Two of the big names working on the upcoming classic JRPG remakePersona 3 Reloadhave confirmed that it will be missing some content many fans were hoping for.The Atlus title got its long-awaited official announcementat the recent Xbox Games Showcase.
Persona 3 Reloadis the remake that fans of the series have been asking about for some time now. The Xbox Games Showcase finally gave some impressive footage of the title, with a style that seems like it will please both fans of the original and new fans who discovered the franchise throughPersona 5. It may not make everyPersona 3fan happy, however, after it was recently revealed that the game won’t come with all the content some were expecting.
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The reveal ofPersona 3 Reload’s missing content comes via a recent interview between IGN and the remake’s producer Ryota Niitsuma along with director Kazuhisa Wada. In the interview, it is announced thatPersona 3 Reloadwill focus specifically on remaking the elements that were available in the original release of the game for PlayStation 2 back in 2006. Niitsuma told IGN, “We don’t have the FES and Portable contentsincluded. We wanted to really genuinely work on recreating thePersona 3experience.”
The FES content is known for including an epilogue in which the players control the popular character Aigis. The Portable content most notably added the option for the player to choose a female protagonist rather than the male protagonist who was the only choice in the original version of the game. Picking the female protagonist alters certain things within the story,such asPersona 3’s limited social linksand Igor’s assistant being changed from Elizabeth to Theodore. There are also two extra difficulties added to the Portable content that will apparently not be available inPersona 3 Reload.
It’s unlikely that the decision to omit the content from FES and Portable will be a deal-breaker for most. The lack of a playable female protagonist along with the extra difficulties will certainly be missed by many legacy fans of the game, but overall, if the core gameplay of the original title is maintained inPersona 3 Reloadwhile being updated in the right places along with the visual buff, most players will more than likely look the other way. Thenew look at Tartarus suggests Atlus is takingPersona 3 Reloadin the right direction.
Persona 3 Reloadis in development.
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