Persona 3 Reload

Akihiko

bought this game (on sale) bc P3P was what got me into the Persona series and had high expectations for this remake. P3R has a LOT of improvements over P3P/FES which are great. however, the UX/UI for the date change and MC social stats feel underdeveloped/unfinished. to be blunt, the date change and MC social stats UI look like they were made in microsoft powerpoint. every element of those two UI are flat - there's no dimension, no gradients, no images signifying the stats, none of the animated underwater elements of the rest of the menu UI... nothing but circles and lines. this wouldn't be a big deal if 1) they werent in such stark contrast to the rest of the UI being so stylized to the max, 2) they weren't being displayed EVERY DAY, and 3) the game didn't cost $70... also the social stats being buried within MC's status window makes it particularly annoying to get to - especially when compared to metaphor re:fantazio where it's quick mapped to a button in the overworld. what took one button click in metaphor takes around 7-8 button clicks in P3R. overall it's a really great game, just wait for it to go on sale