When not attending school you can do other things like seeing movies, hanging out at the arcade or even getting a part-time job, which all increase your Academic, Charm and Courage stats so you can improve your Social Links further. As the strength of your Social Links increases, so do the power of the Personas that you can use in the 'Dark Hour' section. During the 'Day' sections, your main goal is to attend school and build up friendships with the people around you, known as ' Social Links'. The game is split into two main sections: 'Day' and 'Dark Hour'. Recruited into the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad ( SEES), a secret student society dedicated to fighting the Shadows, you now have to balance your school life, your social life and your new demon-hunting life. Soon after settling into your new dormitory, you are discovered to have ' the potential': the ability to remain as a human within the Dark Hour, and to fight the Shadows with a mysterious inner-power called 'Persona'. You are a New Transfer Student moving to Tatsumi Port Island to attend Gekkoukan High School.

What's more, evil creatures called Shadows appear to prey on the minds of humans, inflicting a zombie-like condition commonly known as Apathy Syndrome.

During this 'hidden' hour of the day, Time Stands Still and normal humans are transmogrified into coffin-like objects, unaware of the world around them. It released in Japan on July 13th, 2006, in North America on August 14th, 2007, and in Europe on February 29th, 2008.Įvery night when the clock strikes midnight, a phenomenon called ' The Dark Hour' occurs. Persona 3 is an Urban Fantasy Role-Playing Game, and the third numbered sequel in the Shin Megami Tensei JRPG franchise's Persona sub-series, developed by Atlus for the PlayStation 2 and later the PlayStation Portable.

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