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lukewarmholiday
what
LuigiHann
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Pokebis
WARNING: SPOILERS!

adam2046
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lukewarmholiday

adam2046 wrote:

LuigiHann wrote:

What?
I...think he might be complaining that Persona 4 and 3 are to much like JoJo's bizarre adventure.
^only jojos part 4
Atmey
The part with Josuke? thats me second favorite part.
Jotarou > Josuke > others > GioGio > Jolyne
Topic Starter
lukewarmholiday
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[Youmu]
is the game fun?

I'm planning to get it, I haven't bought a ps2 game for awhile, last game i bought was Kingdomhearts 2 XD which was like since a couple years ago lol so yeaah looking for some new games to play RPGs preferably
Starrodkirby86
I guess you can consider the game pretty awesome. I find it pretty nice, though the beginning is and such...erm, I took light of the situation. Especially most of the time...The way Chie and Yukiko says their Ses are annoying...

I haven't read Jojo's...but it surely is a coincidence and it can't detract the game's quality at all...


Anyway guys...

EVERYDAY'S GREAT AT YOUR JUNES!
[Youmu]
oo kk
Mogsy
Persona 4 is, in my eyes, the best game in the series. Seriously, it's a great game, regardless of similarities to Jojo's Bizzare Adventure (part 4).

Starrodkirby86 wrote:

EVERYDAY'S GREAT AT YOUR JUNES!
EVERYDAY'S GREAT AT YOUR JUNES!~♪
Zatoichi

lukewarmholiday wrote:

PLOT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE JOJO'S BIZZARE ADVENTURE PART 4
I can't see how this is a problem.
Mogsy
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Topic Starter
lukewarmholiday
This topic is now general P4 discussion because we need a P4 discussion thread
Sinistro
Ok, renamed. Try to use spoiler tags, though.
Starrodkirby86
So how does everyone like the Mara Persona...?

I know it's been in the previous game...but bah...

http://www.411mania.com/game_article_pictures/3532.jpg (Maybe NSFW)
Slain087
Mara makes me facepalm in more ways than one.
Atmey

lukewarmholiday wrote:

Atmey wrote:

The part with Josuke? thats me second favorite part.
Yeah, this is just a joke but seriously if you simplify the plots down to 2 sentences they are the same thing :3

Same could probably said about many game plots though :P
I rescued Yukiko then stopped playing, haven't seen similarities yet. Except maybe the plot is in countryside Japan.
DawnII
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Starrodkirby86
He looks even better in 3-D. :3



But man, he's level 61. :( Going to take a while to make him. (Well not in your standpoint I bet)
Ivalset
I'll agree with Mogs that it is the best in the series, but christ, it is easy compared to 3. I don't think they realized how much easier they made it with the (re)addition of full party member control, essentially 3 free endures by the way of your party members (can't help you on aoe attacks, but still), and the overall changes to the "down" mechanics.

I guess there just wasn't enough Megidolaon for me.

It's also possible I was just really bad at p3, and I got better with p4. Hard mode in p4 was a walk in the park, but in p3 it was soul-crushing due to the lack of safety nets.
Slain087
Everyone gets a few cheap as hell deaths in 3. In 4, you'd be lucky (or unlucky, depending on your POV) to get three in an entire runthrough.

I find it really hard to go back into 3 after finishing 4 (twice). Maybe it's because 1 More only works if all enemies affected by the attack are hit and downed. Maybe it's the fact that I refuse to remove Thor's Hammer, and therefore miss first strike a lot of the time. Maybe it's because I'm still trying to juggle three girls at once and I don't remember how the hell I need to set it up so that none of them Reverse on me.

I really want Izanagi-no-Okami in my Compendium, damnit. He may suck horribly for most applications, but damn it, he's the World.
DawnII
I dunno Ival, Persona 3 on Hard was retardedly easy for me as well. The only challenge I had throughout the entire game was Nyx, and I just leveled up a couple levels in the secret block and I wiped him in 10 minutes. Persona 4 at least provides no easy means of endgame leveling, making the final battles more about strategy than grinding. I do agree it seems easier due to the new mechanics, especially the 1 More even after a partially successful AOE attack. I think I had an overall more difficult time, however, with P4 than with P3. I also played them back-to-back.
Mogsy
I agree that there are many aspects of 4 that make it easier than 3. The thing is, though, that I found battles in 4 to be a lot more strategic than in 3, but it may just be me. I'll have to go back to 3 after I beat 4 again, though, just to see. yay an excuse to replay persona 3

This time, I'm actually going for mastering social links. Most of my social links are either level 5 or 6, with the others either max'd or undiscovered (come on let me skip class dammit).

Also is it just me or do the Hanged Man and Death arcana Personae really kick ass?
Ivalset
I've always been a fan of Justice Arcana, but I found myself using Strength/Chariots for most of p4.

I remember going into a battle in p3, neither side had advantage, the three enemies all used mabufu and everyone died. I just can't be assed to use a bow the entire game just to make sure I get advantage all the time. I'll give p3 another run when I'm done with Ar Tonelico 2.
DawnII
I've never lost an advantage in P3. Oh shit it's chasing me, run up some stairs. Hey it turned around, *THUNK* Doesn't matter what weapon I use, I can get the advantage every single battle. Pause trick is there as well, although I personally did not know about it until I beat the game.
Ivalset
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Zatoichi
My friend was streaming P3 FES yesterday.

He found out that Shinji was wearing a Bulletproof Vest.

What.
Slain087

Zatoichi wrote:

My friend was streaming P3 FES yesterday.

He found out that Shinji was wearing a Bulletproof Vest.

What.
Bulletproof vests do not have adequate protection at close range. Depending on the make, point-blank shots can either go right through or cause internal damage from the kinetic force. The internal material, again depending on the make, can shatter and cause shrapnel to interact with the body.
Zatoichi
My friend is streaming right now. I just posted what you said to him. This is his response.

Tanasinn: BULLSHIT
Tanasinn: HE DIDN'T GET SHOT FROM 'CLOSE RANGE'
Tanasinn: HE GOT SHOT FROM MEDIUM RANGE
ωRICE: Also from a bullet that does NOT EVEN 80 DAMAGE
Two_old
I got bored of persona 3 and 4 right before the end bosses of both of them. I was lucky in persona 4 and found the accessory that lets you survive with 1 hp in the bath house, but still lost hours to bs deaths.
Slain087
Well, considering that Junpei nukes one of them with a Agidyne spell when the said person has a Persona immune to Fire, I guess we just chalk it up to Gameplay and Story Segregation (Warning: Slain does not take any responsibility for any time wasted on TVTropes as a result of this link).

Oh, and after looking it up on Wikipedia, it's entirely possible that [Revolver Jesus] uses bullets with non-deformable material cores. Since deforming bullets to increase surface area is all bulletproof vests do, it is entirely possible for a bullet with such a core to go right through. I also remember stories of bulletproof vests failing even at mid-to-long range.

I don't remember the cutscene too well, so eh.
Zatoichi
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Ivalset
You can't turn a persona 4 discussion into a Persona 3 Portable discussion. Not allowed unless I edit the title of this thread to Persona Series discussion or Shin Megami Tensei series discussion.

So which do you want?
adam2046
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Remco32
Playing this on a emulator. Didn't want to buy a PS2 for just 2 games (Persona 4 and Tales of the Abyss).
12 hours and counting @ the bathhouse!
Ivalset
I'm super excited about female main for Persona 3 Portable.
Topic Starter
lukewarmholiday
I approve
adam2046
I heard The Answer will not be included.
:(
Loginer

Two wrote:

I got bored of persona 3 and 4 right before the end bosses of both of them. I was lucky in persona 4 and found the accessory that lets you survive with 1 hp in the bath house, but still lost hours to bs deaths.
You must be joking. Persona 4 was the by far easiest turn-based RPG I've ever played. The only boss battle I had any problems with was Izanami, but fusing better Personas solved that problem.

Persona 3 seems to be slightly more difficult, but very little grinding has been involved so far (currently at the end of block 2).
Ivalset
Hardest part of persona games are the first 5 hours.

Also if you're not playing on expert mode you're not playing the game.
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Senbon
Lovely Hama and Mudo.

You gotta love them.

But that gets thrown out the window by the 10th hour in P4. :(

P3P looks promising.. Atlus never disappoints. Y'know, I REALLY want to know how the dating works with MShe, now.

And Persona 3 sure is gonna be the cash cow.

EDIT: Lol. Sorry, it was just some impulse. I'm normal now.
Ivalset
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Topic Starter
lukewarmholiday
I'm sleepy
Zatoichi
(12:00:59 PM) Archetype: Too bad P3P will never be released in Amerikkka.
(12:01:12 PM) Archetype: Just like Fatal Frame 4.
Mogsy
So, bumping this thread due to the Persona remake for PSP. It's actually a huge improvement over the original (mostly because the original was shit), and the battle system doesn't seem to suck as hard as it used to. Maybe because it feels much less like you're trudging through mud.
Remco32
Anyone has tips on fusing Persona's on P4? I just blindly try some combinations...
Zatoichi
The only time I fused personas was when I needed to make a Melee-strong persona for the Kanji fight. Never fused any personas other than the special fusions.

I want Ivalset to map the female overworld theme for P3P.
Loginer

Remco32 wrote:

Anyone has tips on fusing Persona's on P4? I just blindly try some combinations...
Get Black Frost. You won't need to fuse another Persona again (with the exception of Trumpeter endgame).
Ivalset
Just use strength personas for the entire game.

YOU WIN !

And of course Trumpeter for end game. If you catch the good fusion forecast near/at end game, and you have the persona to make him, you can use Yoshitsune instead.

Edit: Oh man, I finally got a hold of the female mc battle theme. Shit owns.
Remco32
SPOILER
Cool, stripclub dungeon :D
Loginer
Increase your internal res. Now.
Remco32

Loginer wrote:

Increase your internal res. Now.
Got some extra frames by not playing in 720p
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Remco32
Do equiped weapons affect your skill damage?
Ivalset
I honestly can't remember, but I don't think they do. I think they have seperate power ratings/accuracy.
Mogsy

Remco32 wrote:

Do equiped weapons affect your skill damage?
Just weapon damage.
Remco32

Mogsworth wrote:

Remco32 wrote:

Do equiped weapons affect your skill damage?
Just weapon damage.
Does this include melee skills too, or only regular attacks?
rust45
I just got P4 (after playing and beating P3) and it's taking a little for me to get used to. The way the dungeons work feel odd cause of the camera angle and it's much harder to sneak up on enemies. Although I do think the Battle System has improved and AI of computers are much better. Most of the time I just let my team do what they want cause I'm used to it, but when it's needed (such as a boss) I'll just take control of all of them.
Zatoichi

rust45 wrote:

and it's much harder to sneak up on enemies
Kehehe
Ivalset
After about floor 5 in the first dungeon, sneaking up on enemies was easy.

Then again, I always used two handed swords/fists in p3, so not much changed in timing.
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Ivalset
Oh, that sounds really boring. I always just run up to them and hit them. Even if they see me first. 55/100 times I get advantage since they're stupid, 44/100 it's just normal, and every now and then I swing early.

I've been doing the same thing in P3P, but it's kind of bad, since enemies get advantage pretty often if they see you on maniac, and with the p4 battle system elements, eating multiple ma-elemental spells is kind of painful.
Mogsy
P1 is still fantastic, guys. Except when it comes to some of the characters. A lot of your party members are unlikeable douches, especially if you go for playing with Ayase in your party.
rust45

Ivalset wrote:

Oh, that sounds really boring. I always just run up to them and hit them. Even if they see me first. 55/100 times I get advantage since they're stupid, 44/100 it's just normal, and every now and then I swing early.
Well it worked well and made it a hell of a lot easier to grind.
Remco32
I love my quicksave/load function


Also bump
Loginer
There's nothing quite like ruining a good game with cheats.
Ivalset
http://www.atlus.com/p3p/home.html

English p3p announced, or at least Atlus finally decided to e-mail me about it.

7/6/10, god damn that's far away.
Bestelle

Ivalset wrote:

7/6/10, god damn that's far away.
Too far... I need mah female lead. Of course I'm also getting it for the extra scenes. Apparently they added moar for the male protagonist.
Leon Magnus
Who are playing the New Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey?
Ivalset
I should be playing this, but I was distracted by disgaea 3 and resonance of fate. Hell, going to play it now.
Mogsy
I would be playing Strange Journey, but I have run out of game money that isn't going towards either Infinite Space or Resonance of Fate. :C
Bestelle
Basically what Mogs said, only with different games.
rust45
My brother got Strange Journey but he's been hogging it all the time. Although since he's got finished with every ending in Devil Survivor, I've been playing that, on the last day on Yuzu's ending, the last battle is fucking hard compared to Loki though.
Ivalset
Gin's route is hilariously awesome.
heintsi

Leon Magnus wrote:

Who are playing the New Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey?
I am, and really hooked to this. i'm on 3rd sector now, bit stuck on part where you are supposed to play "hide-and-seek" with Horkos.. can't find any hidden doors i could be able to open with currect technology i have.
I like this lot more than devil survivor, must be cause of oldschool factor though.

EDIT: Not stuck anymore.
rust45
Well, just beat Yuzu's ending on Devil Survivor after a lot of grinding and fusing much better demons. Still, I think I got lucky with Amane and Inzuna cause I beat both of them first time I initiated battle. I supposed it helped that I had 31 magic and Holy Dance.

On the New Game+ now and it's really easy, can't wait till I get near the end where it might start to be a challenge again.
Ivalset
Damn, playing Strange Journey now. Sooo good. I'd say it's better than Devil Survivor, but that's entirely dependant on what you want from a game; SRPGs are a bit low on my list of enjoyment.
DawnII
Haven't gotten to Strange Journey yet, but I got these Demon Passwords in the e-mail. Dunno if people already know about these.

"Left hand freeze
Right hand shock"
"Prophecy of wind"
"Thick red skin"
"Soothing ice"
rust45

Ivalset wrote:

Damn, playing Strange Journey now. Sooo good. I'd say it's better than Devil Survivor, but that's entirely dependant on what you want from a game; SRPGs are a bit low on my list of enjoyment.
I kinda enjoy SRPGs more due to the fact I get a better feeling of depth in battles. Me, I haven't played Strange Journey much at all (in fact I have to start over cause somehow my brother overwrote my file) but it felt good to play, but I never got to those poison, sleep, and damage floors my brother keeps having trouble with.
Remco32
On what do you guys base which characters you bring in Persona (3/4)? I'm currently playing P3FES and I encounter the same problem I had in P4: I don't know who I should bring. I just keep using the same characters now.
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