personally i feel like it’s too similar to the persona 5 vibe which isn’t what i want. persona 3 has a sound, and it’s a sound i like. persona 3 has a look (though not as distinct as the sound) and it’s a look i like. they’re just making it look and sound like p5 because p5 sold gangbusters and they want it to remind people of that even if it makes it so much less of its own thing
if you compare it to burn my dread, it comes up short for me. burn my dread is designed for persona 3, it’s got a little stutter to it, it’s kinda janky, but it all comes together really nicely. it anchors it in a feeling. the new one is too smooth, the only thing it’s aiming for is ‘blue persona 5’
i also think it doesn’t treat the evoker imagery with the weight it needs (which is admittedly true of the original game, but less so.) burn my dread feels angry when it shows the pc using his evoker, the drums kick in and the guitars blare and it comes after a lot of setup of the guns being shown ominously. the new one just has a montage of people shooting themselves in the head while fairly upbeat pop music plays
I get that. I’m feeling like they’re trying to keep all the older p3 vibes more under the hood so new people diving in can experience the story and its overarching motif as unexpected and undiluted as possible.
i do hope i’m wrong and that it’s just a good remake of the game that keeps the things i love and makes it work, the promotional stuff just personally rubs me the wrong way
personally i feel like it’s too similar to the persona 5 vibe which isn’t what i want. persona 3 has a sound, and it’s a sound i like. persona 3 has a look (though not as distinct as the sound) and it’s a look i like. they’re just making it look and sound like p5 because p5 sold gangbusters and they want it to remind people of that even if it makes it so much less of its own thing
if you compare it to burn my dread, it comes up short for me. burn my dread is designed for persona 3, it’s got a little stutter to it, it’s kinda janky, but it all comes together really nicely. it anchors it in a feeling. the new one is too smooth, the only thing it’s aiming for is ‘blue persona 5’
i also think it doesn’t treat the evoker imagery with the weight it needs (which is admittedly true of the original game, but less so.) burn my dread feels angry when it shows the pc using his evoker, the drums kick in and the guitars blare and it comes after a lot of setup of the guns being shown ominously. the new one just has a montage of people shooting themselves in the head while fairly upbeat pop music plays
I get that. I’m feeling like they’re trying to keep all the older p3 vibes more under the hood so new people diving in can experience the story and its overarching motif as unexpected and undiluted as possible.
i do hope i’m wrong and that it’s just a good remake of the game that keeps the things i love and makes it work, the promotional stuff just personally rubs me the wrong way