What year is Persona 3? What day does Persona 3 end?

Persona 3 is a role-playing game developed by Atlus for the PlayStation 2 in 2006. It is the fourth main installment in the Persona series, which is part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise.

The game follows a group of high school students who investigate a temporal anomaly known as the Dark Hour, during which they can enter a tower called Tartarus and fight Shadows, creatures that feed on human minds. The game has multiple versions and ports, including Persona 3 FES, Persona 3 Portable, and Persona 3 Reload.

Persona 3 is set in the year 2009, starting from April 7th and ending on January 31st of the following year. The game has a calendar system that tracks the date and time, as well as the phases of the moon. The Dark Hour occurs every night at midnight, except on nights with a full moon.

The game’s story is divided into two main arcs: The Journey and The Answer. The Journey covers the main events of Persona 3, while The Answer is an epilogue that takes place a month after the end of The Journey.

According to the game’s official website, Persona 3 ends on January 31st, 2010, which is also the date of the final battle against Nyx, the embodiment of death. However, depending on the player’s choices, there are two possible endings for Persona 3: an alternate ending and a true ending.

In the alternate ending, the protagonist chooses to kill Ryoji Mochizuki, who is revealed to be the human form of Nyx’s herald, Pharos. By doing so, he prevents Nyx from awakening, but also erases the memories of his friends and himself about their experiences during the Dark Hour. The protagonist lives a normal life until graduation day, when he suddenly remembers everything and collapses.

In the true ending, the protagonist chooses to spare Ryoji and face Nyx in a final battle. He and his friends use their Personas to fight Nyx, but they are unable to stop her from descending. The protagonist then uses his power as the Great Seal to seal away Nyx and prevent her from bringing about the Fall, a cataclysmic event that would end all life on Earth. However, this comes at a cost of his own life force. He survives until March 5th, when he dies peacefully in Aigis’s arms on the rooftop of their school.