Primeiro, James Gunn devia largar o cinema e focar sua carreira em videogame, ao menos aqui a chance de sair algo bom é alta.

Segundo, a versão da Xuxa da música do jogo, é superior.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMfw0BQCDKI&ab_channel=SomLivre

(Early access review)

Hades II é uma sequência que não tenta ser melhor que seu antecessor nem reiventar sua identidade, é uma sequência que sabe que não existe muito o que melhorar em relação ao primeiro então ele tenta expandir e se difenciar o suficiente para ser algo próprio. É uma sequência honesta e que atinge o mesmo nível do primeiro, tem pontos inferiores e outros superiores, o combate do primeiro sendo mais rapido e dinâmico me agrada mais, a OST também, mas o segundo é um jogo bem maior e mais variado, com mais mecânicas e sistemas, além da história ser mais interessante. As armas aqui são o ponto mais baixo, não acho tão divertidas quanto as do primeiro, mas isso pode mudar até o lançamento oficial. Tudo pode ser expandindo e com isso conseguir superar o primeiro. Ate o momento é uma sequência incrível de um jogo incrível e com certeza um dos melhores jogos dos últimos anos.

Before playing the game, I was very apprehensive about this remake. I was afraid that they would change or ruin many of the things that make Persona 3 such a special and unique game for me, but to my relief that didn't happen. Persona 3 Reload is an incredible game and one of the best remakes I've played. Of course, the game isn't perfect, there have been things that bother me and have left me upset. For example, I feel that the atmosphere of the game is weaker, largely due to the game's crappy lighting and the super clean color filter. Replacing some iconic scenes that were previously in anime format with a amazing direction for in game cutscenes without much inspiration is a very sad choice and doesn't help either. And though I find the UI generally good, I think it is excessively blue and didn't achieve a very good color harmonization, it's quite tiring for the eyes. Not to mention there's the new versions of the original Persona 3 songs didn't sit well with me, although Azumi Takahashi is a great singer, I think her voice doesn't really resonate with the game as a whole. Don't get me wrong, the soundtrack isn't bad by any means (alright, to be honest a few songs are pretty bad ), some of the remixes are nice and the new songs composed for Reload are simply amazing. "Color Your Night" and "Full Moon Full Life" are some of the best songs in the whole franchise. It's just that I don't think the songs hit me like they used to, mainly due to the lack of Yumi Kawamura's voice and even the instrumental part is a bit weak. But I guess that's okay in the end? Like, I appreciate the courage and attempt to do something different in such an important and fundamental part of the game, even if I don't like them as much. I think the new soundtrack fulfills its role in delivering a different and refreshing experience. But I have to be fair here and admit that Izumi's performance of Kimi no Kioku was surprisingly amazing. It was the song I was most afraid to listen to because, well, it's Kimi no Kioku, this song is very special to me, but fortunately, the Reload version didn't disappoint me.

But, that's where my complaints end because really, absolutely everything else is much better or just as good as the original game. The amount of content and events they've added relating to the SEES members is absurd. Not that this was a problem in the original game, but now everything about the characters is even more developed. The relationship between the SEES is now much more intimate and believable, and that ended up creating several very beautiful moments that I genuinely didn't expect, establishing the cast of Persona 3 as my absolute favorite from the franchise, I simply love these characters. Not only that, but the male characters in SEES have been given exclusive secondary events called Linked Episodes, which work like a Social Link, but much better written. And the biggest highlight of this addition goes to Shinji, who despite being a good character in the original game and his participation being quite important for the story, unfortunately, he had very little screen time, and here this has been improved. He now has a much more in depth character arc, and his relationship with Akihiko and Mitsuru has been elevated in a spectacular and deeper way, and that genuinely makes me very happy because I always thought he was a somewhat wasted character, and now he's one of the best and most memorable characters in the game. And as I said, it's not just Shinji, although he's received more attention, all the male characters in SEES have received a Linked Episode (including Koromaru lol), and they're all pretty good, special mention to junpei, who I already thought was a great character and here has become one of my favorites of the game. Even Strega and Revolver Jesus received the proper attention and are much more interesting characters here.

And this leads me to another point of the game: the narrative. Which for many people has bad pacing and an uninteresting story for most of the time, as nothing relevant happens. I've seen comparisons to the format that Persona 4 and Persona 5 use to develop their stories, as they find it much more engaging and interesting, mainly because there are more events. Well, I disagree with that, the way P4/P5 uses to tell its story, using a "villain of the month" format per arc (in P4 it's a bit different, as they are not exactly "villains" in each arc, but essentially it's the same formula as P5), where initially it can make the story more thematically and conceptually interesting, with more events and moments of tension being built, creating an expectation of how things will unfold, it turns out to be usually disappointing and potentially wasted. Because it's always something presented at the beginning of the arc, but, soon after the presentation, everything is forgotten just to be developed again at the end, leaving a void in the middle, and this not only negatively affects the story and the themes they want to address, but consequently affects the development of the protagonist in the arc, making everything a bit shallow and poorly explored. The fact that Persona 3 does not follow this formula is what makes me find the game narrative so good, with characters so memorable and well-developed. "Nothing" happening in the story is actually what makes Persona 3 so special. It doesn't require major recurring events and new villain arcs being introduced to remain interesting and engaging, and Persona 3 is aware of that because it chooses to focus on what's important: the small moments in the live of the characters in this story. Moments that may seem insignificant to the grand scheme of things, but they contribute to what matters: building these characters and showing that they too live lives marked by moments just like ours. In Persona 3, "nothing" ends up being everything. It takes the time it needs to delve into the SEES members, be it their respective dramas or even their relationships with each other and their perspectives on everything they are experiencing throughout the game. There are no gaps, no obstacles, and no wasting time with things that do not contribute. The game chooses to focus on explore the characters continuously, from beginning to end, never stopping. Also, the absence of a "protagonist" per arc or anything similar to that also ends up being one of the biggest positives aspects here, because in addition to developing all these characters in a spectacular way, it is also a shared development among all the SEES members. I mean, they are in this together, they are comrades in battle, and above all, friends. Their dramas are intertwined, one thing leads to another, everything is connected and the level of their bond is elevated, making the whole experience much more personal, resulting in the chemistry between them being extremely captivating. And all of this culminates in the month of December/January, marking the narrative and thematic peak of Persona 3. All the events these characters have gone through now put their perseverance and tenacity to the test. Making the conclusion of this journey one of the most beautiful and cathartic I have ever experienced. For me, that's what makes the narrative engaging and interesting. What makes me find this story so remarkable. And the remake has decided to stay very faithful to the original game in this aspect, focusing only on intensifying all of this, making what was already great even better.

Another very welcome addition was the voice acting, not only in all those secondary events I mentioned but also in the Social Links, and damn, I didn't expect that a simple addition like that could make the characters so much more memorable and interesting. I particularly think Persona 3 has the best Social Links in the franchise, besides being the Social Links that touched me the most, I believe they are the ones that best engage with the themes explored in the game. And now seeing these characters voiced has made me appreciate them much more, really making them more alive. Talking to Aigis and hearing her voice, sometimes sweet and at other times extremely frustrated and confused during her arc of self discovery, and pondering the meaning of life. Or talking to Akinari and hearing his voice as he tells the bittersweet story of his book or talks about his sadness and anguish of having a terminal illness and such fragile health that prevents him from living his life to the fullest, it hits much harder, especially the conversation with his mother at the end of the game. And I identify a lot with Akinari's situation, as I have had a very serious illness and fragile health since childhood, and I know how sad and terrible it is to deal with it. So listening to Akinari's mother now fully voiced, pouring her heart out about all of this genuinely broken me and made me cry in a way I didn't even know I was capable of. It reminded me a lot of my own mother who has suffered and still suffers because of this. All this made me realize how powerful the voice really is. And I hope that from now on, fully voiced social links becomes the standard in the franchise.

And of course, there's Tartarus, the most hated part from Persona 3, and being honest here, I always liked Tartarus and here it's not different. I thought it was perfect the way it was done and its better than the original. People complain about Tartarus because it's repetitive and exhaustive, but I've always thought that was the point. It's not meant to be enjoyable. You're climbing an extremely immense and dangerous tower, with infinite corridors and random paths that change every night, and the further you climb, the more twisted and uneasy it becomes. It feels like there's no ending, and if there is one, you have no idea what awaits you there. It's exhausting, it's repetitive, and it can be monotonous for a good part of the exploration, but that's exactly what makes Tartarus such a despicable place to be, which makes perfect narrative sense within the game and in how the characters feel when they explore Tartarus. But I can understand why many people hate it, really. It's just that I've always found the concept and exploration in Tartarus interesting, and most of the time I was engaged in this unpleasant journey, which is to explore Tartarus. And for me, the most fundamental part of Tartarus remains untouched in Reload. There were subtle changes, but they worked very well, such as making the floors smaller and more tools to make exploration smoother, and now there's a better balance between making the encounters and exploration engaging, leaving you more motivated to keep exploring, while maintaining the more "negative" part of climbing that infernal tower.

The combat has also become much more enjoyable and fun here, I think it flows better and I like the fact that it's more dynamic. I've seen a lot of people complaining about the difficulty, saying that it's too easy, but fortunately, I didn't have that feeling because I played on Merciless difficulty, and it was a very balanced and enjoyable experience. I didn't find any boss fights too easy or too hard (except for Reaper). Ah, and the addition of Theurgy is fucking awesome. But, I have to admit it's a bit OP and made the boss fights relatively easier.

I really understand the criticism the game has received and I think it's fair that many people didn't like this version of the game as much as the FES or Portable, especially in terms of content. I also love Kotone/FeMC and knowing that I'll never have the opportunity to play her route with improved graphics and all the QoL of Reload makes me really sad. And the fact that this game is the fourth re-release of Persona 3 and there's still no definitive version is absurd. But Persona 3 in general was an incredibly personal experience for me, and the themes explored throughout the game resonate so much with me. I first played Persona 3 FES during a tumultuous and depressed period of my life, where I was totally lost. The game made me rethink a lot of things about me and how to deal with my problems at the time. It made me ponder my decisions in that hazy moment, how I should deal with the people around me and how they were dealing with me in that situation, it made me realize I am special to my friends and my family and that I don't live just for myself. And honestly, to this day, I keep thinking about everything that Persona 3 has provided me and how it has changed my perspective about my future and on my way of living. So, seeing how this remake worked on these characters who are so dear to me and developed the themes with so much love and care, make all the issues this game has simply don't matter to me. Persona 3 Reload made me realize how much happier I am just for loving this franchise and especially Persona 3.

In the more than 100 hours playing this, Persona 3 Reload turns out to be a very solid way to experience this story. But no matter which version of Persona 3 I play, even though they're all different, they all end up being the same thing: an extremely special experience for me and one of my favorite games. Persona 3 Reload is still Persona 3 - and that's what matters.

Yoko Taro is truly a visionary if you take into account his talent to make his games extremely repetitive and tedious most of the time, with shallow and uninteresting gameplay, and still manages to deliver a memorable and deeply touching experience in the end, one that you will cherish. Now seriously, I don't think it's as good and impactful, and most importantly, engaging as Nier: Automata, but it's still a game that has its value, and it was a very special journey for me, establishing Yoko Taro as one of the best game directors and writers today in my opinion.

I mean, Taro managed to make a book one of the most interesting and charismatic characters I've ever seen in my life. That's really something to applaud.

I love you, Weiss.

Resident evil 4 é uma peça bem montada e incrível.
Adiciono que nunca cheguei a terminar o original, cheguei depois da parte que você recupera a ashley na igreja, então como a primeira experiência completa desse mundo achei interessante demais. Ele tem uma estrutura tão legal que me fez não querer parar de jogar em nenhum momento a cada segundo parecia que me agarrava mais até que cheguei no final.
O que mais me choca nesse jogo ser bom é ele ser um remake de um dos(se não o mais) jogos mais importantes de todos os tempos o time que trabalhou nisso claramente tinha paixão e admiração pelo original mas ao mesmo tempo conseguiram inteirar muito bem com o original resumindo eles tinham algo pra dizer com esse remake e o admiro ainda ele por causa disso.
Gostei tanto que comprei a dlc logo em seguida

The Silver Case, ultimately, begs the player to be critical. To be critical of government, police, and most importantly of one's self. What does it mean to commit a crime, when the governments that define "crime" are themselves criminal? Since completing this game, I've been constantly thinking about the case Lifecut. About how the masks of the Heinous Crimes Unit slowly slip away, revealing that despite their apparent individuality, they are nothing but pawns to be used for the higher powers surrounding the story. They side with the law, and die for it. They die to protect the truth of their master's misdeeds, and commit criminal acts without being labeled "criminal". It's only by embracing that which is deemed "wrong" by society that one is able to kill their past.

The Silver Case lauds individuality, but also depicts how dire the need for community is in a world shaped by the Internet. Tokio Morishima starts his half of the game as a person who is largely squandering his potential to be great. He sits in his shabby apartment, checking his email, chain smoking and talking to his turtle. It is only through his connections with Erika and the bartender at Jack Hammer that he is able to reach his true potential. He transforms from a slimy tabloid reporter into an almost sagely presence in Lifecut. He rejects the Internet, and finds what really matters in the real world.

It’s really hard to wrap my head around the insane amount of themes and images invoked in this game. This game has my utmost recommendation to anyone with the patience to keep up with a visual novel created in 1999.

“I feel weird. Someone died in my building, but I didn’t see it. I didn’t hear the sound, I wasn’t told by someone else living here: I first knew of it via my computer. It doesn’t feel real.”

- Tokio Morishima, Hana