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[Petrock123]

UMvC3 has pretty terrible netcode and a pretty high barrier of entry, but don't let that get to you! Ultimax is not that much better in terms of netcode but as long as no one skips the intro it should flow fine. Also Ultimax is much easier to get into than Marvel due to auto-combos and the game being relatively recent.

OK thanks, I might eventually try in the future. Maybe I should do the intro thingy since all I did was read most of the instructions. And yeah, auto-combos are nice since I can't seem remember anything I did in challenge mode during actual fights and end up panicking.

I haven't played many fighting games online, just Marvel and Mortal Kombat. So I'm not sure what would be considered 'good' for online. It could be due to location, time when I played and a rather poor Internet connection for me, but a lot of games I played for Marvel were 1 bar. Maybe the game died somewhat quickly online due to lack of any plans for it now, but I'm just guessing and am not actually sure.

I recall some rather poor connections with Mortal Kombat at times, but I think I played at most 10 games online before stopping. There were, most likely, some good connections, I probably just don't remember them as much as the poor ones.

 

[CorvoSol]

Nozomi is like my go-to social link during times when everyone else is unavailable. He's the only student who will hang out with you during exam. What a bro.

Every minute I spend with this greasy cultist is a moment I could be spending with women or robot women simulacrums.

It's why the max social link guide saves Moon for December, since everyone else is mostly indisposed during the time.

I tried to keep my SLinks balanced on Male side this time around, and it was big mistake. Now I'm just like "God I hope I max at least the female party members."

Female side I barely SLinked at all in December because I've finished pretty much everyone. Doesn't matter, I guess, since I've maxed Telos, but still.

Speaking of December...

what actually triggers the Christmas event in p3p? I never got it.

If you're a guy you need to be like, rank six or seven, I think. Actual dating. I got Yukari this time around. Last time I cheated to get Mitsuru, since I don't know that it's really feasible to do her without cheating.

If you're a girl Yukari just asks you to have a girl's night, and instead of anything romantic you dork around with Fuuka and Yukari all night.

 

[Jintor]

ARE YA'LL DORKIN' AROUND UP THAR

 

[Reanimatoin]

If you're a girl Yukari just asks you to have a girl's night, and instead of anything romantic you dork around with Fuuka and Yukari all night.

To be honest, that sounds awesome!

How does Christmas with the guys go in P4? Played that game through 4 times and never chosen that option.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Persona 5's probably not going to make the top 3, but it's still cool that it'll most likely make the top 5 alongside those other notable games.

Edit: Hey, remember this pic?

Things went crazy for P4D, but it should have totally been obvious for P5, even if it was delayed past a planned Q1 2015 release date.

 

[PK Gaming]

To be honest, that sounds awesome!

How does Christmas with the guys go in P4? Played that game through 4 times and never chosen that option.

Let's see:

-Yosuke's house gets fumigated because Teddie is a gross little shit (roaches, eck)
-The guys exchange presents with each other (but Yosuke forgets to bring one, because duh)
-The guys generally have a good time
-After completing the event you get... THE MACHO MEDAL

 

[MSMrRound]

Officially 3 minutes past midnight over here.

Happy Year of Persona!

May 2015 bring us even more joy and unexpected gaming announcements.

Cheers to PGaf and the team at AtlusUSA!

 

[Omikaru]

I'm not here much, but I thought I'd pop in before I head out to say hello, and goodbye to 2014.

Hope you all have a nice new year, PersonaGAF.

 

[CrimsonFist]

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Welp, there's the new one.

 

[DNAbro]

Wait is that official?

 

[CrimsonFist]

Wait is that official?

It's from the Persona twitter account.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Wait is that official?

Yes, as stated above. There's a second one:

 

[CrimsonFist]

I suppose the Persona one counts for it, but it seems odd to me that there's no Dancing All Night specific art in either of them.

 

[Dantis]

More like Dancing All NOPE.

 

[CorvoSol]

ARE YA'LL DORKIN' AROUND UP THAR

Yukari, let's eat this cake

but it's such a work of art, Fuuka

you're right let's not eat this cake

we all eat the cake

Let's see:

-Yosuke's house gets fumigated because Teddie is a gross little shit (roaches, eck)
-The guys exchange presents with each other (but Yosuke forgets to bring one, because duh)
-The guys generally have a good time
-After completing the event you get... THE MACHO MEDAL

I keep trying to convince myself I need to finally knuckle down and do Christmas with Naoto to get the special uniform and now I want to do this instead.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

I suppose the Persona one counts for it, but it seems odd to me that there's no Dancing All Night specific art in either of them.

There's not really any new P4D promo art they can use for it. Technically, the 2015 Persona card doesn't have any Persona 5 specific art, either.

 

[PK Gaming]

Yukari, let's eat this cake

but it's such a work of art, Fuuka

you're right let's not eat this cake

we all eat the cake

Obligatory:

 

[kewlmyc]

Obligatory:

I haven't played FeMC's route, but do they just ignore Mitsuru and Aigis during Christmas?

 

[Rhapsody]

It's been awhile since I posted here again. I forgot to sub to this thread, which is why I forgot

2015 should be a good year for Persona at least.

 

[Tamanon]

I was busy moving, but I hope everyone had a happy Tuesday.

 

[UltraGunner]

2015: Year of Persona: Part II

 

[Fou-Lu]

Persona 3 finally complete. Way more feels than I expected to feel, but not entirely surprising either, I love how this series handles endings. Can someone give me a rundown of what happens in The Answer since I only have P3P?

 

[jello44]

I haven't played FeMC's route, but do they just ignore Mitsuru and Aigis during Christmas?

I saw the video and yes, it's just those three girls.

I've played through it twice and never got a call from anyone on Christmas Eve so,,,

 

[Caladrius]

Persona 3 finally complete. Way more feels than I expected to feel, but not entirely surprising either, I love how this series handles endings. Can someone give me a rundown of what happens in The Answer since I only have P3P?

Spoiler

The short version is that a weird version of the Dark Hour completely fucks up the dorm and an entrance to a new realm opens up. Another robot girl named Metis shows up and threatens to destroy SEES if they don't cooperate. Many hours of dungeons later, the party is given the chance to undo history and revive the P3MC, at the risk of letting Nyx destroy the world. Much infighting ensues, with Aigis and Metis as a team winning. After further deliberation they decide not to change the timeline. They then discover that the P3MC is using his soul as a seal to protect Nyx (who if you recall was never actually killed) from the beckoning of the Greek God of Darkness, Erebus, who is a manifestation of humanity's malice and suicidal tendencies. To clarify, Nyx has no real desire to destroy humanity without reason. Erebus is just an envoy of humanity's emotions that Nyx feels compelled to act upon.

Erebus, who's in the middle of trying to break the seal, sees the group and assaults the party. After much asskicking the team is sent to the Velvet Room and learn that Erebus will forever return so long as the desire for death exists. The defeat of Erebus returns the dorm to normal, and Aigis realizes that Metis is a physical manifestation of Aigsi's feelings of loss and insecurity. Coming to understand this, Metis voluntarily rejoins with Aigis. Yukari, having been the most fervent supporter of reviving MC and highly antagonistic toward Aigis for most of the story, reconciles with Aigis over the ordeal and they both go out on the town.

 

[Fou-Lu]

Thanks.
Sounds pointless and kind of dumb.

 

[Caladrius]

Thanks.
Sounds pointless and kind of dumb.

For better or worse, it's canon. The only important takeaways are that

Spoiler

P3MC is basically stuck in limbo forever and that it establishes that nearly all of the deities in the Persona universe are manifestations of the collective unconscious. Well, P1/P2 established that before, but it's always vague as to how much the modern Persona writers take those games into consideration, so eh.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Hey Persona Gaf! Quick Q so I already defeated the final boss in P4G first time playing the game and I'm in the month of Jan so should I just focus on maxing out social links and enjoy the ride ?

 

[Meia]

I haven't played FeMC's route, but do they just ignore Mitsuru and Aigis during Christmas?

Isn't Aigis like

Spoiler

still destroyed and getting fixed during Christmas? Thought she doesn't come back til the 30th.

Still, dick move to leave out Mitsuru.



And to me, the best parts of the Answer aren't the meta story. In it,

Spoiler

you see the events that basically led everyone to "awaken" to their Persona in the first place. You see Junpei at the mall depressed at his father drinking and meeting Koromaru, Ken telling the police about the truth about his mother's death and them not believing him, etc. Another part that shines is Yukari's whole arc through it. She starts off really not wanting to care and kind of bitchy, then uber bitchy when she thinks she can see Makoto again by fighting everyone(and you get a GREAT Mitsuru moment when she decides to join Yukari no matter what as thanks for pulling her out of her funk when her father died), then to me it kind of comes together in the Game Over scene that plays out if the Yukari/Mitsuru team beats Aigis with her kind of refusing to take the key off Aigis, condemning her to an unknown fate(no matter how bad she wants to see Makoto).

I think at the very least anyone who's played through Persona 3 REALLY needs to go to Youtube to see all of the cutscenes that play out throughout the Answer, as it really gives much needed depth to some of the characters.

Hey Persona Gaf! Quick Q so I already defeated the final boss in P4G first time playing the game and I'm in the month of Jan so should I just focus on maxing out social links and enjoy the ride ?

Pretty much. Enjoy getting everyone's tier 3 while one of my favorite songs in the series plays.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

2015: Year of Persona: Part II

It's the dark middle chapter. 2016: Year of Persona: Part III will be the long awaited finale.

 

[Reanimatoin]

Hey Persona Gaf! Quick Q so I already defeated the final boss in P4G first time playing the game and I'm in the month of Jan so should I just focus on maxing out social links and enjoy the ride ?

'I already defeated the final boss' SPOILER

Spoiler

Not yet you havent.

I'm assuming this is your first playthrough ever of P4G, so yeah, Max out S.Links as best as you can, I hope you Maxed out Marie already otherwise you miss

Spoiler

a dungeon and another boss

.

Also, for final day

Spoiler

Dont go home after seeing everyone, go to Junes food court instead

 

[PK Gaming]

I haven't played FeMC's route, but do they just ignore Mitsuru and Aigis during Christmas?

They don't invite either of them to the event, yeah

 

[Sophia]

Hey Persona Gaf! Quick Q so I already defeated the final boss in P4G first time playing the game and I'm in the month of Jan so should I just focus on maxing out social links and enjoy the ride ?

I know you're playing Persona 4 Golden and you don't hear the song as much, but I do recommend listening to it's advice. Reach out to the truth of your life.....

 

[CorvoSol]

I haven't played FeMC's route, but do they just ignore Mitsuru and Aigis during Christmas?

Aigis can't attend the Christmas party because

Spoiler

she's undergoing repairs, having been blown to bits by one of FeMC's many, many boyfriends.

Mitsuru can't attend because she's on a date with P3 Male MC and that would create continuity errors between my playthroughs, GOSH.

 

[Soulflarz]

They don't invite either of them to the event, yeah

I wana play fem story now for that and to see reactions

 

[CorvoSol]

P4AU EP P3

Spoiler

YOU GET A WILD CARD AND YOU GET A WILD CARD, AND YOU GET A WILD CARD!

CHECK UNDERNEATH YOUR PERSONAS, YOU ALL GET A BRAND NEW WILD CARD!

• In this world (His world!) Where life is strong
  In this world (His world!) Life's an open book
  In this world (His world!) Where compromise does not exist
  In his world of worlds, every step meets the rest!
  In this world (His world!) Where one is all
  In this world (His world!) Never fear The Fall
  In this world (His world!) Where compromise does not exist
  In his world of worlds, every step meets the rest!

This entire character was based on the lyrics to a Zebrahead song from a Sonic the Hedgehog video game.

Spoiler

Also I'm reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally struggling to not see Shadow Labrys.exe as the world's biggest ass pull. Sure, this is a game where people's repressed feelings regularly gain sentience and don bear costumes, but two split personality characters, with different Personae? C'mon. Bad enough when Narukami suggested Sho had Social Linked with Minazuki, but that's just a bit of a stretch for me to take.

Otherwise, Ep. P3 has been better than Ep. P4 because Labrys has an actual arc going on. Her growth from last game over the course of this one has been consistent, believable, and solid. As far as characters introduced to Persona after P4's release goes, she's doing pretty damn well. I haven't finished PQ yet, so there's still a chance that Zen and Rei usurp her, but she blows Marie and Sho out of the water. Even with Shadow Labrys.exe going on, her ability to relate with Sho is far more relatable than Narukami's. The P4 cast did a great job of bonding with her in the previous game, and in this one she's sort of following in their footsteps.

To be honest I feel that where Yu actually counts as a character is more where he already does: in his relationships with his Social Links. Especially with Adachi. I found the interaction between the two of them the most meaningful character moments for either of them in this game, with Yu's and Mitsuru's growing respect for one another the next closest.

But yeah, Labrys is really the star of side P3. If I had to give a star to side P4, it'd be Rise, except I feel Rise didn't get enough screen time.

 

[Sophia]

This entire character was based on the lyrics to a Zebrahead song from a Sonic the Hedgehog video game.

The Crush 40 version of the song is better anyhow.

Spoiler

Your impressions of the P3 side are pretty much what I expected however, right down to calling Labrys the star of that side. Which I agree with.

 

[Fou-Lu]

Now that I've finished both P3 and P4...

Should I play the first game before Persona 2? Or just skip it and play Innocent Sin?

 

[PK Gaming]

P4AU EP P3

Spoiler

YOU GET A WILD CARD AND YOU GET A WILD CARD, AND YOU GET A WILD CARD!

CHECK UNDERNEATH YOUR PERSONAS, YOU ALL GET A BRAND NEW WILD CARD!

• In this world (His world!) Where life is strong
  In this world (His world!) Life's an open book
  In this world (His world!) Where compromise does not exist
  In his world of worlds, every step meets the rest!
  In this world (His world!) Where one is all
  In this world (His world!) Never fear The Fall
  In this world (His world!) Where compromise does not exist
  In his world of worlds, every step meets the rest!

This entire character was based on the lyrics to a Zebrahead song from a Sonic the Hedgehog video game.

Spoiler

Also I'm reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally struggling to not see Shadow Labrys.exe as the world's biggest ass pull. Sure, this is a game where people's repressed feelings regularly gain sentience and don bear costumes, but two split personality characters, with different Personae? C'mon. Bad enough when Narukami suggested Sho had Social Linked with Minazuki, but that's just a bit of a stretch for me to take.

Otherwise, Ep. P3 has been better than Ep. P4 because Labrys has an actual arc going on. Her growth from last game over the course of this one has been consistent, believable, and solid. As far as characters introduced to Persona after P4's release goes, she's doing pretty damn well. I haven't finished PQ yet, so there's still a chance that Zen and Rei usurp her, but she blows Marie and Sho out of the water. Even with Shadow Labrys.exe going on, her ability to relate with Sho is far more relatable than Narukami's. The P4 cast did a great job of bonding with her in the previous game, and in this one she's sort of following in their footsteps.

To be honest I feel that where Yu actually counts as a character is more where he already does: in his relationships with his Social Links. Especially with Adachi. I found the interaction between the two of them the most meaningful character moments for either of them in this game, with Yu's and Mitsuru's growing respect for one another the next closest.

But yeah, Labrys is really the star of side P3. If I had to give a star to side P4, it'd be Rise, except I feel Rise didn't get enough screen time.

Spoiler

Wha, you didn't adore Tsundere Shadow Labrys? The scene where she backs off on killing Sho is so adorable.

But yeah, Labrys is definitely still the best Persona spinoff character. Sho sucks, and him getting the wild card is the dumbest thing ever. To quote Kanji from P4

"Of all the people in the world, why a bastard like him?"

 

[Reanimatoin]

Happy New Year PGaf!

Hope we all have a great 2015!

Love you all!

 

[Samurai_Heart]

Happy New Year Persona GAF, let's hope we don't get trolled by Atlus too much this year XD

 

[Acid08]

Now that I've finished both P3 and P4...

Should I play the first game before Persona 2? Or just skip it and play Innocent Sin?

Play the first game. It has:

1. Pretty short playtime
2. Fast and fun combat
3. Pretty good story/wondeful characters
4. Story connections to P2
5. THE BEST Persona character
6. Great music

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Isn't Aigis like

Spoiler

still destroyed and getting fixed during Christmas? Thought she doesn't come back til the 30th.

Still, dick move to leave out Mitsuru.



And to me, the best parts of the Answer aren't the meta story. In it,

Spoiler

you see the events that basically led everyone to "awaken" to their Persona in the first place. You see Junpei at the mall depressed at his father drinking and meeting Koromaru, Ken telling the police about the truth about his mother's death and them not believing him, etc. Another part that shines is Yukari's whole arc through it. She starts off really not wanting to care and kind of bitchy, then uber bitchy when she thinks she can see Makoto again by fighting everyone(and you get a GREAT Mitsuru moment when she decides to join Yukari no matter what as thanks for pulling her out of her funk when her father died), then to me it kind of comes together in the Game Over scene that plays out if the Yukari/Mitsuru team beats Aigis with her kind of refusing to take the key off Aigis, condemning her to an unknown fate(no matter how bad she wants to see Makoto).

I think at the very least anyone who's played through Persona 3 REALLY needs to go to Youtube to see all of the cutscenes that play out throughout the Answer, as it really gives much needed depth to some of the characters.





Pretty much. Enjoy getting everyone's tier 3 while one of my favorite songs in the series plays.

Isn't that after

Spoiler

Yukari and Mitsuru bond over the loss of their fathers?

 

[Nimby]

Anyone have special New Years plans? I've got a date with

Spoiler

my Wii U

tonight.

 

[CorvoSol]

Play the first game. It has:

1. Pretty short playtime
2. Fast and fun combat
3. Pretty good story/wondeful characters
4. Story connections to P2
5. THE BEST Persona character
6. Great music

Play the first game, it has:

1. Elly
2. Eriko
3. Kirishima-san
4. Ellen
5. Nike's Persona user
6. Someone truly Fabulous.

 

[buddha0991]

the answer is the best part of persona 3 tho

 

[Vylash]

inaba is here forever

 

[Soulflarz]

the answer is the best part of persona 3 tho

Noooooo

 

[Dantis]

the answer is the best part of persona 3 tho

I refuse to believe that this is your sincere opinion.

 

[buddha0991]

I refuse to believe that this is your sincere opinion.

Why not, its been a long standing opinion I have maintained and you know it.