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  • Summary: The Dark Hour, time "hidden" between one day and the next. Unfamiliar stillness swallows the city, people turn into eerie coffins, and otherworldly monsters called Shadows swarm. One night, the protagonist is attacked by these Shadows and the power of the heart, their Persona, is awakened.The Dark Hour, time "hidden" between one day and the next. Unfamiliar stillness swallows the city, people turn into eerie coffins, and otherworldly monsters called Shadows swarm. One night, the protagonist is attacked by these Shadows and the power of the heart, their Persona, is awakened.

    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: 13 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Feb 4, 2023
    90
    Persona 3 Portable's remaster is a huge opportunity for those who wanted to deal with this game, however its age -and everything that comes with it- will be a problem for those who can't stand the game design of a bygone era.
  2. Jan 18, 2023
    90
    The portable version lacks some things included in the FES version that are clearly noticeable, but the gameplay is still good, the OST is simply majestic and the characters are just so charming that make up for any bad thing about the game. This is definitely one of the best stories ever told in a JRPG.
  3. Jan 18, 2023
    88
    Persona 3 Portable remains the definitive version of Persona 3, albeit a relic of Persona‘s past. Compared to the star quality of the entire Persona 5 series, I can see a world where a newer Persona player may be confused about the lack of animated cutscenes, a battle system that is focused around solely controlling the main character by default, a point-and-click-esque navigation system outside of dungeon-crawling, and a forgiving-but-still-simple Social Link system. I can also see a world where veterans may be expecting a remaster that incorporates the media from Persona 3 into the skeleton of Persona 3 Portable, breathing new life and character into a classic RPG. Looking past these quibbles, Persona 3 Portable remains a stellar JRPG, and it looks, sounds, and plays better than I remembered.
  4. Jan 17, 2023
    80
    Persona 3 Portable is a simple but livelier version of the original PS2 game. It has enough additions to immerse us in its twisted world of shadows. Highlights the choice of the female protagonist as a playable character offers a different point of view. She may be more to the point, but she's still Persona.
  5. Jan 17, 2023
    80
    With its watered down presentation, Persona 3 Portable almost feels like an abridged version of the PS2 classic, but it's still well worth playing. A foreboding, ominous atmosphere sells the experience, while the gameplay loop remains as addictive as ever. If you're fairly new to Persona, or perhaps you started with Persona 5, you'll have to persist through some slightly dated design, but don't let that put you off. Persona 3 still stands as a brilliantly broody JRPG.
  6. Jan 27, 2023
    78
    A remastered version for current consoles for the fans who haven't played Persona 3 yet. While the simple transplant without noticeable improvements disappointed majority of fans who have long awaited, its unique gameplay still has the charm even after all those years.
  7. 70
    Persona 3 Portable stripped Persona 3 down to its bare essentials just to get the game running on the PSP. Playing that same game on a home console without any significant changes, even at a budget price, feels incredibly underwhelming, especially with Persona 4 Golden releasing alongside it. Yes, the skeleton of Persona 3 is still there. The problem is that there's hardly any meat on its bones. When you pair that with the fact that there still isn't a single definitive edition of Persona 3 on any platform 17 years after its release, it feels like Atlus is neglecting one of its most beloved games.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. Mar 2, 2023
    10
    Verdadeiro clássico da Atlus, um dos melhores RPGs do PSP. Requer domínio de inglês ou espanhol pois possui muito texto, é uma mistura deVerdadeiro clássico da Atlus, um dos melhores RPGs do PSP. Requer domínio de inglês ou espanhol pois possui muito texto, é uma mistura de Pokemon com visual novel. Pode ser considerado "bored" caso você busque um jogo de ação, mas se gosta de grind, preencher "pokedex", e tem paciência vai adorar Persona 3 Expand
  2. Jan 24, 2023
    10
    This was one of the games that makes me love the genre. An unmissable experience for anyone interested in JRPG's
  3. Feb 4, 2023
    9
    Persona 3 portable is a great game, however I still think we should of gotten persona 3 fes instead, but at least we got p3p instead ofPersona 3 portable is a great game, however I still think we should of gotten persona 3 fes instead, but at least we got p3p instead of nothing at all I guess. Expand
  4. Jan 22, 2023
    7
    is not a very good remastered, but the game is good, the best part is the history. For 20$ is a good deal
  5. Mar 28, 2023
    7
    This game have amazing story and relatble set of characters that's shinging through this lazy port, while the tatrus area explorationThis game have amazing story and relatble set of characters that's shinging through this lazy port, while the tatrus area exploration sometimes is great other times tedious it really pains to rate this game 7. Expand
  6. Feb 1, 2023
    2
    Boring story, worst social links in the series, combat makes me wanna shoot myself (get the joke?????). They didn't even give the option forBoring story, worst social links in the series, combat makes me wanna shoot myself (get the joke?????). They didn't even give the option for FES, the best way to play this pretty terrible game. Worst modern persona game, play shin megami tensei 4. Expand
  7. 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

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