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Persona 3 Reload (P3R)
Difficulty Differences and Best Difficulty Settings
Persona 3 Reload (P3R) comes with different difficulties that you can adjust according to your preferences. Find out the differences between these difficulties, the new Heartless difficulty for Episode: Aigis, and the best difficulty settings to suit your playstyle in this guide!
List of Contents
Difficulty Differences
All Difficulties and Their Features
| Difficulty | Difference |
|---|---|
| Peaceful | ・ Enemies deal significantly lower damage. ・ Unlimited resurrection from death. |
| Easy | ・ Enemies deal lower damage. ・ Unlimited resurrection from death. |
| Normal | ・ Enemies deal a fair amount of damage. ・ Protagonist's death will result in a game over. |
| Hard | ・ Enemies deal higher damage. ・ Protagonist's death will result in a game over. ・ Enemies have a slight chance of gaining advantage if not struck preemptively. |
| Merciless | ・ Enemies deal significantly higher damage. ・ Protagonist's death will result in a game over. ・ Enemies have a significant chance of gaining advantage if not struck preemptively. ・ No progress carried over from the previous playthrough. |
| Heartless | ・ Heartless Mode is only available for Episode Aigis. ・ Same difficulty and experience as Merciless ・ No progress carried over from previous playthroughs. |
Change the Difficulty at Any Time
Should you find the game a bit too easy or too difficult for your liking, you can opt to go to the System option in the menu screen and change the difficulty setting from there. Do take note that this may require you to restart your game from the last checkpoint.
Best Difficulty Settings
Peaceful Mode for First-Timers
Every game has first-timers who have either only heard of the game recently, or have known the game for some time but never got the chance to play it.
Persona 3 Reload not only retains some of its previous versions' mechanics but also comes with several new content, which may disorient beginners. If this is the case, Peaceful Mode is highly recommended, which comes with multiple gameplay support.
Easy Mode for Casual Players
Persona 3 Reload boasts a riveting story with amazing gameplay that pops with amazing artwork. More often than not, players will be looking to play it to enjoy these aspects, but will not be able to do so if the enemies are too powerful.
If you're looking to focus on and enjoy the story or if you're just looking to pass the time, then Easy Mode should be your go-to option for a slight challenge in combat but still lets you fully focus on the story.
Normal Mode for a Balanced Experience
Sometimes, players may find enemies that are easy to kill a bit dull, and believe that a good challenge in battle leads to a more immersive gaming experience.
If you are looking to have a fair fight and a good balance betwen exploration and combat, then Normal Mode will suit your playstyle best. This difficulty will let you focus on the game's story while requiring you to properly strategize for future endeavors.
Hard Mode for Veterans
Persona 3 has been around for quite some time, and those who have played and completed it several times might want a deep challenge as they already have a gist of what they're supposed to do.
For experienced players who are looking to put their Persona 3 knowledge to the test, Hard Mode is your recommended difficulty setting. This difficulty is also recommended for those who are starting their New Game Plus run.
Merciless Mode for Highly-Experienced Players
Heartless Mode is only recommended for players that truly know the ins and out of the game. You'll have to maximize your usage with all attack types while being knowledgable about every Persona and their stats and learnable skills.
For the hardened players who are looking to push themselves to the limit, Merciless Mode is your difficulty setting. Note that starting a New Game Plus in Merciless Mode will not carry over the progress from their first run.
Heartless Mode for Veterans Playing the DLC
Heartless Mode is the equivalent of Merciless in Episode Aigis. As this DLC is focused on its tough boss battles, we only recommend players to choose this difficulty option if they truly know the ins and outs of the game.
Persona 3 Reload Related Guides
Episode Aigis
Daily Life Tips
Social Link Tips
| All Social Links Tips and Tricks | |
|---|---|
| Fix Reversed Social Links | All Romance Options |
| Best Social Links to Max First | All Clubs You Can Join and Their Schedules |
Exploration and Battle
Persona Fusion and Leveling Tips
| All Persona Fusion and Leveling Tips and Tricks | |
|---|---|
| Fusion Guide: Normal and Triangle Fusion | Can You Inherit Skills? |
| All the Best Personas | Fusion Accidents |
| How to Increase Persona Slots | How to Skip Fusion Animation |
| List of All Special Fusions | |
Farming Guides
| All Farming Tips and Tricks | |
|---|---|
| Twilight Fragments Farming Guide | Gem Farming Guide |
| Money Farming Guide | How to Level Up Fast |
Rare Enemy Guides
| Rare Enemy Weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Rare and Greedy Shadows | Wealth Hands |
| Precious Hands | Supreme Hands |
| Ethereal Hands | Luxury Hands |
| Miracle Hands | Glorious Hands |
Regular Shadow Guides
| Tartarus Shadows and Weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Thebel Block Shadows | Arqa Block Shadows |
| Yabbashah Block Shadows | Tziah Block Shadows |
| Harabah Block Shadows | Adamah Block Shadows |
Miscellaneous Tips and Tricks
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