FES' other addition -- a remarkably expansive epilogue called "The Answer" that's instantly accessible from the title screen -- simply cannot be missed.
This game was my first Persona game and it's still my favorite in the series. As a JRPG fan, this blew me away with unique qualities I rarely saw in the JRPGs I had played so far. From the stylistic menus and unique anime artstyle to the kickass OST that even had a dude rapping over sick beats, I got hooked pretty easily. The cast is super memorable and endearing as you see them grow over the story. With the narrative also being very interesting and pretty dark at times. The day cycle that takes place over a year and all the social links were really cool to me as I had never played a game like this before (closest example at the time being TWEWY). And I also liked the fact that not only do you summon Personas in battle to fight for you (which are basically just Stands, which I really enjoy being a JoJo fan) but that those summons are characters from various regions and folklore, which I thought was neat. I'm very happy I played this game because not only did it introduce me to Persona, but the SMT series as a whole which quickly became my favorite JRPG series of all time.
The deepest story and characters of the entire series (yes, including the persona 2 duology too). This game revolutionized Atlus at the time, introducing so many new gameplay aspects never done before in the original release, including the new art and soundtrack direction, gameplay, and sim aspects. Unlike it's successors however, persona 3 truly complemented these new aspects in the most meaningful ways tied into it's story. The story has the most beautiful commentary on the fear of not living to the fullest vs fearing death I've ever seen in fiction. The game also, unlike future installments, had a cast that really had human flaws like jealousy, and laziness; a cast that DIDN'T want to follow you around everywhere, and had their own growth developments outside of the main character's presence. This game pulls no punches when it comes to characters dying, and it can feel like a big emotional punch in the gut, sometimes even bringing tears out of it's players. This game is sometimes a bit slow, with the movement in the overworld feeling clunky especially, however beneath lies a life changing story that everyone should experience.
P.S. Persona 3's been adapted into 4 continuous movies; yeah FOUR. They're INCREDIBLE though, and arguably go deeper into the story than the GAME does... needless to say, I binged all four back to back, and I think they're an incredible way to experience this story in 6 hours rather than 90!
If you're after a challenging and engaging game that'll reward you with a huge well of gameplay with polished style, and - we'll just say it - you're not afraid to nerd out, Persona 3 FES is an all around quality title that it'd be a shame to miss.
Persona 3 FES lacks the memorabilia, but packs more in-game content at a cheaper price. The newer version offers a chance for Atlus to recruit new MegaTen fans and should be enticing enough even for those that picked up Persona 3 last year.
Just want to say this first but I find it so stupid that metacritic considers a 7 mixed or average, it should be part of green aka good as well cause a 7 is not mixed or average it's good!
Anyways I just wanted to say that first, Persona 3 Fes has a fantastic story a many fantastic, charming and interesting characters and the gameplay while fun is not nearly as refined as polished as it sequals which definitely hurts the experience a little, the combat is clunky and not as well refined as its sequals, the fusion of personas has some issues that were fixed in the sequels and the social links having a reversing mechanic is dumb
But overall I still really love this game! And I'm excited for Persona 3 Reload!
great music and a revolution in combat and combining simlife with jrpgs. but is literally unplayable. the only persona game that does not lets u control your party. u can use a tactics system that barely works. no character development. horrible pacing
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