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26 Things To Know Before Starting Persona 3 Reload
1.2.2024
It can be tough figuring out how to manage everything Persona 3 Reload throws at you. Between school life, social life, and fighting demonic shadows during the Dark Hour, your time in Gekkoukan High School is hectic, to say the least. So whether you’re returning to Persona 3 or playing it for...
Persona 3 Reload Leaks Reveal The Answer May Be Coming After All
31.1.2024
Persona 3 Reload, the much anticipated remake of the 2006 Atlus classic, isn’t even out yet but rumors are already swirling about plans for DLC. According to notable leakers in the Atlus community, Persona 3 Reload will be getting a number of post-release expansions that might fix one of...
Persona 3 Reload Finally Realizes Men And Women Can Be Friends
30.1.2024
One of my biggest complaints with the original Persona 3 was that, even if I just wanted to be friends with any of the girls in my party, the game’s social sim elements required you to enter a romantic relationship if you reached the end of their route. When this became clear to me, I stopped...
Persona 3 Reload Does Away With The Original’s Transphobia
30.1.2024
Persona 3 Reload is a mostly faithful recreation of the 2006 RPG. There are new social sim elements, new abilities, and a handful of quality-of-life changes, but by and large, it’s the same story about high schoolers killing monsters with the power of friendship. However, after playing through...
Persona 3 Reload: The Kotaku Review
30.1.2024
Persona 3 was always the best one. Persona 3 Reload, the from-the-ground-up remake of the 2006 supernatural, social sim-driven RPG, just eliminates any doubt. A complete visual overhaul, new mechanics, and new music all reinforce what made the original a stellar, poignant, and radical game for...
New Ad Turns Umbrella Academy Actor Into Persona Character For Some Reason
22.1.2024
Sega revealed a new live-action commercial for Persona 3 Reload today, and I’m trying to pin down why it’s breaking my brain. I think I’m coming to the conclusion that there isn’t just one thing about it. There are so many bad things about it that it just feels like a fever dream. Can anyone who’s...
Hands-On: Persona 3 Reload Fixes One Of The Original’s Greatest Sins
16.1.2024
There’s been a lot of deserved criticism thrown Persona 3 Reload’s way for not implementing Persona 3 Portable’s female protagonist route into its ground-up remake. However, we’re not talking enough about one of the few parts of the female protagonist route that did make its way into the modern...
You Need To Play Persona 3 Before It Leaves Xbox Game Pass
3.1.2024
Persona 3 Reload, the from-the-ground-up remake of Atlus’ beloved PlayStation 2 role-playing game, is coming out on February 2. But while the 2006 classic is getting a modern retouching very soon, it won’t include everything added to the original in the updated Persona 3 Portable and Persona 3...
Six Years Ago, The Most Stylish RPG Ever Revived A Dying Genre
24.12.2023
Now that we’ve entered the final few days of 2023, the year’s bumper crop of new game releases has slowed to a trickle. With long, lazy days looming ahead, it’s a lovely time to cuddle up with one of the biggest, beefiest games in your backlog. And if you’re looking for beef, RPGs are the way...
Persona 5 Tactica Tries To Make Up For The Series’ Homophobia
14.11.2023
I love Persona 5, but over the years, Atlus’ stylish, supposedly socially-conscious RPG hasn’t loved me. Queer Persona fans know the series to be fraught, and even the most passionate among us treat it like the fun uncle who claims to love everyone and still says something extremely out of pocket...
The Voice Of FFXVI's Protagonist Stans His Favorite Final Fantasy During Acceptance Speech
10.11.2023
Ben Starr, the actor behind the best part of Final Fantasy XVI, steely protagonist Clive Rosfield, has been promoting the game for a hot minute. As you can imagine, he’s talked to a lot of people and has probably answered a lot of questions about his performance and the franchise. But it seems...
What Each Edition Of Persona 3 Reload Will Get You
20.10.2023
Persona 3 Reload, a full-fledged remake of Atlus Games’ beloved 2006 role-playing game Persona 3, is set to release on February 2, 2024, for Xbox, PlayStation, and Windows. So take a deep breath and relax, you’ve still got a bit of time to play through October’s busy fall releases before hunkering...
Exclusive Persona 3 Portable Physical Edition Comes With Your Very Own Evoker
25.9.2023
Role-playing game remasters Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden are getting physical releases through distributor Limited Run, with pre-orders for the former beginning September 29, and the latter coming to the digital storefront on October 27. Physical copies for Persona 3 Portable will...
PS Plus September Games Are A Rad Grab Bag Of RPGs, Shooters
13.9.2023
The fall season is fast approaching and with it comes a new lineup of games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Keeping in line with last month’s diverse catalog of PS Plus offerings, September’s list features role-playing games, first-person shooters, and gorgeous story-driven games coming to...
Starfield's Main Character Is Silent So The World Can Be Huge
29.8.2023
Starfield is a big game with hundreds of planets to explore and many sandwiches to collect. But while all the NPCs you’ll meet in Starfield have voices, the game’s main character doesn’t. Bethesda already confirmed this was the case last year, but has now shared more details about why it made this...
Hands-On: Persona 5’s Tactics Spin-off Changes Everything, And It Rules
23.8.2023
After spending time with Persona 5 Tactica, the upcoming tactics-based spin-off reuniting the Phantom Thieves for another adventure, I’m intrigued by how P-Studio has recontextualized long-time mechanics for a different subgenre. I got hands-on time with the game alongside a separate demo...
Hands-On: Persona 5’s Tactics Spin-off Changes Everything, And It Rules
23.8.2023
After spending time with Persona 5 Tactica, the upcoming tactics-based spin-off reuniting the Phantom Thieves for another adventure, I’m intrigued by how P-Studio has recontextualized long-time mechanics for a different subgenre. I got hands-on time with the game alongside a separate demo...
The Video Game Endings We'll Never Forget, For Better Or Worse
19.7.2023
A lot of people never finish the video games they buy. We’re all guilty of it, and as a result, we’ve missed out some pretty memorable finales, both good and bad. For some games, an ending can be a great culmination of hours and hours of storytelling, design decisions, and and interacting with...
Baldur's Gate 3 Aims For RPG Fans' Ultimate Character Creator
18.7.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3’s character creator is incredibly expansive. Larian Studios has described it as a tool for players to build their ideal fantasy protagonist, but before it could be that, the Belgian studio needed it to serve a different purpose: filling the RPG’s world with unique, believable...
30 Minutes With That New Persona-Inspired Dating Sim
19.6.2023
I don’t know about Eternights just yet. I played the opening chapter of Studio Sai’s Persona-influenced action game/dating sim hybrid at Summer Game Fest, and on paper, a game that combines those elements should be my jam. But while what I played demonstrated good foundations and fun ideas,...