How would you feel if there was “hidden” time between one day and the next?
This strange time is “Dark Hour”
An unfamiliar silence envelops Tatsumi Port Island
Its inhabitants turned into eerie coffins
and otherworldly monsters known as the Shadow Flock.
One night our hero is attacked by these shadows
But call upon the power within them…
power of persona
A wild card that controls the fate of the world.
Released relatively late in the PlayStation 2’s lifecycle, Persona 3 When persona 4 both, Persona The series is currently proving to be two of the best RPGs available for RPG Heavy consoles.in the meantime persona 4 was a huge success worldwide, taking everything from multiple dedicated spin-off games and two animated series. Persona 3 It turned out to be much more difficult to acquire and gained a sort of cult status within the gaming community. Outside of the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 “Classics” emulated releases, Persona 3 It wasn’t the easiest game to buy in recent years. Fortunately, times have changed and persona 3 portable Play on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC. Sure, it might not be a portable game anymore unless you play it on Switch, but how will this 2006 RPG classic of his hold up in 2022? Read on to find out.
From PlayStation Portable to Persona 3 Portable – questionable decision
Awkwardness about doing a port of Persona 3 Ha… which version are you going for? This is because there is no full definitive version and there are two re-releases, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.On the one hand, you have persona 3 festivalA canonical, authentic experience that builds lightly on the original release, with a post-game arc similar to that introduced in persona 4 golden When persona 5 royalHowever, some of the game’s more controversial quirks remain, such as the inability to control other party members during combat. persona 3 portable On the other hand, cut out the FES arc completely and instead do a lot of system overhauls and get somewhere closer. persona 4 Combat-wise, and for the first time in the series’ history, it offers a different female protagonist. The game is played by moving the cursor through a simulated environment and visual novel-style cutscenes. The end result is less immersion in the game world.
At least in my opinion, the ideal choice for ATLUS and P-Studio would be to abandon the idea of a remaster and instead completely remake the original game, bringing it up to modern standards and making such a promising game was to provide persona 3 festival As a starting point, we will reintroduce the missing content into the original release.Both re-releases are good, but what’s lost prevents the definitive experience without the space-limited UMD disc issue. Dedicate that time and attention to bringing Persona 3 up to the standards of persona 5 Incredible to say the least.That said, rumors are circulating that there’s officially a reboot project in the works, so don’t ever say anything about this. P3P Not available natively.
Luckily, the port itself is solid. Talk of “remastered graphics” and “improved smoothness” frankly didn’t contribute to the experience as much as being able to play the game at a resolution that matches modern screens. The music was spot on, though it was a shame that both battle themes weren’t available regardless of gender, and the voice acting audio felt a bit small and wasn’t consistently great in some parts. bottom. persona 3 portable.
The actual Persona 3 portable experience is still incredible
I’m a little confused about the decisions I’m making, persona 3 portable It’s a great game to port, but I have no qualms about the quality of the game itself. As in the original release, players are placed in the shoes of the self-appointed protagonist, a new student transferring to Gekkokan High School on Tatsumi Port Island. There, most humans are replaced by coffins, shadows roam the streets, and their school transforms into a giant labyrinth known as Tartarus. You must expand your tower while defeating monsters that appear every time. As the school year progresses, more questions arise and answers slowly emerge.
more than persona 4 Emphasize character, Persona 3 relies heavily on the storyline to keep players engaged.Overall, it’s a darker, rougher, more dangerous story, and more in line with its predecessor Persona Game than successor. The social link system is back in its first iteration. You can tackle a series of social links that differ only in the gender of each protagonist. While the male protagonist focuses heavily on people outside of SEES that only Fuuka, Mitsuru, and Yukari bond with, FeMC is able to bond with all members of SEES, with only a few outside the group. The social links the two share are similar, but they don’t necessarily completely rehash their original character arcs.
As previously mentioned, you only interact with the 3D environment when exploring Tartarus or during some full moon events. The design and layout of Tartarus are completely randomized, adding an element of surprise to the dangerous shadow-infested dens, but at the same time, nothing distinguishes one floor from another. Combat returns to simple turn-based combat, with players weaving his six elements (Agi, Bufu, Zio, Garu, Hama, and Mudo) against enemies, combining physical melee and ranged attacks. . Normal gameplay His loop applies, Velvet has a party of personas that can be collected during his exploration of Tartarus and fused in his room, allowing him to join battle alongside allies with set personas and attacking enemy weaknesses. to defend against your weaknesses.
Complemented by a kick-ass soundtrack, great English (and Japanese voice acting), some genuinely challenging boss fights, and a clear use of each character in the field, with hundreds randomly generated as you play You may be wandering the floor, but yourself at the point where you want the combat to end.
Final Words on Persona 3 Portable for Current Generation Platforms
For longtime fans, besides the novelty of playing persona 3 portable On the big screen, there aren’t enough to justify a repurchase if the original copy still works fine. regardless of persona 5 royal If you want to try some of the previous chapters, there’s a lot to enjoy from this re-release. It’s an RPG experience.
But I can’t help but want a complete remake of Persona 3, with both a full FES epilogue chapter and the ability to control every character. So there is no AI Mitsuru to cast Marin Karin every turn against immune bosses instead of starting.some frozen executions…
This review was conducted on an Xbox Series X copy of Persona 3 Portable.
I previously played Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES on PlayStation 2 and Persona 3 Portable on PlayStation Portable and completed the former two multiple times.
Unlike the recently re-released persona 5 royal, persona 3 portable Exclusive digital release for Xbox Marketplace, PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop and Steam.
