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[nOoblet16]

Finally finished palace 5 boss fight, that was great and if only the dungeon was even half as good and well made as this fight.

 

[BumblebeeCody]

I love this game

 

[Hoo-doo]

Stupid question: how the hell do I play the games you buy from the second-hand store?

You hit X on the TV in your room or wait until

Spoiler

Ryuji

comes knocking to play your games.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Finally finished palace 6 boss fight, that was great and if only the dungeon was even half as good and well made as this fight.

You're playing way too fast. I just reached palace 5 boss.

 

[Mupod]

i actually like having to figure out ways to dogpile on anubis.

hitting weaknesses of foes to toss the baton to yusuke and inflict massive damage with one of goemon's severe+baton toss moves is fun

this is how I was dealing with them too. Wasn't really using Yusuke at all before then. Although I'd describe it more as 'PANIC' than 'fun', I've had too many bad Mudo experiences in SMT games.

I also got a lot of mileage out of Headbutt and Miracle Punch. The former seals their skills and the latter crits pretty often. Them throwing in no-weakness enemies starting with the third dungeon has me looking a bit more closely at status effects, for sure.

 

[Thud]

Something tells me the fifth palace is not even the worst one yet.

 

[nOoblet16]

You're playing way too fast. I just reached palace 5 boss.

I made a mistake, I was talking about palace 5 not 6. I've played for about 76 hours.

Something tells me the fifth palace is not even the worst one yet.

I hope not, it was more than enough awfulness for my quota.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Something tells me the fifth palace is not even the worst one yet.

Seventh is the worst. BUT it makes up for its annoying design with a great atmosphere and the best in-dungeon story segments in the game so far.

 

[Curufinwe]

I finished the first palace last night, and so far it's been easier for me than P3 or P4. Being able to almost always get an ambush on regular shadows made running the dungeon pretty simple, and when I got to the final save point and

Spoiler

located the treasure

I was able to level up for a while even though I was out of SP. So I was level 11 for the boss fight, two levels higher than the average according to the Thieves Guild.

 

[texhnolyze]

Wait, the Phantom Thieves have to deal with a

Spoiler

cheater in some arcade?

For real?

That's like a huge turnaround from the previous cases.

 

[Dad]

Do benched party members get reduced experience?

 

[Dragner]

Do benched party members get reduced experience?

Yes. You have to level the moon arcana to make them win the same. Is a benefit of the later levels. It also makes you win more xp overall.

 

[nOoblet16]

Do benched party members get reduced experience?

Yes, but you can rank up moon confidant to not only change that but also greatly increase the overall XP your whole party gains.

 

[MKIL65]

Do benched party members get reduced experience?

Yes.

But

Spoiler

Mishima's social link will increase the amount of experience backup members receive in the later ranks.

 

[DNAbro]

Jesus christ this last part of the 5th palace keeps kicking my ass.

 

[Zafir]

this is how I was dealing with them too. Wasn't really using Yusuke at all before then. Although I'd describe it more as 'PANIC' than 'fun', I've had too many bad Mudo experiences in SMT games.

I also got a lot of mileage out of Headbutt and Miracle Punch. The former seals their skills and the latter crits pretty often. Them throwing in no-weakness enemies starting with the third dungeon has me looking a bit more closely at status effects, for sure.

Yeah.

I've been using Miracle punch a lot. Miracle Punch into Rising Slash(or the upgraded version) is really good for enemies which don't have a weakness. Anubis is far from the last enemy which doesn't have a weakness, every dungeon tends to have at least one over-leveled shadow that doesn't have a weakness and can obliterate you with its attacks.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Chariot rank 6:
Damn, Ryuji might be a bit dense sometimes, but he's a great guy. Bro to the end!

 

[nOoblet16]

Jesus christ this last part of the 5th palace keeps kicking my ass.

For that fight,

Spoiler

It's good to have the ability to swap party members mid fight, that way you can match the weakness as the fight progresses. For the final part you just have to buff/debuff, then hit him with powerful attacks and guard when the big bang burger challenge is charging up. It's good to have the item that recovers 200HP for everyone in party. Putting his attack down before the big attack and reducing his defense after (and increasing your attack if you can) means you can do large amount of damage.

It's good to have Ryuji and Yusuke along with Ann (she was the only one with reduce enemy attack debuff for me) for the final part as the two guys do massive damage, even more if you get a critical and do baton pass. But Ryuji and Yusuke are rather crap for the parts before where you would instead want Makoto, Morgana and Haru.

Also if you are inflicted with hunger then you actually gain health from big bang burger challenge

 

[JetSetRadio]

21 May and that stupid cat still won't let me go out at night, it's never going to change is it?

 

[Yu Narukami]

Which Memento Exp trick are you guys talking about?

 

[massoluk]

FINALLY

NO-ONE WANTS TO HANG OUT

LET'S STEAL SOME HEAAAAAAAAAARTS

It's scary how much I can relate to this post

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Geez,

Spoiler

Mishima

is such a little piece of shit that it's a real struggle to spend time with him. But his confidant perks are so good. Talk about a dilemma...

 

[marmoka]

Looking at the animations of my Jack Frost Persona, I realized his animation is the same we can see in the Shin Megami Tensei HD Project trailer. Atlus is using the same 3D models for that game, as expected.

Oh boy, the demon 3D models in Persona 5 are awesome!

 

[nOoblet16]

So a question, is there any way to play Persona 3 FES on PS4?

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Something I think P5 does really well is create truly flawed characters. Not just little quirks that they end up resolving, but actual, realistic character flaws that they have to rely on others to keep in check. Ryuji's impulsiveness is obviously the most glaring example, but you notice it in pretty much everyone. Ann is nice but can be a bit of a whiny person and even a little self centered at times, Yusuke is extremely eloquent but can come off as a bit cold, Futaba is a sheltered girl whose lack of social tact is understandable but still very much a problem at times, Morgana can be condescending in a way that he doesn't seem entirely aware of, etc. etc. It feels very organic, and the team plays off of each other's strengths to fill in the gaps their weaknesses give them.

Persona 4 did something similar, but P5 perfects the idea, or at least realizes it more fully. Even the confidants are like this. Mishima is always willing to help but is way too laser-focused and overbearing, relying on the protagonist to be his straight man of sorts.

Without spoiling anything, the villains in the game show the reverse idea too; that scumbags have traces of redeeming qualities/and or sympathetic motivations for what they've become. For a game with an anime aesthetic, the characters are all surprisingly three dimensional.

 

[Jintor]

haha holy crap hifumi is so much more interesting now that I can understand her lmao

Spoiler

fucking chuunibyou-ass shogi masters lmao

 

[Offline]

I just wanna say I am enjoying this game so god dammed much and spending too much time being mesmerized by the UI. That's it! I am running away now

 

[kewlmyc]

Wanted to do do a complete confidant playthrough in order to see everything the game had to offer the first time around, however it's more stressful completing all the dungeons in one go and making sure I have the right personas with me at all times than I realized. I saved perfect runs for my 2nd playthrough on P3 and P4. Might just have to make room in my life for a 2nd playthrough because it's really killing my enjoyment of the game.

 

[Jintor]

i do wish i could just dial-a-persona out of my phone. Having to drop in on Igor is a few button presses too many

 

[nOoblet16]

i do wish i could just dial-a-persona out of my phone. Having to drop in on Igor is a few button presses too many

Even fast traveling directly to the velvet room instead of the door would have been better.

 

[DNAbro]

For that fight,

Spoiler

It's good to have the ability to swap party members mid fight, that way you can match the weakness as the fight progresses. For the final part you just have to buff/debuff, then hit him with powerful attacks and guard when the big bang burger challenge is charging up. It's good to have the item that recovers 200HP for everyone in party. Putting his attack down before the big attack and reducing his defense after (and increasing your attack if you can) means you can do large amount of damage.

It's good to have Ryuji and Yusuke along with Ann (she was the only one with reduce enemy attack debuff for me) for the final part as the two guys do massive damage, even more if you get a critical and do baton pass. But Ryuji and Yusuke are rather crap for the parts before where you would instead want Makoto, Morgana and Haru.

Also if you are inflicted with hunger then you actually gain health from big bang burger challenge

as a note, I'm not reading this because I assume I haven't gotten there yet. I just mean the last part of the palace before any bosses. I keep getting wiped by random mobs.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Even fast traveling directly to the velvet room instead of the door would have been better.

Yeah this.

 

[nOoblet16]

as a note, I'm not reading this because I assume I haven't gotten there yet. I just mean the last part of the palace before any bosses. I keep getting wiped by random mobs.

This is before sending the calling card?
It might be worth spending some time in the velvet room to experiment with personas. I was having big issues earlier in that Dungeness then I spent like 40-50 mins making powerful personas with AoE buffs/debuffs and making sure I get as much resistance as possible.

 

[Nose Master]

Sleep is pretty damn good in this game, actually.

 

[Weebos]

Finally finished palace 5 boss fight, that was great and if only the dungeon was even half as good and well made as this fight.

I'm not at the boss yet, but I'm enjoying the 6th Palace so far. I think the gimmick stuff is an interesting change of pace.

 

[Zolo]

What's the bonus for going to mementos during rain?

 

[SolVanderlyn]

i do wish i could just dial-a-persona out of my phone. Having to drop in on Igor is a few button presses too many

Seriously, he even makes apps. Igor be slackin'.

 

[molnizzle]

Even fast traveling directly to the velvet room instead of the door would have been better.

Would be game changing.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Sleep is pretty damn good in this game, actually.

It's great to get technicals.

 

[Mendrox]

Which Memento Exp trick are you guys talking about?

It's around November I think (when the flu season starts)

For fast level up:

Spoiler

Go to Mementos when it's flu season. Wait for 5 minutes on a floor. Fight the reaper. The reaper will be in despair and after 3 turns he will be dead and give you massive EXP. Level 70 - 99 in about 20 minutes

 

[Trojita]

i do wish i could just dial-a-persona out of my phone. Having to drop in on Igor is a few button presses too many

Even fast traveling directly to the velvet room instead of the door would have been better.

Having a velvet room in the house or right outside the house in that alley and a velvet room in the house would have been so nice.

Why the fuck is it in Shibuya. It's a train ride to get there.

 

[Rozart]

It's great to get technicals.

What does a 'technical' move signify btw? I keep getting it when I fight the red oni shadows but I haven't figured out what it does.

 

[texhnolyze]

Yusuke really is the best guy in the game. I got a few good smile out of his lines.

It's either he's too dense or just trolling most of the times.

 

[Kid Ska]

It's around November I think (when the flu season starts)

For fast level up:

Spoiler

Go to Mementos when it's flu season. Wait for 5 minutes on a floor. Fight the reaper. The reaper will be in despair and after 3 turns he will be dead and give you massive EXP. Level 70 - 99 in about 20 minutes

Lmao this seems like a total oversight. But the idea of

Spoiler

the grim reaper getting depressed and killing himself

is pretty funny.

 

[Spinosaurus]

Holy shit (palace 5 enemy)

Spoiler

I got Girimehkala to beg for mercy despite being 5 levels lower than him and now I have a Lv44 behemoth with Mudoon and Swift Strike.

 

[Papercuts]

What does a 'technical' move signify btw? I keep getting it when I fight the red oni shadows but I haven't figured out what it does.

A special combo basically. Like using a Wind attack on an enemy suffering from Burn.

There's a tutorial section on it you can read, I would recommend everyone look through that whole menu in general since it explains quite a few things in detail the game passes over, like enemy mood types and the negotiation options each one likes/dislikes.

 

[Augemitbutter]

Sleep is pretty damn good in this game, actually.

and charm. are saving my ass constantly.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Please tell me that the 'show me the money' line during negotiations is a Cuba Gooding Jr reference

 

[DNAbro]

Please tell me that the 'show me the money' line during negotiations is a Cuba Gooding Jr reference

It's whatever you want it to be.



Also finished 5th palace in one go. Even with 2 sp accessories I still had trouble making to the end.

 

[Weiss]

Was gonna take a break before I start NG+ but honestly there's nothing else I want to play so time to do it all over again.

Something I think P5 does really well is create truly flawed characters. Not just little quirks that they end up resolving, but actual, realistic character flaws that they have to rely on others to keep in check. Ryuji's impulsiveness is obviously the most glaring example, but you notice it in pretty much everyone. Ann is nice but can be a bit of a whiny person and even a little self centered at times, Yusuke is extremely eloquent but can come off as a bit cold, Futaba is a sheltered girl whose lack of social tact is understandable but still very much a problem at times, Morgana can be condescending in a way that he doesn't seem entirely aware of, etc. etc. It feels very organic, and the team plays off of each other's strengths to fill in the gaps their weaknesses give them.

Persona 4 did something similar, but P5 perfects the idea, or at least realizes it more fully. Even the confidants are like this. Mishima is always willing to help but is way too laser-focused and overbearing, relying on the protagonist to be his straight man of sorts.

Without spoiling anything, the villains in the game show the reverse idea too; that scumbags have traces of redeeming qualities/and or sympathetic motivations for what they've become. For a game with an anime aesthetic, the characters are all surprisingly three dimensional.

I know, I love the cast of the game so damn much.