Persona 3 FES Review

This is a collection of reviews for the video game Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 FES from all the best video game review sites. As new reviews are released this page will be updated.

Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 FES ("FES" in the title is short for Festival) is a "Director's Cut" expansion pack based on the original Persona 3 game. It offers gamers 30+ hours of additional gameplay with various other new features such as a new "hard" difficulty setting, secret cut-scenes, and special character costumes. Persona 3 FES has been developed by Atlus for the PS2.

1. GameSpot's best RPG of 2007.
2. GameSpy's PS2 RPG Game of the Year for 2007; PS2 Top 10 Games of the Year for 2007
3. RPGFan's Best RPG of 2007

Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 FES has received generally positive reviews, particularly for its combination of common RPG elements such as leveling up and dungeon exploration with social links. The game has also generated a bit of controversy because characters summon their "Persona" by shooting themselves in the head with a handgun-type device called an "Evoker."

1. 30+ hours of gameplay
2. Involved occult-themed storyline
3. New "hard" difficulty setting
4. Meaningful extras
5. Social links and enhancements strengthen gameplay
6. Beautiful graphic design, especially of new Personae and costumes
7. Secret cut-scenes

1. Absence of academics, social links
2. Limited change in scenery

• IGN: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES Review (8.8)

• GameSpot: Persona 3: FES Review (8.5)

• GameZone: Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 FES Review (8)

• Games Radar: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES Review (9)

• RPG Fan: Persona 3: FES Review (98%)

• Metacritic.com: Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 FES Reviews (89)

• GameRankings.com: Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 FES Reviews

• GameFAQs: Persona 3: FES Review Forum Topics

• Destructoid: Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 FES Review (April 30, 2008)

• Gamasutra: Critical Reception: Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (April 23, 2008)

• Wired: Persona 3 FES Amazes With Style And Value (April 21, 2008)

• G4TV: Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 FES Review (4/5) | Video Review (Time: 2:17)