Until recently, i stumble across a very typical game, Shin Megami Tensei : Persona 3 which is so much different from any other RPGs...It earns several gaming awards in 2007 and rated as the best game of 2007 in gamespot...It contains manga visual elements , unlike any other RPGs which is in 3D simulation...though the graphic do not appeared to have stunning effects, it was still considered one of the best games i've played as long as the storyline and the gameplay are splendid..The game is also quite lenghty as i spent almost 70hours to complete the game - the longest game i've ever played in my life...even surpassed Final Fantasy series
(SEES - Specialized Extracircular Execution Squad From Gekkoukan High)It also includes dating simulations system in which the player are progressed through day by day mainly in school, making friends and building romantic relationships...The player are required to listen through the lessons and lectures in the class as not only to increase the personal stats but also can gain additional knowledge since the lessons are based on the topics covered in highschool or of higher educational level...But what really attracts to me was the well formed dialogue and it contains proper english usage which lives up to it's high standard... Besides,like any other games, the battle works on turn-based systems and the partners fight and support each other without the player control..
The story revolves around a group of highschoolers in Gekkoukan High with special abilities and able to call forth the Persona to hunt down the Shadows which emerge during the DARK HOUR,time that exist between 12.ooam-12.01am...During that particular time, the "ordinary" people are transmogrified , making them unaware the existence of Dark Hour...The personal power are also judge by how well the protagonist's relationship and friendships...Which means, he had to build social links at school in order to improve his Persona performance.. The type of social links are mainly based upon the Arcana tarots cards such as The Fool, The Strength , The Lovers and etc..
The main story,"The Journey" was the origin game in Persona 3...Not long after Persona 3, an expansion pack known as Persona 3 FES with an additional chapter , "The Answer" set in the aftermath of the original game which added a total extra of 30hours.. There are actually two endings in the original game , the bad ending and the good ending... Both can be achieved based on the player decision on whether to kill the 13th Shadow (incarnation of "Death") who is appeared to be human and bear the responsibility to usher the the descendant of the final boss.
