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Shin Megami Tensei IV (3DS) coming to NA retail/eShop Summer 2013 (July 16)
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NeonZ
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The older "sprites" seem to be new scans of old official art. I don't think they look low resolution, but they don't really match the style of the new art.
TurnipFritters
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Depends on if you buy the Amala Depths DLC or not. PLEASE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
Thank you =}It'd be fine. Or with Soul Hackers that comes out on the 16th. But you can find the other games for cheap and they're great too so be sure to check them out.
I'll be playing Bravely Default
I hope they do away with dungeons entirely. Just make it open world with more dating.
TurnipFritters
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Depends on if you buy the Legendary Beach: Five Samurai in Okinawa DLC or not. Special CGs and lots of new dialogue! A heart pounding day at the beach! PLEASE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
No...
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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Ok, thanks.
I was hoping for a Etrian Odyssey 4 treatment where all the enemies are redone with new animations. But this is still good. Not complaining at all.
Thank god, random dungeons blow.
I'll probably pick this up? There are so many games out for 3DS it's kind of overwhelming, but I doubt this will drop in price until a long ass time, so I might as well buy it earlier rather than later.
buddha0991
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Mai Waifu
I wonder if I can get her to confess her love of me after hanging out with her 10 times and then never speak to her again
Why do you want boring dungeons getting in the way of awesome daily life simulation activities and social links?
keep that slope slippery. first ps3 region locks now this.
TurnipFritters
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This is not the first 3DS game to cost fifty bucks.
It's 2013, everything is spreadsheets and wikis now. (I say that but apparently Call of Duty Black Ops 2 strategy guides exist??)
Splash Wave
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Can anyone give me a sense of what to expect with Soul Hackers? I want it, but EO4 has been giving me trouble (the games are similar, no?, and I have so little time to play as it is.
TurnipFritters
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What kind of trouble are you having.
Next we'll have cats marrying dogs!
Ducktroll
It is in the US; RE:R almost launched at $50, but the uproar over their flimsy justification for the price caused Capcom to relent.
Why are you trying to get between me and my waifus?
I almost can't tell that you're being sarcastic, but it's all about the balance! Having all of those simulation elements is all good as long as it's backed up by compelling dungeons and battle systems. Persona 5's dungeons will, hopefully, greatly improve that element of the series.
The decline of Strategy guide for RPGs is something no one talks about. I am pretty sure a few years ago games like Tales of Graces or Fire Emblem: Awakening would gotten some kind of guide.
Splash Wave
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Nothing in particular, it's just a difficult game. I'm not terribly "good" at dungeon-crawlers, but I'm liking it so far.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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Mauricio_Magus
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SMT games arent easy, buy EO is way harder and requires more planning.
The game has an easy mode so you can just pick that. Also, if you feel that it's too easy, you can switch back to the normal difficulty on the fly. Not sure if it has a hard mode.
Soul Hackers 3DS has some extra features to alleviate some of the "old-schoolness", such as a reduced difficulty setting, but especially an auto-map function that will display the entire layout of a dungeon floor automatically, so it's just a matter of going from point A to point B. If you feel this trivializes it too much, you can toggle those options at any time.
Otherwise, it's a good intro to the series. The battle mechanics are simpler, though you'll still need to grow accustomed to demon fusion (it's not hard; just try to keep current with your level). I guess unlike a lot of SMT games, Soul Hackers 3DS is a game that definitely wants you to finish it.
TurnipFritters
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Soul Hackers is, in general, quite a bit easier.
I like the way you think.
I played Etrian Odyssey 1 for the DS, but the series never impressed me that much. I think I'm just not a fan of that type of gameplay.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
EO4 is fucking amazing, check the demo
RPG_Fanatic
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Only if you don't hang out with other girls at the same time.
I mean the Nocturne guide was one of the best I owned. Now days we are lucky to getting a crappy guide from Brady Games for Disgaea 4.
buddha0991
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I don't think most people here are outright hostile to Persona though.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
True, I like SMT more and I'm still hyped as fuck for P5
buddha0991
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My 3 favorite Megaten games are SMT Nocturne, Persona 2 Duology and Persona 4. Id put Nocturne and P2 at tied, and P4 is under them two. I suspect that Soul Hackers will take the spot from P4
It has been relatively tame in this thread so far... too early in the day maybe. I'll be ducking out when/if that starts to happen.
Your waifu is the dungeon :O.
buddha0991
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Persona is more focused on Psychology than Mythology, but many never get that, and are simply fans of waifus or life sim (I refuse to call it date sim because the "dating" is only a small tiny part of it) aspects of it.
So basically... Catherine?
But Carl Jung based a lot of his research and archetypes on mythology.
You're right though, it's easily overlooked, but always there if people want to look a little deeper.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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buddha0991
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Quite a bit do, but its more of a Megaten fan beef vs People who are just fans of P3/P4. Of course there are those who dont like Modern Persona for their more bright and animeish (SMT4 is anime too but you know what I mean) looks and such. Also the focus shifted away from dungeon crawling somewhat, something most of us Megaten people thrive on.
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