Persona 3 Reload’s opening cinematic pays homage to the original’s iconic theme song
Memento mori
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The intro cinematic forPersona 3 Reloadhas been released by Atlus, and it’s as bold and stylish as fans of the series have come to expect.
This remake of one of the PlayStation 2’sbest RPGsfinally launches on February 2 forPlayStation 5,Xbox Series X|S, PC, last-gen consoles as well as day one onXbox Game Pass. And now, this gorgeous intro sequence is making the wait forPersona 3 Reloadjust that bit harder.
Uploaded to Atlus’s officialYouTubechannel, the animation begins withPersona 3’sprotagonist flipping through tracks on an MP3 player, just in case you forgot the game was set in 2007. The player briefly references the original game’s opening theme, the superbBurn My Dread. But the new intro song - titledFull Moon, Full Life- carriesBurn My Dread’sleitmotif throughout. And it wouldn’t really bePersona 3without rapper Lotus Juice, who returns to lend his voice toReload’ssoundtrack alongside new vocalist Azumi Takahashi.
The opening animation features all the hallmarks of aPersonaseries intro. Bold colors are used throughout, contrasting starkly against the largely monochrome backgrounds. We also cycle through the game’s cast of playable party members including Yukari Takeba, Junpei Iori, and Mitsuru Kirijo, getting a hint of their personalities and backgrounds too.
In case you’re unfamiliar,Persona 3 Reloadis a from-the-ground-up remake of the PS2 original, fondly remembered as one of the best games for the console. In the turn-based RPG, a group of high school students investigate a supernatural tower named Tartarus that only appears during the Dark Hour - a mysterious block of time that occurs after midnight each day. Outside of Tartarus, you’ll spend your days at school or improving relations with your party members to unlock more of their story and additional perks in combat.
Playing Persona 3 Reload onXbox Game Pass? You may want to check out our guide to thebest Xbox Game Pass gamesif you’re looking for something to tide you over until the game’s February 2 release.
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