SpacePirate Ridley
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Art people post here is soooo good. Love the one with Aigis.
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Persona Community Thread |OT4| The Golden Number
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ShmeebAlina
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I saw your Scooby Doo pics in the other thread, freakin' awesome stuff. Love Scooby-fied Teddie.
My favorite character! Great job Shmeeb!
Wunderbar!
CrazyTank940
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Looks great!
Using Relius' Astral Finish closed doors for your reaction leaves some pretty damn creepy implications
Magnificent
You drew that yourself? Awesome!
ShmeebAlina
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So pretty~!
Lollipop Dave
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ballin'
This is lovely, shame about the choice of car.
Green Mamba
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Just beat The Answer. Wasn't a big fan, but the story is pretty good near the end.
Alright, P3 is now properly behind me.
The explanation for what happened to the protagonist is something I think should have at least been alluded to in The Journey. Now it makes sense, but his death in The Journey feels frustratingly arbitrary. He dies for thematic reasons, not any clear logical reason. He dies because he uses Great Seal, and Great Seal kills him because it just does. The Answer I feel shouldn't be necessary to understand it, but that's just my feelings on the matter.
The hardest single boss fight I think was the one against Junpei and Koromaru. Just happened to have a Persona that pretty much completely blocked out Ken and Akihiko, and Yukari and Mitsuru disappointed me. That whole story sequence of the coliseum was frustratingly contrived, but I think the scene at the end of it where Yukari breaks down made it worth it. Genuinely pretty heartbreaking.
One unusual thing about The Answer that I really liked is that you are given no real choices. Why did I like this? Because I like how it contrasted from playing as "yourself" in The Journey to playing as a properly defined character in The Answer. You don't get to decide what Aigis decides, because Aigis makes her own decisions. Thematically it felt very right.
And one last thing--why do the animated scenes consistently get Yukari's hair wrong?
The hardest single boss fight I think was the one against Junpei and Koromaru. Just happened to have a Persona that pretty much completely blocked out Ken and Akihiko, and Yukari and Mitsuru disappointed me. That whole story sequence of the coliseum was frustratingly contrived, but I think the scene at the end of it where Yukari breaks down made it worth it. Genuinely pretty heartbreaking.
One unusual thing about The Answer that I really liked is that you are given no real choices. Why did I like this? Because I like how it contrasted from playing as "yourself" in The Journey to playing as a properly defined character in The Answer. You don't get to decide what Aigis decides, because Aigis makes her own decisions. Thematically it felt very right.
And one last thing--why do the animated scenes consistently get Yukari's hair wrong?
Alright, P3 is now properly behind me.
This looks like Male MC with a color job.
I can't tell what car it is from that little bit.
I want to say some Nissan, but I don't think so.
Looks like a Civic to me.
Vox Chaotica
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Lollipop Dave
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I have no idea what car it is, but it's not a Ford Focus, so bad choice.
I did come across a Mitsuru one that may or may not of already been posted.
Andrefpvs
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Cool, now you can play Arena and actually understand the story
(You already played P4, right?)Red The Hunter
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SpacePirate Ridley
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Watching those car drawings, I always have question something maybe this community can resolve.
Why are there like one art piece for each character of Persona 4, like if Soejima tried to make them more like Kaneko's art than his? Like the shadowing and coloring.
I mean this:
Maybe those ones where done by Kaneko?
Thanks a bunch!
Finishing now a non Persona one for that thread also (F-Zero mix with Wacky Races), that thread has been a lot of fun. Hope I can make more Persona art in the future (im trying to draw better just now) and post them in this thread.
Why are there like one art piece for each character of Persona 4, like if Soejima tried to make them more like Kaneko's art than his? Like the shadowing and coloring.
I mean this:
Maybe those ones where done by Kaneko?
Thanks a bunch!
Finishing now a non Persona one for that thread also (F-Zero mix with Wacky Races), that thread has been a lot of fun. Hope I can make more Persona art in the future (im trying to draw better just now) and post them in this thread.
Soejima used a different shading style for those illustrations. If you inspect the line work it'll be more apparent. Persona 3 had them as well.
Wunderbar !
Those are just in the same style he used for Persona 3 and Stella Deus, from the looks of it.
SpacePirate Ridley
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Oh yeah, he uses also that style in some of the art of P3, but feels strange that it's so distant to the actual rest of art in the games. I actually prefer the game art, but I suppose theres people who like more the one he uses there. As I said the shadowing is something similar to Kaneko's art (and the coloring, with skin colors in whites instead of more flesh color), so maybe he does them as a tribute to him?
EDIT Seems stella deus actually uses that type of art inside of the game.
I don't think he is trying to copy Kaneko's style. Soejima's style has been like that before he even draw for P3/P4 (see Stella Deus).
But when you think about it, maybe Kaneko chose Soejima for his successor because their coloring style is similar.
What's everyone's favorite Soejima art(for Persona) in that style?
Yuka-tan will always be mine. Was one of the first images I saw of P3 and was a big part of why I decided to first pick that game up. Love the design, facial expression, and pose. Just oozes with style and attitude.
Yuka-tan will always be mine. Was one of the first images I saw of P3 and was a big part of why I decided to first pick that game up. Love the design, facial expression, and pose. Just oozes with style and attitude.
Yucatan's definitely good. I also like Teddie's, nice to see him drawn to look furry.
Character design art only or can any of his Persona promotional art work as well?
Was thinking stuff specifically in that style, doesn't have to only be the character art!
Green Mamba
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Of course, beat that one first.Cool, now you can play Arena and actually understand the story
I have Arena ordered and shipping. I'm not a big ArcSys fighter fan, but I feel obligated to beat it at this point.
Well, ate a lot of Life Beads (30% HP gain from Max HP) in Shadow Kanji's Battle and a few close-calls and having to revive. But Seta and Yukiko pulled off medium Fire/Ice (Agilao, Bufula) with Kanji thankfully doing Spirit Drains instead of attacking with that scary thunder attack of his.
Though it's funny, people say to take the Nice Guy (on the left) out first before the Tough Guy but taking the Tough Guy out with Aiglao's from Yukiko and Seta dropping him with an Agi from Sarasvati) did more good. Plus having Chie Rampage her way through them 1/3x for light physical damage when they walled up helped. Right after the Tough Guy the Nice Guy went out with a physical attack from Enraged Yukiko.
Glad that's over with though. Now I can Kawan Victory Cry tomorrow after I get out of the dungeon and Burn My Dread while saving my money from the fox.
(Hard mode is actually refreshing in the Golden. First time I've had to use items and worry about deaths in boss fights)
Though it's funny, people say to take the Nice Guy (on the left) out first before the Tough Guy but taking the Tough Guy out with Aiglao's from Yukiko and Seta dropping him with an Agi from Sarasvati) did more good. Plus having Chie Rampage her way through them 1/3x for light physical damage when they walled up helped. Right after the Tough Guy the Nice Guy went out with a physical attack from Enraged Yukiko.
Glad that's over with though. Now I can Kawan Victory Cry tomorrow after I get out of the dungeon and Burn My Dread while saving my money from the fox.
(Hard mode is actually refreshing in the Golden. First time I've had to use items and worry about deaths in boss fights)
This design does a good job at conveying a neutral protagonist, with a slightly cool edge to him. I also really dig the open jacket/MP3/headphone combo.
That drawing is practically synonymous with Persona 3 for me.
Seconded. That sold Makoto for me.
Green Mamba
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I disagree that the P3 protagonist is "neutral." I don't think he's neutral enough. The bangs, posture, and headphones all paint a pretty clear character picture, one that is inconsistent with a proper neutral player analogue. 4's I think does a better job of this--his design makes him seem "difficult to read," allowing you to basically read what you want into him. I don't get that with 3's protagonist.
According to the design work, the intention was to make him look as neutral as possible. I think it works, considering the nature of the game, in addition to his backstory.
Though I can see why you'd say that, given his slouched posture and withdrawn expression (especially when he's listening to music). It's something they use to their advantage in the Persona 3 movie.
Andrefpvs
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Nice!
Xenoflare
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Hold on I think I saw this before but ended with Akihiko doing the Orobas dance.
Red The Hunter
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Vox Chaotica
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DryEyeRelief
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I'm actually having a difficult time imagining the P3MC with Akira Ishida's voice. I don't have the most extensive knowledge of anime but from what I know he usually voices pretty arrogant characters.
CrazyTank940
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While I like the images of that style for P3 quite a bit, these two are probably my favorites of the bunch.