For some back story to this review, when I was a young teenager in 2017-19, I was a big persona fan, but I only really played P4 and P5. I wanted to try P1, P2 and especially P3 but just never got around to it. As I entered my mid to late teens around 2020-2021 I realized the series was something I was not a big fan of. This is due to alot of reasons, mainly those being I wasn't a big fan of the way the 2 previously mentioned entries are written and the way they handle certain topics with a lot of insensitivity.

I partially kept up with Persona 3 Reload but after debating on whether or not to buy it since it was too close to FF7 Rebirth, I wasn't sure if I could finish it. I talked to a friend who said despite my opinions on the latter persona games, I would really enjoy this one. They were absolutely right. For the most part, Persona 3 Reload takes alot of the issues I have with P4 and P5 and makes them feel a little bit like dogshit even more so than I previously thought they were. The story, writing, characters, gameplay, artstyle and general vibe of this game feel like something very heavily leaned towards my personal taste. The themes of this game seep through every on so many levels, it feels like the writers had a purpose with what they were doing more than any other JRPG I've ever seen. For the past 3 weeks this game has been my life. I don't have the most time or energy to speed through a game in a short amount of time like some other people but with this one I just couldn't put it down. Any second I could I was playing Persona.

I've rambled enough, this game just hits home to me and I was thoroughly not expecting to like it as much as I did.

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