As a huge, huge, HUGE fan of Persona 3 FES, Reload manages to be a remake triple whammy.
1. It's an incredibly tasteful remake that doesn't completely overhaul its base concepts or crowbar in newer series features that don't belong.
2. The new ideas presented advance the series in more engaging ways than P5 ever did.
3. While still being faithful at its core, its small flourishes create a new experience that doesn't necessarily negate playing the previous editions of P3.
I think literally the only two things I'd say I have significant hangups with are the inclusion of baton pass, baby-mode-ing the combat, and the removal of the exhaustion system, making dungeon bingeing far too viable of a strategy and losing some of the "intermittent plate-spinning" the original game offered.
FES still has a place in my heart and the spirit of it makes it continue to be my favourite, but Reload is so good that it made me rekindle that love all over again, this is a must play for JRPG newcomers, fans of the other Persona games and even previous P3 players who were planning on replaying it anyway.
1. It's an incredibly tasteful remake that doesn't completely overhaul its base concepts or crowbar in newer series features that don't belong.
2. The new ideas presented advance the series in more engaging ways than P5 ever did.
3. While still being faithful at its core, its small flourishes create a new experience that doesn't necessarily negate playing the previous editions of P3.
I think literally the only two things I'd say I have significant hangups with are the inclusion of baton pass, baby-mode-ing the combat, and the removal of the exhaustion system, making dungeon bingeing far too viable of a strategy and losing some of the "intermittent plate-spinning" the original game offered.
FES still has a place in my heart and the spirit of it makes it continue to be my favourite, but Reload is so good that it made me rekindle that love all over again, this is a must play for JRPG newcomers, fans of the other Persona games and even previous P3 players who were planning on replaying it anyway.