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Persona Community Thread |OT4| The Golden Number
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AquaWateria
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So PersonaGaf who's first persona awakening was da bomb Makoto's or Yu's, I personally say Makoto's cause of that psychotic look he had going on.
From what I've seen, most agree that Makoto's was better than Yu's. The whole scene associated with Makoto's was masterfully done, while Yu's felt underwhelming in comparison.
Even (The Answer spoilers)
Aigis' awakening could be seen as better than Yu's.
Edit: A thread on Giant Bomb I made about it a while back, for some impressions. Poll results aren't there anymore, but P3 was massively in the lead.
Maybe it's just that I've only seen Makoto's via P3P but Yu's kinda sorta blows his out of the water. I mean Makoto just sort of picks up Yukari's gun after she's spazzed out, blows his not brains out, and summons this crappy tuberculosis robot bard.
Yu's glasses get all shiny, he crushes a card with his hand, and summons this badass monster with a wicked knife sword.
You're seriously fucking up right now. P3P is destroying you.
Makoto easily. The lead up to it is so creepy.
Despair.
It's the only means I have of playing P3. It's not my fault Makoto isn't even the best protagonist of his own game.
That's for the DR x Persona crossover.
Gotta go with Yu
I am thou...Thou art I...The time has come...Open thy eyes...And call forth what is within!
They're both pretty great, but you really get this sense of "awakened power" with Yu's. Makoto ends up losing control and Thanatos goes nuts (which is badass in itself) but not what I was looking for in an "awakening" scene. IMO, awakening scenes should be about awakening to your Persona, taking control of your own destiny and kicking ass.
The music is freaking awesome
I am thou...Thou art I...The time has come...Open thy eyes...And call forth what is within!
They're both pretty great, but you really get this sense of "awakened power" with Yu's. Makoto ends up losing control and Thanatos goes nuts (which is badass in itself) but not what I was looking for in an "awakening" scene. IMO, awakening scenes should be about awakening to your Persona, taking control of your own destiny and kicking ass.
The music is freaking awesome
Not even talking protags, just saying that literally everything that has to do with the story of that game is far worse in P3P. The awakening being one of the key offenders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8mEz-wlZQk
I like the dramatic unbuttoning and the smile at the end for Yu in the animation, lol.
I like the dramatic unbuttoning and the smile at the end for Yu in the animation, lol.
Yeah, gonna go with Yu's awakening. Everything about it is just super-well done. He looks down, suddenly has a tarot in his hand, turns it over... and slowly smiles as he realizes what he's supposed to do. And then the card incinerates into a ball of flame and turns into Izanagi. Awesome as fuck.
This. Going back to P3P again after finishing FES, I almost cringe at the awakening presentation. It was...not good at all. I wish they could have at least keep the animated cutscenes in P3P.
Edit: P3MC's awakening is the best because he got that crazy look on his face.
I can't bring myself to care for one over the other.
I don't even remember how many animated cutscenes they actually kept.
I don't even remember how many animated cutscenes they actually kept.
Heh, my words a year ago were: "Playing a bit of P3P recently, it broke my heart when the awakening scene, one of the most memorable scenes in the game, was extremely dull compared to the anime scene in FES."
Huh, I thought Persona 3's had the better music.
I'm surprised that most votes here are for P4. It's been mostly for P3 everywhere else I've seen, even by those who prefer P4 in general.
Green Mamba
Member
I thought they were both pretty silly and overdone, but I will give the edge to P3's just because I thought it was hilariously ridiculous. Like, what provokes a guy to pick up a gun and fire it into his head?
"Yeah, she had the right idea. I won't be taken prisoner."
*blam*
---
*wakes up in hospital with Yukari looking over him*
"...am I dead?"
"Yeah, she had the right idea. I won't be taken prisoner."
*blam*
---
*wakes up in hospital with Yukari looking over him*
"...am I dead?"
SloaneRisette
Member
Not to mention the baller as fuck music playing.
I can't stand the awful animation in Persona 3's cutscenes much anymore. Especially considering all of the cutscenes have forced windowboxing on the PS3.
That said, the awakening cutscene is still one of the better ones in P3, but I more fondly remember Persona 4's thanks to the music essentially is a remix of Awakening Legend.
Red The Hunter
Member
Danganronpa X Persona 4: Welcome to the Midnight Channel of Despair
Okay I'm done with Danganornpa, back to the topic at hand. I prefer Yu's to Makto's because of the music during the aweaking and how he looks so awesome after he shatters the tarot card and his persona comes out.
Yeah. Something along the lines of SMT IF's cover would be awesome.
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Demon God Emperor as a persona FTW
The animation is... pretty terrible. I'd say the bigger loss in P3P is the models during story events and stuff.
Yeah. Something along the lines of SMT IF's cover would be awesome.
Demon God Emperor as a persona FTW
Why has Kaneko forsaken us. ;_;
Would buy three copies.
The only time I really felt like they lost something with the animation cutscenes in Portable was the series of cutscenes (link contains endgame spoilers for P3!!!) that play right after you beat the final boss. But this also has to due with the fact that there's a unique song for that animation that's missing in Persona 3 Portable too.
cosigned
So far there have been a grand total of 0 animated cut scenes in P3P. The opening is done with stills.
Because it was so low budget, though, they stylised it a lot more, and I actually thought that made it a lot more interesting. The cutscenes felt really erratic and weird, with the heavy perspective and the quick jump cuts and whatnot.
I actually liked them a lot more than Persona 4's, which just looked like a generic and low quality anime.
Catherine's trump all though. High quality and interesting. Would love them to get Studio 4C back for P5.
Well I dunno. How did you guys let Atlus make such a crummy demake of this game?
Flower fields don't skip themselves, and Kaneko is just the man to skip through them
I love that picture so much
Sucks this was removed. A lot of the original music had a really cool atmosphere to them.
buddha0991
Member
The original final boss theme matches how creepy and weird it looked perfectly, and it created an atmosphere of dread and despair. Unlike the generic new meguro style one. Not really bashing Meguro, he did a number of awesome tracks for this remake, but in this song in particular, he just sort of phoned it in. It fits form 2 though, I think Form 1 should have played the original creepy song and form 2 should play the new one.
SloaneRisette
Member
Actually yeah, I think I like P3's more than P4.
Yeah. Something along the lines of SMT IF's cover would be awesome.
Demon God Emperor as a persona FTW
I just noticed Loki was inside that SMT hexagram.
Aw jeez.
This man speaks the truth and word of God.
Gonna be the unpopular opinion here. Minato's Persona awakening in P3 is the favorite for me. The fear and trepidation as he picks up the gun the first time and places it to his head, the small smirk, the punctuated summoning line, the shattering glass sound... And then Orpheus appearing (
)...
Maybe it's the nostalgia talking since it was my first Persona game, but dammit, I love it.
and immediately becoming Thanatos
Maybe it's the nostalgia talking since it was my first Persona game, but dammit, I love it.
Yeah have to agree with this. The music is hype as hell too.
buddha0991
Member
MC Persona baller ranking chart: Izanagi > Vulcanus (that is a fucking baller name son) > Female Orpheus > Maia > Male Orpheus >Seimen Kongou
Pictures of each starter for those not in the know:
SEIMEN KONGOU (his art makes him look way cooler than he does in game)
VULCANUS
MAIA
ORPHEUS (Male)
ORPHEUS (Female)
Pictures of each starter for those not in the know:
SEIMEN KONGOU (his art makes him look way cooler than he does in game)
VULCANUS
MAIA
ORPHEUS (Male)
ORPHEUS (Female)
I don't know what it is about the sound style of Persona 1, but I love it so freaking much!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx_4kAybjHI
Easily one of (if not) the best boss themes in all of megaten.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx_4kAybjHI
Easily one of (if not) the best boss themes in all of megaten.
SloaneRisette
Member
Why is that Persona holding monkies
buddha0991
Member
See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.