Difficulty Differences in Persona 3 Reload

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P3 Reload Difficulty Differences

Persona 3 Reload

By Greysun Morales

Published Feb 4, 2024

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All Difficulty Options in Persona 3 Reload

Can You Change Difficulty in Persona 3 Reload?

Persona 3 Reload players will have several difficulty options to choose from before starting their long journey through the 50+ hour story. While there are easier options for those who may be new to JRPGs or the Persona series in general, there are also some hardcore modes for those who just can't get enough of Persona 3 Reload's thrilling combat encounters.

In this guide, we will review all five difficulty options in Persona 3 Reload, explain their differences, and show you how to change difficulty in-game.

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All Difficulty Options in Persona 3 Reload

Difficulty Differences

There are five difficulty options in Persona 3 Reload. In the table below, you can see them all and their differences:

It's worth noting that your difficulty choice will not affect the storyline and can be changed at any time (except for Merciless difficulty).

Persona 3 Difficulty Options	Difficulty Differences
Peaceful	For players who want to focus on the story. Your party auto-revives after defeat.
Easy	For casual players. Low-stress combat.
Normal	For experienced players. Moderately challenging combat.
Hard	For players who enjoy strategizing. Significantly challenging combat.
Merciless	For highly advanced players. Exceedingly challenging combat.

For players who would like a little more information on the differences between the options, it seems that the higher the difficulty, the more damage you will take from enemies and the less damage you will do to enemies.

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And according to some research from TheEmpressDescends on the Persona subreddit, if you play on Hard mode, you will take about 1.3x damage from enemies. You'll also deal 0.8x damage. And for Merciless difficulty, you'll take about 1.7x damage and deal 0.6x damage to foes. It appears that no matter the difficulty you choose, XP gain from defeated monsters and bosses are not affected at all.