{"id":220012,"date":"2021-03-20T02:47:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T02:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/skip-persona-3-remaster-remake-aged-tartarus-combat-social-links\/"},"modified":"2021-03-20T02:47:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T02:47:44","slug":"why-you-might-want-to-skip-persona-3-until-a-remaster-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/20\/why-you-might-want-to-skip-persona-3-until-a-remaster-remake\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Might Want to Skip Persona 3 Until a Remaster\/Remake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s hard to argue whether or not a game is skippable, especially for a title as formative as one of the most iconic entries in the\u00a0Persona\u00a0<\/em>series.\u00a0As the game that kicked off the franchise’s modern success, fans hold a lot of reverence for\u00a0Persona 3<\/em><\/strong> and its many iterations, for good reason. Venturing away from overt\u00a0Shin Megami Tensei<\/em> influence into the social simulator\/JRPG dichotomy,\u00a0the massive popularity of games like\u00a0Persona 5<\/em> wouldn’t have existed without the innovations of\u00a0Persona 3<\/em>. So much of the DNA of\u00a0Persona 3<\/em> has persisted long after its release, but\u00a0Persona 3<\/em> made a lot of experimental changes as well, some of which didn’t quite land as well\u00a0as others.<\/p>\n

Even putting aside the fact that\u00a0Persona 3<\/em><\/a>‘s 15th anniversary is in 2021, and\/or the assumption that a\u00a0Persona 3<\/em> remaster\/remake is coming,\u00a0Persona 3<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Persona 3 FES<\/em>\u00a0haven’t aged particularly well. For as much as the third entry innovated and established the unique traits that would go on to permeate throughout modern entries, not all of\u00a0Persona 3<\/em>‘s experimentation matches the quality of later games. Visually the game is easily comparable to\u00a0Persona 4<\/em> Golden<\/em>, and the game’s narrative and thematic elements even supersede the heights of\u00a0Persona 4<\/em>‘s story, but that’s not without drawbacks.\u00a0Persona 3<\/em> is largely dated by its hit-or-miss gameplay systems.<\/p>\n

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One thing that’s evolved drastically between\u00a0Persona<\/em> entries is the dungeon design, made especially evident in\u00a0Persona 5<\/em> and\u00a0Persona 5 Royal<\/em>‘s dungeons<\/a>. Tartarus in\u00a0Persona 3<\/em> ushered in the procedural dungeon design that was iterated on in\u00a0Persona 4<\/em> and\u00a0Persona 5<\/em>‘s Mementos dungeon. In\u00a0Persona 3<\/em>, Tartarus is almost always shuffling its layout as players enter the monolithic tower of shadows, with each floor randomly generating its layout based on that particular block. Aesthetically, Tartarus is beautifully disturbing, with each distinct block in the tower having its own dreadful or confusing aesthetic. However, the environments are the only variety in Tartarus.<\/p>\n

Gameplay-wise, Tartarus can get very repetitive pretty quickly. Arguably the same criticism can be weighed at\u00a0Persona 4<\/em>, but at least the fourth game adds elements of interactivity within the TV world, like finding keys, activating certain portals or solving puzzles.\u00a0Persona 5<\/em> was the first game to feature tailor-made dungeons<\/a> for specific villains, which in turn made exploring Palaces far more interesting compared to Tartarus overall. Greater interactivity, even in the mildest form like\u00a0Persona 4<\/em>‘s light puzzle mechanics, would’ve made Tartarus that much more exciting to explore. Players really need to enjoy combat and grinding to enjoy the otherwise repetitive Tartarus.<\/p>\n