DR2K
Banned
It's kind of in between. I like her va in both and here though.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV |OT| The Dark Souls of Persona
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It's kind of in between. I like her va in both and here though.
Chrono Helix
Member
The quest you receive from demons depends on the area you found them (demons in Mikado all give the same quests, demons in Kasumigaseki all give the same quests etc)
Three hours in, but only atI spent the first hour struggling and trying to recruit as many demons as possible, but I'm addicted to fusionthe third Stratum, looking for Navare.
Is it possible to get all the apps in the game, or will you need to be careful with how you spend the points?
Even if you level up to 99 you won't have enough points for everything, but you'll get enough app points to give yourself and all your demons 8 skill slots by level 30+.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
I died in the tutorial. Hilarious. (Had a smaller party after a couple of my demons died and I was trying to leave the dungeon and rest at the barracks, but I got hit from behind and wiped out)
Enjoying things so far. I've had decent luck with negotiations to date. Money is definitely hard to come by. Currently running around with Napaea, Dwarf and Centaur.
Enjoying things so far. I've had decent luck with negotiations to date. Money is definitely hard to come by. Currently running around with Napaea, Dwarf and Centaur.
Xenoflare
Member
I've been playing this a lot. I'm like 30+ hours in.
Also I've been skipping sidequests becasue apparently that helped with getting the neutral path but I got stuck onto the Law path
I'm getting conflicted info on this.
From what I heard, you should do as many sidequest as you can because this raises the approval of you in Tokyo, (accessible from the cynical man in the bar).
Xenoflare
Member
BTW, Tokyo is mentioned on the game box, so I'm thinking we shouldn't even worrying about spoiling its existence
What is up with the spoiler tag situation in the thread? Everything is moving so fast I can't keep it up
Yeah I'm going to try to get neutral once there is a legit guide out and all this confusion is gone.
I'll just replay as Chaos for the first time after I finish sigh this Law path.
I mean the window for neutral is from -8 to 8 which is ridiculous tiny.
Xenoflare
Member
Crap.
Now I'm seriously not sure.
I always sided Jon but I went all left (Walter) on the halls of ethics
Man wtf.
Played 40 minutes and got.to entrance of first dungeon and saw no way to save. I assumed, stupidly, that it auto saved at parts. No. Just turned it on now I have to go through texts all over again.
Good first impressions
You unlock a save anywhere shortly...
You can also use X to fast forward conversations.
Usually never a good idea to assume an auto-save is implied, typically games show you quite blatantly about spinning icons and not turning off the system.
Man wtf.
Played 40 minutes and got.to entrance of first dungeon and saw no way to save. I assumed, stupidly, that it auto saved at parts. No. Just turned it on now I have to go through texts all over again.
Good first impressions
I'm pretty sure Burroughs straight up tells you how to save before you get the chance to die.
Edit: Guess not, heh. That's unfortunate.
Effin hell, this game is destroying me.
Currently on mission 3 of the tutorial and I keep on dying before I can traverse very far, I think the only reason I've gotten where I am is because it lets me save anywhere.
Early impressions:
Cons:
-Cutscene compression was kind of jarring
-The intro went on for a bit too long
-Demon negotiation feels random. I was able to get Centaur on my team by refusing until he fought me, talking again, giving him some health and then refusing until he joined. I died soon afterward without saving and when I tried to get Centaur again the same approach didn't work.
-What the heck is up with that death animation? Spending a minute waiting for the camera to go up the mountain makes it frustrating
Pros:
-Visuals
-VA doesn't suck
-Sound
-The game makes you hurt...in a good way
Currently on mission 3 of the tutorial and I keep on dying before I can traverse very far, I think the only reason I've gotten where I am is because it lets me save anywhere.
Early impressions:
Cons:
-Cutscene compression was kind of jarring
-The intro went on for a bit too long
-Demon negotiation feels random. I was able to get Centaur on my team by refusing until he fought me, talking again, giving him some health and then refusing until he joined. I died soon afterward without saving and when I tried to get Centaur again the same approach didn't work.
-What the heck is up with that death animation? Spending a minute waiting for the camera to go up the mountain makes it frustrating
Pros:
-Visuals
-VA doesn't suck
-Sound
-The game makes you hurt...in a good way
Man wtf.
Played 40 minutes and got.to entrance of first dungeon and saw no way to save. I assumed, stupidly, that it auto saved at parts. No. Just turned it on now I have to go through texts all over again.
Good first impressions
You were really close to getting the whole save thing explained to you too. Like maybe a few feet a way if you were at the beginning of the first dungeon =(
Xenoflare
Member
Press X for the death animation, if you already died twice, you can use it to skip the cutscene and speed through the text.
If you are those ones that always reload instead of pay up. Then
RyougaSaotome
Member
It's skippable. Pay him in game coins/macca to revive once and you can skip past that cutscene any other time you die.
Press X for the death animation, if you already died twice, you can use it to skip the cutscene and speed through the text.
If you are those ones that always reload instead of pay up. Then
Didn't know that, thanks!
I was actually reloading instead of paying Macca but if that'll get the scene to skip then pay I shall.
Welcome to MegaTen.
Xenoflare
Member
The Voice work in SMT IV really, really impressed me. I remember I was really worried about the VA's as Atlus Japan used some really big names. But SMT IV is a pleasant surprise.
Ali Hillis Burroughs is the best Burroughs
I'm maybe about 30-60 minutes in and I'm already thinking of throwing in the towel, but I want to hear from the community before I put my copy up on ebay.
I finished the first three tutorial quests but didn't leave the tutorial dungeon place yet. So far I've been finding myself getting too frustrated with the game, and ended up losing probably over 50+ Play Coins by now. Even trying to leave the dungeon, I find myself still getting slaughtered by enemies so I just turned the game off.
I'm feeling pretty discouraged right now and don't feel like picking up the game ever again, even after turning down the difficulty. I'm thinking that maybe this game really isn't for me. Should I just sell the game on ebay? Or am I being too harsh on it and should try giving it some more time to grow on me?
I finished the first three tutorial quests but didn't leave the tutorial dungeon place yet. So far I've been finding myself getting too frustrated with the game, and ended up losing probably over 50+ Play Coins by now. Even trying to leave the dungeon, I find myself still getting slaughtered by enemies so I just turned the game off.
I'm feeling pretty discouraged right now and don't feel like picking up the game ever again, even after turning down the difficulty. I'm thinking that maybe this game really isn't for me. Should I just sell the game on ebay? Or am I being too harsh on it and should try giving it some more time to grow on me?
SpaceBridge
Member
Thinking about switching from playing on original 3DS to XL. How does the game look? Is it a pixelated mess?
How many demons do you have?
Go punch a pillow. Take a deep breath, and go back into the game. Follow what people here are saying and bother to learn the game's mechanics.
Just hit 35 and finished a fusing marathon. I now have an army of no-weak assholes ready to take my revenge on that stupid tournament challenge.
Anyways I saved in front of a door, and I'm wondering what happens if (related to the black samurai):
I was gonna just check for myself but I need a little break after all that fusion.
I wish there was a soft reset, but yeah just quitting out and restarting is very fast.
Anyways I saved in front of a door, and I'm wondering what happens if (related to the black samurai):
you choose 'refuse' instead of apprehend?
I wish there was a soft reset, but yeah just quitting out and restarting is very fast.
I think you should be saving more often. It's usually a bad idea to pay Charon after your first death unless you'd lose a ton of progress otherwise.
As for the trouble you're having, the absolute most important thing is taking advantage of enemy weakness. Get the Analyze CPU upgrade ASAP. To use it, press Y while in combat and check out the enemy resistances. You'll also need a decent variety of demons in stock so that you'll always have an effective skill on hand.
No more than usual. The XL is a vast improvement with every game I've tried though.
GeekyDad
Member
Ha, ha. Yeah, he kinda is.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Why does the Challenge "ACCEPT/COMPLETE" text look like the Yoshi's Island font?
SpaceBridge
Member
Oh crap! Shinjuku help please, spoilers:
I'm doing the Corpses quest which you need to progress the story. I defeat all the corpses but then surprise boss Duhallan appears and decimates my party with Blight. FML. Tips on beating her?
Sseklebeast
Member
Do it bro! It looks really good on an XL, you won't regret it.
*edit* I also love how the music changes when you take on a challenge quest in Tokyo. I'm loving this soundtrack.
Holy, crap it does! Nice catch.
Yeah that looked really out of place the first time I saw it.
FrontRelinquish
Neo Member
I ran into a level 75 and I thought I was boned, but it wasn't any harder than the level 20 things that were in its dungeon. Kinda weird.
Sseklebeast
Member
Those monsters kicked my ass due to my demons being weak to their main spells. I kicked their ass once I fused the right demons! It did feel good.
FrontRelinquish
Neo Member
To answer that question,
She will call you a coward, but Jonathan will arrest her instead. That's about it.
Yeh he didn't seem any harder than the demons at the end of any of the other domains I've encountered atm, wonder if he just had the wrong level displayed?
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
I am actually rather astounded by this.
Don't give up too easily. Actually surmounting the difficulty is one of SMT games' biggest source of pleasure. Ask for advice (in here! Lots of people--including me--will be more than happy to offer you support/help), figure out the mechanics more, etc etc.
I mean, it's difficult true, especially for a person that are used to typical JRPG mechanics, but everything you need to not only conquer it, but beat it like a limp sucker, are there if you just willing to tough it out and learn.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
It actually gets easier after you've gained some levels, learned some Skills, and got a bunch of Demons and Money.
It's really all about having some good luck and getting a Demon to join you without them taking a ton of stuff away, and staying near the exit and constantly leaving/healing/saving.
It's really all about having some good luck and getting a Demon to join you without them taking a ton of stuff away, and staying near the exit and constantly leaving/healing/saving.
SpaceBridge
Member
The Hermit
Member
I just read about the FE x SMT promotion... I guess Nintendo found a way to make me buy SMT and care about the upcoming cross up game.
As if my 3DS backlog wasn't big enough already...
Sigh
As if my 3DS backlog wasn't big enough already...
Sigh
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
I'm stuck in Tokyo.
So I went to the horse demon, he wants Peallaidh's head...where is this demon/guy?
FrontRelinquish
Neo Member
I tried Hama but missed.
Keep trying. I had the improved version, Hamaon, on my main character so it worked out the first time. If it doesn't pan out, her other weakness is Elec, according to the strategy guide that came with the limited edition, although she resists Phys.