Persona 3 Reload Reaction
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Memento Mori: Remember that you are mortal, and thus will die.
Persona 3 is a heavy game.
Persona 3 is stoicism fr
Momento Vivere
Everyone also forgets about Memento vivere.
The reason for the shooting themselves is the difference between the themes of the games. Persona 3 is themed around Death so Personas are summoned by mimicking suicide. P4 and P5 have different themes so the mechanics for summoning Personas is different in them.
I think it's more of accepting death, or placing themselves in a crisis to face death with no doubts holding them back.
Yeah, I think it has to do with that "Memento Mori" lemma that appeared a lot in og Persona 3, blessings haha @@SciRei7H3dEG3NeR4T3
It's not that they mimick suicide to summon Personas. I believe it was said somewhere that only people who face the fact that they will die one day without fear can naturally summon personas, hence the whole "Burn my dread" thing. The Evokers (the guns) even if mostly fake, are still guns and it's an insane thing to put one to your head and pull the trigger, it forces the Persona out while causing the user immense stress along with the fear of death because of the gun to your head. Once you master those fears, your Persona gets summoned. Correct me if I am incorrect, this is just how I remember it
@@justphantom7013 No you're right, Akihiko describes it similarly to that! It's basically the adrenaline of "suicide" that the brain perceives the evoker to the head as being that allows their personas to be summoned
There's also the concept of ego death, moving beyond personal identity and unity with a greater whole.
The watermelon thing with Junpei is a Japanese game. It is basically like a pinata with the participant being blindfolded then attempting to split open the watermelon with a bat.
Also, fruit in Japan is often expensive. So for junpei to get a watermelon and split it with the others would be pretty exciting and a rare occasion
@@GrapefruitVodka3 Yup. It’s like in yakuza with Majima giving someone the watermelon, bc that shit is EXPENSIVE
@@windy4566 mannnn a watermelon!
@@GrapefruitVodka3 the kanji "man a watermelon" line suddenly makes more sense
Ok So about that persona 3 guns thingy... while normally it is strongly connected to the idea of unliving yourself, the symbolism and the message of persona 3 is on quite contrary side. Pointing an evoker at yourself and pulling the trigger is instead a reminder of one's mortality and a will to put your life on the line to fight for a thing that matters the most to you. The core messege of P3 is - you are mortal. You will die. So make sure to make the most of the time that was given to you. Make friendships, bonds and cherish every moment.
This is the darkest persona you can play, but at the same time it is trully amazing.
P2 Eternal Punishment is darkest but if you mean the modern games only then yeah.
Until P2 remake comes out lol
it depends on what you classigy as dark, some people say persona 5 is darkest since each chapter deals with something many go through everyday (such as suicide)
I've haven't played it yet but the fandom says P2 is the darkest while content creators say the fandom blows it out of proportion and it's only about relative to P3 so I don't know what to think.
Keep in mind it is a spin off of a horror game
I would pay money to see you guys play one of the Persona games. They’re very close to my heart, especially 3.
i agree, awesome games
Yes
I love 3,4 and 5 haven't had a possibility to play 1 or 2 :(
And you have a Cyberpunk pfp, impeccable taste
They playing P3R would be amazing! And it's just around the corner, too!
each persona game explores something different
Persona 1 is beginnings and uncertainty
Persona 2 is about rumours and consequences
Persona 3 is about death and loss (symbolized by the evoker that they shoot into their heads to summon)
Persona 4 is about truth and denial
Persona 5 is about rebellion and reform
and the reason Koro-chan (the dog) is wearing the odd suit is to help him control his persona abilities
Koro has a shock collar that shoots the plumes like the evoker does. Basically he “shocks” himself
@@ma.2089 yes thank you for the obviously logical thing demonstrated within the damn video
I thought there's more of theme of accepting your mortality in P3. That mortality isn't something that shackle you and you should live even knowing you will die at some point.
@@user-bp5eb4qz4g and what exactly does that contradict the words death and loss?
@@aaron75fy nothing I guess
21:45 the reason the cat ran away is due to a running joke in Fuuka's social link, the poor girl is notoriously known for her bad cooking skills
Oh no 😂
@@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames I can't look back on the canon time you spend with her without thinking "don't use that ingredient" or "don't use so much"
Persona is great once you get invested in the story. Trailers don't really give it away.
Persona is a amazing game that I highly recommend you play. They avoid showing the juicy stuff in a lot of the trailers because they don't wanna spoil but this game particularly has a lot of darker themes. Only thing about Persona games is that they are really long (80 to 100 hours), so you're gonna love it but prepare to spend a lot of time on it if you plan on streaming it
I believe their marketing approach is meant to give you a sense of the "vibes" - the visuals, the musics, the characters, and the sometimes-jarring split between slice-of-life adventures and dire dungeon combat. In a Persona game, you spend 100+ hours getting to know your team and several other companions (this improves your main character's abilities, in fact, in a few ways) - so the real "spoiler" is less the supernatural horror plot and 'that tender moment you made hot pot one time'.
As far as premise, each Persona from 3 onward has a newcomer arrive to a town with a sort of social and emotional 'blank slate', and from there you work on a) the supernatural danger arising alongside the very real/grounded consequences thereof, and b) on building a life with meaningful relationships that feed into and rely on dedicating time to improving yourself (studying, finding courage and charm, learning empathy, etc.). These feed into you having more powerful Personas, which are magical manifestations of the different "Masks" we wear in different contexts.
In 3, they use the Evoker "guns" to draw out Personas because it's /very/ difficult compared to other games, only done without one a few times at all. The device triggers the impending fear of death in the mind, which is the key to drawing out the power.
In 4, the process is MUCH easier once you get the Persona - conjure a magic card, then 'break it open' in a cool move. The downside is that each character has to /earn/ their Persona by facing some things about themselves that they'd rather not (going into more would be major spoilers)...
In 5, the Awakenings you saw were the characters looking at society's willful abuse of themselves and others and deciding "Enough". No more conforming, no more 'fitting in', which is a MAJOR Japanese cultural value. To awaken a Persona, they must embrace their inner rebel, and gain a Persona and costume to fit their envisioned rebels (a trickster magician, a pirate, a femme fatale, an avant-garde Robin Hood, a Mad Max punk, etc.)
With this persona a big theme throughout, on the surface level, is death. But even more so is the theme of living. Because is inevitable, how you live your one life on earth is immensely important.
Yeah, looks like it gets very philosophical. I'm interested in checking this series out for the first time.
Last of us is a zombie apocalypse genre, it's a really easy genre for the average person to immediately understand (since everybody knows what zombies are like) and relate to characters thrown in those kind of settings.
Meanwhile Persona games are more of a mystery/coming to age kind of genre with an other worldly setting. Not easy to understand looking from the outside until you actually try the game and get introduced to the world.
This game is my all time favorite and holds a extremely special place in my heart. Played it during a rough time in my life and it helped me immensely. So glad it got a remake and I'm ready and so excited! My collectors edition is ready and ordered and it's gonna take over my life again! 😊
Back in August of last year I played p3 fes for the first time. This was at my lowest point in my life. I had major depression even though I wasn't fully aware at the time. P3 helped me realize what I was going through. I could relate to almost anybody, and the themes resonated so well with me. By the end of this game I had a new perspective on life. That's not to waste life no matter how bad. Life doesn't last forever, death does. So spend every moment to the fullest until the end. I'm still not at all in a great place. I know what I'm going through now, and have asked to get help. Without P3 I don't know where I would be. One of my all time favorite games, can't wait for next week! Got my Aigis edition pre ordered as well!
Glad to hear it! 😊 Not sure which Persona game we would start with. Heard they all have different vibes and themes to them 😅
@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames yup! All are different and have different stories but people go from 3 and jump to 4 and 5 because they have some references to older games. Just depends which theme vibes with you the most
@@DefinitelyNotDefinitiveGames p5 is the easiest to get into
Trailers don't really give much away story wise, because Persona is always a story game first and foremost so they avoid spoiling as much as possible. The games can range anywhere from 80 to over 110 hours so you can see how much story is in these games. I hope you two end up playing one of the games
Interestingly enough, trailers spoils A LOT but at the same time they don't seem to say anything...
If you want a simple synopsis, Persona 3 tells us a story about how a group of students get involved in a paranormal case of dealing with the Dark Hour, a hidden hour between one day and the next, where Shadows roams around killing anything alive, the coffins you see are people that CAN'T experience the Dark Hour. Only those who can summon their Persona can deal with them, and they need to stop the Dark Hour as it represent a growing threat for the city, and potentially, the world.
Although this is just the premise... Persona 3 (as well the rest of the franchise) is WAY more than just the main story itself. Each character has their own life, problems, stories. The city has its story. You as a protagonist have one as well. While you progress into the game, you fall in love with each one of the characters you meet (or may you hate them as well 😂), with the streets you walk, the music you hear all the time, the moments the game presents to you.
Persona 3 has a really deep message that, in my opinion, is something really necessary for everyone in some moment of their lives, it delivers it masterfully, and, I can assure you, it helped and saved so many lives since it first released... Me being one of those lives.
I could never recommend this game enough to anyone, this is one of those things you need to experience in your life, and I swear I'm not overhyping it, it truly is one of the best things it ever happened to me.
The motto of the game is "Memento Mori" or "Remember Death" so the whole shooting themselves in the head thing is basically that. Shocking themselves to where they think they're going to die in order to bring out their Persona. Also each of the games are their own stories but it's the same universe which can get weird. So like in persona 4 you visit the school from persona 3 and in persona 5 there's a tv news thing that mentions Yukari. But apart from little nods their stories end at the end of the game.
Your reactions to the evoker (gun) thing is so funny. There is symbolism and reasons that has it make sense in context sure but there was definitely a lot of controversy when this game first came out in the like mid-2000s. Also, I'm glad that I'm not the only one who sees the delinquent guy and thinks of the dude from The Breakfast Club.
There are plenty of lore videos out there, but long story short, Persona games are heavy on two things: Jungian psychology (hence Personas and Shadows) and social commentary, pertaining mostly to Japanese society. And yes it does seem bizzare on the outside especially if you're not into the anime aestethic, but its story and characters are quite gripping and beneath the dark exterior there's plenty of light hearted moments (as you've already noticed). It's definitely a game I would at least recommend watching a playthrough of, if not playing it downright.
34:08 Yes ken is correct here, they only showed glimpses of the story in these trailers because Reload is a remake of an 18 year old game so old fans are already hyped to jump in, as for new fans they're also excited because we got a lot of new players jumping in thanks to the success of Persona 5.
I will say these trailers don't really do the game justice, if you ever decide to play it someday just know that it has a fantastic story with amazing music and art direction, this is true for most Persona games too and not just Persona 3.
Koromaru, the puppy, uses a specialized collar to summon his persona
My first entry to the series was Persona 4. 3 holds a bigger piece of my heart.
I LOVE YOU GUYS FOR REACTING TO THIS! PLEASE ENJOY
The thing about shooting themselves is because of the themes. Each persona game have a specific theme that is used through the whole game. In Persona 5, you saw them ripping a mask to summon their persona, that is because the theme is about revealing your true self to the world, removing the "mask" you put and show your true self (a theme that all persona games have).
On Persona 3, it all about accepting mortality and death itself as part of the cycle of life, so to summon their personas they need to metaphorical kill themselves, essentially accepting their death without fear. This is defnetly the darkest of the new persona games (1 and the 2 duology is vastly different and more dark as well).
In Persona 4 they turn a card, revealing the "truth" behind their personas, which is a major theme in Persona 4: the true is more important the consequences it brings.
All games are connected by being in the same world, but they are not direct sequels, and you find some easter eggs and nods to other games between them, but you can start with which one you prefer (with the exception of Persona 2 duology, which needs to be played consecutivelly).
Atlus is going to be posting some gameplay of the intro of the game, either today or tomorrow I believe!
I believe tomorrow there will be a trailer shown that reveals the first 50 minutes of the game if you’re interested in checking it out so that maybe the opening of the game will hook you in
Because the persona games are so story heavy i don't think you can really get a lore vid without majorly spoiling the story
Fair enough. We will probably just watch first 15 minutes of one of the games to see if we get hooked 🙂
If you want to get into the Persona franchise, it's better to start with Persona 5 Royal, you'd love it! The characters all have super deep backstories and unique personalities and it's great fun to play cause of the strategic turn based combat. A very well thought-out story and amazing twists and turns along the way. An S tier story game up there *with The Last Of Us* and other top tier story games, no question! One of the standout features of Persona 5 Royal (and the Persona franchise in general) is its ability to address complex and relevant social issues. The game fearlessly tackles topics such as societal expectations and pressure, corruption, the impact of technology on personal relationships/the world around us, and even heavier themes such as mental health issues, sexual assault and suicide. This narrative depth elevates Persona 5 Royal beyond a mere gaming experience, turning it into a thought-provoking exploration of contemporary societal challenges and social commentary.
It's the kind of game that has a lot of world-building and that will truly suck you into the world, but at its own decided pace. It's a game that definitely takes its time to establish all the characters and universe - but it's so worth sitting out the full ride. I still cry every time I see the credits roll and I've seen the full game at least 5 times, I hope that says something! Worth playing on the channel!!! Either live, or pre-recorded!
27:24 Persona games have themes and P3's is death so the action looks like self end (YT didnt let me use the real term). The "gun" is called The Evoker. In Persona 3 the characters neede to undergo severe mental trauma. To summon their persona. What's more traumatizing than putting a gun, real or fake, to your head and pulling the trigger?
I've been waiting for this!
I had just recommended this in the next wildcard Wednesday poll and I guess I didn't need to, I'm so happy 😊
Persona is a really fascinating and fun series. And Persona 3 is a good way to get into the series
WHAT I CAME AT THE RIGHT TIME, THANK YOU SO MUCH
I never really thought about it but the cast is a little like the breakfast club lol. If you're interested, the game is a one half social sim, where you wander around an open world and build up relationships with your friends that gives you new abilities when your in the second half of the game, where at any given night you and your friends try to get to the top of Tartarus to uncover the mystery of the story. It's an incredible journey that is super focused on the characters and their dynamic. The first time I finished the game, I had a serious sense like I had moved out of my home town and left my friends behind when I put the controller down for the last time. I've never felt that with any cast of characters before.
Yes, I hoped you two would watch this project!!
Hitting a watermelon is part of japanese daily tradition, its's what I heard from even in anime.
😎👍 Thanks for explaining that bit
The first famous Persona game.
They're not actually guns they're shooting themselves with, though there is an in-lore reason they look like them. Also it's hard to get a lore video for persona games without being full of spoilers. The best way is to really experience one for yourself. 3, 4,. and 5 are all very welcoming to newcomers.
Have you seen the reverse 1999 trailers? I recommend cheking it out, it has movie like trailer but unfortunatelly the actual game is still new so the game is not that popular yet but it has amazing story so you should check it out
I've played through that story. It's one of the best gacha game stories I've experienced.
@@Fxrrxt2x cant wait for the continuation of the main story
The theme of this Persona is death.
Tbh they use guns called Evokers to bring Personas by doing a nocebo trauma invocation.
One thing I like about Persona trailers is that it gives you enough basic information to get invested without giving away major story beats. I'm not typically a fan of rap/hip-hop, but Lotus Juice does an incredible job (and is definitely a perfect fit for the theme of death that this game is going for).
Also, the whole watermelon thing? It's a summer tradition in Japan, although typically done at the beach.
As for Aigis, you don't really find out until Persona 4 Arena, but she is actually NOT the "prototype," but rather the culmination of a myriad of experiments into giving robots a "heart."
Best dog?: Koromaru or Zwei?
Persona 3 is a game about death. Knowing death, seeing death, acknowledging death and accepting death. It's the heaviest Persona game and weeds out those with no taste from the Persona community lol. It's not in your face like P5 and requires a mature mindset to understand. That's why some deem P3 the "Dad" in the new gen Persona games.
It's the best written Persona game, I recommend you guys try it out when it releases. Story alone is a 10 if you take the time to digest everything that is thrown at you
p3's persona summon method is one of accepting death, which is why the gun's called evokers exist.
I think the nice thing about Persona is that you can immediately get invested when you start playing the game. Like within the first 15-30 minutes they give you a hook and a mystery that pulls you along through the entire game. Honestly the trailers I feel will never give you much to work off of because the story itself is drip-fed to you over the entirety of the game. So I don't think you're missing anything by the trailers really lacking anything for you to grab onto but if you do decide to pick up the game and give it a go, I can safely say you'll have your intrigue very early on.
Playing Persona 3 Reload..... tickles the right spot of nostalgia for me. I grew up playing P3 the most.
I really do hope you guys decide to try this game. I understand your concerns because they definitely didn't market for new people, but the whole point and draw to persona are the characters and their stories. Persona is a game about connections.
the problem with advertising any good JRPG, is that they are inherently on insanely slow burns, there's not any specific moment you can point to and go "this is why should care" without spoiling the story, you can really only point at the vibes or premise, which can only go so far
i cant wait to see Door-kun doing his finger pointing to da light final pose up in da sky ....
DEATH BATTLE actually has an episode featuring Mitsuru (Red haired girl) which you could check out if you'd like to get a better look at this game's story.
Back when I first got into Persona, I had no idea what I was getting into. Taking that leap was one of my best decisions ever. To answer one of the questions, it is in fact a normal school. The world of persona is normally set in a relatively realistic world. The characters all have the ability to notice and acess a supernatural twist in it that nobody else can.
But yeah revealing next to nothing from trailers seems to be the norm for this series as far as I know. I guess it helps with staying free from important spoilers which truly feel incredible to expirience properly. It kind of sucks in a way, but you'll have to take my word for it.
also Junpei's original VA was Vic Mignogna
The final character trailer for Tekken 8 is out and it is…Devil Jin! It is one of my favorite trailers and I highly recommend watching when you have a chance.
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I like the story of this game cause of many things, story, characters, music, and gameplay, but the best thing i like most of it is the symbolism throughout the whole game, as death is at the end but how you wanna choose how to live life, as the pistol/envoker forces the idea of death and terror to keep living, thats why the persona comes out and aid’s in battle
The evoker is a gun because its supposed to mean acceptance of mortality, hence the self-kashooding, Koromaru, the dog, wouldn't really be put out like that in a death scenario, which is why his evoker is like a shock collar, not a pewpew
All the Persona games has a theme to it, for 3 it's the fear and acceptance of Death. Thus why they use the gun-like Evokers to summon their Persona. Koromaru's Evoker is actually a specialized collar that he wears, also AIGIS can actually understand him.
I think P3 is the only person that truly feels dark, it talks about death and depresion, and the only way for the people in the cast to be able to summon their persona's is to use a special device that simulates a gun, but that only does the simulation of it, to stimulate the person to get in touch with their persona's, there's something about only when you accept death you can use that power, or something like that. The thing is, different fromPersona 4 and 5, where in both games their respective other world allows people to easily summon their persona's, the Dark Hour is actually a system that envisions slaving people and killing them, so it's actually extremelly hard to summon your persona in those games, even if you do, without the evoker you can't.
Every single person that has an awakening in the story, had it on a pre-death situation, where they say death with their own eyes and thoguht they were about to die, that's when their persona's awakened.
So they figured out that the easier way to summon the persona is to simulate that feeling, the one thatt you're about to die, and once you do it, you can summon your persona's.
Disturbing, yes, but it's how this game was made, that's why this game is +18 to be played. XD
The theme of why they shoot themselves is because in this game their powers unleash when specific action occur just before the dark hour, in this case their powers show when they are in the verge of dead. That's why they need to shoot themselves with special guns.
Persona 3 actually had 3 versions of itself released before this remake. OG Persona 3. Persona 3 FES(which was kind of like a remaster with new features and an entirely new part of the game). And Persona 3 Portable(which was another remaster that came with a female Protagonist alternative with new social links, romance partners and abilities). In Persona 3 and FES, you couldn't control your teammates. In Portable, you could, but the game had mostly still images in place of where the cutscenes would be. I am so hyped for Reload. As a huge fan of the many versions of Persona 3.
Yesss can't wait to see what you think of them in the future 😁 lol also hope you guy's are doing well and having a awesome day
shooting yourself to summon a persona in persona 3 whole lot different than ripping of the mask in persona 5
"why are they shooting themselves"
The core themes are fatalism and why people give up on life.
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I love this game. It was the first one I played in the series and it's still my favorite. With an updated battle system and new features I'm hoping the it does well.
Persona 3 is one of those games that will last with you for a lifetime. To this day P3 and Final Fantasy 14 are the only games that have made me cry.
27:00 finally reaction to the EVOKER(The gun looking thing) when shooting in to the head. Its still one of the graziest power usage animation. (its not a real gun,(using an Evoker resembles the act of committing suicide. The Evoker is a symbol of death, accepting death and knowledge of mortality) Core remainder in the game. Just like the opening cinematic, it tells that you WILL die in multiple different languanges. Truly a masterpiece of symbolisms.
Edit: if you havent figured out the Theme of the game is "Death" and that everything ends and dies. But its not Sad story or horror. To me its about the beauty of the incoming death for us all.
Ken was almost spot on for why they shoot themselves with the Evoker to summon Personas lol
the guns aren’t actual guns, just persona-summoning tools that look like guns.
YOU DONT SHOOT THE DOG!!The dog uses a persona collar instead of a persona gun
The thing is, the trailers of persona never tell you much story, atlus does push on the fan base when they release but, everything youre asking about lore and story is all in the game, you learn more of each character as you play and this combat is not like kingdom hearts.
The Persona games have deep stories and characters but from a marketing perspective it's kinda a nightmare to market.
What makes the games so beloved is the arcs of the characters and how the world ending events around them change them. That's hard to show in a trailer without spoiling the appeal of the game. Getting to know these characters on such a deep level.
So instead they play up the amazing visual design since that's an easier sale.
It makes these games a harder sale to people that haven't heard fans gush nonstop about them lol. So I understand why the series hasn't grabbed you guys from just seeing what you have.
I will say P3 has one of my favorite stories but it's super dark and about accepting death and that we are all mortal. I adore it but the intense visuals and themes make it a hard game to recommend to random people.
The whole game is melancholy and everyone in the game has gone through a lot of pain. It's life affirming but very emotional.
Been waiting for this
I haven't played 3 but I have played 4 and 5. These trailers really are showing you what its like to play the game and focused a lot on what the gameplay is and avoiding the storyline despite the small glimpses into it. Persona is a lot of time management building relationships, going to school, making friends, dating, studying, and then dungeon crawling. The trailers show those aspects well. I know Persona 3 has the darker story line between 3-5 (which is saying something since 4 you are literally trying to stop murders and people will die if you do not finish your dungeons). I think they are trying hard not to get too much into the main story. Persona games are long and a large majority of it is those small "random" or what seems like pointless conversations you saw. It makes you get close to the people around you and invest more into the story.
Nah, I think Aigis is like 6th or 7th generation in her line
Lore video is basically spoiler territory. I would suggest picking up Persona 5 Royal and then if you are into it, go for Persona 3 reloaded, which is significantly darker. Figuring out the story and planning your day is half the fun.
Thanks for the advice! 😀
There was a series that got me into persona when persona 5 came out, it's by a youtuber by the name of super butter buns and she has a persona for beginners series.
13:57 In Japan, smashing watermelons is a fun-summer thing to do with friends and family. Correct me if I’m wrong(I only learned this through JRPGs and anime😂).
Watermelon smashing is an extremely common summer vacation activity don't ask why it just is.
Each Persona has different ways of unleashing their persona. In persona 3 it's done with a gun called and Evoker they point it at their head and pull the trigger and it summons the persona. In Persona 4 it's be overcoming their dark side, and then smashing the card that the persona is bound to. In Persona 5 it's by taking off their mask and accepting their rebellious side.
Trust me when I say that if you play the Persona games you're gonna have a MUCH different outlook on life because it goes into certain aspects of not just philosophy but psychology and social commentary. Play Persona 5 Royal and you'll see why this series has such a massive following. As for Lore honestly it's best to play the games to learn it, because there's so much to cover in the game cause it's just an absolute metric ton of lore, it's almost Warhammer level amount of lore.
It’s cuz melons are expensive in Japan.
The whole concept of them shooting themselves in Persona 3 is them facing death head on, or at least that's what it is from what I remember. Of course, it may seem disturbing but it is symbolic with the theme of the game
The arguement can be made that to truly experience persona you need to play it yourself
So in Japan during the summer, you can blind fold yourself, spin in a circle and try to hit a watermelon. It''s basically a pinata but with a watermelon.
This remake is gonna be so epic and Persona 3 Reload will show some interested for me
The device they use is shaped like a gun, but it's not actually a gun. The device is called an Evoker, and is a sort of catalyst to simplify summoning, since they cant summon the personas by themselves. Koromaru (the dog) has a harness version of the device and Aegis (robot girl) has it integrated in her diadem.
Also, it seems that you are moe used to the modern movie like handholdy games. Persona 3 has a story, but it's more focused on actually being a game, as games should be.
They dont actually shoot themselves in the head. The "gun" they use is called an Evoker, and its primary function is to instill a sense of anxiety and trauma to the person using it to better summon their persona. The theme of Persona 3 is accepting your own mortality and carrying on regardless so it fits the theme quite well
You guys need to finish the Tekken 8 character trailers there are 3 more left and the latest one was just released yesterday before the game drops tomorrow
Persona 3 is a social simulator mixed with a turned based rpg working together with eachother. The story of Persona 3 I might not say is the darkest, but the saddest since its main theme is death
If you're wondering, the rapper in the video goes by Lotus Juice
You should react to the newer Persona Awakenings. Yoshizawa, Zenkichi, Sophia & Toshiro and Erina.
Starting with Kasumi/Sumire Yoshizawa from Persona 5 Royal.
Initial Awakening: ruclips.net/video/LbPHxwvJqVk/видео.htmlsi=52CNcxHNvUonlMnI
True Awakening: ruclips.net/video/a2ic42TAv6s/видео.htmlsi=8U1IaWcIuRiZy0xi
I found a 22 minute video but the Catalyst and Awakening itself happens around the 9 to 13 1/2 minute mark.
I also found a 2 minute video with just the Awakening but missing the Catalyst.
I also found a 4 minute video for her True Awakening, as opposed to her initial Awakening.
Zenkichi Hasagawa and Sophia from Persona 5 Strikers. Sophia has a Pseudo and True Awakening.
Sophia’s initial “Pseudo” Awakening: ruclips.net/video/xVPiVAy74lg/видео.htmlsi=JYLusOVmRN_Lg1Yp
Zenkichi & Sophia’s True Awakening: ruclips.net/video/NCsSvZHsoSM/видео.htmlsi=1ong2rEMW7YJjys4
Lastly, (for now) Toshiro and Erina from Persona 5 Tactica. The Awakening itself happens within the first 5 minutes of the video. ruclips.net/video/YZYZPaLRyn0/видео.htmlsi=kBZQjlRl1CTrEq_L
there are a few reasons for this remake, they could infact be banking on existing players, but another reason this remake exists is that there are three versions of p3, theres persona 3, persona 3 FES, and persona 3 portable. FES works similar to royal for p5 where it just expands on existing systems. but portable is more of a demake were they make it more visual novely instead of 3d enviroments to accomidate the sony psp. people have been wanting a more definitive experience for persona 3 for awhile since the portable and fes versions both have differing, but good, content. as of current the only version available on modern platforms is p3 portable since they never ported FES, essentially having two complete person experiences(p5 royal and p4 golden) with one mostly complete persona experience (p3 portable). this remake plans to essentially fix that
P3P is my introduction to MGT franchise, the music alone got me hooked, the female protag had a different soundtracks & social links too ✨ the story is just oomf 😔💜
This game will be coming out next Friday
P3 has a great ost, that's for sure worth a listen. My recommendations would be Memories of you, or Color your night. There's too many good songs to count though.
Well, if you're looking for an in for the series, the good thing about the series is that the games are fairly self-contained, so unless you're jumping into a spin-off that's tied directly into one of the games, like The Answer for Persona 3, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, or the Persona Q series, most of the mainline numbered games are fine to jump into. They do share a common world, but only in the sense that time passes between each game.
If I had to give a non-spoiler run down of P3, transfer student moves into a new school district and gets wrapped up in the mystery of the Dark Hour, a hidden hour between the end of one day and the beginning of the next. The world warps, most tech doesn't work, coffins are everywhere, and SEES is trying to make sense of it all. The games are a slow burn, and you're probably aware of this from this and previous Persona reactions, but there's a lotta darker stuff, some explicit and some implied, in this series. Death being an overarching theme in P3 in various forms certain doesn't make it the most cheery game at times, but I'd say it's worth it, and from what I've seen of the remake, the quality of life changes make it more accessible.
Junpei is Ken but anime.
Change my mind!
Hey, can you react to the opening and/or trailers of Neptunia: Game Maker R:Evolution, and Touhou 15.5 Antimony of Common Flowers?
wait ... did Ken Amada just ultis em shadow with Nibelung Valesti ?? ! wew
Akihiko: "For a long time, all I care about is protein shake"
yeah with persona it's mainly about the experience of the story that would matter. Persona 3 is the most thematic persona game when it comes to death and depression. But, those themes don't really matter if you don't experience what the characters are like in their everyday lives. The Last of Us is like a cinematic movie, while Persona games are more so like watching a long-term tv show. You have to see what happens throughout the series to grapple why people love the stories from these games.
Each persona game is different than the other. Each persona game has its own theme as well. Similarly each persona game has its own way of summoning personas:
P3 - Shooting your head
P4 - Destroying the Tarot
P5 - Ripping the mask
Persona 3 is the darkest in the trilogy with death being the theme.
While the trailers look like "modern art project" that's true, the plots are really amazing. Since the games have a linear plot, they avoid spoiling stories too much in the trailers so you can have a full on experience when you play the game. The game is also about relationship building which is extremely important. Making friends with people around you, making the right choices. They want you to be involved with the world not the story first.
You guys have been watching the Ezio storyline, you could definitely watch its storyline as well. OR even better, play the game! Its still worth it!
Persona is a series you need to try first hand to be invested in it to be honest I was hesitant at first but it became my favorite game franchise after playing the original P3 and p4
The theme of Persona 3 is death and apathy. In order to call their persona, they have to be willing to risk death. They are high school students. A general overview without giving away spoilers is that during the Dark Hour shadows roam a small town in Japan and attack any humans they find. The persona users fight the shadows to protect the people.
It's dark, it's a bit depressing, it is a masterpiece.
What's wild about the persona games is that they literally only exist lore wise because 2 gods in another game series from this Dev, Shin Megami Tensei, have a bet as to whether or not humanity can overcome it's own darkness and problems or whether or not it'll destroy itself. Literally the only thing stopping that is Igor and the Velvet room Attendants helping out the MC in each game.
Interesting I didn't know that. But isn't smts playing after the persona games?
Memento Mori that's what it is. A celebration of life. Actually.
Finally, thank you