Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is a strange and wonderful trip into an anime adventure. You're an orphaned high school student, transferred to Gekkoukan...
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8
very good
 

Game Overview

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is a strange and wonderful trip into an anime adventure. You're an orphaned high school student, transferred to Gekkoukan High School on Port Island.

The Good

The original's dark story is as involving as ever, and continues in a long new chapter, A glut of meaningful extras, New social links and other enhancements strengthen the already excellent gameplay, The new personae are beautifully designed.

The Bad

Academics, social links, and other elements are conspicuously absent from the new chapter, The new dungeon looks just like the old, and doesn't offer any change in scenery.

The Bottom Line

Lead a group of high school students with a dangerous extracurricular activity: exploring the mysterious tower Tartarus and fighting the sinister Shadows during the Dark Hour, a frozen span of time imperceptible to all but a select few. However, the end of their quest is no longer the end of the story--witness for the first time the aftermath of the final battle and the students' struggle to find meaning in their new lives.

A spin-off of the RPG Persona, Fes (or "Festival of Persona 3") consists of Persona 3's content along with 30 hours of additional gameplay. The new gameplay comes primarily in the form of the "Gojitsudan," a story sequence that comes after the original's ending, with new cinematic sequences in addition to the added gameplay. While the main storyline is the same, it's been tuned up with new events. Gameplay has been updated as well, with a new "hard" setting (the original had just easy and normal), 23 new Personas, a weapon synthesis system and a system for changing your characters' clothes.

Expert Reviews

GameSpot review logo
85/100
score

This is the definitive version of 2007's best role-playing game.

GameZone review logo
80/100
score

Persona 3: FES will increase your appreciation of its storyline. The characters are great, the dialogue is believable (how's THAT for an RPG!?), and if you enjoyed the gameplay last year, there are several new reasons to play through the original quest

IGN review logo
88/100
score

Persona 3 featured a lot of replayability and tons of depth. Persona 3 FES blows that out of the water, with hours upon hours of additional content, redesigned gameplay and an epilogue that fully concludes the story.

Game Features

Acclaimed by critics and fans - Experience the definitive cut of 2007's award-winning Persona 3, which garnered tons of critical acclaim and the adulation of a devoted fanbase.
More than just an expansion - Persona 3 FES contains an enhanced version of the original game, loaded with new Personas and cutscenes, a weapon synthesis system, additional quests and events, a hard difficulty mode, and the ability to change your characters' clothes.
30 additional hours of gameplay - Take the role of Aigis in a brand new Persona 3 episode that plays as a full game with an original story, extra cutscenes and objectives, and seventeen new music tracks.
Incredible value - The enhanced version of the acclaimed Persona 3 game and the brand new episode make for 120-plus hours of gameplay, packaged together at a suggested retail price of $29.99.

ESRB Game Ratings

ESRB Rating of "M"
This game is Rated: Mature
Content is most suitable for persons ages 17 and up. This game is likely to contain violence and blood, suggestive themes, or strong language.
Content Descriptors:
Blood, Language, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes, and Violence
 
Game Info
Platform:Sony Playstation 2
Release Date:4/22/2008
Publisher:Atlus
Developer:Atlus
Genre:RPG
ESRB Rating:M
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Game Quality Ratings
Overall
8
Gameplay
7.5
Graphics
7.4
Sound
8.5
Concept
8.4
Difficulty: Medium/Hard
OVERALL
8/10

Recent Customer Reviews

No Problem Repeating This Grade - Persona 3 FES

High School, without all the boring stuff.
Published 999 days ago by awoolcott

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