Warning: The beneath story comprises a possible spoiler for Persona 3 and Persona 3: Reload.
The Persona collection has lengthy had points with homosexual and trans panic, however Persona 3: Reload at the least removes the transphobia from one scene specifically.
The Persona 3 scene in query had the occasion making an attempt to hit on ladies on the seaside, with Akihiko, Junpei, and the protagonist approaching a personality known as “Lovely Girl.” After some back-and-forth, Akihiko factors out a little bit of facial hair on her chin, to which Lovely Girl responds, “I-I missed a spot?!” Junpei then exclaims “she’s a he?!”
The dialogue is very barely modified in Persona 3 Moveable (the character is called “Fairly Girl” as an alternative of “Lovely Girl”), however nonetheless contains the identical trans panic.
As first reported by Kotaku and verified by IGN, nevertheless, Persona 3: Reload modifications the dialogue fairly a bit. The tip outcome is identical – the occasion operating away from the lady – however as an alternative of it being attributable to her being trans, it is as a result of she’s truly a conspiracy theorist making an attempt to promote them sunscreen.
Within the new scene, the dialog begins to go awry after “Fairly Girl” tells them, ” that solar within the sky is not actual, proper? That is a synthetic solar that received despatched into area again into the Eighties.”
Her character title then modifications to “Delusional Girl” as she tells them that “regular sunscreen would not” work” in opposition to that pretend solar, and tries to promote them “particular” sunscreen for 300,000 yen. The gang figures out this character is just a little off, and scurry. The scene’s nonetheless just a little odd, however the transphobic facet, at the least, is gone on this new model.
This is not the primary time Altus has made a change primarily based on homophobic or transphobic content material within the Persona collection. In 2020, Altus modified sure scenes in Persona 5 that had been thought-about offensive and homophobic by followers for the Western launch of Persona 5 Royal.
For extra on Persona 3: Reload, try our assessment, the place Michael Higham gave the remake a 9/10. With a stellar visible overhaul and numerous small however impactful modifications, Persona 3 Reload tells a timeless story of tragedy and hope with sharp emotional sincerity,” Higham wrote.
Alex Stedman is a Senior Information Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or modifying, you will discover her studying fantasy novels or taking part in Dungeons & Dragons.
