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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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  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Jan 17, 2023
    100
    The new port of Persona 3 Portable is still the version that so many players fell in love with in 2009, and although it does not have major changes, all the content it offers, such as living the story of a male and female protagonist, is enough to have many hours of game.
  2. Jan 17, 2023
    95
    Persona 3 Portable is a must-play for ALL RPG fans, and with its inclusion on Xbox Game Pass, a MUST try for all gamers.
  3. Jan 17, 2023
    90
    Persona 3 Portable is one of those experiences that I need to let go of, eventually, yet it sticks to me like a wound. Take the time to enjoy the social links, the Persona fusion, and the story because enduring games like this one don’t come along often. Between the different versions, Persona 3 is still begging for completion, though the Portable version is a sight better than nothing. If the rumors of a remake are true, then perhaps all of this will be moot. But until then, this is the only way to play Persona 3, and it’s a dark masterpiece that beckons you to get lost in its labyrinthine setting. Hee-Ho!
  4. Jan 30, 2023
    90
    There should be no hesitation in recommending Persona 3 Portable to any fans of the RPG genre.
  5. Jan 17, 2023
    80
    In terms of this new port, well, you've got all the expected upgrades, high resolution graphics locked at 60fps, a quick save system that can be utilised at any point during the action, and the ability to choose your difficulty right from the get-go. All told, it makes for the slickest version of this classic that we've played so far and, if you've yet to play it, we can't recommend it enough really.
  6. Jan 17, 2023
    80
    For Xbox players, Persona 3 Portable is an amazing game. And despite this version’s flaws, I implore you to give it a go.
  7. Jan 17, 2023
    75
    While Persona 3 Portable’s monotonous slog through Tartarus might not have aged all that well, its narrative, characters, and soundtrack most certainly have. It’s great to finally experience the roots of the Persona franchise and the birth of the Social Link on Xbox.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Jan 24, 2023
    10
    Persona 3 was a great game on PS2 & PSP

    The years have passed and GOD this game is still awesome ? How it's possible ? Such a good game. I
    Persona 3 was a great game on PS2 & PSP

    The years have passed and GOD this game is still awesome ? How it's possible ? Such a good game. I thought the game would get old but no !

    If you like Persona or Megami Tensei you can play this game don't worry, and for people who don't understand English don't worry, it is possible to change the language
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  2. Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Un JRPG tremendo, con esta versión para PSP aligeraron todo el tedioso proceso de la parte mas "visual novel", se juega de manera muy ágil yUn JRPG tremendo, con esta versión para PSP aligeraron todo el tedioso proceso de la parte mas "visual novel", se juega de manera muy ágil y la historia seguramente sea la mejor de todos los Persona. 10 sobre 10 en otra maravilla que llega a Game Pass. Expand
  3. May 18, 2023
    9
    What is this **** This game should not have been released in this state! What self respecting developer makes the graphics look that bad andWhat is this **** This game should not have been released in this state! What self respecting developer makes the graphics look that bad and release it?! The money you waste on thus game would be better spent on wiping your ass with it. Whoever thought that this game should have been released like this should be fired. Everyone knows that graphics are the only important thing in gaming! That's why nobody ever focuses on gameplay! Graphics are the only thing that should be focused on! WAH WAH WAH! IM A MEMBER OF GEN Z! I IS SMART! **** EVERYTHING!

    Why do people seriously only focus on graphics?! Why do people not care about gameplay anymore?! When did we as a people regress back to the 1980s when the only thing that mattered was how many bits your console was?! I want to take everyone who days that graphics are important and rip their heads off and **** down their neck.
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  4. Jan 26, 2023
    8
    Jogo excelente, mas é triste não ter legendas em português, assim sendo menos acessível ao publico brasileiro, pois é um jogo focado emJogo excelente, mas é triste não ter legendas em português, assim sendo menos acessível ao publico brasileiro, pois é um jogo focado em narrativa. Retirando a parte da falta de legendas, o jogo tem uma ótima história e um bom combate por turnos, para quem curte o estilo de jogo, vai poder passar boas horas curtindo o jogo. Expand
  5. Mar 29, 2023
    7
    I enjoyed my play through mostly but really felt the limitations of this being a port of a PSP game. The addictive and rewarding PersonaI enjoyed my play through mostly but really felt the limitations of this being a port of a PSP game. The addictive and rewarding Persona gameplay loop is still there in a raw form without all the bells and whistles. Story holds up but is just a little off in pacing and I didn’t feel as attached to the player character as I should have after all those hours with the lack of animation, cutscenes, and social links for your full team. You can play through as the opposite gender to see more, but not feeling motivated to do that anytime soon. Tarturus… I got through 200 floors enjoying it despite its reputation as a slog but as your leveling up slows it really does become a grind. This really is a classic worth playing, I just wish more care and thought were put into bringing this game to 2023. Expand
  6. Jan 26, 2023
    6
    The overall experience is fine. A lot of people would say P3 is the best Persona or the greatest JRPG of all time, which is not true at all.The overall experience is fine. A lot of people would say P3 is the best Persona or the greatest JRPG of all time, which is not true at all. It's the worst Persona and far from the greatest JRPG. The story isn't very interesting but it is consistent, you're not curve balled with the "main villain actually working for another villain" type nonsense, like off the top of my head FFIV. The social links serve very little purpose and wouldn't be missed if they weren't in the game at all. Conversations during those social links are also brief and basically are one note, there is one social link I've done that does reference another which was pretty cool. The main meat of the game, Tartarus is absolutely agonizing to get through, 264 floors of the same stuff over and over again. Some enemies and boss fights just aren't fun at all and are very poorly designed and the game is GRIND HEAVY. The game is funny in parts and like every other Persona game, the music absolutely slaps. If you've exhausted your options for JRPGs on Xbox, don't have other platforms and don't want to use an emulator to play older JRPGs, this is the best version of P3 and it is on Gamepass so you might as well check it out. It's not bad, but not very good. Expand
  7. Mar 31, 2023
    0
    I used to have this game, Persona 3 Portable Digital Edition, on Xbox, until Xbox banned my whole gamertag 15+ year old account with over $10kI used to have this game, Persona 3 Portable Digital Edition, on Xbox, until Xbox banned my whole gamertag 15+ year old account with over $10k in digital games, movies, tv series, dlc all for something I posted in a GAME REVIEW yet they cant quote me as to what exactly I said and respond to my BBB complaint with "we have no obligation to provide evidence" when I violate their fragile "TOS". The multi-billion dollar business has no obligation to provide valid evidence for something so permanent as a PERMAMENT SUSPENSION FROM ACCESSING ANY OF YOUR PAID FOR CONTENT ON THEIR SYSTEM?!?! The thing is...you CANT leave any real hateful comments and cuss words in reviews or XBOX doesn't even even save them, just blanks it out like you didn't type anything at all. Also I would've never said anything that warrants this kind of permament suspension, at worst I was talking crap on EAs Sims 4 predatory gaming practices of cutting a main game up and selling it to you in 20-$40 "game & expansion packs". So the suspension is complete BS, groups of circle jerks can get together and report something you typed as offensive and it auto-bans you and some lame gamer on a power-trip volunteering for their "ambassador" program (more circle jerks with fragile egos) reviews the ban and appeal. Boycott Xbox, they don't deserve your money with their "woke" parenting of even the lamest of things like GAME REVIEWS. I literally cant even sign into my account to access offline content, its ALL GONE thanks to an Abusive system MS lets auto-handle, the first miss steps of "AI". Buyers BEWARE. Expand

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