November 19th 2023.
Persona 3 Reload is set to be the fourth version of the game, and one reader offers a compelling reason not to buy Persona 6, even if you’re a big fan of the series. Or at least not straight away.
My first experience of the series was Persona 4 Golden. Before the release on other formats, it was the best reason to own a PS Vita, as it was a format exclusive. It was an improved and expanded version of the vanilla Persona 4 on PlayStation 2, with higher definition graphics, an additional character, and extra story elements.
My love of the series led me to buy Persona 3 FES, an enhanced version of Persona 3 with some tweaks to the gameplay and a new post-main game epilogue. I also bought Persona 3 Portable, which while being heavily cut back in terms of presentation, added the option of playing through the game as a female version of the main character, which drastically changed the social link elements from the original.
This gives the impression that Atlus has form for re-releasing enhanced versions of their Persona games.
I followed the development of Persona 5 closely, during which it suffered multiple delays, pushing the estimated original release date back by literally years. Despite this, Atlus made assurances that this was done in order to ensure the game would be as perfect as could be. This allowed me to believe there would only be one, complete version of Persona 5.
I pre-ordered the digital version of the game at full price in order to preload it and play it as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I found Persona 5 to be a mild disappointment. Not in terms of the presentation or mechanics, but I didn’t gel with the story or fall in love with the cast of characters as much as I did with Persona 3 and 4.
My certainty that Persona 5 was its own complete, total, and final version was shattered when Atlus announced Persona 5 Royal. This left a bad taste in my mouth, and I have since played Persona 5 Royal and enjoyed the additions it brings to the base game, but I waited until it was heavily discounted.
From this experience, I have resolved to never buy a mainline Persona game at point of release again. Therefore, I will not be buying Persona 6. Instead, I will wait a couple of years to buy the inevitable enhanced and expanded re-release.
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