MegaKungFuRadio
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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth |OT| -- No Dating, Just Dungeons
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Xenoflare
Member
You cannot swap out the silent protag.
Just got it a few hours ago, completed the first floor a little while ago (I ate dinner and watched some other stuff in between). So far my lineup is:
F:
Minato (P3 Protag)
Akihiko
Mitsuru
B:
Zen
Aigis
I'm sure I'll have to modify the party some, but it's got enough elemental coverage for me right now.
Haven't used Aigis' Orgia mode yet, saving it for a boss. Level 3, just sold off all my mats from 100%'ing Floor 1, got 3k from it. Lookin' for mah upgrades...
Enjoying the music so far too.
Also, good god, the tarot cards are ginormous.
F:
Minato (P3 Protag)
Akihiko
Mitsuru
B:
Zen
Aigis
I'm sure I'll have to modify the party some, but it's got enough elemental coverage for me right now.
Haven't used Aigis' Orgia mode yet, saving it for a boss. Level 3, just sold off all my mats from 100%'ing Floor 1, got 3k from it. Lookin' for mah upgrades...
Enjoying the music so far too.
Also, good god, the tarot cards are ginormous.
Indeed, but one can still use both in the same party.
What does the map percentage counter count anyway? You mapping, or you stepping on all the tiles?
If it's the last one, goddamn it. I'll just use that instead of painting for the maps.
"Demon Pokemon" is the whole latchkey of SMT.
If it's the last one, goddamn it. I'll just use that instead of painting for the maps.
"Demon Pokemon" is the whole latchkey of SMT.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I think it's steps.
Hyrule Warrior
Member
So how is the story in this game? Sorry I haven't really been keeping up to date on it, because I knew I might not be able to buy it right away. I've been hesitant to be too hyped for it because I love Persona 4, but not really a fan of Etrian Odyysey, or Persona 3.
CrimsonFist
Member
Almost every tile, there were a few that FOEs made inaccessible that it didn't seem to need. You do need to step on damage tiles though.
mugurumakensei
Member
man high level persona drops from foes is awesome. running around with level 20+ personas while mc is 7 level 13 is awesome. makes the risk of fighting foes worth it.
Well I'm 100% sure I painted the whole of Floor 1 Dungeon 1 earlier but was only 77% complete or there about.
If it's steps, I'll just avoid doing the drawing outside of putting special stuff on the map. Too pointless then.
If it's steps, I'll just avoid doing the drawing outside of putting special stuff on the map. Too pointless then.
indigo-cyclops
Member
I buckled. Bought and downloading. Ready and willing. More Persona is all I want right now.
mugurumakensei
Member
there are hidden rooms by the way.
Definitely stepping on the tiles, which makes painting them in with the paintbrush sort of pointless. Drawing the walls in is something I tend to find helpful, though.
Although you can use play coins to open the map based chests, if you're missing a few spots.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I'm painting tiles with different colors to avoid that problem.
Or just walk everywhere.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
"Chickens are amazing!"
Fuck you, Nanako. It is possible to be too cute, you know!
Fuck you, Nanako. It is possible to be too cute, you know!
lem0n
Member
P4G was my first and only Persona game. I really liked what I played of it, but I ended up selling my Vita to a friend that broke his. I have missed it ever since. I didn't get too far, but liked what I had played. I now have a 3DS. Should I look into this title? Or is this one that's purely for the fans?
Would also like to know this. Meant to pick the game up today but decided to finish my remaining school work before I get addicted.
I've been running with:
Minato/ Junpei (Akihiko) / Mitsuru
Aigis / Zen & Rei
I think I'm about to switch it up to, just to experiment:
Minato / Chie / Yosuke
Yukiko / Zen & Rei
You know how sometimes fans of Persona 1 & 2 say that the newer games are too light, fun, and fluffy?
This is about five times that.
Kind of light on actual heavy overall "plot" thus far, but lots and lots of fantastic character moments and little interactions And the gameplay itself is really fun. I'm liking it more than the traditional Etrian Odyssey titles, personally.
Minato/ Junpei (Akihiko) / Mitsuru
Aigis / Zen & Rei
I think I'm about to switch it up to, just to experiment:
Minato / Chie / Yosuke
Yukiko / Zen & Rei
You know how sometimes fans of Persona 1 & 2 say that the newer games are too light, fun, and fluffy?
This is about five times that.
Kind of light on actual heavy overall "plot" thus far, but lots and lots of fantastic character moments and little interactions And the gameplay itself is really fun. I'm liking it more than the traditional Etrian Odyssey titles, personally.
mugurumakensei
Member
automap fills in the walls. the tiles you step on are always mapped.
It's drawing the full thing though, walls included. Maybe I actually have it on, the on/off options are sort of ambiguously colored. Can't tell what's yes and what's no. I'll edit this in a sec if that's it.
Edit: Changed the option, still happening. Maybe it's a first-floor thing? =L
That's just the wake up mob of the game. The rest of the encounters are not as bad.
I'm not having that issue. Did you press confirm after the changes? Maybe your game is bugged.
Seems to be common with ATLUS games. SMT IV had this issue as well. I known because I'd reset the game to get a clean loop everytime I did audio rips and would have to readjust the sound options everytime.
At least it's better than nothing though, which was the case with P4G.
I'll try when I get home to be sure on PQ though.
Bugged me too. I can tell you for sure, though, that this game saves your volume options. At least, it only remembers them after loading your save game. If you check the sound after booting up the game but before loading a save, the sound will be set back to defaults.
Aha! Okay so loading the game wasn't taking note of the options from the title screen. I think the config option on the title screen only affects the new game option -- It's not really a game-wide options menu. Changing the option to no auto-map with the in-game config worked immediately. All of the sound options were at 100% (what I had them set to) as well, even though I had them at 80% within the title screen's options.
Pretty wonky stuff haha.
Edit: Or yeah, what epmode said. It saves your options, but doesn't show in options before loading a save.
Pretty wonky stuff haha.
Edit: Or yeah, what epmode said. It saves your options, but doesn't show in options before loading a save.
If you hate freedom.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Is P3MC ok in back?
Yeah, i started over with P3 characters.
Yeah, i started over with P3 characters.
Is P3MC ok in back?
Yeah, i started over with P3 characters.
He's best in back.
If you have a Magic using Persona with SP regen skills, I don't see why not. But he's recommended to be in the front.
Also yeah: Was missing a secret area and yes it counts the areas you step in. So lesson learned: No painting for me unless it's doors I pass through. Thereby making a cohesive map.
Really wish the game would just "automap" for me a la Persona 1.
Edit: Oh, there is an auto-map like Persona 1?
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
God damn, Rei, how am I supposed to look at you and not smile if you're CONSTANTLY eating?
Doesn't the locked treasure chest in each area show you which spots you haven't stepped in? I'm still in the first dungeon, so I don't know if there's a chest in every floor of every dungeon, but that's what I used when I was painting.
Yeah, that's how I found the secret area, actually. It "fogs" a big area for where you're missing. The problem is, if you skipped some areas it'll fog a bunch of patchwork areas to where you aren't sure if it's a missing area or not.
I'd rather just auto-map instead of doing the painting since the painting is tedious anyway. I know that's sacrilege to EO fans, but nah. It isn't really that fun. P1/2's automap was so much better.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
It's rewarding as hell, watching your fully made maps in some of the craziest dungeons is super amazing. The first levels are easy and usually don't reflect this.
So I disagree, one of the reasons EO is amazing is the map creation and I hope it stays that way forever.
AcademicSaucer
Member
Does this have the characters dlc ?
The Silver
Member
Automap? Thank god in heaven, sorry EO fans, I can't stand that drawing stuff, CAN'T STAND IT.
Maps can be as crazy as Strange Journey as long I don't have to draw anything.
Maps can be as crazy as Strange Journey as long I don't have to draw anything.
So far, I'm not tired of manual mapping. Feels satisfying, kind of. Though, if auto-mapping accomplishes everything manual mapping does, I might switch eventually, but I'm not at that point yet.
The contextual quips during battles are a nice touch. Mitsuru expressing concern for Akihiko when he was critically wounded, telling him to fall back and Aki going "Yeah, yeah... I know" was pretty great.
The contextual quips during battles are a nice touch. Mitsuru expressing concern for Akihiko when he was critically wounded, telling him to fall back and Aki going "Yeah, yeah... I know" was pretty great.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Even if you use automap you still have to map stuff like doors, gathering spots, some walls, shortcuts, write down notes, and stairs.
You could ignore all of that but I don't leave a floor without mapping everything perfectly.
You could ignore all of that but I don't leave a floor without mapping everything perfectly.
I really love this stuff in P3 and P4 so I was glad it see it carry over to PQ.
I'm only on the second floor of the first dungeon but I'm pretty surprised at how much story and voice acting there's been. I expected a barebones Etrian Odyssey reskin. This is pretty close to actual Persona story content. Lots of fun.
Matt Attack
Member
I love mapping myself. It adds this extra level of engagement to the dungeons that I really enjoy.