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Persona Community Thread: The Butterfly Effect

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Taruranto

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When people think of P2 MC, they usually think of Tatsuya though. Maya is mostly remembered for her role in IS.

And yes, FeMC is more popular/marketable. (Younger, from an already popular game, can date the fandom favorite characters in P3, etc)
 

FluxWaveZ

Member
When people think of P2 MC, they usually think of Tatsuya though. Maya is mostly remembered for her role in IS.

And apparently, that's the role she should have maintained in EP instead of going silent protagonist.

Man, IS was such a fun time... Characters were all great, though I was real bummed out when
Yukino left to be replaced by the supremely inferior Jun
.

Also, wish there was more of this:

tumblr_m99l1sDcBF1r63mfxo1_500.jpg
 

Dantis

Member
Very true. I feel the intraparty/external s.links in P3 were great (Junpei/Chihiro, Mitsuru/Yukari, Aki/Ken etc) but the problem then is that you as a player don't feel very involved. But abandoning characters after you rank 10 them also sucks.

Interestingly, in the P3 design works when they first developed s.links there's an interview at the back with Soejima and the producer and their views on social relationships kinda sucked at the time, lol

Wut.

That interview is with Seojima and Hashino. What about their views sucked?
 
But abandoning characters after you rank 10 them also sucks.

Yeah, they totally need to have:

  1. SLink neutral events that anybody can be invited to, fully voiced
  2. Double, triple, and maybe even quadruple hangouts

I'd like SLinks to be conditional, rather than a point based system. Hmmm, maybe even ranks could be replaced with something else.

Man, IS was such a fun time... Characters were all great, though I was real bummed out when
Yukino left to be replaced by the supremely inferior Jun
.

Hey, what happed to Yukino after
she got all crazy eyed and jumped over that railing with Anna? I wasn't paying much attention at all during that.
 

NichM

Banned
Hey, what happed to Yukino after
she got all crazy eyed and jumped over that railing with Anna? I wasn't paying much attention at all during that.

That was
Yukino's shadow
. I believe you only see that scene if you make bad Yukino-related choices, which
lead to her becoming a Shadowman (I think? Philemon talks about her like she's unrecoverable in that branch.)
 

Dantis

Member
That was
Yukino's shadow
. I believe you only see that scene if you make bad Yukino-related choices, which
lead to her becoming a Shadowman (I think? Philemon talks about her like she's unrecoverable in that branch.)

Well that explains that. I was confused as heck by what he was asking, haha.

I never saw that scene. Didn't even know P2 had branching paths!
 
Well that explains that. I was confused as heck by what he was asking, haha.

I never saw that scene. Didn't even know P2 had branching paths!

that one part has branching paths. EP has a longer branching path that gives you two different party members. You need to finish both to unlock the EX-Dungeon mode.
 

Jintor

Member
Wut.

That interview is with Seojima and Hashino. What about their views sucked?

From memory, they seemed kinda mercenary about the whole idea of socialising with others. I'm exaggerating, of course, but I remember that bit depressing me a little
 
That was
Yukino's shadow
. I believe you only see that scene if you make bad Yukino-related choices, which
lead to her becoming a Shadowman (I think? Philemon talks about her like she's unrecoverable in that branch.)

That's what that was. Damn.

Thanks, Nich. How do you like the new PR manager? Can he tell us how many gigs Persona 4 Arena and Catherine are on the PSN? You guys going to EVO?
 

Mr. Shankly

Neo Member
On another note, I kinda feel like P3 has a great climax but repeatedly punches itself in the face trying to get to it in a rational manner. Scaling it back into a murder mystery for P4 made everything so much more cohesive. Probably the most annoying bit of P3 is Ryoji
popping out of nowhere and you suddenly being expected to give a damn about him in about three months or less
. They kind of explain it away but for me it removes any semblence of emotional impact. Apparently not for the legions of fanartists out there though.

When playing the FeMC route I cared more about Ryoji because of how it tied in with Pharos and I grew to care for Pharos a lot and then...whoops the romantic shit just got a hold of me and I actually grew to really REALLY love him and yeah cries.

I'm a very gushy mushy feely person (ㆀ˘・з・˘) no one judge me
 

Jintor

Member
Fuck that dude. If you're FemC, it's all about Shinji.

The man can cook. (Also he has a couple of sprites you'll only ever see if you do his s.link)
 

Mr. Shankly

Neo Member
Fuck that dude. If you're FemC, it's all about Shinji.

The man can cook. (Also he has a couple of sprites you'll only ever see if you do his s.link)

I'm sorry but
I went for the Shinji route and you can BET FEMC GOT THAT BOOTY but when he GOES INTO A COMA and Ryoji is left ofc i'm crying into his arms and feeling guilty and crying more when he turns out to be like death and of course i am still depressed over it all. even in games my romance life is bullshit.
 

Jintor

Member
I hope it has a couple strategically placed. I died laughing in Kyoto in P3.

I'm sorry but
I went for the Shinji route and you can BET FEMC GOT THAT BOOTY but when he GOES INTO A COMA and Ryoji is left ofc i'm crying into his arms and feeling guilty and crying more when he turns out to be like death and of course i am still depressed over it all. even in games my romance life is bullshit.

I'm envisioning Teddie playing P3P
 

Dantis

Member
Fuck that dude. If you're FemC, it's all about Shinji.

The man can cook. (Also he has a couple of sprites you'll only ever see if you do his s.link)

His S Link is one of the best in the series. Really adds depth to him.

How they went from the amazing P3P S Links to Marie is beyond me.

I hope it has a couple strategically placed. I died laughing in Kyoto in P3.

A couple of what?
 

Sophia

Member
Fuck that dude. If you're FemC, it's all about Shinji.

The man can cook. (Also he has a couple of sprites you'll only ever see if you do his s.link)

Man who can cook > Ryoji. Any of the females in my WoW guild will agree.

His S Link is one of the best in the series. Really adds depth to him.

How they went from the amazing P3P S Links to Marie is beyond me.

Fuuuck Marie's social link. ;_;
 

Dantis

Member
Fuuuck Marie's social link. ;_;

I guess, in hindsight, everything in Golden fits together in that it's fan service and nothing more. It did annoy me that the new content wasn't more substantial and/or relevant though.

I can.. kinda cook. >_>

I can make dynamite cheese on toast. Also, I can cook microwaveable meals really well!


That means that I can cook, right?
 

Sophia

Member
I guess, in hindsight, everything in Golden fits together in that it's fan service and nothing more. It did annoy me that the new content wasn't more substantial and/or relevant though.

No see, that's the worst part. Marie's social link isn't even fanservice, it's just flat out bad. Have you see what happens if you DON'T max it out before January? Made me rage so haaard. >.<;

You play WoW? Which server?

Cenarion Circle Alliance.
 

Sophia

Member
Elaborate?

Your character gets a cold, falls unconscious, has a dream, she shows up, says goodbye, says everyone will forget about her, then the story proceeds on as if she never existed in the first place. Even Margaret forgets.

There IS an Aigis fan game, but it's of the NSFW variety!

There was that cellphone action RPG game in Japan, but it's non-canonical seeing as it somehow occurs BEFORE Aigis was officially activated, lol...
 

Dantis

Member

Hey man, Razor's Edge is excellent. Other M stuck to exactly what Nintendo set out to do also. If Hashino was guiding them, rather than the plonkers who thought up NG3, it has the potential to be excellent. They'd be more capable than any other team I can think of.

Your character gets a cold, falls unconscious, has a dream, she shows up, says goodbye, says everyone will forget about her, then the story proceeds on as if she never existed in the first place. Even Margaret forgets.

...I wish I could forget that she existed.
 
I can.. kinda cook. >_>

Pudding needs flavor. Cologne, or not to cologne?

@Sophia - hey if you guys ever need a bear or sham, lemme know, I might get back into that game for funsies.

No minigames please. Minigames are like bosses they can work, but that happens so rarely you may as well not even bother. I was happy I didn't half to deal with anything like that in P4G.

Well, what if I told you that the part-time job was at DuckBurger and you play a match-3 style minigame that is hilaaaaaarious :p
 

Jintor

Member
There was that cellphone action RPG game in Japan, but it's non-canonical seeing as it somehow occurs BEFORE Aigis was officially activated, lol...

By the way, isn't there a flashback at the end of the P4 compilation movie that's a teaser for the P3 movie? And doesn't it flashback to 2010? I guess it could be the end of P3 starting from 2009, or the start of P3 starting from 2010...
 

Sophia

Member
By the way, isn't there a flashback at the end of the P4 compilation movie that's a teaser for the P3 movie? And doesn't it flashback to 2010? I guess it could be the end of P3 starting from 2009, or the start of P3 starting from 2010...

*shrugs*

None of the videos shown online show the calendar. Either way, the Cellphone game happens in May of 1999, which is before EITHER of the given activation dates for Aigis.

@Sophia - hey if you guys ever need a bear or sham, lemme know, I might get back into that game for funsies.

Sophia#1244. Add me to battletags if you like.
 
Speaking of cooking, I want a cooking minigame in Persona 5! Like, you actually have to do well to cook well and not just select the correct choice.

No, Don't!

RIP COH :(

You and me both, brother! Sophia, tell them that the two biggest badasses ever are joining your guild. We'll be like this gif:



Except Yukiko and Chie instead of those two people... I dunno.
 

jello44

Chie is the worst waifu
Speaking of cooking, I want a cooking minigame in Persona 5! Like, you actually have to do well to cook well and not just select the correct choice.



You and me both, brother! Sophia, tell them that the two biggest badasses ever are joining your guild. We'll be like this gif:



Except Yukiko and Chie instead of those two people... I dunno.

I never played WoW what are you on about? :p

Now if CoH was still around...
 
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