In the original you'd literally run out of stuff to do in the slice of life portion. Adding Part-Time jobs and just more activities to do with the main party in general is a huge step up.

There is no before you buy, BUY IT

BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABYYYYYYYY- is enough reason to make the purchase.

Persona is a franchise like Yakuza. Love it, adore it, play countless hours, recommend it whenever I can, have never finished one.

already have like 25 hours in it... not gonna stop me from watching the before you buy so Falcon can tell everyone Persona 3 Reload is *chefs kiss*

Game's data files have already been mined and found that there's going to be 6 DLC packs. 4 will be just items but the other two will be Aegis's chapter from FES.

the title : " ... - Before you buy" Me: Literally bought the game and play for 10 hours straight, then KZfaq recommend me this video, nice work KZfaq 👍 Now i can see my money WORTH!

How anime do I feel today? ... yes.

The review I’ve been waiting on! I was hoping Falcon would cover this one, dreams do come true

I've been waiting for this!

Never played a persona game and I’m 20 hours in and it’s an absolutely banger of a game. Didn’t think I’d enjoy the slice of life part as much as I do but it’s entertaining. Then going back out into combat with its seamless combat and beautiful animation is addicting. Looooove it

Having played it on my psp originally, this remake has BLOWN me away. Everything feels so much richer. And the stuff implemented from persona 5 fits so well.

P3 was my first and still favorite Persona game. I’ve been loving Reload, it’s such an overall improvement to the original while staying true to its roots.

Koromaru is the best party member

I’m already playing it on game pass! I just got thru all the tutorials but I’m loving it so far, I can tell it’s gonna get good.

Great, I'm playing all the game releases on my channel, this Persona 3 Reload game is one of them! I already have some videos released, beautiful game!!

I picked this up friday and stg I had a flashback to being 11 and watching my brother play the original. Beautiful

I still have my Sound Track CD we got from the OG Release. One of my Favorite Sound Tracks to this day, just Beautiful.

The best thing about reload for me is STREGA, they got more screentime and interaction with the MC. The bond episodes are also amazing especially Aragaki's, you get to learn more about Akihiko and Mitsuru there when there was only 3 of them, the activities in evening at the dorm are also amazing especially the group studies it makes you feel like a part of the team, in the original there's literally nothing to do in the dorm and you dont get to interact much with the members so this is a very good addition imo. So i would say this is the best Persona 3 to play despite lacking The Answer content in Persona 3 FES or Female MC in Persona 3 Portable, and if the rumors about The Answer (Aegis's story) will be coming as DLC I would gladly take it. I'm currently 50 hours into the game so there might be more things that I havent discovered yet, but so far I would definitely recommend it to a long time fan or a new one

For people who have already beat the original on normal I'd go as far as to recommend the merciless difficulty, since you can't change it to that later on. I'm playing on hard, put 30 hours into it and I've yet to see a game over screen, despite not paying too much attention while playing. The combat is a lot easier because you're actually controlling the characters now and the shift (baton pass) mechanic really lets you exploit weaknesses a lot more. And there's also the limit break skills. Card bonuses are a lot more frequent and choosing personas you already have now levels up every persona of that arcana, which makes acquiring good skills a lot easier. The remake also introduced light/dark spells that deal constant damage so the old ones are incredibly situational. I've also yet to see a hama/mudo skill from an enemy that actually KOs a party member. Party members also respawn with 1HP after fights so that would be even less of a problem. Combat feels a lot snappier overall but I'm disappointed about the difficulty, as I spend quite a bit of time crafting personas but never end up using them to their full potential. If I could choose the difficulty again I'd go with merciless.

I've been into the Persona and SMT series since Persona 5 came out and, i've been in love with it ever since. I played FES twice and about half of P3 Portable, so I can't wait to play this when it gets here for me on Wednesday 😤

One of best channels out there. Daily uploads, great content! I appreciate yall

Fantastic, before you buy, thanks. You mentioned again that you love JRPGs, yet I have not seen a mention or love from the brilliant Suikoden series. Specifically 1 and 2. As a fan, I'm sure you've played and loved both games, and you guys should do a video on them. Or someone should. It's so underrated.

The best news for me was that Falcon didn't have to struggle to find the map button. I laugh at me with that as well since I am regularly using the map in Borderlands 3 and similar games.

I love Persona 5. It was my favourite game on PS4. I did buy Persona 4 when it was released but know how long it is so haven't really started it yet. I will and once that one is done, it's nice to know this is ready to buy down the line 😉

About 20 hours in and I'm falling in love with Persona all over again. Waited a long time to play this one.

It's the first time I'm experiencing Persona 3 (p5 was my first Persona) and I'm loving it so far.

This is now the closest game to playing another Persona 5. I don't need this treatment for Persona 4 too, but it would be nice.

I’ve been waiting for this one

P5 like many people was my first experience with the series. I wasnt feeling it at first but as the game picks up its great. The music is my favorite part.

Oh man I’m torn. I’m knee deep in Infinite Wealth and loving it. Can’t give both games the time they need so have to put this to the side for the time being. Great problem to have!!!!

As per. Thank you for the analysis as always. Always covering the pros and cons for all these games fairly.

Little tip. Arcade increases a stat by 3 for your currently equipped persona. You can go twice a day for a total of +6 in a stat. Lilim and Palerider are only weak to light. You can get skill cards for any skill. You can save at the floor of the tower. You can get Spirit drain around the 20s of the floors and have near infinite SP. The sickness system is gone, and you never have to leave tartarsauce until you want. Grind the first day you can until you have all the shadows running away from you, and you can take the teleporter to a lower floor to reset the destructibles. Then go and do the arcade in the evenings until the full moon unless you have a social link you really wanna do in the evening instead of going to tartarsauce. Laugh as your stats far surpass the rest of your team.

Like the way Falcon goes back and forth on why it's good vs. why it may be lacking in certain respects, despite being a franchise fan. I never bought the portable remake for PS4 due to some glaring omissions, but this appears, at face value, the best rendition overall.

I’ve been meaning to play persona 3. Seems like a good time to start it.

God the running in this feels so smooth, and some thing about it feels real animated, rush-hour kind of feel

The Aigis edition includes a pass code for future DLCs, so I think it's safe to say DLCs are planned.

The Persona series is a Music Album with a videogame attached to it for some reason. seriously tho, it is one of the best turnbased combat out there.

Im feeling anime as fuck right now. Thanks for the review falcon I was hoping you’d review this one

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!

I was initially disappointed thinking you guys aren’t covering this. Glad I was wrong. This is a gem of a game.

You didn't mention the soundtrack, which is one of the best things about this game. I'm a newcomer to P3 and this soundtrack rivals P5's. I honestly think it's the music that makes Persona such a comfy, compelling and immersive experience. I absolutely love this OST.

How anime do I feel today?! I feel anime EVERY DAY 😎!

Persona 3 Fes got me into the Persona genre and plays a big role in my love of JRPGs so I am excited for this.

Im still waiting for my collector edition for this game. COME ON FEDEX

New lotus juice tracks. Persona 3 in persona 5 graphics. Oh we are gaming, boys we are SO back. I am loving this so far. And Metaphor their new release is looking great too!

wish games werent so expensive

Thank you for showing me a good video. Wishing everyone a very nice day!👍

I will always remember listening to “burn my dread” for the first time. I’ve loved every person soundtrack since

I just finished P5 Royal after 180 hours. I can’t do it again this soon, even if P3R is shorter. I need a break for a few years, lol.

I got about 26 hours in so far. For some one being a newer fan of the series my first playing Persona 5 and recently finished golden im happy to say i love the series and for someone who really liked 5 cause it was my first. Persona 3 is shaping up to be my favorite. I wish i played the original back in the day

Glad I watched the before you buy before I buy it lol, I’ll wait until the definitive edition comes out, like P4G or P5R, where all of the added content (there’s going to be some, they’d be stupid not to have any) is included.

Wow. I can't think of another game, where falcon gave such a gnarly detailed description of said game. You can tell his love goes deep for the damn thing. Never played it.

Thanks Falcon, as a fan of the OG I really appreciate this review. I almost bought it day one, but decided not to mainly because of what you said, it's not really a "complete" package, and decided to wait a bit to see if The Answer will hopefully be released as dlc. Giving the track record of the Series: 3 had FES, 4 had Golden and 5 had Royal, I absolutely believe that there might be at the very least, a "complete package" dlc, with the female protag and The Answer, or at the most, an Enhanced Version down the years.

Persona 3 Reload - After I Already Bought

If I didn't know better, the falcon geeking out for this game

I played P3 Portable back in the day, I just love to see the environments in full 3D.

Oh thanks man good to know! (I've already bought the aigis edition and am 30 hours in)

To me, the definitive version is FES because "the answer" is ... or should be the canon ending to the story. Also I am waiting since then for them to release a follow up ... release the seal and get the main character out of his soul prison. Instead we got the portable version, the dancing game, two persona Q and now this since then. I really hope for FES related dlc for this one.

omg Im waiting for this since day 1 of P3P, I thought you're not gonna review it. lol

I'm a personal 3 portable enjoyer, has a 500+hours gameplay on my psp. I downloaded the remake one yst and damn i've been hooked. Honestly, kinda sad since they didnt include FEMC, since I always play as her in P3P. But the remake one is still beyond and above amazing

"Persona 3, but it's Persona 5" Yup, that's all i needed.

Revolver Jesus is back

I first played the Persona series on Steam. I knew of it growing up, just never played them. I adored playing P3P as FEMC, which I chose to do as I usually only do one playthrough of such titles and her story was a bit more intimate. One thing I am wary or not keen on is the lack of "The Answer". Yes, the original version is considered to be a long, repetitive grind. It is generally considered to be a "bad part" of the game. But it IS the canonical ending, and gives the group their closure and motivation going forward. Reload was a perfect time to "Correct" The Answer, allow us that part of the story with better/new gameplay. I'm usually against "True Endings" locked behind paid DLC, but I would much prefer to see that down the track than for Atlus to pull a Golden or Royal and give us yet another enhanced version of P3 for full price. In many ways it wouldn't be the money, it would be the investment into P3R that would have gone to waste.

The fact that Falcon can play games with his talons and talk with his beak is impressive as hell.

Between this and Infinite Wealth, RPG fans are eating good.

So glad this game is on Gamepass. I wouldnt have tried it if it wasn’t. It has become my handheld game that I play in bed at the end of the day. I’m really enjoying it!

Persona 3 came out when I was 7 and playing kingdom hearts and castlevania so I missed it I didn’t get into this series until 4 golden on the ps vita I think so I’m super excited to get a chance to experience this game without old gen issues

First time playing it and I’ve become addicted to the story of persona. Ima have to look into 4 and 5 as well.

The soundtrack? FIRE The Characters? FIRE The Combat? FIRE This game is amazing and I’ll sing its praises for the rest of 2024 and beyond

What? I definitely don’t feel like Mementos is better than P3R Tartarus. I would prefer to play OG persona 3 Tartarus rather than a persona game with only Mementos

My 6 year old self is absolutely ECSTATIC about this haha, definitely buying it when it gets on sale

Must buy!

This one is better titled "After you buy" 😂 this game is such an easy buy. 10/10

I really wish Atlus had pulled their resources more to focus on persona 6

I was ok with waiting to get to this game but this video makes me wanna play it now

Looks excellent. Thanks for posting.

After you buy😂

Before you buy: The script and music is a downgrade from FES

for me someone that never completed the original P3 back in the day this version is definitely the definitive version for me to play, I just hope that they at least consider putting out the answer or even femc as DLC because it sucks that they were left out and tbh I wouldn't have had bought the version with all the DLC if I had known this beforehand lmao.

0:27 And indirectly changed the trajectory of the Megami Tensei series as a whole, too.

$70 for a remake of a game that came out in 2006

Another femboy anime game 😢

I will wait for it to go on sale. I’m still enjoying FES on Vita. Might pickup the soundtrack earlier though.

I’m really excited for this, but there’s already rumors this and Metaphor: ReFantazio are coming to the Switch’s successor, so I’m gonna hold out. I got some other games to play now so I’m gonna get through those first

First time playing P3 of any sort, but have played P5R, P4G, and SMT V. It feels really good to play. All the things that made me want to quit P4 have been spruced up, but it doesn’t feel too modern or similar to P5.

I like the thing that pops up when you press n. Is that feature in other games? Also, what happens if a year passes by in the game? I heard you onlu have a year of in-game time to beat the central mission.

Hope they go on to do 4 like this.

Falcon's reviews are great

Loved this game. Looking forward to playing it.

I played the first game in elementary school, so I didn’t understand some parts of it at that time. But still, I remembered Mass Destruction, The Battle for Everyone’s Soul, and of course, Memories of You (I cried).

As my first time playing persona 3 just coming off of royal. i really am enjoying this game through and through. it did take a while for stuff to start happening. but all in all i really am enjoying it for it being my first experience with P3R

This is a high recommend game for sure I cant stop playing it after playing persona 5 royal on gamepass i couldnt be more happier

I remember playing P3 in my PSP and staying up late to grind and discovering new personas by fusing. What I would give to get those days back.

Funny thing about the original Persona 3. I'm pretty sure I finished it back in the day but I just can't remembered the ending well. It's feel more rush the more you progress the plot, I can remember the early game plot pretty well eventhough it's almost 15 years as that's where I spent most of the time back in the day. Play Aegis chapter, didn't finish it. Didn't play the PSP female protag part but I heard that was the most definite.

I feel that tho, the pause menu in persona 5 is gorgeous.

i'm 40hrs into my first playthrough of P5R. definitely gonna try this after

Addicted to this game and the music is awesome.

I always come to this channel when I can’t deduce what I want to get. It’s between granblue and this game right now. But I also play star rail and want to get a character in that game. So tough decisions.

I’m obsessed with it, it’s an amazing game. Feels pretty modern Persona to me