So up until this point I have beaten P4 and P3. (Oh god over a 150 hours of hitting the X button) Up until that point of P4, I had never beaten a JRPG. I would lose focus or get frustrated at some point and throw my hands up into the air. Persona was different, it had a fantastic story at which I had to shut off my console at times because I would not leave, and then I would smell. The combat was also different in that it would reward you for playing smart. P4 was awesome, now I want some more. P3:FES is next and...ok I can't give my dudes commands.

Thats something you have to get used to going from P4 to P3. It really make you aprecciate the changes from P3 to P4 like Direct commands, the Square Button, iJust one inventory screen, etc. Also the combat was way more repetative and difficult which could be a bad thing. All in all it was still a great game with a darker story, and not as great characters as P4, they were really down all the time.
 
But Im here for FES. More Persona gameplay. Right off the bat, that sounds perfect. More story, excellent. Yes I would like to know what happen to Aigis and Friends. So Im very deep into the game, about 18 hours. And...its not good. Some might say, "Why did you play 18 hours worth then?" Because dammit the storyline looked very promising. Those intro movies really got me going. Just seeing Ken getting a table thrown at him was Awesome! Unfortunately the rest of the game wasn't like that.

First, lets take P3, together its a solid 80 hours of awesomeness. But When you remove the Story, Characters, Social Links, and school cycle, what do you have left? Combat. Now Granted all those things exept Social Links ARE in FES, but  the bulk of the game is running up to a shadow, shooting it in the goddamn forehead and then quickly going on the next on. Doing that for 25 floors for each door, it gets me to a point where I just rush the last few floors because I just want to beat it.

Im not saying the FES shouldn't exsit, Maybe if they had less combat and more story, I don't know. What I would like to see is Advent Children Style. Just make a long Anime Movie. That Beginning cut sceen was great, I would of like to see more of that. Well im off  to leveling up Metis because I nevered used her, I think its the developers way of saying "You don't like our new character? Well heres a Giant Middle Finger!

So up until this point I have beaten P4 and P3. (Oh god over a 150 hours of hitting the X button) Up until that point of P4, I had never beaten a JRPG. I would lose focus or get frustrated at some point and throw my hands up into the air. Persona was different, it had a fantastic story at which I had to shut off my console at times because I would not leave, and then I would smell. The combat was also different in that it would reward you for playing smart. P4 was awesome, now I want some more. P3:FES is next and...ok I can't give my dudes commands.

Thats something you have to get used to going from P4 to P3. It really make you aprecciate the changes from P3 to P4 like Direct commands, the Square Button, iJust one inventory screen, etc. Also the combat was way more repetative and difficult which could be a bad thing. All in all it was still a great game with a darker story, and not as great characters as P4, they were really down all the time.
 
But Im here for FES. More Persona gameplay. Right off the bat, that sounds perfect. More story, excellent. Yes I would like to know what happen to Aigis and Friends. So Im very deep into the game, about 18 hours. And...its not good. Some might say, "Why did you play 18 hours worth then?" Because dammit the storyline looked very promising. Those intro movies really got me going. Just seeing Ken getting a table thrown at him was Awesome! Unfortunately the rest of the game wasn't like that.

First, lets take P3, together its a solid 80 hours of awesomeness. But When you remove the Story, Characters, Social Links, and school cycle, what do you have left? Combat. Now Granted all those things exept Social Links ARE in FES, but  the bulk of the game is running up to a shadow, shooting it in the goddamn forehead and then quickly going on the next on. Doing that for 25 floors for each door, it gets me to a point where I just rush the last few floors because I just want to beat it.

Im not saying the FES shouldn't exsit, Maybe if they had less combat and more story, I don't know. What I would like to see is Advent Children Style. Just make a long Anime Movie. That Beginning cut sceen was great, I would of like to see more of that. Well im off  to leveling up Metis because I nevered used her, I think its the developers way of saying "You don't like our new character? Well heres a Giant Middle Finger!

Persona is too long-form for it to be easily adapted to a movie without being much more shallow.  I would watch a 20+ episode series of 45min episodes though.

Well there was one, it was called persona trinity soul? I think? Anyway it was absolutely based off P3, people would say apathy syndrome, couple of the dudes were poppin pills, and there was some music of P3 in the background.

But beside that. I don't know, I would be better off  having a hour and a half or even less than that of a movie containing awesome cutscenes instead of 20+ hours of 
gratuitous gameplay. Though you do have a point, it probably would be shallow. Though I would like to see a crack at it.
 

 First, lets take P3, together its a solid 80 hours of awesomeness. But When you remove the Story, Characters, Social Links, and school cycle, what do you have left? Combat. Now Granted all those things exept Social Links ARE in FES, but  the bulk of the game is running up to a shadow, shooting it in the goddamn forehead and then quickly going on the next on. Doing that for 25 floors for each door, it gets me to a point where I just rush the last few floors because I just want to beat it.Im not saying the FES shouldn't exsit, Maybe if they had less combat and more story, I don't know. What I would like to see is Advent Children Style. Just make a long Anime Movie. That Beginning cut sceen was great, I would of like to see more of that. Well im off  to leveling up Metis because I nevered used her, I think its the developers way of saying "You don't like our new character? Well heres a Giant Middle Finger! "

So your problem is The Answer? Well, you don't really have to play that. But if you've already played Persona 3... that's what you get. But you also get some enhancements to The Journey as well. Persona 3 FES is not just The Answer; it's The Journey and The Answer.
But The Answer is the biggest new feature of P3 FES. And it's the aspect that I've always seen people criticize. It happens all the time, so I know what to expect. I'm not imagining an amazing new quest when I start The Answer, so I won't end up disappointed. I just loved playing Persona 3. In The Answer, that's pretty much all I'll be doing. I know that, and I'm fine with it.

Why are you bothering to level up Metis? Don't use her if you don't want to. That just makes it seem like you're purposely finding ways to make the game unenjoyable. If you don't like it, just stop. There's no point in continuing to play if you're not getting any enjoyment out of it.

" Persona is too long-form for it to be easily adapted to a movie without being much more shallow.  I would watch a 20+ episode series of 45min episodes though. "

" @leftyhijack: I like The Answer... I'd rather it not be so hard, but I figured it's worth it. And also, I don't think you can really say "P4 has a better story than P3". It's not so cut and dry, I think. It's different; different people, different enemies....  I liked P3's story, I also liked P4's.... You can't truly say one is better than the other. Well, you can, but it won't mean anything. And better characters?! They are just different! They were down all the time.....? Are you sure you played the game? Of course they were! Look at the stuff they went though. In P4, if I remember correctly...!!!!!!!********SPOILERS**********!!!!!!!! Nobody died. Well, nobody really important or close to the main characters. Your post is totally superfluous.... *Sigh* Think a little. You are the epitome of everything I mildly dislike..... "

" @LeadNinja said:

" Persona is too long-form for it to be easily adapted to a movie without being much more shallow.  I would watch a 20+ episode series of 45min episodes though. "

If we were to use standard, television broadcasted anime conventions then you would probably looking at 1 (or more) 24 episode season. Each episode weighs in at about 21 minutes with the commercials cut out.That being said, I would not mind a Persona anime. However, anything live-action can go eat it's own ass. "

I loved P3 "The Journey" and count it among my favorites of all time, but I detest "The Answer" and stopped playing it after the first save point.  You don't have to play it and so I chose not to since it certainly would have colored my fond memories of P3 proper. 

As far as time lines go, I believe P3 is first, then two years later is P4 and Persona: Trinity Soul is 10 years after P3 or eight following P4.  I'm not sure where the earlier games fit in.