the only major failure of Reload is its inability to conclusively provide a definitive, objectively best way to experience Persona 3, though not through lack of trying.

ATLUS's dedication to a faithful remake forced me to concede the plausibility of other approaches, such as rewriting and reordering certain social links from the ground up. what truly stops Reload from attaining the same level as the original for me is a simple difference in vibes: in-engine cutscenes, while now plentiful, don't capture the same abstract as their original animated counterparts, and its no secret that a lot of the track remixes are hit or miss, yet the game's new content and its perfect alignment with P3's original thematic writing easily makes up for this.

there's not much else I can say about Reload besides. it's still Persona 3, and I know it to be such because it found new ways to break me; a simple 'Thank you.' was all it took to incapacitate me as I collapsed onto my desk and sobbed my heart out.

cheers, ATLUS. now kindly leave it at that and never make another P3 spinoff ever again.