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Yukiko technically has the edge, since she learnsTamanon said:Yukiko and Teddie both get the best healing spells. Also it seems you actually control what spells your party learns, so you can decide to have them forget a spell you don't want to use when they learn their new one.
Salvation
...all right, fine, I forgot about Teddie and just wanted to be right.
...eh. I hardly consider it a spoiler, but all right.
baphometbones
Member
The more I find out about the little tweaks to P4, the more excited I get. Atlus has seemingly fixed every single problem I had with P3. No more A.I. only controls, separate and distinct dungeons, Social Links allowing for platonic or romantic involvement, and now with the news of teammates jumping in to save you from Mudo I literally cannot think of any way I would have improved on the previous game. I'm ashamed to admit I had this idea that Persona 4 wouldn't be a huge leap over 3, and in some ways it isn't at first glance, but I think everyone who's spent hours upon hours exploring Tarturus will recognize how substantial the adjustments are. Next week is going to rule.
Prime crotch
Banned
*gasp* honorifics
Chie sounds way older, in fact all girls do but Chie is the most noticable,
Chie sounds way older, in fact all girls do but Chie is the most noticable,
Naoto's a girl isn't she?
Keep forgetting about him, between the two it's Yukiko all the way.Blackjack said:Yukiko technically has the edge, since she learns, has more MP, and learns the skills earlier.Salvation
...all right, fine, I forgot about Teddie and just wanted to be right.
...eh. I hardly consider it a spoiler, but all right.
Metroidvania said:I think he might have meant not saving near constantly, but that might just be because I have lost 3 or so hours of work in 3 by getting Mudo'd.
The game also seems to have a problem with save point placement in general. Long, unskippable scenes before boss fights, long stretches in dungeons without save spots, hour+ story sequences without being able to save... quite a few of the reviews have commented about how frustrating things like that can be.
It's nice to see that Homonculi returns, and that characters jump in to save you, but I've still always disliked the 'MC = Game Over' mechanic. It just seems like it makes big battles less interesting, by making them too decisive on single actions instead of the result of long term strategies.
TheChillyAcademic
Member
Blackjack said:
In my opinion, that was one of the best parts of the game! The redundancy of a normal routine fit with the story as the MC in P3 (and in most Persona games) is in all other ways a normal person.
Wasn't the most exciting, granted, but even so, establishing Social Links and building deeper connections was part of the fun! Out of any improvement or new feature P4 brings, I'm most excited about new S.Links.
Prime crotch
Banned
I can't recall which button but P3 had a fast-foward text to alleviate those scenes.Yaweee said:
i'm pretty certain i saw more "game over" due to megidola etc... than due to hama/mudo-type stuff in p3.
persona 3 is one of the few jrpgs where the "run away" button actually saw some use. (i would have used it in nocturne if it weren't just a mis-labeled "suicide" option).
there's something appealing about the terror that comes from seeing a new enemy that has an angelic or death-like look in these games (floating skulls huh... uh oh.).
persona 3 is one of the few jrpgs where the "run away" button actually saw some use. (i would have used it in nocturne if it weren't just a mis-labeled "suicide" option).
there's something appealing about the terror that comes from seeing a new enemy that has an angelic or death-like look in these games (floating skulls huh... uh oh.).
That's another thing! I hope the S.Links are better. I didn't like most of the school-based Social Links in 3 (really just Kenji was okay, and Chariot guy and that's about it). It was all about the out of school ones (Hanged Man, Tower, Star, and Hierophant especially) for me.TheChillyAcademic said:
I DO like that I can hang out with ALL my dudes, and that I am not forced into a relationship just because I talk to a girl five times. So that's at least a step in the right direction.
Prime crotch said:
Triangle, but it isn't super fast because the text windows still go through animations, then there's the character reactions and the such.
birdchili said:
There were just a few of later Tartarus bosses that would liberally spam Megidola spells, and due to the nature of SMT's level based combat algorithms, there wasn't much you could do except level enough to not die in a single hit.
Also, FES gave you so many Homonculi that dying to Mudo was nearly impossible if you made even the occasional effort to not flaunt your weakness against the wrong enemies.
TheChillyAcademic
Member
Blackjack said:
Exactly!
I'd say without a doubt my favorite S.Link in P3 was The Sun. The music was always amazing, the story itself (of that particular relationship) was great, and the Persona it assisted were always awesome.
I also agree that its nice that just because I talk to a girl (or 7) I'm not automatically the love of their lives >.<
TheChillyAcademic
Member
Blackjack said:
I didn't play through all of the S.Links until I played The Journey again and Tower was indeed cool.
Dead Prince
Banned
Im pretty sure the Persona 4 artbook are here in my area finally [Louisiana] I really wish they sent the game out this week or have it today so i don't have to go wednesday. what's the cheapest new ps2 out there. $99?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Paid off the game and guide today so I can rest easy on this one
RocketDarkness
Member
Dunno why you'd want to import it now, what with the US version coming out in a few days. If it's anything like P3, it's insanely text heavy.
hidepsyence
Member
RocketDarkness said:
Elementary, my dear Watson:
dfyb
Not just insane, he's batshit fucking insane
Dead Prince
Banned
Shit man. I thought they so had the game in today. Went there and ask and they said they have persona 4 in the back. But nope ;( They just got the strategy guide in and the artbook. So I went ahead and picked up the artbook and got the strategy guide [didn't pick that up since they was like you get a discount when you pick both the game and guide up at the same time. No worries though.] as well. still no system to play it on :lol
More 10/10 reviews: Destructoid, Wired
Kobun Heat
Member
Nich, I was actually going to mention that I never got that... briefcase you were supposed to have delivered.
The briefcase with the money.
The briefcase with the money.
TheChillyAcademic
Member
NichM said:
!!!