Debating myself on whether I should break my 3 month long near spotless P5 related media boycott for this. On the one hand, it's meant to be watched before playing the game. On the other, I really hated the P4 anime adaptations and think both P3 and P4 would have been better without the cutscenes.
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I'm also disappointed that the thirty minutes of interviews didn't seem to amount to anything substantial, either. Most of that time block was just spent introducing the phantom thieves and having the voice actors dance around spoilers.
sackboy2197
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Took the second (and last) one, thanks!
CrimsonFist
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Enjoyed that more in English. Lots of small teasers for the main game too.
And they used Zorro in the localisation, so guess there's no issue with that.
That floating Colosseum Palace at the end, I'd guess that's the bank going by PV4, and with the bank notes floating around.
And they used Zorro in the localisation, so guess there's no issue with that.
That was basically like one of the Mementos sidequests we will have in the game.
Stealing the hearts seems like
I liked how the battle basically was turn based and showed the baton touch feature.
Stealing the hearts seems like
brainwashing to a certain extend, at least he seemed so desperate in the end that you can hardly call it "he magically saw the wrongs of his way". It's more like "we force you to confess and feel horrible about everything while you're in jail."
I liked how the battle basically was turn based and showed the baton touch feature.
I wasn't that bad, and I guess I'm not that picky since I thought the animation was fine (everyone was going on and on about QUALITY that I was a bit worried).
I was a bit disappointed about how the character changes when the thieves steal his heart since it's a bit corny, but the outcome was one of the things I was most curious about.
Well, it should be different with the main story bosses. Not only are the party members directly involved and probably are out for personal revenge, it also seems unlikely the Police would chase the Phantom Thieves if all they're going to do is making bad people to turn themselves in voluntarily while feeling bad.
Dragon1893
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I need to find time to watch this after work, it's around 30 minutes long right?
It was a harmless introduction to what the game will be about. They clearly kept the main characters very simple since they don't want to take anything away from the game and it kind of feels like a filler episode in an anime. The fight wasn't all that interesting, I don't know why it's so hard to make interesting animated Persona fights. It's not required watching, but it gives us something to see while we wait, though it might make the wait harder for anyone waiting for Feb, haha.
A lot of the music we've already heard in the trailers, but Shoji Meguro's soundtrack on this game is going to be something else.
A lot of the music we've already heard in the trailers, but Shoji Meguro's soundtrack on this game is going to be something else.
CrimsonFist
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Goro talks at the start of the anime as to being opposed to their brainwashing, seems like part of the reason he's after them.
Yeah, I really want to learn more about this. E.g.
if they can choose "how much" they want to brainwash their targets. E.g. there was speculation that the conductor with the white eyes was one of their targets and maybe they overdid the "brainwashing" and now he is just a mindless Zombie. In this case the subject of vigilante justice would play an even larger role as they can decide how much they want to punish their targets.
Yeah, I think that's likely the main reason. Which I'm fine with, the brainwashing is morally questionable without making our heroes unlikable killers. I can't really think of a better way this could have been handled.
A Dead Diehard
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How about
the heroes benignly make their 'victims' see the error of their ways, but THE MAN puts a negative spin on it?
The twist was really nicely done. The fight scene was pretty bleh, though I liked the use of baton touch. Interesting there are already two verses for the battle theme too. Meguro is finally learning from past mistakes.
To the extent that they see the error of their ways, yes.
It's hardly brainwashing. The implication is that they're stealing the dark parts of people.
It's hardly brainwashing. The implication is that they're stealing the dark parts of people.
i'd argue that removing a part of someone's brain/soul to force them into an acceptable mode of behaviour is totes brainwashing...
I know it's kind of an inherent part of something as corny as persona, but I really don't like japanese media's flare for the overly melodramatic when it comes to evil (or redemption)
Psycho_Mantis
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I'm not a fan of these anime adaptations because they always had a different feel to the game's atmosphere. Hated the Persona 4 anime. The Persona 3 movies were of great quality but they deviated too much from what was one of my most beloved games :/
Hows the P5 short?
Hows the P5 short?
TurnipFritters
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It's fine, it's basically just "Here is an illustration of the game's premise without actually using targets from the game" but as such it pretty much only focuses on the characters created for the short rather than the game's cast.
He was basically an amalgamation of the anime portrayals or Narukam and Yuki: Narukami when he was a phantom and Yuki at school.
TurnipFritters
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The saddest thing was
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Morgana trying to make actual cat noises
super sweet of Ann to lie and say she did a good job
TurnipFritters
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The animation was fine to me.
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You need to rewatch Trinity Soul's fam, because this was nowhere near that level. Trinity Souls is in its own special tier of bad.
In fact, it was actually pretty competent.
In fact, it was actually pretty competent.
That was fun. Lowering my expectations lead to me being pleasantly surprised. I liked the twist, I think that's what made it for me.
Yeah, I think we all knew at this point they'd just be forcing people into repentance. We'll have to see how it plays out in the game, but with some of the more serious transgressions, I hope it's not basic lip service.
I hope this game does explore the main cast on an internal level, since that was my favorite aspect of 3 and 4. 5, so far, seems to be very focused on external pressures, which is a pretty normal conflict. It's fighting bad people, basically. What made 4, and to a lesser extent, 3, so interesting is that it was often about fighting internal problems. Changing yourself for the better, not changing others. That's a more unique premise and I hope it still shows up here.
I hope this game does explore the main cast on an internal level, since that was my favorite aspect of 3 and 4. 5, so far, seems to be very focused on external pressures, which is a pretty normal conflict. It's fighting bad people, basically. What made 4, and to a lesser extent, 3, so interesting is that it was often about fighting internal problems. Changing yourself for the better, not changing others. That's a more unique premise and I hope it still shows up here.
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Took the first one so both are gone noe.
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Funyarinpa
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Agreed on that front.
I would really like to see the characters go into self-doubt about whether they were doing the right thing in the lategame- when you get down to it, stealing hearts *is* forcibly changing people- hope there's some exploration of that. Perhaps the choices tie into just what you steal.
Couple specifics about TDB:
I quite liked it. Is the twist people are talking about how the guy was actually the head honcho or the domestic abuse? Latter was great.
Also fucking lmao that end with the Hero about to say his name was a hilarious tease, hope we DO get a canon name though
Also fucking lmao that end with the Hero about to say his name was a hilarious tease, hope we DO get a canon name though
sackboy2197
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I'd say those twists are mostly one and the same. The ending was kinda predictable but I can't deny I have enjoyed it.
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TurnipFritters
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That's in line with how they appear behind the user in when you have the skills menu up, it seems.
I half expected
a persona to appear and absorb some of the attacks though, especially when they were getting blown around by the explosions. Something like how Ayase's persona awakens in the P1 manga
the characters could use their personas like the way Carmen yanks him down from the ceiling, even if it's just a scripted event in a cutscene
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One thing that has me curious in the ending scene.
I liked how the previewed the Bank Palace at the end. The people walking around were literal ATMs. Palace's are supposed to be a warped view of how the owner sees the world right? Kind of love how the Banker just sees people as money dispensers. I'm still curious how Palace's effect the real world, like can certain things be done in a Palace and it has real world effect? There was some stuff in the preview of the first 2 hours that makes me question that.
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Someone got a high resolution version of it?
http://i.imgur.com/H0G0a0a.jpg Is the highest resolution I've seen
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