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It's super Japanese in the best way
Spend time with Becky.
I don't think Becky's job is really representative of stuff like maid cafés and the like. I think it's just "that kind of service" except with women acting like maids.
I don't usually have tips to give, but SO many people have been doing this that here's one:
Do NOT leave deadlines until the last minute (or day) unless you want to have a bad time. Do not underestimate them, and make sure you meet their requirements at least a week before they end.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
It's a bit shocking even then when
Takase's foster parents are like "Bitch you're a hooker". I legit wanted to slap that motherfucker on the spot.
Thanks for this. I think I remember this being an issue in P4G a couple of times, if memory serves.
Thanks everyone else for the tips. I'll go with English and glue myself to Becky, whoever that is.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Also, because everybody asks this: you cannot lose gameplay days. Finishing a dungeon early (again, do them early) will not skip time.
I swear, beating the crap of Mementos bosses never felt so satisfying. Bastards.
Good luck, and feel free to ask for help if you ever have questions or get stuck!
The problem with the Japanese voices is, some dialogue isn't subtitled. So I'd honestly recommend English voices, despite the fact there's some weird pronunciations here and there.
As for tips. Death, Temperance, Star, and Fortune are some confidants you'll want to focus on first due to their benefits.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Feel like this quest to max Charm to move Makoto pass Rank 5 is going to result in missing out on a lot of stuff from other Confidants.
SMT: Nocturne plays like smooth butter. It originated the Press Turn system and the battles are lighting fast and the game oozes with style. It's a far, far cry from Persona 2's clunkiness.
Regarding Becky:
This seems kind of ambiguous
SMT: Nocturne plays like smooth butter. It originated the Press Turn system and the battles are lighting fast and the game oozes with style. It's a far, far cry from Persona 2's clunkiness.
Regarding Becky:
This seems kind of ambiguous
She implies that she will have to go into full on prostitution to keep making her payments which would imply that her current services are less than that. Plus, I can't imagine you are getting much for 5,000 yen. You can even hire a "real" maid to do actual cleaning for that amount.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
She's already
a prostitute. Which is why the first time you meet her, she tells you that some of her "services" will have to wait till you are older. And then the parents make it clear. She's a sex worker. Her "new" job prospect is essentially to get pounded 24/7 instead of the more relatively "classy" meido shit.
I wouldn't take the price too literally as that's probably driven more by gameplay conceit than narrative, but I agree with your point about her employer's "sister company." Still, the fact that the maid service's sister company is literally a prostitute service probably also says something about the "maid service." I'd guess the "maid" end of things is less full-on prostitution and more massage-parlor "happy ending" sort of stuff.
demosthenes
Member
8/29
Ryuji instigating morgana for no reason. What is his issue?
Heh. I made the mistake of focusing too much on getting stats up on my first playthrough. Practically everything you do ends up giving you stats, so by the end of the game you end up having points wasted since you already got it to rank 5.
That said, if you're doing NG+ it doesn't matter too much. Assuming you max Fortune on the first run and have stats really high from the start, you can do all confidants on a second playthrough easily.
Morgana had been berating him all game, so it's hardly surprising. Frankly I find them both as irritating as each other. 
Ultimadrago
Member
Yeah, I noticed this too during my time in the game. That said, I still ended up loving the voice casting for the Japanese dub despite missing a few lines, so I certainly didn't regret going to it for both of my playthroughs. I would be more likely to say that whatever the player's preference is can be met here.
I'm really glad Atlus brought the Dual Audio over for this one Day One and I hope it's something I can see put in more of their big RPG titles from here on out.
I started my second playthrough with Japanese voices but I ended up swapping it back pretty fast.
I liked the voices but I find dialogue not being subtitled pretty irritating. It annoyed me in TMS as well, but you didn't really have much of a choice there.
The voices felt like they were compressed too, but I guess it was only a 2GB download...
CrichtonKicks
Member
Yeah, this is what I'm thinking.
Well I'm at the beginning of October and Charm is still at 4. Feel like I need to get it to 5 soon if I am going to be able max her before the end of the game.
I'm at 5 on Academics and 4 on every other stat.
BassForever
Member
Better to max out early on social stats in a new game then miss out on someone's slink you wanted to do because they have some insanely high barrier for entry like Haru and her freaking 5 proficiency.
Nose Master
Member
Question about the fishing trophy:
What does his silhouette look like, every other big fish? The guide I'm reading says you have to read the two fishing books and fish with the top-tier bait six times. I've done that, and I'm just getting the same old shit. Do you have to hang around and wait for a unique silhouette to spawn or?
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
It's not that scary compared to P4's one. I think it includes Morgana's lines and Futaba's outside battle comments too because there's no way Futaba said 250 lines purely on battle from what I've experienced.
Ultimadrago
Member
In my experience it only includes Futaba's lines. I'm still fuzzy on whether Field dialogue counted or not, but it certainly didn't count Morgana's.
You still have quite a bit of time for social links, but yeah you might want to prioritise it if you want her
festival
True. I ended up not getting very far with Haru since I didn't have rank 5 proficiency until the last month in the game.
The problem is, it's hard to plan without knowing. I went in blind so I got to the roadblocks, and was like "fuck".
BassForever
Member
Where even is the fishing minigame I'm in November and I've never seen it
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
Did you get access to the fishing ponding via reading or Ryuuji's impromptu invitation?
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
Oh shit that'd be amazing. So far, nothing 140 hours in. We'll see.
BassForever
Member
No I mostly ignored Ryuji's text
This is really aggravating. I've been waiting to go to Mementos until I got past the Palace 5 stuff so I'd have more to explore along with requests. I'm stuck on a lot of confidants because of this. After the change of heart after Palace 5 now, though, I hold a meeting and Morgana won't let me enter. That's even though he specifically said we could enter Mementos that day. Is this because
Haru can't come to the meeting? If it is, when can I go in?
Rawr Its Ry
Member
Is it possible to read every book in 1 playthrough or can it carry into ng+? Also is there a book that increases reading speed like in 3/4
Ichigaya. Not the camp.
The best time to fish is during rain. Fishes are more likely to have a tag, which doubles points. Points you trade for bait, rods and other items.
I caught the guardian on my first try with the top tier bait lol.
Ultimadrago
Member
I did all of them in my first playthrough and yes, there is a Speed Reading book unlocked in
Jinborocho
Yeah,
there's a bit of time while Haru is busy and so you can't go to Momentos. I think it only takes about a week before you can go again though.
You have to read them in one playthrough. To unlock the speedreading book:
Buy and read through all three books in Jimbochi.
MetalGearOnlineK
Member
Post Palace 6 scene spoilers:
Oh my! Even if the twist was pretty obvious I love how all of that played out. Got some major Zero Escape and Inception vibes haha.
One thing confused me a bit though, in all of the interrogation flash back scenes,
was that the copy of Joker, or the real Joker?
One thing confused me a bit though, in all of the interrogation flash back scenes,
was that the copy of Joker, or the real Joker?
Real Joker. Of course it would be, because the Metaverse only kicks in when Sae leaves the room and shows the phone to Akechi.
CrichtonKicks
Member
That's in October right? No way I'll make it.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Sae interrogates the real Joker. When she shows Akechi the phone, Futaba activates the Nav and plunges them into the Metaverse, causing Akechi to only kill the cognitive Joker.
Late Oct I think, yeah.
MetalGearOnlineK
Member
Nose Master
Member
This fish does not exist.
Weather is set, right? Cause boy,
Weather is set, right? Cause boy,
effects sure do dry up towards end-game, or I'm getting garbage RNG.
Wyndstryker
Member
Its all real joker. The only time they interact with cognitive joker was after Sae and Akechi passed by each other and thats when Akechi kills him.
I like that Morgana keeps telling me to go to Mementos but I can't.... Thanks, game.
I read weather doesn't matter? Did I get bad info?
I saw that you need to catch 10 fish in one sitting for it to appear plus you need the best bait.
It does matter yeah. In Mementos it does anyway, the enemies can be more aggressive, or have a chance to start with certain status ailments depending on the weather. Not just weather either, Flu Season/High Pollen Count days too.
Ultimadrago
Member
For me it was catching 6 fish in one sitting. Reportedly, Rain helps frequency of it showing up (earlier), but you don't exactly need it. The 6th fish on a normal day occurrence isn't 100% though, it took me about 2 reloads to have them show afterwards.
Yup. After being screwed overy hours of gameplay this is the best advice. I just finished Palace 2 with 7 days spare haha.
Just 6, not 10. You can use the small bait you receive when you fish too. Doesn't have to be medium/large.
I was talking about fishing.