The Umbrella Academy meets Gekkoukan Excessive. With Persona 3 Reload launching subsequent week, Atlus West’s YouTube launched an out-of-the-blue live-action business with Aidan Gallagher.

Persona 3 Reload is an RPG/life sim the place you tackle the position of Makoto Yuki, a latest switch to Gekkoukan Excessive. He then turns into a member of the Specialised Extracurricular Execution Squad (S.E.E.S) and takes on the various ranges of Tartarus throughout the elusive Darkish Hour at midnight.

The virtually minute-and-a-half-long trailer, titled “Seal Your Destiny”, options The Umbrella Academy actor casually taking a stroll by means of the halls of Gekkoukan Excessive and Tartarus and, in fact, monologuing about time. Aidan turns into an in-game character at some factors, ending off with slaying a Shadow himself. It’s a bizarre combine and a fairly odd presentation, however seeing it go mainstream is cool, to say the least.

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To be trustworthy, Aiden doesn’t strike me as protagonist Makoto, however weirdly Tatsuya of Persona 2 fame. I’m not the one one who thinks so, as YouTube feedback repeat the protagonist’s title because of his lengthy brown hair and demeanor. Possibly after they adapt Persona right into a live-action movie, Aidan will tackle the position. Although, Atlus would wish to acknowledge the unique Personas to do this, so who is aware of?

As I discussed earlier than, the business is a bit bizarre. It’s simply Aiden strolling in a straight line speaking about life. I do know that point is linear however possibly the advert shouldn’t have been? Nonetheless, as a fan of the franchise, it’s thrilling to see it really feel a bit extra mainstream.

Celebrities in online game advertisements aren’t new. Only in the near past, Succession star Brian Cox talked about difficult household lore for Tekken 8. Final yr, The Workplace‘s Rainn Wilson did a spin on the traditional sitcom for Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon. Whereas simplistic, I do like that Persona can be a part of these ranks. Maybe they’ll do that once more for different Atlus titles? Possibly Equipment Harrington for Unicorn Overlord? Or Timothee Chalamet for Metaphor: ReFantazio? An excessive amount of?

Persona 3 Reload launches on February 2 to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Sequence X|S, and Recreation Go. If you happen to’re , take a look at our newest preview of the sport.