They sometimes get into politics on the bombcast but it always devolves into insanity and you cant decipher who supports what. Other than i think maybe the majority of them like to make 'trickle down' jokes.
The Giant Bomb Quick Look Thread 2
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They sometimes get into politics on the bombcast but it always devolves into insanity and you cant decipher who supports what. Other than i think maybe the majority of them like to make 'trickle down' jokes.
EmCeeGramr
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The story mode is huge and leaves certain things unresolved, with at least one thing that's super big in terms of Persona lore being hinted at.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I believe Atlus also considers it as part of the canon storyline.
Broder Salsa
Banned
That quicklook really made it obvious how much that gamespot player still sucks. Damn pixelated.
EmCeeGramr
Member
Jeff dropping the Persona 2 "both releases" reference into the QLEX... it was only a few years ago that he was proclaiming that he sure as hell doesn't know anything about Shin Megami Tensei, now he's casually talking about YHWH and Innocent Sin and shit.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Persona 3 and 4 are gateway drugs.
Knux-Future
Banned
But it's literally the same voice for the DS game lol...just just have actual sentences now.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
I think if you ask him he will still respond with: "I'm not a Persona fan, I'm a Persona 4 fan." Who knows what will happen when the 5th iteration comes out.
Hot Coldman
Banned
The dialogue felt wrong. The correct voice is all well and good but the characterisation seemed, well, he got KH'd.
jediyoshi
Member
They already seem to be a level above stepping on politics by explicitly stating that that's what they're doing, especially when half the riffing is based on pointing out how absurd it'd be for them to be following certain issues.
EmCeeGramr
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follow the money
CBS?!
When you play P4 it's really hard to go back. The pacing in P4 is so much better that you really have to be a Person die hard to put up with all the problems the game truly has.
I know what you mean but as far as I know Jeff's only real exposure to P3 is the P3P quick look he did with Vinny, and he really just had the understandable this-feels-like-a-knockoff reaction. It's not like he played it for 20 hours and then gave up because of pacing or Mitsuru casting Marin Karin all the time.
And that's fine, of course. I was just having fun with the fact he loves P4, gave P1 and P2 good reviews, and would probably need to be forced at gunpoint to play P3 to completion.
When Vinny didn't seem to recognize anything when the P4 gang went on their school trip, it made me wonder how far he got in P3 before giving up.
And that's fine, of course. I was just having fun with the fact he loves P4, gave P1 and P2 good reviews, and would probably need to be forced at gunpoint to play P3 to completion.
When Vinny didn't seem to recognize anything when the P4 gang went on their school trip, it made me wonder how far he got in P3 before giving up.
SatelliteOfLove
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SMT4 ER for 2013 confirmed.
Aluminum in the DRINKING WATER. It comes from chem-trails! Wake up people!
Infinite Justice
Member
From the P4a quicklook
"why is his name wrong?"
Mission accomplished for me LOL
"why is his name wrong?"
Mission accomplished for me LOL
TricksterLoki
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I played 4 before 3 and even the FES version I find it difficult to get into.
randomlyrossy
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I think the P3 characters are just less interesting. They're definitely less fun, P4 has a much more whimsical tone.
VibratingDonkey
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Yeah they need to enhance that. Get some antialiasing on there. When's neoGB supposed to happen?
TricksterLoki
Member
I definitely prefer that. And the fact I cant control my party members. ARGH it annoys me so much.
NoirVisage
Banned
"whimsical" is definitely one way to put it.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Well they're not putting guns to their own heads. That's a plus!
I really wish GB would give us a better flash player. The one they have now is absolute garbage. If I choose the streaming option, it constantly freezes, even if I have an amazing connection. Progressive, usually works, but sometimes crashes my flash player in Google Chrome. Youtube is always solid so I go that route anytime it is available, but for subscriber only videos I cannot.
Also the compression and pixelation is horrendous for "HD" quality.
Also the compression and pixelation is horrendous for "HD" quality.
brianmcdoogle
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You should use the HTML5 player. It's all I use, it works on every browser, doesn't use p.o.s. Flash, and the quality of the videos are fine.
Whimsy aside, the P4 characters were just more interesting for me. P3 had two older teens that I would describe as... stoic and mature, I guess. Then you had the
kid and the dog
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
Akihiko is cool, or at least is more prone to relax or being more open than Mitsuru (I endend kind of disliking her).
But I think I prefeer the "After School Gang" mood of Persona 4 than "School Activity Club" of 3.
But I think I prefeer the "After School Gang" mood of Persona 4 than "School Activity Club" of 3.
Just watched the KH QL.
KH and Duke Nukem both need a 'i'm aware of how dumb this is' character that's well written. I want the protagonist of KH 3 to be Darkwing Duck, and he's just like
Also, I always found Akihiko and Mitsuru as two try hards. Like 'YEAH THESE CHARACTERS ARE FUCKING COOL, RIGHT?!' That's what I liked about P4 is that everyone had their own goofy little flaws instead of cool flaws. Like Kanji's insecurity and GET BENTing
KH and Duke Nukem both need a 'i'm aware of how dumb this is' character that's well written. I want the protagonist of KH 3 to be Darkwing Duck, and he's just like
Also, I always found Akihiko and Mitsuru as two try hards. Like 'YEAH THESE CHARACTERS ARE FUCKING COOL, RIGHT?!' That's what I liked about P4 is that everyone had their own goofy little flaws instead of cool flaws. Like Kanji's insecurity and GET BENTing
That is not really something the Japanese can do.
That's not true at all. Nier is better written than almost anything the West has mustered. Ico is almost always cited as a high point in game based story telling.
Kingdom Hearts isn't well written, that doesn't mean the Japanese are at fault, it means Nomura is. But saying that, I don't think anyone would expect a masterful script from a kids Disney/Square mash up action RPG. If you were expecting the Grapes of Wrath, your expectations need realigning.
It's a bit of a cop out to say it's badly written, but it doesn't matter, but it's badly written, and it doesn't matter.
TricksterLoki
Member
The P4 Characters while still acting more light hearted got into some really deep things. Naoto's desires to be seen as a man, Rise's struggle on who she really is, Chie trying to protect everyone but also trying to feel feminan. I like the fact that the game revolves around desires and secrets rather then P3's theme of death and suicide.
I meant the Japanese are not very good at the whole self aware thing, but to your point the Japanese are also often terrible writers. I have not played Nier, but Ico is hardly a great example of story telling because of it's writing and more the lack of it. Same goes for Shadow of the Colossus.
That is writing. Scenario construction is writing. Given the fact most prose are actually recomposed during localization, it is the only writing in Japanese games you can realistically evaluate.
EDIT: Unless you speak Japanese of course.
Basileus777
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While writing is more than just prose and dialogue, I'd say that most of the storytelling in Ico/Shadow of the Colossus is more an example of good directing than writing. There scenario itself in those games isn't really what makes those games compelling, it's how they are presented, especially in terms of things like the tone and mood.
"Man, that's a watermelon!"
WrenchNinja
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its funny cause sora constantly does this in this game but just decides to go along for the rideJust watched the KH QL.
KH and Duke Nukem both need a 'i'm aware of how dumb this is' character that's well written. I want the protagonist of KH 3 to be Darkwing Duck, and he's just like
Also, I always found Akihiko and Mitsuru as two try hards. Like 'YEAH THESE CHARACTERS ARE FUCKING COOL, RIGHT?!' That's what I liked about P4 is that everyone had their own goofy little flaws instead of cool flaws. Like Kanji's insecurity and GET BENTing
I kind of like the coldness of it. P4's tone was great, but Golden takes it too far. I'm replaying FES at the moment, and it's nice to have a tone that at least tries to be serious to a point, even if the characters are mostly cliches.
I hate this scene so much. I was impressed that they managed to make a terrible moment even worse though. Congrats to the writers.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Never saw the Kings Game scene in the anime I take it.
I should be doing hw
Member
I've said it in a load of topics now, but basically the new HUD, the new battle animations and most of all the new events are astoundingly herpy derp and happy-go-lucky.
EDIT: Removed that link, because of the related videos, which could give away minor spoilers in their thumbnails. Basically, there's a scene involving singing that I hate.