われるけど全員がそれぞれを忘れる〜的なエンドになりそうに感じた

[@ZaphkielPersona]

だろね

[@NahZD_]

Makoto Yuki became Micheal Jackson

[@avpthegreat]

I wish they with something like this. The reverse headphones at the end was such a good move (besides the moonwalk)

[@jhxe]

Imagine it's Persona 7 w/c takes place 100 years after Persona 3 and Makoto was freed from the door, helps the P7 MC with persona stuff (losing the wild card), becomes a temporary member until he retires into a guide NPC and his end cutscene is reading books and visiting graves of his P3 friends.

[@AhsokaSnipz]

Never let bro cook again

[@ZimVerse]

Why did yall let bro cook

[@AhsokaSnipz]

@@ZimVerse I didn't 💀

[@rawdeia]

Door kun has officially cured suicide

[@quoy4]

1:26 It kinda looks like she's saying burn your dread to him.

[@JokerYuMakoto]

Now let's search for a hidden message listening to the music in reverse 😈👍

[@theadmiral4157]

Flies time how crazy, again moon full its

[@onomee130]

In this multiverse, door-kun turns into makoto

[@VBandit47]

OH MY GOD

[@ZaphkielPersona]

Hello Bandit!

[@fenrir4538]

wow that's amazing even reverse that opening give other color

[@ZaphkielPersona]

ikr xD check latest costume vid friend

[@plynkz]

actually the reverse shooting look very interesting

[@Ramsey276one]

RELOADING

[@DjayT.]

1:39 it was all a dream Oh and I guess bro just chill like that with the moonwalk in the end

[@lilukara5953]

Damn the opening in reverse makes more sense than original... I like it much more now Especially the part with Mitsuru riding a bike and everyone else taking a ride on the train and lyrics is about journey 😭😭😭 DAMN THESE FEELS

[@ZaphkielPersona]

yeah! also they said this related to ending (I watched the movies so have a vague what it means xD).btw if anyone has time pls support this channel!

[@1tsjustpasta]

Why does this song fit so well with everything

[@Sir_Slimbread]

If some of the visuals were played normally, but just ordered differently it'd 100% work, but I can definitely see the vision.

[@firebeam24]

Ah yes, Mitsuru driving backwards at top speed makes total sense

[@whathappenswhenimbored]

Door-kun has a fantastic moon walk

[@r.a.m.r.c.2478]

And the story goes over again

[@revanpendragon7729]

This reminds me of jojo part 4 op 3 bites the dust ver. basically its rewinding the opening

[@hamtier]

i know this is how alot of animation from big studios work but this way you can clearly see how they drew and animated things completely seperately from each other then edit them together because of how the animation works pretty well even out of the context of the final result

[@ventarmadness9692]

Btw this wasnt co developed by p-studio Pstudio is just the atlus development team that works on Persona so saying that atlus co developed with themselves is a bit redundant

[@ZaphkielPersona]

oh tks for the infos

[@ventarmadness9692]

@@ZaphkielPersona np

[@ZaphkielPersona]

@@ventarmadness9692 btw if anyone has time pls support this smol channel!

[@Niteofsouls]

thank yo u very much man!!!!

[@Cashtoria]

The animation is smooth as f 🔥🔥

[@turbo_spooky]

As far as the description goes the game is not "co-developed" by p-studio, p-studio is the persona development team within atlus. with the other developer teams being studio maniax for smt and studio zero for metaphor refantazio

[@heraka5285]

Imagine this is the OP after you get the bad Ending

[@_arisato_5019]

MY BOY NASTY W THAT MOONWALK

[@iitsukami]

1:20 this whole sequence is insane

[@maraheselle7410]

Honestly if the moonwalk and backwards bike riding was fixed i like it better then the og

[@CatJell]

I watched this without reading the title and I literally didn’t notice anything

[@sohanarahaman8070]

And soundtrack is great too hear 👂 ❤😊!

[@projectsponge1363]

This intro also works with burn my dread forwards and reversed then

[@codenamexelda]

American intro backwards: "iTs SaTaNiC!¡!¡" Japanese intro backwards:

[@flamingbird09]

Its your life, Burn your dread! I scream for Ice cream!

[@FluuuffInari]

Watch some variation of this be The Answer's opening (if that DLC comes)

[@GABiHatchiiwa]

Aigis snaking her way standing up...

[@Zeppeli11.618]

Bruh this reminds of jjba part 4 when Kira reverses the whole opening

[@zephyrias]

The moon walk at first was cool and then the one where he is in real locale without the flashy effects seems like some behind the scenes shoot. Door-kun still walking backwards

[@Fatboiii]

Blud just moonwalks at the end

[@Benjyome]

Makoto started MoonWalking at the end

[@TheDarkSatirist]

Crazy the song sounds exactly the same backwards

[@dioswhore9564]

Junpei one's is so interesting because the reverse made me realize how the scene is actually tri sectioned, in reverse you can understand it as he keeps smiling after his traumatic experience because life goes on and so do you, but the small third section which the first, in the normal opening (a small change of color and junpei becoming only colors and shape with no concrete details), makes me think of it still being painful and how doing so makes him feels lonely.

[@CrunchMunchzx]

Nozomi: Moon Makoto: Moon Walk

[@chrisME1320]

the full moon-walk to end it all

[@emmanuelinfantegonzalez4316]

Oh yes, the famous Makoto moonwalk at the end

[@Juni_Bowman]

Omg the moonwalk is beautiful

[@tomatoprincess2709]

Yeah it makes sense as long as you ignore all the parts where it doesnt

[@kami_97]

That moon eye opening to thanatos is so sick

[@Zac_Bowman]

It's sad the only way I'll be able to watch this until the game releases is this video. 😢

[@Elcalacaschidas2069]

Bro basicly did Great Days: Bites the dust version with P3.

[@JstBobby]

With the theme of death and rebirth i wouldn't be surprised if this was on purpose

[@solipsis2060]

Bites the dust version

[@afscene]

Can't wait for persona 4 reload.

[@Mixa_742]

Elizabeth scene made me goosebumps

[@entendrious]

0:29 my dead goldfish in the toiler

[@yyzki6752]

The final was the best part, great moonwalk

[@lucmik7859]

the contract scene works perfectly

[@yugix_1]

1:16 matching music for the secret final boss: lipstick

[@cansonmez2916]

the moon walk at the end made me fcking cry AHAHKFGW

[@Blizzaga06]

Elizabeth “ your access to the velvet room has been revoked”

[@SessmaruKusanagiGaming]

I love it more. The reverse summon is SO COOL.

[@ochoscar6100]

I just finished P3R, how do I stop crying and feeling empty inside of me?

[@user-yi3di8yf2s]

Who else caught Jojo p4 reverse opening vibe? Can't believe that they didn't try to make it reverse compatible. If works!

[@ZaphkielPersona]

will you play the game? (I added subtitles for the song. pls support this channel!

[@JurKenOfficial]

Hell yeah, I pre ordered at august on PS4.

[@adheva8911]

Damn right.

[@night104]

Yes

[@whitebutterflyfingersofcolour]

ABSOLUTELY

[@ZaphkielPersona]

@@JurKenOfficial friends this's my first time experience with p3 can't wait for what it'll deliver. should be a masterpiece

[@yazcona13]

Honestly the flow of the opening and message of it is actually better than how it was presented originally

[@ninjahacker2]

No but fr, as hilarious as the moon walk look. The OP ending with a close and personal moment with the MC walking away goes so hard

[@JadeXeno]

My personal thoughts are that this was made with the ending first, and the beginning last. The way the movements flow, and the reverse persona summoning actually works. And the shot with Makoto summoning Orpheus working in both forward and backwards movement, it would make sense with them making it this way.

[@rodrigosantos5258]

That's gonna be the opening for "The Answer" DLC, obviously XD

[@darkness12682]

The song does fit

[@traversetown3460]

When bites the dust is activate:

[@immortalkoopah3138]

save for a few animations I agree with you especially with things like thanatos hiding away in the moon and Pharos grabbing the camera but there are some where the animation going forwards would make more sense but framed at later points, like the sequence where the team summons their personas, they all walk on screen, mitsuru driving her bike, the entire train sequence, but aigis falling down damaged would have been better framed if it was kept normally but keep the eye symbolism going but frame it to where she starts to open her eye then cut to the bridge sequence then back to her eye opening fully to look like a clock face

[@nome49]

KILLER QUEEN: BITES THE DUST

[@moister3727]

Blue guy is making the moonwalk wahoo

[@luckyGemy]

bites the dusto!

[@TempaStinko]

is this sense in the room with us right now