Official: Persona 3: FES Heading Stateside

by Mike Bendel February 25, 2008 @ 10:54 am


Yep – that countdown timer on the Atlus site was counting down to Persona 3: FES after all. Atlus sent an email to all members of the Atlus Faithful today, announcing that FES is indeed coming stateside. The US FES release will be released as a stand-alone game, meaning you will not need the original Persona 3 (which is becoming increasingly hard to find) to play.

Persona 3: FES promises 120-plus hours of gameplay and features extra costumes, a new weapon synthesis system, twenty-three more Persona, and a “hard” difficulty setting. The title will retail at an MSRP of $29.99 on April 22 for the PlayStation 2.

Months of trying to keep FES a secret are now behind us (which means all of us here can reflect on just how futile an effort that was).

So what’s the big deal about Persona 3 FES? “FES” is short for “Festival,” and in Japan, FES was released as a reward for gamers who picked up the original. Not only does the new FES content enhance the original game, but the new FES component is actually a game in and of itself, accessible right from the get-go. We think of it as two games on one disc. It is the definitive Persona 3 experience.

We will be releasing the stand-alone version of FES. There was of course the option of just releasing the “Append” disc (which would have required ownership of the original game), but in the end, we didn’t want you to have to own anything else to enjoy the experience.

We’ll have a ton more updates going out for FES soon, telling you about the extra features, content, and modes for you to enjoy. Thanks for being patient. We’re glad you stuck around.

Oh, and we decided to set the suggested retail for FES at $29.99, just for the heck of it. Thanks for continuing to support us, Atlus Faithful!

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