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[Volcynika]

Well, just beat (first dungeon spoilers)

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Shadow Chie

and that's all I'm doing for the rest of today until tomorrow evening after both my finals. I thought it was really cool how

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the boss was a symbol of Chie having to more or less rely on other people to be strong and tall above everyone else

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[Shouta]

Brothers? but....

Siblings has no ring to it. Besides, everyone on the internet is male. EVERYONE.

A little harder, solely because you can no longer recover all your SP by returning to the entrance.

Also, no more menu/stairs trick to maximize the first strikes.

You can get mid-dungeon SP heals from the cards but those are rare and there`s a nice method later. It`s subject to some 4-Koma P4 comics. :lol

 

[Wilsongt]

For the love of God. Longest. Intro. Ever. :lol

 

[Dead Prince]

For the love of God. Longest. Intro. Ever. :lol

How long?

My friend started earlier but had to leave early and wanted to save but couldn't so he's just going to start over again. at first i joked and said it was 2 hours. it can't be that long right? :lol

Oh. i got my call from ashley earlier :lol. haven't actually picked up the game will do so right when the store opens tomorrow!

 

[Volcynika]

How long?

My friend started earlier but had to leave early and wanted to save but couldn't so he's just going to start over again. at first i joked and said it was 2 hours. it can't be that long right? :lol

Oh. i got my call from ashley earlier :lol. haven't actually picked up the game will do so right when the store opens tomorrow!

I fought my first battle a little over 2 and a half hours into the game.

 

[Blackjack]

How long?

My friend started earlier but had to leave early and wanted to save but couldn't so he's just going to start over again. at first i joked and said it was 2 hours. it can't be that long right? :lol

Oh. i got my call from ashley earlier :lol. haven't actually picked up the game will do so right when the store opens tomorrow!

Nah, it's not that long.

It's actually a little longer.

 

[Costanza]

I was glad there were so many chances to save during the first 3 hours. I did it in like 3 sittings so it didn't feel so long.

 

[Tamanon]

Yeah, every day you can save at home. Took me about 2 hours to finish the intro and start the mini-dungeon.

Now on to the actual first dungeon grind with the three of them!

 

[zurra]

question for those who have completed the japanese version:

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do i have to do anything specific aside from the bonus dungeon to get the true ending? i don't want to end up crazy deep and realize i missed something halfway through. i already play the "turn over every stone, then turn it over again to make sure" way with RPGs, so most things won't go unnoticed... if there's a point like killing Ryoji in P3 or maxing your party's social links i'm sure i'll figure it out on my own, but if there are some other things you have to do then it's hard to say.

general response is fine, no spoilers please D:

 

[drtomoe123]

Yeah, every day you can save at home. Took me about 2 hours to finish the intro and start the mini-dungeon.

Now on to the actual first dungeon grind with the three of them!

I'm VERY happy to hear that.

 

[grandjedi6]

Game Informer's review is up (they have a webpage???), far and away the lowest score for the game at 8 and 7.25. Main complaints were pacing and grinding.

A classic Game Informer review. Don't be too harsh on them though. Misfires will happen when you pick your score out of a hat and base your review on what you think others think of the game.

 

[Shouta]

question for those who have completed the japanese version:

Spoiler

do i have to do anything specific aside from the bonus dungeon to get the true ending? i don't want to end up crazy deep and realize i missed something halfway through. i already play the "turn over every stone, then turn it over again to make sure" way with RPGs, so most things won't go unnoticed... if there's a point like killing Ryoji in P3 or maxing your party's social links i'm sure i'll figure it out on my own, but if there are some other things you have to do then it's hard to say.

general response is fine, no spoilers please D:

There is but it`s only right at the end. Nothing in the middle of the game.

 

[MechaX]

Fun game so far, but I have two pretty big (at least in my situation) complaints so far.

1. This intro is absurdly long. We're talking about an hour and a half to two hours here before reaching the first battle. Which brings me to another point.

2. I might have gotten a little overconfident by picking Expert mode just because I cleared P3 FES on Hard Mode and The Answer. Mostly because I got screwed over by the first boss and actually died (Damnit, why don't RPGs have a "Retry at Last Boss" Option?). And considering I didn't save on the beginning of the third day.. well, that's pretty much an entire hour down the drain.

A situation like this with any other game would have prompted me to hurl the game disc out the window right then, but considering it was still fun, I'll retry it. But losing that hour and a half or so is a major bummer, even though I concede that I was mostly my fault. After all, every hour during Final Exam period counts.

 

[chespace]

Just picked up the game along with the strategy guide. Very excited to play my first SMT game tonight. Ferricide would be proud of me.

 

[Sallokin]

Fuck yes. Got P4 and The Dark Knight. Time to just lock myself in my game room.

 

[kiryogi]

question for those who have completed the japanese version:

Spoiler

do i have to do anything specific aside from the bonus dungeon to get the true ending? i don't want to end up crazy deep and realize i missed something halfway through. i already play the "turn over every stone, then turn it over again to make sure" way with RPGs, so most things won't go unnoticed... if there's a point like killing Ryoji in P3 or maxing your party's social links i'm sure i'll figure it out on my own, but if there are some other things you have to do then it's hard to say.

general response is fine, no spoilers please D:

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you have to make precise choices at a certain point

Shocking.

Atlus + Amazon + Free Shipping usually = you'll see your shit in a week or two!
Admittedly, I did NOT get my Persona 4 today. But somehow, the social expansion thing did!

I dig how the only the first letter of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday are highlighted!

Weird thing for me, my social link expansion is to arrive this week, but my design works arrives next? And they both were shipped same way same day!

 

[BlazingDarkness]

old? persona 4 review IGN
http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/937/937080p2.html
9/10

 

[Tamanon]

Holy crap, those hand enemies and their Agi spells hit for a pretty hefty chunk.

 

[Yaweee]

Fun game so far, but I have two pretty big (at least in my situation) complaints so far.

1. This intro is absurdly long. We're talking about an hour and a half to two hours here before reaching the first battle. Which brings me to another point.

2. I might have gotten a little overconfident by picking Expert mode just because I cleared P3 FES on Hard Mode and The Answer. Mostly because I got screwed over by the first boss and actually died (Damnit, why don't RPGs have a "Retry at Last Boss" Option?). And considering I didn't save on the beginning of the third day.. well, that's pretty much an entire hour down the drain.

A situation like this with any other game would have prompted me to hurl the game disc out the window right then, but considering it was still fun, I'll retry it. But losing that hour and a half or so is a major bummer, even though I concede that I was mostly my fault. After all, every hour during Final Exam period counts.

I agree with pretty much both points, which are two of the most common complaints in the negative reviews so far.

People complained about Xenosaga's opening, but this is easily 2-3x as long, probably even more than that.

I don't mind the difficulty, but combined with unskippable cutscenes and the lack of save points before bosses, expert is going to be a giant pain in the ass. Oh, hello there, black knight guy! Would you like to one shot each of my party members in turn, and send me back to the first floor? Thank you!

 

[Yama]

Got my game, book and expansion pack today. Just a quick question. Upon ordering it was said to include a disc for extra social links, etc. Mine did not come with this bundled and after viewing the item details today it was not listed anymore. Was this taken out post-purchase? Not a big issue just want to make sure I am not missing anything.

 

[NichM]

Got my game, book and expansion pack today. Just a quick question. Upon ordering it was said to include a disc for extra social links, etc. Mine did not come with this bundled and after viewing the item details today it was not listed anymore. Was this taken out post-purchase? Not a big issue just want to make sure I am not missing anything.

That never existed. Are you sure you're not confusing it with the name of the swag bundle, the Social Link Expansion Pack? The SLEP only ever had the CD, calendar, Teddie plush, and T-shirt.

 

[Forkball]

So has Okami been dethroned when it comes to ungodly long openings?

 

[Kagari]

So has Okami been dethroned when it comes to ungodly long openings?

KH2 was pretty long too D: 3 hours? iirc...

 

[Blackjack]

So has Okami been dethroned when it comes to ungodly long openings?

No, because STUFF HAPPENS during Persona 4's opening.

And you can save and do it in chunks.

And you can hold triangle to speed up the text.

 

[Forkball]

You actually did something in KH2's intro though. In Okami you just pressed X/A while text slowly snailed its way across the screen as if a calligrapher lived inside your TV.

 

[frogg609]

I was hoping to be playing it today but instead Amazon sent me two expansion packs and no game. Sucks considering I clicked on only one of their links (for the expansion pack and the game) when I ordered it. Now I need to send one back and order the game again.

Does anyone know how much was saved ordering the expansion pack and game together? I know I'm losing out on some money because of this but i'm curious as to how much.

 

[rainking187]

I was hoping to be playing it today but instead Amazon sent me two expansion packs and no game. Sucks considering I clicked on only one of their links (for the expansion pack and the game) when I ordered it. Now I need to send one back and order the game again.

Does anyone know how much was saved ordering the expansion pack and game together? I know I'm losing out on some money because of this but i'm curious as to how much.

Keep the second expansion pack.

It's selling on eBay for over $100.

 

[Guled]

I was hoping to be playing it today but instead Amazon sent me two expansion packs and no game. Sucks considering I clicked on only one of their links (for the expansion pack and the game) when I ordered it. Now I need to send one back and order the game again.

Does anyone know how much was saved ordering the expansion pack and game together? I know I'm losing out on some money because of this but i'm curious as to how much.

dont curse, sell it someone else and but the game at gamestop right now

 

[Yaweee]

In P3, Shuffle Time required you to either end the battle with your MC or in an all-out attack. P2's mutations required you to end the battle in a fusion. Is there no such requirement here?

 

[Costanza]

Wow, I'm getting my ass completely handed to me by the boss at the end of the first dungeon. I'm playing on easy, too :lol

edit: Frogg, DO NOT send that back to Amazon. They've been selling for $175!

 

[Yaweee]

Wow, I'm getting my ass completely handed to me by the boss at the end of the first dungeon. I'm playing on easy, too :lol

edit: Frogg, DO NOT send that back to Amazon. They've been selling for $175!

Easy is the same as normal, except for the continues. So, your reward for sucking on Easy and burning through continues quickly is that you get to play the rest of the game on normal.

It really strikes me as a bizarre distinction between difficulty levels.

 

[Costanza]

Easy is the same as normal, except for the continues. So, your reward for sucking on Easy and burning through continues quickly is that you get to play the rest of the game on normal.

It really strikes me as a bizarre distinction between difficulty levels.

FES really felt considerably easier than what I'm playing right now... :\ I even had 6 continues left at the end of that.

also at the beginning of P4, it said that battles will be easier. I don't remember P3: FES telling me that.

 

[zurra]

Spoiler

you have to make precise choices at a certain point

There is but it`s only right at the end. Nothing in the middle of the game.

So it's pretty obvious, then?

 

[Yama]

Game, Double Jump and Expansion make for one sexy package.

While I don't usually use a guide, it is a Double Jump and will inevitably be rare within fifteen seconds of release. Can help with fusions too.

 

[Guled]

I hear that you have to play the game multiple times to get the true ending, is this true?

 

[kiryogi]

So it's pretty obvious, then?

It's not as obvious this time. And like i said above about what you do.

 

[Callibretto]

I really want to play Persona 4 now, but I make myself promise to beat Persona 3 FES first. I played persona 3 up to 60 hours and never finished it, so I'm replaying the game right now in FES.

my stats is already full since I'm loading my P3 save file, but it's still kinda boring to catch up to where I'm at in P3. I've been wondering whether I should put P3FES on hold for now and play P4...

 

[Costanza]

holy fuck, the S-Link packs are going for around 300 on Amazon marketplace now.

 

[Volcynika]

holy fuck, the S-Link packs are going for around 300 on Amazon marketplace now.

 

[Guled]

holy fuck, the S-Link packs are going for around 300 on Amazon marketplace now.

your joking, I know its wrong but I'm really tempted to sell my expansion set now

 

[Volcynika]

I had a SLEP ordered, but cancelled, didn't think I'd get much use out of it. D:

 

[Costanza]

your joking, I know its wrong but I'm really tempted to sell my expansion set now

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001H14C8C/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I'm kicking myself for not ordering one of these when I had the chance.

 

[drtomoe123]

Why didn't I order the Expansion Pack?!?!

WHYYY?

 

[wangman31888]

Why didn't I order the Expansion Pack?!?!

WHYYY?

i wonder how much it will sell for next year when the calendar is outta date

 

[drtomoe123]

i wonder how much it will sell for next year when the calendar is outta date

You know, I so thought about that a few moments ago. XD

You read my mind, so you're psychic. SO WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME TO ORDER THE EXPANSION PACK? haha

 

[Guled]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001H14C8C/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I'm kicking myself for not ordering one of these when I had the chance.

too bad Canadians can't sell on amazon.com And for some reason I can't sell it on the Canadian version of the site

 

[The Elite]

I really want to play Persona 4 now, but I make myself promise to beat Persona 3 FES first. I played persona 3 up to 60 hours and never finished it, so I'm replaying the game right now in FES.

my stats is already full since I'm loading my P3 save file, but it's still kinda boring to catch up to where I'm at in P3. I've been wondering whether I should put P3FES on hold for now and play P4...

I just picked up P3:FES and I'm also wondering if I should stop and just jump into P4. I'm only about five hours in.

 

[zurra]

Why didn't I order the Expansion Pack?!?!

WHYYY?

why didn't i order MULTIPLE?!?!

WHYYY?

 

[Tamanon]

Holy crap, boss at the end of the first dungeon just kicked my ass! Gotta work on some better Personas dangit. At least something with Media will help.

 

[kiryogi]

First boss owns almost everyone Too bad that's one of the only actual difficult challenges.