Summary
ThePersona 3 ReloadExpansion Pass is presently being review-bombed by Steam users. The fan backlash started as soon as the first third of the DLC bundle was released, thus allowingPersona 3 Reloadowners to buy and subsequently review the entire package.
Atlus and Sega officiallyannounced thePersona 3 ReloadExpansion Passas part of the March 6 Xbox Partner Preview event. The $35 add-on was envisioned as a three-part offering. Its first, newly released wave comprisesPersona 4 GoldenandPersona 5 Royalbackground music sets. The one scheduled to debut sometime in May will introduce Velvet Room costumes and another BGM set. Finally, Atlus is planning to release a remake of thePersona 3: FESepilogue chapter,Episode Aigis: The Answer, in September.
Now that the first wave of the bundle is out, the entirePersona 3 ReloadExpansion Pass can bereviewed on Steamby those who bought it. But most of the fans who took the time to share their impressions offered a negative perspective on the DLC. As a result, the Expansion Pass currently has nearly 300 reviews below the “Mostly Negative” threshold mere hours after becoming available for purchase on March 12, with more coming in every minute.
The hefty price tag attached to the Expansion Pass appears to be among the most common complaints among the people who rated it negatively. Some of them posited that $35 would be more acceptable if the DLC at leastadded the female protagonist fromP3 PortabletoReload, thus turning the remake from just another version ofPersona 3into the definitive edition of the game.
At the same time, others appear to be unhappy that the Expansion Pass exists at all, arguing that a remake of an 18-year-old game should have been content-complete out of the box. A number of people also bemoaned the fact that Atlus didn’t at least bundle the extra content with the $200 Collector’s Edition. Meanwhile, some fans labeled the $35 Expansion Pass as particularly baffling in light of the fact thatPersona 3 Reloadalready has $30 worth of day-one DLC.
Many people who wrote a negative review of the bundle also harshly criticized the decision not to makeEpisode Aigis: The Answeravailable as a separate purchase, describing its promise of more story content as the only thing worth paying for. As things stand right now, all of the add-ons for the game except for two of itsPersona 5 Royalcostume sets have negative reviews on Steam. Prior to this wave of backlash,fans have also lambasted thePersona 3 Reloadday-one DLC packsfor a variety of reasons, like the decision to deliver the game’s artbook and soundtrack in the form of Unreal Engine executables burdened by DRM.
Persona 3 Reload
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Step into the shoes of a transfer student thrust into an unexpected fate when entering the hour “hidden” between one day and the next. Awaken an incredible power and chase the mysteries of the Dark Hour, fight for your friends, and leave a mark on their memories forever.Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era.Experience the pivotal game of the Persona series faithfully remade with cutting-edge graphics, modernized quality-of-life features, and signature stylish UI. Fully immerse yourself in an emotional, gripping journey with new scenes, character interactions, and additional voiceover. Choose how to meaningfully spend each day through various activities from exploring the Port Island to forging genuine bonds with beloved characters. Build and command your optimal team to take down otherworldly Shadows and climb closer to the truth.
