IMO It's best to play as male because Persona 3 was originally played as a male mc, thats why Persona 3 Reload (Remake) is also played as a male. Female route is only shown in P3P and is kinda additional to the original story

About to play P3P for the first time, would you recommend Male mc or Female mc for a first playthrough? I've already played P4G and P5. Interested to see what y'all suggest.

thanks!, that double boss fight with rise and then teddy RIGHT after, gave me a literal heart attack, and I got sooo upset when I had to start from the top that I basically only healed and guarded, still though the feeling of accomplishment you get from something like that is a thing I haven't really felt in many newer games, im almost always a "normal/medium" difficulty player because i make all of the harder modes sound too tough in my head so kind of having no choice in the matter left me feeling both super stressed and happy I won. I'll be interested to see if anything else challenges me like that.

P4G is my favorite one, good luck on your playthrough

I just made it through halfway on ps4!, crazy how nostalgic I can get for a time i was barely alive in, of course the graphics and difficulty were a bit of an adjustment but im loving it so far, the intro was a lot of fun and I watch it every time I boot up the game- and overall is just is a nice change of pace from the stress of impending death that the 3 one had, (just so long as you ignore the literal serial killer), not too much of a fan of the bear mascot either, koromaru will always be my #1 animal sidekick, Sorry it took so long to reply, thanks for asking!

Wow nice, glad you liked it bro, considering playing other persona games?

I'm a new fan, the first one i beat was ps3r, and I did that literally just today, but I gotta say without a doubt for me its the characters, each one is unique and loveable in their own way and I grew to love each one of them and seeing the team dynamic grow and shift over the course of the game led to some of the most genuinely stressful as well as hilarious moments ive had while gaming as we faced off against lunatics and monsters and worst of all... studying, I will never forget the experience of playing it through for the first time. tons of other games can give you strategy and action, but in terms of telling a story that you felt like you were a part of, nothing has it beat for me, (and of course the music is a close second).