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Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE |OT| Do You Remember MegaTen?
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Decided to just start on hard. Still in the very beginning but after the first battle I see how they blended the systems so far. I didn't fully read the opening post of the thread completely before playing and hadn't paid attention to the combat system information before getting the game. Going to ride out the hard difficulty for a while and see how it goes. Interesting they combined the SMT elemental weaknesses from SMT with the weapon strong/weak setup from FE. Noticed that right away and smiled. I'm currently playing Fire Emblem Fates and finishing SMT IV so both are fresh in my mind and I won't be tripped up going between games. Was curious if they decided to come up with something completely new and glad they didn't.
wild wild rice
Member
I am so glad this reviewed well because I had no intention of buying the game...but I'm enjoying the shit out of it.
BBPunjabi816
Member
Same here lol. Just put in my order for pickup at Best Buy!
Zomba13
Member
Really loving this so far. I'm liking the battle system and the Session stuff for the "once more" thing, it's a nice change from hit the weakness, get another turn, hit the weakness on the next guy, get another turn etc and I like getting new skills through weapons.
Definitely scratching the Persona itch though instead of getting new Persona you get new weapons and the skills all go on your characters. Getting a more Persona vibe than SMT due to the upbeat nature of the story and graphics and the style of the UI. It's like a Wii U exclusive Persona with cameos from Fire Emblem than SMTxFE. Honestly I prefer this as I much prefer the Persona series to the SMT core games (though I've only played SMT IV). Yeah, there aren't social links or time management like in a Persona game but it has the same soul, teens in Japan getting sucked into this shadowy underworld and working together along with beings from this weird place to solve the mystery and save people while bouncing along to Jpop and colourful menus.
I also really like the little touches in the text messages and profiles. Like Tiki's DOB being the day her software was released, her weight being something like "around 3GB" and her blood type being "Dunno".
Definitely scratching the Persona itch though instead of getting new Persona you get new weapons and the skills all go on your characters. Getting a more Persona vibe than SMT due to the upbeat nature of the story and graphics and the style of the UI. It's like a Wii U exclusive Persona with cameos from Fire Emblem than SMTxFE. Honestly I prefer this as I much prefer the Persona series to the SMT core games (though I've only played SMT IV). Yeah, there aren't social links or time management like in a Persona game but it has the same soul, teens in Japan getting sucked into this shadowy underworld and working together along with beings from this weird place to solve the mystery and save people while bouncing along to Jpop and colourful menus.
I also really like the little touches in the text messages and profiles. Like Tiki's DOB being the day her software was released, her weight being something like "around 3GB" and her blood type being "Dunno".
Yes, you'll have to forget skills to learn new ones when you fill up all your slots. But you can get them back easily later on; not that you'll need the weaker versions of most skills, anyway. You also get a few more slots for every skill category later on as well.
TheTinkino
Neo Member
Recording of the concert and did not appear on YouTube?
hell yes, got the ability to switch enemies during an attack session after one is defeated.
There's something so satisfying knowing you used a single attack, but because of the session follow-ups, you were able to defeat two at once. & you just want to keep leveling up so you can unlock more session attacks for your party members so you can keep having all 3 characters do an attack in one character turn.
Man, I really hope Persona 5's combat feels this great.
Edit: Props to also having the game tell you when you have the items needed to make new weapons or skills.
There's something so satisfying knowing you used a single attack, but because of the session follow-ups, you were able to defeat two at once. & you just want to keep leveling up so you can unlock more session attacks for your party members so you can keep having all 3 characters do an attack in one character turn.
Man, I really hope Persona 5's combat feels this great.
Edit: Props to also having the game tell you when you have the items needed to make new weapons or skills.
Half an hour in and really digging this game. Presentation is next level too.
yeah I was wondering about that, seems super weird
Yeah that made me smile the first time I recognized it
MistressMoitie
Member
Thanks to all of you in this thread that spoke highly of this game, I decided to pick it up earlier this afternoon and have been playing ever since. It really is addicting and fun. Reminds me how much I love the quirkiness of Atlus and the style is a nice transition from the other games I've been playing lately. Loving it so far! About 4 or 5 hours in, I think.
This was the first game I preordered this year, and I'm certainly glad I did. I'm in the middle of Chapter 1, and I am already pretty impressed. The battles are fun, the UI/menus are gorgeous, the BG music gives me P3 vibes... also, it just feels nice to play a good, turn-based console JRPG. Feels like it's been too long.
GARlockSpiral
Member
Small bit of gameplay help for Chapter 2?
Where in the second dungeon is Tiki=Waifu?
robotzombie
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Do you guys consistently get like 3 state points per level up like ive been getting the past 5 or so levels or am I just really unlucky
I got one on Tsubasa once :/ Usually evens out though based on my experience from FE games.
Just starting Chapter 1. Loving the music, UI, gameplay, etc. Had to turn down just the voices though, I really can't stand the anime squealing noises Tsubasa makes.
I've only had a couple of good levels and all my crew is nearly level 19, RNG hates me.
Wish I wasn't as tired as I am so I could carry on playing this, on chapter 2 now and it's really hitting all the right spots for me. Sure it's not the SMTxFE I imagined but it's damn good in it's own right.
Hmm, I think my only other complaint at the moment aside from no subs during battles is how often I'm leaving the dungeon because I want to go make new weapons or get new skills after getting the items I have. Thankfully, the teleporters make things a bit more easy to deal with when it comes to backtracking, but it's slightly annoying when it feels like every floor in the 1st chapter dungeon has me going back to Bloom Palace.
That menu screen is a very subtle troll. Look at the eyes of Tsubasa, Kiria, and on occasion Itsuki. 
Looks like the blank-signs thing we had thought was localization was only on YouTube vids? All the signs in the scene had their script/contents in them? Or am I thinking of the wrong scene.
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Looks like the blank-signs thing we had thought was localization was only on YouTube vids? All the signs in the scene had their script/contents in them? Or am I thinking of the wrong scene.
I got that Tsubasa likes him, but I also got the impression that Kiria does, too. Maybe I'm also reading more into it than I should. That's why I was asking if the conversation choices mean anything because I keep bouncing back and forth between the two of them. Heh, heh.
Just use Traport, or a Traport stone, instant teleport back to Fortuna. Of course it helps unlocking a teleporter to get back to where you were quickly though.
Nah in this type of game of course more than one female will be interested in the hero. Nothing will happen with any of them so it's ''tension'' that is there for basically nothing but they always do that.
EndlessSky
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Does anyone know what the enemy's levels are in the Hunters DLC idolaspheres?
They start off at level 6 and get stronger with every victory, after just 2 or 3 battles they were around level 18 I think, so it ramps up quickly, and the mirages appear more often too
Ah, this is typical for a Persona/SMT game? I never finished any of the ones I own. Heh, heh. Okay, I'll just keep flirting with both of them with no consequence.
Yeah, this is what I've been doing, especially since I learned Traport rather quickly. Just felt kind of tedious since within the first dungeon, I must've returned about 3 or 4 times. & the teleporters were placed decently so you don't have to deal with much backtracking or dealing with getting back to a certain location.
I just hope the rest of the dungeons are like that.
Just finished chapter 1, definitely sticking to Hard for now. Only bullshit I've encountered was a 4-group savage enemy that I was doing 17 damage to. I guess it was balanced under the assumption that I'd have upgraded weapons, but the thing literally popped up under me the second I walked into the area where I could get troll/cavalier/etc phantomas.
Ah, this is typical for a Persona/SMT game? I never finished any of the ones I own. Heh, heh. Okay, I'll just keep flirting with both of them with no consequence.
In Persona 4 Golden they could make you feel like a total ass on valentine day if you were chasing multiple interest but besides a dating scene there was nothing major. I know in Tokyo Mirage you cannot get in a relationship so you can just flirt as much as you want
NeonZ
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The first boss room.
So what are the orange enemy spawns?
I know for the sidequest where you need to get the singers performa you have to fight one (that shit was way harder than a savage encounter.).
In the chapter 2 dungeon (camera) there was an area where 3 enemies spawned on me and 2 of them were orange (other was the normal red spawn).
I know for the sidequest where you need to get the singers performa you have to fight one (that shit was way harder than a savage encounter.).
In the chapter 2 dungeon (camera) there was an area where 3 enemies spawned on me and 2 of them were orange (other was the normal red spawn).
EndlessSky
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I got a question on mechanics. For some reason, I can never activate Touma's sword-blaze. It is supposed to activate as a session to sword skills, but when I have Itsuki do a super effective sword skill, only Tsubasa's session activates and not Touma's. Does it work like that? Or does it work like this: do a super effective sword skill -> someone else does a super effective lance skill by doing a session w/ the sword skill -> a 3rd person does another skill by doing a session with a lance skill instead of the original sword skill?
Just finished my first session with the game. Finished the prologue and just started chapter 1. I am really enjoying it so far. It has a ton of personality. The presentation is excellent. A little annoyed at the lack of subtitles during battles. I can pick up on some things, but there are a number of things that I can't pick up on.
Other than that, I am very impressed. I'm not sure what I expected when this game was announced, but I'm liking what I am playing so far.
I know sales weren't so hot in Japan. No idea what the sales will be like in the US or anywhere else. It's a real shame that this game seems destined to be a "cult classic."
Other than that, I am very impressed. I'm not sure what I expected when this game was announced, but I'm liking what I am playing so far.
I know sales weren't so hot in Japan. No idea what the sales will be like in the US or anywhere else. It's a real shame that this game seems destined to be a "cult classic."
Yeah, that stuff is sequential from what I gather. So Touma will followup the first session skill instead of the skill that initiated the session.
IE this is a bit later after you get some more session skills
Tsubasa casts Zan on an enemy weak to it, Itsuki follows up with Force-Elec or whatever it is (don't have the game on right now) and then Touma would follow up with Elec-Blaze
Itsuki, you are one oblivious dude.
Almost 7 hours in & finished Chapter 1. Would've saved some time if I didn't miss switching the orange costume switch to the left position.
Need to figure out who to switch out for Kiria. I like keeping a consistent & equally leveled party.
Almost 7 hours in & finished Chapter 1. Would've saved some time if I didn't miss switching the orange costume switch to the left position.
Need to figure out who to switch out for Kiria. I like keeping a consistent & equally leveled party.
kuroneko0509
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system will prioritize no of chain and element advantage when deciding session chain. if both touma and tsubasa has followed up for sword, system most likely pick either one that has better typing for the target
just rotate them. usually I just make sure party members are equal level (unless I need them to reach stage rank faster)
You can switch party member on the fly with the change command in combat. (Doesn't work with Itsuki obviously). I switch depending of the needs of the battle.
Nope. I found nothing either, you can speak with the NPC again to have a recap of the request but it appears to be it.
kuroneko0509
Member
sadly no. need to rely on memory or pen & paper. at least a lot of requests are quite short
kuroneko0509
Member
can it be considered missable if you have to do them before beating final boss? :'D
"I'll Tiki-Tiki You (For Reals)"
Atlus & Nintendo going all out on the Miku references.
Edit: omg I was just told to look for someone called "TikiIsMyWaifu" or "Tiki=Waifu", this is rather funny knowing this is a Nintendo game.
Atlus & Nintendo going all out on the Miku references.
Oh, phew, for some reason, I figured they were optional. Just finished Touma's & now doing Tiki's.
Edit: omg I was just told to look for someone called "TikiIsMyWaifu" or "Tiki=Waifu", this is rather funny knowing this is a Nintendo game.