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[Karellen]

Persona 2 is a direct sequel to Persona (although unrelated enough that you can thankfully play through P2 without suffering through the first title). I'm pretty sure P3 is unrelated though.

[Wolf Kanno]

There are some minor references to the earlier games (one of which may actually connect it to the main Persona timeline) but as Karellen said story wise they are not directly connected to each other. Though I still suggest at least playing P2: Eternal Punishment as it is a fine game as well.

P3 even plays differently from the previous installments, its combat system is a more merciful version of Nocturne's (exploiting elelmental weaknesses to get extra turns while trying to prevent the enemy from doing the same.). There is a high level of strategy involved but it doesn't have Nocturne's brutal sometimes unfair difficulty, causing you frustration.

P3 is one part RPG dungeon crawler, one part dating sim... Its an odd combo but it works out beautifully and the myriad of stories you unlock through the Social Link system are not only touching and downright amusing but create a better immersion to the game world. The games an odd premise but its execution is damn near flawless.

[Roogle]

Originally Posted by Vermachtnis ^

You know since it's an Atlus game it's only gonna get more expensive. Which sucks, cause I wanna get Nocturn but there's no way it'll fit in my price range now. But I digress, I hope the Gamestop I reserved it at has it up by the time I wake up tomorrow evening.

Persona 3 FES will retail for $29.99 USD at most major retailers. This is a bargain compared to purchasing other new games for $39.99 or more!

[Montoya]

I'm still curious, do you need the original Persona 3 to play FES?

[Vermachtnis]

Originally Posted by Montoya ^

I'm still curious, do you need the original Persona 3 to play FES?

Nope, it contains the original game but with extras. But I do not remember those bosses on the 10th floor giving me such a hard time. I love that you can chage the music in The Abyss.

[NeoCracker]

When they say Hard difficulty is harder, they aren't kidding.

The difficulty jump is insane.

And for those who haven't noticed this yet,

Not only are there more and/or different questions in school, (Which really threw me off, as I just skipped through the lecture and then didn't know the answer. However I got it right, ), but the Shrine works completely different.

The Fortune Box now is used to repair social links, in addition to taking the afternoon period.

The Offering Box now garuntees an increase in Academics, (An even bigger boost if you are in great condition), but it also takes the afternoon period.

They're being tricksy in this version.

[Montoya]

Originally Posted by Vermachtnis ^

Originally Posted by Montoya ^

I'm still curious, do you need the original Persona 3 to play FES?

Nope, it contains the original game but with extras. But I do not remember those bosses on the 10th floor giving me such a hard time. I love that you can chage the music in The Abyss.

Awesome, I'm going to get it for sure this time.

[Alucard von Elru]

Picked it up fine, and swapped it with the old P3 DVD case and slid it right next to the P3 artbook in the deluxe box thingy. Mmmm.... Can't wait to play, but I really need to finish Okami first. o.O