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Persona 4: Arena |OT| Midnight's Just Around The Corner

zlatko

Banned
Peaceful Jay is currently streaming and demonstrating that 360 netcode is indeed ass. It looks like it runs at like, half-speed. No joke.

Damn. KoF12 comparisons are no joke then.

Do private matches have the same dildoness about them?
 

Chavelo

Member
You guys shouldn't be doing online mode for fighting games on the first week, anyway. Shit's ass with day 1 strats. Get on that training mode and learn the ways of the game. I expect you grasshoppers to be ready for the FSLink's P-1 Grand Prix: GAF Edition on Friday.

GAF Persona 4: Arena Friday Online Tournament [ Friday, August 10th ] [ 9PM EST | 6PM PDT ]
  • GAF member FSLink is hosting a week 1 Persona 4: Arena online tournament, who he will stream as well. It will be 2 out of 3 format, on PS3 and will allow the the loser of a previous game in a match to switch characters. Signups are available here.
 

Mesoian

Member
Hmm...well, I'll give the 360 version a week. If it's still busted, I may return it and exchange it for the PS3 version.

It'll mean me buying a PS3 fight pad though...::Huff:: And the ones mad katz are selling now are too small...
 

TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Dammit...

Do I buy on ps3 or hope/pray for a 360 patch?

360 patch is coming later this month. So...

Either/or. Your choice. Most of GAF is going to be on PS3 though, so...

@Junior above me: Has Mad Catz USB Saturn-like pads finally stopped being ass with the D-pad?
 

Skilletor

Member
You guys shouldn't be doing online mode for fighting games on the first week, anyway. Shit's ass with day 1 strats. Get on that training mode and learn the ways of the game. I expect you grasshoppers to be ready for the FSLink's P-1 Grand Prix: GAF Edition on Friday.

As the great Michaelangelo once said: Learn by doin', bro.

I'm old school. I'd rather play against people and learn that way than spend time in training mode.

Just looked at the player list...holy shit, at the ps3 numbers. lol.
 

Chavelo

Member
As the great Michaelangelo once said: Learn by doin', bro.

I'm old school. I'd rather play against people and learn that way than spend time in training mode.

Of course! That's what I've been doing for the past few days with the EFL dudes. :p Ryyudo, Alcatras, HellFire and even Big D came down to my place last night and we had ourselves an awesome five hour session. I'm trying to psyche out my GAF comp here, Skill. :D

I'm going to end up buying this on both systems. :(

Same. D: Trading in my PS3 copy of Marvel (already have it for 360).
 

Skilletor

Member
Of course! That's what I've been doing for the past few days with the EFL dudes. :p Ryyudo, Alcatras, HellFire and even Big D came down to my place last night and we had ourselves an awesome five hour session. I'm trying to psyche out my GAF comp here, Skill. :D

Stupid Denver. All, like, far away from me and shit.
 
Dude that one part where you think the game is over and it was wrapping up then it went to the HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK was the best shit ever. Me and a friend stayed up 24 hours the day the game came out and played through the whole thing.

Worst part was the escort part because it broke the rules of the game you were used to, and it even broke it's own rules at the end. I raged so hard

Yeah, the end game was super satisfying. There were a couple kinks though, like the bosses destroying necessary blocks or their attacks freezing you in place when you were trying to cross a spike block. Really aggravating. Story-wise, the only part I didn't like was
I got the best Katherine ending, and I didn't like when boss and them came out and explained the illusions to her. It cheapened the metaphorical aspects of the tower. That, and the narrator was a bit heavy-handed at the end.

I stopped playing Rapunzel the last couple days in game, though, running on fumes :-(
 

Steaks

Member
You guys shouldn't be doing online mode for fighting games on the first week, anyway. Shit's ass with day 1 strats. Get on that training mode and learn the ways of the game. I expect you grasshoppers to be ready for the FSLink's P-1 Grand Prix: GAF Edition on Friday.

Playing against humans > learning combos.

You can learn combos when you're not learning matchups. Matchups trump combos every time.
 

Mesoian

Member
360 patch is coming later this month. So...

Either/or. Your choice. Most of GAF is going to be on PS3 though, so...

@Junior above me: Has Mad Catz USB Saturn-like pads finally stopped being ass with the D-pad?

I've never had any problems with the older SF4 pads, but I did tend to break the Dpads after a while.

The SFxT pad feels...odd, but I can't tell if it's due to the size or the new build quality on the pads themselves. I had a cammy fightpad for 2 years and did well with it, when that broke I bought a Juri one which still does well. I bought a SFxT one in a pinch in order to compete in the Marvel tournament at PAXEast and had issues with it.

I've been doing a ton of research on what the best pad for fighting is on 360 and, in the end, it's still the transforming D Pad ones. Problem is the build quality on those pads is SO HORRIBLE, you will be running through dozens of them. In 2 months I went through 8. Gamestop had no choice but to exchange them. The plastic on the Axl of the dPad is completely flimsy so any serious play literally snaps them in half.
 
I just played my first Ranked match on 360 using a friend's account (playing from New York) and the lag was so bad I was able to finish with an Instant Kill. I'm not big on online too much so no big deal for me, but throw another one in for 360 online being ass. I'll definitely try it again when it's patched though, everyone should have leveled up by then as well.
 

TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Gonna be on in the evening (if my connection isn't poo poo) today. Gonna grab it before work which makes work torture because I want to play this NAO. :(
 
Hey, there any FAQs for the story mode that outlines all the paths? I can see this getting really annoying with the amount of dialogue choices you make.
 

alstein

Member
Hmm...well, I'll give the 360 version a week. If it's still busted, I may return it and exchange it for the PS3 version.

It'll mean me buying a PS3 fight pad though...::Huff:: And the ones mad katz are selling now are too small...

The patch is going through QA right now- it will be a couple of weeks most likely, but it will get there.
 

XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
You guys shouldn't be doing online mode for fighting games on the first week, anyway. Shit's ass with day 1 strats. Get on that training mode and learn the ways of the game. I expect you grasshoppers to be ready for the FSLink's P-1 Grand Prix: GAF Edition on Friday.

I'd like to jump in on that, but I don't think I'll be back from work in time. :/
 

Onemic

Member
Think I might main yu or yosuke instead of Mistsuru. I just cant get used to her charge moves. Got to challenge 23 and those damn charge moves give me a brain fart whenever I see them,.
 

Esura

Banned
Yep, I'm never completing these challenge modes. :p

Alrighty, try some Arcade. Saving story mode/online for an off day.
 

jorgeton

Member
GAF hype >> impulse buy. So I picked it up at lunch.

PSN is Schmorge. Not sure who I'll be playing as yet, but leaning towards Yu or Kanji.
Looking forward to playing some folks online!
 

LuuKyK

Member
Ok. I give up. I am buying it t_t.

Add me on PS3. PSN ID: LuuKyK

Don't know when I 'll have the game though.

Edit: Oh, I will probably play Yu and Yukiko. Not sure though.
 

Shaffield

Member
Heading home from work now, and picking up my copy on the way. I'm gonna do some training for a bit to decide between my Brosuke or Yukiko.

Hit me up on PSN later if you wanna play: Jodash64
 
I played 9 matches so far on 360 and it seems that if you let the intro play out fully it syncs the game ala BlazBlue CT and AH3. Other times, the match just syncs itself in like the second or third round. The only problem is that there are many people in ranked that just skip the intros.

Other than that, I am surprised and very glad to find that I am really enjoying Kanji. I feel like he has just the right amount of tools to make him work.

You can add me to that Xbox list as well Deputy Dangle - 360 - xDeputyDanglex - Kanji. I'll be playing off and on throughout the day.
 

TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Got the last pre-order copy behind another PS3 dude. There was four 360 copies on hold not claimed and a bunch of people were buying the game at the Gamestop I preordered at. Seems Atlus struck gold?
 
I got the game on Xbox and just turned it on right now. It said to download a update before the game started. Is that the network patch or something else? I'm going to be grinding with Narukami and Aikihiko today.
 

depths20XX

Member
Picked it up at lunch break!

I want to try and main Kanji, Chie, or Mitsuru. In that order. Playing a grappler without using 360s and 720s sounds fun.
 
GAF Persona 4: Arena Friday Online Tournament [ Friday, August 10th ] [ 9PM EST | 6PM PDT ]

GAF member FSLink is hosting a week 1 Persona 4: Arena online tournament, who he will stream as well. It will be 2 out of 3 format, on PS3 and will allow the the loser of a previous game in a match to switch characters. Signups are available here.

Just signed up! With all my evening meetings this week I'll be free as hell, but it should be fun :) I'll see you guys at 9PM Friday.
 

alstein

Member
Played a couple quick online matches - online seems fine on PS3, as expected.

No idea what I'm doing yet- part of me just wants to unlock titles right now- no idea what unlocks what yet.
 

zlatko

Banned
I got the game on Xbox and just turned it on right now. It said to download a update before the game started. Is that the network patch or something else? I'm going to be grinding with Narukami and Aikihiko today.

I'll be grinding tonight too with Yosuke, Aki, and Naoto. If I'm available tomorrow maybe we can get a few games in? I'm sure I'll be ass, but maybe the online won't be total horse shit between us so its worth the check.

GT is Outlaw Slevin


Also, just saw more crazy naoto shit on that stream. Falling in love with her like I did in P4. Her super is soooooooooooo good! :D
 
Got the game and started playing. I went straight to Challenge Mode and messed around with Yu, Yukiko and Elizabeth. Even though I was hyped for Yu, I think I may actually be liking those two girls more. Hmm. Time will tell. I need to use them in a real match.
 
I'll be grinding tonight too with Yosuke, Aki, and Naoto. If I'm available tomorrow maybe we can get a few games in? I'm sure I'll be ass, but maybe the online won't be total horse shit between us so its worth the check.

GT is Outlaw Slevin


Also, just saw more crazy naoto shit on that stream. Falling in love with her like I did in P4. Her super is soooooooooooo good! :D

Did you use to play SF4 or still do? I'm sure I've played you before in random online matches, but just didn't know who you were. Or was it casuals that we set up on GAF?

But regardless I'm down, but I can't play till really late at night. I work 2nd shift so I probably won't be around till 2-3 AM. BTW, I live in NC so if you're in that region then hopefully we will have decent games on Xbox even before the patch.
 
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