14 DAY TRIAL // Not having this game was a real loss for the Europeans, but things are about to change really soon, since Koei has announced that their hit RPG Persona 3 will be released on PlayStation 2 consoles in Europe starting the 29th of February this year. Awesome!
Persona is an unique RPG coming straight from Japan and taking place in a Japanese high school. The gameplay is practically divided into two standalone pieces: during the day and during the night. For example, you will have to fight against monsters and such at night, but in order to increase your stats, you will have to experience the normal high school life during the day. So, basically, you will enhance your abilities depending on the choices you made during the school day. It might sound a little complicated, but it's not - actually, it's great and fun. And, of course, that's not all.
The real fun part in Persona 3 happens during the night, when you will fight monsters and demons, you will summon or combine Personas, depending on your skills and relationships that you've made during the day - all part of the SEES (Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad), an organization that fights against the evil threats of the Shadows.
Commenting on the release of Persona 3 on PS2, Naoki Katashima, Executive Vice President of Koei Europe, said: "Persona 3 is one of the most highly regarded RPGs of recent times and we are delighted to be able to bring this renowned title to European gamers. We look forward to continuing to work with Atlus to bring the very best Japanese RPGs to Europe."
Persona 3 is the latest installment from Atlus in the Megami Tensei series that has entertained gamers in Japan for many years. The previous three Persona games have sold over 1 million units in Japan. So they should know better. But the European gamers will get the chance to check it starting the 29th of February.