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Persona 5 |OT| Lupin The Fifth. Label spoilers properly! (see post #4621)
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LurkerPrime
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If you want more advanced fusions, complete mementos requests. Like, I don't think the game mentions this anywhere. but the key items you gain when completing them are fusion recipes.
Took me far too long to notice this.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I HATE her Japanese voice. It is so obviously over-cutesified with her "u-ma-ma" annoyed tic. It makes me actively angry. She's pretty annoying as a character too.
Telling a fortune: "Your life is fucked, sorry"
Innocent old man: "Oh no, that's terrible"
Protagonist: "Nah, you'll be fine"
Chihaya: "How dare you! He's doomed and that's that!"
WhiskerFrisker
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It's all in your mind.
I haven't heard it but the English VO is really sweet and not cute at all. Pretty normal too.
BassForever
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So is there ever a reason to not do negotiation -> ask for money -> ask for more money -> all out attack as opposed to the above but with let the enemy go after asking for more money?
so text = 'story'? ever read a school textbook? or a dictionary?...
when i say 'story', i'm talking 'plot'. so, what exactly is p5's plot? well, there's some weird stuff going on, people doing strange things, & then blacking out & not remembering later. & then there's these bad adults that need their hearts stolen, so let's become heart thieves! & then there's... what?...
this isn't what i'd call a plot, so much as a premise. i mean, yeah, having completed the 3rd palace, i've now found out that, but, me, i'm still personally waiting for someone to explain why i'm supposed to carethis other, mysterious heart thief is going around likely causing all the chaos that's happening because, unlike us, whoever it is isn't an upstanding fighter for goodness/justice
so, no, i don't feel that, as there was in both p3 & p4, there's an actual plot in this game. let's put it this way: while each episode of, say, seinfeld, had a plot, did the series itself have a plot? no, not really. it had a premise. & that's what i feel's going on with p5: i feel like i'm getting these little palace-based stories, set within a premise. but all in the context of no actual, over-arching plot...
P3 and P4 had the same story structure as P5. Lots of buildup and character interaction until the reveals. You can say the Palaces are the same as the full moon bosses or the dungeons in P4. Not much in P3 happens till the full moon bosses are defeated and in P4 there's piecemeal advancement in the overarching murder mystery for most of the game. I like P5 for them setting up a new villain each arc alongside a new party member.
Anyway I see no difference.
If Makoto wasn't in the game, she might be the one I get into a relationship with lol (still haven't unlocked Futaba and a few others).
chrominance
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Hierophant confidant spoilers
need max kindness to proceed past Rank 6
still get kindness points for hanging out with Sojiro past Rank 6
thanks game
still get kindness points for hanging out with Sojiro past Rank 6
thanks game
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
10/28
All right, all right, I see what you're doing, Persona 5. I've played 3 and 4, you know. So I am definitely not trusting you. At. All.
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All right, all right, I see what you're doing, Persona 5. I've played 3 and 4, you know. So I am definitely not trusting you. At. All.
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Wolf Akela
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Anything else I'm missing when doing SLinks?
- Always bring Persona of the right arcana.
- Pick the best answers
- Always bring the best gifts
Don't know why Lv4 Hierophant takes forever to unlock. I've made like 4 coffees by now (each of them gives 2 notes) but it still say the bond won't grow yet. Meanwhile, Ann's SLink gives 3 notes left and right. I think I have her at Lv5 now and the link always ranked up.
- Always bring Persona of the right arcana.
- Pick the best answers
- Always bring the best gifts
Don't know why Lv4 Hierophant takes forever to unlock. I've made like 4 coffees by now (each of them gives 2 notes) but it still say the bond won't grow yet. Meanwhile, Ann's SLink gives 3 notes left and right. I think I have her at Lv5 now and the link always ranked up.
Yeah that's something that doesn't make sense lol.
Shadow Broker
Banned
11/21
This is some Oceans 11 type shit!
I glad Kitty and the gang had a secret plan in the works to break free from dipshit. I was seriously getting pissed off that he had the upper hand on the MC and the gang.
I glad Kitty and the gang had a secret plan in the works to break free from dipshit. I was seriously getting pissed off that he had the upper hand on the MC and the gang.
SkylineRKR
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Yep this struck me as very odd.
AtomskEater
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Are you before August? You won't be able to level up with Souji until after the 4th palace. Some confidants still have blocks in terms of story progression, mementos quests, and social stats.
Edit: I forget if it's rank 4 or 5 that has the block, but that might be the cause anyway.
arturo2666
Banned
"Wonderful."
Lol
Btw I kinda love Makoto now, I guess you were right fam.
I made some mistakes with my romantic choices. Too late now!
teacupcopter
Banned
I never played persona or the SMT games. My JRPG experience is FF7-15, and some of the dreamcast RPGs that came out but I really like the genre. This game with its crazy reviews and some innovative looking ideas seems like I'd enjoy it.
My problem is I really can't get into the whole waifu anime bullshit thing. I recoil at some of the threads on this forum. It's just so juvenile to me. Not trying to start a fight I just can't be bothered with it. I never got a vita mainly due to the threads on this forum. I was all ready to get P5 and then I saw a waifu threadfor it- and I'm having second thoughts. How embarrassing is this game? Will I have to go on dates with anime cliches in it? Is there typical anime cleavage fan service going on (more than just some revealing outfit?)
I really want to like this game and anime in general doesn't phase me just the fandom stuff is not my thing.
My problem is I really can't get into the whole waifu anime bullshit thing. I recoil at some of the threads on this forum. It's just so juvenile to me. Not trying to start a fight I just can't be bothered with it. I never got a vita mainly due to the threads on this forum. I was all ready to get P5 and then I saw a waifu threadfor it- and I'm having second thoughts. How embarrassing is this game? Will I have to go on dates with anime cliches in it? Is there typical anime cleavage fan service going on (more than just some revealing outfit?)
I really want to like this game and anime in general doesn't phase me just the fandom stuff is not my thing.
LurkerPrime
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I couldn't do it lol. Akira Kurusu can only be faithful to one girl. 😂
texhnolyze
Banned
Last dungeon...
Of course it's a fight against a god. Never let me down, JRPGs.
Iva Demilcol
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chrominance
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This is arguably one of those cases where the fandom makes it seem a lot worse than it actually is, because of how obsessed people get about the characters. I'm not finished yet but if prior games are any indication, then no, you won't have to go on dates with anime cliches or see much beyond revealing outfits (unless you have concerns about how much older some of the people you can date are, which I think would be a fair concern). That said, I haven't seen if there's a Valentine's Day or Christmas Day thing (which were things in previous games), but even then I wouldn't expect much beyond "hey so like can I stay over for the night."
The other thing is that if you really don't care for any of the romances or the idea of romancing characters in general, you can skip every last one of them. Like Mass Effect/Dragon Age, you are not required to date anyone. The game doesn't particularly suffer if you decide to ignore romances, either; they're really just window dressing and don't influence the main story at all.
Unrelated: sooooo when does OT2 hit?
You can completely ignore that and do the S-Link just for their story, to learn more about them. And it's not just for cute potential girlfriends, there's several characters of varying ages, genders, and backgrounds you can and should get to know.
This game is not inherently embarrassing.
As for fanservice, there's this weird ongoing trend with one of the female characters that happens on occasion, but I'm 57 hours in, and I rarely see anything egregious outside of that.
Well, there is Becky I guess...
Well Persona are Shin Megami Tensei spin-offs so it made sense
You're fine.
Persona is known for having fairly detailed and relatively deep character arcs, and while many characters are at first glance cliched or have cliche elements to them they almost universally turn out to be more than that
The fan threads are just that, fans having fun.
I will say persona 4 was a bit more "anime" than p5
The waifu anime stuff is highly highly exaggerated by the fanbase, you won't be going on cliche anime dates at all and there's minimal cleavage.
Basically just ignore that stuff. That's not what the game's about.
It doesn't really have any of that honestly, it avoids anime cliches quite well. Yes you will go on dates and half of the game is social interactions with people but it's all done in a mature manner. Plus you don't have to make it a date as it can be as friends as well. It's an M rated game mind you and for a good reason.
fluffydelusions
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Beat the 5th palace...gotta say it was easily my least favorite one so far.
But seriously fuck the game over if the protag die. Just lost an hour of progress because the game decided there wasn't going to be any nearby safe rooms.
Like the enemies successfully put the entire team to sleep, then got a technical on the main character, then put him asleep again, got another technical and game over.
Like the enemies successfully put the entire team to sleep, then got a technical on the main character, then put him asleep again, got another technical and game over.
I'm not into anime at all and looove Persona 3, 4 and 5. The stuff that's there is very minimal. You might cringe at one point and that's it. It probably represents less than 0.1% of the game. Persona 4 Golden had a couple of scenes that leaned that way, but I haven't even had that with Persona 5.
So basically, don't worry. It's practically non-existent, and no you don't have to go on cliche anime dates.
fluffydelusions
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happened to me a couple times on the 5th palace... wanted to rage so hard lol
If you don't like her, you can go to Hecky!
It's really dumb because in some cases it's not due to player making a bad judgement. It's the game rolling the dice.
Real talk, that scene where you go
fishing and she shows up
Shes just a
sad lonely individual
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