Is Persona 3 Reload a Remake? Answered

A new Persona title is about to hit the shelves. But, is Persona 3 Reload a remake, or is it something else entirely? Let’s see.

Persona titles are extremely popular role-playing and social simulation games, developed by Atlus. Persona 3 Reload is about to go live and fans are wondering if this will be a remake of the Persona 3 game from 2006. The plot will allegedly remain the same, but what about the gameplay and other features? Let’s dive right into that. Read on to see if Persona 3 Reload is a remake or not.

Is Persona 3 Reload a Remake?

Yes, Persona 3 Reload is a remake of Persona 3 from 2006. It remains faithful to the original story, but with a lot of gameplay and quality-of-life updates, more in line with the latest installments, like Persona 5. In short, this will be almost the same game as Persona 3 but upgraded to match the current technology, with some tweaks and improvements. But what are those tweaks and improvements?

What Is Changed in Persona 3 Reload?

Persona 3 Reload is reworked from the ground up to keep it in line with the more recent releases. Most of them are mechanical or quality-of-life improvements, and here are some of them:

• A “heads-up” display for objectives has been added, like in Persona 5, to ease the tracking of where, what, and when to do something to progress the story.
• The map display has been improved to give you more info.
• Added activities beyond the main story, like conversations with other characters, preparing food, renting movies and books, tending to plants, etc. Each of these activities has in-game benefits.
• Questions from high-school teachers are completely revamped.
• Free camera control.
• Removal of the “Fatigue” mechanic from earlier titles.
• The protagonist and the party can now fully sprint (with the risk of attracting unwanted attention).
• Battles are updated to work similarly to Persona 5.

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