History TearJerker / Persona3Reload

* There's two small parts before and after the Nyx Avatar fight that give it a hint of melancholy: before the fight starts, you're given a pair of dialogue options to choose from. One of them is the more standard, heroic-sounding "The world won't end"...while the other is "Let's go, Ryoji." Then, during the ending sequence where you catch up with your Social Links, you receive a message from an unknown sender (implied to be Ryoji) that simply says "Thank you". Just the implication that enough of Ryoji's self still exists to send that last message is heartwrenching enough, but the fact that he's still grateful for the time you spent with him despite how it turned out in the end hurts even more.

* After Shinjiro's death, Mitsuru and the protagonist find the completed forms for Shinji's re-enrolment at Gekkoukan--showing that despite his bluster, Shinjiro had decided to live up to his side of the promise to graduate alongside Mitsuru and Akihiko.

** After Mitsuru accidentally confesses her feelings for him after her a confrontation with her fiancée in Rank 8, the Protagonist has to outright say that he doesn't reciprocate her feelings in Rank 9 after she gives him a more formal confession. She at least ''does'' take rejection well, with her only quibble being a request that the Protagonist treat her for some takoyaki.

** After Mitsuru accidentally confesses her feelings for him after her a confrontation with her fiancée in Rank 8, the Protagonist has to outright say that he doesn't reciprocate her feelings in Rank 9 after she gives him a more formal confession.

** Notably if Yukari is rejected as a romance,

* After Shinjiro's death, Mitsuru and the protagonist find the completed forms for Shinji's re-enrollment at Gekkoukan--showing that despite his bluster, Shinjiro had decided to live up to his side of the promise to graduate alongside Mitsuru and Akihiko.

* Notably if Yukari is rejected as a romance, despite accepting staying as friends, she is visibly holding back tears.

* At the end of Koromaru's final Link Episode, he makes it clear that he wants to stay with the Protagonist after the battle with Nyx is over.

** For the "kill Ryoji" ending, ''Reload'' takes a cue from ''Persona 4'' and ''5'' by going for a minimalist credits scene that doesn't use "Memories of You" and instead simply loops the haunting "Mistic" as they roll.

These are for moments introduced in Reload. For moments from the original game, see [[Tearjerker/Persona3 here]]

* If Yukari is rejected as a romance, despite accepting staying as friends, she is visibly holding back tears.

* Even the '''Opening''' of the game is a tearjerker if you know how the story will play out, as both the song and the animation contains many allusions to the game's story, themes and ending. This goes double for the full version of the song, as the last part of the lyrics practically spells out the ending of the game.

* Both endings have changes made to their presentation in order to enhance their emotional impact. For the "kill Ryoji" ending, ''Reload'' takes a cue from ''Persona 4'' and ''5'' by going for a minimalist credits scene that doesn't use "Memories of You" and instead simply loops the haunting "Mistic" as they roll. For the true ending, however, the original scene which simply showed the protagonist lying on Aigis' lap gets revamped into a full-blown in-engine cinematic, as Aigis's dialogue gets interspersed with the rest of the S.E.E.S rushing to the roof, and the cherry blossoms surrounding the school are far more prominently featured, signifying the new beginning the protagonist won for all his friends, even though we all know he won't be there to see it with them. The first-person narration delivers one last gut punch as instead of "Your eyes feel heavy", you now read "My eyes feel heavy" right as the game ends.
* Remember how the menus show the protagonist floating on water? The good ending credits show a silhouette of him sinking and vanishing, giving the painful reminder of his curtain call.
* The final cutscene of the good ending lingers on the sleeping protagonist before fading to white after his friends reunite with him and Aigis on the rooftop, as if his soul slipped away from his body once he sensed the promise they all made fulfilled.

* After Shinjiro's death, Mitsuru and the protagonist find the completed forms for Shinji's re-enrolment at Gekkoukan - showing that despite his bluster, Shinjiro had decided to live up to his side of the promise to graduate alongside Mitsuru and Akihiko.
* In contrast to the original game, the moment when the protagonist returns from Nyx is a fully animated (and fully voiced) cutscene in which the entire S.E.E.S. team tearfully reunites with their friend. Though it double's somewhat as a moment of [[Heartwarming/Persona3Reload heartwarming]], the wobbly tone of all the characters (sans Mitsuru) and the animated character portraits with tears show how worried they were that they had lost another friend to the Shadows. Though it comes off as much harsher in hindsight [[ForegoneConclusion if you know]] [[YourDaysAreNumbered what happens next...]]

* After Shinjiro's death, Mitsuru and the Protagonist find the completed forms for Shinji's re-enrolment at Gekkoukan - showing that despite his bluster, Shinjiro had decided to live up to his side of the promise to graduate alongside Mitsuru and Akihiko.
* In contrast to the original game, the moment when the Protagonist returns from Nyx is a full animated (and fully voiced) cutscene in which the entire S.E.E.S. team tearfully reunites with their friend. Though it double's somewhat as a moment of [[Heartwarming/Persona3Reload heartwarming]], the wobbly tone of all the characters (sans Mitsuru) and the animated character portraits with tears shows how worried they were that they had lost another friend to the shadows. Though it comes off as much harsher in hindsight [[ForegoneConclusion if you know]] [[YourDaysAreNumbered what happens next...]]
* Both endings have changes made to their presentation in order to enhance their emotional impact. For the "kill Ryoji" ending, ''Reload'' takes a cue from ''Persona 4'' and ''5'' by going for a minimalist credits scene that doesn't use "Memories of You" and instead simply loops the haunting "Mistic" as they roll. For the true ending, however, the original scene which simply showed the protagonist lying on Aigis' lap gets revamped into a full-blown in-engine cinematic, as Aigis's dialogue gets interspersed with the rest of the S.E.E.S rushing to the roof, and the cherry blossoms surrounding the school are far more prominently featured, signifying the new beginning the Protagonist won for all his friends, even though we all know he won't be there to see it with them. The first-person narration delivers one last gut punch as instead of "Your eyes feel heavy", you now read "My eyes feel heavy" right as the game ends.
* Remember how the menus show the Protagonist floating on water? The good ending credits show a silhouette of him sinking and vanishing, giving the painful reminder of his curtain call.
* The final cutscene of the good ending lingers on the sleeping Protagonist before fading to white after his friends reunite with him and Aigis on the rooftop, as if his soul slipped away from his body once he sensed the promise they all made fulfilled...

* Both endings have changes made to their presentation in order to enhance their emotional impact. For the "kill Ryoji" ending, ''Reload'' takes a cue from ''Persona 4'' and ''5'' by going for a minimalist credits scene that doesn't use "Memories of You" and instead simply loops the haunting "Mistic" as they roll. For the true ending, however, the original scene which simply showed the protagonist lying on Aigis' lap gets revamped into a full-blown in-engine cinematic, as Aigis's dialogue gets interspersed with the rest of the S.E.E.S rushing to the roof, and the cherry blossoms surrounding the school are far more prominently featured, signifying the new beginning the Protagonist won for all his friends, even though we all know he won't be there to see it with them.

* Both endings have changes made to their presentation in order to enhance their emotional impact. For the "kill Ryoji" ending, ''Reload'' takes a cue from ''Persona 4'' and ''5'' by going for a minimalist credits scene that doesn't use "Memories of You" and instead simply loops the haunting "Mistic" as they roll. For the true ending, however, the original scene which simply showed the protagonist lying on Aigis' lap gets revamped into a full-blown in-engine cinematic, as Aigis's dialogue gets interspersed with the rest of the S.E.E.S rushing to the roof, and the cherry blossoms surrounding the school are far more prominently featured, signifying the new beginning the Protagonist won for all his friends, even though we all know he won't be there to see it with them. The BGM is a unique rearrangement of the original "Memories of the School" that plays exclusively in this scene, unlike the former track which was used in multiple scenes in the original.

* Both endings have changes made to their presentation in order to enhance their emotional impact. For the "kill Ryoji" ending, ''Reload'' takes a cue from ''Persona 4'' and ''5'' by going for a minimalist credits scene that doesn't use "Memories of You" and instead simply loops the haunting "Mistic" as they roll. For the true ending, however, the original scene which simply showed the protagonist lying on Aigis' lap gets revamped into a full-blown in-engine cinematic, as Aigis's dialogue gets interspersed with the rest of the S.E.E.S rushing to the roof, and the cherry blossoms surrounding the school are far more prominently featured, signifying the new beginning the Protagonist won for all his friends, even though we all know he won't be there to see it with them. The BGM in this scene is a unique rearrangement of the original "Memories of the School" that plays exclusively in this scene, unlike the former track which was used in multiple scenes in the original.

* In contrast to the original game, the moment when the Protagonist returns from Nyx is a full animated (and fully voiced) cutscene in which the entire S.E.E.S. team tearfully reunites with their friend. Though it double's somewhat as a moment of [[Heartwarming/Persona3Reload heartwarming]], the wobby tone of all the characters (sans Mitsuru) and the animated character portraits with tears shows how worried they were that they had lost another friend to the shadows. Though it comes off as much harsher in hindsight [[ForegoneConclusion if you know]] [[YourDaysAreNumbered what happens next...]]
* Both endings have changes made to their presentation in order to enhance their emotional impact. For the "kill Ryoji" ending, ''Reload'' takes a cue from ''Persona 4'' and ''5'' by going for a minimalist credits scene that doesn't use "Memories of You" and instead simply loops the haunting "Mistic" as they roll. For the true ending, however, the original scene which simply showed the protagonist lying on Aigis' lap gets revamped into a full-blown in-engine cinematic, as Aigis's dialogue gets interspersed with the rest of the S.E.E.S rushing to the roof, and the cherry blossoms surrounding the school are far more prominently featured, signifying the new beginning the protagonist won for all his friends, even though we all know he won't be there to see it with them.

* Both endings have changes made to their presentation in order to enhance their emotional impact. For the ''kill Ryoji'' ending, ''Reload'' takes a cue from ''Persona 4'' and ''5'' by going for a minimalist credits scene that doesn't use "Memories of You" and instead simply loops the haunting "Mistic" as they roll. For the true ending, however, the original scene which simply showed the protagonist lying on Aigis' lap gets revamped into a full-blown in-engine cinematic, as Aigis's dialogue gets interspersed with the rest of the S.E.E.S rushing to the roof, and the cherry blossoms surrounding the school are far more prominently featured, signifying the new beginning the protagonist won for all his friends, even though we all know he won't be there to see it with them.

* Both endings have changes made to their presentation in order to enhance their emotional impact. For the "kill Ryoji'' ending, ''Reload'' takes a cue from ''Persona 4'' and ''5'' by going for a minimalist credits scene that doesn't use "Memories of You" and instead simply loops the haunting "Mistic" as they roll. For the true ending, however, the original scene which simply showed the protagonist lying on Aigis' lap gets revamped into a full-blown in-engine cinematic, as Aigis's dialogue gets interspersed with the rest of the S.E.E.S rushing to the roof, and the cherry blossoms surrounding the school are far more prominently featured, signifying the new beginning the protagonist won for all his friends, even though we all know he won't be there to see it with them.

* Both endings have changes made to their presentation in order to enhance their emotional impact. For the "kill Ryoji'' ending, ''Reload'' takes a cue from ''Persona 4'' and ''5'' by going for a minimalist credits scene that doesn't use "Memories of You" and instead simply loops the haunting "Mistic" as they roll. For the true ending, however, the original scene which simply showed the protagonist lying on Aigis' lap gets revamped into a full-blown in-engine cinematic, as shots of Aigis's dialogue are interspersed with the rest of the S.E.E.S rushing to the roof, and the cherry blossoms surrounding the school are far more prominently featured, signifying the new beginning the protagonist won for all his friends, even though we all know he won't be there to see it with them.

* In contrast to the original game, the moment when the Protagonist returns from Nyx is a full animated (and fully voiced) cutscene in which the entire S.E.E.S. team tearfully reunites with their friend. Though it double's somewhat as a moment of [[Heartwarming/Persona3Reload heartwarming]], the wobby tone of all the characters (sans Mitsuru) and the animated character portraits with tears shows how worried they were that they had lost another friend to the shadows. Though it comes off as much harsher in hindsight [[ForgoneConclusion if you know]] [[YourDaysAreNumbered what happens next...]]

* In contrast to the original game, the moment when the Protagonist returns from Nyx is a full animated (and fully voiced) cutscene in which the entire S.E.E.S. team tearfully reunites with their friend. Though it double's somewhat as a moment of [[Heartwarming/Persona3Reload heartwarming]], the wobby tone of all the characters (sans Mitsuru) and the animated character portraits with tears shows how worried they were that they had lost another friend to the shadows.[[spoiler: Though it comes off as much harsher in hindsight if you know what happens next...]]

These are for moments introduced in Reload. For moments from the original game, see [[Tearjerker/Persona3here]]