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[TumblingHippo]

I loved this TitR. Every session was fantastic and the finale was even better. No matter what they choose to do for future games, this whole premise, and how they already showed they can mix things up, makes me look forward to it even more.

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Next game for TitR should be co-op Battlegrounds, don't stop until #1 duo.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Yeah I've died a few times, but that's either been due to me not paying attention (like Vinny with Bufu) or RNG just completely fucking me. If I'm paying attention then it's not that challenging. Especially when you get your Confidants up and your teammates are constantly removing ailments all on their own

Not even that really.

Go heavy physical and most fights are done before the enemy can do anything. You don't even really have to bother about weaknesses except for the very rare few enemies that reflects or block it.

 

[Mr. F]

Can a

Spoiler

permanent

moratorium be placed on "what should I buy" emails, pls.

edit; also life advice

 

[LiK]

Not even that really.

Go heavy physical and most fights are done before the enemy can do anything.

Unless you're against enemies that are immune to Physical. There's a whole dungeon with that enemy type.

 

[strafer]

Is it just a game about kids being dumbasses.

we all were dumbasses ass kids.

I broke a bunch of car windows, stole shit and spat on people

 

[Antiwhippy]

Unless you're against enemies that are immune to Physical. There's a whole dungeon with that enemy type.

Really? I only know one dungeon that has that one type that is immune to both bash and pierce.

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palace 6 rangda

Can't think of anything else.

 

[oti]

i be on my couch playing persona 5 on my vita

while u guys be port beggin

I'd rather not play the game at all than streaming it to a Vita. That never worked for me on a good enough level. Neat novelty, nothing more. Unfortunately.

 

[robotrock]

I'd rather not play the game at all than streaming it to a Vita. That never worked for me on a good enough level. Neat novelty, nothing more. Unfortunately.

That's fair. I've been streaming it direct from my PS4 instead of having it go through my router, and it's pretty great. It helps that it's a mostly turn based game.

 

[oti]

That's fair. I've been streaming it direct from my PS4 instead of having it go through my router, and it's pretty great. Plus, it helps that it's a mostly turn based game.

I tried playing Destiny and that Twin stick shooter with it when the PS4 came out. Tried it a couple of times more and never used it again. Great concept, but it just wasn't there for me.

 

[Incandenza]

Why can't I date Yoshida, Atlus, you fucking cowards

 

[Curufinwe]

Dungeons are so easy to breeze through I usually just finish it in one go.

On Normal it has been possible for me to get as far as possible (since some palaces won't let you finish them in one go) without having to leave and rest to restore SP. You just have to be diligent about buying the right sodas.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Can a

Spoiler

permanent

moratorium be placed on "what should I buy" emails, pls.

edit; also life advice

yeah, they're kind of overdoing it with the advice emails

 

[Antiwhippy]

Why can't I date Yoshida, Atlus, you fucking cowards

Gay relationships?

Don't you know that the gays are out to convert you to gay forcibly?

That's what I learnt from atlus.

On Normal it has been possible for me to get as far as possible (since some palaces won't let you finish them in one go) without having to leave and rest to restore SP. You just have to be diligent about buying the right sodas.

Didn't even bother with sodas hah. Just SP recovery accessories.

 

[robotrock]

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i think the problem is that he's 4x your age

 

[Incandenza]

i think the problem is that he's 3x your age

Persona 5 minor confidant spoilers

Spoiler

so is kawakami, well older anyway

 

[Antiwhippy]

i think the problem is that he's 4x your age

I mean it's a game that allows you to date adults. So eh.

 

[robotrock]

Persona 5 minor confidant spoilers

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so is kawakami, well older anyway

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Yeah I really don't like that you can romance her at all or the death arcana lady, but i assume they are significantly younger than yoshida (who is the best)

 

[Curufinwe]

Didn't even bother with sodas hah. Just SP recovery accessories.

Does the doctor sell them? I think I saw them for sale once and they were way too expensive for me to afford.

 

[robotrock]

Does the doctor sell them? I think I saw them for sale once and they were way too expensive for me to afford.

rank 5 or 6 of her you can buy the good shit for 50k

 

[Antiwhippy]

I mean, it's a weird thing either way. Seeing that I am (and presumably most of the playerbase) an adult, roleplaying as a teenager, would it be weirder to romance adults which is dicey for my playable character, or would it be weirder to romance teenagers which is dicey for my actual self.

I just went for the adult ladies because I find their stories more appealing. So eh.

 

[Mr. F]

yeah, they're kind of overdoing it with the advice emails

I wouldn't mind them if there was a story wrapped around it and giving them something to work with or relate to, but half the time it's a direct "Alex how do I deal with my XYZ" or whatever and it'll be 5 mins of the others being silent since it's not always a super jokey topic. Also the same 3 questions around mental health come in every few weeks.

Having dealt with similar stuff I appreciate seeking out the help but (no offense to him) nothing Alex says is anything particularly remarkable that you couldn't google or figure out through talking with anyone who lives with/manages depression or anxiety.

 

[robotrock]

I mean, it's a weird thing either way. Seeing that I am (and presumably most of the playerbase) an adult, roleplaying as a teenager, would it be weirder to romance adults which is dicey for my playable character, or would it be weirder to romance teenagers which is dicey for my actual self.

I just went for the adult ladies because I find their stories more appealing. So eh.

They should solve this problem by moving away from the high school setting

 

[LiK]

They should solve this problem by moving away from the high school setting

I wish they went into University level by now. They can still do the academic setting but have the opportunity to delve into issues with older characters.

 

[Data West]

When we crawled through the grates

Ryuji" Don't look at my ass" to Yusukue

jfc

They should solve this problem by moving away from the high school setting

I've b een saying the next Persona should be in an office setting for years

 

[YuriLowell]

I wish they went into University level by now. They can still do the academic setting but have the opportunity to delve into issues with older characters.

Like crippling debt.

 

[Curufinwe]

The high school setting is what's popular in Japan, so I don't see it ever changing.

If regular, 30-something dudes like Jeff and Vinny can get into their videogame character romancing a 16 year old character like Chie then I think it's officially OK.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Actually seriously.

If they want to explore societal pressure and the fucking treadmill that Japan's work culture creates.

Make the next cast of persona characters recently graduated salary men/women.

Actually night in the woods is pretty much that except replace Japanese work culture with crippling mid western american depression.

 

[demidar]

You can't go into the Shadow World right now, you need to work on your thesis.

 

[Tubobutts]

Can a

Spoiler

permanent

moratorium be placed on "what should I buy" emails, pls.

edit; also life advice

Write in asking for life advice about how people won't stop asking you for life advice and how people should stop asking for life advice.

 

[TraBuch]

I hate these Danswers emails on every Beastcast.

 

[Curufinwe]

Nothing's stopping another company making a JRPG in a real world setting with adult characters... except that maybe they think it it won't sell.

 

[daveo42]

P5 lends itself far more to longer play sessions than previous Persona games, even if long play sessions are a hallmark of JRPGs. I think most of the feeling is that there are some stretches where you can just put the controller down for an hour because the only input you have is either decided to go to bed, saving, and replying to specific comments in game. Those stretches feel like you should keep playing to do actual game things like running dungeons or handling day-to-day life.

I loved P5 and am still playing it now, but I think a better balance still needs to be struck on not leaning on one side of the scale too much for long sections of the game. Spreading it out a bit more, especially by using texting to cover lighter portions of exposition might be nice.

rank 5 or 6 of her you can buy the good shit for 50k

It's rank 7, but her discount is tops. It's also a super breeze to plow through dungeons with her SP regen items on NG+

 

[robotrock]

Catherine vibes>>Persona vibes

 

[Antiwhippy]

Nothing's stopping another company making a JRPG in a real world setting with adult characters... except that maybe they think it it won't sell.

I don't actually need the JRPG side of it, I just need the day to day managment and character exploration part of it.

Which is pretty much night in the woods except make the management more persona like.

 

[Data West]

I could go to the shadow world tonight

but its my weekend with the kids. its an easy wayt o introduce negative social links too.

 

[robotrock]

I could go to the shadow world tonight

but its my weekend with the kids. its an easy wayt o introduce negative social links too.

Didn't 3 do that? I think sometimes if your friend called over to hang out on Sunday and you declined, the social link points would do something similar to that

I don't actually need the JRPG side of it, I just need the day to day managment and character exploration part of it.

Which is pretty much night in the woods except make the management more persona like.

This is how I played through Persona 3 and it was awful. I was like "i just wanna see the characters" so I cranked up some cheats to give me mad XP in the dungeon so it would always be a breeze going through them so I could just focus on the social link stuff.

I need the demon dungeons/life trade off

 

[Incandenza]

I could go to the shadow world tonight

but its my weekend with the kids. its an easy wayt o introduce negative social links too.

Miss your stepson's soccer game to fight the boss

 

[Catvoca]

The high school setting is what's popular in Japan, so I don't see it ever changing.

If regular, 30-something dudes like Jeff and Vinny can get into their videogame character romancing a 16 year old character like Chie then I think it's officially OK.

I'm usually down with the romance stuff in Persona but one of the characters in P5 really acts like a literal child (

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Futuba

) and it kinda creeped me out you could romance her.

 

[demidar]

Persona 6 featuring salarymen/women is such a strong idea. You want scathing criticism of social issues, Japanese work culture is liketh a smorgasbord.

 

[daveo42]

Miss your stepson's soccer game to fight the boss

But you miss out on the true end where the final boss is your stepson's soccer coach.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Make it Solanin: the game.

 

[TraBuch]

Jesus. Another advice email. Where the fuck are the bats vs knives and science beef and Australian beef and are pizza sandwiches questions?

 

[robotrock]

Come on, you don't actually want the Australian beef back. You're just saying that.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Jesus. Another advice email. Where the fuck are the bats vs knives and science beef and Australian beef and are pizza sandwiches questions?

It's a podcast with 2 dads and someone who meditates for an hour at a time what did you expect.

 

[TraBuch]

Someone send an email asking if they'd eat a poop burger if it was 100% safe and tasted like beef.

 

[Tubobutts]

It's a podcast with 2 dads and someone who meditates for an hour at a time what did you expect.

Questions about staring into someone's eyes as they poop.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

But how do I get a job in the gaming industry?

 

[LiK]

Persona 6 featuring salarymen/women is such a strong idea. You want scathing criticism of social issues, Japanese work culture is liketh a smorgasbord.

They actually touch upon this a lot with the side characters and some SLinks. Way more than expected. If the MC was older, I think it would've been far more interesting.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Questions about staring into someone's eyes as they poop.

Back when they were cool and free of the burden of family.

 

[Incandenza]

"Hook my mouth up to that dog's ass."