I stuck with a core team and didn't have any problems. Keeping more people leveled isn't bad, but it might be unnecessary and might lead to more days in the TV and fewer doing Social Links. I mainly focused on having an incredibly versatile MC for most fights.
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LttP: Persona 4 - The Golden (no spoilers please)
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I stuck with a core team and didn't have any problems. Keeping more people leveled isn't bad, but it might be unnecessary and might lead to more days in the TV and fewer doing Social Links. I mainly focused on having an incredibly versatile MC for most fights.
It is not just an LP. It is the f'n ENDURANCE RUN.
Persona 4 is one of those games I get 20-30 hours in, then I get distracted, and restart like 3 months later. One day I'll beat it myself.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Yeah, I just used the first three you get throughout the game. The MC can cover any weaknesses.
TwoDurans
"Never said I wasn't a hypocrite."
Jokes? Oh, you mean the people saying anyone but Chie is bae.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Ha ha ha! Rise is a shameless flirt! Hilarious!
Also, Teddie's human face is a little disconcerting. He's like a character from Pokémon who walked into the wrong game.
Also, Teddie's human face is a little disconcerting. He's like a character from Pokémon who walked into the wrong game.
I stuck with the MC, Chie and Yukiko, but swapped Yosuke out for Kanji, as him hitting demons with a chair never got old.
Wasn't overly interested in Naoto and despised Teddy, so I didn't use them at all.
Imp the Dimp
Member
Amazing game but not getting to play for the first few hours was a terrible design choice and I hope Persona 5 does nothing of that sort.
Also, I prefer Persona 3: FES by a bit.
Also, I prefer Persona 3: FES by a bit.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
This whole "senpai" thing gets taken really seriously, doesn't it? I'm from a Hispanic background so I get the whole thing about speaking differently to your elders, peers and juniors, but a year isn't enough of a gap for me to suddenly jump to calling someone "usted". I do like that they left it in even though I would normally prefer that stuff localised out. The setting is so strongly Japanese that it actually makes sense.
It doesn't
killatopak
Member
without a guide, this is almost impossible to do.
This is partly why I'm happy about the five month delay for Persona 5's release between the Japanese and English versions. I like the Persona games, but I have no patience for the time management parts and would rather just follow a "100% in one playthrough" guide, hopefully one will be ready by the time of release.
Ok, game completed. Wow. It's been a long time since I cared about and enjoyed the characters this much in a JRPG since...FFIX? I feel like I need to play a couple FPS or sports games to cleanse my palette. Anything with a narrative and I'll be like...where's Nanako and Rise and Brosuke?!?!
I can't believe I'm saying this, but if I had a choice to play P5 or FFXV right this second, I think I'd choose the former
I played until Kanji's dungeon a few years ago in vanilla P4, but I own P4G.
Should I keep going from where I left off?
Or should I recreate my save using that P4G savedata editor and play that? (Or I guess I could start fresh in P4G, are there many P4G exclusive early events?)
Should I keep going from where I left off?
Or should I recreate my save using that P4G savedata editor and play that? (Or I guess I could start fresh in P4G, are there many P4G exclusive early events?)
I'd recommend moving to P4G. I liked P4, but the minor improvements and additions in P4G really add up to the point where I'd put it on almost the same level as the truly great SMT games like Nocturne/DDS/Strange Journey.
It's not missable, you can join pretty much whenever AFAIK, once the clubs are actually open to sign-ups.
As a rule of thumb you should spend as few days in the dungeons as possible to save more time for social linking, but Yukiko's Castle is when that rule of thumb is the hardest to enforce. Don't freak out about min-maxing it or anything, but try to push yourself to your absolute limit, reaching that one extra staircase, before you go home to sleep up. It'll add up in the long run.
Didn't P4G make it a lot easier? And it has the worse Chie voice.
psynergylover
Member
My advice is: don't romance multiple girls...it makes an awkward New Year's Day date and a "feeling shitty" Valentines Day.
Other than that enjoy OP! P4G is one of my favorite games of all time
Blasphemy!!!
Other than that enjoy OP! P4G is one of my favorite games of all time
Blasphemy!!!
It's been too long since the last LTTP for P4G. You gotta play through at least twice if not three times to get the full effect. Don't worry about making any mistakes that first run, just get through it. When you're 50 hours in and just hitting the onsen, there's still nearly another game's worth of story ahead.
Two words: MULTIPLE SAVES
Two words: MULTIPLE SAVES
That's a really sad way to play your first time thru.
Honestly it's more fun to just go blind and miss a few S.Link endings. Just look up how to get the true ending and Golden's extended ending.
And I guess it needs reiterating, but OP ignore the fuckng dumb waifu shit/x is best girl. Seriously wtf is wrong with you guys.
UltimateUnknown
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The thing with Rise is that her character grows on you over time after you've cleared her dungeon.
BTW have you started doing the Moon Arcana social link? It's one that opens up once you get Kou's social link to level 4. Whatever you do you have to do Ai Ebihara's social link. Her one is one of the most iconic from the game.
I always wuss out at the same part at this game, when
is about to be taken. Then I set aside for months and when I get back to it I forget everything I was doing, s-link wise and have to start over again. I really should finish it (and Persona Q) this time before 5 drops, but in in the middle of an LTTP for SMT IV just now. Maybe after.
Nanako
P4G is a lot easier, yes. I'd recommend playing on Hard mode at least.
I did this for P3:FES, P3P, P4, and P4G. I really could not give less of a crap about the time management and social skill leveling aspects, they're archaic and annoying to deal with. If I could just cheat in max social skills at the start so I wouldn't have to worry about managing my time I would, but I can't and I don't want to play a 70-100 hour game twice to see everything.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Yeah, I have her up to level 2. She's annoying so far, but judging by the rest of the game, I'm sure she has hidden depth.
Also, given some of the crowd this game appeals to, I'm surprised at the direction the game is going with the video game dungeon. What with Gamergate and all the women hating anime loving shut ins it's outed, it's very meta.
MegaManTrigger
Banned
YMMV. I soured on her slink, because
it showed how hypocritical she was in wanting to show that there's more to herself than her idol persona, and yet, she holds onto it.
Just bought this for a surprisingly low 10 bucks on PSN.
I'm enjoying the game a bit TOO much, it's hard to put down because there's a constant stream of activities and stats upgrades to go for.
Years ago I watched the anime (and the true ending of the game on youtube), but despite knowing everything I don't feel like I'm missing out on any mystery or thrill of the unknown.
I'm enjoying the game a bit TOO much, it's hard to put down because there's a constant stream of activities and stats upgrades to go for.
Years ago I watched the anime (and the true ending of the game on youtube), but despite knowing everything I don't feel like I'm missing out on any mystery or thrill of the unknown.
SatelliteOfLove
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Celcius
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Thanks for linking this. As someone who's never played the games and didn't know much about the series I'm really enjoying this show.
viciouskillersquirrel
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That feeling when you're getting all the best cards and upgrading your persona skills like a madman, but a lucky critical wipes out your main character a foot from the stairs to the next level -_-
Well, you're playing Golden, so not too much progress is lost! I started with that too and when I went back to past games without some of the updates to the gameplay, it was tough at times. Random insta-kills like Mudo and Hama sending me back to my last save and making me lose 1h+ of progress in Persona 3, that was some feeling.
Frozenprince
Banned
Everybody bitches about this, but I agree with you it's good they left honorifics in. The game is soooooooooo Japanese it needs them.
Also
Chie is bae
Professor Beef
Banned
Chie is garbage
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Despite myself, I find that Yukiko is growing on me. I don't know if it's because I see a lot of myself in her personality or if it's because she is exactly the kind of girl I would have had a crush on in high school (maybe it's both), but I look forward to seeing how her story progresses. She is basically Winnie Cooper in a kimono.
Chie though is more nuanced. You can tell she has a lot of insecurities brought about by not feeling "woman" enough and her friendship with Yukiko just exacerbates that. Having the boy she had a crush on asking if Yukiko is still single must have stung.
viciouskillersquirrel
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Hate to double post, but does anyone have any tips on how to defeat the boss of the Void Quest dungeon? His first form is easy enough but trying to survive his attacks in his second form is near impossible. I just finished a spot of grinding and my party is at around level 41.
Professor Beef
Banned
Try and have Null Fear on the protag, if possible. Otherwise, smart guarding will help prevent everyone from getting Fear'd then killed by Ghastly Wail. If anything, the most important thing is to prevent anyone from getting knocked down.
John Kowalski
Banned
Here's a spoiler for you, someone dies at the end and it's you because this game never fucking ends!
I think I fused Black Frost for that fight back in the day. Worked pretty well IIRC. Black Frost has a few innate immunities and learns heavy Ice and Fire spells, i.e. can do a lot of damage real fast.
viciouskillersquirrel
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Thanks for that. It cost me every last penny I had to fuse him and about a half hour grind to get him to learn Agidyne, but I was able to beat the boss comfortably.
Although, now that I caught him, I'm starting to suspect he's not really the killer. Maybe he's delusional or just taking credit for someone else's work.
What's the trigger for "you feel that your relationship will deepen"? I can't seem to boost Marie any higher than the level I'm at and I have spent several afternoons with her already. Was that wasted time?
I am P90 and I approve of this post.
First post nails it! Chie is close second, though.viciouskillersquirrel
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The whole sequence over the summer (after you beat the Void Quest dungeon) was a nice change of pace. I took the time to build up my life skill stats and Max out some of the social links I was neglecting. The Yukiko s-link is now at level 9 and it gave the option to make the relationship "intimate", which I accepted.
Rise's s-link seems to rise (heh) fairly quickly. I suspect it's because you have very little time with her compared to the others. It fits with her character though, as she's very pushy and has a clear agenda regarding what she wants from the main character.
Do the interactions with the other characters change now that the main character and Yukiko are "intimate"? It would be awkward to get to the end of the year having strung along multiple girls the whole time. I want to max out as many social links as I can, but it would feel scummy to have the MC flirt with Chief, say, not to mention out of character.
Also,I said the wrong thing to Ai and now the moon arcana is turned upside down. I have never seen this before. I didn't know it could happen.
Rise's s-link seems to rise (heh) fairly quickly. I suspect it's because you have very little time with her compared to the others. It fits with her character though, as she's very pushy and has a clear agenda regarding what she wants from the main character.
Do the interactions with the other characters change now that the main character and Yukiko are "intimate"? It would be awkward to get to the end of the year having strung along multiple girls the whole time. I want to max out as many social links as I can, but it would feel scummy to have the MC flirt with Chief, say, not to mention out of character.
Also,I said the wrong thing to Ai and now the moon arcana is turned upside down. I have never seen this before. I didn't know it could happen.
You always have the option to stay friends, so don't worry about maxing out the S. Links with the others. However, your interactions do change a little bit in the main storyline depending on your relationship with those characters. I can't remember all the slight changes off the top of my head but there's some, but the biggest one is a story scene later on where depending who you're with, the scene will play out differently. Being in a relationship with all of them will definitely result in something at some point.
As for Ai, that's the S. Link becoming reversed. It can happen in few occasions in Persona 4 (it was much more common in Persona 3, depending on how long you hadn't hung out with someone, if you were in multiple relationships, etc.) You can unreverse them with time.
TwoDurans
"Never said I wasn't a hypocrite."
Perhaps not on your first playthrough, but there's a really funny scene when you try to romance multiple ladies.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
I'm like 40 hours into the game. I can't even imagine doing another playthrough right now. Maybe that's one to YouTube.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Just an update to let you guys know that I maxed out the Yukiko social link. Her persona now nulls fire natively which is very cool. I am very close to maximum on a few other S-links, so I look forward to seeing what they unlock.
The scene in the MC's room with Yukiko is awkward and cute. I found myself aww'ing through most of it.
The scene in the MC's room with Yukiko is awkward and cute. I found myself aww'ing through most of it.
Professor Beef
Banned
Yup, I chose Yuki my first time and I don't regret it.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
What I love about it is that it captures the gut-wrenching nervous feeling of teenage romance perfectly, where you're trying to make a move, but your nerves and inexperience hold you back from saying what you need to say and make it all come out totally wrong. Then there's the tentative first kiss at the end, and it's never a great kiss, but fills you with a mixture of relief, joy and a tiny bit of trepidation. Several times during the run uo, I was like "It's alright, just breathe. It'll all be okay," the performance was that convincing.
The voice actress for Yukiko absolutely killed it.
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