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Shin Megami Tensei IV |OT| The Dark Souls of Persona
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Muffin Awesome
Member
Any announcement regarding availability of DLC or timelines?
CornBurrito
Member
If the game is anything like Strange Journey, yes.
Well sort of. I think in a lot of these games you can build an all-star demon team and get through a ton of the game. Then a boss comes up that ruins you and you have to change tactics entirely. And if you fuck up fusioning at that point, it could mean a loooooooooooong grind.
Vyse The Legend
Member
NYC from a mom and pop store.
Where is this store? D: PM!
NeonZ
Member
Yes, and there are two options, one where you carry over everything, and another where you just get to keep your monster compendium and the basic new game + features.
SMT 4 really simplified the fusion process though. It works now like in Devil Survivor, where you can choose the abilities that will be inherited. So, it should be much easier to "fix" your team now.
I would love to know the location too.
CornBurrito
Member
gunstarhero
Member
Shit - i gotta beat Fire Emblem before this game ships....
Hispanicguy
Member
If it's the same store I'm thinking, I'll be heading down there after work. Just called them and they are holding a copy for me.
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
So, to anyone who has played this already, will I screw myself over if I luck stack? Luck stacking has worked fine in previous games, and it was great in Soul Hackers. Does it apply here too?
Luck is usually like a dump stat in SMT. What benefits did you get (or think you got, lol) in SH?
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Luck increases various stats as you put points into it and I thought it also increased the rare item drop rate.
I'm pretty sure it's more optimal to focus on the other stats regardless. Plus in SH at least you don't really need ay rare item drops.
CornBurrito
Member
I forget, but do critical hits exist in the game?
exmachina64
Banned
Yes.
Faster, by all accounts.
DeliciousDoc
Member
There are critical hits and they give press turns. If -you- get critted by a boss it might often kill you and the boss gets to go again. Luck also affects how often you get conditions and those don't go away at the end is battle like most modern rpgs. From what I understood from in game explanations nothing increases defense and hp /mp growth. There are skills for hp and mp growth but the MC can't get them. This is based on how far I've been in the how version.
CornBurrito
Member
Yeah then Luck is probably not that awful to pump, assuming you can get a decent crit rate with high enough luck.
Young Magus
Junior Member
Awwww snap we're SMT'in avatars?Well, I've SMT IV'd my avatar. Really hyped I guess
(Didn't really care for how my white section turned out, but w/e)
Can anyone be able to do mine's?
Mad Bowser
Banned
This is going to be my gate to SMT world. Even though I didnt like the battle system
Atleast show the characters not only the enemies! Anyways I am still excited to play it
GREAT OT! Thanks OP
Atleast show the characters not only the enemies! Anyways I am still excited to play it
GREAT OT! Thanks OP
A Luck build is very viable, though maybe not the best. Just get skills with good crit chances, skills that inflict ailments, and insta-death skills.
Mad Bowser
Banned
One of my friends got it already 
Ace Harding
Member
Was your game DL'd from a code given by Nintendo? My concern is that I'd call them, someone might ask where the DL code I used came from, then I get a friend in trouble (who probably shouldn't have given me said code). I would imagine Nintendo wouldn't be thrilled about press folks giving out early codes to their friends.
Edit: But if its just that digital copies of FE games weren't syncing with the Club Nintendo system for some reason, maybe I could give it a shot. I was just assuming the reason it didn't didn't register is because it was a free code. Every other game I've purchased digitally - both before and after FE - has registered automatically.
Deified Data
Banned
Would anyone be able to put a white 'IV' in the lower left corner of my avatar?
Oh yeah, my digital copy was just one from the eShop. It sounds like yours is a special case then. Not sure :/
Deified Data
Banned
SMT: a series I love to play, but don't really like to talk about...
Vyse The Legend
Member
One of my friends got it already
See last page.
Yeah, I love the book. It's so nice, and well worth the $10 premium.
See last page.
Yeah, I love the book. It's so nice, and well worth the $10 premium.
I had no idea they were giving these away "free". I was balking at the $49.99 price until then, but I'll gladly pay $10 for a decent art book/guide. This post sold the game for me. I have no idea what I'm getting into - I've only ever played some of Persona 4 - but I think I'll enjoy it.
Two save slots from what I've seen so far.
Saibastian
Neo Member
Seems like for a lot of people getting this P4 was their first megaten, I wonder how drastic the transition will be, I hear conflicting opinions on difficulty. I know for a fact that Nocturne kept me on my feet once I got into it right after P4.
Three camera angles? What kinds?
Third person, RE4 (over the shoulder/top half) and a third person camera that's slightly elevated and closer to the character.
I don't. VGP just shipped my copy.
Though with that size, it'll probably be stuck with customs for a while.
Aw man, I just realized we didn't get the slick back case like it was in JP. Guess Bravely Default won't have it either.
Interesting. Wonder if you unlock a first person perspective like Nocturne. Doubt it though.
Interesting. Wonder if you unlock a first person perspective like Nocturne. Doubt it though.
I forgot to mention that the elevated camera is also closer to the character than the standard third person camera.
perfect free
Member
Thanks to Nintendo's wily marketing, I now have a copy of Fire Emblem to tide me over until Tuesday. It's still going to be a hell of a wait, though.
(also this "change your avatar to get hype" thing is kind of addictive)
(also this "change your avatar to get hype" thing is kind of addictive)
I can try. Stand by.
EDIT: It's done. I sent it to your PM too.
This looks so awesome. Could I request one as well?