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Persona 4 Golden |OT| Love is the only gold.
- Thread starter we.are.the.armada
- Start date
eww
Yes, but you just missed it when it was on sale. It might just go on sale again, maybe around Christmas time.
we.are.the.armada
Member
That's not even the gross part dude... I reloaded the save and made it again correctly and then I...
*gulp*
...shared my pudding with Apple Head!
You can actually run into him a few times around town. Same with some other characters who may or may not make appearances earlier and/or later in the game. A general tip is that if they got a portrait, they're probably important.
But don't worry, my first time through the game I completely forgot about him too untill they told me who he was.
But don't worry, my first time through the game I completely forgot about him too untill they told me who he was.
Edit: I've bought every Persona game at least twice already, but if 1&2 could get updated with a better combat system so I could get the stories without it feeling like a chore, I'd buy them a third time. It'll probably never happen, but I can dream..
we.are.the.armada
Member
But, social links are much more than delineating context around a character, it also gives you some control over the MC's canvas. Tatsuya is a little different, but consider Persona 1's character - he'd be perfect for it! Give him Courage, Understanding, etc. and let the player develop the hero in reaction to the characters around him.
But did she enjoy it?!
What, really? I don't ever remember seeing him around town.
we.are.the.armada
Member
Her little apple expressions where flipping out. I don't know how I'm going to break it to her that I'm Paleo
This really isn't as easy as you make it sound. The entire story would have to be restructured. As it is now, characters travel with the MC through most of the story even if they are not part of the active party. They are also up for conversation at any non-dungeon location and often reveal details about themselves (pretty much social link type dialogue without it actually being an elaborate scene).
Yup. You can
run into Namatame too
Speaking of screens, here's an album of what I've taken as fast as my fingers will move. Spoilers are probably in there.
we.are.the.armada
Member
Then they'd have to get creative, I suppose. Maybe all of the social link events are memories that are shared when triggered by speaking with a character during the non-dungeon conversation rooms. You see a flashback of you and Maki reading porn together or something.
Or, completely redo the game in P4G's engine
That's exactly what social links are though. Saying it gives you "some control" is really stretching it. Yes, the characters will immediately react to what you say but the lasting implication of what you said is basically non-existent. It's all linear progress... which isn't any different from conversations in the first few Persona games... Except now there is some progression involved.
Actually, if I recall in IS you could make a few choices that definitely effected the way characters saw you. Like choosing to date Lisa or Jun. Characters actually commented on this. This is pretty huge reactivity for this kind of game. I will agree that characters in the first game could probably use a bit more depth... although, P2 kind of fixed this issue. Lots of the original cast make a appearance and do resolve their respective arc.
EDIT: The first point is the reason I didn't really finish P4 back on the PS2. I was pretty annoyed that they opted to just streamline the process. P3 had a great foundation and reversed and broken social links were a good way to keep you from taking advantage of people. But instead of building off that and maybe even have branching paths they just cut it all out.
I don't quiet mind this time which is odd. Probably because I'm not completely burnt out on the formula anymore.
Finally defeated the 3rd dungeon boss! It felt like it took an hour. Level 30 average for my party. Kinda underpowered, but I felt a sense of accomplishment after this fight. Hard mode really inhibits the leveling rate.
EDIT: AND I didn't have to rewind a week early. Just 1 day!
EDIT: AND I didn't have to rewind a week early. Just 1 day!
we.are.the.armada
Member
Yeah, it needed more of that. It deserved more. Also, links could have provided an avenue to apply additional combat and fusion variety.
Speaking of what is lacking in Persona - P5 should bring back Demon Negotiation. Sure it was a bit of a guessing game in the past, but with some work, it could be really neat.
Her little apple expressions where flipping out. I don't know how I'm going to break it to her that I'm Paleo
She'd probably be OK with that, I think.
Random image, just because.
we.are.the.armada
Member
She'd probably be OK with that, I think.
Random image, just because.
Man, Chie gave me a Steak Skewer DX but I had to reload the save and I never got it back. Damn...
She gave me Meat Gum the first time I saw her out at night.
I was like, OH I can do that fox quest real fast, she still gave it to me for the quest too.
we.are.the.armada
Member
Oh that's cool. I remember stumbling upon that on accident (that she had the snack, I tried like everyone else in town) - it was one of the many things during P4 that made me like Chie.
Just got my wristbands, I'm officially in the army now.
I'm curious what people's playtimes were after beating dungeon 3.
I'm 25.5 hours in, hard mode. Level 31 MC, around 30 for party.
This game drains hours like a huge sink.
Yup, but then I ordered from VG+ so that's a given. Strangely enough, my copy of Virtue's Last Reward was clearly the American one, as there was no French on it whatsoever.
PataHikari
Banned
Social Links reversing was a terrible idea. It basically made it near impossible to interact with multiple people at a time.
Removing them was a great idea.
we.are.the.armada
Member
Well, they should at least give the option (like New Game+ or at the start, I dunno). I like to have the consequences carry weight, but I'm one of these types that makes 10 save files and reloads constantly to check out dialogue options in games I care about.
I've actually kept your rule in mind, even when I played P3. Just overlooked it, I guess.
we.are.the.armada
Member
Hey does anybody know if the Persona 4 manga is getting an English translation? How many manga would that be?
Well, this was an unfortunate limitation of the way relationships were handled in Persona 3. Basically, every girl was a love interest and though it made sense for them to get mad about it it obviously didn't make the game more interesting for some people. This really isn't an issue in P4 though. Most stories are written in a fairly neutral way as far as whether or not intimacy is involved. If you choose to go down the former route there should definitely be some kind of consequence for trying to juggle people. Lots of social links have one or more event that kind of ends in a cliffhanger... forgetting about them after should definitely have some kind of consequence too.
Of course I'm not really obsessed with catching them all. That should definitely still be a viable play style but incredibly hard to pull off.
Baller. PhD
Banned
My Solid Gold just sold for $82 on eBay.
dafuq is that? I was expecting $100+. For a meager $10 profit I'd rather just keep it. -__-
dafuq is that? I was expecting $100+. For a meager $10 profit I'd rather just keep it. -__-
WrenchNinja
Member
well I think
Valentine's day is the consequence for the people who want to try to have a harem.
we.are.the.armada
Member
Man, you should have kept it for at least 10 years! Who knows how rare the Vita will be by that time too! People will be playing Persona 7 and saying, "whoa, remember the Vita? man, that old persona 4 remake came out for it and nothing else - it's totally the best version but costs 8000 space credits on ebay"
I want to do this, but then I remember that I still feel at least a little pang of guilt whenever I try to do bad things, even in games. Forever chivalrous!
I was a complete whore in vanilla P4.
Nephitamine
Member
About the killer:
I found it hilarious because when I first met Adachi, I thought "Hmm... JYB is voicing a side character role? That's not right. He must be the killer."
buddha0991
Member
we.are.the.armada
Member
Sure does feel like it - I've gotten perfect about 50% of the time by pressing X as soon as I see the top of the "!" appear. Once you see the pixels, hit it - yeah, seems like slightly before the "!" has fully appeared.
we.are.the.armada
Member
Ughhh
I used a Goho-M to leave the dungeon and go fuse Persona's. I clicked Fusion Search and now I think my games frozen.
I went there before saving
Damn, hopefully everything is ok. What did you end up doing?
lastflowers
Banned
Ughhh
I used a Goho-M to leave the dungeon and go fuse Persona's. I clicked Fusion Search and now I think my games frozen.
I went there before saving
NEVER FUSE BEFORE SAVING!
That's right. The Nose doesn't always know.
SpaceBridge
Member
A mock-up of P2EP with the P3/4 Battle system
I gotta say that it looks good. If only Atlus had made the P2 remakes like that...
Yeah, I wouldn't want anything delaying P5 any further. P4:G is only worsening my drug addict-like need for that game.
SpaceBridge
Member
I need to finish Innocent Sin. Got as far as the
bombs at the stadium, but couldn't defuse them all and got frustrated with the game.
The puns! Teddie is beary good at them.
At least you made it somewhere. I think I got stuck at
the freakin' Bomb Shelter. God, I hated that one, and never returned. Maybe some day...
SpaceBridge
Member
I'm pretty sure I've heard him say some in P4G. Bear in mind, I'm only 18 hours in.
buddha0991
Member
That, along with the beginning, and one near the end, are the worst dungeons in the game.
I thought he was referring
to when Teddie stops being the support and joins the party. While he's the support member Teddie is full of puns.
lol, maybe I read the post wrong.
EDIT- I see what you did there. Furry good.
ew lessor game is lessor
But where is the lie? I tried to give it a chance, but grew very bored with it.