Welcome to Persona 3 Reload, Atlus's 2024 RPG where you balance high school life with battling shadowy creatures during the mysterious Dark Hour. As a student at Gekkoukan High, you'll awaken to the power of Persona, allowing you to fight these threats in the massive, ever-changing dungeon known as Tartarus. Outside of combat, you'll manage your daily schedule, forge bonds with friends and allies through Social Links, and make crucial decisions that shape your journey.
This 100% walkthrough is designed to help you experience everything Persona 3 Reload has to offer on your first playthrough. We'll guide you through maximizing all Social Links by January 30th, cover every Linked Episode, dorm hangout, and Request, and ensure you don't miss any new events or enemy changes compared to previous versions. With detailed daily activity recommendations and advice on when to save, this guide aims to keep you on track for a complete and fulfilling experience.
100% Guide
Master Persona 3 Reload with our ultimate 100% walkthrough. Achieve all trophies, max Social Links, complete all requests, and defeat all bosses in one playthrough.
This guide provides a full walkthrough for Persona 3 Reload, designed to help players achieve 100% completion, including all trophies, optional content, and secrets, all within a single playthrough. It details a specific calendar schedule, strategies for maxing Social Links and Social Stats, completing all Linked Episodes and Requests, saving all missing people in Tartarus, defeating the super-boss Elizabeth, registering all Personas in the Compendium, and answering all classroom questions and exams correctly. The guide also covers unlocking trophies on cross-gen versions and provides a color-coded legend for easy navigation.
Important Information & Mechanics:
- DLC can be accessed via the closet in the player's room.
- The Town Map displays available activities like Social Links, Linked Episodes, and Dorm Activities.
- Skill Cards can be duplicated once daily at the Inari Statue in Naganaki Shrine.
- The Police Station offers 30% off equipment on Mondays, and Aohige Pharmacy offers the same on Saturdays.
- The Fortune Teller at Club Escapade sells various fortunes (Rarity, Gamble, Soul, Blighting, Safety) to aid in Tartarus exploration.
- Great Clocks in Tartarus offer level boosts to two chosen party members.
- Scouting allows party members to explore Tartarus floors independently, gathering loot.
Fusion Spells:
- Cadenza: Requires Orpheus and Apsaras registered.
- Jack Brothers: Requires Jack-o'-Lantern and Jack Frost registered.
- King and I: Requires Black Frost and King Frost registered.
- Best Friends: Requires Decarabia and Forneus registered.
- Scarlet Havoc: Requires Siegfried and Mithras registered.
- Trickster: Requires Susano-o and Loki registered.
- Armageddon: Requires Helel and Satan registered.
Mayoido Antiques:
- Located in Paulownia Mall, this store crafts equipment, Skill Cards, and items using gems found in Tartarus. It opens on 7/18.
- Additional gems can be purchased from the Luxury Shopkeeper at Club Escapade.
Linked Episodes:
- New to Persona 3 Reload, these expand on the stories of male party members and unlock new Personas and stat benefits. They are timed and must be completed promptly.
- Junpei unlocks Surt fusion.
- Akihiko unlocks Horus fusion.
- Koromaru unlocks Byakko fusion.
- Ken unlocks Michael fusion.
- Shinjiro unlocks Hell Biker fusion.
- Ryoji unlocks Saturnus fusion.
- These are not required for platinum but offer significant benefits.
Combat Characteristics:
- These are buffs unlocked by spending time with party members during dorm activities (3 times per activity). The Main Character unlocks his by progressing through the Persona Compendium.
- Main Character: 30% and 60% Persona Compendium Progress.
- Junpei: Reading and Gardening.
- Yukari: Watching TV and Cooking.
- Akihiko: Watching TV and Cooking.
- Mitsuru: Reading and Cooking.
- Fuuka: Reading and Gardening.
- Koromaru: Watching TV and Brushing.
- Ken: Watching TV and Cooking.
- Shinjiro: Gardening and Cooking.
Guide Checklist
Persona 3 Reload guide checklist details, from version 0.50 to the final version 2.00. See all tasks and their completion status.
- 1Pre-Walkthrough 0.10
- 2April and May 0.15
- 3June and July 0.20
- 4August and September 0.25
- 5October and November 0.30
- 6December and January 0.35
- 7Epilogue 0.40
- 8New Game Plus Walkthrough 0.45
- 9Walkthrough 0.50
- 10Dungeons 0.55
- 11Boss List 0.60
- 12Persona Compendium 0.65
- 13Social Links 0.70
- 14Activities 0.75
- 15Skill List 0.80
- 16Item List 0.85
- 17Tips and Tricks 0.90
- 18Conclusion 0.95
- 19Check/Edit the Guide 1.00
- 20Playthrough New Game Plus 1.25
- 21Replay and test Walkthrough 1.50
- 22Test info in Guide 1.75
- 23Check, Edit, Reread, and finalize Guide 2.00
- The guide was initially posted on version 0.50.
- The complete guide is scheduled for version 2.00.
- This checklist section will be erased in version 2.00.
Persona?
Explore the Persona series, its origins in Megami Tensei, and the evolution from old-school to new-school titles. Learn why Persona 3 Reload is the perfect entry point.
The Persona series is a renowned JRPG franchise developed by Atlus, originating as a popular spinoff of the Megami Tensei series. Alongside other Megami Tensei spinoffs like Devil Survivor, Devil Summoner, and Digital Devil Saga, Persona has achieved greater fame and is considered more popular than the mainline games.
The series is broadly divided into two eras: the "old school" games (Persona 1, Persona 2 Eternal Punishment, and Persona 2 Innocent Sin) and the "new school" games (Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5). Numerous remakes and spinoffs also exist, including the Persona Q, Persona 4 Arena, and Persona Dancing Night series.
Persona 3 was instrumental in bringing the series to prominence. Since its 2007 debut, it has spawned a manga, an anime, three remakes, a dancing game, two Persona crossovers, multiple mobile games, and a stage play. Persona 3 uniquely blends dungeon crawling with life simulation mechanics, creating an experience that is best understood by playing it firsthand. It is recommended to start with Persona 3 or any subsequent title.
Persona 3 Reload, released in 2024 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam, is a remaster of Persona 3 FES, featuring approximately 50% more content. It holds an 87 rating on Metacritic.
Persona 3 vs. Persona 3 Reload
Explore the key differences between Persona 3 and Persona 3 Reload, including new animated scenes, updated graphics, and gameplay changes.
Differences:
- New animated scenes
- New and improved songs
- Brand new voice cast
- Updated graphics
- 2 new difficulties
- New story scenes
- Some dialog rewritten
- Can now fast forward cutscenes (cinematic sequences)
- Can now view cutscene (a non-interactive cinematic the game plays automatically) logs
- Linked Episodes for male Party Members
- Female Social Links have platonic options
- Only one sport option for Chariot Social Link
- Social Links can't be Broken, and Reversing them is harder
- Can now receive messages
- Can now fast travel
- Can now garden and harvest plants
- Can now use computer at dorm
- Can now hang out with Party Members at night
- All Social Links voiced
- Elizabeth's Requests remade
- School questions remade
- Sleeping in Class gives Courage
- New stores at Iwatodai Strip Mall
- Can visit Fortune Teller at Club Escapade
- Can visit Be Blue V to learn new skills or relearn old skills
- Can obtain costumes
- Can now dash
- Tartarus remade
- Some floors have special events
- Floors don't reset until you leave
- Splitting up Party Members only for a specific event
- Shadows on field can have Status Ailments
- Twilight Fragments for locked chests
- Great Clock door for extra Exp.
- Entrance Clock requires 7 Twilight Fragments to heal all HP and SP
- Monad Doors and Passage are throughout Tartarus instead of the Entrance during endgame
- Reaper can chase you up floors
- Party Member Skills remade
- Fuuka's navigation abilities remade
- New Theurgy moves
- Can now use Shift
- Can now Direct Control Party Members
- One More system based on Persona 4
- Characters won't stumble if they miss
- Light and Dark have attacks that don't instakill
- Fatigue system removed
- Guard replaces Wait
- Some enemies stats remade
- Buff/debuff extension
- Shuffle Time remade
- New shadow models
- Some bosses altered
- Golden Shadows remade
- New Personas
- Personas Stats and Skills altered
- Velvet Room remade
- Search option for fusing
- Can choose skills to carry over while fusing
- Skill Cards are brand new
- More New Game Plus advantages
- Online Functionality
- Trophies
- Downloadable Content (DLC (downloadable content — extra missions or items released after launch))
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