I hope they put the soundtrack on spotify. I need more soundtracks to bop to on the bus.

Persona 3 was my introduction to the persona series back when i was in 7th grade so when reload was leaked and everyone thought it was "fake" i held out onto hope that it was real. I'm 17 now and soon to graduate in may, so to be able to experience persona 3 again is nothing short of a miracle

It sucks how everyone forgets about Persona 1&2, they need some love too.

Persona 3 Reloads opening is by far the best opening in the series. And one of my favorite openings of all time. I can't stop listening to it.

Probably the game in my life that makes me want to get up and start dancing every time I start a combat.

I've only played P5 and P5R, bought P3R yesterday and I'm loving it so far. Everyone should give the Persona series a shot.

The game is amazing. I instantly knew I was in for a quality time, when I saw the smooth P5 style menu screens and those bangers started bumping in the background. Great VA work and beautiful visuals too.

Persona 3 FES is literally my childhood 🥲 i was crazy about it that all of my english essay were about personas 😂

Im literally so happy that you made this video, Joey. One of my favorite youtuber covering about my favorite game? It feels surreal. Well so far in my playthrough, the OST has been a banger and the graphics are sooo good. Its a huge gap from the original persona 3. The cutsenes are beautiful, the small details are amazing. The emotions carried by the characters really hit you hard. Honestly might be the best game in 2024.

Appreciated Joey! I've always loved Persona, and Persona 3, it's such a gigantic inspiration for my future works. I'm buying it as soon as I can, and this review's only bolstered that decision. Thanks man!

I remember checking Persona 3 after the Penny Arcade guys talked about it. Went in blind beyond the most basic stuff and was blown away. There was one moment that made me so upset I nearly quit the game. It's rare I get emotionally invested in characters but Atlus are so good at fleshing out their characters between the obligatory parts and the optional soul links where you can learn so much about them. It's great being able to playthrough again and choose to focus on different relationships and connect with characters you might barely have interacted with outside the main story previously.

Glad you enjoyed it Joey!! I won't be playing it cause I literally beat Persona 3 FES under a year ago so it's so fresh in my mind, but maybe one day!

I've been waiting for this!!

Keep up the awesome work and videos Joey love the video

Now this is a video that I didn't expect to see but am very thankful that it showed up in my feed today ♡.

My introduction to Persona was with P5R last year and I loved everything about it so much. I've finished P4G recently and again was so captivated, the murder mystery style had me hooked and it's insane to me how many turns there are until the very last day. I'm so hyped to dive into P3 now.

It's pretty interesting getting the perspective of someone that based on what you said didn't even play Fes (The new romance is actually from that version btw) seeing as even me who has been an smt fan since the PS2 era didn't play og P3 and haven't really heard any opinions from people who have played just the original and not like every improved version.

P5 was my first jump into Persona, but I did know of the series since 3 just never was able to get into it at the time. But once I did? Persona also became my fav JRPG series of all time. So after playing 5, Royal, P5 Strikers and P4 Golden. The announcement of this game came out, and I knew I had to get it. And so far, I'm loving it.

I really like the Persona style and the newer aesthetic, but I wasn't able to get into Persona with 5, I still really wanna get into Persona, and it sounds like while similar 3 Reload might just be the game that does that!

I'm literally so happy about the changes and thanks for not spoiling anything lol. I played FES in like 2010 i think, I never got to beat it. (it wasn't my ps2) but i tried to play the portable version but wasn't the same. I'm so excited to finally play it all the way through!

Looking fantastic as always joey ❤❤❤

Just started playing it and its just amazing

im like 3 hours in and its really good, love the music, the characters are engaging and the combat is pretty cool.

Ive been jamming the music the last couple weeks and cant wait to start my play through!

I'll add it to the list of games to play this year. One of the Yakuza titles is up next for me.

You make me want to get this game even more now xD. P3 is my all time favorite persona... i just can't wait to have the game in my hands. I'm actually Excited for Metaphor RE: Fantazio because it's basically the next Persona game with persona and evangelion peeps working on it. Persona fans will be eating good in 2024.

It's magnificent! I am on merciless mode without guides as my first playthrough although I did play the original games too being P3 and P3FES with guides so I can still somewhat feel my way around some stuff. I started taking notes on schedules on all the activities etc..

I remember playing Persona 3 after gaming it from GAME. The shadows as the little blob monsters had terrified me! 😆 But the story was so important and meant so much it has such a special place in my heart. My only wish was that FeMc could have been included, but I'm excited nonetheless to experience it all again

I am playing through Persona 3 FES right now before I even knew that their was gonna be a Persona 3 remake. Persona 3 Reload is a massive upgrade from the original. Better combat, better graphics, way less bugs, a much more digestible social link and requests mapping. Everything feels so much more contained in Reload compared to the original game where its all just everywhere. The game outside of story is meh but the story is holy fucking shit good.

I fell in love with the original release and the remake brought so many memories back, prepared to cry again for the forth time

Been waiting for this remake is since I played it in high school! SO happy that it came out and so far really enjoyable to play. Cant wait to do a first play then 100% as well.

I live streamed it at release and my f-ing GOOOOOD.its so good. I’ve never played the original game bc i never owned a PlayStation but I have played the portable version

I’m still waiting on my copy to arrive 😭 Can’t wait to play it!

Awesome Joey,congratulations in beating persona 3 reloaded,fantastic job on the video too. I love the persona games.

After hearing you talk about it on trash taste I bought it and am 35 hours in and absolutely loving it

I played FES almost 10 years ago and just finished Reload, I can confirm that the story is still life-changing.

im so excited to get it

Just like Joey, I have also played the original PS2 version. It was also my first Persona game and P3 is an amazing experience. It felt really nice to visit this game a second time. The improved visual quality is so nice and exploring Tartarus is a lot more fun than before.

Persona 3 was my first introduction to the Persona series and it's my favorite JRPG series (or any game series really). I still haven't bought Reload yet since I'm already playing to many different games that I haven't finished but I have to admit, it really is tempting to drop everything else and jump into Reload instead.

I played the OG P3 back when I was in middle school era and I can't remember most of it that much because smol brain. Playing Reload felt like a whole new experience again and I'm livin for it. And omg, i kid you not. I was frozen in place during the rooftop cutscene. That scene gave me literal chills over how good it was. Anyone who has never played persona games before, and worried about if they should have played the first two persona to play P3. Rest assured, you can start with P3 reload just fine because that's how i got into the persona series back in the day.

I’m actually gonna be giving this a go tonight. I played P3P, years ago, so I’m eager to jump back into this.

im currently playing it and so far it is spectacular. they did everything i was hoping they would from the UI to Tartarus to to having map fast travel. they brought all the user friendly modern aspects of persona games back to what is my absolute favorite story. im having a blast

So did I, Joey. I got to play it in october at EGX london in 2023. I pre-ordered the game, but sadly amazon delayed it until the 5th :( that's why I'm not gonna watch this video quite yet. But I'll be back when I get my hands on the game :)

Thanks Joey! I love classic JRPG and Persona 5 was a classic! Its a few days of snow in Canada may just need to download. Great review in both pod cast !

That part about romancing multiple chars got me 😂 I went with Aigis and I think day of entering her romance route (since it is the one that takes longest to get) I also finished Elizabeths quests...which led to the invite. Which I accepted with zero moral thought to it. Def spent more hours than i'd like to admit just afk jammin' along with the UI/audio interfaces. Will add though, I didn't even know/pay attention to the part where they introduce the "rewind" feature in this one *for mistakes etc* so I didn't utilize it in my run. Might have helped with the social-sim aspects a bit though. Solid review tbh and great prefacing with the takeaways.

I was 8 years old when it came out on ps2, I am 26 years old now and I’m ready for pure nostalgia. I was also fortunate to play 5 two weeks in advance thanks to a friend working at a game store and I was 18 at the time. Time sure hella flies my friend, cheers! Smoking the herb and flying to Tartarus!

Wasn’t able to get my copy yesterday since I had my drivers test. I passed the test, and I’m getting the collector’s edition today!

P3 is my favorite game of all time for many reasons, I've been in the persona saga for 8 years now, so getting to play the remake of my all time favorite piece of media is really special to me, and just admiring how greatly crafted from zero is, the new animations, attention to detail, graphics, art, the original Japanese cast that I truly admire and love, music, among other beautiful details from Atlus team everything to me is just like the first time I played it on PS2 , thank you for your video Joeyさん、いつも動画見てますからずっと応援する。

Persona 3 Reload is the next game that I will play after I finish Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Played P3P last year and I loved it

by far my favorite one in the series def hit me in the feels when i saw it was out

Never played any of the Persona series before, but I've loved every JRPG I've played. I'll have to give this a shot.

I will never forget the unique experience P5 gave me when it first came out. As a lonely kid living out of my bedroom just discovering video games, P5 was basically religious. It blew my mind and also introduced me to jrpgs as a whole. Then, P5R came out and I got to relive the magic all over again. I’ve watched playthroughs of P4 Golden and FES, but never had the equipment to play those games myself - so I’m really excited to sink my teeth into Reload! I know the story’s going to be a banger and I’m glad they’re sticking with the slick aesthetics of P5. Given P5 was my first Persona game & my introduction to the genre, I don’t think anything can beat it in my mind or give me the same level of immersion, but I’m sure P3R well come close. I can’t wait to play it!

love the review! would be amazing to see your gameplay of p3r 😩

I am loving the game. This is truly a dream come true for me. ❤

Its been a solid experience so far never did get to play OG P3 so ive looking forward to this game.

I'm enjoying my playthrough so far. After so long since watching this story in its many forms, I finally get to enjoy it as a player.

Reload is great. They added a lot of flourishes to the old game to make it aesthetically pleasing and fine tuned gameplay to be much more modern/engaging. Twilight fragments for example are a new feature that really helps all aspects of the game. To collect these fragments for opening special boxes or completely restoring SP/HP in Tartarus; players are encouraged to explore, find social links, and advance social links. Though they did fix one exploit that I sort of miss and that was in the previous versions, you could buy unlimited sodas which restored 5 SP and this allowed you to stay in Tartarus(their dungeon) much longer.

imma have to wait till it goes on a discount but damn im excited

Thx for reminding me I'm old. P3, was my first persona game I picked up on staffies, that and FFCC back when I worked at Gamesman before EB Games bought them. I definitely worked way too long in gaming retail. But I'll have to check the new version out when I can.

Playing through the game right now and i love it! Its a trip down nostalgia lane for me. I feel like im 10 years in the past play through FES again. I just cant help but have a grin on my face while playing through the game. I know its not perfect but P3 was my introduction to the persona series and it remains my favorite story of the 3 ive played despite its flaws and improvements in P4 and P5.

I too got to play persona 3 reload before it came out ...in america. Gotta love changing my xbox to New Zealand lmao

Persona 3 was one of my favorite games of all time even before Reload. It means so much to me and P3 Reload is so amazing and i cant believe its real. Love it so much. They improve on so much having the link episodes with the male team members and such. I do wish it had femc and the answer to make it have all content together but its amazing how it is for sure

P3P was my introduction to the Persona series, needless to say it and P4G were some of the defining games of my high school life. Really enjoyed P5R too a few years back. This series taught me a lot about time management and prioritizing important relationships in my life, helping me through my academics and early career. Playing P3R as a working adult has been a great reminder of where I started, and lighting a fire under my ass to keep my life in check.

As someone who played fes and loved it I really hope I'll enjoy reload unpopular opnion though I kinda hope they add in a mode to restore the fatigue system gave the game a new challenge without just hard blocking you

I’m happy to hear it’s a solid game. I’ll definitely be picking this up.

I’m excited to get into P3R. I love P4 and P5 so much.

I just got it but haven't played it at all yet. P3P was my introduction to the series when I first got my hands on a PSP back in 2010 and I loved that game so much. I played it all the way to the end more than 6 times by the time the PS Vita was out. I bought it and jumped straight to P4G the moment it was available and it came to be my favorite game of all time up to this day, right next to its younger sibling, P5R. I'm thinking of whipping out my old Vita to play P3R on it since that's how I played both P4G and the og P5 (using remote play) and absolutely loved them.

Thanks for your thoughts! ❤ I first played P3 at a gaming event at my university. I was a transfer student from out of state and didn’t know anyone. Someone in my Japanese class invited me to their weekly game night and since I was alone and kind of shy, she handed me P3 on a PSP and I was HOOKED instantly. I played FES, too (bought a PS2 specifically for it) and then later got P4 on my PS Vita. I lived in Japan when the musical came out in Tokyo and got to see it and it was amazing! It felt so cool being around so many Persona fans. I never finished P3 or P4 because they were difficult and I played P4 in Japanese and didn’t know what I was supposed to be doing really haha 😅 but I played P5 three times (vanilla, NG+, and Royal) and it’s my favorite. But recently I got P3 and P4 on my Steam Deck during a sale and I am about halfway through P3. I probably won’t get to the reload for quite a while but I’m so excited for when I’ll play it eventually - I know it will be amazing. The soundtrack is 🔥

My sons have been playing Persona 5 recently. My oldest son just completed Persona 5 Royal were as my youngest son finished Persona 5 last night. I've been thinking about starting to play these games at the ripe old age of 54, lol. My youngest son just started Persona 3 Reload on launch day and he's really enjoying it. I would like to see an update for the first two games.

They better pay you more. Youve convinced me not to only play Persona 3 R but the whole series as well.

As someone who was first introduced via Persona 5 when I was a teenager and who was originally hesitant but fell madly in love with Persona 5 Royal, I was very excited when I heard about this game's release. I had always wanted to play the previous installments but the graphics were a big hurdle, lucky for me, P3 Reload's graphics are gorgeous and I'm having the time of my life playing this game. Thank you Atlus and Sega for making this masterpiece and Thank you Joey for reminding of this game's release. Much love everyone and happy gaming!

I started with P5 when that came out 7 years ago but I always loved the atmosphere of 3 especially since I played SMT Nocturne growing up. I got the remake now and I love it so much with the UI update as well as the updated actors

7.5 hours in persona 3r and it’s been a blast. As a first timer I can tell that I’ve only touched the surface of this game.

This is my first persona game, I’m loving it

Can’t wait till they finally put the soundtrack on streaming services that new battle theme is slowly becoming one of my favorite songs in the entire franchise. My cheeks actually hurt from smiling so much, I love this game.

Love Person 3 Reload it's so much beautiful the first persona game I played was 4 and now playing this wow

the crit/hitting weakness animations are by far the best, so much impact. and yes. Fuuka's revamps was such a good choice, more personality and the added stuffs includes more character building for her.

Since that trashtaste podcast , but love OG persona 3 stuff that love this predicted remake to reload that is legitimately so good

As someone who has only played p5, I'm really loving the game rn, and I can't remember last time I've spent so much time on a game in one sitting.

I gotta replay mines again now. I was able to get everyone to LVL99 , and passed the game . BUT, i was never able to get that one legendary item. It was either called " Odin's sphere or black matter " . I might be confusing it with something else. But it was a very specific drop, that granted invulnerability or something like that. I had started a second playthrough, but i don't remember where i left . Might have to start over.... Thanks Joey.

this remake got announced on the day I finished the original one lol. playing it right now and it's a banger of a game

Wow Congrats my man 💯💯💯👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️👌👌👌

this game blew my mind the new soundtrack is such a banger too the game had me bawling my eyes out... its such a masterpiece

I will do that as well. The multiple romances

So I never really played JRPG's. It never seemed like something I would enjoy. But I heard the segment on Trash Taste and impulse bought it today. I've got to say, what an amazing game. I've already played it for 10 hours just today. So yeah Joey, thx for getting me into Persona I guess

I think Persona 3 Reload is even better than Persona 5 in my opinion, which says a lot, considering it's one of my favorite games of all time I never played the original version, I have only ever played Persona 5 until now, and I adore it. I love the characters, the vibe and tone of the narrative, and it's overall aesthetic. Overall, i just love the urban fantasy setting that both Persona 5 and now Persona 3 Reload showcase. My only complaint is Tartarus, which feels like vertical Mementos in my opinion, and isn't as interesting as the various 'Palaces' in Persona 5, but everything else is awesome. Game of the year material in my opinion

damn, the siren of the ambulance is fuckin' loud!

Joey u excited for Metaphor refantazio too? Its made by the same creators of persona 5, and it has similar battle systems and similar calendar mechanic

I played a little bit of the og and had to drop it because the news of a remake of it was coming out. So I waited till it came out. And I'm not disappointed the game is amazing. Two things I wish they did Wish they added perks for social links Wish the xp was distributed more evenly.

I started playing this game last week and now I have trouble putting it down

In case anyone wondering who's studio to animate Persona 3 Reload is WIT Studio, yes the same studio who made Shingeki no Kyojin Season 1-3 & SPYxFAMILY.

my personal favorite in the persona series is P4, because I liked the cast of characters there the most. That said, I will admit the Persona 3 story probably hits the hardest among the three latest games (i.e. 3, 4, and 5). Also, yes, Koromaru is best mascot, because dog.

Soon everyone will realize the truth: Persona 3 best Persona

Who is the new character you can romance that Joey talks about?

it is indeed everything I hoped for too, played it.. awesome game.. just as awesome as I remembered, can't wait to bang my head in the bus listening to the soundtracks

its actually really good

Whelp, can't wait for the Collectors Edition to arrive. This game introduced me to the Persona series.

now i'm hoping they do something like p3r for smt iv cause thats my favorite game of all time

whenever the p4 remake comes out in the future that will be the day i cry and go broke

I have to say, I've never played the game. I like the anime, I like the music, but maybe I will finally get myself a persona game to play. I've actually wanted to play a game for some time now, but I never knew which one to play first. I guess I have my answer now and I will probably play it sometime soon.