could be on its way to Xbox consoles, based on a comment from producer Naoki Yoshida. While a PC port is already in development, this is the first hint of the 2023 action RPG coming to other consoles.
12.03.2024 - 11:35 / eurogamer.net / Kazuhisa Wada
The Episode Aigis expansion for Persona 3 Reload has been developed in response to fan feedback, though there's no chance of a female protagonist in the future.
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Persona 3 Reload, released earlier this year, was criticised for not including all the extras from various past versions of the game to provide a complete experience. Now, in a new interview with Famitsu (via Persona Central), series general producer Kazuhisa Wada has shared how that feedback inspired development of the expansion.
To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Persona 3 Reload — Opening MovieWatch on YouTube«We wanted to make [Episode Aigis] happen from the first drafts of P3R, as we felt that it would be essential to have the concluding arc if we were remaking Persona 3,» said Wada. «Due to various circumstances, however, there were a lot of difficulties which had to be overcome in order to make the remake a reality, with challenges from the outset of the main P3R project. As a result we had to abandon the remake of Episode Aigis.
»Even so, deep down, I couldn't just give up on it, so even while developing the main story I kept searching for ways to make it happen. After finally announcing P3R to the world, we received a lot of feedback from fans asking about the follow-up story. It was reassuring for us to share the same feelings, and having that support gave us the push to make it happen. I am truly grateful."
Wada further explains how the team was stretched focusing solely on development of the main game, but thankfully they were joined by Yu Hashizume who previously directed Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore to provide assistance. Hashizume is now directing Episode Aigis.
«The main idea behind Episode Aigis was to remake it with the same intentions and quality as the main story of P3R,» said Hashizume. «We are working hard to carefully rebuild the game so that you can enjoy both the main story and the follow-up story.»
Wada added: «I think the original version of Episode Aigis (included in Persona 3 FES) caused some controversy among players due to its content, but at the same time I feel that is a historical part of the Persona series and should not be distorted, so again we haven't done anything to change it at its core.»
This revised version of Episode Aigis will include some differences, however, including a few tweaked lines of dialogue, a «completely new aspect» to its core dungeon adding to exploration elements, and a generally faster pace thanks to improvements from Reload.
Unfortunately, there are no plans to include the female protagonist
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Atlus has now confirmed you will need to buy pieces of content you probably don't want if you wish to play the Episode Aigis DLC for Persona 3 Reload, as the expansion is locked behind the £28.99 / $34.99 Expansion Pass. It won't be up for purchase separately, with a PR representative telling Push Square «the three parts of the Expansion Pass will not be available separately, and only available as part of the full pass».
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