How Long It Takes to Beat Persona 3 Portable Compared to Personal 5 Royal
When RPGs were established as a genre in video games, they took their board and tabletop game counterparts’ quirks with them. With some notable exceptions, such as the Pokemon series, RPG video games tend to take a long time to beat. This happens regardless of the gameplay being turn-based or real-time, and the game being made in Japan or in the west. The Persona series, now one of the biggest JRPG franchises in the industry, is no exception.
Since its first game came out in 1996, the Persona series has always struggled with length, which is likely why it was originally a cult classic at best. However, this changed when Persona 3 established the series’ modern formula and identity, slowly separating it from Shin Megami Tensei. Despite the modernity, Persona 5 is just as long as its predecessors, if not longer. With ports of updated rereleases such as Persona 3 Portable and Persona 5 Royal having been announced, fans should be interested in each games' length to know what fits their time best.
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Persona 3 Portable is not short by any means, but it might be easier for newcomers to digest than other Persona games like Persona 5 Royal. Portable is actually not the first updated re-release of Persona 3, as it followed up Persona 3 FES. According to HowLongToBeat, FES is actually longer than Portable, with the average playthrough lasting around 80 hours rather than 65. While this might seem confusing due to FES having less content, it makes sense when acknowledging the limits of the PSP and how Atlus played around them when developing Portable.
Portable has more social links due to the newfound availability of the male party members. It also has additional scenes
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