Persona 3 Reload News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

Monad Doors are introduced after many, many hours in Persona 3 Reload. Their use will be discussed in another guide, so we won’t dwell on it much here. What we will do, however, is talk about the dark presence lurking within your first Monad Door, Elegant Mother. 

Can you believe it’s almost the end of March? Hard to fathom, right? Weren’t we JUST talking about 2024 in the context of it “just arriving” and wondering what all the video games that would come out this year would be like? Time flies when you’re having fun or writing about controversies within the gaming space! Regardless, we’re going to focus on the positive right now and talk about Metacritic. They have diligently been posting aggregate review scores for every major and indie title in 2024 so far, and unsurprisingly, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth currently stands on top of the rankings.

The rumored Switch 2 port of Persona 3 Reload will come bundled with the entirety of the game's Expansion Pass content, a well-known leaker has claimed. This would give it a major advantage over the existing versions of Persona 3 Reload, which are priced at $70 and sell the Expansion Pass as a $35 add-on.

Judgment Sword Shadow is an optional boss in who is a member of the Justice Arcana, giving it similar attacks and appearance to its other sword-wielding cousins. But, as a full-fledged boss, it is much tougher.

has just gotten a big addition with the release of an expansion pass, but whether this DLC is actually worth the purchase is a much more contentious issue. Although is a polished remake of the classic acclaimed RPG, it's always been subject to some criticism over the exclusion of some significant content that appeared in prior editions of The expansion pass solves one big issue in this regard – with the caveat of requiring an extra chunk of cash, a decision that may not go down smoothly.

As players approach the end of , they will prepare to face the game's final boss, the Nyx Avatar. This final boss fight will occur on January 31st in-game and, unfortunately, players will have to climb several floors of Tartarus before reaching Nyx, which they will be forced to do immediately before reaching him as these can not be done in advance.

Having made its debut in the original game, The Reaper returns in and is as difficult an opponent as ever. While the Reaper may not seem like an official boss fight, this is undoubtedly one of the most challenging enemies players have the opportunity to face off against and should proceed with caution.

Atlus has released a new, revealing all of the additional content coming to the acclaimed remake.

Nearly two decades after Persona 3 was released on the PlayStation 2, Atlus decided to reward longtime fans of the beloved title with a both faithful and flashy remake. Persona 3 Reload hit shelves on February 2 and has already sold over 1 million copies, making it the company’s fastest-selling game to date. The show isn’t quite over, as three waves of downloadable content will be made available as part of the title’s Expansion Pass.

An enormous shadow called the Hanged Man appears during a mission in as a boss your team has to beat throughout multiple phases. This opponent breaks the rules of combat, making them an incredibly dangerous foe that can be a tough challenge. Only a team with careful coordination has a chance to survive against this avatar of an ominous arcana.

Elizabeth is a powerful optional boss in . She is a contender for one of the hardest fights in the entire game. You will want to be fully prepared to take her on with top of the line gear and a near-maxed level.

Midori has shared a new rumor, and reinforced an older one, for Metaphor ReFantazio.

In , Theurgy Attacks are another way to do devastating damage to enemies, but they will only be unlocked after Fuuka joins the team. There are only seven different Theurgy Attacks available for the protagonist, but each party member will also unlock their own specialized Theurgy Attacks.

Fusing Personas in is the best way to create a powerful roster to aid you in battle, and Helel is a Persona worth fusing as early as possible. Unfortunately, Helel requires players to reach a fairly high level before they have the option to fuse it, so it will be available late in the game unless players grind up their level in Tartarus.

Personas are one of the most fun and iconic mechanics in. With multiple Personas, you can switch between various powerful forms to tackle any challenge Tartarus throws your way. You can unlock more Personas by fusing existing Personas together in the Velvet Room. You can also unlock new Personas by completing Social Links, hanging out with your male friends, fighting certain enemies, or completing Elizabeth's requests.

Gamers are still rightfully praising Atlus for releasing Persona 3 Reload earlier in the month. The remake was a true “labor of love,” and it showed. Not only were the graphics overhauled, but new gameplay elements were added, other quality-of-life improvements were interlaced with the previous version to make it stand out from the crowd, and they even brought in a new voice-acting crew to give the game a new sound. However, one thing that fans didn’t appreciate was that the expansion of the story, via “The Answer” content, wasn’t included in the main game. That led to rumors about whether Atlus was planning to do DLC based on it.

The story of Persona 3 is a tale about what it means to be alive. And while the ending might not make this statement hurt any less, there may be more to the story. We’re going to speculate and answer the question, what is the Blue Envelope in Persona 3 Reload?

The 20 best-selling video games for January 2024 have just been revealed, showing which titles have drawn in the most customers since the start of the year. 2023 was pretty eventful for the gaming industry, both in landmark events like Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard buyout finally being completed and the releases of some highly-anticipated titles. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Starfield are just a few of the chart-topping games released in the past year.

As you play , you will occasionally get requests to track down a missing person trapped somewhere in Tartarus. Once you get to June, as the days pass, you will get more and more missing person reports. If you wait until all the missing persons disappear in a given month, you can swoop them all up before their shared deadlines.

Persona 3 Reload balances its life-sim and JRPG elements pretty darn well, but getting lax on your training will eventually lead to your demise. Tartarus is not the most interesting of places. This is mostly due to its procedurally generated dungeon format. Despite that, it is something you have to trundle through if you want to get through the game. 

Social Stats in consist of three separate stats, including Academics, Courage, and Charm, each with a different method for increasing them. While raising Social Stats passively through completing other tasks is possible, this is not recommended, as maxing them out quickly is essential.

Social Links in are one of the most important aspects of the game, and while the goal is to rank them up quickly, Social Links can occasionally break. This is typically the result of an error in judgment on the protagonist's part in which they've said or done something to upset that specific Social Link.

A recent financial report from Sega has indicated that its sales of new games during the Holidays were rather sluggish. Sega had an incredibly active 2023, publishing roughly 15 titles from its catalog of IPs. Some of these were re-releases and smaller-scale titles, like ports of Persona 4 Golden to other consoles, the Etrian Odyssey collection, and Samba de Amigo: Party Central.

Let’s get right into it. In an industry where remakes and remasters are far from rare, Persona 3 Reload is an absolute masterclass on the idea. As the progenitor of the modern Persona game, Persona 3 was a diamond in the rough at a time when JRPGs struggled with their identity. It seems only fitting that 17 years after the initial US release, and during another similar identity struggle, Persona 3 Reload shows up with a brand new bag.

The first games coming to during February 2024 have been revealed a little later than anticipated, but now we know what to expect up until the last week of the month. As well as day-one releases, the list also includes a new game for EA Play.

What are the chances of this happening? One low-level P3R player accidentally fused one of the highest-level Personas you can create, which rarely happens.

With February fast approaching, many gamers will finally get their hands on Persona 3 Reload, the first true remake in Atlus’s beloved RPG franchise. The game is hyped for numerous reasons, the biggest being that this will be a huge upgrade compared to the original title. Said title, when it came out, was the game that saved not only the franchise but also Atlus as a studio! They used its success to make the equally beloved 4th and 5th entries, then circled around to give this game its due. If you look online right now, you’ll see how excited some gamers are for the title, as they’ve started posting gameplay and cutscenes “ahead of schedule.”

Persona 3 Reload and Metaphor: ReFantazio are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, a well-known Atlus insider has said. Their claim adds to the recent wave of Switch 2 leaks whose sheer volume suggests that Nintendo's next console is nearing its highly-anticipated launch.

With the likes of Shin Megami Tensei 5, Persona 5 Reload, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable, Atlus has released a number of its major titles for the Nintendo Switch in recent years, so when the developer announced last year that its next two flagship releases in Persona 3 Reload and Metaphor: ReFantazio wouldn’t be coming to Nintendo’s platform, many were taken by surprise.

With all the big titles launching in the next few weeks, it’s almost easy to forget that Atlus’s Persona 3 Reload launches on February 2nd. To help remind you, a new live-action trailer is available, starring Aidan Gallagher of The Umbrella Academy fame as he ventures through the in-game worlds before crossing over into the Dark Hour to fight.

Easily, one of the biggest “problems” with certain media is their desire to “look cool” and try to bring in people to get their games. It’s not that they shouldn’t try and do this, but sometimes the look of what they show or the intent they’re trying to convey doesn’t quite line up. Ironically, the latest example of this comes from Persona 3 Reload, which isn’t even out yet. Atlus dropped a live-action trailer for the game starring Aidan Gallagher. Who’s that? He’s one of the stars of The Umbrella Academy, where he plays the time traveler called “Five.” He was in the trailer to remind players that within the game, “your time is limited.” So, the connections track, at least.

Atlus has at last respondend to the questions about a potential Persona 3 Reload Switch port by suggesting that a version of the game for Nintendo's hybrid console is not outside the realm of possibility. Its comments on the matter emerged mere weeks ahead of Persona 3 Reload's global release, which is scheduled for February 2.

For many Persona fans, the absolute banger soundtracks are a make or break of the overall experience. Getting to listen to great music during the Dark Hour makes the time fly by. However, with the new remake on the horizon, we must ask the question: is the original P3 soundtrack in Persona 3 Reload?

Atlus has revealed a host of new DLC for Persona 3 Reload. All of this DLC will be available Day One on the game’s launch.

may be a complete remake of the original game, but that doesn't mean the two are identical. takes the gist of the original, first released for the PS2 and later remade for the PSP, and brings it to the modern day with HD graphics in Unreal Engine 4. Everything that makes this the tone-setting entry in the series is intact: its procedurally generated dungeon crawls, deeply entertaining Social Links, and urban open-world setting.

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Persona 3 Reload is marching its way past every full moon until its eventual release on February 2nd, 2024. However, contention of the game’s platform releases has made people wonder: is Persona 3 Reload on Switch?

We’re getting toward the pointy end of our Most Wanted list of 2024’s slate of games, and there’s two titles here that have been through “development hell” and back. Let’s start with the first of those…

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On the heels of the success of its Sonic the Hedgehog movies, Sega revealed that it would like to adapt more of its franchises into movies. Sega COO Shuji Utsumi, speaking with CNBC, mentioned Persona as well as the Like a Dragon franchises as potential targets for movie adaptations.

Atlus has dropped a bunch of details and information about Persona 3 Reload, their modern remake of the classic JRPG from the PS2 and PSP. Persona 3 Reload is out on 2nd February 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One and PC – it will be on Xbox Game Pass at launch.

Atlus has dropped a bunch of details and information about Persona 3 Reload, their modern remake of the classic JRPG from the PS2 and PSP. Persona 3 Reload is out on 2nd February 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One and PC – it will be on Xbox Game Pass at launch.

Though Persona 3 Reload's demo shied away from showing off the game's social elements, it did feature substantial combat improvements and visual upgrades.

Plus, all the info on the game's preorder bonuses and the various physical and digital editions.

The Persona 3 remake is out this February with revamped mechanics and new battle music.

If you’re a fan of RPGs, there’s a chance you’ve joined the ranks of millions of players around the globe who have fallen in love with Persona. Great characters, lengthy and engrossing stories, and challenging, strategic gameplay have built Persona into one of the premiere RPG series. Once you’re pulled into the universe of a Persona game, it’s an experience that will leave you craving more. To satisfy that hunger for top-class gaming experiences, Atlus is releasing two Persona titles over the coming months: the strategic spinoff Persona 5 Tactica out November 17 and the highly anticipated remake Persona 3 Reload launching in February 2024, both releasing on PS5 and PS4. We had a chance to play both games recently, so read on and learn more about what to expect!

Persona 3 Reload's release date has been revealed as February 2, 2024, and it won't charge players for upgrading their copies.

Atlus has released a new trailer for Persona 3 Reload and confirmed a release date of February 2nd, 2024. The remake will be available on Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and PC while also launching on Game Pass. Pre-orders for the digital version are now live. Check out the trailer and new battle theme, “It’s Going Down Now.”

When it was announced in June, Persona 3 Reload finally answered the call that so many fans of the series had been putting out into the world. Following the disappointing release that was Persona 3 Portable on modern consoles earlier this year, Persona 3 Reload appears to be much more in line with what fans were clamoring for when asking for a modern version of the Persona franchise's turning point.

Persona 3 Reload will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on February 2, 2024 worldwide, ATLUS announced. It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass. Digital pre-orders are available now.

Persona 3 Reload proved to me just how much Persona 3 has needed a remake.

Persona 3 Reload, Atlus’s upcoming remake of the classic 2006 role-playing game, is getting a new trailer tomorrow, August 23rd. The series’ official Twitter account announced the same but didn’t provide further details. Perhaps the release date will finally be revealed.

Fans of Atlus and Persona in particular have plenty to look forward to in the coming months, and Persona 3 Reload is, of course, one of the biggest upcoming highlights. The ground-up Persona 3 remake is promising an enhanced and reimagined recreation of the beloved original, and to continue to build the hype surrounding it, Atlus has released a new trailer for it.

It’s clear that Atlus is trying its best to bring its once-niche RPG series to the forefront of its publishing goals. We already saw what they did with the 5th mainline entry and the two versions that helped bring it fame and glory. Then, they released ports of entries 3-5 on multiple systems so that people could catch up on the series. But then, rumors spread that the third title would be remade. It soon entered the “worst kept secret” category until finally, Persona 3 Reload was announced, and Atlus promised something special with that announcement.