GeekyDad
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Shin Megami Tensei IV |OT| The Dark Souls of Persona
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Where did all those statements originate from?
Dang it, thanks!
PlanetSmasher
Banned
I got stuck at that exact same point as well.
QuiteWhittle
Member
Reviews, some IGN editor on twitter, 4chan, and NeoGAF.
I've got Fundraiser maxed out and I'm averaging about 1k+ macca per demon, sometimes 2k+ before they get pissed and attack. I can usually clear 3-6K macca per fight if I take until they attack, kill the first one I stole from and continue that with every demon in the fight.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
Hey gang, come make fun of my build! I should note that I got a LOT of STR and DX Incenses fairly recently - I didn't add any new points to those stats through levelups since they were at 20 and 19 respectively.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
My MC is my main sniper mage, I'd rather he not be the reason that my entire party wipes because one enemy out of six repels Ice.
If I can get him Bufula or Diarama, I'll do that. But I'm not giving him a ton of all-target attack spells. That's suicide.
cj_iwakura
Member
Hey gang, come make fun of my build! I should note that I got a LOT of STR and DX Incenses fairly recently - I didn't add any new points to those stats through levelups since they were at 20 and 19 respectively.
You need to buy some skill slot apps. My MC has seven slots.
Also, anyone know what the Ueno Hunter music is called? Oh oh, yeah yeah.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
Working on that. I just spent 60 app points on Skill Mutate a few levels back, so I can't afford anything new yet.
Strangely, no skills have tried to mutate on me so far, so I'm kind of frustrated by that purchase.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Just beat Medusa, was super-easy once I fused Suparna and Toubyou, who have strong Force Magic, and Suparna had all these debuffs that totally made Medusa either miss or do little damage. No one died. Way easier than Minotaur once you found and abused her weakness.
Also beat Ares, the lake dragon, and Sun Wukong...they were all surprisingly easy for me too, bar Ares beat them all on the first try.
Am I on to Tokyo now?
Way easier than Minotaur once you found and abused her weakness.Also beat Ares, the lake dragon, and Sun Wukong...they were all surprisingly easy for me too, bar Ares beat them all on the first try.
Am I on to Tokyo now?
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I got one just now! I transferred Bufula and Agilao with boost skills so he does some great damage. It's a shame his MP bar is so tiny though. But he's one of my favorite demons, I always end up using him, I had in in Strange Journey forever.
You should probably swap out Bufu and Zan for their second tier spells. You have easy access to them at your level. I'd also get more skill slots.
Just beat Medusa, was super-easy once I fused Suparna and Toubyou, who have strong Force Magic, and Suparna had all these debuffs that totally made Medusa either miss or do little damage. No one died.
Also beat Ares, the lake dragon, and Sun Wukong...they were all surprisingly easy for me too, bar Ares beat them all on the first try.
Am I on to Tokyo now?
In 5 minutes you'll be.
I make fun of any build that doesn't have the magics:
Do you use Spirit Drain much? Doesn't seem like a skill I would bother getting whispered because of the MP Recovery 2 app.
yeah Black Frost was a little disappointing because he's an 'hp type' which limits his offensive ability. I didn't even notice how crap his mana pool was when I fused him, and I set him up as a caster like I do in every other game with Black Frost. However he learns endure eventually, and healing knowhow combined with that skill and his lack of weaknesses means you're pretty hard to wipe out.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Cool.
The best part about this game is going into a Boss, finding out their weaknesses through experimentation, and getting utterly destroyed...then collecting and Fusing some Demons that have an advantage and walking right back into that Boss and kicking their asses.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
I was planning on upgrading to Zanma when my Karasu Tengu learns his last skill, yeah. I'll need to find a new demon with Bufula.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Jack Frost has it, and he's really easy to find
decoyplatypus
Member
Hey gang, come make fun of my build! I should note that I got a LOT of STR and DX Incenses fairly recently - I didn't add any new points to those stats through levelups since they were at 20 and 19 respectively.
I'll second the advice that you make your next app purchase a skill slot. I also think it's time for you to move to higher-tier spells since your MC is all about offensive magic. If the low level spells were all +8 AND you lacked spirit drain, there might be a reason to hold off, but as things are, you're more than capable of shouldering the higher MP costs.
Snowden's Secret
Banned
Just got to Tokyo.
I'm so confused.
SMT IV incorporates basically every camera angle in the medium now.
First person? Yep
Third person over the shoulder? Got that
Menu based travel selection? Why not
Overhead view? Got that too
It's only missing isometric and side scrolling LOL
I'm so confused.
SMT IV incorporates basically every camera angle in the medium now.
First person? Yep
Third person over the shoulder? Got that
Menu based travel selection? Why not
Overhead view? Got that too
It's only missing isometric and side scrolling LOL
PlanetSmasher
Banned
BAHAHAHAHAHA, holy crap. I just beat
through sheer luck. Stupidly, I forgot that Zio was her main element, so I bought armor for my MC that resisted Force and was weak to Elec. My party has a good number of Zan users, including Mithras, Karasu Tengu and my MC, so we were doing a TON of damage to her, but it was clear that one Ziodyne would've killed my MC and ended the battle early.
Nevertheless, for the entire fight, she never hit him once, except for one time when she used Queen's Feast and damaged the whole party. During her final turn, she used Megaton Press and wiped my entire party in one hit except for my MC, who dodged, then turned around and killed her with Zan.
That was amazing. Really tense fight.
My Jack Frost evolved into a Wendigo a few levels ago. I'd need to go get a new one.
I also have the passive MP regen App, so MP is rarely a problem for my MC outside of really long boss fights. I just need to get access to the spells, really.
Xi Wangmu
Nevertheless, for the entire fight, she never hit him once, except for one time when she used Queen's Feast and damaged the whole party. During her final turn, she used Megaton Press and wiped my entire party in one hit except for my MC, who dodged, then turned around and killed her with Zan.
That was amazing. Really tense fight.
My Jack Frost evolved into a Wendigo a few levels ago. I'd need to go get a new one.
I also have the passive MP regen App, so MP is rarely a problem for my MC outside of really long boss fights. I just need to get access to the spells, really.
Ah thanks. I was getting wrecked by that group of demons in the training section since all of my normal demons died.... immediately >_>
The world map is really, really well done. It's so atmospheric and depressing. Haven't really felt that way about a world map since CT.
If you're on desktop, click the black square with an S on it, and then type the spoiler within the brackets.
Yeah, at first I had some trouble navigating it, but after getting used to it, it's pretty well done and the atmosphere is great. Dat overworld song.
I think that app affects demons only, or at least 7 out of 8 of my demon level ups since I purchased it have offered a skill mutation.
Oh I know how spoilers work. I'm saying I don't know how to explain what just happened without spoilering shit. Even giving my location would be a spoiler.
Since we're posting builds to comment on, here's mine at the moment. Thanks to trying to fill my compendium, doing a bit of the exp dlc mission, and constantly getting lost and doing a ton of fights I'm wayyy overleveled for my area (And I still get wrecked if I come across a bad matchup and my team isn't setup.) Still loving it, though.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
Is it just me, or do the Demon Domain dungeon textures look a LOT like the Amala Labyrinth? Was that intentional?
How is that luck working out for you? I have mine at 40 lck and just broke 100 mag. Thinking about stopping pumping it since it doesn't seem to do too much for me.
Snapshot King
Member
zero shift
Banned
I just want to stop in and say that I'm playing this game and am 3 hours in.
Its seriously incredible. So far its washed that poor taste in my mouth that was Soul Hackers.
Its seriously incredible. So far its washed that poor taste in my mouth that was Soul Hackers.
Awesome, thank you, guess I can just buy this right now.
Ever since I broke 95 I haven't been killed by an instant kill light or dark spell, yet. It also seems like negotiations and fundraiser go a lot easier now but it could simply be me imagining it.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
Just finished the Ikebukuro bookstore Domain.
I know I'm Doing It Wrong(TM) by actively going for the Chaos path from the beginning, but I really hate the Law perspective in the SMT games.
I arrested the Black Samurai. I'm assuming you HAVE to do this regardless, but does it effect your Law/Chaos standing if you refuse to perform the arrest yourself?
I know I'm Doing It Wrong(TM) by actively going for the Chaos path from the beginning, but I really hate the Law perspective in the SMT games.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
Alignment points spoiler:
Chaos+5 for refusing to arrest her
CornBurrito
Member
Early game spoilers (that forest area):
I am fighting
I am fighting
Isaccar. I assume saying I consider myself Luxuror is Lawful, Commoner is Chaotic, and ignoring him is Neutral?
Sparing him, does it have any consequences later in the game? Or is it just the Lawful choice? I felt killing him was the right thing to do, since euthanasia doesn't seem inherently chaotic. But since it pissed John off I am guessing I am wrong.
Sparing him, does it have any consequences later in the game? Or is it just the Lawful choice? I felt killing him was the right thing to do, since euthanasia doesn't seem inherently chaotic. But since it pissed John off I am guessing I am wrong.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
Damn it and a half. Ah well. I already saved, so there's no going back.
Is CHOOSING to arrest her +anything for Law, or is it just the "neutral" choice?