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[Hexxen-Panda]

So I was looking for the Dungeon 4 theme on Youtube, and the feels just came rolling back.
It seems that its title is

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"The Days When my Mother Was There."
Futaba, the poor dear

 

[Aaronrules380]

I mean that marketing strategy would be aimed at newcomers anyway. People who associate Megaten with Satan and Mara are already fans.

Aside from which, who doesn't want to join forces with genital monsters like Mara lol

 

[Thud]

Persona 2 is the best story told in a JRPG with the absolute best cast.

It's just that the gameplay is shit.

Nah, you can make set ups and then let the game run with it.

Getting tarot cards, that's a pain tho.

 

[jrush64]

6/13

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How Makoto found out they were the phantom thieves is

pretty weak

 

[Frozenprince]

9/17 spoilers

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Fuuuuuuuck Morgana. Yeah, Ryuji was a dick to him but at least Ryuji will pretend to put his dickishness aside. I can't even begin to feel sorry for Morgana being even more of a baby.

And its even more annoying to me

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Morgana was a dick to Ryuji for the entire game prior to that point. He's just being a petulant child for nothing but spite.
It really turned me off his character because it's total bullshit that he never gets called out for treating Ryuji like he's literally retarded and speaking to him like a five year old.

 

[Opa-Pa]

So I was looking for the Dungeon 4 theme on Youtube, and the feels just came rolling back.
It seems that its title is

Spoiler

"The Days When my Mother Was There."
Futaba, the poor dear

Oh god. I've had the soundtrack for a while and that name seemed odd but didn't listen to the song at all.

Wow.

 

[Berserker976]

You know, I think it's kind of a shame they decided to make the personas the enemies in P5. I mean, I think I get WHY they did it, but I do miss seeing cool new monsters designs, and being a series vet I was pretty much familiar with every enemy design in the game save the few new personas and the bosses.

So whos the P4G expert than im going to be bothering with questions for the next few weeks?

Step up, you know you want to senpai.

I don't know that I'd consider myself a full on expert, but I've played through P4 and Golden a good many times, and I'd be happy to help, as it's my favorite JRPG of all time

 

[nOoblet16]

Oh god. I've had the soundtrack for a while and that name seemed odd but didn't listen to the song at all.

Wow.

The name is odd indeed. I've wanted to send this song tons friend of mine but I can't because her mother passed away recently.

 

[ramyeon]

6/13

Spoiler

How Makoto found out they were the phantom thieves is

pretty weak

Why? I mean it's pretty realistic considering

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how Ryuji was pretty much going around screaming it at the top of his lungs in public before then.

 

[The Xtortionist]

Oh god. I've had the soundtrack for a while and that name seemed odd but didn't listen to the song at all.

Wow.

dude that song is straight fire

 

[Frozenprince]

Why? I mean it's pretty realistic considering

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how Ryuji was pretty much going around screaming it at the top of his lungs in public before then.

I thought it was great personally, made total sense.

 

[Rhaknar]

I don't know that I'd consider myself a full on expert, but I've played through P4 and Golden a good many times, and I'd be happy to help, as it's my favorite JRPG of all time

Youre hired. The pay is zero dollars per hour, and there are no benefits.

 

[Shadow Broker]

Alright time for a nitpick.

Post palace 7 spoilers:

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The way the group reacted when it was revealed ryuji was alive after escaping the palace was beyond silly. Cmon, give the guy an emotional hug or something after saving the whole group!

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I actually enjoyed that scene.
I didn't think girls would react like that in real life until recently. Girls are mean and weird.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

I watch the intro video every single time I boot up the game. Too good.

 

[Ulong]

Which song on the OST is the one that plays when you go back into a dungeon after delivering the calling card, but have not made it to the boss yet?

Anyway point is, there isn't the 'cute' appeal

Tell that to Mara.

 

[onemanasylum]

One of the best games ever, so good. Love the dungeons on P5.

 

[Opa-Pa]

Which song on the OST is the one that plays when you go back into a dungeon after delivering the calling card, but have not made it to the boss yet?
.

Life Will Change -Instrumental-

dude that song is straight fire

Oh I know! It's one of my favorites. It's just that the last time I looked at the track list I hadn't made it to that point in the game so I only now make the connection.

 

[Berserker976]

Youre hired. The pay is zero dollars per hour, and there are no benefits.

Sucker! I would have done it for half as much!

 

[Ydelnae]

I just finished the game. I will let my thoughts rest until tomorrow, but I'm happy that Atlus delivered another masterpiece just like they did years ago.

Saying goodbye to the characters is hard. They've been with me for more than 100 hours. Now the clock starts ticking again until the next Persona.

 

[TetraGenesis]

Palace 6:

Why do them keep calling them

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coins

when they're very clearly

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chips

??

 

[Exentryk]

The localisation should have done better with some terms like tarukaja, rakukaja, tarunda, matarunda, etc. Bravery, Faithga, Atk Up, Def Up, etc., could have worked better.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

The localisation should have done better with some terms like tarukaja, rakukaja, tarunda, matarunda, etc. Bravery, Faithga, Atk Up, Def Up, etc., could have worked better.

You would replace "Tarukaja" with "Atk Up"?

 

[ramyeon]

The localisation should have done better with some terms like tarukaja, rakukaja, tarunda, matarunda, etc. Bravery, Faithga, Atk Up, Def Up, etc., could have worked better.

Umm no? These attack names are SMT staples.

 

[Ulong]

Life Will Change -Instrumental-

Thanks

The localisation should have done better with some terms like tarukaja, rakukaja, tarunda, matarunda, etc. Bravery, Faithga, Atk Up, Def Up, etc., could have worked better.

I've spent good time memorizing what the SMT spells do by now and I'll be damned if that was wasted!

 

[Trojita]

The localisation should have done better with some terms like tarukaja, rakukaja, tarunda, matarunda, etc. Bravery, Faithga, Atk Up, Def Up, etc., could have worked better.

Are you new to SMT/Persona?

 

[Ferrio]

The localisation should have done better with some terms like tarukaja, rakukaja, tarunda, matarunda, etc. Bravery, Faithga, Atk Up, Def Up, etc., could have worked better.

It's a Rite of Passage for SMT games. Changing it would be blasphemy.

 

[Weiss]

So the final boss

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is a giant cup.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

Out of curiosity, is there any difference in content between romancing a party member or a regular confidant? Such as missing or additional scenes or the like?

 

[Sölf]

The localisation should have done better with some terms like tarukaja, rakukaja, tarunda, matarunda, etc. Bravery, Faithga, Atk Up, Def Up, etc., could have worked better.

The oldest game I played was Persona 3 and even back then all the spells had the exact same names. Why change it now? It takes a bit of getting used to, but come on, it's not hard.

 

[Ulong]

Out of curiosity, is there any difference in content between romancing a party member or a regular confidant? Such as missing or additional scenes or the like?

There's one seen where if you are dating a party member there is literally one unique reaction dialogue from that party member, that's about it.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

It's very helpful going to mementos during flu season.

 

[Iva Demilcol]

The localisation should have done better with some terms like tarukaja, rakukaja, tarunda, matarunda, etc. Bravery, Faithga, Atk Up, Def Up, etc., could have worked better.

What?

 

[Exentryk]

Yes, this is my first Persona/SMT game, and it's really annoying trying to memorize these. I am sure veterans already have it memorized and now feel it is part of the games, but as a newcomer, this is really annoying. I'm sure I'll learn it eventually.

 

[AlphaDragoon]

So I was looking for the Dungeon 4 theme on Youtube, and the feels just came rolling back.
It seems that its title is

Spoiler

"The Days When my Mother Was There."
Futaba, the poor dear

Yeah. The title for that one is savage.

 

[ramyeon]

Yes, this is my first Persona/SMT game, and it's really annoying trying to memorize these. I am sure veterans already have it memorized and now feel it is part of the games, but as a newcomer, this is really annoying. I'm sure I'll learn it eventually.

And can you imagine what it would be like if they suddenly changed the naming convention they've been running with for years and years just to cater to first timers?

Not to mention Atk Up is terrible compared to Tarukaja.

 

[Sadist]

Almost time for me to wrap up palace 6. Been one a pretty cool ride. Palace 6 spoilers

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The Battle Arena was a joke, really. I just used Rangda and the enemies just kept using physical attacks. Easy win. Especially when Thor appeared and used his own special attack to knock himself out. Hilarious shit. Now I'm just upgrading my stuff.

I also upgraded my knowledge to level 5. Everything else is on 4.

Btw, regarding social links and romancing... I accidentlly got into one with

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the drunk journalist. That girl's thirst isn't just for alcohol, yikes

 

[BrightLightLava]

Yes, this is my first Persona/SMT game, and it's really annoying trying to memorize these. I am sure veterans already have it memorized and now feel it is part of the games, but as a newcomer, this is really annoying. I'm sure I'll learn it eventually.

No need to memorize, just hit square.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

So the final boss

Spoiler

is a giant cup.

Keep playing.

Yes, this is my first Persona/SMT game, and it's really annoying trying to memorize these. I am sure veterans already have it memorized and now feel it is part of the games, but as a newcomer, this is really annoying. I'm sure I'll learn it eventually.

Three games in and I still check the descriptions, but have gotten used to it that it would feel weird to have it changed.

 

[KZXcellent]

The localisation should have done better with some terms like tarukaja, rakukaja, tarunda, matarunda, etc. Bravery, Faithga, Atk Up, Def Up, etc., could have worked better.

They've been using those names for skills as far back as 2004 with SMT Nocturne. It'd be ridiculous and lame for them to change the names out of the blue like that.

It's like if Final Fantasy XVI comes out and people want them to change Fira and Firaga to "Fire LV2" and "Fire LV3" - Sure it makes more sense but it takes the flair our of it and is completely unnecessary.

I do understand it can be difficult to grasp them as it's clearly your first entry but I think changing it up this late into the game would just be silly.

Tips for differentiating buffs - Skills ending in Aja is a buff while skills ending in Unda are debuffs. Rest of the skills are easy since their logo depicts what element/attack type they are quite easily.

 

[Exentryk]

And can you imagine what it would be like if they suddenly changed the naming convention they've been running with for years and years just to cater to first timers?

Not to mention Atk Up is terrible compared to Tarukaja.

Yeah, it's probably a comment for when the series was first localised I guess. Probably too hard to change these terms now.

And no, Tarukaja is terrible as a localised term. Atk Up or some other English word that suggests attack bonus would be better.

 

[Vengal]

Man this week I haven't had a ton of time to play and Palace 5 felt like it would just never end, to top it all off Morgana the wonder cat wont even let you go downstairs to call becky to do night activities once i finally finished it.

Going to send the cat to go live wit Ryuiji or something.

 

[LumpOfCole]

Yeah, it's probably a comment for when the series was first localised I guess. Probably too hard to change these terms now.

And no, Tarukaja is terrible as a localised term. Atk Up or some other English word that suggests attack bonus would be better.

Attackaja would make me chuckle

 

[Inquisitive_Ghost]

So whos the P4G expert than im going to be bothering with questions for the next few weeks?

Step up, you know you want to senpai.

I don't know that I'd consider myself a full on expert, but I've played through P4 and Golden a good many times, and I'd be happy to help, as it's my favorite JRPG of all time

Youre hired. The pay is zero dollars per hour, and there are no benefits.

Sucker! I would have done it for half as much!

This exchange made me laugh aloud.

 

[TheGamingBox]

any localization that would change something to atk up would be a very bad localization on the lvl of breath of fire 2

 

[Opa-Pa]

Yeah, it's probably a comment for when the series was first localised I guess. Probably too hard to change these terms now.

And no, Tarukaja is terrible as a localised term. Atk Up or some other English word that suggests attack bonus would be better.

I don't think they're even japanese words, they're just supposed to sound like obscure spells, I believe.

They have their logic too so you'll eventually learn them and it'll be second nature. For example Taru = Attack, Kaja = Up, Unda = Down, Ma= All. So Tarukaja is Atk Up, Matarunda is Atk down for everyone, etc, etc.

 

[Exentryk]

It's like if Final Fantasy XVI comes out and people want them to change Fira and Firaga to "Fire LV2" and "Fire LV3" - Sure it makes more sense but it takes the flair our of it and is completely unnecessary.

I do understand it can be difficult to grasp them as it's clearly your first entry but I think changing it up this late into the game would just be silly.

That's a pretty stupid analogy, because Fira and Fire lv2 both convey that it is a fire spell at least. But good luck telling what Tarukaja is.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

Heal
Big Heal
Full Big Heal

 

[PInk Tape]

So I was looking for the Dungeon 4 theme on Youtube, and the feels just came rolling back.
It seems that its title is

Spoiler

"The Days When my Mother Was There."
Futaba, the poor dear

oh wow ;___;

 

[FluxWaveZ]

That's a pretty stupid analogy, because Fira and Fire lv2 both convey that it is a fire spell at least. But good luck telling what Tarukaja is if you're not familiar with Japanese terms.

But Tarukaja isn't Japanese...

 

[TissueBox]

So I was looking for the Dungeon 4 theme on Youtube, and the feels just came rolling back.
It seems that its title is

Spoiler

"The Days When my Mother Was There."
Futaba, the poor dear

First part in-game I nearly cried... that doesn't help! *sniffle*
Stop cutting onions, inmate!