Not really true. There are plenty of clubs and activities in colleges.
Persona 5 announced for PS3, winter 2014
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SarcasticD
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Woooohooooooo!!!!!
vas_a_morir
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Did you see the 'good' ending to Persona 4? That's the corniest thing I've EVER seen in a video game.
Wonder if tweeting to whoever's responsible for this stuff at PlayStation would work. I don't mind that it's coming to PS3 since I still have mine and everything, but it'd be far more convenient for me and many others if it was coming to PS4.
Aquamarine
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I really think that Atlus is mulling over a PS4 port...depending on how successful the PS4 is in Japan.
If it's an Xbox-360-level flop in the country, I think they're going to back away from supporting it.
You talking western or eastern colleges?
Edit: And we are devolving into whether P3 or P4 is cornier. Newtopic? New topic.
That is precisely why I liked P4's cast better. P3's cast didn't feel very natural, especially with their high-tech organization backing them up.
P4's cast actually felt like a group of school friends, while P3's felt more like just "associates" most of the time...
ThatChairMan
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I just hope they bring back party member development as part of the story, like in P3, instead of having it defined by social links, like in P4.
In Japan.
Persona 3 cast isn't more grounded, but they are more melodramatic.
There should be a mixture of both. I don't want it like P3 because I think it was silly that you could only have an S-link with the party member if there was an opportunity to jump in their pants.
WrenchNinja
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They are kids.
vas_a_morir
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What he's saying is really true in my experiences. Japanese college students are more likely to spend the weekend with group Circle social activities in places like Ikebukuro than slumming in clubs in Roppongi. FAR FAR FAR more likely.
BasketCasket
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Guaranteed buy.
Psycho_Mantis
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I won't spoil but Persona 3 becomes downright depressing in the last segment.
Storm Chamber
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P3 characters felt like actual people for the most part.
P4 characters did nothing but worship MC.
Fight me
P4 characters did nothing but worship MC.
Fight me
Storm Chamber
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The ongoing music once you know what happens....my goodness.
ThatChairMan
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True, but I really disliked how no matter how much development a character got in a P4 social link, it literally had no affect whatsoever on the main story in P4. At times, their behavior even goes against all the development their social link gave them.
vas_a_morir
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Actual People? lol. In Persona 3, everyone has terrible problems that they fling at you way too fast.
Social Link lvl 1: "I don't know if I can swim fast enough to win this big race."
Social Link lvl 7: "My stepdad is touching my little brother, but my Mom has cancer and needs his financial support. I don't know what to do."
At least in P4, although they knob-slob the MC too much, they have more realistic problems.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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This is pretty accurate, I rather to use "edgy" though
They need to put thing in-between
It hasn't been announced for anywhere outside Japan.
Crash Station
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A good chunk have. So they could aim at the "childish" people who still game in college and get a fraction of the sales, or they could aim at the high school students while simultaneously getting the otaku audience, who will buy it regardless of setting.
billy beane
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Man, I really wanted to put my PS3 away soon.
Which is why the smart (and obvious) decision would be to have the s-links gated based on where in the main story you are and where you are in other s-links because your progress in the s-links should affect dialogue and scenarios in the main game while the main game should affect what is being discussed in the s-link plus s-links shouldn't be walled off encounters anymore, they should meet and mingle with each other as well and not just always revolve around the MC.
It really depends on the college. Maybe in the city students might feel they have more things to do, the idea was that it does exist and a game could take place in college and not be completely dissimilar in structure to previous games.
vas_a_morir
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This is pretty accurate, I rather to use "edgy" though
They need to put thing in-between
True! This is correct.
In P4 ending, when they are like "Senpai, I will wait until the end of the world, living for the hope that I might one day see your beautiful face once more, and I might be able to bask in the glory of your magnificent splendor." And the MC looks around and goes "...mh." and walks away. LOL, he hates those kids so bad.
I hate in P3 how you'd have too choices like:
1. Keep believing in yourself.
2. Eat a dick, you fat whore.
And you pick '1' and they are like "YOU DON"T KNOW ME!" and the social link gets reversed.
Loss for Words
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Of course they will.
Best description of P3 and P4 ever. /dying
PS3 would have sounded good from like 2009-2011
Storm Chamber
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Shit, I'll take terrible problems over "omg MC....I MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE AND ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING WITH MY LIFE!"
Still sounds good.
But people would have complained no matter what platform the game was announced for.
Melodrama and corniness aren't necessarily bad things or elements. I love TV shows like HBO's Oz, and other stuff like Nip/Tuck, both of those shows have really melodramatic moments. I will say though I prefer melodrama over corn, but I still like corn/I'm not against it. Pacific Rim is basically corn the movie and I loved most of it.
Even in high schools most students these days don't go to clubs, while there are some at unis I've never actually met someone who went to a club. Not saying they don't exist but it's not the same as in high school.
ThatChairMan
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What I'm hoping for as well. Whether it actually happens though is up in the air. I'm less willing to believe that everything won't revolve around the MC though.
Darth_Caedus
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Persona 3 is amazing. Persona 4 is average with a WAY too quirky atmosphere. That is all.
Honey Bunny
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Both P3 and P4 are pretty good :>
P5 is probably gonna be good too :>
P5 is probably gonna be good too :>
vas_a_morir
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You know what, buddy... that's a fair point. lol
I dunno. I felt like you never really went outside your Circle much (At all). You know what I'm talking about? If you made it about college, you'd join a circle your first day, and that would be your group of friends for the whole year. It might be different for different people, though.
BinaryPork2737
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Persona x The Wire. I want this to be a thing.
Dying.
What I really meant was school clubs and not night clubs, but what you say is still true. Most japanese (boys as well as girls) don't go to night clubs at all.
I like to think that writers have been workiing tirelessly the entire time this has been in development which means they should have plenty of material to work with that should help with the characters feeling like they are their own people instead of the MC's slaves or fuck buddies.
the_sun_king
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This. This so much. It's a big part of why I loved P4 more than P3.
Velcro Fly
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There were only a couple over the top S. Links in P3.
P4 social linking depresses me. There are so many that are just sad.
Also they felt like associates because you only got S. Links with a few of them. Most of the game you are left on your own. P4 there are many more cut scenes with the entire team there discussing things. In P3 many SEES members are just background noise.
P4 social linking depresses me. There are so many that are just sad.
Also they felt like associates because you only got S. Links with a few of them. Most of the game you are left on your own. P4 there are many more cut scenes with the entire team there discussing things. In P3 many SEES members are just background noise.
Honestly I'm happy just because of it is officially announced.
I mean a few months ago we were worrying that the entire Atlus going under for good...
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