SEGA today (9th) released the new battle suits of the three main characters of the Special Extracurricular Activities Club (SEES) of ATLUS’ new RPG “Persona 3 Reload”: “Sanada Akihiko”, “Kirijo Mitsuru”, and “Yamagishi Kazuka” Art design and combat information, and detailed information on the much-anticipated remake of “Tartarus” will be released simultaneously. In addition, there are introductions to the “community” characters you can meet outside school.
This work is scheduled to be released on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, PS5, PS4, and Steam on February 2, 2024 (Friday).
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Revealing the art design and combat information of Sanada, Mitsuru, and Kazehana’s new battle uniforms
In this game, members of the Special Extracurricular Activities Department (SEES) will wear new battle uniforms when they challenge Tartarus. Today, the new battle uniform art designs of the three characters “Sanada Akihiko”, “Kirijo Mitsuru”, and “Yamagishi Kazuka” will be released. At the same time, the battle-related content of each character will also be introduced.
Akihiko Sanada (CV. Hikaru Midorikawa)
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Weapon: fist
Early Persona: Polydeuces
Special skills: Electric shock attribute and strike attribute
God Advent: Thunder Celestial Sphere
The leader of the boxing club fights with his fists as weapons. It is good at using electric shock and strike attribute attacks. The effect of the god’s “Thunder Sky Sphere” is that it can ignore the resistance of all enemies and cause a large amount of electric shock damage.
・Sanada’s exclusive persona “Polydeuces”
The hero of Greek mythology is the child of the main god Zeus and the human woman Leda, who has an immortal body.
He and his brother Castor are both masters of swordsmanship and boxing and are famous throughout the world.
Mitsuru Kirijo (CV. Rie Tanaka)
Weapon: Rapier
Special Persona: Penthesilea
Special skills: Freezing attribute
Seance: Blizzard Blade
Affiliated to the Western Sword Club, they fight with swords as weapons. He is good at using freezing attributes to attack. The effect of the divine “Blizzard Blade” is that it can ignore an enemy’s resistance and cause extremely large damage with freezing attributes.
・Mitsuru’s exclusive persona “Pentesilea”
The queen of the Amazons in Greek mythology is said to be a noble and beautiful woman.
Fuka Yamagishi (CV. Mamiko Noto)
Special Persona: Rukia
Skills: Support skills
Seance: Oracle
During the battle, you do not directly participate in the attack lineup, but assist the protagonist and his party from behind with support skills. The support skills are very diverse, including investigating the enemy’s resistance and abilities that help with exploration. The divine “Oracle” will add random positive effects to all our members.
・Personal mask for Kazehana “Rukia”
A saint who was martyred during the persecution of Christianity during the ancient Roman Empire. At the end of the torture, his eyes were gouged out, which resulted in the miracle of being able to see even without his eyes.
Details of the much-anticipated completely remastered version of “Tartarus” have finally been revealed!A maze exploration full of play elements
The invisible hidden time “Shadow Time”, and “Tartarus” is a huge maze that only appears in Shadow Time. There are countless shadows lingering in Tartarus and will attack the protagonist and his party. This game renovates the graphics and some of the mechanics of Tartarus, while making exploration more convenient.
With “Sprint Movement” that allows you to move faster than normal, and “Auto Recovery” that restores the HP of all team members with one button, you can explore more efficiently.
・Destroy objects
Tartarus is littered with destructible objects formed from the accumulation of shadow debris. As long as you destroy it, you can get recovery items, money exchange items, or “Twilight Shards” that can be used to unlock treasure chests.
・Locked treasure chest
There are many treasure chests in Tartarus, some of which are locked and must be unlocked by using special items called “Twilight Shards”. Although it takes more time to open such treasure chests, it is possible to obtain items that are better than ordinary treasure chests.
・Reconnaissance by partners
After the battle, you can perform reconnaissance. If you perform reconnaissance, one member of the team will temporarily leave the team to find a route to the next floor. The partner responsible for reconnaissance will meet us on the next floor and hand over the props collected along the way to the protagonist.
・Discover and protect missing persons
Sometimes you encounter lost people in Tartarus. If you rescue the missing person, you will receive a thank you later, so it is recommended to rescue the missing person as soon as possible after discovering the missing person.
・Shuffling time and Major Arcana cards
After winning the battle, a “shuffle time” will sometimes occur. Select the card that appears during the shuffle time to obtain the effect on the card or obtain a new persona. In addition, “Major Arcana” cards occasionally appear.
The effects of the Major Arcana cards include inherent effects such as “increased experience gained” and “increased damage given by total attack”. Once obtained, the relevant effects can be exerted during exploration on the same day.
・Arcana Outbreak
When the Major Arcana card acquisition limit is reached, an “Arcana Burst” occurs. Arcana Burst will increase the level of the “Minor Arcana” cards that appear during the day’s exploration during the shuffling time, strengthening the available effects and making exploration more efficient.
・monad door
A huge door known as the Monad Gate sometimes appears in Tartarus. On the other side of the door is a treasure chest containing valuable items and a powerful shadow guarding the treasure chest. If defeated, a special shuffling time will occur where you can obtain the Major Arcana card.
・Single channel
This is a type of “monad door”. After passing through the door, there is a long passage. There are many powerful shadows in the passage. If you defeat these shadows, you can obtain powerful weapons, character costumes, etc., as well as super-valuable props that cannot be obtained in ordinary treasure chests. When you are confident in your fighting skills, you might as well take the challenge.
・Rare shadow
“Rare shadows” that glow with golden light sometimes appear in Tartarus. They will run away as soon as they are discovered, but if they can be defeated successfully, you can get a lot of experience points and money.
In addition, you will occasionally encounter huge rare shadows that hoard floor treasures. Defeating such shadows can not only gain a lot of experience points and money, but also a large number of props.
·Hunter
If you stay on the same floor for too long, “Hunters” will appear. It is an enemy that is very difficult to deal with at a normal level of training. If you encounter one, don’t hesitate and run away quickly is the best strategy.
・Clock at the entrance
Activating the clock placed at the entrance to Tartarus can fully restore the HP and SP of all members of the team, but activating it requires 7 “Dusk Shards”, so it is recommended to use it only in critical moments.
・Change your clothes and explore freely
You can freely change the appearance of your clothing from the menu while exploring Tartarus. In addition to the general school uniforms and battle uniforms, there are also completely different costumes such as butler uniforms and swimsuits. If you want to change your mood, try changing your costume freely.
・A support skill that only Kazehana can use
A support skill that only Kazehana can use, in addition to providing intelligence support in battle, it can also provide support during exploration. Press the “Navigation Button” during exploration and select the support skill to activate it.
It includes “Disruption”, which can make all enemies on the floor lose their ability to sense when activated, “Concussion Noise”, which can temporarily put the enemies on the floor into a shaken state after activation, and when activated, we can start the battle with all our abilities strengthened. “Wind Spirit Glory” and so on, has a variety of support skills.
Like other partner skills, SP is consumed when activated, so remember to use props and other items to recover when SP is insufficient.
・People you can meet in town
The protagonist will meet many characters and communicate with them both in his daily life and as a member of the Special Extracurricular Activities Club. The bond created by the encounter between people is called “community”. By raising “community”, you can experience special events with the characters in that community.
The main time to communicate with the characters you meet outside school is after school and at night. Communicating with them can strengthen the protagonist’s persona ability, so it is recommended to actively establish a good relationship with them!
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・You may receive text invitations during holidays
After school or during holidays, characters who have a close relationship with the protagonist may send messages. You can go directly to the location of the character who sent the message as a shortcut from the message screen. Read the characters’ personalized messages, and maybe you’ll find something that makes you smile…?
Pre-orders open! Be the first to buy it and get the early purchase bonus DLC
Players who purchase the boxed version or pre-order the digital version first will receive the early purchase bonus DLC “Persona 3 Reload: Persona 4 Gold Edition BGM Set”.
This DLC allows players to listen to the music that appeared in “Persona 4 Golden Edition” in this game: “Reach Out To The Truth”, “Time To Make History”, “I’ll Face Myself -Battle-“, “A New World” Fool” “The Fog” “Results”.
