Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Chaos isn't necessarily bad in SMT world.
In fact often it is more desirable than Law, hahaha.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV |OT| The Dark Souls of Persona
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Chaos isn't necessarily bad in SMT world.
In fact often it is more desirable than Law, hahaha.
goldenpp72
Member
I own fire emblem physically, if i buy this physically, is it confirmed i'll get the 30 dollar promo? How is the 30 dollar promo distributed, by a code, or something else?
From what i've seen, Chaos endings have been pretty shitty for everyone, besides the MC & his bro.
Maybe SMTIV will buck the trend, idk.
motherxwolf
Member
Omg died twice, accidently used play coins once and I tried to save and accidently loaded my last save. Lost 12 play coins over nothing. This games hard as shit
100% confirmed. Its by a code.
EDIT: I have a death tab now -_- Its not much, but still. I wonder if you have to fight Charon if you dont pay? You unlock play coin payment once you finish the training area? Also what is streetpass used for?
I own both physically and got the code. Once you register both games and do the registration survey it'll say you've earned the promo. From there you have to go into your Club Nintendo 'todo' list and there's and entry for claiming your $30 credit.
Once you 'order' it they pop up a code to redeem in the eshop that you have to type in in the 'add funds' section of your 3ds.
Because heaven forbid they just add $30 worth of credit to your account
goldenpp72
Member
I own both physically and got the code. Once you register both games and do the registration survey it'll say you've earned the promo. From there you have to go into your Club Nintendo 'todo' list and there's and entry for claiming your $30 credit.
Once you 'order' it they pop up a code to redeem in the eshop that you have to type in in the 'add funds' section of your 3ds.
Because heaven forbid they just add $30 worth of credit to your account
Could the code be redeemed by a different account? Basically, if I don't need the credit could I let someone else use it, or must it be used by the same account? Also, does the credit expire if I do just redeem it on my own account, I don't need it right now but could in the future.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
If you die again while you have a tab with Charon, it's an instant game over.
This happened to me too. It sucked. 12 play coins down the drain.
Looks like its just the same kind of code as a Eshop cash voucher you'd buy in a store.
Lucent
Member
lol I just did this on my first Napea encounter. 178 macca. Then she asked how she can lose weight and I selected "Join my team" and she accepted. =D
How long should it take to appear? I'm fighting normal mobs over and over.
Edit:Nvm, I had to accept the darn quest. I thought since the main quest was to complete all three, they would all be accepted. The first two challenges I didn't have to accept.
You did accept the quest, right? You have to confirm it in the menu, I think.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
It should just be there. It's a red monster silhouette instead of a blue one, and it shouldn't be moving when you find it. It'll just stand there until you engage it directly.
Like Dresden said though, it won't appear until you accept the quest in the menu.
buddha0991
Member
How did you guys fare against
and bonus boss
Alurane
Ares?
PlanetSmasher
Banned
I absolutely THRASHED
Alraune
As for
Ares
buddha0991
Member
I found him to actually be quite easy. He didn't even finish off anyone on my team!
mocolostrocolos
Member
Here you go!
Thank you so much!!!
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Alurane
Ares
I just got to the dungeon past them and the setting is awesome. I need to recruit some demons since I just went on a fusing spree. Pixie doesn't wanna join me...
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
often? more like always.
Snapshot King
Member
Jumped in, and I gotta say, I adore this game. The games difficulty marks that sweet spot of slightly easier than Nocturne, but tougher than Persona. Honestly I think that with this kind of save system, it'd be a lot easier for Persona folks like myself to get through Nocturne or even Strange Journey. Well, maybe not Strange Journey.
Chrono Helix
Member
The main reason I'm so happy to have the press turn system is that I finally feel like using Sukukaja/nda again.
Yes yes I had this OCD thing going on too! Whenever I fused new demons I HAD to sort their skills in Fire/Ice/Elec/Force/Hama/Mudo/Almighty/Heal order, but there's no way to easily rearrange Flynn's skills, as far as I'm aware the only way is to forget and relearn them.
Lucent
Member
Omg that porcupine bastard...
I gave him like 76 macca, let him take off most of my hp and then a life stone. He was like "Wow I got a buncha stuff! Can I use the bathroom first?" I said "do it here" and he was like "No! I'd die of embarassment! Humans crap themselves when they die right? Let's find out!" and killed my guy due to low HP after sacrificing it to him. These conversations man. =/
I gave him like 76 macca, let him take off most of my hp and then a life stone. He was like "Wow I got a buncha stuff! Can I use the bathroom first?" I said "do it here" and he was like "No! I'd die of embarassment! Humans crap themselves when they die right? Let's find out!" and killed my guy due to low HP after sacrificing it to him. These conversations man. =/
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
It ain't so bad in the 1st Devil Survivor.
But I guess that can be attributed to the that game version of Yahweh is kind of benevolent and kind, unlike his (His?) other versions, hahaha.
alundra311
Member
Is Principality, #72, taken? Can someone avatarize it for me?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Yes, when you enter a store it'll automatically sell them.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Typically it would be a much better idea to focus on a specific build and then let your pokemons cover your deficiency instead of trying to become a jack of all trade.
My impressions after 3 hours.
Let's begin with what I don't like. At the moment the story/atmosphere is unsettling. I don't like it so far but it's too early I guess.
The missions/quests of Strange Journey are back. Oh god, why Atlus? Why? This is an abomination that must be eradicated.
I hate the tutorials and the game is tutorial heavy so far, it holds your hands too much IMO.
These happen to be the same complains I had with Strange Journey as well but seeing how it ended up being an amazing game, I will pass until I get further into the game. But still, this is lame.
The best thing I saw so far is the UI. It's fantastic: slick and very clear. It's so perfect and best part is that Atlus finally put back the possibility to advance the text with the D-pad.
Regarding the demons, it seems they have been buffed. I already saw some lv2 demons with more than 100 HP. It's also a big melting pot already, with new ones who are not bad so far. The roster is promising, I already encountered more than 15 different demons in the first dungeon alone.
Combats are super fast, which is very nice and the press turn is back. With that said the battles are not random any more and I don't like it. You can be attacked while you don't move. The game seems to be well balanced so far but it's not really difficult. I didn't die at all. I don't understand why I can't select hard difficulty from the beginning, which is a shame. I hope the game gets harder later on
The game is very permissive, no more game over when the MC dies, WTF? I guess I've died once if it wasn't the case.
Regarding skills and fusions, I prefer not giving my impressions because it's still too early but I find it became a big mess. No more restriction whatsoever, you can choose whatever you want. However I like how the MC learns skills through demons. It's a very good idea.
Seeing the amount of points I'm getting when I level up and how the MC can use magic, I'm going for jack of all trades by increasing every stat.
I love the music so far, the battle theme and the various compositions and old themes are spectacular.
Anyway, there are many things I don't really like but I was expecting that.
The game is nevertheless very promising.
Let's begin with what I don't like. At the moment the story/atmosphere is unsettling. I don't like it so far but it's too early I guess.
The missions/quests of Strange Journey are back. Oh god, why Atlus? Why? This is an abomination that must be eradicated.
I hate the tutorials and the game is tutorial heavy so far, it holds your hands too much IMO.
These happen to be the same complains I had with Strange Journey as well but seeing how it ended up being an amazing game, I will pass until I get further into the game. But still, this is lame.
The best thing I saw so far is the UI. It's fantastic: slick and very clear. It's so perfect and best part is that Atlus finally put back the possibility to advance the text with the D-pad.
Regarding the demons, it seems they have been buffed. I already saw some lv2 demons with more than 100 HP. It's also a big melting pot already, with new ones who are not bad so far. The roster is promising, I already encountered more than 15 different demons in the first dungeon alone.
Combats are super fast, which is very nice and the press turn is back. With that said the battles are not random any more and I don't like it. You can be attacked while you don't move. The game seems to be well balanced so far but it's not really difficult. I didn't die at all. I don't understand why I can't select hard difficulty from the beginning, which is a shame. I hope the game gets harder later on
The game is very permissive, no more game over when the MC dies, WTF? I guess I've died once if it wasn't the case.
Regarding skills and fusions, I prefer not giving my impressions because it's still too early but I find it became a big mess. No more restriction whatsoever, you can choose whatever you want. However I like how the MC learns skills through demons. It's a very good idea.
Seeing the amount of points I'm getting when I level up and how the MC can use magic, I'm going for jack of all trades by increasing every stat.
I love the music so far, the battle theme and the various compositions and old themes are spectacular.
Anyway, there are many things I don't really like but I was expecting that.
The game is nevertheless very promising.
I'm pretty sure that regardless of whether you want to focus on physical or magic you really should invest heavily in one of the two if nothing else. Right now I'm trying to be a bit balanced, largely because I have no idea how the end game will go in that regard.
Yea, I was more wondering if a PHYS based character would get shut down endgame. I know most games let you play both, but in Devil Survivor (for example) I had serious trouble with a physical build late game and was hoping this wouldn't be the same with an unlucky build choice. I was considering trying MAG this time anyway to see how they did the new spell effects, but was just wondering really.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Well, for whatever its worth it seems like, from the places I have scoured anyways, people tend to say that this game favors MAG based build more than Physical, especially with DLC content considered. Some even say that Japanese folks who have played this game tend to treat Physical based demons as mere "ingredients", which to me basically say that MAG is more favored end-game than physical.
But I dunno, maybe that's just general talk.
influentzar
Member
the Pierce skill is still there, right? that skill alone change the normally unusable Phys demon back to become heavy hitter it once was
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
From what info I can gather actually now spells can have the piercing variety, but no Pierce for Physical skill exist.
So chalk that one up to MAG even more, I guess.
bobbychalkers
Member
I died quite a bit after facing the 2 nagas and put it down to easy....ain't no shame in my game!
influentzar
Member
what!? but that was the lone savior of Phys-based demon :|
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Well, also from what I can gather, hahaha, for Physical folks there is a multi-hit Almighty-based physical attack skill, so going for Phys is not that sucky.
Matt Attack
Member
I'm having a lot of fun. Made it to
, played around there for a bit, and called it a day. So far, I will say that the difficulty is hitting me harder than I'd expected it would- in a good way, of course. Mostly. I'm definitely feeling more comfortable with the systems now, and I seem to be dying a little less because of it. Here's hoping I'll be able to keep it up.
One complaint I have is this: I'm finding the fusion interface a little confusing. The enhanced search is very cool, but the whole thing has been taking a little while to get used to. I've also accidentally fused things a couple times, Mido doesn't seem to ask for confirmation when you hit 'A'. I think I'll get used to it though.
Tokyo
One complaint I have is this: I'm finding the fusion interface a little confusing. The enhanced search is very cool, but the whole thing has been taking a little while to get used to. I've also accidentally fused things a couple times, Mido doesn't seem to ask for confirmation when you hit 'A'. I think I'll get used to it though.
influentzar
Member
... my shipment got delayed ;_;
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Aw fuck it, despite all the info I can gather I decided I am gonna go with Phys based character after all.
If I gonna cry later then let the tears flow!
If I gonna cry later then let the tears flow!
The
battle was really difficult until Jonathan joined in instead of Walter. No more
That's the spirit. Just gotta jump in, internet wise men be damned.
minotaur
agi triggering a null and making the boss smirk made it a breeze.
That's the spirit. Just gotta jump in, internet wise men be damned.