What we've been playing – zombies, schools, and erased names
22nd March 2024
Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve been playing over the past few days. This week: zombies, personas, and erased names.
If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We’ve Been Playing, here’s our archive.
Persona 3 Reload, PS5
It seems strange to be playing a series in reverse. Persona 5 was my introduction to the RPG series and I loved it, but last year’s Persona 4 re-release left me cold once I realised just how formulaic the series is. Armed with that knowledge, though, I’m enjoying Persona 3 Reload a lot more.
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Now I know to expect the same calendar structure, the same magic system, the same social options, the same tired stereotyped characters. I know there’ll be fantastic combat mechanics based on exploiting elemental weaknesses, just as there’ll be an annoying womanising jock character and some questionable teacher-student relationships. Sigh. Reload is a clear step backwards played after P5, but its familiarity is oddly comforting.
