Recently, I bowed to pressure and finally booted up Persona 3 Reload. Given the announcement of Persona 6 at Summer Game Fest 2026, and the vast amount of time between that game’s inevitable release and the time I played Persona 5–nine years and counting–I thought I’d dip my toes back in the series. Unfortunately, I could only make it so far, because Persona 3 Reload, I’m sorry to say, gave me the ick.  All of the charming -isms I once…