Persona 3 Reload Will Remove Original Game’s Most Annoying Feature

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Persona 3 Reload isn’t just a remake that will improve the graphics, as it has been confirmed that it will remove the most annoying aspect of the original game. This is because Persona 3 penalized the player for level grinding by inflicting the Tired or the Sick condition, making them considerably weaker in battle.

In Persona 3, the characters had conditions tied to their health. If a character goes through too many battles in a row, or if they study without sleeping too many times, they could be hit with the Tired condition, causing them to take more damage and be knocked down more easily. Ignoring the Tired condition could also lead to the Sick condition, weakening them even further. Recovering from these conditions is possible, but it involves spending your limited time resources to do so. These conditions could lead to party members taking time off to heal, making them unavailable for missions.

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Persona 3 is being remade as Persona 3 Reload, which will overhaul the graphics, add a brand new vocal track, and introduce QoL features that align with the later entries in the series. In an interview with 4Gamer (as spotted by Silinconera), members of the development team for Persona 3 Reload have confirmed that the negative physical conditions have been cut from the remake.

The reason for removing the Tired and Sick conditions is that they don’t fit with the structured nature of the game. The Persona games give the player a calendar where they can plan out their actions over days and weeks, to ensure that they’re strong enough to tackle the dungeons. The fact that your characters could be randomly struck