It was a 3 star game up until the point I quit.
Granted I’ve never been super interested in slice of life anime or high school setting, I am clearly not the target audience for this game and I understand that. I also mistakenly played this version instead of the newer and more QoL updated versions.
Combat was fun at first, but quickly turned frustrating with how swingy the turns can be. A random crit can wipe your party, or a random death spell can wipe you, and early game there’s really no way to prevent it. Save often.
Social grinding was boring for me for the most part and I didn’t find many of the characters super engaging. Some were, I just didn’t love a lot of the character development, not to say it may not get better later.
I did max out a couple social links for reference, the hanged man arcana was my favorite of them all.
The main reason I stopped playing was the beach scene. I won’t go into details but the transphobia made me instantly drop the game, and from what I hear persona 4 and 5 has similar problems.
Granted I’ve never been super interested in slice of life anime or high school setting, I am clearly not the target audience for this game and I understand that. I also mistakenly played this version instead of the newer and more QoL updated versions.
Combat was fun at first, but quickly turned frustrating with how swingy the turns can be. A random crit can wipe your party, or a random death spell can wipe you, and early game there’s really no way to prevent it. Save often.
Social grinding was boring for me for the most part and I didn’t find many of the characters super engaging. Some were, I just didn’t love a lot of the character development, not to say it may not get better later.
I did max out a couple social links for reference, the hanged man arcana was my favorite of them all.
The main reason I stopped playing was the beach scene. I won’t go into details but the transphobia made me instantly drop the game, and from what I hear persona 4 and 5 has similar problems.
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You should go into details. Transphobia? lol
Keep in mind that Persona 3 is a 2006 game made in Japan. Gender identity was heavily debated back then and still is now. (Not to say the scene wasn't transphobic, but still. Kinda unfair imo)
@jackindisguise They mean the "Beautiful Lady?" character. See here: https://lgbtqgamearchive.com/2019/05/08/unnamed-beautiful-lady-in-persona-3/
@zeusdeegoose I can't even respond to this. Anyone who quit playing this game because of this 1 second scene needs therapy.
That's a bit strong but I definitely agree that half-starring a game over a small cutscene is a bit silly (once again as people in 2006 had different mindsets compared to today).
Vookatos
9 months ago
Unfortunately I've played 3 and 4 when I was too young, so it took me until 5 to see this shit.