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Persona Community Thread |OT5| Pull up a chair! [NO PQ OR P4U SPOILERS!]

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CorvoSol

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Acid08 said:
Oh nice, you're reading it! What do you think?
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I find the constant last name basis kinda jarring since they're not that way in the game, but otherwise it's really solid so far! I really like how much it adds to the characters. Main guy is a little less dorky than I'd imagined while playing, but I'm not one to wring my hands over depictions of silent protags differing from how I made them up in my head.

Mark is stanning something fierce for Maki, though, haha.
 
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abrack08

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Ganzlinger said:
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Hah, this is awesome. I really do need to do a FeMC playthrough. But I also want to to a max S.Link Makoto playthrough... and I don't want to play it 2 more times. What to do?!


CorvoSol said:
To be honest the old trilogy hasn't been a huge amount of fun to play. I'd definitely suggest checking out the Persona 1 Manga, though! Read it while listening to the game's sound track and you're good to go.

Also:
Junpei turning you down in January has to be the deepest of all cuts in that game. I was like "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. JUNPEI LOVE MEEEE." I think he's made all the more desirable by his unattainability.
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I (obviously) haven't experienced it, but I feel like even attempting to have a relationship with Junpei would cheapen
the stuff with Chidori. Even though he does apparently turn you down.

pan-hime said:
This was from Golden Arena Mode video.
About Liz's arcana...
(
not sure if it's a spoiler now
because it's publicly presented in the video, but just in case...)
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Hey good catch, I didn't notice that.
Elizabeth P5 main character confirmed
 
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Ganzlinger

Member
abrack08 said:
Hah, this is awesome. I really do need to do a FeMC playthrough. But I also want to to a max S.Link Makoto playthrough... and I don't want to play it 2 more times. What to do?!
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Play it 2 more times. lol

I have this similar dilemma, and I decided I'll eventually play it 2 more times.
 
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buddha0991

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CorvoSol said:
What? No. Persona 1 is the compact, fun game that you can play and end in like, two weeks tops and don't need to get stupid fucking references to every fucking MegaTen game ever because the plot is largely self-contained and fairly tight, and it has a kickass soundtrack. Persona 2 is the inflated snoozeathon with the 75% crap soundtrack and the take-two-steps-fight-battle encounter rate with the ridiculously referential storyline that tries to confuse you into thinking it is cool by doing a lot of wacky things so you don't notice that it fumbles character development at every turn.

I'm kidding. Kind of. Well, more like I'm exaggerating, really.

*drinking buddha's tears*
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Nope. You dont make me sad, you make me pity you :(

rip

kidding....
or am i
 
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CorvoSol

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Spectrasonic said:
How is Elizabeth having the
Fool Arcana
significant? I thought the
Wild Card
was the cool thing to have.
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Well, if nothing else it's kinda notable that she apparently
changed Arcanas.
There's only one other person I can think of who did that.

Then again P3
arcanas
don't make much sense to me. Akihiko is
the Star! No wait the Emperor! JUST KIDDING HE WAS DIO ALL ALONG.
 
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Lunar15

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CorvoSol said:
Well, if nothing else it's kinda notable that she apparently
changed Arcanas.
There's only one other person I can think of who did that.

Then again P3
arcanas
don't make much sense to me. Akihiko is
the Star! No wait the Emperor! JUST KIDDING HE WAS DIO ALL ALONG.
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But Dio is The World.
 
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Green Mamba

Member
CorvoSol said:
Then again P3
arcanas
don't make much sense to me. Akihiko is
the Star! No wait the Emperor! JUST KIDDING HE WAS DIO ALL ALONG.
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The only Arcanas in 3 that are kind of off are the Social Links created after the fact. Like Akihiko is the Star S.Link for the female protagonist because Hidetoshi is already the Emperor and he's still a S.Link for the female protagonist. And Aigis's S.Link was the Aeon because it was added on afterward; but she was always the Chariot officially (
until the Answer
).
 
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Caladrius

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Spectrasonic said:
How is Elizabeth having the
Fool Arcana
significant? I thought the
Wild Card
was the cool thing to have.
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Every Person with The Fool so far has the Wild Card. And Elizabeth has been shown to switch Personas on the fly.

CorvoSol said:
Well, if nothing else it's kinda notable that she apparently
changed Arcanas.
There's only one other person I can think of who did that.

Then again P3
arcanas
don't make much sense to me. Akihiko is
the Star! No wait the Emperor! JUST KIDDING HE WAS DIO ALL ALONG.
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P3 and mega P4 spoilers
The arcanum attached to the character is determined by the social link, narratively speaking. Akihiko's actual arcana is Emperor because that's what he actually embodies. He's the star link because the connection he makes with the FeMC involves him acquiring traits of the Star Arcana along the way. Same thing happens when Adachi becomes the Hunger Social link despite his persona being Jester.
 
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LelouchViBritannia

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FluxWaveZ said:
Uploaded my interpretation of the Ken Amada trailer because Pepsiman took too long. It's totally accurate, though. I know Japanese.
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Thanks for that Flux. That trailer made me laugh multiple times. ken's a right prick isn't he? lol.

"Don't let his looks fool you, he's still an asshole

"Mitsuru needs me. Well, im pretty hot for a kid so i cant blame her"

"Im not like those weak ass adults who got kidnapped"

"Ive gotta show all you haters out there how alpha ive become."

Brilliant.
 
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Jonnax

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P4DAN is going to be made by the people that make Diva f, right?

Have they stated is they will use volcaloids?

Also I played the demo of diva f and from I've seen the game has super long loading times and an overabundance of menu screens that could have been simplified. Hopefully they'll get the UI designer from Persona on it.
 
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Dantis

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Jonnax said:
P4DAN is going to be made by the people that make Diva f, right?

Have they stated is they will use volcaloids?

Also I played the demo of diva f and from I've seen the game has super long loading times and an overabundance of menu screens that could have been simplified. Hopefully they'll get the UI designer from Persona on it.
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No, not Diva f, just Diva. Project Diva is by Dingo. Diva f is by someone else.

No vocaloids. They're remixes of existing Persona tracks.

The UI will probably be okay, but not as good as actual P-Studio games, if Arena and Q are anything to go by.
 
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Red The Hunter

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Flandy said:
You people are confusing me. My entire world has come crashing down. ;___;

Oh I know! I just won't play either of them :D
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Persona 1 & 2 are fine games in their own right, with their own set of flaws People tend to just argue which one is better to play, I found EP to be the best of the three. And it's most streamlined of the three, gameplay is decent, lots of sidequests, Casino is actually fun to play, great cast of characters, and a good story. The only issue is that it's the second part of the Persona 2, so some plot points in the story won't make some sense unless you played IS, I was able to get through EP no problem and understand what was going on.

Persona 2: IS on the other hand, well the PSP version, is just meh, my major complaint is the UI., The UI to be honest in the PSP version is pretty clunky compared to the PS1 version, which while a bit confusing at first, was able to wrap my head around it pretty quickly, this on the other hand is way too confusing and convoluted. I think the problem is that they took the Battle UI that they used in P1 PSP, which will it was fine for that game didn't work here, mostly because of how fusion spells worked. Along with the story taking kinda a long time to get moving, but once it does, it gets really good in my opinion. Along with it having a great cast of characters.

Persona 1, I can't say much on, because I'm still playing through it, but I can say it's half and half, there are some good ideas and concepts that are here, but I do think that they were better expanded on in Persona 2. Like the combat is fine, but negotiation is awful here, too random along with the moon system, which is really underutilized here, beyond demon negotiation. I'll say at least the story is interesting if a bit on the simple side.
Each game in the older part of the series is fine, it's just how much of a tolerance for older games you have in terms of game play.
 
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Ganzlinger

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About Elizabeth
having the Fool Arcana.. isn't that supposed to mean that she began a new journey? If this is true, I can see a sequel to P3 ahead. Maybe in 2016, when it will complete the 10th anniversary. lol
 
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TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Torrent Shot to replace:

Fatal End or Cruel Attack?

I'm thinking Fatal End since it doesn't have a "down" bonus, but I'm not sure which is the "better" for Kanji.
 
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Tamanon

Banned
I honestly don't want a continuation of Persona 3's story. Spoilers for the end
I think the MC dying fits perfectly with the game and don't want it undone.

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Edited out the second part, since there's no way to really say what anime the spoiler is for without spoiling it, lol.
 
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Spectrasonic

Member
Tamanon said:
I honestly don't want a continuation of Persona 3's story. Spoilers for the end
I think the MC dying fits perfectly with the game and don't want it undone.

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Edited out the second part, since there's no way to really say what anime the spoiler is for without spoiling it, lol.
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You might not want to play P4AU then, as Elizabeth might just undo that.

To have her in the story, gain the Fool arcana, specifically say that she wants to free the MC and NOT have it happen? Slim chance. Especially since this is the last game chronologically in the P3 storyline
 
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hipsterpants

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I wouldn't mind it if it didn't come off as fanfiction-y like the rest of P4A's story. And if something does happen, you can just pretend it isn't canon. Like I do with FF
X2
.
 
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PK Gaming

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FluxWaveZ said:
Uploaded my interpretation of the Ken Amada trailer because Pepsiman took too long. It's totally accurate, though. I know Japanese.
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Holy shit, i'm dying

I think the best part about this trailer is that you managed to make Ken come across as ridiculous and over the top and yet somewhat in line with his character. Like 0:54 sounds like something Ken would say.
 
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Ganzlinger

Member
Tamanon said:
I honestly don't want a continuation of Persona 3's story. Spoilers for the end
I think the MC dying fits perfectly with the game and don't want it undone.

-edit-

Edited out the second part, since there's no way to really say what anime the spoiler is for without spoiling it, lol.
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I know that many people thinks like you and that's a fair resolution. But
I don't think bringing the MC back will ruin the game. For me, that ending will be forever a powerful one. But since the persona "Messiah" appeared and the MC sacrificed himself, I was somehow convinced that they will ressurect him, since the whole thing seems to be a biblical reference of Jesus. But maybe I'm wrong at this.
 
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LX_Theo

Banned
Ganzlinger said:
About Elizabeth
having the Fool Arcana.. isn't that supposed to mean that she began a new journey? If this is true, I can see a sequel to P3 ahead. Maybe in 2016, when it will complete the 10th anniversary. lol
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That's... stretching it. Actually, the fact that this is supposed to be a finale to the story makes it less likely, imo.
 
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Squire

Banned
FluxWaveZ said:
Is anyone here actually getting P4AU for the 360?

I guess here's my selfish hypothetical: I would have rather had a PS4 port of the game than a 360 one.
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I'm not. I have P4A physically on 360 and digitally on PS3. I didn't expect them to bother with Ultimax, but I do commend the support. I have a PS4 and don't use my 360 anymore, so yeah, I'd prefer it as well.

You never know though. Ultimax could come to something else...

Anyway, I'm sure you all saw the GGX news. Somebody made a good point that occurred to me as well, sort of. P4AU is going to be fine sales-wise because Persona fans are invested and even some ASW fans just genuinely really like it. GGX is GGX; it'll probably do great.

Seems like there's only room for one competitively though... ;/
 
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FluxWaveZ

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Inorigo said:
Anyway, I'm sure you all saw the GGX news. Somebody made a good point that occurred to me as well, sort of. P4AU is going to be fine sales-wise because Persona fans are invested and even some ASW fans just genuinely really like it. GGX is GGX; it'll probably do great.

Seems like there's only room for one competitively though... ;/
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I wasn't the only one, but I said this as well. Both games will do great in terms of sales and probably in terms of reception, so that's awesome. The issue is that, yeah, P4AU and Xrd are gonna be releasing real close to each other, and given the ASW FGC fanbase, it seems as though one game will have to take more competitive priority than the other and that game is most likely going to be Xrd as the newest and biggest hotness.

I think I'm fine with that, though. It's not as though P4AU will be completely pushed into obscurity by the other ASW pillar and its casual fanbase will always rival, or maybe even slightly surpass that of Xrd. Plus, it helps that I plan on trying my best at Xrd, so I'm kind of fine with one game taking competitive preference over the other. I'd just really love it if both Xrd and P4AU were represented at next year's EVO.
 
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Squire

Banned
FluxWaveZ said:
I wasn't the only one, but I said this as well. Both games will do great in terms of sales and probably in terms of reception, so that's awesome. The issue is that, yeah, P4AU and Xrd are gonna be releasing real close to each other, and given the ASW FGC fanbase, it seems as though one game will have to take more competitive priority than the other and that game is most likely going to be Xrd as the newest and biggest hotness.

I think I'm fine with that, though. It's not as though P4AU will be completely pushed into obscurity by the other ASW pillar and its casual fanbase will always rival, or maybe even slightly surpass that of Xrd. Plus, it helps that I plan on trying my best at Xrd, so I'm kind of fine with one game taking competitive preference over the other. I'd just really love it if both Xrd and P4AU were represented at next year's EVO.
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I do wonder how feasible it might actually be to have both games there.

Looking at the landscape now I'm guessing:

-USF4
-MVC3 (probably)
-KOFXIII???
-KI if MS sponsors again
-No way MKX will be out by then or have been out long enough.

Seems like there's plenty of room for both unless I'm missing something. I expect BBCP to be dropped like nothing, but that's my own pontification.
 
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Moonlight

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There's no chance that Injustice isn't getting represented in EVO, unfortunately. KI might show up, but Smash is definitely in EVO, no matter what. The only question is whether it'll be Melee or 4. I'm inclined to say Melee. I figure they'll sit on 4 until the metagame is reasonably fleshed out.

Keeping all that in mind, any space for both GG and P4A2 to coexist on the main stage is pretty unlikely as far as EVO 2015 goes, I think. Especially since I think EVO only ever really features a single 'anime fighter' per year.
 
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FluxWaveZ

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Sophia said:
Amazing. XD

Oh my god, someone in the comments believed the subtitles. rofl.
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Haha, just saw that. Starting to wish this was actually how Ken was in P4AU now.

Inorigo said:
Seems like there's plenty of room for both unless I'm missing something. I expect BBCP to be dropped like nothing, but that's my own pontification.
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As Moonlight mentions, you might be missing a few key games. I don't know about Injustice, but Smash will definitely be represented at EVO 2015 whether it's through Melee or SSB4. BBCP's definitely gonna get dropped though.

Either way, I don't think the fact that both Xrd and P4AU are anime fighting games should be reason enough for there to be only one of them. If both would have great turnout, which they very well could, I think they'd both deserve to be part of the main tournaments.
 
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TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Took me 10 attempts but yeah, finally beat them.

Kanji gaining "Torrent Shot" = good thing. Despite the fact it does 30-60 damage at random and does it 1-3 times per attack, it's better than the one-time medium attacks. Probably the best melee skill(s) IMO.

Tricking into
Ice Resistance by using Teddie and Bufula a few times also helps prevent Fire Resistance so you can continue to spam Agilao after Mind Charging.
. Don't know why I didn't think of that the previous attempts but having the higher damage output also helped.

Kanji KO'd once, but otherwise smooth sailing when
Mitsuo can't hit any weaknesses since you basically tricked him into resisting what Teddie isn't even gonna cast after that point.

Energy Shower helped a few times, but Amrita Sodas were prettty useful.
--

Souji/Seta-47
Yosuke-46
Kanji-44
Teddie-46

So, yeah. Underleveled for Hard. Double so with damage dealing skills. At least the wall that always gives me trouble when I play P4 is over and it should be *knock on wood* smooth sailing if I underlevel myself again for Hardcore Risette Fan. >_>
 
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