What did you think of the good ending of the Journey? Did you like it? What was your interpretation of it?
For me it just sucked, compared to the rest of the game. The main character is supposed to die, so what are those final three days (including graduation day)? A dream, or did he suffer from a degenerative disease that killed him after a month? No explanation is given for it.
It feels so disconnected... Well, that's what we get for a philosophical ending.
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES
Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Apr 19, 2007
This expanded edition of Persona 3 adds additional content and a continuation of the original game's storyline.
Persona 3 FES ending (Mild Spoilers)
I assume you mean the pre FES ending (I think?). I actually liked it for reasons I just almost spoiled while typing this as I have no idea if you have finished FES or not.
FES answered any questions I had, the exact reason for the graduation day scene put a tear in my honestly.
I finished the Journey. Yep, pre-FES." I assume you mean the pre FES ending (I think?). I actually liked it for reasons I just almost spoiled while typing this as I have no idea if you have finished FES or not. FES answered any questions I had, the exact reason for the graduation day scene put a tear in my honestly. "
It felt like it missed some explanation. i liked it, but it doesn't bode well rationaly. Does the Answer explain the ending better?
So he died right after Nyx or got a degenerative desease that killed him after a month? Or was it a dream?
The ending to The Journey was great. Obviously sad verging on depressing, and maybe a little confusing (it took me awhile to figure out exactly what just happened), but its pretty awesome. That and the general tone of the game are among the reasons I tend to like P3 over P4.
They kind of shat on that with The Answer, breaking the characters to contrive a little more gameplay. In the end, I just watched the highlights of it on Youtube, because even the gameplay was stupid difficult and repetitive beyond measure. I'd rather wrap my mind around some of the things that seem like missing plot points than to go through that.
" @Zenaxzd: Hum hum. That should have been in the Journey. Without it, it doesn't make much sense. "I believe they wanted it to be somewhat inferred. The Answer doesn't really explain that point exactly, I actually read around on various message boards/wikis to fully understand the entire thing.
I loved the ending of the journey, I thought it was a very fitting end to that game. And I have yet to play the answer yet.
" breaking the characters to contrive a little more gameplay "Huh? I think the only character that was acting strangely in The Answer was Mitsuru. What she did didn't fit her character at all.
I don't remember the details too well, but I'm pretty sure they explained why no one remembered the main character in the ending of the Journey. And it's also explained why the main character dies in the Answer. The Answer does clear up some stuff that happened before, but like others have said, it's pretty tedious. I managed to get through it anyways. It also delves in some themes that are heavily explored in Persona 4 (The Shadow within oneself with Metis/Aigis).
What really surprised me was that the MC actually died in the end of the Journey. I innocently thought he simply fell asleep on Aigis' lap before that...
Skip ahead and everyone has forgotten what happened, just like Ryoji foretold, except for the MC himself and Aigis.
I'm going to spoil The Answer for you, but the MC died because his spirit was literally being pulled and damaged. He didn't actually defeat Nyx, as it turned out, and therefore manifested his spirit into a statue to prevent it from ever returning to the world. But humanity, forgetting what had happened, continued down the path of darkness (basically humans are ungrateful, liars, bitter and wish for death subconsciously) and it became so significant that a huge ass shadow monster was formed: Erebus. Erebus was the one who broke the MC's spirit-manifested-into-a-statue apart, as humanity called out to it so strongly.
Furthermore, Aigis does discover the true meaning of life during The Answer, and she does "die". But, as it turns out, she just becomes a "real girl", making the mechanical part of her die.
That is in The Journey, and I had no problem at all following the ending of Persona 3 long before I ever touched The Answer. I'm not sure how there was any confusion at the end." @Zenaxzd: Hum hum. That should have been in the Journey. Without it, it doesn't make much sense. "
Your also one of the rare people I've ever seen have a negative reaction to the end of P3. It generally has a very positive reception by people.
He seemed fine the day before... :p
It seems a intellectual ending where some parts - plot holes - are left to the imagination and comprehension of the player.
Being that the ending of Persona 3, excluding the Answer, would leave a sour taste on my experience. After a great experience with awesome cutscenes and a involving story, having such a disconnected ending is disappointing.
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