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[Choomp]

Persona 4 Golden is my favorite game of all time. So goddamn ready.

 

[Tunoku]

Way better suggestion 😃. thanks!

So what names are the rest of P5GAF using?

Makoto Doumouto

It's the name of a fictional character from a manga within the manga Bakuman. It's a series about committing "perfect crimes" in elementary school, so in my head-canon he grew up to be a Phantom Thief.

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Or I could just go with Charlie Tunoku

 

[Mashing]

Man, it's going to be tough finishing my adventure with Aloy with this taunting me in the background. Being one of my favorite series makes it all the more harder.

 

[Inferno313]

I'll be at Tate's later tonight. Maybe someone there has it, heh.

Hey, Tate's shout out! Love that place. Don't live there, but we go whenever we're visiting my fiancé's parents in Coral Springs.

 

[tiva]

i never finished persona 4 golden but i really liked it. it was just a bit too long and i got burnt out. excited to give this one a try though, hopefully i'll be able to finish it

also it was literally the only reason i bought a vita and its been collecting dust ever since

 

[Gentleman Jack]

I'll just ask this in a spoiler then.

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Other than the confidants in the OP, the main cast and twins from Velvet Room, are there any more S-links?

Yes

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There's one not listed

 

[cj_iwakura]

Hey, Tate's shout out! Love that place. Don't live there, but we go whenever we're visiting my fiancé's parents in Coral Springs.

That's where I live. Small world.
And I'm naming the MC Kuroneko Iwakura.

 

[Jb]

Great OT CJ! Hard to believe it's finally here, I'm going to treasure every minute of it

 

[demosthenes]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

So happy the day is almost here.

 

[OfficerCrunk]

Haven't gotten my game from Amazon yet but was curious if anyone knew the name of the track that plays when you're fighting the first dungeons boss

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Kamoshida

. Don't know if I'm missing it on YouTube but I can't find it for the life of me.



Edit: messed up spoiler tag, sorry.

 

[Dragon1893]

I'm glad it's so long, I never want these games to end lol.
It will take me a friggin' year to beat it though.
I might actually take some time off in april for this. Can't expect me to focus at work with P5 at home waiting to be played

 

[NegativeCero]

Here's hoping my premium version shows up on release day and without a scratch from Amazon. Can't wait!

 

[eyeball_kid]

For the platinum trophy you will need at least one and a half playthroughs, even when following a guide, so there is that explanation, even though I got my platinum trophy at a lower playtime, and I can't comment about hard more, but if you mean one shots from the enemies by saying it's cheap, then that also happens on normal.

Well P3 Hard was more like stat buffs, RNG is considerably less in your favor, and compendium purchases were crazy expensive. Not a harder challenge in terms of tactics, just more difficult. So that's what I meant by cheap.

It just goes to show how much content there is to experience your first time through. All dat story and stuff.

I think I got near the end of my NG+ in 15-20 hours and that was mostly dungeon crawling and time spent fusing custom Persona for the run.

So you're saying the NG+ is something like Yakuza's Platinum Adventure mode where you can just do dungeon runs without any of the story?

 

[Jiraiza]

Yikes, this thread's going to be hard to follow. It's moving so fast.

 

[StrikeFirst117]

Haven't gotten my game from Amazon yet but was curious if anyone knew the name of the track that plays when you're fighting the first dungeons boss. Don't know if I'm missing it on YouTube but I can't find it for the life of me.



Edit: messed up spoiler tag, sorry.

Blooming Villian

 

[Shouta]

Well P3 Hard was more like stat buffs, RNG is considerably less in your favor, and fusions were crazy expensive. Not a harder challenge in terms of tactics, just more difficult. So that's what I meant by cheap.



So you're saying the NG+ is something like Yakuza's Platinum Adventure mode where you can just do dungeon runs without any of the story?

You can skip the story pretty easily which is why it comes out so fast. Fast Forward etc

 

[OfficerCrunk]

Blooming Villian

Ugh thank you, I've been searching for it since I heard it last week. I don't know how I've missed this series as this is my first entry into Persona but the soundtrack is fucking amazing.

 

[Gbraga]

I'll go with Nobuyoshi Suzuki if it fits. Probably won't.

If I play the game I'll do something boring like Joe.

Joe Yabuki

 

[GSR]

Played this last September, now everyone else gets to too... I've been waiting for this.

 

[eyeball_kid]

You can skip the story pretty easily which is why it comes out so fast. Fast Forward etc

Cool, thanks. Sounds like a great QoL improvement.

 

[Xypher]

Well P3 Hard was more like stat buffs, RNG is considerably less in your favor, and compendium purchases were crazy expensive. Not a harder challenge in terms of tactics, just more difficult. So that's what I meant by cheap.



So you're saying the NG+ is something like Yakuza's Platinum Adventure mode where you can just do dungeon runs without any of the story?

Again, can't comment about hard mode as I personally played on normal, but no, NG+ is not like that, it's like a typical Persona NG+ and I guess he simply skipped all dialogue, even though I feel like 15-20h is pretty short even skipping all dialogue.

 

[Squire]

Maybe add a link to voice cast lists for both dubs?
btw. does the english dub for this newest Persona game still have the weird habit of adding the japanese honorifics?

They're in there, but pretty limited from what I've seen.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

It just goes to show how much content there is to experience your first time through. All dat story and stuff.

I think I got near the end of my NG+ in 15-20 hours and that was mostly dungeon crawling and time spent fusing custom Persona for the run.

Wow that's fast, if you knocked off all my time spent idle I'd still clock in at about 70 hours on my playthrough where I skipped the various story scenes.

Since this is a NG+ question I'll put it in spoiler tags to be safe:

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Does going into NG+ give you some stuff that helps speed things along or is it a just a case of focusing entirely on getting through the dungeons brings it down that much.

 

[Xypher]

Wow that's fast, if you knocked off all my time spent idle I'd still clock in at about 70 hours on my playthrough where I skipped the various story scenes.

Since this is a NG+ question I'll put it in spoiler tags to be safe:

Spoiler

Does going into NG+ give you some stuff that helps speed things along or is it a just a case of focusing entirely on getting through the dungeons brings it down that much.

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You get access to your full compendium and you can just summon higher level personas from there which helps with the dungeon crawling.

 

[Lunar15]

Get hype y'all!*

*remix of the main theme, not a spoiler.

 

[Rainy]

Come to think of it, I forgot to check when I looked it up. Akira = given name, Kurusu = surname? Or other way around?

I think Akira is the first name and Kurusu is surname yeah. Or at least that sounds better to me haha.

 

[Mashing]

Is Fubayashi too long for a family name? I was thinking Hiro Fubayashi for my character name. Don't ask me where I got that last name from, it just popped into my head earlier today.

Debating if I'm going to do a harem run or not. P4G made me feel dirty doing that route though.

 

[Mengetsu]

My god it's felt like an eternity 😭

 

[ScipiosDefence]

Amazing OT dude.
I've got the collectors edition pre-ordered and it's my first Persona game. Can't wait to embark on this journey with all you lovely people.

 

[Merchandise]

Wow that's fast, if you knocked off all my time spent idle I'd still clock in at about 70 hours on my playthrough where I skipped the various story scenes.

Since this is a NG+ question I'll put it in spoiler tags to be safe:

Spoiler

Does going into NG+ give you some stuff that helps speed things along or is it a just a case of focusing entirely on getting through the dungeons brings it down that much.

Spoiler

At the end of first playthrough you collect items that give you bonuses that were in confidants, and you also keep parameters and other stuff. This link tells all: http://www.ggez.space/2016/10/27/new-game/

 

[ColossalLazy]

Its almost here. Cant wait for the 4/4.

So hyped.

 

[Opa-Pa]

Hold on, there's a separate thread for confidant talk and all that? I guess I might participate in a Persona thread after all lmao (this one).

 

[TheExodu5]

Way better suggestion 😃. thanks!

So what names are the rest of P5GAF using?

Tsubaki Kenji

Dumb made up name I used for P3. Might as well keep the tradition going.

 

[FHIZ]

Friend found it in a VA Beach target, gave me the play by play of attempting to buy it, but the register popped up with a "don't sell before date" error. She was close.

 

[formasymphonic]

Makoto Doumouto

It's the name of a fictional character from a manga within the manga Bakuman. It's a series about committing "perfect crimes" in elementary school, so in my head-canon he grew up to be a Phantom Thief.

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Or I could just go with Charlie Tunoku

This is amazing, lots of respect for not only going with Bakuman (a personal fav) but also doubling down on your power levels by digging into their PCP manga, and the Charlie T reference.

...ahahaha I take my weeb hat off to you, good sir

Tsubaki Kenji

Dumb made up name I used for P3. Might as well keep the tradition going.

I like this, this is a cool name as well

 

[Cornbread78]

Hold on, there's a separate thread for confidant talk and all that? I guess I might participate in a Persona thread after all lmao (this one).

Better for people to keep on topic and discuss the game here. General character discussion is more than welcome here, however, this was the mods "shot across the bow" for people to not clog this thread up with the "waifu wars" and keep it contained elsewhere...


Good call; give them an out and hopefully it works...

 

[OniBarubary]

I always use my real name because it's more amusing. Second playthrough is when I pick some fucky name or something.

 

[bluethree]

Not only is it the best Persona game, it's one of the greatest RPGS ever made. It's in my top 5 now easily. You guys are going to enjoy the hell out of this game.

 

[Facism]

shopto dropped the ball on this

 

[Mana Sin]

I always use my real name because it's more amusing. Second playthrough is when I pick some fucky name or something.

I do this as well.

 

[Opa-Pa]

Yeah, it's kind of an odd solution, but it might work well and I definitely appreciate the sentiment.

I'm perfectly fine with others wanting to focus on that aspect of the game, but there's a clear clash of interests in Persona threads and they always end up in a chaotic mix of gameplay discussion and waifu wars, and at a point it just gets unbearable. So I'm 100% fine with this.

 

[Inquisitive_Ghost]

Question for people that have played the game (post-dungeon 1 spoiler):

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What relevance does the name you give your group have? Is it actually what the Phantom Thieves are called by wider society and whatnot in the story? Because I'm going with the default if that's the case.

 

[KodaRuss]

What a way to finish off this early slew of amazing games in 2017. Persona 4 Golden is one of my favorite games of all time, cannot wait to play this game.

 

[Son Of Sparda]

Yes

Spoiler

There's one not listed

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Only 1?

Anyway, thanks for the answer man.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

Really impressive work cjiwakura and BRSxIgnition, fantastic OP.

It's been the longest wait for Persona 5 next to the likes of Shenmue 3 (8 years roughly? Incredible, just incredible), so this better live up to my anticipation levels.

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I have a good feeling that it will. Game looks like one of the best in Atlus' history and that's really saying something for me.

これをやりましょう。
Let's do this!

 

[Guess Who]

Really impressive work cjiwakura and BRSxIgnition, fantastic OP.

It's been the longest wait for Persona 5 next to the likes of Shenmue 3, so this better live up to my anticipation levels.

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I have a good feeling that it will. Game looks like one of the best in Atlus' history and that's really saying something for me.

これをやりましょう。

Just saying, I wish people would not spoiler tag stuff that's not actually a spoiler in this OT. It can feel dangerous to click stuff like this not knowing if it's just a side comment or an actual plot spoiler.

 

[Gbraga]

It was hard to decide on a name, if Nobuyoshi is too long, I'm screwed again.

Maybe Jun Seba? Akira Jimbo? Ah, fuck.

 

[YankeeDonB]

According to HLTB

Roughly 100 hours is the average

This is just bananas. My play times tend to be about 50% higher on big RPGs than the averages. Not a completionist, but I do a lot of taking in the sights, chilling and enjoying the atmosphere, etc. P5's rigid structure will probably bring me closer to the mean but I bet I'll still be up around 120. At an hour a day that's 4 months 0_0

 

[artsi]

I'm boring and just using my own name, lol.

 

[GSR]

Question for people that have played the game (post-dungeon 1 spoiler):

Spoiler

What relevance does the name you give your group have? Is it actually what the Phantom Thieves are called by wider society and whatnot in the story? Because I'm going with the default if that's the case.

Yup. That's why I changed it to

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"The Phantoms"

instead of

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"The Phantom"

in the JP version, lol.