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[Aeana]

I'm finding it difficult to play this game for long periods of time, because my body starts to shake every time I get to a new area and it is legitimately exhausting. I just can't communicate how perfect this game feels. It is such a wonderful sequel to the original SMT games.

What level are you? If you can get to level 17, you can fuse Raiju and he'll be amazingly useful against M*****. Also get some demons with zan for that fight.

At 16 you could get hooligan and he would help too. Or you could just equip the white samurai armor from the free DLC. I feel like grinding to such high levels is really beyond the point of the game, though. I didn't get to level 16 until several hours after I passed that boss.

 

[Goby]

25 hours in. Major spoilers below, look at your own risk.

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Everything's been picking up fast as soon as I got to Midtown, to the point where I'm actually a bit unsure of what to do next. Choosing to spare Lilith now has me Neutral, but all of those alignment decisions and fast level ups have my fusions out of date and have made me nervous. Think I'm starting to approach the halfway mark of the game, since I've spent some time on sidequests and fusing.

The only thing hard to get is neutral.

Chaos and Law will be obvious.

Also just keep fusing then.

 

[Dolphin_Butter]

Level four, waterfall.

I hate that the included guide basically says, "Do this one later" without further elaborating on what to do. I wish Double Jump still existed. Their Nocturne and Persona guides were godly.

 

[Kenai]

Any suggestions for the first "must have" apps? I don't want to spend my hard earned app points.

I can't remember what level you get what unlocked, but I'd definitely recommend at least the basic "regain MP while walking" App. Useful on every build.

 

[GeekyDad]

Need help with a side quest in Naraku.

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Where is the coffin for Isis?

Level four, waterfall.

And don't forget to

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talk to Isis first in that room on level two.

I did, and wasted a bit of time until it dawned on me.

 

[SpaceBridge]

Side quest help:

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how the hell do u beat David?

 

[Alucrid]

And don't forget to

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talk to Isis first in that room on level two.

I did, and wasted a bit of time until it dawned on me.

That's what I did. For some reason I thought I was supposed to go to Sky level 2 to complete it.

 

[MechaX]

What level are you? If you can get to level 17, you can fuse Raiju and he'll be amazingly useful against M*****. Also get some demons with zan for that fight.

At 16 you could get hooligan and he would help too. Or you could just equip the white samurai armor from the free DLC. I feel like grinding to such high levels is really beyond the point of the game, though. I didn't get to level 16 until several hours after I passed that boss.

I was only at level 13 when I beat M*****, and it really seemed like I was underleveled. But the random battles were still very much manageable. Like, it just seems so weird in this game how everything so far gives you such low EXP. Even beating

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Wu Kong

at level 12 only gave me like 50 EXP.

I keep forgetting I need to redeem that GameStop Samurai Armor code.

 

[nicoga3000]

I can't remember what level you get what unlocked, but I'd definitely recommend at least the basic "regain MP while walking" App. Useful on every build.

I'll check it out. What about the Fundraiser or other Scout apps?

 

[Poyunch]

My Jack Frost keeps telling me it's going to transform. What does that mean?

 

[Aeana]

I was only at level 13 when I beat M*****, and it really seemed like I was underleveled. But the random battles were still very much manageable. Like, it just seems so weird in this game how everything so far gives you such low EXP. Even beating

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Wu Kong

at level 12 only gave me like 50 EXP.

I keep forgetting I need to redeem that GameStop Samurai Armor code.

You weren't underleveled, you just suffered presumably because you didn't have resistances to

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gun damage. Her most damaging attacks are her two physical attacks which are gun-type, and the white samurai armor resists that.

Just equipping that turns the tide of the battle significantly.

My Jack Frost keeps telling me it's going to transform. What does that mean?

When he hits a certain level, he will turn into a totally different demon. In this case, he'll turn into a

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level 25

wendigo when he hits level 20.

 

[FrontRelinquish]

My Jack Frost keeps telling me it's going to transform. What does that mean?

It's close to evolving. A few more levels should do it.

 

[SteeloDMZ]

I'll check it out. What about the Fundraiser or other Scout apps?

Fundraiser is good. I'd also get the one app to get extra slots for your mc and demon skills.

 

[CSX]

My Jack Frost keeps telling me it's going to transform. What does that mean?

Once it reaches a certain level, it will ask " Do you want me to transform?"
Say yes and your Jack Frost will evolve into a different higher level demon

I believe it evolves to Wendigo

 

[InsaneElite]

My Jack Frost keeps telling me it's going to transform. What does that mean?

It'll evolve into a new demon soon. Said demon is

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Wendigo

.

 

[Poyunch]

It'll evolve into a new demon soon. Said demon is

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Wendigo

.

Once it reaches a certain level, it will ask " Do you want me to transform?"
Say yes and your Jack Frost will evolve into a different higher level demon

I believe it evolves to Wendigo

It's close to evolving. A few more levels should do it.

Awww snap.

 

[scy]

I was only at level 13 when I beat M*****, and it really seemed like I was underleveled. But the random battles were still very much manageable. Like, it just seems so weird in this game how everything so far gives you such low EXP. Even beating

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Wu Kong

at level 12 only gave me like 50 EXP.

And then, suddenly, you'll be seeing 200-300 EXP a fight (and then 3000-4000+ for a Quest). It's weird.

 

[blitzwolf215]

What does Gremlin evolve into?

 

[vall03]

I just realized that you can read the descriptions of the Relics before you sell them and they're surprisingly funny, considering the Samurais have never encountered these modern tech.

 

[Teknoman]

Raaargh...surprise fiend, c'mon now.

 

[TurnipFritters]

Side quest help:

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how the hell do u beat David?

I loaded up on Tarukajas and Sukukajas during

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the Horde battle, and had Mothman in my party to help nullify Mamudo. I think he's weak to Zio, but I had to make do with Needle Shot and Gram Slice.

you may just need to come back later with higher level allies though.

 

[Aeana]

What does Gremlin evolve into?

Raiju.

 

[demonkaze]

Anyone have the locations for the Relics needed for the sidequests given by

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Hugo

? Can't seem to find any of the four.

 

[suzu]

Got my game from Amazon today. I was pleasantly surprised that it arrived in near-mint condition after seeing others' bubble mailer disasters in this thread. lol

 

[Kincaido]

A lot of the new demons have bad designs.

 

[StatsChu]

Found another domain on the world map with a level 75 boss at the end of it. Think...I'm gonna leave that one for later. Did recruit a few of the local fauna while I was in there, though.

Yeah, are you talking about the one with

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Erlkonig

at the end? Let me just say that was extremely frustrating.

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Bring gun and thunder resistant armor because he just loves to spam the heck out of gun. I learned the hard way since I was wearing the Amazon armor. Ugh. I had Tarunda and Sakunda on another demon so that helped mitigate the damage. Also, Erlkonig is weak to fire, so I spammed the heck outta Agilao. Your rewarded with the Yata no Kagami, one of the three sacred treasures.

The only bad thing is that the dungeon disappears if you beat it. I didn't get all the demons in the dungeon... so I'm going to reset the game.

 

[SpaceBridge]

I loaded up on Tarukajas and Sukukajas during

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the Horde battle, and had Mothman in my party to help nullify Mamudo. I think he's weak to Zio, but I had to make do with Needle Shot and Gram Slice.

you may just need to come back later with higher level allies though.

I'm level 25, and most of my party is early 20's.

 

[StatsChu]

I'm finding it difficult to play this game for long periods of time, because my body starts to shake every time I get to a new area and it is legitimately exhausting. I just can't communicate how perfect this game feels. It is such a wonderful sequel to the original SMT games.

As fun as it is, I find Project X Zone hard to play for long periods of time. SMTIV on the other hand... I think I started playing this at 11 pm last night and didn't stop until almost 2am!! I haven't put any time into Animal Crossing, MH3U or PxZ since getting this game.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

A lot of the new demons have bad designs.

This is my only real complaint about the game I think. Aside from some of the unintentional humor from some facial expressions (Navarre.jpg), the games suffers from the low quality art and designs.

There's some things to like, but I wish it wasn't quite so scattershot.

 

[StatsChu]

Can all the monsters evolve in this game? Or is it certain ones? Is there a list on the web? Also, does anyone know how to get the skill mutation app?

 

[Rhodan]

Anyone have the locations for the Relics needed for the sidequests given by

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Hugo

? Can't seem to find any of the four.

I think they might just be random pickups from Relic spawn points. I've gotten one so far and it was from a regular old relic spawn I had already used 2-3 times before.

 

[Aeana]

As fun as it is, I find Project X Zone hard to play for long periods of time. SMTIV on the other hand... I think I started playing this at 11 pm last night and didn't stop until almost 2am!! I haven't put any time into Animal Crossing, MH3U or PxZ since getting this game.

Well, I'm just really overwhelmed. I feel like SMT4 was made for me. It's a lot of factors but I'll be sad when the game ends, for sure.

Can all the monsters evolve in this game? Or is it certain ones? Is there a list on the web? Also, does anyone know how to get the skill mutation app?

No, not all (or even most). And the app shows up eventually... can't remember when.

 

[MagiusNecros]

I think they might just be random pickups from Relic spawn points. I've gotten one so far and it was from a regular old relic spawn I had already used 2-3 times before.

Actually they are at certain relic locations and the quest specific relic is guarded by a demon that has their own demon domain.

Beat it to get it.

 

[Busaiku]

Are the Incenses permanent increases?

 

[Lissar]

Can all the monsters evolve in this game? Or is it certain ones? Is there a list on the web? Also, does anyone know how to get the skill mutation app?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=71422686&postcount=4623

List I translated of evolving demons if you're curious!

Are the Incenses permanent increases?

Yes.

 

[wilflare]

can we delay the Level Up attributes distribution or must we do it immediately after level up?

 

[vall03]

Actually they are at certain relic locations and the quest specific relic is guarded by a demon that has their own demon domain.

Beat it to get it.

I don't think the Relic requests are from Demon Domains. I've been beating a lot of them and never got any of the four Relic quests.

 

[Busaiku]

Yes.

Why in the world am I saving them then.

 

[Lissar]

Why in the world am I saving them then.

They ARE instant heal-alls, so it can be good to save them if you want a boost at the end of a dungeon. But it isn't necessary to hoard them.

 

[Chance Hale]

How large is the game's download version? The opening cutscene is absurdly compressed.

 

[Volcynika]

Ok, time to do some sidequests and hopefully finish going through Naraku tonight.

http://twitch.tv/volcynika

 

[Aeana]

How large is the game's download version? The opening cutscene is absurdly compressed.

Can't remember the block count, but I remember it works out to about 1.7 GB.

 

[Dresden]

Why in the world am I saving them then.

Use them unless it's for a stat you don't need, in which you can use them like a bead, I suppose.

 

[TWILT]

About 2 hours in, and man, I knew I'd love it, but this game is really something. While I only just started the game, it might just be my GotY with Fire Emblem.

 

[Chance Hale]

Can't remember the block count, but I remember it works out to about 1.7 GB.

Thanks. Wish it had been given a bit more room then, smaller than Donkey Kong! 3DS's resolution makes it so the uncompressed video shouldn't be all that big in the first place, oh well certainly not a deal breaker but a bit annoying.

Edit: Jonathan's hair <3 And lol at the pixelated shadows.

 

[StatsChu]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=71422686&postcount=4623

List I translated of evolving demons if you're curious!

You are awesome.

One more question - is there any way to take screenshots of the game? I know you can do that in Animal Crossing and Style Savvy. Pyro Jack's responses to your "fundraising" are outright hilarious...

 

[Sleepy]

Any reason why the game keeps track of how many times you save?

 

[bigDdestruction]

i keep dying on some of the most basic of demons. I legit just started and have to constantly reset my game. Anybody got any tips for a newbie. Also some tips for the demon talk would be appreciated.

 

[Aeana]

Any reason why the game keeps track of how many times you save?

Just to make you feel bad.

 

[Vamphuntr]

Progressed a bit more today and made it past

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Xi Wang Mu

. Did so much sidequests I feel kind of burned for today. Finally have tetrakarn on the MC so I could cheese many of the challenge battles with it.

How does the alignment/choices work in this one? From my understanding it's a bit like the previous mainline games as the game will keep a tally of your choices and it might block paths when you actually reach the point where you have to make your decision? I've read conflicting information about that. Some are saying Chaos/Neutral are always available while only Neutral is hard to get.

Is it balanced like Strange Journey where you actually fight the same amount of bosses on each path or is it more like Nocturne where one is actually much better because of the side dungeon and skills you get?