Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Developer(s): Atlus
Publisher(s): Atlus, Koei
Genre: RPG
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic
Game review score: 86/100
Game description: In Persona 3, you'll assume the role of a high school student, who was orphaned as a young boy, and has recently transferred to Gekkoukan High School on Port Island, where he is attacked by a Shadow. The assault awakens his Persona, Orpheus, his only chance at defeating this creature of the night. He learns of the Dark Hour, a hidden time that exists between one day and the next, swarming with Shadows that have been slowly claiming victims known as The Lost poor souls who have inexplicably been turned into walking zombies. Under the supervision of school chairman Shuji Ikutsuki, he joins his new friends in confronting this evil threat.
In Persona 3, 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. The game's most iconic feature is the method by which the members of SEES release their Personas: by firing a gun-like object called an Evoker at their head. 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.
Test configurations on Windows:
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r1888 | GSDX r2693 |
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The game can be run at full speed without speed hacks. (Note: I don't have the orginal, so this page needs an update if it requires some special changes. I mark it as playable for now. Please remove the note after confirming, thanks.) | CKL |
Trivia
- Original names: ペルソナ3 (SLPM-66445)
- Also known as Persona 3 (JP, KO), P3: Persona 3
Known Issues
Disappearing or flashing dialog text.
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Disappearing or flashing dialog text.
- Workaround: Use Software Mode (F9) or reinitialize GSdx (press F9 twice).
Incorrect text and S.Link portrait transparency.
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Incorrect text and S.Link portrait transparency.
- Workaround: Use Software Mode (F9) or enable Sprite hack (full) in GSdx: may require reinitialization whilst in the command menu.
Portrait animation glitches.
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Portrait animation glitches.
- Workaround: Use Software Mode (F9) or set texture filtering in GSdx to half.
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Various transparency related issues such as battle shadows and flashing environment textures.
- Workaround: Use Software Mode (F9).
The gallery
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (SLUS 21569)
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (SLES 55018)
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