Why Persona 3 Reload Matters

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  @SSJ_EWGF · 2 years ago

  For all of Persona 3&apos;s seemingly pacing issues and gameplay shortcomings, I just can&apos;t help but feel that it&apos;s ending is one of the most impactful and well written ones i have ever seen in any form of media before.<br><br>The way the theme of grief and &apos;The End&apos; hangs over the entire game, not as some sort of depressing tone we we should fight against to avoid, but something we need to accept, and instead of jeopardizing your future by wailing in the memories of the past, there&apos;s always the present that you should be focused on.

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• SH

  @shadix365 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I always thought that the game&apos;s story was almost like a love letter to a person struggling with suicidal thoughts. &nbsp;It comes across almost like it was written/created to &nbsp;show the player through the game itself why life is beautiful and worth living, and finding hope through despair, almost in spite of death.<br><br>Apathy syndrome, the way the personas are summoned, etc seem to all allude to a sort of existential nihilism and desire for death. &nbsp;Some characters even treat Death almost like a religious entity to embrace fervently, but the game very carefully does not frame them as having the best view. &nbsp;Characters constantly beat in that Death is inevitable and hopeless.<br><br>The thing that makes the game so beautiful to me is even in the moment of absolute despair and hopelessness, the thing that pushes you through are the actual bonds you develop, and how they instill hope to confront despair and develop an appreciation for the life you have.

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• JJ

  @JJ_R · 2 years ago

  When you mentioned Pokémon Nuzlocke Challenge Runs, I was expecting you to also mention Fire Emblem, since that series has a Perma-Death system. Sure, there’s Casual Mode, and you can reload (no pun intended) a save file when a unit dies in Classic Mode. However, there are players who let the deaths of their units stick. And quite a few Fire Emblem stories tackle the loss of loved ones through the types of battle you and your army can succumb to.

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• FI

  @FirebunCEO · 2 years ago

  The Dark Hour is probably the best supernatural force in the Persona series because it perfectly matches P3&apos;s themes. It&apos;s always there, always looming in your head and sooner or later you have to have the courage to face it head on.

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• GU

  @guy_Enoshima_FinalFighter · 2 years ago

  Persona 3&apos;s story is so unique and well done, along with all the characters. I&apos;ve been enjoying the Persona 3 Reload with friends. It&apos;s been fun and wild. Got my one friend to try it and he&apos;s been enjoying his first Persona game with us.<br>Thank you for the essay Video Game Story Time.

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• BE

  @beeatoriche · 2 years ago

  Sobbed so loud at the end I couldn&apos;t even enjoy the new recording of Kimi no Kioku.

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• IK

  @Ikcatcher · 2 years ago (edited)

  It’s nice seeing new people experience Persona 3 for the first time, me included.

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• PO

  @poppermintee · 2 years ago

  I actually feel like the pacing issue is not an issue but intentional. I like the game a lot the way it is, even when i feel lonely playing it. It feels like my life, and its heartwarming to see Makoto starts to open up around others

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• GE

  @gemdc8031 · 2 years ago

  This is a wonderful exploration of why Persona 3 stands distinctly from its videogame peers, even within the circle of all Persona games. Rarely is such a meaningful exploration of the concept of loss and its shades portrayed so beautifully (and importantly in a game: so engagingly). You put into words the exact feelings I had when I first played through and finished the game a dozen years ago. Amazing work!

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• TH

  @theghosttm8245 · 2 years ago

  Beat P3R days ago and going back in for maxing all S Links. <br><br>The changes to Tartarus makes it so much better and not same-y on every floor.

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• RE

  @regtrey9251 · 2 years ago

  I think some characters represent death in more metaphorical ways like maiko and mutatsu who represent the death of a relationship and keisuke and kazushi who represent the death of a passion

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• JU

  @JustAnderw · 2 years ago

  Having played the original I know how this game was going to end going into it. &nbsp;Still despite this I found myself choking back tears in the final act of the game. There&apos;s just something so profoundly sad about knowing his fate as he takes his final actions. Then you get to thinking about it and you realize that he almost certainly, by the time he stands up to seal Nyx, knows his fate too and it makes it all the sadder

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