The PC port of Persona 3 Portable is both a blessing and a curse in disguise. While P3P is a fine game on its own, it doesn’t excuse the poor quality of the port and the impact it will have on new fans of both the game and the series. So what do you get for your $20? You get the mechanically best version of Persona 3, with the option of playing both a male and female protagonist, a whole suite of new quality of life adjustments, and the ability to play this game after being stuck on the PSP since 2009. Sounds pretty good, right? Well, apparently it was too good to be true, as this port includes low quality audio that is somehow worse than the original on PSP, AI-up-scaled backgrounds and textures that look really messy in certain areas, no manual skill-inheritance, and the overall feel of the game feeling off due to the quality not seeming up to par as with Persona 4 Golden or Persona 5 Royals’ modern ports. Do I recommend this game? Yes. Do I think the game could be better? 100% Yes. Should you buy this game? Well, that’s up to you, but as this is the only way to play Persona 3 on a modern system without having an original copy or emulating it, there isn’t really any other choice. Overall, I’m happy I’m finally able to play this game on PC without emulation. But Portable isn’t my preferred way to play and the low quality makes me feel like ATLUS didn’t really care about this port, and only did it out of necessity. 6/10


If you want my full thoughts, my full review is here:
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After 100%ing the game on Playstation, sinking in around 300 hours, then buying it again and 100%ing it on PC, I'm willing to say Persona 5 is a great game. Has amazing music, fun combat and gameplay, story is pretty good (for the most part) and a cast of characters that will stick with me for years. It's an amazing experience that I think so many people should try. That being said, it's not the amazing 10/10 Best JRPG of all time everyone makes it out to be. I honestly think people who blindly say this is the best JRPG of all time just haven't played that many of them. I can get why people like this game so much, it's one of my favorite games of all time, but it's just not the best, more like top 5.

Overall, decent PC port, only had some issues with stuttering and freezing, but I think that has to do with my PC being old rather than the port being bad. Game good, buy it. 8/10