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Persona 5 |Import OT| You Are Slave. Want Emancipation? Coming Winter 2014.
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We won't know for sure until tomorrow, but none of the footage has been and we have no reason to believe it is.
flatearthpandas
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Not working tomorrow. Pick up the game first thing in the morning. Will play all day long. Should have plenty of free time this month to dedicate to it but realistically this game will probably take me the rest of the year to finish. Looking forward to it.
TetraGenesis
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When are reviews expected?
TheSporkWithin
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I can't believe so many people are getting this without knowing a lick of Japanese. I can't wait for the terrible fan translations (and the subsequent complaining that the official translation isn't faithful).
So frustrating, I've got plans for tomorrow night as well as all day Saturday and Sunday... I might not get to dig into the game until Monday. Long weekend next week from Thursday to Sunday though, so that's nice!
So frustrating, I've got plans for tomorrow night as well as all day Saturday and Sunday... I might not get to dig into the game until Monday. Long weekend next week from Thursday to Sunday though, so that's nice!
I doubt not knowing Japanese is going to make the game unbeatable.
What you should probably be asking yourself is what you're looking to get out of the game at that point. If you just want to play a stylish RPG to enjoy the dungeons and gameplay you'll probably be fine, but not being able to enjoy any social links, not understanding what choices you're picking, and missing all the plot details in the story seems like an experience most fans of the series wouldn't be interested in.
He1nekenP1ss
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I know very little written japanese (something like 300 kanji), as I mostly train my oral expression and comprehension, which are intermediate at best. So playing the game will not be a walk in the park.
There will be lots of pausing, and lookup for kanji and words. A tablet with google translate (from photos) should be handy. If stuck, a japanese wiki will help.
Wish me luck, and good luck to you if you decide to go for it too. It will be more difficult that with DS3 for sure, but if you can afford it time-wise and money-wise, well...
I'm fluent in Japanese now, but Innocent Sin was my first game in the language many years ago, back when I barely knew the language...and honestly, it just wasn't that fun not understanding everything. I can understand wanting to get into this ASAP, but Persona games aren't necessarily the best choice for your first import RPG...
Trigonometrize.
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Yeah, I say there's no way.
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"Where have you been?"
I love how comfy it sounds. Far easier on the ears than the equivalents in part games in my opinion.
I'm so glad to have gotten the OST w/o spoilers.. quickly skipping any tracks that sounds late game/final boss-y.
But it's just so damn smooth. That highlight OST honestly had me a little worried
King Tubby
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Boy, those menus are so slick. This game just oozes personality everywhere.
The Jazz is strong in this game, like damn.
The Jazz is strong in this game, like damn.
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Regarding posting story spoilers in this thread, I think the best way to handle it would be to preface any spoilery text or images with the ingame date that it takes place, so that people know whether the spoiler is further into the game than them. For cases where the date itself is a spoiler (eg. further than we know the calendar extends), then it could just be labeled as major spoilers. Obviously this wouldn't work for things like co-ops though, since everyone will do them in a different order.
Something like this
Something like this
Megawarrior
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I'll get as far as I can go with my limited Japanese (still learning) and then wait for February. I'm mainly importing for the CE tbh....
WiiRevolution1
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I've haven't spoiled anything since the first trailer (besides the characters since they are on the boxart) so I just wanted to pop in here and ask:
Do we know what the protagonists canon name is? I wanna name him the canon name but there doesn't seem to be any yet. I don't want to name him a name and then have Q2/Arena 3/anime/etc give an actual name. So annoying. :/ Atlus stahp.
Speaking of anime: There was a short on this right? Is watching the short before playing the game the idea or as someone who wants to go in blind as possible should I just wait for the game.
The long wait to February begins.
Do we know what the protagonists canon name is? I wanna name him the canon name but there doesn't seem to be any yet. I don't want to name him a name and then have Q2/Arena 3/anime/etc give an actual name. So annoying. :/ Atlus stahp.
Speaking of anime: There was a short on this right? Is watching the short before playing the game the idea or as someone who wants to go in blind as possible should I just wait for the game.
The long wait to February begins.
DragonKnight
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Really looking forward to this game come Feb. GAF got me into the souls games so i am expecting great things from this game. Hope the game is awesome for you importers. Hope this gets a pro patch.
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Nope. They had a gameplay demo where they literally typed "主人 公" (Main Character) for his name. We have no canon name, though I heard that there's a manga coming out very soon that might do it, but I've not been following that.
I would advise against watching it given how much you've avoided. It takes place a few months into the game and reveals a bit. It's not spoilery, but with what you've said you've avoided, this might be too much.
The short is also definitely not required before playing the game, it's more of a "glimpse" at the game.
WiiRevolution1
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Alright, thanks for the info!
Hopefully they'll do that manga before the US Release.
And for sure skipping the anime so thanks!
Edit: Googling says the manga starts on September 15th so I'll keep looking for a hopeful name from it.
Are you looking to buy a 10k yen card? If so, that's about how much it is with CAD. I suppose you could try to buy 5k + 3k + another smaller denomination, but that's more of a hassle.
I dunno if I'm going to sleep tonight, tomorrow morning is gonna be like Christmas. I have the whole day to play.
Are you looking to buy a 10k yen card? If so, that's about how much it is with CAD. I suppose you could try to buy 5k + 3k + another smaller denomination, but that's more of a hassle.
I dunno if I'm going to sleep tonight, tomorrow morning is gonna be like Christmas. I have the whole day to play.
Yeah buying the 10k is like 4 dollars more than buying the denominations individually, but you get more bang for your buck. It's crazy how expensive it all is though.
Paid for my digital copy, only about 14 hours until it unlocks...But I got work tomorrow, so I probably won't play it til tomorrow evening. Luckily next Monday is a holiday here in Japan, so I can play like crazy on the 3 day weekend. Next Thursday is a holiday too, thinking about taking Friday off and having a 4 day weekend for Persona.
Iva Demilcol
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Yeah. After telling myself repeatedly that I didn't need it, I gave in about a week back and got a digital copy as well just so I didn't have to wait for my physical version to ship.
Happy to give Atlus more money though, game looks well worth it and then some.
Coolbgdog12
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This is probably the first and last game I import digitally and pay $100+ for but this is Persona 5, a game I've been waiting on since 2013. Tomorrow morning at work is going to be a damn slog. Gonna get home and just play for the rest of the day
Yabberwocky
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I'm aiming to finally finish off Xenoblade Chronicles whilst I'm waiting for P5 to arrive. I'm mildly paranoid I'll crack and buy the digital version in the meantime, but I'll try to stay busy. Ha.
I look forward to teleporting packages. Hurry up, technology. What do mean, Stark Trek isn't real? Pffft.
I look forward to teleporting packages. Hurry up, technology. What do mean, Stark Trek isn't real? Pffft.
ranmafan
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I'm a bit jealous at all those that will play the digital version tonight, but I think I made the right call going physical again this time. I considered getting the digital one but many factors, such as cheaper price, work tomorrow so I won't be able to stay up late to play tonight, and the special edition having some nice items made me just decide to wait the few extra hours to play it. Will be worth it come tomorrow night but I'm going to be a bit nervous checking out this thread in the morning trying to avoid any accidental spoilers.
I think it's important to note the manga name will probably not be the canon name considering "Minato Arisato" was ditched for "Makoto Yuki" in the movies and whatever Charlie Tunoku's manga name is was pretty much shoved aside for "Yu Narukami".
本所? That's the only thing I don't know. Is that like a place of origin or starting point or something?
PendekarRajawali
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I really want to play this game but P4G didn't click me. Am I missing anything from Persona series? I feel P4G too boring, I stopped playing at the camping part.
Coolbgdog12
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Something like that. The English translation says "The unidentified mobile object is still advancing on our position."
I can't find out what it says as there's no definitions for it. I see locations for 本所（ほんじょ） but not any words but at least knowing the kanji sort of lets you know what it means.
Coolbgdog12
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I guess it's the third definition: 本来の居所。ほんぞ。
OG sentence is a line from Neon Genesis Evangelion's 1st EP.
BBPunjabi816
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After a lot of thought, I've decided I'll wait till February. Tough decision but whatever. It really comes down to enjoyment vs immediacy and at the end of the day, I know I won't enjoy it much without knowing the context.
So I looked up the game on Amazon.jp and noticed a bunch of different editions. With the help of PlayAsia's product page I've figured out that there are two Famitsu special editions that bring mini-figures or a light LED stand along with the mini-figures.
But what about the Amazon editions listed? I believe they come with something called "amazon.co.jp limited there benefits (in planning)" according to translation. Anyone familiar with what that is?
But what about the Amazon editions listed? I believe they come with something called "amazon.co.jp limited there benefits (in planning)" according to translation. Anyone familiar with what that is?
Sakura
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Depending on what retailer you get the game from, there will be different bonuses. Amazon's I believe is some themes and avatars.
Drilbit777
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I preordered the Japanese PS3 version so i'm praying it works on my system. Really excited to play this
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