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As a transfer student, balance school life and friendships with turn-based battles against Shadows during the hidden Dark Hour.
Released 01 Feb 2024
Explore Tartarus
Fight During Dark Hour
Schedule School Days
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
Developed by ATLUS · Published by SEGA
Themes from a helpfulness-selected sample of Steam reviews, not the aggregate Steam score.
You play as a transfer student who discovers the Dark Hour, a hidden period between one day and the next. As a member of S.E.E.S., you work with your teammates to fight Shadows and investigate the mystery surrounding this supernatural hour.
A calendar structures your days, and you choose how to spend limited time: attend school, explore Port Island, improve personal skills, or spend time with people you meet. Building Social Links reveals their stories and supports your growth.
During the Dark Hour, explore Tartarus, a many-floored dungeon, and battle Shadows in turn-based fights. Find enemy weaknesses, manage your team and resources, and develop Personas through progression and fusion.
In this review sample, players frequently praise the story’s reflections on mortality, loss, friendship, and finding meaning, with many describing its later sections and ending as especially moving. Players also highlight the characters and their bonds, the soundtrack and visual style, and the strategic turn-based combat. Common criticisms include Tartarus’s repetitive climb, the slow pace of the early story, and uneven Social Link stories; some also object to the Episode Aigis epilogue being sold separately.
Step into the shoes of a transfer student thrust into an unexpected fate when entering the hour "hidden" between one day and the next. Awaken an incredible power and chase the mysteries of the Dark Hour, fight for your friends, and leave a mark on their memories forever.
Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era.
Key Features:
- Experience the pivotal game of the Persona series faithfully remade with cutting-edge graphics, modernized quality-of-life features, and signature stylish UI.
-Fully immerse yourself in an emotional, gripping journey with new scenes, character interactions, and additional voiceover.
- Choose how to meaningfully spend each day through various activities, from exploring the Port Island to forging genuine bonds with beloved characters.
- Build and command your optimal team to take down otherworldly Shadows and climb closer to the truth.
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Base Game
Digital Artbook: Filled with 64 pages of character art, concept art, backgrounds and other illustrations from the game!
Digital Soundtrack: Listen to newly arranged tracks from the original Persona 3 plus all-new tracks from Persona 3 Reload, presented by the Atlus sound team for a total of 60 new songs.
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Base Game
Digital Artbook
Digital Soundtrack
Persona 3 Reload DLC Pack: P5R Phantom Thieves Costume Set, P5R Shujin Academy Costume Set, P5R Persona Set 1, P5R Persona Set 2 , P5R BGM Set, P4G Yasogami High Costume Set, P4G Persona Set
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 56 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 8 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 89/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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