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Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Nah, Deadly premonition is more like the mars volta. Lots of crazy stuff which leads to a lot of bad parts but still somehow works in the ned.
broncobuster
Banned
That's so mean to Persona 5.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I've heard good things about it but Symphonia scarred me from trying the tales of series ever again.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
Understandable considering the last few Tales games have been bleh.
It really is the best Tales in a long, long time though.
Persona Update: I want to punch Kamoshida in the dick.
its a fantasy world
BreezyLimbo
Banned
apparently the way they're pronounced in game is how atlus JP wanted them pronounced by the english voice actors
yeah I don't know why either
That's really bizarre, everything else has been pretty solid so far besides that.
Aside from everything else, all the QOL improvements in Persona 5 are great. And I love the jazz/funk soundtrack
Yeah they really just put a shitheel in front of you at the beginning. Although makes sense since he's
. Pretty easy to hate
That's dumb
Yeah they really just put a shitheel in front of you at the beginning. Although makes sense since he's
abusing students and dating an underage girl
That's dumb
Hellsing321
Member
Talk about edgelord JRPGs...Great game tho
Puck Beaverton
Banned
Berseria is definitely more of the juvenile "edge" than Persona 5 is, at least so far.
I was talking to my wife about why Sakamoto in P5 stands out so much to us, and I think it's because I hear the similar sounding Japanese name Mikimoto quite frequently as Mikimoto's is a popular local restaurant. I've heard lots of Americans say it, and never heard one of them one stress the hell out of the second syllable.
Unfortunately, the translation issues are deeper than that.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Yeah that was a weird moment
Like I didn't catch it in the QL, but jesus christ in hindsight...now that I think about it, when the guy said that in the QL, I expected her to go off and pick up a wired phone, but then she pulled out her own cell and answered...it was such a weird moment.
Like I get what they're trying to do, that is providing a direct translation with very little clean up, but it just comes off as bizarre.
Death Metalist
Member
Since we're all talking about P5 and Atlus, It's time to post this gem once again.
funkystudent
Member
Atlus was really great at tweaking for its localisations. It was their special sause.
Going for a more direct translation is a bummer. It was the flavor Atlus US gave which really made P3 and P4 stand out from other awkward Japanese games that are forced to have more literally translations.
Going for a more direct translation is a bummer. It was the flavor Atlus US gave which really made P3 and P4 stand out from other awkward Japanese games that are forced to have more literally translations.
Demon Lizardman
Banned
Seems like Jeff doesn't like Persona 5 compared to 4.
No Chie no sale
He hasn't played it.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
It makes the extra 6 months even more annoying since it didn't lead to a better translation at all.
Thanks Atlus JP.
Thanks Atlus JP.
Twin Tails
Member
He did the Ql.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Nier automata meanwhile has a fantastic localisation.
Play nier automata.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I mean if I'm being honest I currently love Nier Automata more than P5 but I'm like, 4 hours into P5, so that's a dumb comparison. And I love nier Automata in a way that is probably not rational.
Really though for the shoestring budget and niche ass nicheness yoko taro works in his games always had pretty good localisation.
Really though for the shoestring budget and niche ass nicheness yoko taro works in his games always had pretty good localisation.
Considering he's said he's played P4 "a few times", I think he knows that the parts of the game that are endearing and get their hooks into you aren't revealed in the first hour.
A lot of the sudden negativity about P5 is just because of the lame streaming limitations from Atlus (or some people with a chip on their shoulder about Tales of Berseria, apparently). That doesn't make the game bad.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
I dig how we summon them though.
Not quite as hardcore as shooting yourself, but few things are.
character movement feels real bad though
EdReedFan20
Member
HAHAHA! I was playing MLB The Show 17. In Road to the Show (my player is a pitcher drafted by the Cubs (1st Round, 30th pick)) and in one of my games, my pitcher hit a homerun. While watching the replay, I noticed a fan caught the ball. On closer inspection, I noticed it was headed towards a little girl and it was clearly hers for the taking. The older fan just jumped in front of her and took it for himself. It even looks like he's taunting the girl. Sad thing is, there are real "fans" like this in the world.
Mine!!
Mine!!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I actually really like the weird ass time leap whenever you form a social link during the first part.
Dan Ryckert is in yet another video game.
keep in mind jeff didnt like persona 4 at first either
also keep in mind jeff only playd it because of the feature. he would have never made the time to do it before and if there's no feature for a 100+ hour game, jeff probably wont play much of it
yep. super swimmy and the camera pans too slow
also keep in mind jeff only playd it because of the feature. he would have never made the time to do it before and if there's no feature for a 100+ hour game, jeff probably wont play much of it
character movement feels real bad though
yep. super swimmy and the camera pans too slow
Oh yeah that's really cool I like that part
That's cool, not what I'm talking about though. In Persona 4, each character had a long buildup (and most had entire dungeons) where they had to face their true selves and their repressed feelings, and only after accepting it did they get the power. It's kinda hokey but it felt more natural, like there was character development? Whereas in P5, it's basically
I'm really angry, now my other self is going to come out and make a pact with me
EdReedFan20
Member
HAHAHA!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Er, what. Did you forgot how quickly yosuke and chie got their personas in 4? It's pretty quick dude.
The only difference is that morgana isn't a useless sack of shit like teddie
love you teds.
Yeah but there was at least a boss battle where you had to fight their repressed emotions, and they had to accept themselves. It was still something
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Yeah but it's not the "long" buildup you made it out to be initially. Yosuke was like "lol guess what I was always a total dickwad. PERSONA!"
Also the meat of the character developement was always in the social links.
Really, considering the theme of rebellion against repression in this game it makes sense for them to be more accepting of their shadow self.
Also the meat of the character developement was always in the social links.
Really, considering the theme of rebellion against repression in this game it makes sense for them to be more accepting of their shadow self.
Also Persona 3 did it better than either game anyway because it made it so that you're not the origin of it and the others are already established persona users.
Don't forget about social links and character building through the rest of the storyline. There's some revisionist history about P4 these days because many people know the characters so well after playing the whole game and seeing them referenced for almost 10 years
I'm excited about that new Project Re Fantasy by the Persona team. I'd like to see them do something totally fresh.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
A new DDS would be nice, but will never happen.
I know that most of the development happens in the social links, but you can't deny that there's some character growth in before character faces their shadow -> after the shadow is defeated. Or I guess the other way to look at it is aside from Yosuke, you generally will have seen more of the character before they join your party. I feel like I know less about these characters joining the party than in P4. Like I'm 5 hours into P5 and have a full party of 4, whereas in P4 that took like 10 hours. I get why and it's not a big deal, but still
That Switch SMT game is untitled...
That Switch SMT game is untitled...
Incandenza
Banned
I really like Kawakami's voice acting.