Seriously, the game really needs a patch for the automap. Displaying false information isn't fun at all.
I got used to it now but I lost at least 20 hours wondering aimlessly because of that.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV |OT| The Dark Souls of Persona
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Seriously, the game really needs a patch for the automap. Displaying false information isn't fun at all.
I got used to it now but I lost at least 20 hours wondering aimlessly because of that.
Yeah, I was fighting shit (and beating them at low level!) that I definitely wasn't supposed to be fighting because I wasn't too sure exactly how to proceed. I literally turned a corner while exploring outside/above Shinjuku and saw the "next area" shit pop up and I'm like, "are you kidding me!?". =D
mugurumakensei
Member
Not all,
Beelzebub and a few others are optional. Picture quests. Nozomi quests. Four Deva quest. Amaterasu quest. These are necessary.
You're probably missing the
photo request in Tokyo Station. You don't need to do every sidequest, just the 'major' ones, and that's one of them.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Gah, that's probably it. So far I think I've only done 3 of those requests. Thanks guys!
GeekyDad
Member
Which demon offered you Glacial Blast? Been trying to get that for a while.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Is the first print edition still out on the market?
mugurumakensei
Member
Probably. If not, game is still worth $50.
Wow, thank you for the kind words!
NeonZ
Member
I thought Beelzebub would be harder after all the complaints from people going neutral. I guess having Alice in my team, blocking one of his attacks every round really helped though, but, still, luster candy + debilitate + doping seemed to be really crippling his attacks. Megidolaon spam didn't even kill a lvl 60 Alice. I ended up closer to death in my battle against Azazel, although that was before I had even learned about the areas in south Tokyo, so my levels were lower.
Edit: Comparing some end game weapons, I don't like how
Edit: Comparing some end game weapons, I don't like how
Aquila's sword is stronger than the Excalibur. Aquila is obviously more relevant to the story of this game, while the Excalibur is just a gift from the fairies in a challenge quest, but his sword has no story or name of its own, so it being randomly stronger than the Excalibur is, well, random. It's also kind of weird to get two end game quests for swords that just result in one of the weapons becoming immediately obsolete.
Took me 45 hours to finish it and I still had some side-quests I didn't do.
There's no need to grind. That said, people seem to wrap it up in 40~50 hours.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
What IS worth picking up then?
I've felt that way often in threads lately.
SpaceBridge
Member
Where are the four Devas?
Fuckin' shit this game is massive. Just
the Black Samurai and about to go to Shinjuku park. Any kind of indication on how much more I have.
Also: is the Hunter's Tournament fucking impossible? I have a p. solid team, nothing else is trouble for me, but shit if that's not super hard. I have a tetrakarn/metatetrakarn(?) Lilith to cover my ass, but the enemies always attack first and beat my shit down, plus why do I lose the element knowledge on demon's I own? I keep accidentally dropping a Mazio-medium that gets absorbed. Any tipz?
arrested
Also: is the Hunter's Tournament fucking impossible? I have a p. solid team, nothing else is trouble for me, but shit if that's not super hard. I have a tetrakarn/metatetrakarn(?) Lilith to cover my ass, but the enemies always attack first and beat my shit down, plus why do I lose the element knowledge on demon's I own? I keep accidentally dropping a Mazio-medium that gets absorbed. Any tipz?
You still have like 40-50% left!
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I'm pouring my points towar dexterity this new playthrough. I freaking love the special effects when using guns.
FallingEdge
Member
What are you maxing out second?
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
Be high leveled and have demon's immune to guns and fire. Equip your armor to cover those weaknesses as well.
What do you mean by element knowledge?
When the enemies you are fighting is considered a boss or mini-boss, the data you have on them will always be unknown even if you fought or fused them at one point
Deified Data
Banned
Okay, so I beat
and I think I'm cemented into the Law path. Am I approaching the point where I can get the "bad ending" or did I pass it already?
Lillith
The game "forgets" an enemy's weaknesses and resistences during the tournament even if you've discovered them before.
Nope. In fact, you aren't even cemented into the Law path
Spam concentrated almighty damage spells.
GeekyDad
Member
Yeah, that was really enjoyable. It's definitely my favorite theme in the game.
Beat all of the 7 rare.Fiends
In fact, i got lucky and beattwice! 100 incenses is niceRed Rider
Not worth it to me. The first time spawning him was mind-numbing enough. Got three of 'em first time around. Gonna try for another three this time. So, there's seven in total? I thought there were six, that's including
Mother Harlot
GuitarGuruu
Member
Just bought this and it's actually my first ever Shin Megami Tensei game, with the 30$ deal and love for RPG'a I figured why not?
First impressions... This game is hard as hell. Naraku? I think that's what it's called was kicking my ass earlier when I first explored it. I learned very quickly that you don't want to be down to just one demon because you will lose. But I made it up to the hall with the Minotaur with little trouble but now can't seem to finish him off.
War Cry coupled with his attacks can really cripple your team into nothingness. Only complaint I have is the lack of experience gained through normal fights... It might just be the area I'm in but it seems like what you get besides main big demon fights is abysmal...
First impressions... This game is hard as hell. Naraku? I think that's what it's called was kicking my ass earlier when I first explored it. I learned very quickly that you don't want to be down to just one demon because you will lose. But I made it up to the hall with the Minotaur with little trouble but now can't seem to finish him off.
War Cry coupled with his attacks can really cripple your team into nothingness. Only complaint I have is the lack of experience gained through normal fights... It might just be the area I'm in but it seems like what you get besides main big demon fights is abysmal...
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
Oh yeah I hate that shit.
She is apparently a quest in Chaos path
the 7 are
Chemtrail
The Four Riders (You actually fight all 4 of them at once but at a much weaker state as a quest)
Trumpeter
Matador
The Four Riders (You actually fight all 4 of them at once but at a much weaker state as a quest)
Trumpeter
Matador
Deified Data
Banned
Goddamn
are sick sons of bitches. Really wasn't expecting that.
Tayama and the Ashura-kai
Yeah, I was shocked at that too. It's a bit ambiguous but (spoilers for midtown)
with the children around it's a breeding program as well as harvesting centre right? When the first room I went into had a drooling woman strapped down, my mind immediately went to that place and I felt that same horror I felt while playing Raidou 2.
ForteanMan
Member
Yeah that was the impression that I got from talking to all of the NPCs in that building. Plus
it seemed like they were raising and brainwashing the kids before harvesting, there were numerous NPCs that repeated that "We're the future of Tokyo" line or whatever it was.
GeekyDad
Member
Yup. To me, Midtown is the part of the game you really start to understand the M-rating. The game, otherwise, isn't particularly graphic in any way. But that part of the game is some grim shit that younger audiences probably don't need to be dealing with just yet.
It was also the "lock" for me in terms of absolute love for the story. I won't say I was surprised by the plot, but I was surprised by the explicitness and polish with which is was laid out.
Deified Data
Banned
From what I gather
they're raising kids from a young age to be harvested, and force-breeding women specifically for the kids. I'm not sure if they're actually educating the kids or just brainwashing them. I recall that a thug outside the building once said that to join the Ashura-kai you either need a recommendation from a member or you have to present the organization with 20 children...
Yes with
the kids
the brainwashing stuff besides maybe just keeping them docile
and maybe also through time
Pluto
Agreed, this stuff is way more horrifying when you read between the lines to get it. I also liked the use of language here, when
the workers were casually talking about removing the feces from their 'livestock' - can't remember the precise words used, but
Oh. God. I totally missed that. D:
Gamer @ Heart
Member
I just met
Thanks in advance for the help
the 4 angels. Is this the turning point for which ending you get now that the friends split up? Should i make my second save here? Previously, i saved at the morality cave cause i thought that was a key moment.
Thanks in advance for the help
Deified Data
Banned
"Seedbed".
DarkLegion
Member
I just realized when selling relics there's a little description of the item from the point of view of someone from Mikado(probably Flynn?). Pretty fun to read through them.
Sweet, thank you good sir.
Well, all 3 endings unlocked.
I saw the Bad Ending too, but didn't save after, so I just don't have that light on my file.
Oh well, not gonna go through the trouble of getting it.
Still somewhat confused about the Neutral ending, but oh well.
I can officially be done!
Excellent game all around.
I saw the Bad Ending too, but didn't save after, so I just don't have that light on my file.
Oh well, not gonna go through the trouble of getting it.
Still somewhat confused about the Neutral ending, but oh well.
I can officially be done!
Excellent game all around.
Finished uploading me fighting against the 7 rare
here
http://www.youtube.com/user/20Forist
I wrote walkthroughs in the vid description. Dont know if it was worth spending a week trying to get them to appear though lol
They are beatable in level 70s-80s but I didn't encounter them or heard about them till long after
I was thinking of plugging the 3ds input to my comp to record the audio and then sync it with the video but...meh too much work
Also dont come into one of these bosses hella rich cuz...
Fiends
http://www.youtube.com/user/20Forist
I wrote walkthroughs in the vid description. Dont know if it was worth spending a week trying to get them to appear though lol
They are beatable in level 70s-80s but I didn't encounter them or heard about them till long after
I was thinking of plugging the 3ds input to my comp to record the audio and then sync it with the video but...meh too much work
Also dont come into one of these bosses hella rich cuz...
I remember the high heels one being amusing because it's kind of a sensible conclusion to come to. More sensible than the reality, anyhow.