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Persona 3 Portable

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First release
Nov 01, 2009
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Point-and-click, Visual Novel · Action, Horror
Platforms
PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita

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.

Also known as P3P, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable

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Storyline
Every night when the clock strikes midnight, a phenomenon called "The Dark Hour" occurs. During this "hidden" hour of the day, normal humans are transmogrified into coffin-like objects, unaware of the world around them. What's more, evil creatures called Shadows appear to prey on the minds of humans, inflicting a zombie-like condition commonly known as Apathy Syndrome. You are a New Transfer Student moving to Tatsumi Port Island to attend Gekkoukan High School. Soon after settling into your new dormitory, you are discovered to have "the potential": the ability to remain as a human within the Dark Hour, and to fight the Shadows with a mysterious inner-power called "Persona". Recruited into the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a secret student society dedicated to fighting the Shadows, you now have to balance your school life, your social life and your new demon-hunting life.Read more

Every night when the clock strikes midnight, a phenomenon called "The Dark Hour" occurs. During this "hidden" hour of the day, normal humans are transmogrified into coffin-like objects, unaware of the world around them. What's more, evil creatures called Shadows appear to prey on the minds of humans, inflicting a zombie-like condition commonly known as Apathy Syndrome. You are a New Transfer Student moving to Tatsumi Port Island to attend Gekkoukan High School. Soon after settling into your new dormitory, you are discovered to have "the potential": the ability to remain as a human within the Dark Hour, and to fight the Shadows with a mysterious inner-power called "Persona". Recruited into the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a secret student society dedicated to fighting the Shadows, you now have to balance your school life, your social life and your new demon-hunting life.

Release dates
PlayStation Portable
Nov 01, 2009
PlayStation Portable
Jul 06, 2010
PlayStation Portable
Apr 29, 2011
All 4 release dates
PlayStation Vita
Sep 22, 2012
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
74h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Text, Third person
Keywords
greek mythology, anime, cyberpunk, grinding, dating
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At a Glance

Critic Score
88
Main + Extras (IGDB)
74h
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IGDB · recorded 2 Oct 2026
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Language data: IGDB · recorded 2 Oct 2026