Persona 3 Portable

 Xbox Series X
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 11 out of 32

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  1. RODDYGINGER
    Jan 26, 2023
    6
    The overall experience is fine. A lot of people would say P3 is the best Persona or the greatest JRPG of all time, which is not true at all. It's the worst Persona and far from the greatest JRPG. The story isn't very interesting but it is consistent, you're not curve balled with the "main villain actually working for another villain" type nonsense, like off the top of my head FFIV. TheThe overall experience is fine. A lot of people would say P3 is the best Persona or the greatest JRPG of all time, which is not true at all. It's the worst Persona and far from the greatest JRPG. The story isn't very interesting but it is consistent, you're not curve balled with the "main villain actually working for another villain" type nonsense, like off the top of my head FFIV. The social links serve very little purpose and wouldn't be missed if they weren't in the game at all. Conversations during those social links are also brief and basically are one note, there is one social link I've done that does reference another which was pretty cool. The main meat of the game, Tartarus is absolutely agonizing to get through, 264 floors of the same stuff over and over again. Some enemies and boss fights just aren't fun at all and are very poorly designed and the game is GRIND HEAVY. The game is funny in parts and like every other Persona game, the music absolutely slaps. If you've exhausted your options for JRPGs on Xbox, don't have other platforms and don't want to use an emulator to play older JRPGs, this is the best version of P3 and it is on Gamepass so you might as well check it out. It's not bad, but not very good.… Expand
  2. ason313
    Mar 29, 2023
    7
    I enjoyed my play through mostly but really felt the limitations of this being a port of a PSP game. The addictive and rewarding Persona gameplay loop is still there in a raw form without all the bells and whistles. Story holds up but is just a little off in pacing and I didn’t feel as attached to the player character as I should have after all those hours with the lack of animation,I enjoyed my play through mostly but really felt the limitations of this being a port of a PSP game. The addictive and rewarding Persona gameplay loop is still there in a raw form without all the bells and whistles. Story holds up but is just a little off in pacing and I didn’t feel as attached to the player character as I should have after all those hours with the lack of animation, cutscenes, and social links for your full team. You can play through as the opposite gender to see more, but not feeling motivated to do that anytime soon. Tarturus… I got through 200 floors enjoying it despite its reputation as a slog but as your leveling up slows it really does become a grind. This really is a classic worth playing, I just wish more care and thought were put into bringing this game to 2023.… Expand

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#13 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2023
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#34 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2023

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. TheXboxHub
    Jan 30, 2023
    90
    There should be no hesitation in recommending Persona 3 Portable to any fans of the RPG genre.
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  2. Generación Xbox
    Jan 18, 2023
    90
    Mixing role-playing, combat and social simulation, Persona 3 Portable teaches us the importance of living in a world of stubborn, hopeless despair.
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  3. SomosXbox
    Jan 17, 2023
    100
    The new port of Persona 3 Portable is still the version that so many players fell in love with in 2009, and although it does not have major changes, all the content it offers, such as living the story of a male and female protagonist, is enough to have many hours of game.
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