Green Scar said:You might want to play P4, in that case.![]()
Good to hear! I heard they've toned down the story though. Is that true?
Green Scar said:You might want to play P4, in that case.![]()
Tribes of Trusty said:To have a segment about (Persona 3 spoilers)how Elizabeth saves Persona 3's MC
Actually yes I'd prefer that, but my point is that i want a persona more like 1-2 than 3-4, that's all._woLf said:In other words, you don't want P5, you want a brand new SMT game.
Gouda Jouji said:Vinny and Jeff cameo would be better. Maybe if you go to Inaba for something, you find that they've moved there.
This is awesome.Green Scar said:
What you described does sound appealing. Though I'm not sure how college in Japan differs from American colleges. Maybe Japanese college isn't that fun? I dunno. Unless you're rich and your parents are paying your way, I don't think college is any more fun than high school. It's even more time consuming, expensive, and tiring. Though this may be just my experience.Dark Schala said:I think it's more of the school aspect affecting choices. Can you pick your major? Can you pick the classes you want to go to (ex: math/pure sciences increase your knowledge; humanities/social sciences enhance your Understanding, etc)? Exam questions would change depending on what kind of classes you're taking. There are more clubs. You can go to study group (increase diligence). Will you party all night or will you study (+knowledge/diligence)? Will you go to lecture, or will you skip to hang out with the Moon Social Link again?
There's just so much you can do in university/college as opposed to the constraints placed upon you when you're a student in high school (ie: you have to keep to a schedule in high school because you have to do it; in university, it's more flexible--you don't have to go to class if you don't want to, or you can elect to have days off depending on which classes you take... so you can go into the dungeon or work on those days).
It would be interesting to see how the university setting would affect the narrative (with regards to more adult themes like alcoholism, the herbivore lifestyle, some of the stuff we can't mention on GAF anymore, etc). But this idea more than likely won't happen.
I see nothing wrong with that, though it might be tough to communicate with certain party members in their daylight hours if they're not all at the same place, at the same time (high school, college). It'd be creepy if your 21-year-old protagonist starts stalking the halls of the local high school, looking for his underage companions.Korigama said:With all of these requests for college or office settings, I'd rather just see a mix of high schoolers and adult party members as the case was with P2 (I would see a throwback to this as a more realistic expectation than dramatic changes to the formula).
Deified Data said:I see nothing wrong with that, though it might be tough to communicate with certain party members in their daylight hours if they're not all at the same place, at the same time (high school, college). It'd be creepy if your 21-year-old protagonist starts stalking the halls of the local high school, looking for his underage companions.
Dark Schala said:Will you go to lecture, or will you skip to hang out with the Moon Social Link again?
Despera said:Persona 4's difficulty level would be nice. Mythology is definitely the usual mix like in previous games so I wouldn't worry about it.
I remember Hashino mentioning that his team wanted to try a different setting for the next persona game. I'd say a college setting would be perfect for P5. MC should be at least 20 years of age or something around that range...
Random Soejima art:
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Now that looks like an excellent design for an adult protagonist.
The press-turn battle system doesn't need that much modification, but I'm sure they'll spice things up a bit with an added feature or two. The dungeons in P4 were an improvement over P3's, but we still need to have solid dungeon designs rather than a random mess. Also, I agree that providing unique side quests with their own unique areas, even if they were few and limited in number, can add a lot.
As for the engine, I don't know if it's possible for a long ass game like a Persona title, but Catherine's would be great.
Yeah, adding features to MC's cellphone sounds like a good idea. And demon negotiations should be back this time.
Deified Data said:ALSO: If I'm involved with someone romantically, I want them to actually acknowledge it in dialogue. Chie, why are you so grossed out about the idea of kissing me? I'm your boyfriend!
Oh, it's been a while...the situation I mentioned was just to illustrate the point, but I wrote it with the scene where the boys line up on one side of the tables, and the girls on the other, in mind. They were expected to ask eachother sensitive, romantic questions, and Chie seemed grossed out by this (as did everyone).Andrefpvs said:lol when did this happen?I don't remember it.
Gunloc said:-Takes place in the same continuity as the other Persona games
-Character designs by Shigenori Soejima
-Choice between a male or female MC
-Which ever MC the player doesn't choose will still be in the game as a party member
-Older characters (ie. 20+ in college/the workplace/etc.)
-Social Links return
-Same sex romance Social Links for both genders
-The ability to control all your characters in battle
-The return of demon negotiations
-Multiple pre-designed dungeons
-Cameo appearances from previous games (with possibly a returning character or two joining the party)
-A dark, but not totally bleak storyline
Yeah, I'm not saying that every romancable character should be available to every gender, regardless of orientation, ala Dragon Age II.we.are.the.armada said:Great ideas. As for the bolded one, I'm hoping they do it smart-like ala P3P and not the Dragon Age 2 route.
EDIT: This wasn't actually in P3P, but I'm referring to the methodology.
Herla said:This would just make the game too easy, or simplify the fusion system too much (like in Devil Survivor, I didn't like that system much).
A refresh button would be a better idea imo. Making an immune-to-all persona should at least require some work.
Exactly. We're all going to keep rerolling, anyway. Might as well get something we want from the get-go.PataHikari said:Except it's not any more "difficult".
Random fusion results does not in any way make it harder to set up the Persona you want.
It just makes it more tedious.
Pretty much. The system is already open to being abused as it currently stands, we just waste a lot of time selecting and deselecting demons until we get the exact combination we need. There's nothing challenging or interesting about this process.PataHikari said:Except it's not any more "difficult".
Random fusion results does not in any way make it harder to set up the Persona you want.
It just makes it more tedious.
shidoshi said:Only demand I have: ability to choose sex of MC.
Beyond that, if they get away from high school, I'd far rather have an office setting versus being in college. Would be far more interesting to see the game through a situation we hardly ever get in game (the traditional Japanese office setting).
Also, yes to same-sex relationships. I don't want or need sex in the game, just expand things like that a bit.
A few "dream" requests:
- Ability to help NPCs hook up if I'm not going after them. I so wanted to see Mitsuru + hallway lesbian and Chie + Yosuke.
- Text-message system from Catherine. Really interesting idea to put in the game, and would be absolutely perfect to integrate into a Persona title in conjunction with the Social Links.
..damn, seriously, the more I think about P5 set in an office, the more I want it!
Gunloc said:But the gay relationships need to have as much thought and choice put into them as the straight ones. None of these vague "possibilities", but actual full fledged relationships.
BlindCommunication said:An office environment with young/not-so-young workers would certainly offer a broader variety of perspectives. I like the sound of a cast made of a journalist, a surgeon, a teacher, a lawyer, a salaryman, etc.
How about a journalist, freelancer, police lieutenant, underground info-broker, and highschool dropout?BlindCommunication said:An office environment with young/not-so-young workers would certainly offer a broader variety of perspectives. I like the sound of a cast made of a journalist, a surgeon, a teacher, a lawyer, a salaryman, etc.
we.are.the.armada said:Right, like the writer should consult sources in the way that a writer does when writing from the perspective of the opposite gender. As for the bolded, I read it like Chie and a hallway lesbian.Something huge was approaching fast-o, indeed, Shidoshi!
shidoshi said:Err, wait! I was saying pair up Mitsuru and the girl in the hallway in P3, and then pair up Chie and Yosuke in P4.
Fimbulvetr said:How about a journalist, freelancer, police lieutenant, underground info-broker, and highschool dropout?
KyteTron said:Keep it to High School. I find it easier to relate to. Have cute designs for the girls and be sure they're flat chested so dating can be awesomesauce. That's all.
Remember how two posts ago you said you only played the beginning of P3 and never touched P4? Apparently neither did whoever you heard this from.Reveirg said:Good to hear! I heard they've toned down the story though. Is that true?
Teddy, is that you?Seik said:Hmmm...huh?
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Holy Order Sol said:This, without the sarcasm if there was any.
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Sseklebeast said:What I'd like in P5:
Darker tone overall in the story. Occult themes and the like.
Get rid of Fuuka/Rise types during battles. We do not need them to tell us that any character with low HP needs to be healed after each characters turn.
I'd love if all members of your party can change Personas a la P2.
Jpop soundtrack kept to a minimum. I love P3/P4's soundtrack but not as much as the PS1 Persona's.
Cozy Okada.
Teknoman said:Out of curiousity, what does En-no-Ozuno translate to? Also any art directly from the game?
Heh this just makes me want an SMT V instead of Persona 5.
En no Gyōja (役行者, or En no Ozunu (役小角
, born 634, was a Japanese ascetic and mystic, traditionally held to be the founder of Shugendō,[1] a syncretic religion incorporating aspects of Taoism, Shinto, esoteric Buddhism (especially Shingon Mikkyō and the Tendai sect) and traditional Japanese shamanism.[2] He is venerated as a bosatsu (a bodhisattva) Jinben Daibosatsu (神変大菩薩
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Authorship of the non-canonical Sutra on the Unlimited Life of the Threefold Body is attributed to En no Gyōja. Due to his mythical status as a mountain saint, he was believed to possess many supernatural powers.