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{{infobox
{{infobox
|image            = FES Cover.jpg
|image            = FES Cover.jpg
|caption          = NTSC-U Boxart
|caption          =
|developer        = Atlus
|developer        = Atlus
|publisher        = [[Atlus]] (JP, KO, US, EU), [[Koei]] (EU, AU)
|publisher        = [[Atlus]] (JP, KO, US, EU), [[Koei]] (EU, AU)
|genre            = RPG
|genre            = RPG
|wikipedia        = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Megami_Tensei:_Persona_3 Link]
|gamefaqslink      = [https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/937269-shin-megami-tensei-persona-3-fes Link]
|reviewlinks      = {{ReviewLink|[http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/937269-shin-megami-tensei-persona-3-fes/index.html GameRankings]|88/100}}, {{ReviewLink|[http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/shin-megami-tensei-persona-3-fes Metacritic]|89/100}}
|gameinfo          = Lead a group of high school students with a dangerous extracurricular activity: exploring the mysterious tower Tartarus and fighting the sinister Shadows during the Dark Hour, a frozen span of time imperceptible to all but a select few. However, the end of their quest is no longer the end of the story--witness for the first time the aftermath of the final battle and the students' struggle to find meaning in their new lives.<br />
|gameinfo          = Lead a group of high school students with a dangerous extracurricular activity: exploring the mysterious tower Tartarus and fighting the sinister Shadows during the Dark Hour, a frozen span of time imperceptible to all but a select few. However, the end of their quest is no longer the end of the story--witness for the first time the aftermath of the final battle and the students' struggle to find meaning in their new lives.<br />
Director's Cut of [[Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3]]
Director's Cut of [[Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3]]
|wikipedia        = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Megami_Tensei:_Persona_3 Link]
<!-- Language props -->
|gamefaqslink      = [http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/937269-shin-megami-tensei-persona-3-fes Link]
|widescreenpatch  = 1
|reviewlinks      = {{ReviewLink|[http://www.ign.com/games/persona-3-fes-append-disc/ps2-868820 IGN]|8.8/10}}, {{ReviewLink|[http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/shin-megami-tensei-persona-3-fes Metacritic]|89/100}}
|au_rating        = M
|au_rating        = M
|eu_rating        = 16+
|eu_rating        = 16+
|eu_rating_text    = Violence
|na_rating        = M
|na_rating_text    = Blood, Language, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes, Violence
|na_rating_text    = Blood, Language, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes, Violence
|na_rating        = M
|ko_rating        = 15
|ko_rating        = 15
|japan_rating      = B
|japan_rating      = B
|japanese          = SLPM-66690
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|english          = SLES-55354 & SLUS-21621
|japanese          = SLPM-66690 & SLPM-66689 & PERSONA-03 & PERSONA-02 & SLPM-74277
|english          = SLES-55354 & SLUS-21621 & NPUD-21621 & NPED-00271
|korean            = SCKA-20109
<!-- NTSC-U props -->
<!-- NTSC-U props -->
|NTSCU            = 1
|NTSCU            = 1
|serialsNTSCU      = SLUS-21621<br />NPUD-21621
|serialsNTSCU      = SLUS-21621<br />NPUD-21621 <small>(PS2 Classics)</small><br />SLUS-28068 <small>(Trade Demo)</small>
|CRCsNTSCU        =
|CRCsNTSCU        =
|releasedateNTSCU  = April 22, 2008<br />November 28, 2008 <small>(Limited Edition)</small><br />April 10, 2012
|releasedateNTSCU  = April 22, 2008<br />November 28, 2008 <small>(Limited Edition)</small><br />April 10, 2012 <small>(PS2 Classics)</small>
|statusNTSCU      = 2
|statusNTSCU      = 2
|linuxstatusNTSCU  =
|linuxstatusNTSCU  =
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<!-- PAL props -->
<!-- PAL props -->
|PAL              = 1
|PAL              = 1
|serialsPAL        = SLES-55354<br />NPED-00271
|serialsPAL        = SLES-55354<br />NPED-00271 <small>(PS2 Classics)</small>
|CRCsPAL          =
|CRCsPAL          =
|releasedatePAL    = October 17, 2008<br />November 13, 2008<br />February 12, 2014
|releasedatePAL    = October 17, 2008<br />November 13, 2008 <small>(Australia)</small><br />February 12, 2014 <small>(PS2 Classics)</small>
|statusPAL        =
|statusPAL        = 2
|linuxstatusPAL    =
|linuxstatusPAL    =
|macstatusPAL      =
|macstatusPAL      =
<!-- NTSC-J props -->
<!-- NTSC-J props -->
|NTSCJ            = 1
|NTSCJ            = 1
|serialsNTSCJ      = SLPM-66690 <small>(Independent Starting Version)</small><br />SLPM-83770 <small>(Append Edition)</small><br />SCKA-20109 <small>(Independent Starting Version)</small><br />SLPM-74277 <small>(PlayStation 2 the Best)</small><br />SLPM-66689 <small>(Append Edition)</small>
|serialsNTSCJ      = SLPM-66690 <small>(Independent Starting Version)</small><br />SLPM-66689 <small>(Append Edition)</small><br />SLPM-83770 <small>(Append Edition)</small><br />PERSONA-02 <small>(Konami Style Special Edition)</small><br />PERSONA-03 <small>(Append, Konami Style Special Edition)</small><br />SCKA-20109 <small>(Independent Starting Version)</small><br />SLPM-74277 <small>(PlayStation 2 the Best)</small>
|CRCsNTSCJ        =
|CRCsNTSCJ        =
|releasedateNTSCJ  = April 19, 2007<br />August 17, 2007<br />July 4, 2008 <small>(BigHit Series)</small><br />August 5, 2010 <small>(PlayStation 2 the Best)</small>
|releasedateNTSCJ  = April 19, 2007<br />August 17, 2007 <small>(Korea)</small><br />July 4, 2008 <small>(Korea, BigHit Series)</small><br />August 5, 2010 <small>(PlayStation 2 the Best)</small>
|statusNTSCJ      =
|statusNTSCJ      = 2
|linuxstatusNTSCJ  =
|linuxstatusNTSCJ  =
|macstatusNTSCJ    =
|macstatusNTSCJ    =
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|Region=NTSC-U
|Region=NTSC-U
|OS=?
|OS=?
|CPU=AMD Athlon II x2 245 OC 3.55ghz
|CPU=AMD Athlon II x2 245 OC @ 3.55 GHz
|GPU=NVIDIA 9600GT
|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
|Revision=r1888
|Revision=0.9.6 (r1888)
|Graphics=GSDX r2693
|Graphics=GSdx (r2693)
|Sound=
|Sound=
* SPU2-X r2693 1.4.0
* SPU2-X 1.4.0 (r2693)
* Lilypad r1853 0.1.0
* LilyPad 0.1.0 (r1853)
|Comments=The game can be run at full speed without speed hacks.
|Comments=The game can be run at full speed without speed hacks.
|Tester=CKL
|Tester=CKL
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|Region=NTSC-U
|Region=NTSC-U
|OS=Windows 8.1 x64
|OS=Windows 8.1 x64
|CPU=Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.9Ghz
|CPU=Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90 GHz
|GPU=MSI Geforce GTX 770 2GB Gaming
|GPU=MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Gaming
* Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz
|Revision=1.2.1 (r5873)
|Revision=r5873 1.2.1
|Graphics=GSdx AVX (r5875)
|Graphics=GSDX AVX r5875 Direct3D11 HW
<spoiler show="Settings" hide="Hide">
* Renderer: Direct3D11 (Hardware)
* Custom Resolution: 1920x1080
* Interlacing: Auto
* Texture Filtering: Bilinear (PS2)
* Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
* '''Shader:'''
** Enable FXAA: ✓
** Shade Boost: 60/50/50
</spoiler>
|Sound=
|Sound=
*SPU2-X r5830 2.0.0
* SPU2-X 2.0.0 (r5830)
*Lilypad r5875 0.11.0
* LilyPad 0.11.0 (r5875)
|Comments=('''BIOS: USA 2.00''') Plays amazingly well at 60fps at all times and without any serious glitch I noticed. Interlacing: Auto, D3D Res: Custom 1920x1080, Shade Boost: 60/50/50, FXAA: "Active", FX Shader: "Active", Text Filt: "Active/Half", Anisotropic Filt: 16x
|Comments=Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz, ('''BIOS: USA 2.00''') Plays amazingly well at 60 FPS at all times and without any serious glitch I noticed.
Minor Bugs:
Minor Bugs:
*Experienced Texture corruption when changing scenes, but solved it by changing the "D3D Internal Resolution" to "Custom" and forcing "Custom resolution" to "1920x1080"
*Experienced Texture corruption when changing scenes, but solved it by changing the "D3D Internal Resolution" to "Custom" and forcing "Custom resolution" to "1920x1080"
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*Minor Transparency related issue: In battle, character shadows are a bit glitched (Related to the HD Resolution I'm using). Can be solved by switching to Software mode (But I prefer to live with it and play in HD)
*Minor Transparency related issue: In battle, character shadows are a bit glitched (Related to the HD Resolution I'm using). Can be solved by switching to Software mode (But I prefer to live with it and play in HD)
|Tester={{ForumUser|Sevlagoth}}
|Tester={{ForumUser|Sevlagoth}}
}}
{{TestingEntry
|Status=2
|Region=NTSC-J
|OS=Windows
|CPU=Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30 GHz
|GPU=Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 @ 2 GB
|Revision=1.5.0 (git 21-04-2016)
|Graphics=GSdx SSE41 1.0.0
|Sound=
* SPU2-X 2.0.0 (2016-04-21, 21:07:17)
* LilyPad 0.11.0 (2016-04-21, 21:07:17)
|Comments=Working OK and looking good.
|Tester={{ForumUser|Parotaku}}
}}
{{TestingEntry
|Status=2
|Region=PAL
|OS=Windows
|CPU=Intel Core i5 @ 3.30 GHz
|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 6000 series
|Revision=v1.5.0 (dev-949)
|Graphics=Default
|Sound=Default
|Comments=Works great, needs Alpha Stencil hack for minor graphical issues when using Direct3D11 Hardware renderer.
|Tester={{ForumUser|FlatOut}}
}}
{{TestingEntry
|Status=2
|Region=NTSC-U
|OS=Windows 10
|CPU=Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3340M CPU @ 2.70GHz
|GPU=Intel HD Graphics 4000
|Revision=v1.5.0-dev-2767-g93f1dc280
<spoiler show="Settings" hide="Hide">
* Speedhacks: (leave anything not listed as Default especially if it's recommended)
** EE Cyclerate: -1
** EE Cycle Skipping: 0
** MTVU (Multi-Threaded microVU1): ON (only use if you have 3+ cores)
</spoiler>
|Graphics=GSdx 20181216203205 (MSVC 19.00 SSE2/AVX) 1.1.0
<spoiler show="Settings" hide="Hide">
* GSdx Settings (anything not listed is default or off)
** Renderer: Direct3D11 (Hardware)
** Adapter: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
** Interlacing (F5): Auto
** Texture Filtering: Bilinear (PS2)
** Large Framebuffer: ON
** Internal Resolution: 2x Native (~720p)
** Enable HW Hacks: ON
* Advanced Settings and Hacks (anything not listed is default or off)
** Texture Offsets X: 500 Y: 500
</spoiler>
|Sound=
* SPU2-X 2.0.0
* LilyPad 0.12.1
|Comments=BIOS: USA 1.60, RAM: 8GB DDR3, definitely playable at 720p, MAKE SURE YOUR PLAYING ON THE REVISON LISTED (or above) OR THE INTRO AND ANIMATED CUTSCENES (FMVs) WILL SLOWDOWN!
You can play this game in Widescreen but DON'T use Widescreen Patches just go into the Window Settings or GS Window and change the Aspect Ratio to Widescreen (16:9)
|Tester=Awcomeon15
}}
}}
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Original names: '''ペルソナ3フェス''' (SLPM-66690), '''ペルソナ3フェス PlayStation®2 the Best''' (SLPM-74277), '''여신전생 페르소나 3''' (SCKA-20109)
* Original names: '''ペルソナ3フェス''' (SLPM-66690) & (SLPM-74277), '''여신전생 페르소나 3 FES''' (SCKA-20109)
* Also known as '''Persona 3: Fes''' (JP, KO)
* Also known as '''Persona 3: FES''' (JP, KO)
 
 




==Known Issues==
==Known Issues==
{{Issue
{{Issue
|IssueName=Disappearing or flashing dialog text.
|IssueName=Disappearing/flashing text
|IsFixed=0
|IsFixed=1
|IssueLevel=0
|IssueLevel=0
|Description=Disappearing or flashing dialog text.
|Description=Disappearing or flashing dialog text.
|Workaround=Use Software Mode (F9) or reinitialize GSdx (press F9 twice).
|Workaround=Go to Config -> Video (GS) -> Plugin Settings, and set renderer to any of the "(Software)" options. Or reinitialize GSdx (press F9 twice).
}}
}}


{{Issue
{{Issue
|IssueName=Incorrect text and S.Link portrait transparency.
|IssueName=Incorrect 2D transparency
|IsFixed=0
|IsFixed=1
|IssueLevel=0
|IssueLevel=0
|Description=Incorrect text and S.Link portrait transparency.
|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.
|Workaround=Go to Config -> Video (GS) -> Plugin Settings, enable HW hacks, go to Advanced Settings and Hacks, and set Sprite hack to "Full". Or set Renderer to any of the "(Software)" options.
}}
}}


{{Issue
{{Issue
|IssueName=Portrait animation glitches.
|IssueName=Portrait animation glitches
|IsFixed=0
|IsFixed=0
|IssueLevel=-1
|Description=Portrait animation glitches.
|Workaround=Go to Config -> Video (GS) -> Plugin Settings, and set Texture Filtering to any option except "Bilinear (Force)".
}}
{{Issue
|IssueName=Flashing / strobing windows
|IsFixed=1
|IssueLevel=0
|IssueLevel=0
|Description=Portrait animation glitches.
|Description=Second floor of the school where all the windows on the upper walls will flash or strobe as the camera angel is changed.
|Workaround=Use Software Mode (F9) or set texture filtering in GSdx to half.
|Workaround=Go to Config -> Video (GS) -> Plugin Settings, and set mipmapping set to full.  
}}
}}


{{Issue
{{Issue
|IssueName=Transparency related issues
|IssueName=Shadows glitches
|IsFixed=0
|IsFixed=1
|IssueLevel=0
|IssueLevel=0
|Description=Various transparency related issues such as battle shadows and flashing environment textures.
|Description=some shadows are flickering, or doesn't presented correctly like protagonist's shadow.  
|Workaround=Use Software Mode (F9).
|Workaround=Use the latest 1.5.0 dev builds.
}}
}}


{{Issue
{{Issue
|IssueName=Crash
|IssueName=Incorrect 3D transparency
|IsFixed=0
|IsFixed=1
|IssueLevel=1
|IssueLevel=0
|Description=Japanese Dubbed, English Subbed version of game crashes.
|Description=Various transparency related issues such as battle shadows and flashing environment textures.
|Workaround=Enable Preset 3 (Balanced) under emulation settings.
|Workaround=Use the latest 1.5.0 dev builds.
}}
}}


==The gallery==
==The gallery==
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File:Shin_Megami_Tensei_Persona_3_FES_Forum_1.jpg|Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (SLUS 21621)
File:Shin_Megami_Tensei_Persona_3_FES_Forum_1.jpg|Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (SLUS 21621)
</gallery>
</gallery>


{{Megami Tensei series}}
{{Megami Tensei series}}
{{ForumLinksList|list=
{{ForumLinksList|list=
*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Shin-Megami-Tensei-Persona-3-FES-SLUS-21621-U--28835 Shin Megami Tensei - Persona 3 FES (SLUS 21621) (U)]}}
*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Shin-Megami-Tensei-Persona-3-FES-SLUS-21621-U--28835 Shin Megami Tensei - Persona 3 FES (SLUS 21621) (U)]
*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Persona-3-FES-SLPM-74277-J Persona 3 FES (SLPM 74277) (J)]}}

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