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[metalslimer]

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I have to say I think that the twists in this game were all handled really well.
It was mostly a straightforward story where you could predict what was going to happen for the most part, but the twists they do have really were well done and hit you hard. Akechi being evil was foreshadowed well and someone on this page even caught the Morgana thing. My jaw was on the floor though with the Igor thing because I did sense something was off with the Velvet Room, but I just thought it was just Atlus doing something different.

 

[Jintor]

holy shit dec 12/7 tv spoils

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even namatame gets a shoutout! lmao

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Hmm honestly I had thought the Fortune teller girl was planned to be one because as it seemed her back story was set up perfectly for a church or temple dungeon. But I wonder if they designed Hifumi before adding a back story.

Hifumi has totally has the potential to be in it. Her back story is strong enough for her to hate the adult world and she looked like she'd be the tactician on the battlefield.

I hate basically all the puzzles in this game. Gonna make doing a NG+ challenging

The last one was the first time I got irritated with a puzzle. Just randomly moving back and fourth hoping I got the right lock.

She's pretty busty. Whenever you use items or certain moves, major bounce. I was surprised. Lol

Haven't noticed that.

 

[Jiraiza]

Oh man, the Becky massage. So good.

 

[Young Magus]

Clock'd @ 24 hours so far in and bout to hit up the 3rd dungeon.......I think....maybe.

Lovin everything so far, played the jp version when it dropped but time forbid me makin it far. Caught up and passed where I was in the jp copy over the weekend.

Only thing that gets me right now is the lack of free time in the early game. Wish I can do events/raise stats but I do need my zzzzzzzzzzzz .

 

[Mothman91]

Wow.............3rd dungeon is a pain in the fucking ass...............

Regular ass shadows kicking my ass.
Fucking rampage twice in a row...........anyone know his weakness? Lost like prob an hour of progress.

 

[freeofgreed]

Yay just maxed out all of my social stats. On literally the last day you're able to lol.

 

[massoluk]

Post game spoilers

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I have to say I think that the twists in this game were all handled really well.
It was mostly a straightforward story where you could predict what was going to happen for the most part, but the twists they do have really were well done and hit you hard. Akechi being evil was foreshadowed well and someone on this page even caught the Morgana thing. My jaw was on the floor though with the Igor thing because I did sense something was off with the Velvet Room, but I just thought it was just Atlus doing something different.

Like I said earlier in this thread about the final act.

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Is there explanation on how Arsene become Super Robot with that Bullet that I missed, lol.


Edit:it's the power of friendship, isn't it

 

[Zephyx]

~65 hours in, early September:

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Is it normal for high school students in Japan to go to other countries for their school trip? I was impressed that they talk about it so casually.

 

[Wyndstryker]

~65 hours in, early September:

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Is it normal for high school students in Japan to go to other countries for their school trip? I was impressed that they talk about it so casually.

Given how it happens like in every anime/game I think so.

 

[Laughing Banana]

Post game spoilers

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I have to say I think that the twists in this game were all handled really well.
It was mostly a straightforward story where you could predict what was going to happen for the most part, but the twists they do have really were well done and hit you hard. Akechi being evil was foreshadowed well and someone on this page even caught the Morgana thing. My jaw was on the floor though with the Igor thing because I did sense something was off with the Velvet Room, but I just thought it was just Atlus doing something different.

That

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pancake thing

was incredibly obvious to the player.

What is not obvious

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is that the characters are also aware about it

, I honestly thought

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the characters are just being dumb not to catch that mistake.

The

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Igor one tho, I didn't see that one coming. What a clever way to even add the fact that they changed Igor's VA as a twist to the story.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Haru: "...As long as they show up haha." Haru's voice is so funny lol.

 

[duckroll]

Wow.............3rd dungeon is a pain in the fucking ass...............

Regular ass shadows kicking my ass.
Fucking rampage twice in a row...........anyone know his weakness? Lost like prob an hour of progress.

Dying to physical attacks? Use attack down debuffs on the enemy. Heal up often. Hit him hard. Try to get crits if you can't exploit a weakness. It's Megaten 101.

 

[Jintor]

~65 hours in, early September:

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Is it normal for high school students in Japan to go to other countries for their school trip? I was impressed that they talk about it so casually.

Shujin is (or was) a fairly prestigious school, and

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Hawaii is kinda like a 'standard' goal for Japanese tourists. It's definitely on the richer side of things, but still possible.

 

[Mothman91]

Dying to physical attacks? Use attack down debuffs on the enemy. Heal up often. Hit him hard. Try to get crits if you can't exploit a weakness. It's Megaten 101.

I should definitely do more attack down but he got off a rampage twice....which I have never really seen a shadow do that.

And I can't even get his weakness.either I don't have light or curse attacks....

 

[graywolf323]

post fifth palace spoilers

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I know we know more about what's going on than the characters do but damn they're incredibly naive sometimes given they know there's someone killing people using the palaces and they just changed the heart of someone who can reveal all

>_<

 

[Laughing Banana]

Wow.............3rd dungeon is a pain in the fucking ass...............

Regular ass shadows kicking my ass.
Fucking rampage twice in a row...........anyone know his weakness? Lost like prob an hour of progress.

Oni don't have a weakness. Your best bet is either Morgana's Lucky Punch or just brute force them with spells (they are quite susceptible to stuff like electrified, frozen, etc etc)

Or just bring Shiki-ouji as your Persona, as he nulls physical.

I should definitely do more attack down but he got off a rampage twice....which I have never really seen a shadow do that.

And I can't even get his weakness.either I don't have light or curse attacks....

A few in that dungeon are also weak to Psy attacks, so make sure you bring a Persona that can do that too.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

I should definitely do more attack down but he got off a rampage twice....which I have never really seen a shadow do that.

And I can't even get his weakness.either I don't have light or curse attacks....

There's a Persona that has null physical which I used to get through the miniboss. Name was Shiki-ouji. Try that. Level 21.

 

[massoluk]

I should definitely do more attack down but he got off a rampage twice....which I have never really seen a shadow do that.

And I can't even get his weakness.either I don't have light or curse attacks....

I cheesed the entire game with Arahabaki and its Repel Physical. :X

 

[daveo42]

Post Palace 6 Boss (11/20):

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Fuckin' called in on that rat bastard Akechi. Man...oh man this is so bloody good.

 

[hipsterpants]

hmm.... how brutal is merciless difficulty? I want to play through this again with more strategy than I did on normal because NG+ is boring me to tears and isn't satisfying. I'm probably just going to settle for hard but I'm curious.

 

[Ferrio]

I never really got into fusing crazy OP persona, I assume it revolves around sacrificing persona and reloading until you get the ability you want?

 

[Jiraiza]

Hierophant, Rank 6:

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My blood is boiling. Fuck Futaba's uncle so hard. You're a good man, Sojiro.

 

[cheesekao]

hmm.... how brutal is merciless difficulty? I want to play through this again with more strategy than I did on normal because NG+ is boring me to tears and isn't satisfying. I'm probably just going to settle for hard but I'm curious.

Why not just try it yourself? You don't lose anything by doing so and you get first hand experience. Other people might have OP or so-so personas that would affect their experience.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

I never really got into fusing crazy OP persona, I assume it revolves around sacrificing persona and reloading until you get the ability you want?

What do you mean?

 

[Ferrio]

What do you mean?

IE, find a base persona you wanna make OP. So you sacrifice other persona to level it up and gain the abilities you want. Except what ability you get is random, so save scumming until you get the correct one.

 

[Soma]

Me before: "Man Mementos are kinda boring. I don't feel like doing them unless I have to..."

Me right after Temperance Rank 8: "OH HELL NAH"

 

[cheesekao]

Me before: "Man Mementos are kinda boring. I don't feel like doing them unless I have to..."

Me right after Temperance Rank 8: "OH HELL NAH"

You better do mementos if you don't want to suffer during the final parts of the game.

 

[Jintor]

I never really got into fusing crazy OP persona, I assume it revolves around sacrificing persona and reloading until you get the ability you want?

that's 2008 persona. 2017 persona has inheritance and shit!

the fusing questline is still garbage tho

 

[Ferrio]

that's 2008 persona. 2017 persona has inheritance and shit!

the fusing questline is still garbage tho

I don't understand. How do I get specific abilities for a persona other than sacrificing? Is this something the twins give me later on?

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

The theme that plays for palace villains is awesome.

 

[xxracerxx]

I don't understand. How do I get specific abilities for a persona other than sacrificing? Is this something the twins give me something later on?

The game shows you what can be inherited and allows you to choose (unlike say Persona 4 Vanilla).

 

[ryanfadholi]

Dear

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third

Palace, I'm desperately searching for

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safe rooms

all the way and you gave me nothing, and then you gave 2 of it just a few steps away between at the end?!


Oh btw, [Mid-June, no story spoilers; just mechanics question]

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Is there any limitations in what skill you inherit when strengthening your persona?

I tried to strengthen my Orthrus with Eligor for his Maragi, tried for like 12 times and haven't got it... While my Eligor only got 3 skills..

 

[Ferrio]

The game shows you what can be inherited and allows you to choose (unlike say Persona 4 Vanilla).

Right, but I only can choose skills from the base persona. What if I want something they don't have?

 

[Zolo]

Wow.............3rd dungeon is a pain in the fucking ass...............

Regular ass shadows kicking my ass.
Fucking rampage twice in a row...........anyone know his weakness? Lost like prob an hour of progress.

Yeah. Oni are an sp-sink. I made sure to get the SP-restoring accessories before the next dungeon.

 

[zelhawks37]

Holy fucking shhhhhiiiiitttttt!

Massive spoilers post 6th palace:

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That whole sequence was brilliant!
I had a hunch it was that detective asshole. Fucking pancakes!

 

[Sub_Level]

Passed the 60 hour mark today. Hard continues to be well balanced. Game continues to be fuggin fantastic.

 

[Jintor]

Right, but I only can choose skills from the base persona. What if I want something they don't have?

skill cards or time to resort to elaborate spreadsheets

 

[Rainy]

Late June

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So just got Makoto, she's supposed to be a really good party member right? I think I'm gonna use her and Yusuke, probably change the 4th person randomly.

 

[Megasoum]

Is there a way to change the turn order for your party?

Right now I'm always starying by Morgana followed by Ann.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

Well these adults/confidants are actually in stuck in the dirt due to someone oppressing them and they can't do anything about it which is why you need to free them from the person oppressing them. Happens in real life too. It's the best aspect of the new slink system that I like. Its a give and take relationship unlike make friends and thats it I hope you remember me setups in p3/4. Gives the relationship much more weight.

But that's exactly what I dislike about it. Solving real world problems through magic bullshit feels a bit too 'video game'-y if that's the word. I know that's ridiculous to say in a game about summoning demons and shit but that's how I feel, comparing this to past Persona games. Many of these side Confidants, and the adults especially, are stuck there because of percieved notions, self-hate, and guilt over themselves. I'm close to finishing both Fortune and Temperance. [Late Spoilers for Said Confidants]

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Both were close to solving their own problems, consequences be damned. They realized changing fate was something one had to do themselves. I'm not saying I don't want to punish the assholes but they should make an actual effort to push back themselves. It's all talk and no effort but from me the Phantom Thief superhero. Just feels wrong to me.

Again, I'm not maxed out so I open to changing my mind.

 

[Jinfash]

Do all the personas of the protagonist receive exp after battle, or just the equiped one?

 

[Jintor]

Is there a way to change the turn order for your party?

Right now I'm always starying by Morgana followed by Ann.

it's based on persona agility

Do all the personas of the protagonist receive exp after battle, or just the equiped one?

equipped only unless growth ability

 

[Dangansona]

7/24 is classic Persona. Probably the best day of the game so far.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

IE, find a base persona you wanna make OP. So you sacrifice other persona to level it up and gain the abilities you want. Except what ability you get is random, so save scumming until you get the correct one.

True. But there are also skill cards and basic fusion techniques using the P5 fusion calculator, especially due to late game EXP that nets you all the skills. I'll be doing that if I want some game breaking Persona later on, much better than random BS.

 

[hipsterpants]

Why not just try it yourself? You don't lose anything by doing so and you get first hand experience. Other people might have OP or so-so personas that would affect their experience.

I suppose I could put effort in myself...

Time to see how badly I get wrecked.

 

[OniBarubary]

Yeah. Oni are an sp-sink. I made sure to get the SP-restoring accessories before the next dungeon.

You can sink your SP in me any time ~____^

I'm getting really tired of these fucking Oni at the 3rd Palace. They're so hard to kill when low on SP.

Oh come ON I just posted.

 

[Astral]

I'm getting really tired of these fucking Oni at the 3rd Palace. They're so hard to kill when low on SP.

 

[daveo42]

11/21:

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So that was a special "palace" set up by joker I assume? That was his cognition that helped shape the events and the phone being the key to accessing the site.

 

[Mediking]

I oftentimes refuse to put Morgana in my party just because he is extreme control freak motherfucker.

I'll go to sleep when I damn well feel like it.


COME ON MORGANA THE DVD IS 2 WEEKS LATE. WE NEED TO WATCH IT NOW. THE YAKUZA ARE GOING TO SAW OFF MY FINGERS.

Lmao. Always good to hear from you, man.