Warning: The beneath story accommodates 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 very least removes the transphobia from one scene specifically.
The Persona 3 scene in query had the social gathering attempting 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 known as “Fairly Girl” as an alternative of “Lovely Girl”), however nonetheless consists of 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 consequence is similar – the social gathering operating away from the girl – however as an alternative of it being because of her being trans, it is as a result of she’s really a conspiracy theorist attempting to promote them sunscreen.
Within the new scene, the dialog begins to go awry after “Fairly Girl” tells them, “You already know that solar within the sky is not actual, proper? That is a synthetic solar that acquired despatched into house again into the Nineteen Eighties.”
Her character identify then modifications to “Delusional Girl” as she tells them that “regular sunscreen does 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 a little bit off, and scurry. The scene’s nonetheless a little bit odd, however the transphobic facet, at the very 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 have been thought of offensive and homophobic by followers for the Western launch of Persona 5 Royal.
For extra on Persona 3: Reload, take a look at our overview, 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.