This version of Persona 3 does NOT have 'The Answer' as expanded content. That was Persona 3 FES that had 'The Answer'. This version allows you to play a female protagonist and explore that side of the social scenarios, including some new and different ones alike.

It's an oldschool Persona game through and through though. If you like Persona 4 and/or 5, you'll find the same coming-of-age stories featuring young adults and the various people they develop relationships with that try to deal with school by day and saving the world from non-Euclidian archetypal horrors that would make Lovecraft and Carl Jung do some weirdo dance and then become one, revealing them to have been the BBEG the entire time.

I highly recommend it if you both like Persona games and are willing to be patient with this one being old and a little janky compared to 4 and definitely 5.

If you're new to Persona, this one is a decent place to start because this one is good, easy to play and not at all difficult to make sense of if you remember to read Glossary entries about stuff that's left you feeling lost, and you may rest assured that if you like Persona 3, you'll love 4 and simply adore 5.

3 is good. They only get better from here, and life is a lot easier if you play them in order rather than backwards. You'll get more out of 4 if you play it after 3, and 5 if you play it after 3 and 4. The callbacks and the little throwback references to events and even characters in 4 and 5 can be pretty neat when you know that that's what was even going on to begin with.

Also, the music at the real final boss fight is called 'Burn My Dread'. You'll thank me for letting you know that someday.

Edit 11/22/2023 -- A P3 remake coming up eventually might be good. It might suck. As of this edit, I can't know yet - what I know is that this version of P3 is good. Nothing's gonna be changing that.

This version of Persona 3 does NOT have 'The Answer' as expanded content. That was Persona 3 FES that had 'The Answer'. This version allows you to play a female protagonist and explore that side of the social scenarios, including some new and different ones alike. It's an oldschool Persona game through and through though. If you like Persona 4 and/or 5, you'll find the same coming-of-age stories featuring young adults and the various people they develop relationships with that try to deal with school by day and saving the world from non-Euclidian archetypal horrors that would make Lovecraft and Carl Jung do some weirdo dance and then become one, revealing them to have been the BBEG the entire time. I highly recommend it if you both like Persona games and are willing to be patient with this one being old and a little janky compared to 4 and definitely 5. If you're new to Persona, this one is a decent place to start because this one is good, easy to play and not at all difficult to make sense of if you remember to read Glossary entries about stuff that's left you feeling lost, and you may rest assured that if you like Persona 3, you'll love 4 and simply adore 5. 3 is good. They only get better from here, and life is a lot easier if you play them in order rather than backwards. You'll get more out of 4 if you play it after 3, and 5 if you play it after 3 and 4. The callbacks and the little throwback references to events and even characters in 4 and 5 can be pretty neat when you know that that's what was even going on to begin with. Also, the music at the real final boss fight is called 'Burn My Dread'. You'll thank me for letting you know that someday. Edit 11/22/2023 -- A P3 remake coming up eventually might be good. It might suck. As of this edit, I can't know yet - what I know is that this version of P3 is good. Nothing's gonna be changing that.