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    Looking at the gameplay footage for Reload, I love all the cool stylish transitions and UI elements they've brought over from Persona 5, but then I hear the gunshot sound from the evokers and it's just a deal-breaker. High school students summoning monsters by shooting themselves in the head was what pushed Persona way more into the mainstream, and now the summoning effect just has the glass shattering sound effect like all the other games. What's the point? "RELOAD" IS IN THE DAMN TITLE! We're drowned in a sea of remakes and overwhelmingly the spirit of the original seems to die by a thousand cuts with little changes like this, the Demon's Souls remake being one of the worst offenders. I like a lot of what they added in Reload so I might check it out when it falls way down in price, but if I never play it, I'm done feeling FOMO for all these forgettable reiterations.

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      Editing … What happened with Demon's Souls?
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      Editing … I made some posts about it here when it first released, but this vid pretty comprehensively covers my issues, particularly the section of the Tower of Latria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lx0CRVVvV8
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      Editing … That's a long video. I don't really enjoy videos about games! I'll just find your posts.
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      Editing … haha. Nazgul attacks.
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      Editing … glass shattering sound? That seems to be a weird choice but I guess they want to avoid lawsuits or something. Maybe shooting yourself in the head is a bit too edgy for people nowadays. If you don't hear the bang you could say they never pull the trigger.
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      Editing … Y'know, I've also noticed a lot of the changes that these companies were making to my childhood. I like the "fresh coat of paint" part. I don't like the part where "we have to radically change parts of the battle system and tone down the edginess to account for changes in the gaming community" part. Persona 3 Reload is still one of the better remakes imo, but I really haven't accepted many of the new changes in the remake PS5 generation. In general.
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      Editing … Also, the RE4 Remake reminded me how much I miss the hot Chinese woman. Lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0knNr3TV3W4
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      Editing … I've been playing Separate Ways, and the voice acting for Ada Wong is pretty weird. Like they hired some amateur.
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      Editing … I loved ada in the original with her kickass dress. I can't get myself to play the remake or most remakes in general (remaster is a different story). I think it would give me massive mandela effect syndrome or something like that. Maybe remakes are meant for new players. I think I get attached to things the way I saw them first. Like the shopkeep in RE4. His new VA seems very good and better than the original but to me the only correct voice will always be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTnDES39-6c
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      Editing … @kleim It's similar to the sound when smashing the tarot card to summon in Persona 4. I forgot that Persona summons look and sound a little different in P5.
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      Editing … @DJ I agree P3 Reload looks like one of the more interesting remakes. P3 had loads of room for improvement with the uncontrollable party members and boring Tartarus environments, so those changes are cool to see. But I believe P3 was the first RPG of its kind I played to completion, and a huge part of that was the style that oozed throughout the hours and hours of battling. I could get used to the changed default battle theme, and the new version of Mass Destruction sounding a lot different, but the gunshot sound was so integral to my experience that it simply kills my enthusiasm to pick it up.
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      Editing … Personally the only remakes and remasters recently that have impressed me are Resident Evil 2 (if five years ago can be called recent) and Metroid Prime Remastered. RE2 is so different from the original it's almost pointless to compare them. Metroid Prime is more like what I'd like to see from re-releases. The graphics are a substantial upgrade but Retro put a ton of care and attention to ensure that the subtle touches were preserved. While they added a ton of new input options, the feel of the controls is still one-to-one the same. It really depresses me to think that a lot of the original versions of these games are going to be deemed irrelevant and be cast aside.
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      Editing … In the case of Demon's Souls, I'd probably be happy to play the original... if it was on PC. The remaster's more likely to get that port.
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      Editing … At least on PC there's some possibility someone can mod in some of the original music and sound, which would go a long way in bringing back the original's atmosphere.
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      Editing … Oh hey that's true! I modded the original Dragon's Dogma menu music back in.
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      Editing … Also, I literally didn't even notice that gunshot change until you brought it up. Lol. This game is an edgelord masterpiece. And it just happens to be a turn-based RPG, but anyways...
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      Editing … Also, Strega Jesus has a real gun in Persona 3. And he doesn't shoot himself to summon his Persona. And S.E.E.S. uses guns that aren't real guns. I have to think too much about how that works in the context of this world. Lol.
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      Editing … " This game is an edgelord masterpiece. " lol stop.
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