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Persona 3

2006 91 / 100 Adventure Role-playing (RPG)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus. In the game, the player takes the role of a male high-school student who joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of students investigating the Dark Hour, a time period between one day and the next that few people are aware of. During the Dark Hour, the player enters Tartarus, a large tower containing Shadows, Show full summary

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus. In the game, the player takes the role of a male high-school student who joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of students investigating the Dark Hour, a time period between one day and the next that few people are aware of. During the Dark Hour, the player enters Tartarus, a large tower containing Shadows, creatures that feed on the minds of humans. To fight the Shadows, each member of SEES is able to summon a Persona, a manifestation of a person's inner self. In addition to the standard elements of role-playing games, Persona 3 includes elements of simulation games, as the game's protagonist progresses day by day through a school year, making friends and forming relationships that improve the strength of his Personas in battle.

World design Nicht eindeutig ExperienceStory-focused GameplayCombat-focused GameplayRole-playing

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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus. In the game, the player takes the role of a male high-school student who joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of students investigating the Dark Hour, a time period between one day and the next that few people are aware of. During the Dark Hour, the player enters Tartarus, a large tower containing Shadows, creatures that feed on the minds of humans. To fight the Shadows, each member of SEES is able to summon a Persona, a manifestation of a person's inner self. In addition to the standard elements of role-playing games, Persona 3 includes elements of simulation games, as the game's protagonist progresses day by day through a school year, making friends and forming relationships that improve the strength of his Personas in battle.

ExperienceStory-focused GameplayCombat-focused GameplayRole-playing GenreAdventure GenreRole-playing (RPG) ThemeAction ThemeDrama ThemeFantasy ThemeScience fiction Traitadapted to - anime Traitambient music Traitanime Traitauto-saving Traitbow and arrow Traitbuddhism Traitcoming of age Traitdating Traitday-based narrative Traitdigital distribution Traitflashback Traitfriendship Traitgods Traitgreek mythology Traithand-to-hand combat Traithuman Traitjrpg Traitlife simulation Traitmagic Traitmale protagonist Traitmonomyth Traitmurder Traitmusic speed up Traitorder and chaos Traitorphan Traitparty system Traitplot twist Traitpolygonal 3d Traitpotential love interest Traitps2 Traitsave point Traitsequel Traitshinto Traitsilent protagonist Traitsleeping Traitsocial Traitsprinting mechanics Traitstudents Traitsupernatural Traitteenager Traitturn-based Traitturn-based combat Traitturn-based rpg Traiturban fantasy Traitvoice acting Traitwomen in refrigerators syndrome

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Developer
Atlus
Publisher
Atlus USA, Atlus, Koei
Franchise
Megami Tensei, Shin Megami Tensei, Persona
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Modi
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action, Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction
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Platform releases

  • PlayStation 2 Jul 13, 2006
  • PlayStation 2 Feb 29, 2008
  • PlayStation 2 Mar 06, 2008
  • PlayStation 2 Aug 14, 2007

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