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[Jintor]

i just noticed they don't even (fictionally) bother to edit out the animation frame notes when they lift the poochie still out of frame

 

[MSMrRound]

We don't ever announce the VA cast.

The identity of Naoto's original Voice Actress will forever be a secret that AtlusUSA will carry to their graves.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

The identity of Naoto's original Voice Actress will forever be a secret that AtlusUSA will carry to their graves.

she was great too.

 

[jello44]

she was great too.

I was, wasn't I?

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

Well, it all depends on the contracts, etc. But basically, the role of a VA is a performance (lots of stories about that last week if you've been following the news). I mean, they're actors so that's what they do. But because of that, they also have lots of rights that go along with that performance, one of those rights being deciding whether or not to disclose their role in a particular project. So yeah, unless it's explicitly agreed to beforehand, we (ATLUS) usually don't.

This of course changes for different companies and across international borders, etc. etc. etc., and bottom line ┐(&#12484┌

Ah thanks, now I understand.

The identity of Naoto's original Voice Actress will forever be a secret that AtlusUSA will carry to their graves.

Yeah, I think it was due to union rules. Very well done though. She came back for Golden, which suprised me.

 

[A Dead Diehard]

I was, wasn't I?

Hey now, anonymity doesn't mean plagiarism's suddenly okay.

 

[jello44]

Hey now, anonymity doesn't mean plagiarism's suddenly okay.

Inside joke. Kinda.

Michelle liked the joke

 

[Inquisitive_Ghost]

Lol, I totally forgot that Naoto's S-Link mentions a note from "The Phantom Thief." Gave me a start.

 

[cj_iwakura]

she was great too.

I recall early on someone saying that it was the girl who did Haruhi's voice in the dub of Melancholy.

 

[Olengie]

I recall early on someone saying that it was the girl who did Haruhi's voice in the dub of Melancholy.

Haruhi's VA was Wendee Lee

 

[A Dead Diehard]

iirc, the three most popular guesses for original Naoto were Susan Dalian, Megan Hollingshead, and Valerie Arem.

Pretty sure all of them were refuted even before the recasting, tho.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

As P4D launches in NA, I'd like to post a selection of quotes I think summarize the reactions to the game's two major reveals.

Persona 4: Dancing All Night (November 24, 2013)

A FUCKING DANCE GAME FOR THE VITA

PLEASE STOP

ATLUS PLEASE

NO

NOT LIKE THIS NOT LIKE THIS

Noooo nooooo noooooo fuck this dancing shit!

The dancing game doesn't look that bad

Persona 4: Dancing All Night (February 5, 2015)

nananako !!!!

YUKKKKKKIKOOOO

I need this game in my life.

I want Dancing All Night so bad right now! The remixes sound great!

 

[MSMrRound]

As P4D launches in NA, I'd like to post a selection of quotes I think summarize the reactions to the game's two major reveals.

No "what do you mean we can't freely swap the dancers/partners like the Miku games!?"?

 

[Jintor]

should have tried to match posters for each reveal

 

[Benzychenz]

Yaaaay, platinum trophy for Golden.

125hr 20min all up. I have no regrets

 

[Aadrian1234]

Speaking of random mainstream attention: Vice: Persona 4 Was the Game That Showed Me a Childhood Beyond My Muslim Household

Persona 3 definitely gave me the friendship and companionship that i did not have in my own life, and in turn led me to PersonaGAF (along with all the awesome people i can call friends now), and things have only gotten better since. I wouldn't be where i am in my life if Persona didn't help me out of the dark place i was in.

 

[properpropaganda]

Kinda funny that I am playing Persona 3 this year. The calendar in game matches up with the real life calendar this year.

Spoiler

And Shinji just had to die on my birthday. Fucking Ken. At least I never used him.

 

[Jintor]

Speaking of random mainstream attention: Vice: Persona 4 Was the Game That Showed Me a Childhood Beyond My Muslim Household

*check comments
*"I'm sure sorry about your 'religion'"
*remember to never check comments

 

[N° 2048]

Just started the

Spoiler

Heaven

dungeon in P4G. How far am I from the end?

Disco Fever edition coming today!

 

[cj_iwakura]

Haruhi's VA was Wendee Lee

That was her. For some reason there was a rumor going around that she was Naoto's VA.

 

[DNAbro]

Just started the

Spoiler

Heaven

dungeon in P4G. How far am I from the end?

Disco Fever edition coming today!

Including that dungeon,

Spoiler

4 away if you do everything for the true ending.

 

[N° 2048]

Including that dungeon,

Spoiler

4 away if you do everything for the true ending.

Oh man I forgot about the true ending. I heard it's hard to get it by chance on the first play through without looking at a spoiler free-ish guide?

 

[Benzychenz]

Oh man I forgot about the true ending. I heard it's hard to get it by chance on the first play through without looking at a spoiler free-ish guide?

Yeah I missed it first time around.

Not saying anything related to story but I'll spoiler anyway:

Spoiler

At the 'end' of the game it'll ask if you're ready to go back home, select no and go have another look around.

 

[N° 2048]

Yeah I missed it first time around.

Not saying anything related to story but I'll spoiler anyway:

Spoiler

At the 'end' of the game it'll ask if you're ready to go back home, select no and go have another look around.

Thanks a ton!

Will unboxing but not playing P4DAN spoil anything?

 

[CrimsonFist]

Thanks a ton!

Will unboxing but not playing P4DAN spoil anything?

No, you'll be fine as long as you don't play the story mode or check the DLC.

Oh man I forgot about the true ending. I heard it's hard to get it by chance on the first play through without looking at a spoiler free-ish guide?

One thing to add to what everyone else has said: The ending is determined by one set of choices, and it is impossible to save afterwards if you mess up. So as long as you don't overwrite your save with a new game plus, you can always go back.

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

Oh man I forgot about the true ending. I heard it's hard to get it by chance on the first play through without looking at a spoiler free-ish guide?

also, this is a little more spoiler but its an extension to getting everything, and still barely a spoiler

Spoiler

in order to get 1 of those dungeons, you have to max Marie's social link

 

[Morning Star]

So, who else is at the mercy of their UPS driver or mailman today? DAN could be waiting for me, behind the tree on my porch, when I get home or I could get it later tonight. Who knows.

 

[N° 2048]

So, who else is at the mercy of their UPS driver or mailman today? DAN could be waiting for me, behind the tree on my porch, when I get home or I could get it later tonight. Who knows.

I am so happy I am home because Amazon sent mine with "Do Not Safedrop" so they wouldn't leave it on the porch.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

No "what do you mean we can't freely swap the dancers/partners like the Miku games!?"?

That information only became known on April 23, 2015 from Japanese P4D previews. The general consensus though, as this thread proves, was: "Eh."

 

[A Dead Diehard]

That information only became known on April 23, 2015 from Japanese P4D previews. The general consensus though, as this thread proves, was: "Eh."

The reaction I saw was a bit harsher, though that could have just been people trying to find a solid reason not to buy it.

 

[Lunar15]

Was there ever a high res non watermarked version of this art released anywhere:

 

[CrimsonFist]

Was there ever a high res non watermarked version of this art released anywhere:

.

edit: ah crap, didn't notice the dengeki watermark on it

guess I could try shopping it with the other watermarked one to cover it up

 

[Lunar15]

That was fast. You're great. It's fine. Perfect for my needs.

 

[CrimsonFist]

here it is completely dewatermarked anyway

 

[Gecoma]

Yaaaay, platinum trophy for Golden.

125hr 20min all up. I have no regrets

Lucky you

I've tried to get the last trophy I need (Hardcore Risette Fan) 3 or 4 times, full playthroughs as well, & I just cannot get it.

So infuriating not being able to platinum my favourite game. Alas.

Maybe I'll get it in ten years when I go back to see how P4 holds up to P6

 

[A Dead Diehard]

Lucky you

I've tried to get the last trophy I need (Hardcore Risette Fan) 3 or 4 times, full playthroughs as well, & I just cannot get it.

So infuriating not being able to platinum my favourite game. Alas.

Maybe I'll get it in ten years when I go back to see how P4 holds up to P6

I don't think I've ever platinum'd a game. The fascination some people seemed to have with it just seemed unnecessary. :/

 

[Modest Mauser]

Lucky you

I've tried to get the last trophy I need (Hardcore Risette Fan) 3 or 4 times, full playthroughs as well, & I just cannot get it.

So infuriating not being able to platinum my favourite game. Alas.

Maybe I'll get it in ten years when I go back to see how P4 holds up to P6

I opened up a document I found online with everything Rise says, and had to just start checking shit off as she said it. That way I knew what I still had to get and got the trophy after a couple hours of grinding.

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

I don't think I've ever platinum'd a game. The fascination some people seemed to have with it just seemed unnecessary. :/

Ill platinum games if I'm looking for an excuse to keep playing a certain game and the trophies look like a fun way to do that.

Sometimes I do things that others would find boring, like Platinum FFXIII, but i truly enjoyed it. Even grinding out all the items was fun since I just kept trying to find ways to kill adamantoise faster and faster

http://psnprofiles.com/ShadowSoldier89&completion=platinum&order=played&pf=all#content
16 platinums, and the only one that was a mistake to do was rock band 2. I enjoyed the rest

 

[NCR Redslayer]

I don't think I've ever platinum'd a game. The fascination some people seemed to have with it just seemed unnecessary. :/

Its to show people, "Hey, I did this!" You can also look up what percentage of people also got it.

 

[Lunar15]

I'm glad I never cared about achievements. Games are already getting too long, padded and grindy as is.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

I don't think I've ever platinum'd a game. The fascination some people seemed to have with it just seemed unnecessary. :/

I find it to be a good excuse to keep playing a game I enjoyed.

It's also fun watching numbers go up.

 

[CrimsonFist]

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/29/9408679/persona-4-dancing-all-night-playstation-vita-interview Interview with Wada about P4D. Some interesting things in there.

although:

Fans would want a new game's story to be an official continuation of the original game's plot, and we thought Persona 4's storyline would give us the best opportunities to do that.

 

[JCX]

I'm glad I never cared about achievements. Games are already getting too long, padded and grindy as is.

I tried to platinum inFamous, but the last things I had to do were so tedious that I gave up.

In P3P I just got to

Spoiler

Floor 59 in Tartarus

, still have no idea what the larger story is beyond just

Spoiler

Climbing up Tartarus and waiting for the next full moon boss.

I usually don't care much about story in games, but P4G raised my expectations. Does the story open up anytime soon?

 

[Nimby]

Only game I've platinum'd was

Spoiler

Final Fantasy XIII-2

I've considered trying to platinum more as I play, but I don't have the patience. If SMTIV had achievements, holy hell.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

Of course my local EB Games hasn't gotten the regular edition of DAN (And was even down a copy of the disco fever edition!)

Sheesh...

 

[atlusprime]

Never Platinumed a game, but here's my highest trophy completion percentage in ascending order:

• Shadow of Mordor
• Danganronpa 2
• Persona 4 Dancing All Night
• Persona 4 Golden
• Too Human

The shame of that last one is overwhelming.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

Never Platinumed a game, but here's my highest trophy completion percentage in ascending order:

• Shadow of Mordor
• Danganronpa 2
• Persona 4 Dancing All Night
• Persona 4 Golden
• Too Human

The shame of that last one is overwhelming.

I know that shame, I might have put close to 200 hours into Too Human.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

So I bought the P4 DAN theme. Didn't think it'll be available in the NA store.

 

[Sophia]

I tried to platinum inFamous, but the last things I had to do were so tedious that I gave up.

In P3P I just got to

Spoiler

Floor 59 in Tartarus

, still have no idea what the larger story is beyond just

Spoiler

Climbing up Tartarus and waiting for the next full moon boss.

I usually don't care much about story in games, but P4G raised my expectations. Does the story open up anytime soon?

Persona 3's story is pretty back loaded, for better or worse. The second act is pretty weak from a main story standpoint (P4 has this problem too, but less noticeable because of a better structure.)

Once you start hitting

Spoiler

the last few full moons

and the game's third act, it picks up like crazy.

Related to this, I'm actually very curious to see how Persona 5 shakes up the three-act structure that Persona 3 and Persona 4 had. The second act of both games is pretty weak, and made up for by a fantastic resolution/third act.

 

[properpropaganda]

Never Platinumed a game, but here's my highest trophy completion percentage in ascending order:

• Shadow of Mordor
• Danganronpa 2
• Persona 4 Dancing All Night
• Persona 4 Golden
• Too Human

The shame of that last one is overwhelming.

I've only platinumed Dangan2 (fuck you Usami) and Virtue's Last Reward (which I don't think you can't not platinum)

So I bought the P4 DAN theme. Didn't think it'll be available in the NA store.

Is there a preview of the theme?