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[ramyeon]

I hate not having time to play this on weekends gotta keep up with those real life social links.

 

[Dark_castle]

Man I really like the little flash forward/flash back moments where protagonist is interrogated that relates to every key moment in the past like how different confidants pact that helped the Phantom Thieves. Everything is linked together properly and with reason. You don't be friend with someone just for shit and giggle.

 

[Squishy3]

So is there any actual reason as to why I can't heal the hunger status ailment WITH THE ITEM THAT SAYS IT HEALS HUNGER?

The only thing that works is Hiranya.

I guess Alert Capsule's mistranslated or something cause it sure as hell doesn't cure hunger. The only thing that does that I've found is Hiranya and Amrita Drop (the skill) but those cure every non-special ailment.

 

[Xeteh]

I hate not having time to play this on weekends gotta keep up with those real life social links.

Are the perks worth it?

 

[MaximumSpider]

I hate not having time to play this on weekends gotta keep up with those real life social links.

I've only talked to my friends a few times since I got this game lol
Waiting for the reversal

 

[Alcotholic]

Im really enjoying the Mishima Subplot
Its dramatic and intriguing.

 

[DNAbro]

8/23

Spoiler

Yusuke rearranging the Neo Feather Men and then Futaba insulting Yusuke's aesthetic was absolutely hilarious.

God I love this game.

 

[Griss]

What do the colours of the days on the calendar mean?

And why are these kids going to school on Saturdays?

Spoiler

I used to go to a six-day-a-week high school. Wasn't that bad as we had half-day Wednesdays.

 

[Perineum]

Oh question on Momentos. Do they make time pass on the clock?

If so, I have been doing the GameFaqs guide, and I did a little skip ahead just to see if it ever tells me to go do Momentos, and it never mentions to go in at least not in May or June.

Is momentos pointless then?

 

[Totakeke]

Oh question on Momentos. Do they make time pass on the clock?

If so, I have been doing the GameFaqs guide, and I did a little skip ahead just to see if it ever tells me to go do Momentos, and it never mentions to go in at least not in May or June.

Is momentos pointless then?

It does list going into mementos a few months in. It can be a slog doing it that way though. You'll have to clear it eventually even if you don't do any of the sidequests.

 

[Trigonometrize.]

Oh question on Momentos. Do they make time pass on the clock?

If so, I have been doing the GameFaqs guide, and I did a little skip ahead just to see if it ever tells me to go do Momentos, and it never mentions to go in at least not in May or June.

Is momentos pointless then?

Mementos passes the clock like going to a palace for the day. They are ABSOLUTELY NOT pointless.

 

[Perineum]

It does list going into mementos a few months in. It can be a slog doing it that way though. You'll have to clear it eventually even if you don't do any of the sidequests.

That's ok. I'll go through Momentos when the month comes that it feels is the ideal time to do so.

I just wasn't sure if it was a pointless activity or not.

Thanks.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

What do the colours of the days on the calendar mean?

And why are these kids going to school on Saturdays?

Spoiler

I used to go to a six-day-a-week high school. Wasn't that bad as we had half-day Wednesdays.

Red means a day off. Dunno about blue.

AFAIK Japanese schools are open six days a week. They only get Sundays off.

 

[TheFlow]

Beat the first boss/palace. Great level and boss deign all around.

So I got 8 free days in game.
What should I do

 

[Augemitbutter]

the 2nd boss kicked my ass hard (on hard). the dungeon was pretty smooth until the last encounter. felt like a true final boss until you figure his stuff out.

 

[Google]

Beat the first boss/palace. Great level and boss deign all around.

So I got 8 free days in game.
What should I do

Rent the X-Files on DVD and enjoy the wonderful relationship between Mulder and Scully.

 

[Trigonometrize.]

Man I really like the little flash forward/flash back moments where protagonist is interrogated that relates to every key moment in the past like how different confidants pact that helped the Phantom Thieves. Everything is linked together properly and with reason. You don't be friend with someone just for shit and giggle.

Or at least that's just how Niijima sees it.

 

[Opa-Pa]

I swear I won't give up until I build enough courage to talk to the Airsoft guy about the damn gun and be able to buy stuff in peace.

Seriously I don't mind gating his s link behind that, but who the hell thought it was a good idea to get a prompt every single time you talk to him?

 

[Fantastical]

Really enjoying this game. About 10 hours in.

About to

Spoiler

beat the first boss. It's really captured me but gives me a lot of anxiety around the time mechanic. I briefly played P3 but I think I got overwhelmed there as well. However, pretty sure I'm going to stick around for this one. It's just fantastic.

 

[Jake.]

should i get this on ps3? i've always wanted to play p4 but never have, and won't get a ps4 for at least 6 months.

edit: i live in australia and getting p4 seems to be difficult.

 

[toastyToast]

Yeesh. Made it to the boss of the first palace am I wrong or does he not have a weakness? I can ride it out for a while but after the AoE attacks start I can't stay on top of the healing and then the KOs rack up

Oh yeah and I bought some healing items that say they heal the whole party but I couldn't find them in the battle item menu. Why else would you but them?

 

[Aselith]

Not really happy that basically the entire month of May is just day after day of being disallowed from any activities. Let me do some shit in the evening at least I mean fuck.

 

[CrazyDude]

So I am reading a guide and

Spoiler

Is there any reason to increase stats above level 3 or 4? It seems most social link locks become unlocked after level 3 stats.

 

[Opa-Pa]

should i get this on ps3? i've always wanted to play p4 but never have, and won't get a ps4 for at least 6 months.

Sure, it's an upscaled PS3 game on PS4 anyway. I can't imagine enjoying P4 or 3 the same way after the amazing improvements in 5, so enjoy that and don't rush it.

Yeesh. Made it to the boss of the first palace am I wrong or does he not have a weakness? I can ride it out for a while but after the AoE attacks start I can't stay on top of the healing and then the KOs rack up

Oh yeah and I bought some healing items that say they heal the whole party but I couldn't find them in the battle item menu. Why else would you but them?

It's common for bosses to not really have weaknesses so you don't abuse AOAs on them, yeah.

And perhaps it was one of those that are for safe rooms only?

 

[Jintor]

And why are these kids going to school on Saturdays?

Spoiler

I used to go to a six-day-a-week high school. Wasn't that bad as we had half-day Wednesdays.

Because Japan.

Hopefully it's just a half day like it was in my prefecture

 

[GSR]

So I am reading a guide and

Spoiler

Is there any reason to increase stats above level 3? It seems most social link locks become unlocked after level 3 stats.

Absolutely. I don't know what guide you're reading, but

Spoiler

you will need all stats maxed out if you want to get to rank 10 on all the SLs.

 

[Ulong]

Stats don't get capped until a certain story event or something right? I'm sure I'm just imagining it but I feel like I've put more points into charm since hitting rank 3 of it then could possibly be needed to get rank 4.

 

[Zyrox]

Welp got Megatend again. Ran away from a red Shadow only to bump into a normal shadow, which was of course 3 Kalis spamming their rage thing enraging my entire party. I could only sit back and watch the last 40 minutes of progress go down the drain. It hurts.

 

[ramyeon]

Yeesh. Made it to the boss of the first palace am I wrong or does he not have a weakness? I can ride it out for a while but after the AoE attacks start I can't stay on top of the healing and then the KOs rack up

Oh yeah and I bought some healing items that say they heal the whole party but I couldn't find them in the battle item menu. Why else would you but them?

Bosses usually don't have weaknesses like the common mobs do in Persona/SMT.

If it's what I think it is, then those items are for use in safe rooms. It'll say "Can only be used in a safe place" in the description.

 

[Megasoum]

Ok I think the game finally clicked for me.

I was enjoying what I was seeing so far but yeah... now I'm really in.

I just did a bunch of stuff in town after my first day in the first palace. Fun times and looking forward to go back in now.

 

[Shouta]

Red means a day off. Dunno about blue.

AFAIK Japanese schools are open six days a week. They only get Sundays off.

Depends on region in Japan, as I recall but the laws might have changed recently.

 

[Jiraiza]

Man, the enemies that use party-wide magic attacks fuck my shit up.

 

[Protomanx13]

Oh question on Momentos. Do they make time pass on the clock?

If so, I have been doing the GameFaqs guide, and I did a little skip ahead just to see if it ever tells me to go do Momentos, and it never mentions to go in at least not in May or June.

Is momentos pointless then?

Best to save up 2+ quest before going into Momentos. But if you need money, it is actually really great place to farm money and good chance to get good weapon/armor.

Just 1 trip, I was able to make 35k (not including selling treasure), 2 armor and a weapon that are better than what I have. I could get more if I stay there to farm until I'm close to death. This is in early June btw
Also, if you miss any persona from the previous palace, they will show up there

 

[Jintor]

Depends on region in Japan, as I recall but the laws might have changed recently.

they introduced half day saturdays in my old prefecture (mid kansai) last year. Got out of it because my contract was pretty specific about my work hours lol

 

[Shadow_Lord]

Stupid dumb question, but what is Persona like as a game? I've never played any game in the series before and I'm interested in this and I love turn based RPGs, so will I like this?

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Protagonist dying = game over is still bullshit.

 

[ramyeon]

Stupid dumb question, but what is Persona like as a game? I've never played any game in the series before and I'm interested in this and I love turn based RPGs, so will I like this?

Most likely, yes.

 

[toastyToast]

Bosses usually don't have weaknesses like the common mobs do in Persona/SMT.

If it's what I think it is, then those items are for use in safe rooms. It'll say "Can only be used in a safe place" in the description.

Wouldn't say it's unusual for SMT bosses to have a weakness. Especially early ones. Guess he doesn't though

And safe room only. Pretty underwhelming. I was hoping for something to hold me over until I got media somewhere

 

[McBryBry]

Found a neat money exploit early on. In the first Momento,

Spoiler

I cast Pulinpa on Shadow Nakanohara. He keeps throwing ~8000 yen, and when the effect wears off, so does his attack up. So he just casts attack up again and I confuse him again.

 

[Unknown One]

Stupid dumb question, but what is Persona like as a game? I've never played any game in the series before and I'm interested in this and I love turn based RPGs, so will I like this?

Final Fantasy Pokemon with sim dating and it is a dungeon crawler.

 

[OniBarubary]

Man, I really am liking the 4th palace and the story behind it but I already have a feeling I know where it's going with it and

Spoiler

I'm going to be incredibly disappointed in the storytelling if they pull the "twist" I think they're going to pull. It's basically the same exact thing that happens every single time the same situation comes up in an anime and it's so irritating when they resolve the same exact way every damn time.

 

[Jintor]

Man, I really am liking the 4th palace and the story behind it but I already have a feeling I know where it's going with it and

Spoiler

I'm going to be incredibly disappointed in the storytelling if they pull the "twist" I think they're going to pull. It's basically the same exact thing that happens every single time the same situation comes up in an anime and it's so irritating when they resolve the same exact way every damn time.

not sure what you're hinting at exactly

 

[Dresden]

5000 yen for a fortune reading

Inflation is real

 

[bigjig]

Stupid dumb question, but what is Persona like as a game? I've never played any game in the series before and I'm interested in this and I love turn based RPGs, so will I like this?

If you like turn based RPGs then yes you will probably like this.

As for what the game is like, I'm sure the OP covers that well enough.

 

[DNAbro]

uhhh I just got the beach scene and that was really really bad. Jesus I was hoping that Atlus USA would soften that scene but it was way worse than I thought compared to when I saw it in Japanese.

 

[hipsterpants]

Christ, I just beat a palace and now have 20 days free to do whatever. So many choices!

 

[Nimby]

The fucking music for dungeon 4 is ripped straight from Nocturne. You could fool me into thinking that.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

I'm broke I'm not giving you 100k to start a what I assume to be a new social link you can screw right off

 

[Xeteh]

Man, people weren't kidding about money being a non issue later.

 

[Totakeke]

I'm broke I'm not giving you 100k to start a what I assume to be a new social link you can screw right off

Some relationships can only be bought.

Man, people weren't kidding about money being a non issue later.

Sorta, but also not really. You can spend it easily.