You’ve spent dozens of hours in Tartarus, you’ve maxed out quite a few social hyperlinks, and also you’ve lastly conquered the entire challenges Persona 3 Reload has to supply–or so that you thought. Within the upcoming Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis DLC coming to PS5 and PS4 on September 10, you’ll meet a brand new companion, face a brand new onslaught of threats, and tie up lots of the unfastened ends of the story. On the coronary heart of all of it stands Aigis, an android who has come to know human feeling and the grief of loss.

A wrap gone awry

On the finish of your difficult, emotionally fraught journey in Persona 3 Reload, you place the embodiment of demise to mattress and ended an unforgettable college 12 months–at nice value. Now it’s March thirty first, a couple of weeks post-graduation day, and the entire former S.E.E.S. members are on the brink of pack their luggage and depart the dorm for good. On the low-key however somber goodbye dinner gathering, android Aigis reveals she’s going again to the lab that initially constructed her. 

However as quickly because the clock strikes midnight, the day begins over. It’s found that no one can depart the dorm. After which, a wierd assailant assaults the remaining S.E.E.S. workforce out of nowhere…

A disastrous household reunion

The unusual assailant seems to be one other android named Metis, and he or she appears to be of an analogous mannequin to Aigis. So comparable, the truth is, that she’s claiming she’s Aigis’ sister. She additionally makes it clear that she is very hooked up to and protecting of her “sibling” — the truth is, that’s why she attacked the dorm: to guard Aigis.

That is all information to Aigis, who has been encountering her personal unusual occurrences these days, capped off by a visit to the well-known Velvet Room after repelling Metis’s preliminary assault. When she wakes up again within the dorm, she’s obtained new armor, a brand new Persona, and an enormous downside within the type of a mix time loop, barrier from the skin, and large thriller door within the dorm’s flooring.

These ominous doorways lead into the Abyss of Time, the reason for all these weird happenings. First cease is the Desert of Doorways, a spot that appears precisely just like the identify suggests. And who’s that unusual determine seen coming into one of many doorways? Just one option to discover out: make a celebration and make chase. 

A door to thriller

The focus of Episode Aigis is on the heroic android. She assumes the main function simply, taking middle stage on the title and standing display screen, and assumes the Persona-changing energy of the Wild Card herself with ease. Being caught within the dorm means she received’t be capable to exit and do actions or forge Social Hyperlinks, however there’s nonetheless loads of story and character growth to dive into all through the DLC’s roughly 30-hour runtime as Aigis and the S.E.E.S. members face the emotional baggage their preliminary journey left behind.

After taking part in by Persona 3 Reload, you might be most likely acquainted with the stream and really feel of the sport’s dungeons, and Episode Aigis continues to construct on that basis. Not like the unique protagonist, Aigis wields firepower as her weapon, making her technique of getting the leap on enemies completely different: she’ll attempt to snipe them at a distance earlier than they totally notice her presence. Sadly, gunfire is sort of loud, so if there are a number of enemies in a small space her bullets could alert them to the occasion’s presence.

As the brand new bearer of the Wild Card, Aigis can collect and alter Personas freely (in fight, you’re nonetheless restricted to at least one swap per flip) in addition to make use of synergistic Persona Theurgies. As a result of the remainder of S.E.E.S.’ members haven’t been in fight not too long ago, they’re a smidge rusty, so their ranges and stats don’t fairly match as much as the place they have been on the finish of P3R’s story.

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Metis assumes elements of the occasion function Aigis beforehand held, together with using the particular Orgia mode that grants her fight advantages at the price of being shocked when the increase ends. Metis’s Persona, Psyche, wields ice and bodily abilities, making her a powerful offensive companion.

We solely obtained to play by one of many DLC dungeons in our session, which was about 8 flooring deep, and battled the fierce shadow lurking on the backside. However as Aigis and her associates re-emerged within the Desert of Doorways, it turned very clear that there are nonetheless loads of trials for the workforce to beat–and a few very huge mysteries to unravel. Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis can be obtainable to expertise September 10 on PS5 and PS4. That’s not far off, so maintain tight–all your questions can be given the solutions you search.