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@kiwifruit_girl @ChineseSeagal If you haven't played it and you don't know what you're talking about, then why just blindly make it a Reload problem? 😭😭 They add like ONE new joke about protein, but beyond that, I feel like a newcomer associating Aki with being "the protein guy" really isn't that crazy

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@Finnypert @Beineste @Instabiilidade So are you upset or not 😭 it feels like you're just backtracking, but with the Persona community, genuinely who knows

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@sharpenedsilk @kalasnhiko7755 Wouldn't playing the game give you context as to WHY they did this? 😭 The dude is very obviously a weirdo and didn't pay attention to any of them up until they were in swimsuits, plus Ann having an 'act' of being royalty

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@Purp13Durp13 @JustAGuy5124 @winedrunkenaunt When you say "unintentionally" it almost sounds like you're trying to find an issue that simply isn't there 😭 If you understand that wasn't the intention, then literally what's transphobic about it, Naoto DOESN'T want to be a man so obviously she'll view those things as bad.

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@RoseGoldManiac @justaguy80000 @winedrunkenaunt It's just, what do you mean it's "out of character" for Narukami to be 'transphobic' to someone who ISN'T trans, you're ALREADY putting Naoto out of character into being trans, that's literally against her entire character arc

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@Purp13Durp13 @JustAGuy5124 @winedrunkenaunt Except in her case, it IS. She never had any desire to be trans or to not be a woman, how is it transphobia if Naoto's arc is about overcoming misogyny? Being trans isn't bad, but it's just not what Naoto wanted to be.

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@cinnosnom Isn't that why they made Portable accessible on modern platforms? They ported P3P a good year before P3R released and a few months before it was even revealed, Kotone definitely had her limelight for a moment. (Especially for people like me, being their first experience with P3)

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@MegatenQuotes @vivivuvivu Except in circumstances like this, it's abundantly clear the mechanic in question is solely for players who desire things like this to begin with. It's no different than when a game has difficulty settings and one difficulty provides a "story" setting, just don't pick that one.

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@nyctophverie @KaibaTheEpic It's definitely BOTH of their faults, the only thing I don't like is that Morgana and every other Phantom Thief acts like Morgana was never at fault whatsoever and that Ryuji's retaliation was uncalled for.

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@KaibaTheEpic @Yesnt124 I feel like these are valid arguments but you never even had to worry about SP in the original at all. Like sure, there was the tired system, but that also became less relevant as the game progresses.

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@dig1taltoaster Persona is the ONLY fanbase I know that literally never have anything positive to say about the games ever 😭😭 (ESPECIALLY modern ones)

Games with fanbases like DBD ENJOY playing their games, even if it's more of a "toxic ex" kinda way, but ppl are genuinely never happy here.

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@HowliteHD I mean, those are REASONS as to why she is the way she is, not that she ISN'T, right? 😭 The fact there's only one person in these replies calling misogyny is honestly kinda surprising

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@JesusRamirex13 @TalI_guy @Jin07017147 I can 100% see why someone would think that. Literally the only shortcoming Persona combat has for me is the lack of difficulty, it's not as bad since I find the combat REALLY fun anyway, but at least rebalance mods can fix that for me.

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@TalI_guy @Jin07017147 Idk, I just enjoy the One More combat system than Press Turn for some reason 😭 Metaphor and SMT are great, but man

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@gravelalter I feel like this is more of the result of PS2 hardware, CRT TVs and also the diabolical budget Atlus had at the time rather than a strictly intentional art style. Like P4 is a MUCH lighter-hearted game, yet still had muted and desaturated character portraits.

Reload is fine.

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@PinClock @JaydenNatsuki @Artoras3 Ironically, I think the fact such a debate about Reload and FES even exists to begin with suggests there are plenty of similarities between the games that allows the games to blossom both together, and on their own.

Otherwise, ppl would probably just stick to their favorite P3.

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@PinClock @JaydenNatsuki @Artoras3 The problem I have with that argument is that it most certainly feels like P3, just maybe not the P3 you're familiar with.

I've already wholeheartedly made it my point all P3s have drastically different experiences, but they all convey P3 because that's simply what they are.

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@Artoras3 Allow me to reiterate what this post and what seems like MAJORITY of your account is based on

"Do you want something that feels like Persona 3? No? Then play Reload"

WHAT is that if not hating, you're saying that anyone who plays Reload isn't playing P3 or experiencing it 😭

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@PinClock @JaydenNatsuki @Artoras3 Idk maybe I just can't understand the 'FES VS Reload' arguments because both feel like P3 to me and I love all of them.

I'm kinda confused by "all P3s are different" because that's the point but it's also disingenuous to say that one version isn't P3 or a good first experience.

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@PinClock @JaydenNatsuki @Artoras3 They are different experiences, I don't recall ever saying they weren't different, in fact that was kinda my point.

I'm only saying P3 is P3 regardless of how you play it, Reload is probably my favorite but FES has the cadence that you can immerse yourself in.