Persona 3 Portable

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  • Summary: Terrible creatures lurk in the dark, preying on those who wander into the hidden hour between one day and the next. As a member of a secret school club, you must wield your inner power--Persona--and protect humanity from impending doom. Will you live to see the light of day?

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Oyungezer
    Feb 15, 2023
    90
    I wouldn't be lying if I called the PC version of Persona 3 Portable "an upscaled version of the original game". But that doesn't change the fact that Persona 3 Portable is a great game and I would blindly recommend it to anyone who hasn't played it.
  2. The Mako Reactor
    Jan 17, 2023
    90
    My issues with Persona 3 Portable itself aside, the new PC port is excellent. It scales across different hardware well, runs well and looks good on Steam Deck, and arrives without the issues P4G had at launch on PC. It is disappointing that after all these years Persona 3's arrival on modern platforms isn't a complete remake, but it is hard to argue with the value P3P provides at its low asking price right now.
  3. Tech-Gaming
    Jan 17, 2023
    90
    If you have somehow overlooked the franchise, Persona 3 Portable makes an ideal entry point. Not only does this remaster showcase many of the features that will carry over and evolve into subsequent entries but flaunts a reasonable price and proficient porting. Unless longtime fans still have a working PSP or PS Vita, this is an impeccable way to revisit one of role-playing’s most relevant efforts.
  4. PC Gamer
    Jan 17, 2023
    80
    A PSP classic with systems that show age, but P3P's retelling remains a series best for its stylishly eerie world and intimate look at mortality.
  5. Worth Playing
    Jan 17, 2023
    80
    It might sound like I'm being negative about Persona 3, but I'm not. It's a lot of fun, and it has a lot of interesting strengths. It has the misfortune of being the first game in a franchise where the sequels improved on a ton of features and were released before it on the PC. If you've never played it, it's well worth a shot. It's still a great game, but it has aged more than its sequels. Despite that, it still does some things superbly well. The addition of an entire second playable story path and a bunch of new social links also makes it a worthwhile experience for those who played the original release but not the portable version.
  6. PC Invasion
    Jan 17, 2023
    80
    This isn't the definitive version of Persona 3 that it could have been, but it's hard to deny that the game is still highly enjoyable all the same.
  7. The Games Machine
    Jan 18, 2023
    60
    Persona 3 Portable is an unconvincing conversion of a game that could have expressed more in 2009, constrained then by limitations that current platforms do not have. It remains an important chapter for the saga with a unique aesthetic that serves as a bridge to its origins, but it is a shame that the adaptation was made without the will to dare.

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 8 out of 9
  1. CyberPhoenix1
    Jan 24, 2023
    7
    This review was made before I've finished the game, so please take it with a grain of salt.
    I think at least so far this is a pretty fine    This review was made before I've finished the game, so please take it with a grain of salt.
    I think at least so far this is a pretty fine port. The only things are that the backgrounds are clearly AI upscaled and that for some reason the battle sounds are low quality, and especially the ones in the Persona awakening for some reason. However, if I know modders I know they'll fix those in no time.
    And of course, the game itself is great.
    I will say though if you are comfortable with emulation the only thing you're really losing is the custom difficulty as save states can act as quick saves, Retro Arch Steam has cloud saves, and it isn't all too hard to make a keyboard set up for Persona.    … Expand
  2. Tomate2133
    Jan 22, 2023
    3
    After the great port of Persona 4 golden on PC, i had a lot of hope. Unfortunately this game is a huge dissapointment. The AI upscaling ofAfter the great port of Persona 4 golden on PC, i had a lot of hope. Unfortunately this game is a huge dissapointment. The AI upscaling of backgrounds and characters look awful.
    The first awakening scene with the main character has such a bad audio quality, that i thought to myself, if that is some sort of joke. Who made the quality control for this? Who said, that this looks fine? This is a ripoff, just a cash grab. To make a few bucks.

    The gameplay loop itself is fine. You see where it all started. There are a few annoying things, which are better in the other Persona games. But overall, the original game is fine.

    If you want to play Persona 3 get any other version. Not this port.    … Expand
  4. Robear226
    Jan 21, 2023
    2
    A literal hour-effort spent emulating this game’s 2007 release on any desktop PC will provide a drastically superior experience to the bizarreA literal hour-effort spent emulating this game’s 2007 release on any desktop PC will provide a drastically superior experience to the bizarre style of this PSP port. Persona 3 is a game that relies incredibly on its narrative, and the way it’s presented. I am genuinely blown away at the poor quality of this release, esp in the wake of Persona 4’s port which got several quality of life updates such as HD character portraits & high quality music—all of which are missing, here. Audio quality is in very poor shape, and makes immersion very difficult. Cutscenes that contextualize 70-80% of the game’s scenarios are completely missing, making many jumps and options in dialogue seem random or out of place. It’s very saddening how much better it is to emulate this game, rather than to play it this way. I don’t understand why this game—frequently heralded as a cult classic//PS2 era masterpiece, was given such an indifferent release. Regret purchasing.… Expand
  5. Sirapinagi
    Jan 23, 2023
    0
    I have put all of one hour in P3P for PC, and with being my first time experiencing this game, I am thoroughly disappointed in the lazinessI have put all of one hour in P3P for PC, and with being my first time experiencing this game, I am thoroughly disappointed in the laziness Atlus has demonstrated with this re-release. The sound effects and graphics are abysmal.… Expand
  6. 360barrier
    Mar 7, 2023
    0
    the sound quality is absolutely terrible. they could have just given us a definitive version of persona 3 but no they decided to port onlythe sound quality is absolutely terrible. they could have just given us a definitive version of persona 3 but no they decided to port only portable because atlus wants the fans dead… Expand
  7. 1629when
    Jan 20, 2023
    0
    A port of the "weakest" version of Persona 3 that is somehow uglier on pc, Xbox series / ps5 and switch than the psp version because of theA port of the "weakest" version of Persona 3 that is somehow uglier on pc, Xbox series / ps5 and switch than the psp version because of the weird ai upscale, with very questionable translation in top of that, and at full price. I'd recommend you to emulate the PSP version if you really want to play at P3P, or to emulate p3 fes.
    I really can't believe how different in quality the P4G and P5R ports are compared to the P3P one    … Expand
  8. ACursedJessie
    Jan 22, 2023
    0
    Persona 3 portable on steam, ps4, ps5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and switch is not a good port of the videogame some cutscenes have stinkyPersona 3 portable on steam, ps4, ps5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and switch is not a good port of the videogame some cutscenes have stinky quality audio as if it is from a game from the Nintendo DS, the upscale of the textures does not look good sometimes the characters in the overworld look like characters from mysims and why can i not look at Minako or Mitsuru or even Yukari's smelly feet 0/10 dont buy this port, Atlus have acknowledged the issues and have said they will fix these issues in a patch however this doesn't excuse this behaviour of releasing a videogame in an incomplete poopy state i am tremendously disappointed and I hope someone got fired for that blunder… Expand

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