Persona 3 Portable.

[nakamura]

Indeed. I have just hit the 60 hour mark now. Still love it so much, really is a great title.

[abigsmurf]

If you're going to play a version of P3 looks like this is the version to get. I'd imagine taking a lot of the P4 tweaks and improvements makes a massive difference.

May still be worthwhile checking out P3 FES just for the after story. It's on a seperate disc and you won't need to play through the main game to play it, takes about half as long to finish as the main game. It's a pure dungeon crawler but it does round off the story well.

[nakamura]

The Answer is on the same disc as the Journey and yes it does round things off rather well. I still prefer the PS2 version but the PSP game is fantastic with some really nice extras. It is a lot easier too due to the full character control.

[neoboy259]

Yeah, I'm finding it a real breeze. Think I'll do a NG+ as the female on hard.

The only slight negative is that I'm not as enamoured with the characters in this as I was in P4, and the story isnt as interesting. Though I genuinely LOLed on the train when the P4 cameo showed up.

Other people have mentioned that this has lost some of its charm, due to all the non-tartarus sections being in 2D and scarcely animated. Might have to play through FES on the PS2 to see what the real differences are!

[hush]

Am planning on putting alot more time into this over the weekend it's a very good game think i will have to pick up P3 FES when i see it nexted but am in no hurry to do that am loving this copy

[abigsmurf]

P4 definitely has better, more likable characters, I would also argue it has a better story too (although opinions on that differ).

FES gets a lot of credit for genuinely surprising me though

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The way it ended was much more mature than you'd expect from a game's story in the way they accepted what happened at the end of P3 and didn't put the world at risk for their selfish desires.

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It's a shame that Persona 5 looks set to be a year away (in Japan, let alone in the west). Catherine looks interesting though

[nakamura]

It has lost some charm, the character animation is very good and the face flashes in conversation are brilliant. It is still excellent though.

P4 is certain the better game on PS2 to play. Better dungeon variation and combat. I love the story also, some really funny moment in there but there is somethin about P3 i love. Junpei is brilliant!

[nakamura]

Just been played P3 FES as I haven't finished The Answer yet. Man I remember why this was so annoying! No control means no chance in some situations. I played for 30 mins only to be wiped out and lose everything. Thank god people can take fatal hits for you in later games.

[hudson]

Hoping this lands on the network soonish. Currently playing Persona 1. It's enjoyable, but my goodness the amount of battles that you face on the city map is redonkulous at times. Anyone played it before?

[nakamura]

No I haven't. I do love Persona 2-3-4 but the original never appealed. I was disappointed with the quality of the PSP version also.

[hudson]

What do you mean by the quality of the psp version exactly? Seems solid.

[neoboy259]

I thought Persona 1 was pretty disappointing, couldnt really get into it. But if you're enjoying it then you'll adore P3!

[nakamura]

What do you mean by the quality of the psp version exactly? Seems solid.

It was a real lazy update. Rubbish visuals and the gameplay feels very archaic. I know it is an old title but it hasn't been improved enough for me.

[abigsmurf]

Really hoping Persona 2 gets a PSP release of some kind. Keep hearing that it's really amazing, especially the FES thingy it got.

[nakamura]

I loved Persona 2. The gameplay was superb, bar some frequent battles and the setting was magnificent. Really top title that I cannot get running properly on my PSP. Would love a release.