PS5
Persona 3 Reload
PS5 Details
- Native PS5 application
- Yes
Details
- Genre
- Release Date
- February 2, 2024
- Metacritic Score
- 88
PS5 Graphics
Standard Mode
FPS
60 FPS
Output Resolution
2160p
Source: Digital Foundry
Reviews
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Good
- Quality-of-life additions improved the experience
- Original experience is preserved
- Relatable, nuanced characters
- New voice cast is more than adequate
- Social Link events enhance relationship building
- The original game's flaws have been rectified
- Remake preserves the original experience
- Excludes extraneous content to improve focus
- Updated game elements to modern standards
- Dynamic, visually distinct dungeons
- Improved navigation in dungeons
- Battle system is player-controlled by default
- Added turn-shifting option
- Unique abilities add to battle dynamics
- Blends modern and classic elements seamlessly
- Balanced school social simulator and dungeon crawler
- Game systems are fun and addictive
- Game design is unique and stylish
- Elegant, easily navigated menus
- Updated soundtrack fits well
- Evolved classic RPG design
- Maintains essence of original game without sacrificing convenience
Bad
- Excluded additional content from Portable version
- Excluded The Answer epilogue
Good
- Captures life of a teenager beautifully
- Builds a social life and friendship
- Remakes a classic for modern consoles
- Introduces a dark theme about death and sacrifice
- Must-play game if can look past the dark theme
- Best version of the game to date
- Quality-of-life updates and modernised assets
- Revamped battle system
- Quick character switch
- Updated UI
- Special moves add to combat
- New doors and passages added
- Extra strong Shadows and rare items
- Updated Fusion system
- Additional scenes to flesh out character stories
Bad
- Dark theme can be off-putting for some players
- Not the definitive edition of the game
- Choice of male or female protagonist cut
- Lack of dungeon and palace aspects
- Presence of creepy characters that are uncomfortable
- Issues surrounding inappropriate conversations and objectification
Good
- Tells engrossing character-driven stories
- Huge gameplay upgrades
- Complete visual rebuild
- Immaculate presentation
- Gorgeous hand-drawn dialogue portraits
- Neat and tidy aesthetics
- Crisp character models
- Loads of minor tweaks to the combat system
- Best version of Persona 3
- Gameplay loop and core cast treatment
- Reload has storytelling enhancements
- Remade visuals are a joy to behold
Bad
- Previous titles feel clunky and monotonous
- Not as stylish as Persona 5
- Tartarus is repetitive
- Lacks certain parts of enhanced re-release Persona 3 FES and PSP port Persona 3 Portable
- Possibly another re-release in the future
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Standard Edition
Videos
PlayStation
Persona 3 Reload - Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games
Digital Foundry
Persona 3 Reload - 4K 60FPS with Ray Tracing on PS5/Series X - Digital Foundry Tech Review
GameXplain
Persona 3 Reload Graphics Comparison (PS5 VS PS2)
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