NEED TO KNOW
WHAT IS IT? A remake of the classic 2006 turn-based RPG
EXPECT TO PAY £60
DEVELOPER Atlus
PUBLISHER Sega
REVIEWED ON Intel Core i9-10920X, 128GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
MULTIPLAYER No
Persona 3 Reload isn’t just a re-release or hi-res tune-up of the 2006 turn-based classic Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. It’s a true remake, with nearly every aspect of the game other than the story changing in subtle or major ways. What feels like thousands of voiceover lines, impressive new persona animations, sharp graphic design and some nifty quality of life features give Persona 3’s solid story a high 2024 shine.
Sixteen years ago, Persona 3 was a landmark release for RPGs. The way it combined a sim-style RPG about high school life with a dungeon crawler including both Pokémon androguelike elements gave it lots of depth.
Which is also a way to say that is long. Really, really long. Enormously long. You’re playing for a full year, one day at a time. Each day has multiple interactions and decision points. It typically takes more than 130 hours
