Persona-a-Day #170: October 1st | Persona 3 Reload

It’s October now and I’m so excited to continue this Persona-a-Day series! September was a fantastic month and I’m going to do all I can to see that continue this month as well. I’ve been experiencing Persona 3 Reload one real day at a time thanks to the fact that the game’s calendar perfectly matches the real one this year. It has made the story and world so much more immersive and elevated a game I already love to even greater heights. I hope you’re enjoying the journey with me at this daily pace. Last time, on Persona-a-Day, the school week continued and once again was a day of uninterrupted learning. It seemed to fairly quickly lead to the afternoon where I was able to enjoy some time with Yuko. She had been planning a celebratory party for the two of us in honor of our successes coaching the kids track team. Her funding was somewhat limited though and she decided to host the party at her house. In her room. It really was a lot of fun though. There were lots of snacks and we had a good conversation about our successes as well as some of our ideas for the future. Yuko said that she could really see herself enjoying the role of a coach again in the future and how rewarding it felt. I could really see her doing well with that. The topic then moved to our feelings about kids and whether we see ourselves having any in the future. It was such a departure from a few months ago when Yuko saw no need to look beyond the present. We both had a lot of fun at the party and we also grew closer as we explored new sides of ourselves we had not shared before. By the end of the afternoon we managed to take the Strength social link to rank eight. In the evening there weren’t too many things going on that I hadn’t already made good progress with. There were a few fun social options around the dorm I had considered but as we have a full moon operation in a few days it ended up being the perfect evening for the team to do some training in Tartarus. Plus, when we arrived at the tower Elizabeth informed me of a lost cat in need of rescue. We managed to safely find the cat in short order before returning to our leveling. It was nice to see more balanced progress amongst the team and to once again see different combinations of members working well together. It was really encouraging to see successes in combat and hopefully be able to apply that to whatever we face on Sunday. By the end of the Dark Hour some levels had been gained and I even managed to fuse some stronger Personas. I still need to take stock of my Personas before the weekend but there is still time. We all returned to the dorm for the night feeling much more prepared for Sunday and proud of our progress last night. As we enter a new month it really feels like the season is changing too. We’ll be jumping right in with the full moon on Sunday so I need to be sure I finish everything I need to prepare beforehand. Am I forgetting anything? Will our current levels and abilities be enough? There’s also Strega and the wonder of what they will do. Will today be another good day of progress leading to the operation? Find out on today’s episode of Persona-a-Day. This was originally streamed to a live audience on my Twitch channel. Feel free to stop by if you want to watch future episodes live. The series continues each day at 12:30 PM ET. Check my schedule on Twitch for stream times in your local time. Chapters : 00:00 Intro and Yesterday's Recap 00:53 October 1st Gameplay 52:30 Daily Summary and Thoughts 55:34 Outro Copyright : Persona 3 Reload © ATLUS. © SEGA. All rights reserved. Music Credits : Background Music: “Death’s Last Dance” by The Crazy 8ths via https://ocremix.org Social Links : Twitch:   / tomshimavt   Twitter: https://x.com/TomShimaVT