If you're planning on playing P3 anyway I'd say start with that. I guess it's alright not to but you'd have certain things spoiled and know all the character that will join your party. Also you'll never want to power through Persona 3's Tartarus after playing Persona Q's dungeons. One is the game's biggest (only, in my case) flaw while the other is the game's greatest strength.
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Persona Community Thread |OT7| P5 is nyaow. (Mark all PQ and P4U spoilers!)
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If you're planning on playing P3 anyway I'd say start with that. I guess it's alright not to but you'd have certain things spoiled and know all the character that will join your party. Also you'll never want to power through Persona 3's Tartarus after playing Persona Q's dungeons. One is the game's biggest (only, in my case) flaw while the other is the game's greatest strength.
I just looked at a wiki, and it seems there's 29 skill types, with all but four having at least some form of attack. I haven't played through P1 yet, but that seems a little much.
Green Mamba
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Oh hey, remember a while back when people in this topic were saying they could tell what the P5 protagonist's characterization was like from the previous trailer?
lol
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So I'm getting some resounding nos...Ok then I will ask for one final vote.
FES or P3P?
I'm leaning towards FES because:
- I'm playing as Male no matter what in either version.
- I want to see ALL the story content and I heard FES beats P3P in that category.
Although I do like controlling an entire party and can easily imagine myself getting frustrated letting the AI make stupid mistakes.
Which one though GAF? Final decision! How I play Persona 3 for the first time is in your hands! 0_0
FES or P3P?
I'm leaning towards FES because:
- I'm playing as Male no matter what in either version.
- I want to see ALL the story content and I heard FES beats P3P in that category.
Although I do like controlling an entire party and can easily imagine myself getting frustrated letting the AI make stupid mistakes.
Which one though GAF? Final decision! How I play Persona 3 for the first time is in your hands! 0_0
Cipher Cat
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I just found this Persona Q fanart!
names2hard4you
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I also remember a lot of "Sho is going to be the protagonist" too. It wouldn't suprise me if he made a cameo though, him being a badass and all, just sho up all outta nowhere.
Jokes aside and speaking of cameos, I have to wonder if like the other 2 Personas before it, Persona 5 will have an appearance of some sort of a character from the previous iterations.
Aadrian1234
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I still vastly prefer P3's feel of music compared to the other Persona games too, but i can see why people like other music more.
Also, Light the Fire up in the Night Dark Hour mix. Love it so much
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LaHhOPbTe8
Cannon_Fodder
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FES, sounds like it's a better fit for you.
As an aside, one thing I really like about the P5 trailer is that it doesn't really touch on personas at all. Even after such a cool trailer with so many hints about the game, one of the biggest aspects is still a total mystery. Can't wait to see more.
Ganzlinger
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FES looks like the best option for you. About the AI, you can manage to choose tactics and your party members will focus on attack, support, knock down the enemy, etc. So it is kinda an indirect control. The Answer is also a big deal regarding story content. If you don't feel like grinding and you aren't into dungeon crawling I'd recommend to play the game on easy mode as it is more difficult than P4.
And for myself, the game feels better when you can actually control and see the MC:
Aadrian1234
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I've always recommended FES first, then P3P on replays
I like FES's visuals over P3P's visual novel style MUCH more, and prefer to control my character and see other characters in a 3D environment, but prefer P3P's replayability, FeMC playthrough, and combat. FES aso has The Answer, and i may not like how they present the gameplay, but i love the story
Just another reason for a complete version of P3... (i must be annoying the crap out of everyone at this point with my "P3 Platinum" begging)
Go for FES. Do a FeMC P3P run if you like the game enough to replay it (around half the Social Links are new/altered from the Male route).
If AI teammates get you down, just remember that literally hundreds of thousands of people have managed to do it before you, so you can too.
But that's just my opinion. If you want an easier way of deciding for yourself, here's the main reason people say FES is better for the story content:
Imagine any scene in Persona 4 where anyone is talking to anyone. The characters are hanging around in a 3D environment. Their models have some fairly simple animations to indicate speech or reactions, as well as body language. On the bottom, a text box relays the dialogue, with a character portrait for the current speaker taking up a sizable portion of the "3D" chunk of the screen.
Persona 3 FES works exactly the same way. In Persona 3 Portable, this scene would be rendered with a static background (typically just a screenshot of that area from the PS2 game), with character portraits laid overtop.
For comparison, here's a screen from each version from the same scene. The fake scanlines are because the scene in question is a video recording.
Cipher Cat
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You know in all the P5 hype I almost completely forgot about P4DAN trailer. I absolutely can't wait for the soundtrack. Just the small samples in the trailer make me want more. I probably won't buy the game cause I don't have a Vita but dang I can't wait. Or maybe I will buy a Vita TV relatively soon. Hmm...
Also DANCE is so fucking fantastic.
Also DANCE is so fucking fantastic.
Aadrian1234
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Ganzlinger
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DryEyeRelief
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I'm glad I chose FES
Cipher Cat
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Aadrian1234
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Ganzlinger
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Cipher Cat
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Important to mention P3FES is a PS2 classic not a PSN game. Those are two different things. None PS classic is able to remote play.
Ganzlinger
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Oh. Thanks for the clarification. I thought that could be the case since GOW Collection and Ico/Shadow of the Colossus were also PS2 games.
So how do you feel about the P5 protagonist's phantom persona?
I seem to recall you fervently arguing against the notion of a protagonist having any sort of defined personality.
Cipher Cat
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I see. No, unfuurrtunately not. (ಥ_ಥ
Since they are remaster for the PS3.
Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
It's weird how lazy I have become with most video games. For some reason I can't even sit down on a chair to play some of them anymore. Been using remote play to play most of my PS4 games XD.
I think I have a problem.
I know that feline. It's because you joined NeoGAF. You're going to stop playing games forever! (ಠ‿ಠ
The cat puns take over my mind again!
When it's going to have a full story, with lots of dialogue and even anime cutscenes? I don't know about that.
August sounds right, though... I guess. I dunno anymore.
I know that feline. It's because you joined NeoGAF. You're going to stop playing games forever! (ಠ‿ಠ
You know, now that I think about it, I have been playing less games since NeoGaf...
I BLAME ALL OF YOU THEN!
much love.
Do you think it will be in the realm of Ultimax then when it comes to length? Complete unfounded speculation of course.
No idea. Since they've redrawn character portraits and put in time for anime cutscenes, it'll at least be pretty substantial. Ultimax was around 20-25 hours, so I wouldn't be surprised if P4D was at least 10-15 hours. It's pretty unique for a rhythm game to have a fully fledged story like it's setting up to have.
DryEyeRelief
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Will there be DLC songs for P4D?
already confirmed
Wait, really? I thought only DLC costumes had been confirmed. What songs are they?
DryEyeRelief
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I'm just asking because I remember NA not getting the P4Animation songs for Ultimax and wondered if it would be the same for this game.
lol nvm then. I saw DLC and immediately assumed it was songs.
LTTP, but Akinas Trip is hot buttered garbage. Hope and prey P5 is nothing like it at all.
Pride of Canada. He loves P4G.
We talked about this on the podcast tonight and couldbt really figure it out. I said I didn't really think negotiation would be in the game, but I also said I don't think Shuffle Time! is coming back either. Looking at your post, I think I may have figured it out.
"Take your heart"
What if, as you say, you weaken the demons in combat and then once they're weakened steal their heart to gain control over them?
Basically I agree.
Pride of Canada. He loves P4G.
We talked about this on the podcast tonight and couldbt really figure it out. I said I didn't really think negotiation would be in the game, but I also said I don't think Shuffle Time! is coming back either. Looking at your post, I think I may have figured it out.
"Take your heart"
What if, as you say, you weaken the demons in combat and then once they're weakened steal their heart to gain control over them?
Basically I agree.
Hmm, i just watched the P4DAN trailer again and noticed something at 36 seconds in
http://youtu.be/FTSfZFNNROE?t=36s
the guy in the portrait in the background. Wonder if it's a character in the game or just random pretty boy anime art for whatever reason.
EDIT: and i don't know how much people have gone over but i see a screen with what reminds me a bit of the ultimax story structure and Margret in the corner. I want to say it's not the normal velvet room and there a disco ball but I might just be seeing stuff.
http://youtu.be/FTSfZFNNROE?t=36s
the guy in the portrait in the background. Wonder if it's a character in the game or just random pretty boy anime art for whatever reason.
EDIT: and i don't know how much people have gone over but i see a screen with what reminds me a bit of the ultimax story structure and Margret in the corner. I want to say it's not the normal velvet room and there a disco ball but I might just be seeing stuff.
GamingBird
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Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
It's weird how lazy I have become with most video games. For some reason I can't even sit down on a chair to play some of them anymore. Been using remote play to play most of my PS4 games XD.
I think I have a problem.
do u remote play with psvita? can you share your experience? do you find it to be good experience and the screen size isn't too small?
I'll put my optimistic guess out: NA P4D release date: July 28, 2015.
Chrono Helix
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I'm continuing to watch official trailers and Famitsu character reveals, but I'll skip any 'first 18 minutes of gameplay' videos.
GamingBird
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UltraGunner
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It's a Rhythm game, why wouldn't it have DLC?
It could be either or both, tbh. Hope we find out what the pack-in DLC is soon, and I hope it's good.
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