Megami Tensei: Persona 3 was the Third installment in the Persona franchise (excluding Innocent Sin), and is widely considered to be one of the best Games in all of Megami Tensei history. In Persona 3, you play as Makoto and have the power of a Persona. The game takes place over a year where you make friends, and allies in order to fight shadows in Tartarus, which is where the games combat takes place.