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[TetraGenesis]

Do you think it's on par with the 3 and 4 dub?

Unquestionably.

This is a lot more subjective, but I'm about six hours in and going by just Ryuji and Morgana this dub is ahead of P4G so far. It at least starts stronger. Ann is pretty good too but unexceptional. Comparable to Yukiko, I'd say. Ryuji is better-acted than any of the main cast characters in P4G, in my opinion, even Troy Baker as Kanji. And I loved the voice acting of that game (outside of Teddie).

 

[Labrys]

I seem to be suffering from a sort of odd audio glitch. The last part of audio clips in battle will become like super loud? Has anyone else experienced this? It's nothing game breaking but it's consistent and annoying.

 

[OverturePT]

Ok, so I got the Japanese voices dlc, restarted the game and changed the option of Japanese voices to ON but after loading the game still continues in English. Do I really need to start a new save?


I kinda like the English dub so I might go with it, anyway.

 

[SephiZack]

TYH arrived here in the noon and I've played over 11 hours since then. I'm really loving it so far.

 

[Yu Narukami]

The first page is filled with Nier and P5 threads.

 

[robotrock]

Unquestionably.

This is a lot more subjective, but I'm about six hours in and going by just Ryuji and Morgana this dub is ahead of P4G so far. It at least starts stronger. Ann is pretty good too but unexceptional. Comparable to Yukiko, I'd say. Ryuji is better-acted than any of the main cast characters in P4G, in my opinion, even Troy Baker as Kanji. And I loved the voice acting of that game (outside of Teddie).

Alright friend. I will trust you.

 

[TetraGenesis]

I wish you could remove the map but it seems you can't.

Even just change it to orient to your direction instead of true north. I can't make sense of the fucking thing when it's static like that.

Alright friend. I will trust you.

I hope you don't feel I led you astray. All I can say is I mean what I wrote.

 

[Strimei]

The voice at the start, the very start, talking about how characters and events being similar yadda yadda, is that Fred Tatasciore? It reminds me of Saren from Mass Effect. Such a good voice.

 

[gbpackers25]

Decided to play the game on the easiest difficulty since I'm really just in this for the story and Turn Based games usually aren't my thing. I'm happy to say that I'm enjoying this just as much if not more than P4G

 

[Shikoba]

Can we clean more of our room later on? only a few hours in.

 

[george_us]

How about you guys?

Juzo Kure.

 

[Matsukaze]

Can we clean more of our room later on? only a few hours in.

You can once a certain someone decides to check out your digs. You're probably very close to it, actually.

 

[freeofgreed]

So when do you get the ability to hide behind objects? Had it in the beginning and still can't use it 6 hours later.

EDIT: nvm right as I wrote that I got it back.

 

[TheBowen]

Christ I'm getting my shit pushed it at the end of first dungeon

Is there anywhere to buy or make SP items ? Run out and then can't exploit people's weaknesses


Also after you finish a dungeon can you go back to it like persona 4 ?

Also when you smash items to collect them, do they come back if you return to the dungeon ? And is it the same with chests or are they unique one off items ?

 

[JJShadow]

Question about Confidant links (April-early May):

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So I'm in early May right now, just had this celebration dinner and I was wondering if there is any missable Confidant link available that I'm not aware of? I already have the ones related to the main story as well as Sojiro's and Tae's. When should I be expecting a new one? Does the game usually hint at you in some way that there is a new one available, or should I walk around the map from time to time to check for them?

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Since overscan was completely ruining the game for me on my old ass TV, I've been playing via remote play on my Vita and it's been great so far. I've never liked remote play because of the lag but it's barely noticeable here. After 50+ hours of Zelda on the Wii U gamepad (not because of overscan, just convenience), this is the natural follow-up to that experience, lol.

I'm about 5 hours in, really loving the game so far. Reminds me more of P3 than P4. The game just seems darker and less welcoming than its direct predecessor, which is cool. But I already love my bro Ryuji. And the music... Goddamn, it's good. I let the main battle theme play for 20 minutes before I even took a single action. The intro and tutorials could have been shortened for sure, as usual, but other than that, the game seems fantastic.

 

[meltingparappa]

Question about Confidant links (April-early May):

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So I'm in early May right now, just had this celebration dinner and I was wondering if there is any missable Confidant link available that I'm not aware of? I already have the ones related to the main story as well as Sojiro's and Tae's. When should I be expecting a new one? Does the game usually hint at you in some way that there is a new one available, or should I walk around the map from time to time to check for them?

I think the only significant one that the game wasn't screaming for you to initiate contact with was the

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fortune teller in Shinjuku at night

.

 

[robotrock]

Since overscan was completely ruining the game for me on my old ass TV, I've been playing via remote play on my Vita and it's been great so far. I've never liked remote play because of the lag but it's barely noticeable here. After 50+ hours of Zelda on the Wii U gamepad (not because of overscan, just convenience), this is the natural follow-up to that experience, lol.

I'm about 5 hours in, really loving the game so far. Reminds me more of P3 than P4. The game just seems darker and less welcoming than its direct predecessor, which I like. But I already love my bro Ryuji. And the music... Goddamn, it's good. I let the main battle theme play for 20 minutes before I even took a single action. The intro and tutorials could have been shortened for sure, as usual, but other than that, the game seems fantastic.

Yeah my Vita is buried in my backyard somewhere but I'm definitely gonna dig it out for this one

 

[Matsukaze]

Christ I'm getting my shit pushed it at the end of first dungeon

Is there anywhere to buy or make SP items ? Run out and then can't exploit people's weaknesses

There are certain sodas you can purchase at school or near your house that refill something like 5 SP a pop. They're not great, but they are all that's readily available.

Alternatively, I had some luck during Hold-Ups with Agathions. They typically handed out Devil Fruits but sometimes gave Soul Drops when you demand items from them.

 

[partime]

After playing Nier, this frame rates going to bug me.

 

[pablito]

Christ I'm getting my shit pushed it at the end of first dungeon

Is there anywhere to buy or make SP items ? Run out and then can't exploit people's weaknesses

Every week you can buy...8? SP recovery items at various vending machines (2 from machine near bathhouse, 1 at Shujin courtyard, and I think one at the arcade). 5 SP per pop. You can

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make coffee at LeBlanc for a time slot. 30 SP.

There's some expensive SP accessories from the

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Death confidant

, I'm not sure about purchasable items yet.

 

[ramyeon]

Ok, so I got the Japanese voices dlc, restarted the game and changed the option of Japanese voices to ON but after loading the game still continues in English. Do I really need to start a new save?


I kinda like the English dub so I might go with it, anyway.

If you're continuing a save which was played with the English dub then you also need to toggle it in the save menu.

 

[robotrock]

After playing Nier, this frame rates going to bug me.

What, a 99% consistently locked frramerate is gonna bug you after Nier?

 

[JJShadow]

Christ I'm getting my shit pushed it at the end of first dungeon

Is there anywhere to buy or make SP items ? Run out and then can't exploit people's weaknesses


Also after you finish a dungeon can you go back to it like persona 4 ?

Also when you smash items to collect them, do they come back if you return to the dungeon ? And is it the same with chests or are they unique one off items ?

You can find some of them in certain vending machines (they restore only 5-10 SP though) or if you rank up

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Sojiro's

you'll be available to make by yourself some drinks/food to restore SP as well. Also ranking up the

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Death Arcana

will grant you access to SP recovery items if I'm not wrong

No, you cannot go back to a dungeon after you steal the Treasure

I'm pretty sure that items obtained from barrels, boxes... respawn after you come back to the dungeon (someone correct me if I'm wrong). Chests don't respawn though

I think the only significant one that the game wasn't screaming for you to initiate contact with was the

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fortune teller in Shinjuku at night

.

Thanks! Will keep an eye for this one. It's good to know you can easily find all of them

 

[iFirez]

Well fuck, this game is going to be my next 100+ hour masterpiece... just after Zelda too. This year is insane already.

I just got up to

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Ann joining the party. Her and Not-Cat are by far my favourites so far.

I look forward to picking the game back up tomorrow night for another 5 hours and finding out what's next.

 

[ekgrey]

So anybody playing on PS3? How're you finding the experience? Any performance issues that would be improved on PS4? On paper the only difference is 720p vs 1080p, right?

 

[silva1991]

After playing Nier, this frame rates going to bug me.

30fps for a turn based game will bother you ?Oo

 

[Gentleman Jack]

How about you guys?

Charles Maguro

Probably not the first person to think of that.

Don't care.

 

[DNAbro]

11 hours in and goddamn I'm so happy. Everything feels so good. I can easily see this blowing past Zelda for me for GOTY.

Ryuji is awesome.

 

[TetraGenesis]

What, a 99% consistently locked frramerate is gonna bug you after Nier?

Dammmmmmmmmmmn

I love Automata but this is a solid fucking burn, hahahaha.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Yeah my Vita is buried in my backyard somewhere but I'm definitely gonna dig it out for this one

Yeah, it's been a while since my Vita has seen some use too. Hell, my Persona 4 cartridge has been in there for like 2 years. But this is the perfect type of game for remote play.

 

[adamsapple]

After playing Nier, this frame rates going to bug me.

That's a very weird remark. Do you mean going from unsteady 60 to rock solid 30 ?

Because this game pretty much runs at a solid 30 FPS without any dips, at least in my experience so far.

 

[OverturePT]

If you're continuing a save which was played with the English dub then you also need to toggle it in the save menu.

Ah, that was it. Thanks. I completely missed that.

 

[VegiHam]

Man I died right outside the next safe room and lost like an hours progress fuck this game actual trash

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I'm having a lot of fun so far. Really feels like Persona you know?

 

[Community Forum]

Do the stats of your equipped persona affect your main character's stats?

 

[Strimei]

Watching the intro (after the first playable sequence) reminds me of all the speculation people had from the first shots of the first trailer.

Scrunchie-chan and the idols flashing across billboards maybe being party members, all that stuff.

Good times.

 

[Ydelnae]

4/17 spoilers

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I feel like they are going to totally recycle Teddie's storyline with Morgana after his "I don't remember being human" stuff.

 

[Astral]

I really like how it's not some narrator telling you the MC's thoughts but the MC himself.

 

[OmegaDL50]

Amazon fails to provide release day shipping again and I had this pre-ordered since June of last year.

I guess I won't be playing until this weekend because of my busy work schedule. Meh.

 

[TetraGenesis]

I lent my Vita to my boss along with P4G so he could play that first, but now that 5 is out, I'm craving that remote play bad.

I was so pathetic today at work: I brought in my laptop, a DS4, and cord and set it up at my desk on my lunch break. I sat in my office (as an adult) like some thirsty weeaboo and played Persona 5 via PC Remote Play for 25 minutes. It was pretty friggin embarrassing but I'm busy tonight and had to get some in today.

Sure wish I could play this on the train ride to my improv class after work.

 

[jack_package_200]

You know, I have been in a similar situation as the protagonist. My mom moved me from a public middle school to a private one to help me inevitably get into a private high school. The students all distanced themselves from me like I did something wrong. Turns out my enrollment was a big subject of debate at a PTA. Parents thought I was some common criminal or I might go on a school shooting.

That was a miserable time for me.

Game's great btw

 

[Strimei]

I could honestly just let the game idle and listen to this smooth music all day long.

 

[Dangansona]

Ryuji really is amazingly voiced.

 

[pablito]

I could honestly just let the game idle and listen to this smooth music all day long.

I do this while doing household chores

 

[TheKingOfPain]

I had this problem too, but just changed my TV settings from 16:9 to fit to screen and it fits perfectly

Glad I could help.

Thanks for this, managed to find an HD-Size setting on my TV that was able to adjust it.

Good for you man, some older tv's (like the one I'm playing on, of course) doesn't have fit-to-screen or Display Area +1 or whatever other manufacturers call it. I know it'll drive me nuts, but not as much as the not so good translation.
Whatever, I'll make do.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

I could honestly just let the game idle and listen to this smooth music all day long.

I keep not advancing dialogue just to listen to the music. My total playtime is going to be like 25% idle time at this rate.

 

[BrightLightLava]

Do the stats of your equipped persona affect your main character's stats?

The stats of your equipped persona are your stats.

 

[Lumination]

The stats of your equipped persona are your stats.

But your HP and SP stay constant and are the only stats that increase when your character (not persona) level up.

I love Morgana's win pose. That little excited scooting spin into the dopey icon when he levels up. Oh man and I'm not even a cat person.

 

[RadioJoNES64]

Is it just me or is the movement during the intro so laggy like what the hell.

 

[TetraGenesis]

Ryuji really is amazingly voiced.

I love hearing this shit. I know there are eventually gonna be contrarians that come out of the woodwork shitting on his performance, but they're fucking crazy. I don't want to pull rank as a guy with an acting degree (since, of course, taste is subjective) but this dude can act. His range is really tremendous for the recording circumstances and such an over-the-top character. I can imagine not liking the character near as much if his performance weren't selling it so well.

I would love to see what he could do in, say, a Neil Druckmann game -- acting out scenes live on a soundstage with excellent direction.