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mymp3 · 2 months ago

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I had a lot of the same issues with reload as I see you’re having, and I do think most of it is from the new team’s inexperience. They’re trying to recreate a game that made very purposeful decisions in its mechanics and cutscenes without understanding why those decisions were made, which really undermines the experience.

If the team had more experience under their belt, or had full creative decision on an entirely new game, I feel like they could make a really good game! Reload is not that though.

I completely agree anon. It's a shame too, because it's not an awful game, just a different one. I wish they hadn't tried to recreate FES as a test project on a shoestring budget when it was literally the benchmark for our modern Persona games. It changed so much, it's iconic, a cult classic.

I really wish they wouldn't have lied about not planning EpiAi beforehand so they could cover the fact that the game doesn't look all too good. I wish they hadn't charged $200 for an "Aigis Edition" and not include the dlc. I wish they hadn't sanitized and scrubbed the game about death and grieving of all things that were slightly upsetting. That's what ended up happening though, and as you said, they're trying to recreate a game that was very purposeful in its creation.

Reload was a cheap quick test that they knew would work because it has a wonderful story and dedicated fans. As long as they make it a fun popcorn game, they don't have to put in those purposeful additions or think about it much at all.

#compendiumnotebook #thank you for the ask anon!#These characters are new characters #This game is a new game #Its fine if this was your first expierence to P3 and its wonderful if you enjoyed it #I truly do believe Persona3 is a timeless test of art. I don't hold Reload in that same regard.#i wish they would have given them a new game to work on rather than remake an old game.#its already done though #just gotta look towards the future #man epiai was egregious #i really wanted to love it #and i did enjoy it more than base #the gameplay loop was super addicting #and i loved the chapel floor #but those characters and that story and how they retold it left a really bad taste in my mouth #loved erebus though!! he was fun. the model was p good in the dark #heartful cry was good and the colosseum fights were difficult #and metis was lovely #loved metis #but oh my god the downplay of yukari. the complete redaction and rewrite of scenes. unforgivable.#i really hated how i felt during the end of base and epiai #and i hate that i felt so sour.#its fine. I'm probably just gonna stay off twitter and away from reload stuff from now on.#gonna give it some time #maybe I'll go back and answer some questions in my inbox that i haven't yet #talk about and analyze fes some more #and when im feeling better maybe I'll go back to criticize and analyze why i didnt like reload as much #untill then

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