The Shin Megami Tensei saga continues. In this title, players assume the role of a high school student that was orphened as a young boy. He recently transferred to Gekkoukan High School on Port Island, where he is attacked by creatures of the night, known as shadows, shortly after arrival. This assault jars awake his subconciously sleeping Persona, Orpheus, allowing him to defeat these monsters.

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is really two games bundled into one package. By day you play as a high school student in Gekkukan High. During the dark hour, the school transforms into a labyrinth known as Tartarus and you enter it to fight shadows. I’ve been playing Persona 3 for a little while and it is awesome, one of the best games I have played in a long time. One of the reasons why Persona 3 is great is because it isn’t your standard save the world from oblivion by wandering in caves until you get the next cutscene cookie cutter RPG. Persona 3 is set in modern times and the pace is decided by the player. Since there are two styles of play in Persona 3 it’s going to get two sets of impressions. The first is about life during the day in Gekkukan High.

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