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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable - Sony PSP

Platform : Sony PSP
Rated: Mature
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 264 ratings

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  • Improved playability: one button menu shortcuts, streamlined team equipment changes, incredibly short load times, and other tweaks and enhancements create an ideal pace for portable gaming
  • Classic, Persona RPG gameplay in which players construct wieldable physical manifestations of their thoughts through their social interactions, later taking these into team-based battles against Shadow enemies in Tartarus
  • Contains almost all the content from the original PS2 Persona 3 game, and elements from Persona 3: FES
  • Significant improvements over earlier games including Skill Cards, part-time jobs, and ability to directly control your teammates in battle
  • The important new ability to play as a female character, giving the player a whole new perspective on the events of the game and providing a dramatic impact on the game's intricate social dynamics

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One of the greatest RPGs of all time in the palm of your hands! Featuring the unprecedented addition of a new female player-controlled protagonist who offers players a fresh new perspective for one of gaming’s most inventive narratives, in addition to numerous additional improvements and enhancements, SMT: Persona 3 Portable promises to bring one of the highest‐rated RPGs of all time to PSP(PlayStation Portable) system in its grandest iteration yet!

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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable is a single player, AI team-based RPG that brings the thought-provokingly addictive fun that made Persona 3 a runaway hit on PlayStation 2 to PlayStation Portable (PSP). The game contains most of the content from the original Persona 3 as well as some elements of Persona 3: FES, and features the new and crucial abilities to play as a female character and to directly control your teammates in combat. Additional functionality includes Skill Cards, part-time jobs, one-button menu shortcuts, streamlined team equipment changes and shortened load screens optimized for PSP. .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -15px; } table.callout { font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1. 3em; } td.vgoverview { height: 125px; background: #9DC4D8 url(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; width: 250px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; }

Story
A teenager who was orphaned as a young child returns to the city of his/her childhood. Shortly after transferring to Gekkoukan High School, he/she is attacked is attacked by Shadows/creatures that feed on the minds of their victims. The assault awakens his/her Persona, Orpheus, his/her only chance at defeating these creatures of the night. He/she soon discovers that he/she shares this special ability with other students at his new school. From them he/she learns of the Dark Hour, a hidden time that exists between one day and the next, swarming with Shadows. He/she joins the Special Extracurricular Squad (SEES), and with his/her new friends, confronts this evil threat.


Classic Persona 3 RPG gameplay comes to PSP.
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Hailed by critics and fans for breathing new life into the RPG genre,
Persona 3 Portable takes everything that made Persona 3 on PlayStation 2 such a tremendous, award-winning hit and translates it into the perfect handheld RPG experience. Built upon an enhanced version of the game, players will find significant improvements, including direct control of teammates in battle, five difficulty settings, incredibly short load times, and most importantly, the option of playing through the story from a new female perspective, gaining new social links, special events, and unique romantic opportunities.

Key Game Features

  • Classic, thought-provoking Persona RPG gameplay in which players construct wieldable physical manifestations of their thoughts through their social interactions with characters in-game, later taking these into team-based battles against Shadow enemies in Tartarus.
  • Contains almost all the content from the original PS2 Persona 3 game, and elements from Persona 3: FES.
  • Significant improvements over earlier games including Skill Cards, part-time jobs, and ability to directly control your teammates in battle.
  • The important new ability to play as a female character, giving the player a whole new perspective on the events of the game and providing a dramatic impact on the game's intricate social dynamics.
  • Improved playability permeates every aspect of the gameplay experience. One button menu shortcuts, streamlined team equipment changes, incredibly short load times, and other tweaks and enhancements create an ideal pace for portable gaming.
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4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
264 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, content, graphics, and speed of the video game. For example, they mention it's worth playing for the story, has addictive gameplay, and does a great job introducing elements of its gameplay over time. They also appreciate the engaging characters and the fast pace.

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74 customers mention64 positive10 negative

Customers like the quality of the game. They say it's worth playing for the story, has an interesting dynamic, and has addictive gameplay. They also say it requires thinking but still fun, has depth for a PSP game, and an extensive amount of playable content. The graphics are good and the combat system doesn't leave them feeling bored. Overall, customers say the game has a fantastic story that molds the turn-based final fantasy style.

"...The story will wow you, the characters are endearing, the combat system is redeemed by the incorporation of tarot cards and Personas, and the life-..." Read more

"...The biggest pro is the gameplay, actually. It's so much fun! They made it like Persona 4. (The worst part of the console versions was the gameplay.)..." Read more

"...is a ton of fun and breaks up the dungeon crawling. Play Persona 3 (or 4) enough and you'll actually begin to think you went to high school in Japan...." Read more

"...I love the story, the mood, the music, and the graphics. The game is so much fun, you are going to have a blast playing it...." Read more

24 customers mention18 positive6 negative

Customers like the graphics in the game. They say the visual novel style is lovely and reminiscent of Phoenix Wright. They also say the graphics are good, complete with anime-style graphics, and look fine for the PSP. Customers also appreciate the stylish combat system and high levels of battle customization. They mention that the enemy designs are neat and interesting. They further praise the dungeons that are fully rendered and the menus that ooze with style.

"...IMO that's a good thing, as their 2D art is great, and high resolution, while the 3D art (both on PS2 and PSP) is...much lower quality, and a bit..." Read more

"...There's a lot of gameplay replay value. The new costumes you will love. (I love Team Butler!)..." Read more

"...P3 is a Japanese RPG in every sense of the word, complete with anime-style graphics, a setting in modern-day Japan, and Japanese honorifics to..." Read more

"...Graphically, Persona 3 still holds up great! I love the style! Music is outstanding and varied...." Read more

18 customers mention18 positive0 negative

Customers find the content interesting, stylish, and fun. They say the game does a great job introducing elements of its gameplay over time, and has a lot of added content to this release. Customers also say the story is interesting, dynamic, and well done. They also mention that the game is very in depth for a PSP game, and adds some twists. Customers say the boss and mini-boss battles are interesting and challenging.

"...incorporation of tarot cards and Personas, and the life-simulation elements are just superb. Persona 3 is an experience you won't want to miss out on!" Read more

"...to play, doesn't have a crazy hard difficulty level, and has an interesting and very unique story, and some very unique gameplay twists...." Read more

"...isn't especially unique, but it is well done, and adds some twists which are well done...." Read more

"...offers easier difficulties for first-timers, and just leaves a really good impression through its story, characters, art, and music, which take no..." Read more

14 customers mention14 positive0 negative

Customers find the characters engaging and well-done. They also appreciate the dialogue and the ability to summon different types of Personas. Overall, customers describe the game as an excellent addition to the Persona franchise.

"...The story will wow you, the characters are endearing, the combat system is redeemed by the incorporation of tarot cards and Personas, and the life-..." Read more

"...It does help bring the characters to life...." Read more

"...Another great facet is the characters actually have dialogue if you wear or they wear different costumes...." Read more

"...Graphically, Persona 3 still holds up great! I love the style! Music is outstanding and varied...." Read more

10 customers mention7 positive3 negative

Customers find the game very easy to play and understand. They also appreciate the simplified navigation and easy equipping. However, some customers feel the AI is lacking and the game is still very difficult.

"...Makes equipping stuff easy.) Instead you get to have conversations with them...." Read more

"...bad, the navigating system is superior to P4 in my opine because it is simpler. A word of caution for buyers might be the M rating...." Read more

".../Persona games because it teaches the player well, offers easier difficulties for first-timers, and just leaves a really good impression through its..." Read more

"...It also takes a lot of strategy surprisingly because you have to determine when people are available and how to best spend your time each month,..." Read more

10 customers mention10 positive0 negative

Customers find the speed of the video game software to be fast. They mention that the load times are super short, making the game flow much faster. They also appreciate the fast forward mode and the ability to navigate faster.

"...I didn't try it without the install, but with it load times are super short-faster than cartridge games often are...." Read more

"...All this is navigated in point and click fashion. Yeah, it speeds things up a bit, but it also really takes you out of the game...." Read more

"...really great thing about the battle system, is that you can put it in fast forward mode...." Read more

"...from a pop-up menu instead of having to walk there, making navigation faster and less of a hassle...." Read more

10 customers mention10 positive0 negative

Customers find the voice acting in the game good, well done, and stellar. They also say the voice actors really sold the story, and none of the voices grate on them. They mention that the game has different music, more dialogue options, and smooth voice pick-up.

"...The female MC has different music, more dialogue options, vastly different Social Link options, some added side things, and Social Links..." Read more

"...The voice acting is good, or at least good by Japanese RPG standards. It does help bring the characters to life...." Read more

"...All of the original voice acting is still there, though, which is great for the most part (many of the main characters have excellent voice actors)..." Read more

"...The voice acting quality is best of any game I've played, the social links are important to the game and also satisfying...." Read more

9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers find the music in the video game to be catchy and incredible. They also say the female MC has different music.

"...The female MC has different music, more dialogue options, vastly different Social Link options, some added side things, and Social Links..." Read more

"...Graphically, Persona 3 still holds up great! I love the style! Music is outstanding and varied...." Read more

"...It's good music, just sometimes you'll get sick of it, because it doesn't stick as much in the background as other RPG music because it often has..." Read more

"...I love the story, the mood, the music, and the graphics. The game is so much fun, you are going to have a blast playing it...." Read more

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