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bennyfranks
Jun 23, 2005

IGNORE ME!

Ugh I just tried to rush the Temperance social link and I got to rank 9 right before summer break, partly because you lose both weekends to exams and having to go to bed early to prepare for hanging out with your friends, and apparently you can't rank up with her again until after school is back in session--there goes my plan to hit rank 10 and save 3 nights from Futaba's palace.

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Meiteron
Apr 4, 2008

Whoa! You're gonna be a legend!
Ahahaha I got Makoto and she's already the best character.

I like that it breaks from the previous tradition of characters falling rear end-backwards into a persona otherworld before getting their cool powers, this time the gang was all "well come along then and we'll show you the real crazy". I also like her motorcycle but that isn't surprising. I LOVE that her first reaction to the Phantom Thieves' modus operandi is essentially "how have you morons even lasted this long time to sort this poo poo out". I was cackling during that.

Third dungeon I hear is a slog but I got Death 7 right before I walked in so I have two discounted SP refreshes keeping me at negative total use for the first couple dozen fights, so hopefully I'll be fine.

Supremezero
Apr 28, 2013

hay gurl

bennyfranks posted:

Ugh I just tried to rush the Temperance social link and I got to rank 9 right before summer break, partly because you lose both weekends to exams and having to go to bed early to prepare for hanging out with your friends, and apparently you can't rank up with her again until after school is back in session--there goes my plan to hit rank 10 and save 3 nights from Futaba's palace.

I'm convinced the game is specifically calculated to do this to you.

bewilderment
Nov 22, 2007
man what



Man the Strength social link is kind of a money sink with all the summoning I gotta do, as well as sacrificing some old Personas just to make room.

I just finished up the fourth layer of mementos before exams after the third Palace and did Strength rank 4 and 5 in succession, and now my money is down to 220k. I thought I was gonna finish up, but if I wanna buy another SP3 accessory for 50k and also unlock Fortune for 100k I'm gonna be back down pretty low if I also want to buy equipment upgrades for the next Palace, especially with occasional maid visits and gift-buying. Guess I might do another lap of the last couple of floors.

edit:
Also throughout the entire game up to this point the game hasn't done anything as cruel as the turn-1 Mahakaoun Archangels in Palace 1. Seriously WTF was up with that.

bewilderment fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Apr 10, 2017

Baku
Aug 20, 2005

by Fluffdaddy

Zore posted:

I only got the option for Makoto and Ryugi in Hawaii. Ann is maxed and Makoto is rank 5 so :shrug:

Maybe it has to do with how you answer the question about which girl you like the night before?

I'm at this part right now and have four: Makoto (5), Ann (Max), Hifumi (7), and Ryuji (9)

My theory is that it has to do with the personas available to you, i.e. your options are all the students on the trip that you have a same-arcana persona for

Dred Cosmonaut
Jan 6, 2010

There once was a tiger-striped cat.
Oh my loving god the casino music is loving TERRIBLE

Terper
Jun 26, 2012


Dred Cosmonaut posted:

Oh my loving god the casino music is loving TERRIBLE

:psyduck:

It's easily the best dungeon theme in the game

TERRIBLE SHITLORD
Oct 20, 2005


MY NIGGA HAVE
YOU TRIED LSD
I'm on 5/9 and following the gamefaqs guide but it says nothing about doing any mementos for quite a long time despite them becoming available. Is there a reason I should be avoiding them? Does time pass when you do them?

ChaosArgate
Oct 10, 2012

Why does everyone think I'm going to get in trouble?

Yeah, diving into the Metaverse eats up the rest of the day and takes away your evening options too.

Expect My Mom
Nov 18, 2013

by Smythe
i got the rise poster and a chocolate fountain in my room now

ann best girl for that one

TERRIBLE SHITLORD posted:

I'm on 5/9 and following the gamefaqs guide but it says nothing about doing any mementos for quite a long time despite them becoming available. Is there a reason I should be avoiding them? Does time pass when you do them?
Yeah they take up your day so I've been waiting to get more Memento missions and just knock em all out

Zore
Sep 21, 2010
willfully illiterate, aggressively miserable sourpuss whose sole raison d’etre is to put other people down for liking the wrong things

TERRIBLE SHITLORD posted:

I'm on 5/9 and following the gamefaqs guide but it says nothing about doing any mementos for quite a long time despite them becoming available. Is there a reason I should be avoiding them? Does time pass when you do them?

Yes, time passes and you there are a lot of metaverse blocks on various social links you need to get to certain ranks to trigger. All the Mementos runs in the walkthrough clear out a ton of them in one go.

wizard on a water slide posted:

I'm at this part right now and have four: Makoto (5), Ann (Max), Hifumi (7), and Ryuji (9)

My theory is that it has to do with the personas available to you, i.e. your options are all the students on the trip that you have a same-arcana persona for

I had a star persona so it can't be that. Also no Chariot.

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

does sadayo's rank 10 bonus make mementos take a half-day? or does it only apply to the palaces?

Saagonsa
Dec 29, 2012

TERRIBLE SHITLORD posted:

I'm on 5/9 and following the gamefaqs guide but it says nothing about doing any mementos for quite a long time despite them becoming available. Is there a reason I should be avoiding them? Does time pass when you do them?

Yeah, time passes and it makes you tired at night just like going to a palace does.

TERRIBLE SHITLORD
Oct 20, 2005


MY NIGGA HAVE
YOU TRIED LSD

ChaosArgate posted:

Yeah, diving into the Metaverse eats up the rest of the day and takes away your evening options too.


Moltrey posted:

Yeah they take up your day so I've been waiting to get more Memento missions and just knock em all out

Sounds like a plan, thanks for the info.

Zore
Sep 21, 2010
willfully illiterate, aggressively miserable sourpuss whose sole raison d’etre is to put other people down for liking the wrong things

Endorph posted:

does sadayo's rank 10 bonus make mementos take a half-day? or does it only apply to the palaces?

It applies to both so long as you remember to call her at night when you get back

NotALizardman
Jun 5, 2011

wizard on a water slide posted:

I'm at this part right now and have four: Makoto (5), Ann (Max), Hifumi (7), and Ryuji (9)

My theory is that it has to do with the personas available to you, i.e. your options are all the students on the trip that you have a same-arcana persona for

Nah, I didn't have a priestess or a star, and I got Hifumi, Makoto and Ryuji as options.

Expect My Mom
Nov 18, 2013

by Smythe
I haven't gotten far in it nor really gotten a chance to use but Teacher Maid's S. Link rewards sound just bonkers.

like what the gently caress

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
That field trip choice should be, if you have all the options, Ann/Makato/Kawakami/Hifumi/the guys.

Baku
Aug 20, 2005

by Fluffdaddy

Moltrey posted:

I haven't gotten far in it nor really gotten a chance to use but Teacher Maid's S. Link rewards sound just bonkers.

like what the gently caress

I can't figure out how the "gives you free time to do stuff while slacking in class" one is supposed to work; I got it during the summer and now I'm off summer break but school hasn't changed at all (I figured it'd give you prompts when you get the "teacher asks questions" bits)

TERRIBLE SHITLORD
Oct 20, 2005


MY NIGGA HAVE
YOU TRIED LSD
Great now I can't find Ryuji at all. Still on 5/9 and the map says he's at the school and he wants to hang out but where on earth is he?

JackDarko
Sep 30, 2009

"Amala, I've got a chainsaw on my arm. I'll be fine."
Is it possible to issue a special order during the second boss fight?

Terper
Jun 26, 2012


wizard on a water slide posted:

I can't figure out how the "gives you free time to do stuff while slacking in class" one is supposed to work; I got it during the summer and now I'm off summer break but school hasn't changed at all (I figured it'd give you prompts when you get the "teacher asks questions" bits)

Every now and then Kawakami will hold a lesson where you get to do whatever.

TERRIBLE SHITLORD posted:

Great now I can't find Ryuji at all. Still on 5/9 and the map says he's at the school and he wants to hang out but where on earth is he?

Right outside your classroom, near the stairs to the right when exiting. If you get a message on your phone but it doesn't directly tell you if you're ready to rank up or whatever, accepting it will just take you to where the character is.

JackDarko posted:

Is it possible to issue a special order during the second boss fight?

Yes, but it comes super late and is probably unnecessary at that point.

Terper fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Apr 10, 2017

TheFireMagi
Nov 6, 2011

...She's behind me, isn't she?
Well, I didn't think I've have to wait so long to hear Rivers in the Desert, but it was worth it cause that song is so damned good.

Fulchrum
Apr 16, 2013

by R. Guyovich

wizard on a water slide posted:

I can't figure out how the "gives you free time to do stuff while slacking in class" one is supposed to work; I got it during the summer and now I'm off summer break but school hasn't changed at all (I figured it'd give you prompts when you get the "teacher asks questions" bits)

Its just when you have her as teacher and its a way to boost stats in the middle of the day. So occasionally, when you have her for a teacher, you can read a book to get the right stat boost, make tools to raise proficiency, actually loving listen for once to get a knowledge boost, or just sleep. I don't know what that one does, I haven't bothered to try it.

Okay, so is there a reason both Sun and Moon keep cockblocking me? Neither will actually talk to me when they're out there. This is after the second dungeon but before the guy confessed, is there something I need to progress to get them to open up, that the game isn't telling me about?

spit on my clit
Jul 19, 2015

by Cyrano4747

Endorph posted:

does sadayo's rank 10 bonus make mementos take a half-day? or does it only apply to the palaces?

who's sadayo again and where do i find em

oh right, the op is a thing

Terper
Jun 26, 2012


TheFireMagi posted:

Well, I didn't think I've have to wait so long to hear Rivers in the Desert, but it was worth it cause that song is so damned good.

WHEN THE HOPE OF NEW BEGINNINGS BURNED OUR FEET, NOW WE NEED IT

Baku
Aug 20, 2005

by Fluffdaddy

Fulchrum posted:

Okay, so is there a reason both Sun and Moon keep cockblocking me? Neither will actually talk to me when they're out there. This is after the second dungeon but before the guy confessed, is there something I need to progress to get them to open up, that the game isn't telling me about?

For Sun, did you work at the beef bowl shop until he shows up as a customer? I think you have to do it twice.

Saint Freak
Apr 16, 2007

Regretting is an insult to oneself
Buglord
Why can't I hold all these Best Girls

8-Bit Scholar
Jan 23, 2016

by FactsAreUseless

Kortel posted:

Fourth palace has been blotchy for me. when you acquire Lights of Anubis and the shadows spawn they don't appear for me. But they drat well ambush me while invisible. Lost an hour of play to that, including the first miniboss with the freaking Rat gimmick. really frustrating.

That's a weird glitch and I didn't see anything like that in that instance, so I'm sorry about that. That sequence is pretty cool otherwise, you start getting paranoid about environmental objects.

Sae is the most ludicrous character, this Confidant gimmick is hilarious. I feel like she'd have this reaction to anything.

"So you were a Phantom Thief for months without starving to death. You must have purchased foodstuffs from SOMEONE. Who was it? Answer me!"
"So you went all this time without a single cavity? Who was your dentist? You'd better not lie...!"

EDIT: Why isn't Iwai Akihiko's dad?

8-Bit Scholar fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Apr 10, 2017

Expect My Mom
Nov 18, 2013

by Smythe
I'm so glad I spoiled myself on Rivers In The Desert

A RIVER IN A DRY LAND

THE LAST ACE IN A LOST HAND

A HEARTBEAT FOR A TIN MAN


wizard on a water slide posted:

I can't figure out how the "gives you free time to do stuff while slacking in class" one is supposed to work; I got it during the summer and now I'm off summer break but school hasn't changed at all (I figured it'd give you prompts when you get the "teacher asks questions" bits)
Yeah I haven't gotten to use it either, but also haven't heard as my teacher in class for a while

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
The biggest change (this is not the biggest change) is basically all the girls are trying to one-up each other in cheesy one-liners before the "You spent a long night with her" transition.

Saint Freak
Apr 16, 2007

Regretting is an insult to oneself
Buglord

8-Bit Scholar posted:

Sae is the most ludicrous character, this Confidant gimmick is hilarious. I feel like she'd have this reaction to anything.

"So you were a Phantom Thief for months without starving to death. You must have purchased foodstuffs from SOMEONE. Who was it? Answer me!"
"So you went all this time without a single cavity? Who was your dentist? You'd better not lie...!"

Sae: "I've narrowed it down to two possibilities: either you're lying to me....or you're telling the truth!!!!"



Yes, those...those are the two options Sae. Good work detective.

OneDeadman
Oct 16, 2010

[SUPERBIA]
Joker! There's a treasure chest. We can get more money

TheFireMagi
Nov 6, 2011

...She's behind me, isn't she?

Moltrey posted:

I'm so glad I spoiled myself on Rivers In The Desert

Pretty much this, yeah.

OneDeadman posted:

Joker! There's a treasure chest. We can get more money

Normally this is the part where I would say you can never have enough money in a Persona game to fuse demons, but I actually had zero problems with money in this game so...

Agean90
Jun 28, 2008


Saint Freak posted:

Sae: "I've narrowed it down to two possibilities: either you're lying to me....or you're telling the truth!!!!"



Yes, those...those are the two options Sae. Good work detective.

Sae: "I get the feeling you dont trust me, guy who was just tortured"

Fulchrum
Apr 16, 2013

by R. Guyovich

Deltasquid posted:

Christ how are you people so fast. I've been playing all day since it came out basically and I'm only in late August.

Please keep cool end-game stuff spoiler tagged for us slowpokes. :(

That said, I don't like how all the phantom thieves are making GBS threads on Akechi so hard. He is my friend and I want to talk to him on good terms!

Listen to the other phantom thieves, man.

Infinity Gaia
Feb 27, 2011

a storm is coming...

I feel like the game is making fun of me for finally making the infinite lockpick by only having 3 locked chests in Palace 5.

8-Bit Scholar
Jan 23, 2016

by FactsAreUseless

OneDeadman posted:

Joker! There's a treasure chest. We can get more money

If "Aha is this our chance?" is an example of incidental terrible VA, Yusuke's treasure chest line is the exact opposite. It's endlessly entertaining. Matter of fact, Yusuke's probably putting in the best VA performance of the main cast so far.

Roobanguy
May 31, 2011

Kortel posted:

Fourth palace has been blotchy for me. when you acquire Lights of Anubis and the shadows spawn they don't appear for me. But they drat well ambush me while invisible. Lost an hour of play to that, including the first miniboss with the freaking Rat gimmick. really frustrating.

the fourth palace is the only place i ran into a glitch in. was running up some stairs when a shadow walked out of them right into my grill, but because the lower half was still in the stairs it didn't count as an encounter.

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Fulchrum
Apr 16, 2013

by R. Guyovich

wizard on a water slide posted:

For Sun, did you work at the beef bowl shop until he shows up as a customer? I think you have to do it twice.

I've got the link for both, and both are on level 2 of the link. But instead of the card symbol above both, it's the three dots. Japanese Bernie keeps telling me he's busy and to come back on his free days. Stalker Guy just says he wants me to beat up the guy who was intimidating the other bully in mementos.

Speaking of, is it not possible to accumulate mementos and then just knock them all out in a day? I can only get one at a time.

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