Regarding this, should I play Persona 3 FES or portable?
Persona 3 FES is better, as it has a more open-style (at least in perception) compared to the Visual Novel gameplay of Portable. Yes, Marin Karin was annoying for me, but most of the time the AI is pretty good and you'll get used to it pretty quickly.
Additionally, how long is p3p portable? All Styles
| Single-Player | Polled | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Main Story | 246 | 66h 36m |
| Main + Extras | 255 | 85h 15m |
| Completionists | 26 | 123h 20m |
| All PlayStyles | 527 | 78h 26m |
Also asked, what's the difference between Persona 3 and Persona 3 Portable?
Persona Portable is the trimmed version of Persona 3 for the PlayStation Portable. It mainly has the same story as Persona 3, but it does not include the epilogue of Persona 3 FES, nor does it have characters acting out each scene. You cannot control the main character either while traveling around town.
What does p3p add?
The portable version reduces all overworld roaming into point-and-click with the only exception being in dungeons. It also lacks all the animated cutscenes from the original P3 and lacks the epilogue, The Answer, from FES.