Persona 3 question

[Alisha]

i have been thinking of picking up FES since it includes the original game but i am still on the fence. as someone who values gameplay over story whats the likelyhood of me liking this game? normally i would jump on any game that is hyped here but personally the last 2 times i personally got burned. suikoden 5 and dragon quest 8 if you are curious.

[Lard]

Don't think about it.

It's a rerelease of a game with tons of extra content for a budget price.

Everyone here, including me, loves it overall.

Just get it.

[daschrier]

If you like dungeon crawlers yes....

But the game does take a bit before you can just jump into it.

[Robert Boyd]

The plot's good and interesting if you like anime and the game is dripping with style in both the visuals and music, but to be honest, I found the gameplay lacking compared to early Shin Megami Tensei games.  I still enjoyed it a fair bit (weak Megaten gameplay is still better than most games), but be warned that it's not as deep as previous games in the series.

[Dice]

I didn't find the plot all that intuitive and awesome.  Worked greatly for a real-world setting, I'll admit, though.

Pretty much.  Sell the original P3 and get this one, if you were that keen on the game.  Its definitely a worthy expansion.

[Dade]

Don't think about it.
Just get it.

[Lord Scottish]

I really like the game but I wouldn't recommend it for everyone. You have to be willing to put up with a LOT of cheap insta-deaths and there are a lot of times when there isn't as much to do as there could be (especially during the run-up to exams when most of the S-Links are inactive). Basically, the game requires a lot of patience, and based on you not liking DQVIII I get the impression that you're not a very patient gamer.

[Eusis]

I haven't had any problems with instant deaths (though I'm only at the start of August in the original release) and there's homonculi to counteract that anyway, but it IS just $30 so it's not exactly a risky purchase. Plus any game that can win over people jaded with a genre is well worth looking into.

[Ryos]

Hard to say if you'll like it or not (depends on how much you like the simulation aspect and the dungeon crawling), but in a worst case scenario you could probably ebay it in a couple years for a hefty profit, considering the regular Atlus shortage. :P

[AJR]

I've thought about giving this a shot too, but the school sim aspect doesn't interest me at all.

[Eusis]

I've thought about giving this a shot too, but the school sim aspect doesn't interest me at all.

This game has a lot of stuff people normally don't like (Party controlled by AI only, randomized dungeons, and a finite number of days to play) yet it's possibly the most universally loved RPG in a long, long time. It's not like a hardcore school simulator anyway, you occasionally get asked questions then mostly socialize.

[Dade]

I've thought about giving this a shot too, but the school sim aspect doesn't interest me at all.

I was in the same boat....trust me, it's handled well so you barely even realize it's a sim.

[kyuusei]

I wasn't big on the school sim idea either but it's not that bad. Kinda interesting so far even though I'm only on April 21st? I think? (I bought it yesterday.) Not like it's a love adventure. Have to say, I quite like it, but yeah, if you're not patient especially when it comes to story, you might not.