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Okay this isn't funny anymore. Is it just a book of stupid pin-ups or something?
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I don't even know who those two are. Is that Naoto with Yukari?
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Jun 16, 2012 02:34
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Alteisen posted:Yea but then you have poo poo like this. Have you actually played the game and gotten the level 10 S Link. It's totally in character. EDIT: If only we hadn't marred her perfection with our desire for stronger personae!
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Jun 16, 2012 02:34
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Sex_Ferguson posted:I don't even know who those two are. Is that Naoto with Yukari? I thought that was supposed to be Naoto and Rise?
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Jun 16, 2012 02:36
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Is Atlus actually writing this, or is some author just using the source material with permission?
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Jun 16, 2012 02:36
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Tae posted:Is Atlus actually writing this, or is some author just using the source material with permission? None of the light novels are written by Kido, but they are all "licensed" by Atlus Co. I still think the light novel where Akihiko falls in love with a self-insert flower shop girl who dies in the penultimate chapter is worse than this, but then I like Naoto. 
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Jun 16, 2012 02:42
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TastyLemonDrops posted:Have you actually played the game and gotten the level 10 S Link. It's totally in character. I understood that it it was more of a personal moment, something romantic for the MC as she went back to her traditional way of dressing after that moment.
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Jun 16, 2012 02:50
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I'm pretty shocked that a book based on an anime dating sim would contain such prurient material, especially one that comes with cool preorder bonuses like these posters 
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Jun 16, 2012 02:52
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Alteisen posted:I understood that it it was more of a personal moment, something romantic for the MC as she went back to her traditional way of dressing after that moment. Game limitations 
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Jun 16, 2012 02:56
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TurnipFritter posted:I'm pretty shocked that a book based on an anime dating sim would contain such prurient material, especially one that comes with cool preorder bonuses like these posters Yeah but for the dilettante fan these look like a new low. I guess there were also those bikini costumes in FES.
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Jun 16, 2012 02:57
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Rinkles posted:Yeah but for the dilettante fan these look like a new low. I guess there were also those bikini costumes in FES. Yeah, but the 3D models are so undetailed it's not like anyone could actually find that sexy, right? ...right?
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Jun 16, 2012 03:00
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I think the real take away from all this is that Persona is a Japanese video game, and Japanese video game side material tends to be really creepy and pandering. Also, the games themselves can be really creepy and pandering too.
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Jun 16, 2012 03:00
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Yyyyeah, what I remember from her s-link and christmas eve event was that acceptance of herself didn't mean she was going to start being "girly", that made her embarrassed and uncomfortable, so she was going to stick with what she was comfortable with, just not going so far as hiding her gender anymore. But I guess she decided she'd rather be embarrassed and uncomfortable? Okay 
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Jun 16, 2012 03:00
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I maintain that the worst creepy pandering Persona 4 side material is the official flash game where you try to sneak a peek at the girls in the bath. So classy! As for Naoto, I choose to believe that she gets all of her information on gender roles from the media, particularly shonen and detective shows, and tries to emulate them.
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Jun 16, 2012 03:19
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TurnipFritter posted:I'm pretty shocked that a book based on an anime dating sim would contain such prurient material, especially one that comes with cool preorder bonuses like these posters Heavens! So much skin. How uncouth!  edit: VVV fuk U NO WUT IM SAIYAN fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Jun 16, 2012 |
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Jun 16, 2012 03:20
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Justice posted:Heavens! So much skin. How uncouth! You missed the perfect chance to make a bare skin pun with that emoticon.
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Jun 16, 2012 03:22
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ThePhenomenalBaby posted:I think the real take away from all this is that Persona is a video game, and video game side material tends to be really creepy and pandering. Also, the games themselves can be really creepy and pandering too. I fixed that for you. Western developers objectify women to pander to their male fans all the time, this is not a Japanese phenomenon. edit: I'm not trying to defend this, by the way. I think this novel is embarrassing and bad, I just get sick of seeing people pointing at objectified anime women and saying "God drat it Japan" when this poo poo is all over video games in general. Hamsterlady fucked around with this message at 03:39 on Jun 16, 2012 |
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Jun 16, 2012 03:37
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I would never pretend that it's not. But in this particular instance I decided to mention it because...Persona is a Japanese video game series and that's really it.
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Jun 16, 2012 03:40
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Justice posted:Heavens! So much skin. How uncouth! I'm glad we agree on it, old chum.
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Jun 16, 2012 03:44
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TurnipFritter posted:I'm glad we agree on it, old chum. Bathing suits don't bother me, what bothers me is that they are loving teenagers. We can save the "objectifying women" thing for the perennial "women in video games" thread, but jesus christ those characters are supposed to be like 16 years old right? Goddamn. :facepalm:
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Jun 16, 2012 03:46
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Justice posted:Bathing suits don't bother me, what bothers me is that they are loving teenagers. We can save the "objectifying women" thing for the perennial "women in video games" thread, but jesus christ those characters are supposed to be like 16 years old right? Goddamn. :facepalm: Now I'm curious, actually. The Naoto novel takes place a few years after the events of the game, right? How old is she in that, exactly?
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Jun 16, 2012 03:47
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King of Solomon posted:Now I'm curious, actually. The Naoto novel takes place a few years after the events of the game, right? How old is she in that, exactly? I was referring to the cheesecake swimsuit poster thing, and I'm pretty sure the stupid idol girl is 15. Naoto is in the same grade as her in the game iirc, which would make them the same age (I guess). Maybe she grew out of her rebellious teenage phase and discovered long hair isn't the end of the world, which is good for her but too bad for those of us who have a "thing" for girls with short hair 
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Jun 16, 2012 03:52
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Devil Survivor 2 final boss: Holy poo poo, gently caress Polaris A or B or AB. Actually gently caress all of them. Gonna try a different set-up and strategy to see if it works. If it doesn't, I'm going to cry and kill myself (by grinding a whole lot). Edit: I did it! gently caress you Polaris and your stupid arms. Nothing like suicide rushing through Supernova and surviving. Dunno why others are allowed to have the MC die without getting a Game Over. Maybe it has to do with paths. RickDaedalus fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Jun 16, 2012 |
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Jun 16, 2012 03:54
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The game does insinuate Naoto has the biggest tits. Clearly this light novel was planned from the beginning to capitalize on this.
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Jun 16, 2012 03:55
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King of Solomon posted:Now I'm curious, actually. The Naoto novel takes place a few years after the events of the game, right? How old is she in that, exactly? This says it's a year after P4 ends.
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Jun 16, 2012 03:56
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The cast being teens makes stuff like "let's try and look at them in the bath" make perfect sense, though.
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Jun 16, 2012 03:57
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welpRascyc posted:The game does insinuate Naoto has the biggest tits. Clearly this light novel was planned from the beginning to capitalize on this. Japanese women literally can not talk to each other in a locker room/sauna/hot spring without comparing breast size.
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Jun 16, 2012 03:59
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I'm pretty disappointed with what Atlus is doing with P4 lately. The fighting game was okay but the Naoto novel thing is just bad. I'm glad Persona 3 was less popular or whatever so it didn't get all this weird spinoff stuff.
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Jun 16, 2012 04:08
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A spin-off, especially one that's just using a source material on permission, is not damning on the original source. Unless we count Persona Trinity as part of Persona 3.
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Jun 16, 2012 04:11
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Just wait until the P3 movie 
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Yeah it's pretty generic fare LN/Manga stuff. There's way worse things with the name Persona on it.
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Jun 16, 2012 04:15
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glod posted:I'm pretty disappointed with what Atlus is doing with P4 lately. The fighting game was okay but the Naoto novel thing is just bad. I'm glad Persona 3 was less popular or whatever so it didn't get all this weird spinoff stuff. Persona 3 was way more popular, and there were more LNs and comics than Persona 4 ever had. No one talks about those, though, because they were mostly benign at best and came out like five years ago.
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Jun 16, 2012 04:23
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Rascyc posted:Yeah it's pretty generic fare LN/Manga stuff. There's way worse things with the name Persona on it. I guess this is just my first time seeing stuff like that.  Ah well... At least it's just a manga and not an actual game so I can just skip it entirely and not miss out on anything.Also I forgot that Trinity Soul was even a thing. Is that for the better? I never saw it, what's the deal with it? edit: Justice posted:Persona 3 was way more popular, and there were more LNs and comics than Persona 4 ever had. No one talks about those, though, because they were mostly benign at best and came out like five years ago. Oh, really? I was under the impression that P4 was way more popular for some reason (at least in Japan). Nevermind, if that's the case!
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Jun 16, 2012 04:26
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glod posted:Oh, really? I was under the impression that P4 was way more popular for some reason (at least in Japan). Nevermind, if that's the case!
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Jun 16, 2012 04:30
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Armor-Piercing posted:If you're ever in doubt which of two things is more popular in Japan, always bank on the one with the robot girl. Robot girls, where instead of using the other one already existing, let's make another robot girl for Fighting Arena!
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Jun 16, 2012 04:32
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Armor-Piercing posted:If you're ever in doubt which of two things is more popular in Japan, always bank on the one with the robot girl. P4 had a twintails idol, a martial arts tomgirl, AND a reverse-trap detective. P3, FES, and Portable had the lion's share of LNs, comics, figures, and drama CDs. Atlus USA was really banking on P4 selling better in the states, but maybe it was too late in the PS2's life or something. It did alright in Japan, but the merchandising was nowhere near the level P3 had; look at the Konamistyle pre-order bonuses for a good idea of what I'm talking about. Then they decided to make some cartoons and a fighting game and, well, here we are.
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Jun 16, 2012 04:34
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glod posted:Also I forgot that Trinity Soul was even a thing. Is that for the better? I never saw it, what's the deal with it? One of the plot points involved a brain transplant.
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Jun 16, 2012 04:39
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To derail from the Naoto chat. I just got into the EEG Tower for the second time in DDS2 and goddamn this is the WORST loving place. I thought the Power Plant was bad. This is a million times worse.
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Jun 16, 2012 04:43
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Len posted:I just got into the EEG Tower for the second time in DDS2 and goddamn this is the WORST loving place. I thought the Power Plant was bad. This is a million times worse. Edit: That made me look at my Strange Journey save after not touching it for months. I'm only in Sector F.
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Armor-Piercing posted:Every dungeon in DDS is the worst dungeon until you see the next one. Don't say this. It doesn't inspire hope.
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