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Persona 4: Arena |OT| Midnight's Just Around The Corner
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It's completely in english. The story mode has subtitles automatically enabled.
I need moar players, Busaiky pls
Prototype-03
Member
It's completely in english. The story mode has subtitles automatically enabled.
I need moar players, Busaiky pls
Don't worry, as soon as I get the code, I'm coming after you.
Look at my sexy beast:
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
mmm free food
Master Milk
Member
It's completely in english. The story mode has subtitles automatically enabled.
I need moar players, Busaiky pls
Huh, didn't realize. Hmm . . .
Ragingnight
Member
too many games backlogged to play any fighter consistently. If only my friends had P4A to begin with.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
I'm restricting myself to single player, because now I can only play every 2 weeks and I can't handle the online salt. Also, I wanted to get the story trophies.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Should have gotten the ps3 version, I feel like the Xbox olayers has moved on :/
I can play with you but I can't guarantee lag free games. Send a FR to Capcpom.
The PS3's online is pretty dead as well- except for Japanese players who understandably don't want to play 0 bar matches.
I have an easier time finding matches in VF most of the time.
Chrono Helix
Member
Yeah and you can press any combination of buttons you want for the universal commands, too.
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
I guess I'm back on the P4A grind
Ya'll ready for the return of Kanji?
EDIT: 10 minutes in, Elizabeth still a swift kick to the scrotum
Ya'll ready for the return of Kanji?
EDIT: 10 minutes in, Elizabeth still a swift kick to the scrotum
wanna play?
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Later, still trying to remember the tactics
Supermanisdead
Member
Good game, Genejin and Roe-Bear. I panic too much in corners.
QisTopTier
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VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Haven't played this game in so long.
It seems like the online scene is pretty dead.
I'm sure the GG release had something to do with that as well.
Well, there's always BBCP next year.
It seems like the online scene is pretty dead.
I'm sure the GG release had something to do with that as well.
Well, there's always BBCP next year.
Haven't played this game in so long.
It seems like the online scene is pretty dead.
I'm sure the GG release had something to do with that as well.
Well, there's always BBCP next year.
not really, GG online is pretty dead too. Maybe that'll change when they finally release the game outside Japan
I havent played this game since the last ranbat and even before then I pretty much stopped playing due to the online being pretty dead.
Online died because of region lock and the characters not really being too balanced for tournament play (last I played, checked). Akihiko is basically essentially broke compared to the rest of the cast due to Caesar being mostly useless. I get the idea Atlus/Arc wanted with him but it simply isn't practical against the rest of the cast.
Of course, the local university is doing a LAN that'll have a few P4U players. But I'm not sure I want to wade onto campus to play Akihiko against people that I'll never see again.
Of course, the local university is doing a LAN that'll have a few P4U players. But I'm not sure I want to wade onto campus to play Akihiko against people that I'll never see again.
It's true, dude.
As for Akihiko: Honestly tell me what good is his persona for. The whole "Tager/Potemkin but mixed with Makoto/forgetting the GG variant" idea was nice but not practical when the rest of the cast have far better Personas that aren't situational to use and the game practically wants you to use Personas in tandem with your attacks.
If Akihiko could summon Caesar without Caesar taking forever to start his magnet pull (or grant Akihiko Magnet pull powers in addition to having more than that sword swipe attack as a Persona attack) Akihiko would be worthwhile to play.
It's pretty annoying to deal with top-tier characters as a low-tier character.
That's the thing though.
Akihiko doesn't need to rely on Caesar at all.
He's got some of the fastest stuff in the game and some of the highest damage setups.
Caesar's just a bonus thing (and there for Burst too), so if it gets broken, big deal, you can still do just about everything.
Yeah Yukiko's probably not good though.
Elizabeth, I dunno, when 1 combo will take her out.
Akihiko's definitely not low tier.
Mid, sure, but he's nowhere near as helpless as Kanji or anything.
Akihiko doesn't need to rely on Caesar at all.
He's got some of the fastest stuff in the game and some of the highest damage setups.
Caesar's just a bonus thing (and there for Burst too), so if it gets broken, big deal, you can still do just about everything.
Yeah Yukiko's probably not good though.
Elizabeth, I dunno, when 1 combo will take her out.
Akihiko's definitely not low tier.
Mid, sure, but he's nowhere near as helpless as Kanji or anything.
What the heck am I reading?
This makes me want to jump online and kick some behinds as Akihiko now.
Akihiko's an A tier character. He doesn't need his persona and when he does have it 5C is a great mixup tool. I think you're more basing it on your troubles with the character when you were still playing the game.
And this game is FAR more balanced than a lot of fighting games out there. If this game is unbalanced for tournament play(meaning essentially broken) then pretty much every fighter that isn't KOF or VF is beyond broken in comparison.
And if Aki could do that, he'd be broken tier.
Ragingnight
Member
aki is like right under chie/yu. He's good. Hes not like kanji/liz tier. Hell he's better than Yukiko.
Akihiko is fine and if you think he's bad you're probably channeling being bad at the game into your character. You can't just focus on a weakness and use that as an example of overall character weakness. Having all of your power be character dependent is actually a GOOD thing. Mitsuru has bad startup frames! Terrible character! The worst! It's so easy to project an excuse. Is there a reason Akihiko isn't top tier? Yeah, it's because he has to weave through bullshit to get in and the characters better than him have decent methods of keeping him out while doing pretty large amounts of damage. Akhiko's weakness is he has to work a little harder to get in than better characters have to keep him out, and by a very slight margin.
Every character that is not Kanji and Liz is tournament playable. Even then, unless you're at the tippy top level of play, there's plenty of room for both of those characters to win.
Every character that is not Kanji and Liz is tournament playable. Even then, unless you're at the tippy top level of play, there's plenty of room for both of those characters to win.
Yeah Akihiko has definitely broken out of the low tier pack and is a really solid character. He has the damage and he has the options. His real weakness is just how incredibly shitty his reversal game is and that if you're forced to stay on the ground your attack ranges blow ass.
After watching Kubo's Akihiko this is how I feel. Kubo really does take advantage of IAD j.B better than anyone else. His dash-in and dash-out game is unrivaled.
After watching Kubo's Akihiko this is how I feel. Kubo really does take advantage of IAD j.B better than anyone else. His dash-in and dash-out game is unrivaled.
Akihiko is very good. He has one of the best anti airs, stupid damage, and great up close. His 5B is amazing, very fast and can easily hitconfirm it into his FC combo. He loses to zoners and some other characters but it's not even that bad, and with how much damage he does and how scary he is up close he can turn matches around very fast.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
I know these "awards" don't mean shit, but I still think we should vote for our game if we like it. Any positive attention it gets is welcome.
Persona 4 Arena for "Best Fighting Game" @ Spike VGAs
Persona 4 Arena for "Best Fighting Game" @ Spike VGAs
Did it freeze for everyone else or was it just me?
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
I think it's kind of strange that berserk doesn't go away if you hit the opponent but every other status effect does.
Whatevs.
Whatevs.
No point in having a damage bonus on a status effect if it goes away the moment you hit someone
Anyway I just watched some footage from A-cho, and um... Aigis... I've seen crazy footage before, but this guy was incredible. This game can be more brutal than any other sometimes. Also no one plays Yukiko.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
No point in having a damage bonus on a status effect if it goes away the moment you hit someone
Anyway I just watched some footage from A-cho, and um... Aigis... I've seen crazy footage before, but this guy was incredible. This game can be more brutal than any other sometimes. Also no one plays Yukiko.
I mean if you hit Teddie after he has berserked you.
Or are you saying that you get a damage bonus while berserked?
No point in having a damage bonus on a status effect if it goes away the moment you hit someone
Anyway I just watched some footage from A-cho, and um... Aigis... I've seen crazy footage before, but this guy was incredible. This game can be more brutal than any other sometimes. Also no one plays Yukiko.
Yukiko is only S-tier at sucking cock, she's barely viable in this.
That's my problem with Persona, it's a great engine and gameplay, but it's just not refined enough balance-wise to be serious. Too many chars suck ass in this, it needs a balance revision.
Yep. Extra 25% damage on all attacks while Raged, if I recall.
It's more like... the top tier of this game is just off the goddamn wall. Any hope I had about Aigis and Mitsuru being usurped as the best characters just vanished a couple of hours ago. Talk about insane hitboxes.
Poor Yukiko. She's actually good in my opinion, but she can't stand up to these monsters. Watching Stunedge get pinned against the wall by Mitsuru a couple of weeks ago for over half the round each time was heartbreaking.
In brighter news, I just started playing Persona 3 FES a couple of days ago. So far, it's looking great.
Pretty much.
Honestly they just need to nerf Aigis' ability to having a universal 4k move and her ability to so cancel sweep into instant overhead. For Mitsu they have to lower the range of her 5A hitbox so she can't hit you from practically anywhere.
Oh and nerf Noato's SMP loops.
Haha it's finally uploaded... the most hype moment of our local tournament this past weekend.
P4A losers finals match: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-7l5IxxHqQ&t=3m7s
Everyone went effing nuts.
P4A losers finals match: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-7l5IxxHqQ&t=3m7s
Everyone went effing nuts.
I play that character and didn't even know the IK tracks the opponent. <_<
She can keep her 5A as is. Her corner carry is more absurd. 5A should have more startup frames though.
wut, I never knew that.