We’ve been waiting a long time to find out about new Persona games, and now we’ve finally got something to look forward to - a full remake of Persona 3 with modern tech.
A newly released trailer has confirmed what has been romoured for years - Atlus is working on a remake of Persona 3 for modern consoles like theXbox Series X. Find out all the key details right here.
We got an official release date for Persona 3 Reload at Gamescom 2023 - it’ll be out on2 February 2024.
The first trailer for Persona 3’s remake begins and ends with Xbox branding, but that doesn’t actually mean that it’s an exclusive - the game will be coming to PS5, PS4, PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X.
Even better for Xbox gamers is the fact that theGame Passlogo’s there too, meaning it should be a day one addition to the service at no extra cost.
It’s clearly a cross-generation release, and won’t be skipping older consoles. After the success of Persona 5 Royal’s port to the Switch, though, we’re a little disappointed to see that it won’t hit Nintendo’s hardware as yet.
As we’ve already mentioned, while a remake of Persona 3 has been rumoured for ages, it took Atlus itself to firm things up, when it seemingly accidentally set a trailer for the game live on Instagram.
That went viral like wildfire, but we only had to wait a couple of days for the official trailer to be properly shown off at the Xbox Games Showcase.
It gives us a pretty good look at the huge update being made to the original, along with some confirmations around its release window and platforms.
This was followed up at Gamescom 2023 with a longer trailer showcasing a lot more gameplay and character moments.
Persona 3 was only just rereleased as part of a major sweep of ports that came out for it, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5, but P3’s update was notable in being a bit more barebones.
It brought Persona 3 Portable, the game’s PSP version, to modern hardware, with a lot of 2D art and not a lot of modern polish. Expect that to change with this major remake, while the story should stay largely the same.
So, that means a noir-ish story of teenagers trying to figure out what’s worth living for in a pretty dark world, and discovering the existence of a twisted parallel reality.
Persona 3 Portable let you choose between a male or female protagonist, but Atlus has already been forced to confirm that this won’t be included in Persona 3 Reload, and that other content added to Portable won’t make the cut either.
From the glimpses shown in the trailer, it’s pretty clear that Persona 3 is getting a seismic update in the form of Reload - with all-new environments and 3D models to bring the game up to modern standards.
From a round of previews in August 2023 it looks like the core dungeon gameplay in Tartarus won’t be massively updated, though, so you can still expect an old-school, slightly grindy combat side of things.
you’re able to expect the same core gameplay loop, though, seeing you juggle twin responsibilities: hanging out and socialising with a cast of characters in the time-management half of the game, then exploring dungeons and battling foes in the turn-based RPG side of it.
It’s a loop that has proved hugely popular with good reason, and while we’d assume it’ll stay intact, the eagle-eyed teamat RPGSitehas already worked out that there are probably new story moments and scenes to be discovered.
So, the game will likely be pretty expanded compared to the original.
