I first played Persona 3 over 10 years ago, on a emulator that ran like crap. Now for the first time the game is playable on modern systems, and I finally finished it!

Having touched the newer Persona games this felt like a barebones version of the concept, but in a way it's a more elegant one. The story is there, but takes a lot longer to unfold. The social links are of course the most important, but the combat isn't that bad either. Sure Tartarus gets a big stale after some time.

The remaster isn't flawless, having bad uppressing, no cutscenes and no 3d world (even though I wouldn't sacrifice the female protagonist for those).

So isn't it some flawless gem everyone should play? Probably not, but I loved it.

Reviewed on Jan 22, 2023


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