PERSONA 3 PORTABLE

Welcome tweaks and new story aspects enhance this already great role-playing classic.

By Shiva Stella on July 20, 2010 at 1:29PM PDT

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable is the third iteration of the highly popular PlayStation 2 role-playing game, Persona 3.

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It"s just as enjoyable but now includes a female protagonist for a fresh perspective, along with new story aspects. It"s also been successfully streamlined for greater convenience, finally allowing you to assume direct control of buổi tiệc nhỏ members. Barring a degree of repetitiveness, P3P is a robust adventure that is especially well suited for series newcomers.

Finally: a game that rewards you for hanging out with people you marginally dislike.

A variety of tactical options help you manage your team in tough situations. You can issue specific instructions for teammates, or, for the first time in P3, you can seize direct control of your allies. This handy adjustment is the game"s most welcome change, as advantageous bosses use status ailments such as charm lớn turn your own attacks against you, increasing your need to lớn assume direct command. Though enemies are clever, many standard battles devolve into routine elemental casting khổng lồ capitalize on an enemy"s weakness; fortunately, a lightning-fast autobattle option serves khổng lồ lessen any repetitiveness.

The game"s greatest highlight has to vày with its robust customization, which allows you to lớn develop the ultimate persona team. You"re able to lớn modify persona by leveling them khổng lồ acquire new abilities or by fusing them together lớn unlock new persona, passing along inherited skills they wouldn"t otherwise learn. There are roughly 170 persona, including four new creatures for a minor roster boost that have numerous abilities with which lớn experiment. New skill cards let you teach a persona a specific ability without fusing, which makes the process easier without undermining its addictive qualities. Additionally, you can fuse your strongest persona into quality weaponry khổng lồ craft elite gear, which is quite satisfying.

A variety of modifications increase ease of play. A greater spectrum of difficulty modes ups both the comfort level and challenge, so you can play casually or face off against ruthless shadows in Maniac mode. You"re now able to lớn manage the team"s equipment from within the same menu, which is a huge improvement upon Persona 3"s system, which forced you khổng lồ speak with teammates individually to lớn initiate gear swaps.

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Various shops perform more functionally by increasing your social status, such as your charm level, which can help unlock social links. A few even allow you lớn work part time, so it"s much easier khổng lồ score cash. Finally, a data install option noticeably shortens loading times và quickens combat animations.

Scouring mazes gets repetitive, but at least you score great cash prizes & gear.

The game boasts a stylish and smart exterior. Clean static backdrops replace the crude 3 chiều environments of its predecessors, allowing for intuitive fast travel that lets you quickly maneuver without scrolling through the map. Detailed character portraits express a variety of emotions during naturally voiced dialogue. Character models move fluidly and register pretty closely with their console counterparts but are slightly rough around the edges. The soundtrack includes 10 new songs, và while most are hit or miss, they"re upbeat và suit the game"s ambiance. Regrettably, the animated cutscenes have been dropped because of storage issues, but their absence doesn"t mar the experience.

You can spend upward of 90 hours fleshing out social liên kết and fusing persona, as both are highly addictive and expansive; a second play-through is practically required to unlock all content. A new paradigm door allows you khổng lồ defeat previous bosses that now fight with greater ferocity, all for satisfying rewards. A bonus dungeon houses the strongest foes, drastically shortening leveling time so you can quickly strengthen persona, but it operates so similarly lớn Tartarus that it feels lượt thích an afterthought.

Persona 3 holds up remarkably well in this rendition, tweaking everything from basic combat mechanics khổng lồ menus in order khổng lồ create a more player-friendly experience. It provides a wealth of personas và great replayability, & the somewhat repetitive dungeon-crawling is easily overshadowed by the vast array of persona abilities. New dialogue and entertaining dating opportunities also entice, as unraveling the extensive new social liên kết freshens the story. Despite minor shortcomings, Persona 3 Portable remains an enthralling và rewarding journey.