Reddit mentions of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES - PlayStation 2

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Rune Factory 4 | Metacritic (78/8.0) | 3DS - $39.99 USD

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> Rune Factory 4 is a game I always wanted to try, but never got around to justifying the $40 price tag. Luckily after a few trades in at the local game store a fresh copy happened to be traded-in by someone else and I was able to snag it half off.

> A fun game, and true to its predecessor’s tagline, “A fantasy Harvest Moon”. The game focuses on farming, monster raising, and dungeon crawling. Though the curve is a little weird to get used too, I felt I very quickly pushed to level 50 in the first act, all within the first Spring. Then quickly became underpowered with less than 49 levels and two out of three acts to go. Perhaps it is because the RPG portion feels a little forced. For me, I think the game really shines in relationship building mechanics, and managing your status with the townspeople. The farming feels familiar, and is very similar to Harvest Moon, however, the monster raising portion is odd. You can essentially just grab the Cow, Sheep and Chicken monster and be set, the “item” monsters and plants which spawn weapons and armor are something I have yet to exploit in detail, but they did add their own flavor to the game. Additionally the crafting mechanics for cooking, forging and sewing are fun, and interesting, though the actually interaction that goes on during the doing of such action is not noticeably stimulating. Overall I think if you enjoy Harvest Moon you will enjoy this game. If you do not, this game probably will grab you with a 35:65 ratio.

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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable | Metacritic (89/9.0) | PSP - $19.99 USD

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> I recently decided the Persona franchise was one which I felt deeply remorseful in having missed. As such, due to my recent acquisition of a used PSP in great condition, I decided to start with Persona 3 Portable, as I have heard very little about Persona 1 or 2. Additionally, I have heard that the first two games in no way, other than elements and mechanics, relate to 3 and 4.

> So Persona 3 Portable, an interesting game, it plays very much so like a point and click style game on the PSP, with a strong resemblance to typical Visual Novel games. However, this true with the exception of the combat portion of the game, this part of the game is essentially dungeon crawling and is done in an isometric fashion. Though combat itself does not seem to be anything too shockingly different from standard ATB. Though, similar to the previous statement, there is an exception, more so involving some of the finer mechanics used.
> This includes Personas, which can be thought of as both a Summon and a piece of equipment, similar to FFX-2's garment system or Golden Sun's Djinn system, in which the Summon equipped defines your abilities. Additionally there is the fact that there is a huge focus on weakness and critical strikes, which not only do more damage but allow you to simply just do more. I spent roughly ten hours grinding the in this game, it was quite fun, though repetitive.

> Now you may be asking, why the grind? Well, suffice to say the game takes place in largely two different worlds, one is essentially a visual novel experience, balancing school and after school activities, basically playing the life of a Japanese High School student as depicted in most anime. In this world you build relationships, which can strengthen your Personas, and advance plot points. The other world is essentially a dungeon crawler, you are attempting to scale a dungeon of some XXX amount of floors, but can only do it so often, before tiring or getting sick. I would say the high school life simulator portion is far more interesting than the dungeon portion.

> However, after consulting some FAQs, all I can say is that to perfect this game, there is a very stringent order to how you perform certain tasks, things that you must do and not mess up. Additionally, as fun as this game is, I had to put it down. I'll describe this a bit more in the next section.

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Shin Megami Tensei:Persona 3 FES | Metacritic (89/9.0) | PS2 - $16.16 USD

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> Now, FES, is what I am currently playing. After consulting the aforementioned guides I found out that the FES release was a PS2 version which included a story expansion, and had all the cut scenes displayed in both the character cut-in visual novel style, and the 3D model style at the same time. Far more immersive than the Portable version in my opinion. Additionally FES has far more animated cut scenes, essentially anime. The tradeoff however is no female options for the protagonist, a purely portable feature, and far stricter requirements to perfecting the game such as tiring during trips to the aforementioned dungeon portion, rather than after.

> All in all, thus far I prefer this version leagues over the portable version.

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Insurgency | Metacritic (74/8.5) | Steam - $14.99 $7.49 USD

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> After reading the post this week by one dedicated submitter here on /r/games, I decided to download this game and give it a try. My experience thus far has been great. I absolutely love the game, and it definitely has filled in the gap I felt from a lot of the shooters in my library. The realistic approach and game types offered a very fresh and extremely fun. Quite honestly, I could do no justice in my description of the game itself, and suggest you look at the aforementioned thread for more detail, found here, but I can say I get the same feeling playing Insurgency now, as I did playing Call of Duty 4 in its prime.

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Strike Vector | Metacritic (73/8.1) | Steam - $11.99 $4.79 USD

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> Another free weekend game, I had been keeping my eye on this game earlier this year, but it eventually dropped off my radar. I probably would not have even given it a try if I was not looking for Insurgency’s installer for the free weekend.

> A fun flight combat game. Reminds me of a PS2 game I played when I was younger, I think it might have been Macross? Regardless, it’s a blast, fast combat, versatile weapon choices and cool ships. My only complaint though is lag was definitely an issue in my experience with people rubber banding, and teleporting around, something I haven’t suffered in my other games. This just may have been due to a lack of any nearby servers. However, in the end I felt it was worth the $5.00 USD price tag, and can see myself poking my head in every now and then.

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Nosgoth | Metacritic (?/5.8) | Steam - $4.99 $2.49 USD

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> Again, while looking for the installer for Insurgency I saw this game, and after playing Strike Vector I decided it might also be another fun game. Not so much. From the store page I was expecting something similar to the old Free-To-Play game Rakion. (Which if anyone knows where I can play that game now, let me know.) Instead it felt like a very poorly balanced arena fighter with a Dungeon Defender combat system. Quite honestly I thought it was poorly done, but looked fantastic. I would not highly recommend it to anyone in the future.

If you're feeling impulsive for physical copies, Amazon has them both:

Persona 3 FES

Persona 4

Amazon has FES for $20 brand new, and The Answer is playable entirely seperately from the Journey, so you can buy FES and play The Answer as soon as you put the disc in.

Amazon's got both games through 3rd party sellers:

P3FES: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES - PlayStation 2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014CN2H6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iW1yCbVM0ATF2

P4: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 - PlayStation 2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001C6GVI6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_RW1yCbQSB9984

I ordered P3FES from DealsTavern through Amazon and the game came on time and in good condition. I haven't ordered P4 yet, but if it's backed by Prime and you have it, you should be okay.

If you got a decent PC, buy a copy of P4 and play it in your PC.

It´s only $20

https://www.amazon.com/Shin-Megami-Tensei-Persona-PlayStation-2/dp/B001C6GVI6

P3FES is also available.

P3FES

If you're looking for a ps2 copy on the cheap I ran into this last night:
https://www.amazon.com/Shin-Megami-Tensei-Persona-FES-PlayStation/dp/B0014CN2H6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523836953&sr=8-1&keywords=persona+3
I ordered it myself,but it doesn't come until Tuesday.

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES - PlayStation 2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014CN2H6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1VawDb8ACQFX1

Also sorry, didn't know you were from Europe, don't the big stores where you're from. Regardless good luck in getting the game.

I recommend you Persona 3, it’s a really great game with excellent combat, music, storyline, and some impeccable themes about selflessness and sacrifice. The ending particularly tugs at me as a Catholic, for reasons you will see when you finish the game. It’s around 80 hours long, so buckle down and get ready to play. It’s available on PS Vita and PSP through the online stores on each respective platform (its the portable version called Persona 3 Portable, so doesn’t have cutscenes, and the in game navigation is quite different), on PS2 physically (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014CN2H6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-YXpDb1C1H48A), or on PS3 through online download (these two options are Persona 3 FES, which was a rerelease with additional content, including an expanded 20 hour story line called “The Answer”). I personally loved the game, one of my favorite games of all time and heavily recommend it.

Here’s a synopsis of the game from Wikipedia:
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.

Here are some links about the game:
The Main Battle Theme (the music is simply impeccable): https://youtu.be/6jFaoLrLzd4
Persona 3 FES gameplay video (first hour of the game; skip to 1:11:00 to see battle tutorial): https://youtu.be/iRbw6s9zcl0
Persona 3 Portable gameplay video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8lnXvnXTOPM

I'm in Canada, and I actually just found both of them for $35 each on Amazon.ca, I'm putting in my order right away!

• Persona 3
  
  
• Persona 4

http://www.amazon.com/Shin-Megami-Tensei-Persona-Playstation-2/dp/B0014CN2H6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347067657&sr=8-1&keywords=persona+3+fes

1. $25
   
2. $10
   
3. $05
   
   I think that gifting 2 people $10 gifts would be the best!
   don't go talking too loud you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones.
   
   Thank you for the contest!

you're joking right

/r/Megaten always suggests starting with Persona 3 FES since it gives you a taste of what mainline and the Persona series have to offer simultaneously.

You can get a brand new copy from Amazon still, or you can get it on PSN for the PS3 for cheap as well.

I don't know what country you live in, but in the US, it's just $16.60 on Amazon for a PS2 copy.

https://www.amazon.com/Shin-Megami-Tensei-Persona-FES-PlayStation/dp/B0014CN2H6

I actually bought a few SMT games from Amazon. I think these are still in print, in some very small volume.