Persona 3 Portable remaster comes to consoles, with additions and improvements that will make your adventure more bearable
In recent years we have seen how sagas that were niche were opened up to a more general audience. Time and time again, these franchises have crossed the borders of Japan to expand across the world by leaps and bounds. Monster Hunter or Yakuza They have had a second life thanks to the approach that the companies have made with their latest deliveries. It is the same for Persona, a saga that is coming back into fashion thanks to the work that Atlus has done with its fifth installment. And now, for the neophytes of these role-playing games or for the seasoned people who want to relive the most nostalgic moments, we have Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable in our hands. We will discuss the latter at length in the following analysis.
watch the clock
What if we told you that the day has more than 24 hours? WhatWhat if there were 60 minutes priceless to most people where different creatures threaten the human race? Fortunately, we will fight against these beings, since we will be one of the lucky ones who belong to the After School Shadow Running Society. A student association with the gift of being able to visit the Dark Hour and thus stop the advance of monsters through our world.
Unlike Persona 5, the threat experienced by characters in Persona 3 Portable will be latent at all times. Of course we can have our social relations with the rest of the university students, visiting different centers and carrying out various activities,
Mini version, but very maxi
It should be noted before proceeding that we are facing a remastering of Persona 3 Portable, Released on PV Vita in 2009. Not to be confused with Persona 3 or Persona 3 FES, both PS2 versions released in 2006. Although the story they share is broadly the same, there are significant changes in their control. To begin with, the version that has reached us does not have cutscenes and we will not be able to move freely through the scenarios. The approach is more like a visual novelexcept for the Tower of Tartarus, where the battles of the game will take place.
This fact is neither better nor worse. It’s different. On the one hand, it is true that the animated scenes that accompany Persona 3 FES are lost. But at least its easy accessibility and direct narrative scheme give more weight to the story. It’s a different way to enjoy a Persona game, with the great advantage that is translated into Spanishone of the most important additions that we find in this remastering.
Become the most social student in the class!
Like any known Persona, in Persona 3 Portable the gameplay can be divided into two different blocks. In the narrative part we will not be able to move freely, but we will be able to access the information points arranged around the map using a cursor. It might not be as dynamic as controlling your own character for any stay, but at least it lets you Persona 3 Portable is direct, concise, and we can change locations in a very short time. However, despite being a scaled-down version (to call it sort of), the story is very engaging. And like in the other games in the franchise, This will be the reason why we will continue to play, although it is a JRPG.
The days will pass in our school calendar, and apart from preparing for the exams, we will have to improve our language skills. charm, courage and intelligence interact with everything that revolves around us. We will be able to visit a library, work as a waiter or practice a sport in extracurricular classes that will allow us to improve little by little. The same thing happens with the affinity we have with people. the oldest feeling there with other town characters, the bigger ours will be social link. EThis will result in better people for the time of the fight.
A long climb in perspective…
Perhaps the worst thing about this Persona 3 Portable remaster is precisely the combat it has. All the action will take place in the Tower of Tartarus, a building that will only be in the Dark Hour. Through its rooms we will have to go up floor by floor cleaning all the living insects. Although there are save points and it is not necessary to pass all the plants at once, it is true that they all respond in much the same way. And therein lies your main problem. The repetition is great, and after 20 floors you realize that everything will continue like this until the end. And there are over 200 levels…
At least the fights are fast. Once we encounter an enemy, we can attack it with a blow caused by our protagonist or by his person, which usually has a magic or elemental effect. Our hero will be the only one with the gift of being able to handle any person. Thanks to the work done in the velvet room, we will be able to merge several creatures to generate a better one. An incentive that at first did not convince me but that has its thanks when you start to control this manipulation of cards that generate better people.
time never waits
In the end, I don’t know how the saga created by Atlus achieves its goalbut the characters, their dialogue, all the things you can do around town and the rhythm they give to their games despite a running time of 70 hours manage to hook you. He’s very good at keeping time, and it’ll work just fine whether you visit the Tower of Tartarus a lot or prefer to access this location a few times a month.
It molds like a charm, being a very replayable adventure thanks to the possibility of selecting two different characters, each with its arc and its own level of difficulty. Maybe this lite version offered by Persona 3 Portable be a very good gateway for those interested in the sagaAlthough if you’ve ever enjoyed Persona 5 Royal, you’ll surely see this iteration with different eyes thanks to its innovative playable system.
Persona 3 Handheld Conclusion
After the success of Persona 5 Royale, Atlus delivers its last two opuses with visual improvements and a much appreciated translation. Persona 3 Portable, although it was originally released as a “lite version” Released on PS Vita, it has nothing or almost nothing to envy its big sisters. In fact, his appearance visual novel It makes everything more direct and thoughtful about the plot. A much more adult plot that sets us up for a great threat to humanity at any moment, whether we fight or not.
And speaking of combat, without a doubt the Tower of Tartarus was, is, and will be our puzzle. Climbing floors and floors by defeating monsters becomes tedious, especially since the behavior of this tower will always be the same. At least the fights are fast, and finding cards that allow us to merge more powerful Personas is a very juicy claim for those who enter one of its levels. If we are aware of visualizing where this game comes from, embracing its new virtues with the flaws that I have mentioned, we will find a proposal that has little or nothing to envy to the rest of the versions. I would try at least if we are members of Xbox Game Pass, where it is already available.
Persona 3 Portable
19.99$
Advantages
- blessed translation
- A Persona game very different from the others
- The plot and its pacing are great
The inconvenients
- The Tower of Tartarus is getting repetitive
- Some sets are not remastered… and there are no cinematics
- We can’t freely roam the places
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