Atlus didn’t make any significant story changes in Persona 3 Reload out of ‘respect’ for the original

The game launches early next month

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Atlus has confirmed that there are no significant story changes inPersona 3 Reload.

Speaking in a recentinterviewwith GamesRadar,Persona 3 Reloadgame director Takuya Yamaguchi, alongside producer Ryota Niitsuma, discussed the upcoming remake of the PlayStation 2 classic and what the development team at P-Studio has changed to make the game a true remake of the original.

Fromtrailersand other in-game footage, we know that it will receive high-quality graphics, as well as an enhanced turn-based combat system, among other changes we’re yet to discover.

On the topic of the game’s more modern visuals, Niitsuma explained that it was an aspect Atlus focused on changing, saying, “We were thinking about what would be good to change would be the visuals here,” he said. “And the reason was a lot of people expect a lot from visuals inPersona, and I think personally that our designs are pretty cool. So we know that people are looking for a much lovelier visual experience.”

However, despite all the other changesReloadwill receive, Yamaguchi revealed that the team hasn’t made any significant story changes, so the player’s remake experience will remain faithful to the original.

“We really wanted to respect the original,” Yamaguchi said. “We all thought it was an amazing game, and we wanted to remake it - you know, thePersona 3original experience as it was for a modern audience.”

Persona 3was first launched in 2006 for PS2 before being released on the PSP in 2011 and receiving the namePersona 3 Portable.

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Persona 3 Reloadlaunches on February 2 forPlayStation 5,Xbox Series X|S, and PC, as well as last-gen consoles likePlayStation 4andXbox One, and one onXbox Game Pass.

Ahead of its launch, Atlus has already releasedthe intro cinematic for the game, and it looks stunning.

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