Hua Po can also cover support and debuff duties by being able to help allies from the Downed state using Re Patra and having access to the useful single-target defense debuff Rakunda. To expand Hua Po’s utility even more, you can try giving her healing and party buff skills via inheritance.

Persona 3 Reload is a highly polished remake that improves upon the original PS2 classic title with new gameplay mechanics, an expanded storyline, and a myriad of quality-of-life improvements.

A second-year who transferred to Gekkoukan High School in the spring, returning to the island he used to live on as a child.

The player only directly controls the actions of the protagonist. The other members of the party work on their own, but can be guided through specific tactics assigned to each of them, such as maintaining the health of the party, or going all out with Persona attacks.

The questions in this remake are different from the ones in the original game, so here are all the new classroom answers in Persona 3 Reload, organized by date.

But as shallow or awkward as some of them may be, there are valuable little stories to be found in Social Links that either feed into the broader message about finding purpose or are just entertaining enough to see to their conclusion.

However, as Takaya attempts to shoot Ken, Shinjiro jumps in front of him, taking a second, fatal bullet and sacrificing his own life. Just before he dies, he tells Ken to make his own life matter and asks Akihiko to take care of Ken. With his last strength, Shinjiro stands up and takes a few steps away from SEES, telling them "this is how it should be," and collapses on the floor.

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Going out with friends or completing quests for them strengthens your Social Links, which in turn strengthen associated persona types. There are dozens of ways to achieve the same goals, and each day is different.

If you don't want to listen to him, you can now use the Tab button functionality to toggle on super-speedy, automatic fast-forwarding through all interactions, Persona 3 but why would you when they're this fun?

Reading books with Mitsuru, Aigis, or Fuuka also serves to reward you with both stats and charming little interactions, and even the precious dog Koromaru gets his own adorable side-arc to round him out as a more complete character.

Social Links almost all involve meaningful character development. You might have a friendly bowl of ramen with your classmate Kenji, a very early Social Link that strengthens Magician-arcana personas. But before long you’re caught up in his cringe-inducing quest to ask a teacher out.

The way each persona emerges and fights—which changes from round to round, even when you're using the same abilities—is a dramatic, screen-filling reward for finding and fusing them. Whether it's a valkyrie on horseback, a winged knight, a succubus in hot pants, or any of the other 173 combinations, each persona has its own signature style.

She harbors a mysterious attachment to the Protagonist from the first day they meet. Initially coming across as cold and robotic, she begins to discover more human emotions through her experiences with the group.