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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#60976: Mar 3rd 2021 at 8:18:22 AM

PC Golden unlocks the difficulty tweaks from the start.

Zeldalover Since: Oct, 2020
#60977: Mar 3rd 2021 at 8:59:17 AM

so should I play persona 3 FES, Portable, or wait for the likely steam release

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#60978: Mar 3rd 2021 at 9:11:19 AM

We don't even know if P3 is coming to steam. With Golden being ported I'd say the odds are decent, but we have no ETA whatsoever.

I'd say ultimately the version you pick depends on if you want to play with a female protagonist, want direct party member control, or you care about the game playing like a VN outside of the dungeon areas. If you care about the first two more than the latter, then play P 3 P.

Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#60979: Mar 3rd 2021 at 9:54:15 AM

Depends. Do you care about presenation, gameplay, story, or extras?

FES has the better presentation... it has cutscenes while Portable has static character portraits and dialogue along with sometimes sound effects. You also don't walk around areas on the map so it hurts immersion for many. It also has "The Answer" epilogue which is a nice wrap up to the story but... honestly I'd watch a Let's Play of it. It has a lot of little quirks that bug me.

Portable has the smoothest gameplay and a lot of QOL improvements. The biggest improvement is that you can manually control your teammates; if you're used to other Persona games the AI-controlled teammates might be too annoying to get used to. It also has a route with a female version of the MC that covers the same basic story, but different social links.

Personally, my recommendation is go with FES for a first playthrough, then play the Female MC route in Portable.

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Yumil Mad Archivist Since: Mar, 2016
Mad Archivist
#60980: Mar 3rd 2021 at 10:00:56 AM

personnal recommendation is play portable, then watch the answer on youtube as cutscenes-only. 3 portable is very close to p4g in terms of Qo L so it doesn't feel TOO old, the static cutscenes manage to keep the feel of the original scenes pretty well, and if you wanna play femc it has overall better social links, from what I hear from the consensus.

"when you stare too long into the abyss, Xehanort takes advantage of the distraction to break into your house and steal all your shit."
MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#60981: Mar 3rd 2021 at 10:02:01 AM

I never did get why they cut The Answer form Portable. But then again 3 is unusual in having 2 separate relreases after its original release and for all I know, a hypothetical remake of subsequent games might've cut the story content from Godlen and Royal

Edited by MorningStar1337 on Mar 3rd 2021 at 10:02:58 AM

Yumil Mad Archivist Since: Mar, 2016
Mad Archivist
#60982: Mar 3rd 2021 at 10:02:48 AM

wasn't it just all around a storage problem ?

"when you stare too long into the abyss, Xehanort takes advantage of the distraction to break into your house and steal all your shit."
Risdio51 The Unknown Pleasure they were talking about from that exit they call Paradise Since: Jun, 2019 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
The Unknown Pleasure they were talking about
#60983: Mar 3rd 2021 at 10:23:46 AM

Ok, so it turns out my dad preordered Strikers for Christmas and forgot to tell me, because yesterday that's what I saw on the kitchen table when I came home from school.

And I am pleased to announce that the game fucking RULES.

I can't say goodbye to yesterday…
KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#60984: Mar 3rd 2021 at 10:25:31 AM

Is it easily accessible without hands-on experience with 5 (I at least know how the plot goes for the most part)?

Edited by KarkatTheDalek on Mar 3rd 2021 at 1:25:38 PM

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Risdio51 The Unknown Pleasure they were talking about from that exit they call Paradise Since: Jun, 2019 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
The Unknown Pleasure they were talking about
#60985: Mar 3rd 2021 at 10:29:20 AM

The gameplay? Definitely.

Big chunks of the story? Probably not.

I can't say goodbye to yesterday…
Zeldalover Since: Oct, 2020
#60986: Mar 3rd 2021 at 10:32:49 AM

[up][up][up][up] from my research P 4 G's steam was in the top 25 top selling games on the platform last year. Reportedly the steam port also exceeded segas expectations in terms of sales numbers. a steam port of persona 3 or 5 is only a matter of when not if.

Yumil Mad Archivist Since: Mar, 2016
Mad Archivist
#60987: Mar 3rd 2021 at 10:54:59 AM

[up][up][up]you don't need anything on the gameplay side to play scramble, imo. musos have probably more in common than p5.

On the plot side, the game absolutely assumes you've been through the plot of the original are used to the group dynamics. It doesn't make any effort at easing you in if you didn't.

"when you stare too long into the abyss, Xehanort takes advantage of the distraction to break into your house and steal all your shit."
PhoenixAct Since: Feb, 2011
#60988: Mar 3rd 2021 at 2:59:34 PM

So, I'm playing Strikers, and I can't help but feel I would have liked them to have gone with their original idea of it being a crossover game, given the scale of the plot.

The game involves the entirety of Japan rather than being confined to a single city like the previous three games, and has the Japanese equivalent of the FBI. Given how much territory it covers and that large government agencies are involved, it just feels kinda strange that none of the others show up. On top of which they enter the Jails using EMMA, which is an app that can literally just be downloaded from the internet, meaning any of the previous protags could get their hands on it.

MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#60989: Mar 3rd 2021 at 4:07:31 PM

Yeah Naoto's absence was brought upon the wiki and I think I brought it up when I expressed an inquiry as to whether or not 5 was an alt continuity compared to 3-4 on the thread

However that could be explained as Naoto specifically not being high enough on the police force to be in Public Security...come to think of it. How does membership in that organization work anyway

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#60990: Mar 3rd 2021 at 4:27:05 PM

With SO I definitely feel Akihiko would work with the non-corrupt and at least be there to try to improve things, but not a ZIP and the police are so corrupt there’s pretty much no way to believe the Shadow Operatives would be involved as a result.

Granted it’s a lot easier to see things happen as they did in P5 because Yaldabaoth controlled everything from the shadows, including the Velvet Room.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#60991: Mar 3rd 2021 at 4:30:25 PM

It was excused with the original game, since Yaldaboth was rigging the game from the get-go, and probably could have prevented them from being able to enter the Metaverse. That being said, I do wonder why the Shadow Operatives / Naoto or any members of the Investigation team who would be involved in such things just sat on their butts. I feel like Naoto and the operatives in particular could learn enough of the details about how the Phantom Thieves case went down that they'd immediately start looking into shit.

It feels like a case of Superman Stays Out of Gotham to be honest. Enforced, but not really explained.

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MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#60992: Mar 3rd 2021 at 4:35:05 PM

[up][up] Wasn't Akihiko only a cop in Trinity soul?

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#60993: Mar 3rd 2021 at 4:35:21 PM

At the very least if I’ve were going to see some other Persona Users, I’d only expect Akihiko or Naoto at best. As the police corruption has already shown its unwilling to abide the Shadow Operatives in Ultimax.

[up] He leaves the SO to become a Cop at the end of Ultimax.

Edited by OmegaRadiance on Mar 3rd 2021 at 4:35:45 AM

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
PhoenixAct Since: Feb, 2011
#60994: Mar 3rd 2021 at 5:08:17 PM

So what, police corruption means the Shadow Operatives can't launch their own investigation?

I mean, if police corruption is enough to stop the Shadow Operatives in their tracks then they might as well not exist as an organisation.

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#60995: Mar 3rd 2021 at 5:17:31 PM

Yes thats the product of a bureacracy and trying to work within the system, which is what Mitsuru wants for the group. And to make that probable lead Akihiko to join the police.

And well with their lack of presence and deep corruption in the police you can see how that turned out.

Edited by OmegaRadiance on Mar 3rd 2021 at 5:18:35 AM

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
PhoenixAct Since: Feb, 2011
#60996: Mar 3rd 2021 at 5:18:56 PM

Then they might as well disband the organisation, because its pointless.

MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#60997: Mar 3rd 2021 at 5:21:03 PM

It is something of a plot hole that would likely need another game to address.

Edited by MorningStar1337 on Mar 3rd 2021 at 5:21:13 AM

NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#60998: Mar 3rd 2021 at 5:24:11 PM

Having characters from other games would mean that any female character from P3 and before would be approaching/over thirty.

The otaku wouldn't like that. lol

Edited by NoName999 on Mar 3rd 2021 at 5:26:35 AM

Zeldalover Since: Oct, 2020
#60999: Mar 3rd 2021 at 5:29:46 PM

the problem with implementing older characters (mainly party members) from one game into others is a matter of balance. With more skill based genres like beatemups or ighters this isnt a problem but for turn based rpgs thats when the problem arises. you would either have to implement them as npcs or make them late game.

deludedmusings Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#61000: Mar 3rd 2021 at 5:40:34 PM

I don't think Persona tends to worry about things like that.

Party members tend to be usable right out the gate, even if it doesn't make much sense.


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