Is Persona 3 REALLY That Good?!

Persona is a widely beloved franchise and for good reason. Its RPG mechanics, social systems, and thematically driven stories leave us with an impactful experience that's unlike any other JRPG out there. Many of the things we love about Persona began with Persona 3 and, thanks to that, it's considered the most flawed as ATLUS was still figuring things out. With Persona 3 Portable available on all consoles now you may be asking whether or not it's worth diving into this year. I'm here with all the answers (and boxes).
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[@SteelSpurs]

Persona 3 is the game that helped me get through my depression. This game and this series in general will always have a place in my heart.

[@RealFoxZZ]

Fr 😔🔫

[@TheCHEESEG]

Same but Persona 5 for me

[@SkillShoe-f11]

Every time something drastic happens in my life I find myself playing a Persona game. It's my comfort series.

[@solidsnakemgs7]

It actually helped me cheer up during a time where I was kind of sad

[@TitleFightFan34]

Cool, but is it good tho?

[@silverbandit721]

If they fused Portables quality of Life changes and used FES as a base model, it would be an awesome game and the definitive version of Persona 3

[@Keyblademster]

Exactly. At first, I thought that's what they were gonna do, once it got the criticism when it was announced at first. Guess not. It's still a good game but there's just things missing. Almost as if it's half clothed

[@statesminds]

Yeah, that’d make too much sense for Atlus though. I was hoping we’d finally get a definitive version but nope

[@Keyblademster]

@@statesminds Yeah Man. It would've been very cool. I'll still play it here and there, but compared to parts 5 and 4 and the first two part 3's, this version is literally the only one I can't stay glued to. The visual novel stuff.. Man. You ever played the Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney games? Reminds me of those games a little bit Lolol Good games too

[@LT.CarterBlake]

I know this option isn't for everyone but there is a version of P3 FES on Emulators that lets you control the party members, it's literally the best of both worlds.

[@pauliepizzo8633]

Your in luck my friend come February 2 persona 3 reloaded is coming for modern consoles giving u your wish the only con is they voice cast is different

[@slaterock4612]

I played the LIVING HELL out of FES back in the summer of 2008. Played it more than P4 and P3P. The Answer was big twist for me when finding out what happened after Journey. I played Journey to death, pun intended, just so I could get tall the Personas, Orpheus Telos and the Messiah. Gonna need to dust off my copy and replay this bad boy again!

[@MrRhysReviews]

The overall Theme of Persona 3 is literally spelt out during the Opening (at least in Portable) "Memento Mori" which is Latin for "Remember that you must/will/have to Die" or "Remember Death"

[@ethantrotto6668]

It's also spelt out in the original opening several times

[@MrRhysReviews]

@@ethantrotto6668 Yeah, just been a while since I've played/watched the OG Opening... Was pretty sure it was there, FES doesn't though from memory (actually one of the rare, probably only, Persona Intro's that has gameplay footage in it)

[@ethantrotto6668]

@@MrRhysReviews yeah, I always thought it was odd how the FES opening was like that. It has some pretty plot heavy scenes in it too, but at least the music is boppin

[@thegamerfe8751]

@@ethantrotto6668 The music is good but when I played FES I always skipped that opening and waited for the og opening to play.

[@seta1346]

@@ethantrotto6668 because atlus expected people who play FES already played the vanilla. so they dont really gve that much fuck with the intro. you already know the story anyway.

[@TheLastDaysOfSorrow]

Persona 3 is my favorite game of all time. Needless to say I'd be stoked as hell if the remake rumours turn out to be true.

[@l3loodyfingers]

UwU

[@pr0feta660]

They are. Have never played them though.

[@onlinetoday840]

this aged well

[@nwww4067]

Yay !!! Are you playing it? 😁

[@statesminds]

P3 has best last boss in concept imo and best ending. The female protagonist social links are so improved i wish they’d update the male protag to have those social links too. So dumb you can’t decline romance or social links with male party companions. Don’t forget in Portable you also have Margaret from P4 and have her doors

[@BALDFURY69]

Glad you said in concept there because...fuck that last boss in practice :L its not even remotely difficult, just tedious.

[@nekotorin]

I love Persona 2 more but I agree that Persona 3's final boss is the best one in the series. It literally uses each arcana as a elemental shift mechanic keeping you on your toes, as well as, that Velvet Room theme infused final boss theme was so good

[@deadbeatbadger4092]

Can’t wait for my female protagonist run. If I’m being honest some of the social links on the male story are very weak :(

[@chloemarlowe3817]

@@BALDFURY69 sounds like I have a hot take then... I love how long the Nyx Avatar fight takes. The game spent two in-game months hyping up this boss as an unkillable entity. You are given the choice of forgetting everything for a merciful instant death or have the full knowledge of the proverbial doomsday clock. The idea of actually surviving is never on the table. Everyone in SEES goes into the fight expecting to die. So... a neat way of simulating being "unkillable" is for the boss to have a sadistic amount of HP and phases. Plus, I'm a SMT fan so my take is admittedly colored by the fact that I'd find more enjoyment in the game if more bosses were like this because Nyx Avatar was the only boss to actually challenge me in P3.

[@statesminds]

@@nekotorin persona 2 is great as well!

[@vhg8976]

You should do a persona tier list with every version of each game. That would be such an amazing watch because you articulate your thoughts so well in these videos and on DD.

[@blueberrycake2272]

I love p3 sm, it's my fav game of all time Seeing 1 of my new fav youtubers covering it in any way makes me really happy so tysm!! U deserve so many more subs

[@nekotorin]

9:10 the first female protagonist in the series came from Persona 2 Eternal Punishment

[@losharikoved]

Honestly, og trilogy and modern persona games might be counted as 2 different series

[@laileleneirose7966]

Yesss! Maya.

[@sonarufa480]

3:42 just a minor correction but that’s not Orpheus, that’s Messiah, the protagonist’s ultimate persona Edit: 9:10 Eternal Punishment and Maya erasure 😔

[@broderickfoster2107]

In the game manual where he points to Orpheus it’s Orpheus but on the disc for the game it’s Messiah

[@ju2tunknown]

SMT if... too lol

[@spydersoup8447]

@@ju2tunknown That's more of the precursor to Persona, it's not really part of the Persona series.

[@retrorebound8887]

I appreciate this correction 🙏

[@nadiareads6359]

After so many years I'm so glad this game is on the switch. I've been going through grief and loss after my grandmother passed away two weeks ago and this game is helping me through it and I couldn't be more grateful.

[@griffodagreat7646]

ONE OF MY FAVORITES OF ALL TIME!!!!

[@LegacyDaKing]

I’m playing through it for the first time ever right now (around 12 hours in) and I’m having a blast

[@nephthysal]

Enjoy it man. There is some gut wrenching moments prepare yourself

[@Gambenoful]

Best Persona game story wise. This one and 2

[@bradjr10]

Persona 3 remake would be the best way to fix the issues people have with this game. I also think it would sell like hot cakes

[@Ronin-kk4bt]

💯 agree a remake would be amazing for p3!!!

[@jdog345]

Agreed, hopefully this was them testing the market and we’ll get both 3 and 4 remade.

[@notthatgreat1316]

Would ya look at that

[@shadowtech6298]

I’m playing p3p and I’m enjoying it. I think Tartarus definitely is not the best but the characters, story, and fusing demons is always fun.

[@statesminds]

The atmosphere of game is great and characters. Persona 3 and 4 dungeons are weakest aspect so 5 really moved the series in great direction dungeon-wise. I’d love an actual remake of the older games bc i personally think they’re better than 5 except the dungeon/gameplay side. Minus the fact that 5 should have more physical attack types imo

[@Ronin-kk4bt]

@@statesminds 5 definitely improved the dungeon aspect of the games I don’t think p4 needs a remake but P3 definitely would be awesome remade

[@kauanjos3199]

@@statesminds tbh i don't think we need too many physical attack types, they just stayed feel redundant like having a piercing physical attack and having a weakness to complement it just make it be a normal physical attack, and it also consumes slots in the personas if you want them. I do fell more personas in 5 should have more access to attacking all enemies physical attacks. It's basically only yoshitsune and Yusuke persona and that's it.

[@BALDFURY69]

Came here to say the atmosphere is a whole vibe. That and the music 🤌. I started with p5 vanilla, played royal, then went back to play 4 and then 3. I think 3 has the best vibe. Can't describe it better than that, just a vibe. 😎

[@ChrisGagner]

@@BALDFURY69 Which version of P3 did you play?

[@zackbiggins2022]

I just recently was considering purchasing this but I wanted to wait until you put out a review. I'm very glad I waited

[@makisbizarreadventure4669]

Hearing you play that P3 FES answer music in the background sometimes when they’re talking about a certain someone’s death is bringing way too much feels back.

[@TheWordPlay]

I played P3 FES in high school and man did that game hit me! I was really hoping this rerelease would be a definitive edition that contained the Answer from FES w/ the controllable party and female protagonist from Portable

[@gideonswrld3]

My first persona was P5R not too long ago, after a good 100 sum hours and the release of the P3P and P4G on switch I gave it a shot and HOLY. The themes, characters, and soundtrack just do it for me. Easily one of my favorite games and the nostalgia it gives is unreal. The ending was heart wrenching. I can’t wait to give P4G a spin but for now I’m going for new game plus

[@loganbigmo]

I'm assuming you didn't max out stats or confidants, since you're going for NG+ Unless you specifically wanna replay the whole thing just to fight Caroline & Justine

[@gideonswrld3]

@@loganbigmo I missed out on multiple social links my first play through so wanted to give it another go this time with better knowledge of how the game worked

[@loganbigmo]

@@gideonswrld3 Ah, gotcha. Enjoy!

[@dragidos]

Just got this video in my recommended today, and am super hyped for the remake!!

[@leonelrivera3082]

Really appreciate this vids Matty. Loved P5, Royale and Strikers Never played the OG Persona games. Was looking forward for some info on this one and 4 since you know. Thanks.

[@ghostsAreSexy]

Thanks for keeping it spoiler free! Playing through p3p rn for my first time but also wanted to hear your thoughts

[@Swam0811]

Pretty sure Maya is the main protagonist in Persona 2 Eternal Punishment.

[@tomaliothetomato439]

Maya is definitely one of protags teachers. Unless the student she likes coincidently is also named Makoto like my protag.

[@orangejuice8279]

@@tomaliothetomato439 he’s talking about Maya from persona 2, not sure how you misunderstood that when they directly mentioned it

[@thegamerfe8751]

Replace "Pretty sure" with "She is" cause it's ok to be confident in yourself especially when you're right.

[@storm7870]

RR uploading a Persona 3 video on my birthday? Awesome! Cool video man!

[@LockmortEdits]

Happy Birthday!

[@DoublexCoke]

you can kinda do a combo of FES and Portable if you emulate it, there's a fan made patch/mod that adds in the party control to FES still don't know why Atlus didn't officially release it this way with an upscale instead of just a P3P upscale lol.

[@statesminds]

The party controls not the main thing i like most in portable imo. I’d like a female protag route in FES lol

[@jdog345]

Is still doesn’t have femc, and the code is an absolute mess. It would have taken WAY longer to port FÈS to modern consoles. A full remake would probably have been easier.

[@DoublexCoke]

@Jdog This is the ideal way, let's hope! There's rumblings about a possible 3 remake, would also love to see 1, but especially 2 in some sort of modern light.

[@nekotorin]

@@DoublexCoke agreed especially on P1 and P2. Modern iterations of them would probably make new persona fans finally remember they exist haha

[@thegamerfe8751]

@@statesminds For some people the main point of P3P is the better gameplay in fights.

[@ColinzP]

Very well made video. I hope you get the views you deserve!

[@retrorebound8887]

Thanks! I hope so too ;)

[@TheOnlyLucatoni]

YEAHHHH BABYYY!!! NEW MATTY VIDEO!!!

[@kurthedgecock6313]

Just started to play this. I really like it.

[@Ninja0Pain]

The fact that the remake coming out still isn't a definitive version is fucking hilarious.

[@pheemarts]

I was waiting for this🔥

[@Franz_Conri]

will you be doing a review of the new FE game on either here or mrmatty?

[@MrWilliams001i]

Best way to play 3 is the party control FES mod on pcsx2. Also, there is a fantastic difficulty rebalance mod to pair with party control. I never felt portable was properly rebalanced for party control.

[@nikolaikolev8433]

That's cheating and not the way this game is supposed to play.

[@Pixelblut]

Where does the shot at 18:18 come from?

[@AliHassan-eh8je]

so what do you think now that they got the re make

[@57tigey]

what version of that persona 3 song starts playing at 10mins in?

[@SirStrikeFreedom]

P3's story is honestly the best out of the 5 mainline games. Only Persona game that legit made me cry. RIP Giga Chad Door-Jesus-kun. Man is still suffering even now

[@RawWrath]

I was playing P3 fes on the steam deck i was enjoying it but I had to RMA and i lost my progress so idk if I'll play it again

[@FEStivalofME]

That hoodie looks so good!

[@onilao]

Still have my persona 3 portable in its special box, loved this game! it was also my second persona after 4 and the ending...that got me teary back in the day! ^^

[@solidwisdom8749]

Good memories of playing this at college during my break between classes back in the day. A definate classic. I think now with how modern console games look it would be hard to go back to this game as im not a fan of old games

[@Thanasik]

I started 5 back when it first dropped on gamepass and loved it. Decided to drop it though to play through 3&4 so I can feel the game progressions and improvements, not go backwards :)

[@AdrienPyke]

as someone who's only played P4 and P5, I'm loving the hell out of P3P. Surprisingly the VN presentation isn't bothering me at all

[@sophiacurro1835]

same here!☺

[@CondemnedGuy]

Having played around 30 hours of FES, I can say that the Portable is the superior version.

[@valkyriearih4268]

I don't get the obsession with the 3d world and animated cutscenes so much for this game tbh. While i would absolutely love those to be included in p3p, imo i feel like i didn't miss anything much at all. Plus, we are stuck in a small island for the rest of the game anyway lol. I would have really understand if we are constantly traveling from town to town for progression in the plot like in any rpg out there, but the game's plot really only revolves around this one whole ass island and tartarus hence why the protagonist and the party stays in a dorm near it. So yeah for me nothing much to lose at all without 3d world imo, although i would love it for FeMC because she's the one who made me really enjoy the game so much!

[@ArtWEarld]

I love P3P. I completed it back in PSP and I'm happy a lot of people get to play it too :) Great video!

[@NinjaxShadowXx]

Clarification. Persona 3 FES is worth it in 2023

[@somecallmesean_]

Why atlus should've combined them both

[@silverbandit721]

@@somecallmesean_ Yea, that would explain been awesome

[@maddox9511]

@@somecallmesean_ they can’t combine them both. It’s better there’s just a remake

[@somecallmesean_]

@@maddox9511 fes still has 3d over worlds and the answer epilogue

[@jdog345]

@@somecallmesean_ and portable has femc, who’s story has more content and is better than the answer, and has tons of QOL. Neither is objectively better or worse than the other.

[@deerheadband]

Coming back to this video while playing P3FES after only playing P3P up until after the summer break and honestly i gotta say,i don't mind not being able to control my party since the AI seems to make solid decisions most of the time plus the 3D environments are a bliss(i love P3P's still image backgrounds but its such a diffrent feel to actually explore the world on foot)

[@mrterrychaos]

Wouldn't surprise me to see some mods for P3P HD for PC that add the cutscenes back in.

[@naits95]

i've for some reason never played a persona game, so i decided to buy Persona 5 on the PS5 like a year ago or so, i still haven't played it but its on my list ofc, i bought all the DLC as well lol and now I see there's a Persona 5 Royal game that already has the DLC plus some improvements and QoL changes I have no idea if i should just buy persona 5 royal on pc and play that instead of the original on ps5, is there some story i might miss out on or what?

[@naits95]

i have game pass so i guess i can play royal already, im just torn between which one to play

[@FERJOEL14]

@@naits95 royal 100%

[@GenerationZ313]

@naits95 I've had a copy of Persona 5 for PS3 since 2018 that went on to be part of my neverending backlog of games to play. When Persona 5 Royal was re-released last year, I decided to play it on PC thanks to Game pass and I'm glad that I did. Honestly the one benefit of plying the game on PC through Game Pass is that you have cross save functionality with the Xbox version of the game. No other versions support this.

[@kostasspirou1010]

Yes, Royal has an extra story chapter and around 30 hours of additional content.

[@naits95]

thank you all! yall some kings, Royal it is!

[@k.b.peterson8022]

Currently playing FES right now on my old ps3. I'd definitely say it's still worth it. P5 being my first SMT game, so it's not nostalgia either lol. If you get p3p on steam, I'm pretty sure there's a mod that has the cut scenes, so that's absolutely recommended.

[@theodoregeorgiou4565]

One of the things i also liked in P3P is the seperate velvet room assistant. Theodore is kinda different in the way that he has a different personality than the others, and he tells you a lot about his interactions with elizabeth and margaret, and he is more confused and unknowable than the others, and it is kinda nice to see a different way to present the assistant. He seems kinda new to this thing and it is very nice to see. His voice is also soothing and he tries to be a remarkable assistant to his guest. Then... PQ came about and... his character got completely butchered. I hated how they handled him in persona q and to be completely honest i want more of him in the following games if there are any cameos. ... plus i do have a soft spot since he shares my name and i really haven't seen my name much in games or media lol

[@MoxieCatte]

Persona 3 FES was my first Persona game ever, I bought it on eBay brand new for 15 dollars as a means to hype myself up for Persona 5 back in 2017 and fell in love with it. My first time playing Portable was like a year ago when they released the "remaster" on Steam...I can safely say it's a bad port of a good game. Even if they didn't want to add in all of the 3D environments (such as the school and the mall) they took out, they should have at least took more care in upscaling the backgrounds and cleaning up the sound effects, and putting in the anime cutscenes that were missing. They had an excuse with the PSP and its technical limitations, not so much on the PC, PS5, and even the Switch. It's more "playable" as a game thanks to the much needed QOL updates but fails in almost every other regard due to Atlus being lazy.

[@NymphieJP]

I actually really appreciate this video breaking down the differences. It's like, even if they just ported the models from the dancing game into the battles, that would have been SOMETHING to make it more presentable.

[@AnonYmous-xw1jn]

I got into the persona series after watching the persona 4 anime and playing persona 3 portable on my phone via PPSSPP. Wow it was amazing absolutely love the series

[@J.T.G.]

The music is godlike

[@moister3727]

Played 4 2 years ago. Playing it 3 Portable now, really fun

[@murderman8578]

Are the P3 movies worth watching

[@trystanburtillet2946]

It wasnt Orpheus on the disc but messiah thats even more insane

[@yourstatistacs]

I really wanna watch this but I need to beat the game first... Love ya Matty

[@Wyvborn]

Playing it for the first time thanks to the new ports, and I freaking love it so much dude. I get portable isn't the "full" experience, but it's still fantastic. Also the inclusion of FeMC is greatly appreciated

[@n-extrafries-surprise]

Persona 3 got me into the megaten rabbit hole and I'm not sure if I ever could get out of such. The persona 3 pc port was a huge bummer, and I was kind of looking forward to it. Might as well play the PSP version ig Shouldve been a definitive edition where you get the best of both worlds, but I guess the devs dont have access to the older game files of FES...

[@WantSomeWhiskey818]

I will say as well that for PC players, fans have gone out of their way to introduce modpacks for both FES using emulation as well as for P3P on the Steam release. A modpack for FES adds controllable party members and widescreen support, whereas in P3P fans have added back the anime cutscenes (Male MC only) and reintroduced some of the higher quality 3D areas in Tartarus but the VN style remains more or less the same. Of course a PS2 disk is harder to mod than a Steam release so its up to the user to decide how down and dirty they want to get with it but it is an option. Also P3 Remake! Its STILL not the definitive version we want! Classic Atlus...

[@theultimatedragoon2231]

P3 has the best story and plot for me in the series. Its two biggest problems are the ones you mentionated: there isn't a definitive edition on where you compile the elements of Portable (Female protagonist, Controllable team) and FES (Cutscenes, 3D AND The Answer) Aigis and Mitsuru are the two best female characters in the entire franchise for me. I love both a lot.

[@kamen6009]

The story is good but the pacing is bad

[@theultimatedragoon2231]

@@kamen6009 I don't agree. For me, the pacing is bad on P4 and P5 but not in P3.

[@kamen6009]

@@theultimatedragoon2231 Nothing happens for a good part of the game, you just go to school, talk to some boring characters and go back to the dorm, it's only later in the game that the story really moves forward and gets interesting

[@theultimatedragoon2231]

@@kamen6009 It starts slow but it gets more and more interesting later on. Instead, P5 throws you out the hype quite fast but it ends with a mediocre ending at the end. P4G story is mostly a joke, so it is hard to take it seriously.

[@hunterhorsehelmsley7315]

@@theultimatedragoon2231 it starts slow but gets interesting later on = the pacing is bad. The first half of the game gives you too much freedom. The 2nd half gives you too little. You don't unlock some of the girls social links until way later on and its very damn annoying trying to do them and the game keeps skipping days. I do think 3 had the best story but 4 has the best pacing by far (and is the better game overall)

[@solutionxero]

so hows this relate to the new releases

[@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b]

It (portable) was my introduction to the Persona games, and I enjoyed it back then but after playing 4 Golden and 5 Royal, returning to 3 would feel like a few steps backwards in gameplay, characters, story and presentation. 4 is still my favourite.

[@MothersOfMars]

I’ve only ever played the P3P version of Persona 3. I will probably hold off and wait for the rumored remake and if that never happens I guess I’ll jump on the remaster.

[@Survivordayafterpodcast]

Matty can you do the Danganronpa series next? That's one of my favorite game series.

[@Yogurthero212]

Persona 3 remake video?? 🙏

[@thejuiceweasel]

Playing P3P for the first time alongside some friends, and I cannot understate how fantastic the female protag option is. It's a _substantial_ addition for female players, who really don't get catered to in the JRPG genre. Also, I can't even imagine not controlling my party, it would get so boring, especially while grinding Tartarus.

[@ThatBeingCed]

Just finished the game, so I'm quite late to the party. But I do feel like a potential Remake would go the FFVIIr way and change some stuff. Mostly how Elizabeth handled some situation and something that follows the Amswer.

[@sleepingtom9337]

Quick tip: hold down O on PlayStation, B on switch or Xbox to move at a faster pace during the click and point sections of the game

[@loganbigmo]

Hold down Triangle to fast forward through dialogue/"text" scenes

[@whodatninja439]

The game means so much to me, changed my life when i played the ps3 version 10 years ago

[@LastOneLeftProd]

This was never released for the PS3. Do you mean the remake on PSP?

[@whodatninja439]

​@@LastOneLeftProd it was the ps2 classic from the psn store

[@LastOneLeftProd]

@@whodatninja439 ahhh, how could I forget about those ps2 classics.

[@ScrewdriveThru]

Wait nah ain’t that messiah on the disc? 3:38

[@Camohflage]

very fitting this game is getting a remake with persona 3 reload BUT it wont include The Answer and it wont have FES content (or at least according to an interview some stuff from FES is in it? im not sure it seems very confusing)

[@ScientistNoRyu]

Just finished P3P and i really liked it , it will probable be in my top 5 goty 2023

[@Rozenxz]

I loved playing p3p back then but I csn understand it wouldn't hold up without any cuts cents or character movement now.

[@BrainsAndBeats_]

I still think the Sun link in Persona 3 has to be one of (if not the best) social link in the series. I consider myself stoic, but that social link hit me HARD.

[@MegaAmir46]

Best Persona imo the vibe the darkness the silhouettes🔥

[@zankudragon]

Portable is not missing scenes. It does not have the anime cutscenes, but those scenes play out in the visual novel style that the rest of the game plays out in. The story content is still there.

[@legacysquid0625]

Portable is missing a lot of 3D scenes , not just cutscenes

[@mizzix]

@@legacysquid0625 it's still not missing any scenes, it's just presented differently

[@interlinkedMedia]

P3r is getting me through a very difficult time.

[@SirMontyBagger]

Persona 5 Royal was my first to play in the series, I've recently completed 4 Golden and loved that too. With P3 however I'm really hoping the rumours of a remake are true.

[@heliusuniverse7460]

3:38 umm acktually that's messiah 🤓

[@animeborn2]

Currently playing through it on my switch for the first time im 25 hours in and ive slowly gotten more hooked on it

[@178laaleros]

I beat the game on ps2 it was a lot of fun and the soundtrack was so cool wish they made a hd remake

[@BongoBrando]

And now we have Persona 3 reload! Even though this was released as the "definitive edition" its still missing content!

[@mamodokod4613]

I only on the fes version cuz I heard it was like the persona 4 golden version the better more complete version. I've had it for years but barely played it. Which I guess says alot cuz I blew through 4 and 5.

[@afroshark2799]

I had a superbly depressed childhood which caused many sleepless nights and major insomnia. This game both helped me get through a lot, but playing P3P on my PSP in my bed all night when I just couldn't sleep was very therapeutic... I'm glad I found the P3 FES PS2 port on the PS3, I think I vastly preffered this version.

[@HankJ666]

17:05 "Some people say it's obvious" Yeah I guess those people got spoiled cuz there's literally no way to actually guess who it is, like, they literally don't have a motive to do what they do, they just fucking do it for the lulz, how are you supposed to figure out who it is other than "It's literally the only option that doesn't fit with the others when you gotta choose" like, the options are literally your party members, your uncle, the guy you are literally thinking hasn't actually do it, which is why you get to that point in the first place AND THEN THE CULPRIT IS JUST THERE, LIKE, WHO ELSE ARE YOU MEANT TO PICK? Unless of course people wanna pretend they actually have photographic memory so they can casually remember every scene and line of dialogue Naoto mentions when she reveals who the culprit is, in which case, let me tell anyone who dares to claim that, "You are actually full of shit lmfao"

[@onionrelish]

aemulus package - P3 FES ..the best way to play FES or persona 3 in general

[@jimphilidor9031]

Persona 3 is definitely not bad. In fact it's in my top3 favorite games, along with Silent Hill 2 and Majora's Mask. I'm mostly talking about the original. I do have Fes, but I managed to accidentally destroy the disc while I was trying to fix some scratches, so thinking about it makes me a bit depressed. I've only tried P3P but I don't like the fact that it misses the cut scenes and you can't run around the city. Of course it would be better to have control over the party members on the PS2 versions, but having to manipulate the AI of the team mates becomes an interesting game in itself.

[@jeremyroberts8822]

I wish they would fully remake persona 3 and combine all the best aspects of the 3 different versions so we’d have the best of 3 all in 1 game. Plus it desperately needs certain quality of life gameplay improvements. I like persona 3 but tbh it is really showing it’s age nowadays and after playing 4 and 5 I found it hard to go back to

[@frankmcclusky7870]

I'm enjoying P3P more than FES so far. FeMC gets better music and character interactions and the ability to control the party is just huge. No matter what tactics you have the AI use, it will always be less efficient with SP and items. There are times I miss the overworld, but there are also lulls between S links and world state changes where you're likely just going to do stat boosts at the mall afterschool anyways and that's faster and more convenient in the VN style here.

[@thegamerfe8751]

It's subjective, what you said is just your opinion therefore, have fun.

[@gabrielnavia168]

i like this basically from the theme song

[@cafequente8252]

Tartarus is... an interesting experience, since the characters in game will grow tired id you explore it for too long and so you will the person playing the game. Persona 3 was an odd, but cool experience to me, because it's the one the that I could NOT play for hours on end as would grow bored of it, but also, possibly the one I enjoyed the most? It made me realize that despite being a long game, it's a game meant to be played slowly and a MAX two hours per day

[@nicholasbullock1709]

If you have Persona 3 FES, do you still need the base game?

[@connorharnage6697]

No. FES is basically like Persona 5 Royal. It's the base game plus more. I will warn you though, the added content is the worst of the four (P3P, P4G and P5R being the other 3)

[@nicholasbullock1709]

@@connorharnage6697 ok thanks!

[@MrAndreECW]

To tell you truth l wasn't fan of Persona until l saw a review on G4's X-Play l was shock how it look. I think went out brought the game and started to play and love it. Then the next day l went to Best Buy and saw Persona 3 FES and l didn't know it came so l brought that game finish the two stories and was sad but gave me closure to end the story. So when l brought Persona 3 portable l really brought for the female part but like you say alot of anime cut scenes were gone and moving around town is gone but still enjoy. So really just need to pick one that suit you. But thanks to Persona 3, l started to love all the Persona games.

[@jimmyjay689]

I started it...seems like an interesting story

[@SonicTheCutehog]

3:39 That's Messiah, not Orpheus.

[@awesomeswifter1138]

Thematically speaking I've always seen the evokers as "you need to have no fear to summon your true self" yukari is extremely fearful of rumors and you can see her reaction to what others think of her strongly at the start, and with the theme of death. You get this "to be who you are you must face it as you would face death, fearless and welcoming because it comes for us all". I think another series that did this representation well visually was critical role and vox machina (i haven't fully watched campaign 1) in the animated version you see a character chosen by the god of death, to accept that death is inevitable and that to face it fearlessly is to embrace destiny. THAT while sounding edgy, it's the truth. We label death as this cold matron that is vile and disgusting. When in reality death gives meaning to the life that was lived.

[@index3876]

Nailed it. The Evoker imagery isn't just random edgy nonsense, nor is it about suicidality or something, it's about the need to confront one's mortality at every moment.

[@Specialzone5]

I think they were onto something with your party members unable to be controlled and having their battle style be an extension of their personality. I think controlling all party members is just like having 4 player characters instead of just one.

[@MagnetonPlayer_2]

My favorite game of all time and my childhood…

[@Uaitdevil]

having played p3FES back in the days, seeing only P3P being modernized is painful i know there are rumors about the remake, i know it's still enjoyable, but i remember borrowing it from a friend, and i didnt played much because i felt like it was missing stuff here and there. but after finishing p4g [p4 on ps2 is one of my favourite games of all time], i think i'll give it another try, at least it would be a nice platinum to get on ps5..

[@Verlorod]

9:09 the FEMC is actually the third female protagonist. the first being Maya in P2 EP and the second one being Aegis in P3 FES the answer.