The Character 3 Reload remake launched in February 2024 will certainly “most likely never ever” obtain women lead character Kotone Shiomi, that was presented in a previous version of the video game, its manufacturer has actually claimed.
As reported by PC Gamer, Character collection manufacturer Kazuhisa Wada informed Game Informer Magazine that he was “truly sorry” however follower appeals for Shiomi’s addition will most likely never ever be addressed.
” The even more we reviewed it, the extra not likely it ended up being,” Wada claimed. “The growth time and prices would certainly not have actually been workable.
” Character 3 Reload has actually simply launched, and there is presently a great deal of gamer passion, so if we are to do an extra launch, it needs to be currently. However given that it is not feasible for us to launch Character 3 Reload with the women lead character in this home window, we simply can not do it. I’m truly sorry to every one of the followers that were holding out hope, however it is most likely never ever mosting likely to occur.”
Character 3 Reload is the 4th version of Character 3 (or the 5th if the port to contemporary gaming consoles is consisted of). The base video game introduced in 2006, adhered to by a boosted version called Character 3 FES in 2007, and a PlayStation Portable variation appropriately called Character 3 Portable in 2009.
It remained in this last variation the women lead character was launched, so when Atlus revealed a complete remake guaranteed to be a “total experience,” numerous followers were let down to discover it had not been intending to consist of FES or Mobile material.
The launch design of Atlus, especially of the Shin Megami Tensei (of which Character stemmed) and Character franchise business, is beginning to discourage some followers. It prevails technique for the designer to launch the base video game and afterwards, a year or more later on, launched basically a much better variation with added material at complete price. Character 4 got Character 4 Golden, and Character 5 got Character 5 Royal.
Followers consequently differed with Character 3 Reload launching without this material, not even if it was missing out on, however since they anticipated Atlus to launch a boosted version not long after that would certainly include it.
Aiming to vanquish those worries, Wada guaranteed followers in March 2024 that Character 3 Reload was a “total experience,” however simply one month later on Atlus revealed a development pass. This would certainly include a handful of cosmetics along with Episode Aegis– a 30 hour epilogue included in Character 3 FES– however no women lead character.
More irritation came as Atlus verified Episode Aegis would not be offered as a standalone however just as component of the $34.99 development pass. The “total experience” pledge consequently failed, with followers in fact needing to pay an overall of $104.98 to play every component of Character 3 Reload. This still will not consist of all the Character 3 material ever before launched, naturally, and relatively never ever will, as the women lead character and various other added material stays secured Character 3 Portable.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance press reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all the time.