How Persona 3 Lost Its Identity | Original VS Reload

Published on Tue, May 28th 2024

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- Chapters -
0:00 Intro.
2:58 Did Persona 3 Need a Remake?
8:27 The Good, The Bad, The Dark Hour.
53:30 Every Frame a Painting.
1:04:43 Behind the Mask.
1:13:34 What the Future Holds.

The Persona 3 remake was pretty disappointing to me. Don’t get me wrong, I liked the game well enough; it’s just that when compared to the original I found it to be a major step back in terms of design, presentation, and even mechanically. I was really looking forward to Persona 3 Reload; I was eagerly anticipating how Atlus would update the original for modern audiences however what we ended up getting was a version of this classic game that lacks the spark and creative voice that made it so special to begin with. Again, Persona 3 Reload isn’t a bad game. But I feel as though it’s a bit of a misguided remake. And yeah, that’s pretty disappointing, to say the least. So in today’s video, we’re going to put these two games head to head and analyze them from top to bottom. It’s why you came here. But before I begin I think it’s worth it to address the two most common defenses of this remake that people use to completely shut down any of these conversations.

Number 1: the original game will always “be there” so if you don’t like the remake then just play the old game.

This line of thinking has always come off as a flimsy way to dismiss potential criticism. By that logic, altus could’ve done anything with the remake and you wouldn’t be allowed to critique it. It’s not even as if the original is easy to get ahold of anyway. This isn’t like a Final Fantasy 7 remake scenario where if you don’t like the new direction the PS1 game is just readily available. Have you seen the prices of some of these games?

Number 2: You’re just blinded by nostalgia. You only dislike parts of this game because it’s “different” and not worse.

I first played the original Persona 3 all the way back in 2014; not too long after I finished Persona 4. Believe it or not, I wasn’t too hot on the game at the time. In fact, one of the first videos I made on this channel was a deep dive into my feelings on Persona 3. In case you need a reminder, I was fairly critical towards the game and was very vocal about certain quirks I wasn’t a fan of. However, over the years since then, I’ve replayed the game quite a few times and my outlook has changed significantly. Aspects of Persona 3 that I originally saw as blemishes morphed into something a lot more positive. The unique quirks introduced and featured exclusively in Persona 3 lends this game a certain flavour that you can’t find anywhere else in this franchise. Not to everyone’s taste, but it’s impossible to deny certain factors play a massive part in carving out Persona 3’s core identity. Nostalgia has never been a deciding factor for me in any of my videos. Sure sometimes I’ll take a look at something from my younger years and will even reminisce on those memories, but I always make sure to but those innate biases aside and give my honest thoughts through my current lens.

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