Persona 3 - A Series Retrospective and Analysis
2,412Persona 3 and it's associated media, from spinoff games to film adaptations, are far from perfect. The narrative's pacing isn't all that great, some of the social links aren't very good, a few of the vocal performances are pretty weak, the movies have a clear case of Aigis favoritism (not that I mind) and The Answer is unnecessarily grindy for no real reason other than it looks impressive when you say "30 hours of extra content" in pre-release material. And yet, in spite of these very valid critiques, this collection of releases ended up becoming my favorite series of all time. So what exactly is it that I love about it if there's so much that could've been improved or just missed the mark entirely? Join me in my Journey to find The Answer as to why Persona 3 holds such a special place in my heart.
BTW, ya like those annoying puns? Get used to those lol
Timestamps:
The Journey:
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - A Brief Introduction
6:33 - Part I: Zero & Twenty Two
19:59 - Part II: The Power of the Heart
57:42 - Part III: Those Which Escaped Darkness
1:06:28 - Part IV: The Promised Day
The Answer:
1:11:07 - Prologue: The Answer
1:12:46 - Part I: Aftermath of His Miracle
1:18:10 - Part II: Sister From the Other Side
1:27:57 - Part III: Unavoidable Battle
1:33:19 - Part IV: A Lover's Heartful Cry
1:42:58 - Part V: Sealing Away Darkness
1:55:00 - Conclusion
1:59:28 - Outro
2:01:08 - Credits
Credits:
Script Assistance:
PersonaParadise - https://twitter.com/personaparadise
CatGirlKirijo - https://twitter.com/catgirlkirijo
“Fool’s Journey” Fanfiction Segment Assistance:
CatGirlKirijo
Aemulus Package Manager:
TekkaGB - https://github.com/TekkaGB/AemulusModManager
Persona 3 FES Mod Menu:
TekkaGB - https://gamebanana.com/mods/50311
Persona 3 FES The Answer Compendium Mod:
TekkaGB - https://gamebanana.com/mods/50312
Persona 3 FES Party Control Mod:
TGE - http://www.mediafire.com/file/ladb78awj83qowb/P3FES_Controllable_Party.rar/file
Persona 3 Portable Mod Menu:
DniweTamp - https://gamebanana.com/mods/174390
P3F/P3P In-Game Event IDs:
Amicitia Wiki - https://amicitia.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
Additional P3/P3P Instrumentals:
Ivan Not a Fool - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEEl_zZCx2S01QE5s_UkRRA
Aegis: The First Mission Footage:
CrimsonFist102 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci5IFegFxMs
Aegis: The First Mission translation PDF:
PenthesileaPicaro - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m2hHHpSDUJ5-c1jhts6MhvBCyJ4XBYSy/view
Persona 3 Portable Drama CD Translations:
Alice Lieberg - https://www.youtube.com/c/AliceLieberg
Persona 3 Portable Anthology Manga Scans & Translations:
Maboroshi-No
Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade Translations:
Pheonix Maiika - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVmNH75HjajHxsWAKRUUAPA
Upscaled “The Journey” Cutscenes:
Notelu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYL7IJc3_yY
Persona 3 FES Character Sprite Rips:
Barubaby
Dazz
Persona 3 Portable HD Texture Pack [v. 3.0]:
DinJerr
hououin_kyouma
flamecrest920
TridentOfTheAbyss
BahnCahn
ArcEnCiel
ryuubu
Cooper941
efonte
P3P Text Box Graphics:
AlexNorberg
Persona 4 Arena Sprite & Image Rips:
Skyla Doragono
Persona 4 Arena Footage:
BuffMaister - https://www.youtube.com/user/BuffMaister
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Footage:
R3D Gaming - https://www.youtube.com/c/R3DGaming
Persona Q/Persona Q2 Footage:
BuffMaister - https://www.youtube.com/user/BuffMaister
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Footage:
GenerationGame - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D5-NT0F-QY
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