Disagree 100%. P4A and P4AU's sprites are terrific.
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Persona Community Thread |OT8| Coming Winter 2014
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Disagree 100%. P4A and P4AU's sprites are terrific.
A Dead Diehard
Member
Agreed. Where's that gif of Mitsuru's victory pose?
P4A sprite work is great still
*THWACK*
OW! MY EYE!
ShadowSoldier89
Member
if they do Xrd style (which is easily the best looking 2D fighter) alternate costumes still arent happening
P4A sprite work is great still
A Dead Diehard
Member
Got you fam
Très bien...
Olengie
Member
I would be down for Xrd Style Persona Arena
Looked back at Naoto's social link, and I couldn't help thinking back to this comment for a bit. xD
Funyarinpa
Member
ohshit
ShroudOfFate
Member
So I decided to play through P3 after beating P4G and I went with P3P not knowing The Answer wasn't included. Is it worth it to play through FES or should I just find a video and watch it?
Funyarinpa
Member
The Answer isn't liked all that much, amounts to 4hrs or so of cutscenes. I downloaded and watched one. Was just fine.
Also, is P3FES not an option? P3P, due to navigation being via a cursor outside of dungeons and storytelling occurring only through sprites, is not anywhere as immersive as P4G. (I'm saying this as someone who played P4G and P3P with only a month in between and while I loved P3, the lack of 3D environments and cutscenes severely hurt my experience).
ShroudOfFate
Member
It was definitely an option I considered, but not having control over my party basically made me choose P3P. I do feel like I'm missing out a lot by not having real cutscenes though
Funyarinpa
Member
It was definitely an option I considered, but not having control over my party basically made me choose P3P. I do feel like I'm missing out a lot by not having real cutscenes though
I think for your first run the environments really matter much more.
Ludger Kresnik
Member
Playing FES is worth it, buuuuuuuut
P3P is also a good choice if you went with FeMC.
ShroudOfFate
Member
Yeah that's probably true lol
I played through P4G twice back to back for the true ending, so I might just play through FES when I'm done just to see everything I've missed
I went with maleMC since it was my first time. Is FeMC that much different?
It was definitely an option I considered, but not having control over my party basically made me choose P3P. I do feel like I'm missing out a lot by not having real cutscenes though
Not having total control isn't really a big deal since the AI follows specific rules, to the point that it's easy to get them to do what you want them to do anyway as long as you're aware of them.
That being said, the Answer is exceedingly tedious to play through and very RNG heavy early on. A challenge is one thing, almost any enemy with a weakness having a 50% chance to dodge said weakness and stomp you as a result isn't fun, like at all.
That said, there's a few places on youtube to just watch a full playthrough of it, including the cutscenes, so I'd recommend that more.
P3P came out after Persona 4, and it shows. FeMC has different social links, including ones for every member of SEES(some of the new non-SEES ones are probably the best they've done in the modern Persona games), and more options from a gameplay perspective too(also full party control if it is a big deal).
I find FeMC the superior playthrough of Persona 3, but the perspective of it/no in-game acted out scenes kind of kills it.
Ludger Kresnik
Member
The FeMC route has the best writing out of any modern Persona (post-EP) thing, true facts. The improvements they made puts it way above P4, which I already rank above vanilla P3.
cj_iwakura
Member
Play it. P3's core concepts driven to the max, and it's an intense uphill battle. I loved it.
A note on the VR thing (May have already been pointed out, I dunno): The list is most likely a list of devs who have been given VR dev kits, rather than devs who are actively working on a title they plan to release. It's more than likely that we'll never actually see a VR release from Atlus.
It's... fine, I guess?
It's stylistically miles away from Persona though, and that's always been my issue with it.
Lol.
It's... fine, I guess?
It's stylistically miles away from Persona though, and that's always been my issue with it.
Lol.
The Phantom Thief stuff is beyond absurd and the costume designs are goofy as hell, but for some reason it hits a lot of right notes for me. I really enjoy the idea of what they're going for there.
I think that if they really do a good job at the real world sections and keep a good level of down-to-earth, grounded conversations there, I'll be fine with the whole package. I really enjoyed the dichotomy of P3/4's weird shit-to-normal life stuff, so I can't see why I wouldn't accept what P5 is trying to do. The only times I get nervous is when I see stuff like the MC doing the whole thief shtick in front of the real police and on the big screen downtown.
I do think what makes P5's stuff seem a little crazier is how central the MC is to the zaniness. In 3 and 4, you really just seem like a normal person with all this weird crazy stuff going on around you. Part of the fun is just seeing that stuff roll off the protagonist as they get surrounded by weirder and weirder characters. P5's MC is actively engaging in these plots, he's basically one of the characters this time. He's a catalyst. He honestly seems like the craziest person in the bunch and is responsible for getting normal people caught up in his pace.
On one hand, I do like this sort of agency being given to the protagonist, but on the other, it's going to lose some of that feel that 3 and 4 had.
I think that if they really do a good job at the real world sections and keep a good level of down-to-earth, grounded conversations there, I'll be fine with the whole package. I really enjoyed the dichotomy of P3/4's weird shit-to-normal life stuff, so I can't see why I wouldn't accept what P5 is trying to do. The only times I get nervous is when I see stuff like the MC doing the whole thief shtick in front of the real police and on the big screen downtown.
I do think what makes P5's stuff seem a little crazier is how central the MC is to the zaniness. In 3 and 4, you really just seem like a normal person with all this weird crazy stuff going on around you. Part of the fun is just seeing that stuff roll off the protagonist as they get surrounded by weirder and weirder characters. P5's MC is actively engaging in these plots, he's basically one of the characters this time. He's a catalyst. He honestly seems like the craziest person in the bunch and is responsible for getting normal people caught up in his pace.
On one hand, I do like this sort of agency being given to the protagonist, but on the other, it's going to lose some of that feel that 3 and 4 had.
Chet Rippo
Member
It definitely took a long time, but mostly because I kept putting off doing the background... but it was worth it.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
my favorite part about them doing the whole phantom thief thing is it allows for more character designs than "This take on the school uniform"
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I haven't been here in ages, just got hit with Persona 3 nostalgia ;____;
What do you guys think of the Persona 3 movies now that all 4 have been released?
What do you guys think of the Persona 3 movies now that all 4 have been released?
Funyarinpa
Member
Personally I think it means that they have to give the MC more of a personality this time around and I love that
Aadrian1234
Banned
The 4th one isn't out internationally yet
When it does, i'll be crying my eyes out and feeling dead inside once again
Mediking
Member
A Dead Diehard
Member
I know, right?
Ganzlinger
Member
Dragon1893
Member
Third P3 movie bored me out of my mind.
I still haven't finished it but P4D's story isn't as bad as I thought it would be.
I still haven't finished it but P4D's story isn't as bad as I thought it would be.
cj_iwakura
Member
A Dead Diehard
Member
Is this one under better or worse circumstances than the one in P3?
Christ the hell... @_@
cj_iwakura
Member
Worse.
Aadrian1234
Banned
Heh, third movie is my favorite so far from the movies we have right now
Just play the game. The story is not the game's strong point.
only ps4 and psvita here =((
Ludger Kresnik
Member
Don't bother, it's in no way worth it.
Funyarinpa
Member
A Dead Diehard
Member
There's worse reactions, at least. :/
ShadowSoldier89
Member
Finally got to add superior persona robot girl to my collection. Thanks Stig for the sale
Updated persona collection
Updated persona collection
It's a constant reminder of our ruin.
Cannon_Fodder
Member
I'm not even sure we'll have a NA release date at E3. Probably a release window, but I don't think the date is a sure thing.
'Twas the month of the dunce caps.
Oh dear. What is this deja vu I'm feeling. 2017 confirmed. /joke
CrimsonFist
Member
Atlus USA don't usually make a big deal out of release date announcements. We'll get a placeholder when preorders open, which may end up being the date, or it may be a month or two after it.
Cannon_Fodder
Member
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. If E3 comes and goes without an official NA date it's not a big deal. I just hope preorders are open by then.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Have we given up on Summer 2016 release 0_0
;____;
I'm a bit disappointed in the deviations from the game and Minato's characterisation but the ending will be memorable no doubt.
I'm really digging the heavy atmosphere in the 4th one. I think the 1st is still my favourite.
;____;
I'm a bit disappointed in the deviations from the game and Minato's characterisation but the ending will be memorable no doubt.
I'm really digging the heavy atmosphere in the 4th one. I think the 1st is still my favourite.