Didn't help that only one part of that FFVII revival was good too.
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Persona Community Thread |OT4| The Golden Number
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I think Japanese RPGs are on the uprise again. It just depends on companies like Square Enix to realize that people do want more RPGs like Bravely Default.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
I agree with this statement, P4 is definitely helping create a new generation of JRPG fans, and I love it for that. Like how FFVII did so many years ago. Atlus is smart to capitalize on the Persona brand, with all the animes, movies, and games while it's growing. FF7 Compliation of, was just a lame cash cow, that people prayed upon people's nostalgia.
I kinda liked some of it
Really? I remember people liking P3 upon release, but it had its share of detractors. I thought P4 is THE PERSONA that appealed to people since it was more accessible, I saw mostly LOVE for it upon release.
Yeah...Before Crisis.
Square wasn't careful with it. The timing is irrelevant, since there's never a time where FFVII isn't in the conversation for one reason or another. They just put out a bunch of garbage. A cell phone game? A TPS? A movie? I geuss Crisis Core is largely considered to be a good game, but the rest is trash.
By comparison, P4A, PQ, and P4D all seem like good investments. Each one is game on dedicated gaming hardware, made by a respected team with oversight from Atlus, and caters specifically to a subset within the audience. This is everything the Compilation of FFVII should've been.
I liked Crisis Core :x
animaSerah
Member
Me too, Crisis Core is great! I particularly enjoyed the focus on Zack and Aerith. The final battle of that game is one of my favorites of all time.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
Well said Sir, you are on a roll.
I did too, kinda. Thank goodness for wall hugging to avoid battles and Costly Punch, made that game so much less annoying.
cj_iwakura
Member
Green Mamba
Member
Just beat Persona 4, the True Ending. Game is fucking amazing, angry at myself for not playing it earlier. Easily in my top five RPGs of all time. Kind of depressed it's over now, but at the same time happy that it's now behind me.
That said, concerning the True Ending--
Not sure where to go from here. I don't think I want to jump right back into a New Game+ run. If I was going to play it again I would do it on Golden, but I don't have a Vita quite yet. Persona 3 maybe? Persona 4 Arena?
That said, concerning the True Ending--
the part with Izanami felt kind of tacked on without any real appropriate build up. The fight against Amano-Sengiri felt like more of a proper conclusion to the story, which I guess it was in a sense. Izanami was unfinished business. It was pretty funny once I realized it was the gas station attendant though. "Are you shitting me?!" was my general response.
Not sure where to go from here. I don't think I want to jump right back into a New Game+ run. If I was going to play it again I would do it on Golden, but I don't have a Vita quite yet. Persona 3 maybe? Persona 4 Arena?
Makoto Yuki
Banned
I imported the Crisis Core PSP because I was so hyped for it :lol
Nice, my buddy in high school still has his. So pretty.
animaSerah
Member
I imported the Crisis Core PSP because I was so hyped for it :lol
That's awesome! I was always jealous that we never got that PSP. dat logo for the compilation anniversary is still a favorite of mine.
Analyze often, use all party members. If at any point you feel like you're not getting something specific, force the issue. Each status effect/condition all has unique dialogue, and for every character.
ANYWAY.
P4A2.
For the states.
Release date.
Atlus pls.
A console release date would probably need to be announced for Japan first.
Nintendoga
Member
My new goal is to beat Persona 2 before we see any Persona 5 footage
He's right though - even amongst the game playing public it's not a massive thing.
So are a lot of games. Actually, most games. Not sure what that has to do with it selling well...?
The amount of people who will potentially buy it, for starters.
I'm hoping we get a near simultaneous release like we did for the first game.
Sure, but I meant within the context of the discussion. Corvo said:
And what I'm saying is that it's probably going to happen, because P4G already shipped 700k copies as a Vita exclusive, which was successful for them.
Ohhhhhh, right.
With fighting games at least, it's customary to announce on a global scale if you're releasing globally.
It's not promised, but let's say the P4A2 console date is in Famitsu one week; We should get a US date in the same week. I don't think P4A was like that, but it came out globally and so will the sequel. There's no point in beating around the bush.
Lord Scrambles
Member
Hmmm I should do that too. I need to get my Vita fixed first though.
Anyway, all this talk about FFVII reminded me of something, what does PersonaGAF think about FFVIII? I'm sure we all know a guy who swears its the best FF game of all time, I know I do, and all his praises made me interested to hear what the majority of a non-FF jrpg community thinks of it.
That'd be good; it's never a great situation when a console version of a fighting game is released in Japan far before anywhere else. Then again, a near simultaneous release like last time could bring about another region locking mess.
I'm okay with region locking as long as Europe doesn't have to wait 300 years. Or better: Do only Japan/Not Japan region locking, which is absolutely possible if they wanted to do that.
buddha0991
Member
...I think that it's the best Final Fantasy game.
The junction system is broken, and it definitely has its flaws, but I just think that it's fun - Triple Triad!
Haha, I forgot about this.
Are we going fanbase of series or genre?
I just bought a Steam key for that this week. FFVIII is good. It's one of my favorite stories in the series and it's fun to break the game.
*cough* Chrono Phabtasma *cough*
It's going to be region-locked again. I'd prepare my tears.
It's customary? I'm not sure about that, especially when it comes to ASW fighting games (compounded by the Atlus association). We'll get it, but I heavily doubt there will be a simultaneous announcement for a global release date, especially considering Europe.
But actually, let me redact my previous statement that a console release date for Japan would need to be set before an NA announcement. The console release for P4A in NA was teased and confirmed only two weeks after the JPN console release was announced on February 3, 2012. The actual JPN release date was only announced on April 18, 2012.
So, I'm actually expecting an NA release announcement before JPN's release date becomes something else than "summer 2014."
Yeah, region locking would be perfectly fine if everyone got the game at the same time or something more tactful, but I'm not too sure the business side of Atlus is that considerate. Maybe things have changed with the Sega acquisition, though.
We need to see P4D and P5 first.
Stop with the bloody PQ character trailers and show us some gameplay, Atlus!
Not to mention the best battle track in any Final Fantasy game.
SloaneRisette
Member
I'm sure CC is good. I've always heard that, but I didn't have my PAP anymore by the time it released and it's not on PSN for whatever reason.
ANYWAY.
P4A2.
For the states.
Release date.
Atlus pls.
Release Date: Not Before Evo.
Lord Scrambles
Member
Amen brother
Well looks like its pretty positive Its weird I know a lot of people that really love it and a lot of people that look at it in disdain.
The Distant Worlds version of this is amazing.
Heh, indeed. I'm with you in your original statement now. Maybe we'll get an obscure email in February like we did two years ago:
Nomura's art was probably the best it has ever been in VIII.
Nintendoga
Member
I wasn't even thinking of buying P4D, till I found out you could dance with Izanagi.
That's GOTYAY material.
That's GOTYAY material.
Apparently, Hashino stated in Dengeki that:
The "start" of this year could mean a lot of things, though.
If the revived Persona magazine is indeed monthly, maybe there'll be a small tidbit of new info for P5 in the February issue.
At this rate I'd be startled if they gave us a formal logo.
It's ironically harder waiting for P5 news now that we know it's coming soon.
SloaneRisette
Member
If we don't get to OT5 by Evo I'll be real disappointed in you all.
You don't think the P5 logo in the #Re:birth issue is going to be the official logo? Might be refined a bit, but it looks good.
I didn't see it, actually.