Those were some funny quotes that came out of a random ign guy on twitter who had only played the game for 2 hours.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV |OT| The Dark Souls of Persona
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Those were some funny quotes that came out of a random ign guy on twitter who had only played the game for 2 hours.
Finally got the time to play this a little more, after four hours of playing I have just one question:
Does Burrough ever shut up? I find it really annoying when she interrupts story sequences just to tell me that she "registered this as a quest". Like I care.
Other than that, I really like the game so far.
Does Burrough ever shut up? I find it really annoying when she interrupts story sequences just to tell me that she "registered this as a quest". Like I care.
Other than that, I really like the game so far.
I probably should've tried to get through Soul Hacker first, but SMTIV was one of THE big 3DS games I anticipated, whereas Soul Hackers was mainly something I wanted to get because it was one of the better MegaTen 32-bit titles and it actually got brought over here.
Though basically all the PS2 games made the PS1 games obsolete anyway so that was kind of a doomed situation. Just gotta space out the two games I guess.
Snapshot King
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Is there a chart or something or what apps lead to what? I'm curious as to what I'm missing out on as well, having focused on my own skill slots and now MP regen.
No, she seems to be getting more dialogue as I go along. She's great though, I think she's probably my favourite character. Shame you don't like her much.
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
I noticed you need to go to the bathroom, I'll register that as a new quest on the list
Chrono Helix
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Finally reached another fight that I'm getting totally trashed in. I could use some advice. It involves the second quest inTennoku.
(late-game spoilers ahoy)
Any advice against Beelzebub? I thought I was going to be prepared in spite of my level, I took out Baal without losing anyone - aside from my Hariti I haven't gotten rid of yet(Who literally got lost in the fight before.). But Beelzebub has megidolaon, which sort of makes my Makarakarn pointless. He wiped out my whole team in two turns... My MC is at lv 65, and I have a lv71 Cherub and lv 59 Haoma that have been awesome, -karns errywhere, but I think I need a different approach. Or maybe just more levels and different demons.
I'm really only doing this particular quest it's the easiest to get my Hunter ranking up. (No luck with the drops for deliveries right now.)
Don't bother with Makarakarn. Use Debilitate and Luster Candy, if you have them. Your demons should ideally also null gun/elec/poison.
It's still spelled Luster Candy? I remember Nich being annoyed after Strange Journey's US release that he didn't catch it was a reference to Raku-Suku-Tarukaja skills. Which admittedly would have been difficult to translate.
I have no problem with the character. I have a problem with how they made the story the "main quest" and tell you everytime this main quest changes.
I can accept this for the side stuff (though it's still lazy game design), but doing this for the main story bothers me.
Snapshot King
Member
Hey, I asked a while ago and got nothing. There an alignment guide out yet?
Basileus777
Member
Burroughs is pretty silly. Her interjections are excessive and often inappropriate or mood breaking. Sometimes it's amusing, something it's just annoying. It's not really a minor nitpick considering how much she speaks.
I think it's an interesting decision. Yes, it does "ruin" the mood sometimes, but it could be intentional. She's a sort of 4th wall character who doesn't care about what's going on because she's just there to provide navigation assistance. Pretty funny imo!
Snapshot King
Member
I'm about 18 hours in and I adore every time she's spoken.
Basileus777
Member
It mostly works for me too, but I don't really place much importance on the story or things beyond the combat and demon mechanics in this game.
Snapshot King
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That quick? Hmm. Im almost halfway there and I feel like I've encountered relatively little plot. Does it pick up?
What is your definition of plot? There are moments of intense, concise exposition with serious choices, but they are dotted across the game. They're very effective, but you're not going to get lengthy story scenes in this game.
No surprise, it's a reference to one of the games that never got translated. In SMT if... there was an item called Luster Candy, which in Japanese is spelled "Rasuta" in katakana, and the item did provide one of every stat boost when used. It's a phonetic joke that probably wouldn't translate well, though it could probably be worked into the spell's description somehow...
Anyway, finally, FINALLY tracked down the Insane Hordes and Wicker Man Hordes. Don't know why they were giving me so much trouble. Tomorrow I move into the third (final?) part of the game.
Yeah, it definitely does pick up. You' should be nearing the point where the plot begins to shine.
I don't think it being an item in SMT If... is relevant. They just didn't realize that it was supposed to be RaSuTa. The end. Poor Nich has been harangued about it enough since Strange Journey. :\
RyougaSaotome
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There's a pretty definite point where things go into overdrive.
Basically around the time you can get the bad end, to keep shit vague.
Basically around the time you can get the bad end, to keep shit vague.
Basileus777
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This is exactly what I was hoping to hear. The game so far hasn't had the most interesting plot or characters, but it's been efficient in how it has used what little time devoted to that stuff. I'm glad to hear it stays that way,
SpeedySwaf
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On the new demons designs, relatively early-game spoilers.
I thought Minotaur was pretty cool and creepy at the same time. Turning the bull's snout into the eyes for the skull-face was a great idea, as was making it look like the demon had merged with half of a bull, as opposed to being half-bull.
Medusa... eh. I don't think it's so much the design that bothers me: giving her a hair full of skeletal snakes could look really unnerving. However, the way she's drawn makes her look pretty goofy and ruins the creepiness quite a bit.
Medusa... eh. I don't think it's so much the design that bothers me: giving her a hair full of skeletal snakes could look really unnerving. However, the way she's drawn makes her look pretty goofy and ruins the creepiness quite a bit.
Snapshot King
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Yknow. Stakes. Drama. Revelation. So far there's really only things that have happened in the game.
1.
The Black Samurai was a bitch
I came to Tokyo to look for her.
Thanks.
RyougaSaotome
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Sounds like you're still pretty early.
Though I dunno what the length differences are between Law and the path I did, Neutral.
Snapshot King
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Anybody know how we're getting these routes exactly or are we just ending up on what is clearly one of the three? Or more, actually, I don't know how many there are.
Chrono Helix
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And everyone has their own Burroughs.
You also tend to pick up more meaningful tidbits from the NPCs than in most games, before TOO long past the point the game starts to open up you
discover that the "ceiling" has only been there 25 years, and it's immediately obvious that it couldn't have been 1500+ years anyway just by the state of the buildings and people there. Nevermind all the other little details and hints you may start seeing if you interact with people.
Chrono Helix
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I think he's in a room in the map you get to if you keep going east from the Kuebiko boss fight without going into the subway.
Xenoflare
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Ok, I seriously need some help, late game spoiler.
Is Beelzebub required for neutral ending? I'm stuck after Masakado gave me the chalice of hope, and it seems like I need to rank up on the leaderboard by doing challenge to do it, but that thing suck a huge bag of Maras, It knows when you use reflect spells and will triple spam Megidolaon. In addition of having other very strong attacks. I know the strategy, but my current demons will not allow such strategy to take place, so I want to know if I must kill it to advance in the game, thanks a bunch.
Inside Ueno, it's on the side road with all the relics on the shuttered store fronts. The entrance is only available after you accept the quest.
http://erikku.github.io/smt4tool/
Go there and put in Dantalion and scroll down, it'll give you every combination that'll make it.
Thank you!!!
RyougaSaotome
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Yes you do.
Jinfash
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Thank you based ducky. Found the cafe and defeated Asura.
Young Magus
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I did not do that fight, where/how do I trigger it?
Xenoflare
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Trojita
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I was playing the game without the included guy for the beginning of the game, and then I saw in the guide a quest about killing a *Very Mild Early Spoilers for a Quest*
, and didn't see any option to fight one or how to get to this Treasure room that was talked about in a quest I accepted. I didn't realize you had to actually initiate the quest since the deliverable ones weren't like that.
Also why didn't the guide have a quest for defeating *Very Mild Early Spoilers*
. I got it randomly from a Chagrin while talking to it?
Dragon
Also why didn't the guide have a quest for defeating *Very Mild Early Spoilers*
Wu Kong