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Persona 4: Arena |OT| Midnight's Just Around The Corner
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This makes me, once again, very sad that the Vita's screenshot functionality is disabled when playing P3P.
Yeah, the art books are on my list of things to pick up once I'm not so fucking broke.
Link to said images?
Get the illustration book first. It's really excellent. There's stuff like the Drama CD covers and promo shots for P4, and a lot of it is just stuff you can't come across easily.
Ah well then I'm shit out of luck. ; ;
As for this image I have no clue where it showed up from, but I checked the first page of this thread for the avatars and saw it, then haven't noticed it in use by any of the regular posters, so I figured why not.
On my tablet at the moment. I'll see if I can track some down when I'm on my laptop.
So many Akihiko online, I'm really surprised that many people try to play him, given he's not really a "noob" character.
Got my first real ragequit today!
An Elizabeth shows up in my room, and decimates me in the first match we play together. On the second one I start catching up on his habits (always the same mix-ups, easy as shit to punish), and I kill him with an instant-kill while he's casting Maragidyne. Third match I just roll on him, and once again instant-kill him as soon as I see him attempting Maragidyne again. A swift deconnection, and a classy ragequit!
Got my first real ragequit today!
An Elizabeth shows up in my room, and decimates me in the first match we play together. On the second one I start catching up on his habits (always the same mix-ups, easy as shit to punish), and I kill him with an instant-kill while he's casting Maragidyne. Third match I just roll on him, and once again instant-kill him as soon as I see him attempting Maragidyne again. A swift deconnection, and a classy ragequit!
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I'd definitely consider Akihiko a "noob" character to so speak. He's very easy to learn, but extremely hard to master.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
S.Lab is easier lol
Ragingnight
Member
Don't scare me
You don't see too many Shadow Labs online, oddly. Granted, you don't see too many Aigis players either, but Aigis is the very definition of the phrase "Difficult, But Awesome."
Least used character on PSN.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I'm being serious though :lol
Supermanisdead
Member
dy_nasty, all i ever do is kill rush. start with kill rush, end with kill rush. except when im too close then i run back and do kill rush. what else can akihiko even do.
Yeah, I don't know, he's a mix-up / close-range character, which is not really the archetype for an easy character to learn for newcomers. He has great damage potential, and looks "cool", but I really think of him as a "trap character" for beginners -- lots of them will probably be discouraged seeing their bullshit doesn't work against 'decent' players, and quit the game altogether.
Never faced a good S.Lab yet, for the moment I just find her to be Mitsuru's easiest match-up...
I won't call Labrys easy to learn but once you pick her up she's very dominating when played right. Also helps when you pick dark stage with dark colored persona
Better they at least enjoy the game a little bit with Akihiko then jump in as someone more complex and get completely steamrolled off the bat.
Yeah, I guess.Better they at least enjoy the game a little bit with Akihiko then jump in as someone more complex and get completely steamrolled off the bat.
And it's still better than those Yu and their electric cars. ^^
Akihiko's mixup is terrible lol
Start with 5A and work from there.
Even if you do Kill Rush, go for baits and feints within it. Throw a sweep in on block, R-Action, command counter - anything to keep yourself from looking familiar.
So I guess Kotaku did an article on Persona art yesterday (And managed to completely avoid mentioning Soejima's name, despite all the art in the article being by him), and there's a couple of Chie pictures in there:
http://kotaku.com/5935215/exclusive-the-art-of-persona-4
There's also this one, which I love, but I can only find it in small, which is lame. :/
http://download.minitokyo.net/Shin.Megami.Tensei:.Persona.4.399706.jpg
There are a good handful more of Chie in the art book, but I just can't find them online. I've tried typing in the original source for the art (Such as the Famitsu cover) and you just get nothing. Such a shame, because he really deserves more recognition. He's probably the most talented games artist that I know of who works in a manga/anime style.
I have this artbook, but alas I don't have any access to a scanner.
And I still don't have any camera left (all stolen by a burglar a few months ago); I should be buying a new one soon, though, so if you don't mind pictures (and if you remind me of this) I can take pictures of those Chie pages.
[EDIT]
And as much as I like Soejima, I still think he's behind Kaneko as far as "best manga/anime style artist" goes. ^^
I have it too, but likewise, no scanner. :S
His lineart blows my mind. I cannot imagine how long it takes him to get it all so accurate.
I'm generally of the opinion that Kaneko is perfect for the more dreary, surreal, messed up atmosphere of the mainline SMT games, and Soejima is perfect for the down to earth (well...comparatively down to earth) mood of the modern Persona games.
And to be clear, Dantis, this is the artbook you were recommending earlier, yes?
And to be clear, Dantis, this is the artbook you were recommending earlier, yes?
Yup, that's the one. GLORIOUS. I should warn you that it's the thinnest of his art books though, and it's also all illustrations. The interview with him at the end is the most recent interview available in English though, and the illustrations cover every project he's worked on until 2010, including freelance stuff like a light novel and a Namco game.
And I was meaning he's good from like, a technical point of view. Soejima's art is mostly faultless (Or close). Have you seen the lineart for his hands? Best. Hands. Ever.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Let's just say I discovered something that I should have figured out 50 hours ago. Holy shit am I stupid for not having figured that out.
Ragingnight
Member
please do tell so not all of us feel the same way somewhere down the line.
Screw that, you're all going feel the same as me eventually! Muahahaha.
B+D seriously activates Orgia mode....? ;.;
haha, I experienced the same revelation.
Ragingnight
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pends on the character sometimes. Some autocombo aren't terribad (lab, slab, mitsu, etc)
Supermanisdead
Member
lol i said that in this thread days ago
And you can still do it when your overheated.
Prototype-03
Member
deactivates it too
True, although I don't want to be predictable.
Although I feel behind the curve now. I've been so focused on Story Mode that I haven't practiced and it showed when I played against Sarumanu who is even better than before.
Yup.
I'm still having extreme difficulty going from Aigis's combos to Megido Fire. Often I attempt to jump cancel and somehow end up preforming the gatling gun instead. Really screwing up my game.
EDIT: Ah, I see we have a GAF Lobby going. Appears to be full however. I need a separate display for the PS3 so I can actually SEE this shit.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I hope you are ready to play later
SephirothRK
Member
got beat badly, ggs to dynasty and Q. So mad about that Akihiko Instant Kill.
^ scrub.
^ scrub.