An expanded game of Persona 3
Persona 3 Portable is an enhanced remake of Persona 3 for the PlayStation Portable. The game features an option to play as a female character, which alters some aspects of the story. In addition to the new playable character, there are two new difficulty levels to select from alongside the original game's three. The game also features some other story related changes regardless of the player character gender. The battle system is also updated to be closer that of Persona 4.
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It's good. Quality of life features from P4 are a welcome change. liked the game's themes and aesthetic. some social links may not have aged well. Tartarus may not have aged well. memorable soundtrack. FemC route reads like a fanfiction but is overall pretty solid and adds replayability to the game. good times
God I wish Atlus made a clear definite edition of Persona 3, maybe the inevitable Persona 3 Re-Reload will be it. In narrative and atmosphere, P3 is much stronger than 4 or 5 as the last Persona game to maintain some of the dark tones of the parent SMT series, and this version brings some of the QoL features from P4 to make the game a little less punishing (the later games, especially P5R are mechanically more interesting games I'll grant). The original route is still there, and the FeMC route is even better. Given the limitations of the PSP disc, it moves to a visual novel style for the daytime exploration, which didn't bother me, but is a downgrade from the PS2 versions, and loses the animated cutscenes, which is a unfortunate loss. Still a must-play JRPG and one of the best games Atlus has made.