All Endings Guide for Persona 3 Reload (P3RE)
Persona 3 Reload (P3RE) features two (2) possible endings that you can unlock towards the end of your playthrough as detailed in the table below. Note that the key event with Ryoji on 12/31 (December 31 – New Year’s Eve) is the only choice that determines what ending you get and is a point-of-no-return during the main story.
List of All Endings
| Ending | Key Choices (Requirements) | Unique Features Unlocked |
|---|---|---|
| Good Ending (True) | Let Ryoji live (refuse to kill him) twice when he speaks to you on 12/31 (New Year’s Eve). |
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| Bad Ending | Agree to kill Ryoji when he speaks to you on 12/31 (New Year’s Eve). | Immediately clears the game. |
How to Get the Good Ending (True Ending)
| 1 | Progress through the main story. |
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| 2 | On the evening of 12/31 (New Year’s Eve), Ryoji will appear at the SEES dormitory and wait in your room. |
| 3 | When the message “You must choose wisely” appears, select “Let Ryoji live.” |
| 4 | After Ryoji changes into his true form, select “Let Ryoji live” again. Note that the choice you make in your room where Ryoji waits is permanent and will lock you in to the Good Ending for the rest of the playthrough. |
| 5 | Progress through the main story through January and defeat the final boss. |
| 6 | Watch the Good Ending (true ending). |
How to Get the Bad Ending (Non-Canon Ending)
| 1 | Progress through the main story. |
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| 2 | On the evening of 12/31 (New Year’s Eve), Ryoji will appear at the SEES dormitory and wait in your room. |
| 3 | When the message “You must choose wisely” appears, select “Kill Ryoji.” Note that the choice you make in your room where Ryoji waits is permanent and will immediately begin the Bad Ending sequence. |
| 4 | Watch the cutscenes. |
| 5 | Watch the Bad Ending. |
Ending-Exclusive Features in Persona 3 Reload
Good Ending
Additional Story Month (January)
Going for the Good Ending essentially continues the main story by giving you access to an additional month (January) to progress through Social Links, raise your level and Social Stats, fuse Personas, and do other activities in the game. Use this extra time to prepare for the upcoming battle against the game’s true final boss.
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Adamah Block (Tartarus)
As part of the main story, Tartarus’ Adamah Block becomes explorable. This is the sixth and final area of Tartarus with new Shadow enemies, obtainable items, and missing people to find. The Adamah Block is also tied to the main story as you will need to reach the “promised place” by 1/31 to clear the main story).
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Judgement Arcana
Choosing the Good Ending route is also the only way to gain access to the Judgement Arcana which unlocks several of the game’s strongest Personas such as Michael, Satan, and Messiah. The Good Ending is also the only way to farm the best armor and accessories in the game by repeatedly leveling Messiah until it yields its Heart Item.
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From Shadows into Light Achievement (Silver Trophy)
Viewing the Good Ending at the end of the main story unlocks the Shadows into Light achievement (silver trophy). There is no way to obtain this achievement if you decide to kill Ryoji (Bad Ending) on 12/31.
| Achievement | Trophy | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| From Shadows into Light | Silver |
Watched the good ending. |
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Bad Ending (not recommended for first playthrough)
The Bad Ending does not feature any unique features as you will immediately clear the main story upon choosing to kill Ryoji. This locks you out from any of the additional content found in the Good Ending route in exchange for letting you begin a New Cycle (New Game Plus) much earlier.
The only incentive to choosing the Bad Ending over the Good Ending is for the viewing the cutscenes and Bad Ending itself.
Best Ending to Get (First Playthrough)
Good Ending
The best ending to go for during your first playthrough is obviously the Good Ending. This story route is considered the game’s “true” climax that narrates the canon events of Persona 3 Reload.
The additional features and content available to you when going for Good Ending make it the better choice as the amount of story content and obtainable Personas, unique achievement unlocked, and other rewards obtained far surpass any benefit to choosing Bad Ending.
How to Get Both Endings in a Single Playthrough
Possible through cloud save exploit.
It is possible to get both the Good and Bad ending in one playthrough of the game via exploiting cloud saves. Otherwise, it is generally better to go for the Good Ending on your first playthrough and the Bad Ending on a New Cycle (NG+) and subsequent playthroughs.
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Other Persona 3 Reload (P3R) Guides
Beginner Guides
Basic Information
| Pre-Order Bonuses | Game Editions |
| Game Difficulty | Game Controls |
| Game Differences (from P3 Games) | Gameplay Features (New Features) |
| Permanent Events and Missables | Save Data Rewards |
| PC System Requirements and Specs | Platform and System Differences |
| Cross Save Features | How Long to Beat |
| DLC List and Information | Voice Actor List |
Strategy Guides
Useful Information
Tier List Guides
Social Stats Guides
| Social Stat List and Guide | Social Links Gift List and Guide |
| How to Increase Social Stats | How to Increase Academics |
| How to Increase Courage | How to Increase Charm |
Romance Guides
| Romance Option List and Guide | How to Romance Characters |
| How to Romance Yukari | How to Romance Fuuka |
| How to Romance Mitsuru | How to Romance Aigis |
| How to Romance Chihiro | How to Romance Yuko |
Facility Guides
| Facility List and Locations | Tatsumi Police Station Guide |
| Aohige Pharmacy Guide | Mayoido Antiques Guide |
| Be Blue V Guide | Arcade Guide |
Game Database
Character Weapons
| Protagonist Weapons | Yukari Takeba Weapons |
| Junpei Iori Weapons | Akihiko Sanada Weapons |
| Mitsuru Kirijo Weapons | Aigis Weapons |
| Koromaru Weapons | Ken Amada Weapons |
| Shinjiro Aragaki Weapons | - |
Character Armor and Equipment
| Unisex Armor | Male Armor |
| Female Armor | Shoes and Legs |
| Aigis Armor | Koromaru Armor |
| Accessories | - |
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