Time is unrelenting, it strips the new of any freshness or excitement. Worn down and beat-up, even gold loses its shine.
So it must be a testament of greatness, when that which strives to maintain and preserve such an old blueprint— its skeleton— doesn't feel outdated.
Persona 3 'Reload' neither shows its age nor evokes lesser emotion. It presents the game not as it was, but as it's remembered.
P3R is P3; as if recalled through memory.
An old, loved friend you get to meet again. And you're thankful, thankful in some aspects they've gotten better— and in some others they haven't changed.

Reviewed on Feb 16, 2024


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