Грузинская хакеркая группировка провели крупную DDOS-атаку на Российский аналог RU-vid - Платформу. Сегодня в 13:33 по МСК, у сервиса на всех стримах отвалился чат, а позднее и сама Платформа пала. В данный момент атака завершена, а технические специалисты уже чинят ее.
The colours in this fight are just so much more superior to the Reload fight. The way the full moon looks white while shining above Nyx with the greenish black sky surrounding everything makes it feel as if the Dark Hour is truly merging with the rest of the day, so much more apocalyptic and daunting when compared to Reload's GREEN... it's just so fuckin GREEN. Also comparing Nyx's alien otherworldly voice that truly makes you realize this is a being from a different place and time, meanwhile in Reload it felt as if you're merely speaking to your classmate Ryoji. The only thing they did better in reload is Nyx's wings and the Hierophant arcana animation when she slams her sword in the ground which was metal as fuck. Night Queen's animation was sick too except after you realize it barely does damage and it can't even charm anymore... disappointing
The VA in Reload did an excellent job, but honestly, it was the least of Reload's problems. The direction and cinematography is just... better in this old ass 2007 PS2 game than the 2024 HD Remake. And to be clear, I'm not a Reload hater. I think it's a way more polished game in virtually every aspect, but it really bungles up certain aspects and this scene is a prime example. First off, one of my favorite things about the original P3's cutscene direction is its theatrical energy. Characters often step into center frame to deliver soliloquies to the audience. The lighting from the left side, while unrealistic, adds to the ethereal atmosphere--a feeling that Akihiko is having a sort of transcendent experience. In this scene, Akihiko looks absolutely tiny thanks to the fucked up PS2 model proportions, and it actually works for the scene's benefit! The way he's framed directly below Shinji, as if being looked down upon, judged for his actions, makes for a striking image. I find this framing really incredible when combined with Polydeuces's evolution too. You'll notice the way the two faces are positioned perfectly matches Caesar, Shiji taking the role of the larger body that shields the inner figure. The animation is just way better here too. Akihiko's grief progresses in distinct stages: he goes through all five stages of grief in fact. At first, he stands cool and collected, in denial as he speaks casually, but he leans onto the table as he gets heated. Soon, anger takes hold and he bangs his fists and screams at himself. He slowly loses feeling in his legs, realizing that nothing will bring Shinji back, and eventually falls to his knees as he wails and sobs with grief. The whole time, his back faces the camera, he refuses to engage with the audience and acknowledge his true feelings. Finally, however, he finds his inner strength and stands up again, finally facing the camera as he accepts Shinji's death and resolves to keep moving forward. Reload's angle isn't... terrible? But it kind of fails to capture any of this great framing and energy. The lack of gradual progression as Akihiko gets more and more desperate and eventually falls to his knees in despair isn't really captured anymore. He just kind of falls down, cries, and then stands back up, whereas originally, he leaned over the table, slammed it with his fists, his legs wobbled, he sunk to the floor sobbing, gazed upwards longingly, it's a much richer, more effective way to convey this scene.
Reload’s biggest problem is that it doesn’t treat moments like this with care. The opening cutscene, the Velvet room, and this. Just felt like it was rushing itself so that the player doesn’t quit immediately.
I noticed that Ken's summoning animation is not fully shown in this version of the game. I know old games had weird censorship but it's kinda odd to censor that.
I keep getting this feeling that reload is just going to censor this by just making that scene look like that person’s fanart. (The fanart where the shadow looks with a depressed face as the butterflies cover him.) But yeah, this scene traumatized my 10 year old self
Damn, you played the entire game while you were 10 and this was the first time you were scared? If I played this game when I was 10 I probably would have had nightmares from the hanged man shadow...
i got into the megami tensei franchise through the original persona 5. i was intending to play 4 next and then 3, but it was this very video that made me decide to play 3 before 4 instead as i thought the imagery and music was amazing. now 5 years later persona 3 fes is my second favorite video game of all time right behind shin megami tensei iv
yea really late for this but have any of you even remembered in slightest at all that mitsuru and the team members and even junpei really thought chidori was actually dead???. no she wasn't...
apparently it was mistranslated by the localization team, I know arena confirms her existence but Junpei using her death as justification that he isn't selfish to go back is kinda cool imo. They'll probably correct it on reload to fit the canon but I don't mind what it was before
