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Tin Soldier
Apr 13, 2005

Butt Ghost posted:

Are those giant sexy Shadow legs behind Yu?
No. It's Rise.

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Strange Quark
Oct 15, 2012

I Failed At Anime 2022

Endorph posted:

You all are missing the real news.



Dancing with your Persona.

But they're base Personas. Signs pointing to no on Takehaya Susano-o being available... :smith:

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

Strange Quark posted:

But they're base Personas. Signs pointing to no on Takehaya Susano-o being available... :smith:
Well, that's how it was in Arena, too. Apparently Yu never maxed his S. Links.

Pornographic Memory
Dec 17, 2008

Endorph posted:

Well, that's how it was in Arena, too. Apparently Yu never maxed his S. Links.

He was too busy practicing his genius dancing abilities.

Don Gato
Apr 28, 2013

Actually a bipedal cat.
Grimey Drawer

Strange Quark posted:

But they're base Personas. Signs pointing to no on Takehaya Susano-o being available... :smith:

Yu is just cool enough that he switches personas mid dance so he can have both Izanagi and Izanagi-no-Okami at the same time and just swap between them. I know I had both the first time I took down the last boss.

Hwurmp
May 20, 2005

Strange Quark posted:

But they're base Personas. Signs pointing to no on Takehaya Susano-o being available... :smith:

That would be completely imbalanced. He's way too funky.

The REAL Goobusters
Apr 25, 2008
It's finally Jiraiya's chance to shine!

AradoBalanga
Jan 3, 2013

The REAL Goobusters posted:

It's finally Jiraiya's chance to shine!
Disco Ninja Frog can finally show off his disco side!

The_Frag_Man
Mar 26, 2005

Endorph posted:

You all are missing the real news.



Dancing with your Persona.

This is my favourite game.
I wonder if it will let you add your own tracks? Is that something often supported by games in this genre?

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009



And here's more, also with a shot of what is presumably the new girl.

For the record, the new girl actually is mentioned off-hand in Persona 4 - in Rise's S. Link, she talks about them bringing in someone to replace her.

EDIT: And there are some rhythm games that let you add your own tracks, but Project DIVA definitely didn't, and this game seems to be aping that.

Kinu Nishimura
Apr 24, 2008

SICK LOOT!
I'm not sure I'd describe that smile as quite reaching Megidolaon Cute!! but okay.

Dark_Tzitzimine
Oct 9, 2012

by R. Guyovich

Generic Anime Idol :effort:



In contrast, look at this fabulous motherfucker :allears:

This game is gonna be so stupid, but on the good sense :v:

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

alcharagia posted:

I'm not sure I'd describe that smile as quite reaching Megidolaon Cute!! but okay.
It's Megido cute.

TurnipFritter
Apr 21, 2010
10,000 POSTS ON TALKING TIME

Her artwork looks really weird.


Light Gun Man
Oct 17, 2009

toEjaM iS oN
vaCatioN




Lipstick Apathy

Oh god not again.

Lessail
Apr 1, 2011

:cry::cry:
tell me how vgk aren't playing like shit again
:cry::cry:
p.s. help my grapes are so sour!

Endorph posted:

EDIT: And there are some rhythm games that let you add your own tracks, but Project DIVA definitely didn't, and this game seems to be aping that.

From what I remember from the first Project DIVA, you could make your own note tracks/stage performance to any mp3 but to do so well you needed to know the bpm and sometimes the song didn't match up quite right with the editor.

Dancing All Night is going to be fun. Always play as Kanji.

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

Oh, nevermind then. I just assumed. :v:

EDIT: Also I have no idea why, but that 'Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series' sticker never fails to make me laugh my rear end off.

Captain Baal
Oct 23, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022

Endorph posted:

Oh, nevermind then. I just assumed. :v:

EDIT: Also I have no idea why, but that 'Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series' sticker never fails to make me laugh my rear end off.

It's because it was DMC2 Dante, the one everyone loved.

Level Slide
Jan 4, 2011

Well this time it's DmC Dante :unsmigghh:

Strange Quark
Oct 15, 2012

I Failed At Anime 2022

Level Slide posted:

Well this time it's DmC Dante :unsmigghh:

Daisuke Asakura does not deserve to be insulted like that. :mad:

Butt Ghost
Nov 23, 2013

Ibram Gaunt
Jul 22, 2009

I assume no SMTxFE info trickled in with all this persona stuff right? :(

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

Ibram Gaunt posted:

I assume no SMTxFE info trickled in with all this persona stuff right? :(
Goddamn, when did your avatar change? You've had that 'death is not a hunter unbeknownst to its prey' one for like 3 years.

And nope, not that I can tell. All we have is a name, some SMT and FE characters, and the fact that it may or may not be an RPG.

The_Frag_Man
Mar 26, 2005

Endorph posted:

And nope, not that I can tell. All we have is a name, some SMT and FE characters, and the fact that it may or may not be an RPG.

I think someone accidentally mentioned that it was set in the present day.

Joshlemagne
Mar 6, 2013

Dark_Tzitzimine posted:

Generic Anime Idol :effort:

Yeah but whaddya gonna do? Rise's been part of the series since the beginning :rimshot:

Vrikkian
Apr 26, 2010

I think I'm having a stroke...
I guess this thread is somewhat relevant, but is P4Arena worth it? I don't like fighting games (I don't have 40 hours a week to devote to being semi-decent online), but I hear it's worth it for the story and just being a Persona 4 game.

Plus it's getting pretty drat cheap on Amazon.

DrManiac
Feb 29, 2012

Dark_Tzitzimine posted:

Generic Anime Idol :effort:




To be fair aren't all idols supposed to be generic anime ladies?


Vrikkian posted:

I guess this thread is somewhat relevant, but is P4Arena worth it? I don't like fighting games (I don't have 40 hours a week to devote to being semi-decent online), but I hear it's worth it for the story and just being a Persona 4 game.

Plus it's getting pretty drat cheap on Amazon.


As someone who almost never plays fighting games (The only ones I played this year is Arena and Divekick) I enjoyed it and didn't regret the $30 I spend for it on amazon. There's a ton of dialog in the story mode, the game is gorgeous and it has so many nods to the persona games it's crazy. Get it unless you can't stand fighting games in general.


DrManiac fucked around with this message at 17:30 on Nov 29, 2013

Strange Quark
Oct 15, 2012

I Failed At Anime 2022

Vrikkian posted:

I guess this thread is somewhat relevant, but is P4Arena worth it? I don't like fighting games (I don't have 40 hours a week to devote to being semi-decent online), but I hear it's worth it for the story and just being a Persona 4 game.

Plus it's getting pretty drat cheap on Amazon.

The story is pretty darn substantial and continues the P3/P4 storylines as a whole and you can set the difficulty to Easy or Very Easy if you're having trouble. There is an LP of it going on right now though.

CuddleCryptid
Jan 11, 2013

Things could be going better

Vrikkian posted:

I guess this thread is somewhat relevant, but is P4Arena worth it? I don't like fighting games (I don't have 40 hours a week to devote to being semi-decent online), but I hear it's worth it for the story and just being a Persona 4 game.

Plus it's getting pretty drat cheap on Amazon.

The fighting in story mode really isn't that hard as long as you can stand to learn the basics, there's several systems in the game that make button mashing fairly effective in a basic sense so you can power through the story without a ton of trouble.

Proto Cloud
Feb 18, 2013

Maybe next year...
Being a canon sequel to P4, and P3 to an extent, makes Persona 4 Arena worth it if you really want more Persona. Just don't expect much from the story mode though. It's not exactly on the caliber of P3/4's storytelling, with the exception of Labrys' backstory which I found interesting. There's a ton of text to wade through like a visual novel, I particularly didn't enjoy static images and texts for up to an hour on end. This is exacerbated by how the story forces you to play every character from start to finish, forcing you to go through the same plot points, text and dialogue over and over. Would've worked better if they played it like MK9 or Injustice instead. And a bunch of the text detailing the characters' feelings at any given moment or descriptions of areas, could have easily been cut altogether. Fighting AI in fighters is boring and this game is no exception for the story mode fights.

As for the fighter itself, it's definitely not bad at all. It's pretty easy to pick up and do cool stuff. It's got a ton of personality and a lot of nods to P3 and 4 that will make you smile if you're a fan. I personally have an issue with the lack of a heavy normal attack, but otherwise it's a blast to play and not a boring slog like Blazblue is.

oblomov
Jun 20, 2002

Meh... #overrated
I am not a huge fan of fighters, mainly because I don't have the time to learn the systems (I'd rather spend 40-50 hours on an RPG), but still enjoyed P4A quite a bit. If you are a Persona fan, it's a no-brainer at the current PSN price (or Amazon), especially with the sequel and bunch of other Persona games on the horizon.

The only other fighters right now that I actually like are DOA5 and MK since I can kind of button mash my way to victory plus they have some sort of a story mode. I played a bit of BlazBlue, and that wasn't quite my cup of tea, but I haven't played too much of it.

Gyoru
Jul 13, 2004



Heads up - SMT: Soul Hackers is going to be an Amazon Lightning Deal in a little over an hour.



$9.99 starting at 11:10PM EST/8:10PM PST: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00APBF8A6

Dehry
Aug 21, 2009

Grimey Drawer

Gyoru posted:

Heads up - SMT: Soul Hackers is going to be an Amazon Lightning Deal in a little over an hour.



$9.99 starting at 11:10PM EST/8:10PM PST: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00APBF8A6

Strangely, this one and Style Savvy get the most street passes for me outside of the standard Pokemon and Fire Emblem.

I really need to restart this game, I actually dumped stats into my MC's magic thinking it would work just like in SMT IV

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

Dehry posted:

Strangely, this one and Style Savvy get the most street passes for me outside of the standard Pokemon and Fire Emblem.

I really need to restart this game, I actually dumped stats into my MC's magic thinking it would work just like in SMT IV

Ouch. Yeah, you only want to do that with Nemissa.

The Machine
Dec 15, 2004
Rage Against / Welcome to

Gyoru posted:

Heads up - SMT: Soul Hackers is going to be an Amazon Lightning Deal in a little over an hour.



$9.99 starting at 11:10PM EST/8:10PM PST: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00APBF8A6

Oh gently caress, thanks for posting this as I totally would've missed it. Finger's on the trigger!

a crisp refreshing Moxie
May 2, 2007


Sweet! Soul Hackers isn't exactly at the top of my to-play list, but for $10 how can I refuse?

oblomov
Jun 20, 2002

Meh... #overrated

ImpAtom posted:

Ouch. Yeah, you only want to do that with Nemissa.

Is there a good guide for Soul Hackers with regards to character building and Demon Capturing? About to start it up and wanted to make sure I don't screw up something major.

Gyoru
Jul 13, 2004



100% claimed in 7 minutes. :stare:

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

oblomov posted:

Is there a good guide for Soul Hackers with regards to character building and Demon Capturing? About to start it up and wanted to make sure I don't screw up something major.

Basically:

Your protagonist should go for physical or defensive stats, maybe a bit of Int to make demon negotiation a bit less biased against you but it isn't necessary. He is never going to be a big deal damage-wise but can do okay with good swords/good equipment. You just want him to not die.
Nemissa should just max magic. She will nuke everything. She will massively nuke everything.

Demons have 5 personality traits but don't level up. Instead they have a loyalty bar that goes up and they get boosts to their stats at it goes up. As long as a demon's loyalty isn't maxed, they are unlikely to obey you UNLESS you give them orders they like. Giving them an order they like makes their loyalty rise.

Wild demons want to use physical attacks.
Sly demons want to use magical attacks
Kind demons want to heal/defend.
Dumb demons dislike being told to do anything but use the Go/Auto command
Calm demons are a bit complex in that they like being told to do what they THINK they have to do. So if their AI thinks they need to heal, you need to have them heal.

The easiest way to 'level up' most demons is to buy the sake from the sake shop that makes them Kind and have them defend during battle. Otherwise just follow the rules above. Once their loyalty is maxed they'll obey you without question. A fused demon will have loyalty that is the mix of the demons used to fuse it, so make sure to fuse demons after you've maxed their loyalty out.

ImpAtom fucked around with this message at 05:28 on Dec 1, 2013

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SerialGhost
Dec 19, 2012

Excellent!
WHO is the big dumb idiot that did the music for Persona 1 PSP?

It's unbelievably irritating and I cannot believe there wasn't a single person that said "hey man maybe these vocal tracks dont really make any sense at all and are kind of annoying dude man ok" <=== Where was that guy and why didn't anyone take him seriously???

SerialGhost fucked around with this message at 04:32 on Dec 2, 2013

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