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Persona 3 Portable |OT|: Mixing Things Up for Third Trimester
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FredFish said:
I noticed this too. In many cases it seems to be better to skip the All Out Attack since you can keep the knock-down bonus and potentially stun the enemy with another critical.
I also noticed that doing All Out Attacks on rare hands was doing minimal damage, though I can't recall if it was different in the original game.
Yaweee said:
Never got the red pen due to not talking to Koromaru for several consecutive months. I finished the Hanged Man link early.
Fimbulvetr
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Curufinwe said:
What's the difference between them?
I feel like I'm fumbling a little in the dark with the S.Links. Someone said earlier in the thread that there were nighttime slinks? Do they mean walking the doggie? (I just got the doggie) And it doesn't seem like there are random 'oh hey, wanna do shit' slink opportunities like there were in P4. Or rather, when you talk to people at school, you might get an slink opportunity, but in the lounge they all just spout random topical lines and whine about grinding in the tower...
I'm also bemused at Akihiko not hanging out by the clubs on Mondays and Fridays like he said he would! he's only been there a couple of times when I checked, and I always check! damn you akihiko!
I'm also bemused at Akihiko not hanging out by the clubs on Mondays and Fridays like he said he would! he's only been there a couple of times when I checked, and I always check! damn you akihiko!
darkpaladinmfc
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It's been a year since I've touched P3, but two of the night-time S.Links I remember are the businessman at the mall, and the monk in Club Escapade.Brobzoid said:I feel like I'm fumbling a little in the dark with the S.Links. Someone said earlier in the thread that there were nighttime slinks? Do they mean walking the doggie? (I just got the doggie) And it doesn't seem like there are random 'oh hey, wanna do shit' slink opportunities like there were in P4. Or rather, when you talk to people at school, you might get an slink opportunity, but in the lounge they all just spout random topical lines and whine about grinding in the tower...
I'm also bemused at Akihiko not hanging out by the clubs on Mondays and Fridays like he said he would! he's only been there a couple of times when I checked, and I always check! damn you akihiko!
Brobzoid said:I feel like I'm fumbling a little in the dark with the S.Links. Someone said earlier in the thread that there were nighttime slinks? Do they mean walking the doggie? (I just got the doggie) And it doesn't seem like there are random 'oh hey, wanna do shit' slink opportunities like there were in P4. Or rather, when you talk to people at school, you might get an slink opportunity, but in the lounge they all just spout random topical lines and whine about grinding in the tower...
I'm also bemused at Akihiko not hanging out by the clubs on Mondays and Fridays like he said he would! he's only been there a couple of times when I checked, and I always check! damn you akihiko!
Akihiko is usually in the Laboratory hallway. You should be getting invitations on Sunday and after school too.
Fimbulvetr said:
They're just completely different personalities. Elizabeth is kind of crazy and hyperactive, while Theo is an extremely naive know-it-all that is easily offended and bashful. His voice actor does a great job.
As for the other S. Links:
- Junpei is pretty great so far (only five or six ranks in). Clearly meant to cover in the gap compared scenes missing from The Answer, but he comes off as very likable.
- Haven't gotten too far in Akihiko, but it sure isn't what I expected so far.
- Koromaru stuff seems pretty good so far, but, again, only a few ranks in. With him now as an S. Link, the regular "walk" scenes just act as free points for both him and whoever you encounter, and it also nets you some extra items. One of the (great) rank sequences involved another Gekko teacher, and I'm hoping there's more.
Devil, Tower, Heirophant, and Hanged Man are all pretty much the same, with only a few varied lines scattered throughout them.
Some of the S. Links that have equivalent scenes between the guy and girl have different dialogue options and responses, which keeps them interesting.
MShe has relatively few S. Links on non-school days (no MMO Hermit, no Moon), leaving there many more opportunities to answer calls from friends or go out to earn stats, which is a bit more difficult than it was in FES due to not being able to study after night-time activities.
darkpaladinmfc said:
The first two night S. Links (Tower and Devil) are both activated at around rank 3.
- Devil follows from Hermit (either MMO girl complaining about a drunk guy or MShe's Saori talking about famous people showing up at night at the mall)
- Tower link comes from Rio (MShe) or Yoko (MC). After he shows up, you need a certain level of Courage to proceed.
yea, you get invitations on sundays sometimes, but I was thinking more like, when you're running around in P4 and you can randomly bump into someone...
I didn't know about the business man at the mall, do you have to do anything for him to become available as an slink or is just walk up and talk? The monk I only talked to once, but he was all kinds of angry, does he need anything to become slink-able?
I didn't know about the business man at the mall, do you have to do anything for him to become available as an slink or is just walk up and talk? The monk I only talked to once, but he was all kinds of angry, does he need anything to become slink-able?
Brobzoid said:
(See above posts about the night S. Links)
All of P3's S. Links have "bread crumb" events or mentions that lead you to them. But they can be easy to accidentally skip, like Bebe (go to the Home Ec room after you meet him in the Heirophant scenes), or Nozumi (fat guy in the MC's mall).
Brobzoid said:
Heirophant is the used bookstore on the first floor of the three-story shopping mall. It is one of the few optional S. Links that is completely the same between MShe and MC.
joelseph said:
Yup. I'm trying to juggle the two, but P3P is pretty much faster in every way imaginable. The text speed in DQ9 is horrific =(
Just picked this up yesterday! It's been a long time since I played FES (only the Journey, though) so I'm really enjoying revisiting Gekkoukan High.
Random question: Is it still possible to get Great status from going to the restroom? I've tried it a couple times, but have only gotten the "your mind wanders..." text so far.
Random question: Is it still possible to get Great status from going to the restroom? I've tried it a couple times, but have only gotten the "your mind wanders..." text so far.
Fimbulvetr
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ExMachina said:
Yeah, but it's random. Also you might find items sometimes.
Gamer @ Heart
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I just thought of something that might bum me out. If I max the lovers slink with the male MC, and do a new game plus with a female MC, I will miss out on all the dialogue and relationship building correct for the male version of that slink right?
Augemitbutter
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joelseph said:
no wonder, persona is just so damn smooth.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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Picked this up a few days ago, still haven't played it. Also have Peace Walker and Silent Hll SM from like a month ago :l God GAF, stop taking my precious, precious time :l
firehawk12
Subete no aware
One big error potentially:
During the second exam, one of the answers should be
but instead the game only accepts
as the right answer. If you already have max academics, it shouldn't matter though.
Also, found a typo near the end in the Junpei scene in January. Can't catch them all I suppose. :lol
During the second exam, one of the answers should be
Pythagoras
Moses
Also, found a typo near the end in the Junpei scene in January. Can't catch them all I suppose. :lol
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Something I just noticed at the end - in the Club, there's a
is that connected to anything? It just seemed really random, especially since the
mentions him at the end.
drunk man at the bar talking about getting his girlfriend pregnant or something
Monk
Gamer @ Heart
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Gamer @ Heart said:
Anyone?
Im halfway through playing as a guy and im wondering where i should focus my next few months of hangout time.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Not quite sure what you're asking?
But S-link progress doesn't carry over, if I'm reading that right.
But S-link progress doesn't carry over, if I'm reading that right.
S-Link progress itself doesn't carry over to NG+ but any Max S-Link items you received in your first playthrough (giving you the ability to fuse each ultimate Persona) carry over, with the exception of
.
Any S-Links will be reset to zero so you can get all the gender-specific dialogue.
Orpheus Telos
Any S-Links will be reset to zero so you can get all the gender-specific dialogue.
Gamer @ Heart
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Ah ok. Thanks for clearing that up guys.
Are these items that upgrade personas one use?
Are these items that upgrade personas one use?
It's not really a usable item, it just gives you the option to fuse an ultimate persona with the right combination of demons.
As with any fusion, you can re-fuse if you have the right demons and, as far as I can remember from FES, once you've fused an ultimate persona once, it's in your compendium.
As with any fusion, you can re-fuse if you have the right demons and, as far as I can remember from FES, once you've fused an ultimate persona once, it's in your compendium.
Gamer @ Heart
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Larsen B said:
Sweet.
I still feel unfocused as to how i should be spending my social time now knowing the level wont carry over. I guess i should try to get a few maxes in some links with my male MC and ignore those when i play as a girl.
That's kinda the ingenious thing about it. You can't really do the wrong thing in the newer SMT games. Select a combination, see if you like it. If so, go for it. Granted, there are ways to ensure the most optimal Persona, but for simply finishing the game, you can't really go wrong.
Marrshu said:
Sometimes I spent 20 minutes or more in the compendium clicking back and forth to get the perfect skills for the persona I want to create, thank god the soothing piano music help me to stay calm.
Always try to give all my cards the "Growth" skill, to me it's the most important and practical there is.
Automatisch
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Just got this on the PSN and downloading ATM. I actually bought P4 but I never got a chance to really start it, and then the Endurance Runs were going on... Either way this will be my first Persona game, and I'm pretty excited based on what I've seen/read. If I do end up liking this, is the Persona remake worth picking up as well?
Marrshu said:
Yup, don't overthink fusion you'll be fine if you're playing on Normal or lower.
One bit of advice the Endurance Run could have done with is to pay attention to your created Persona's stats, as well as its level when you are fusing. You might be able to create, for example, a Gdon that's a few levels higher than your main character thanks to the S.Link experience bonus. But if its magic stat is low, using it as your main Agi-caster is a bad idea.
Gamer @ Heart said:
I find that I enjoy Persona most when I just do what I'm interested in, rather than try to optimize slinks or fusions. Normally when I play RPGs I'm pretty obsessive about doing things "right", but with P3 and P4 that's not terribly important. You'll be able to complete the game, and having some stuff unseen will make your second playthrough more interesting. Just relax and have fun.
Curufinwe said:
Level >>> more important than stats in the combat algorithms. Each point into Magic or Strength is only a few % difference in spell strength, and there really isn't THAT much variance in stats between Persona of equal levels. On the other hand, I think each Lvl increases damage dealt by somewhere between 5 and 10%, and reducing damage by roughly the same factor, and increasing hit, and increasing dodge, and reducing your changes to be crit, etc.
So I'm actually playing FES, but I imagine this probably still applies to P3P as well.
Playing this game is a constant battle between my desire to move things along and my desire to play the game optimally. Cause if I was playing optimally I'd ensure that my entire party was tired before calling it a day in Tartarus. At this point in the game however
that takes seemingly fooorrrreeeevvveeer. So I usually punch out once I've either reached a new waypoint teleport thing or the top of the current block.
The fact that I'm easily rolling all the full moon bosses isn't really encouraging me to grind much either.
I'm on Normal mode, is there ever going to be some crazy difficulty spike where I will regret not grinding more, or can I just continue on my pattern of: Get to highest accessible point in Tartarus -> Social Link till full moon?
Playing this game is a constant battle between my desire to move things along and my desire to play the game optimally. Cause if I was playing optimally I'd ensure that my entire party was tired before calling it a day in Tartarus. At this point in the game however
(I just beat the Tank full moon boss)
The fact that I'm easily rolling all the full moon bosses isn't really encouraging me to grind much either.
I'm on Normal mode, is there ever going to be some crazy difficulty spike where I will regret not grinding more, or can I just continue on my pattern of: Get to highest accessible point in Tartarus -> Social Link till full moon?