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SugarAddict
Oct 11, 2012

Overwatch Porn posted:

why the gently caress would you want to

What the gently caress is with your avatar and name?

Edit: to stay on topic, do we expect any increase in power with joker or something from dating Haru?

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Arist
Feb 13, 2012

who, me?


There's a few requisite benefits but they're the same for everyone. There's no "optimal" girlfriend or anything like that.

Hunt11
Jul 24, 2013

Grimey Drawer

Arist posted:

There's a few requisite benefits but they're the same for everyone. There's no "optimal" girlfriend or anything like that.

From a newgame + perspective this isn't true but it is only a very minor boost to something that should not be a problem in a second time through the game.

GhostStalker
Mar 26, 2010

Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

Arist posted:

There's a few requisite benefits but they're the same for everyone. There's no "optimal" girlfriend or anything like that.

Wasn't Rise supposedly the "optimal" choice for vanilla P4 because she gave you a -50% SP accessory during your Christmas date, which you could use in the "secret" actually final dungeon? Golden added an additional dungeon with which to use said accessory, IIRC.

But then again, you're not choosing a waifu and doing the Christmas date for the accessory and the optimum choice, you're doing it just for the waifu.


Leraika posted:



just think, guys, we could have dated this if someone hadn't bribed the judge
Akechi may be a dork, but at least he's got some moves. Also, why would you want to date the goddamn cop (or at least close enough to one, Makoto doesn't count because reasons)?

W.T. Fits
Apr 21, 2010

Ready to Poyozo Dance all over your face.

GhostStalker posted:

Wasn't Rise supposedly the "optimal" choice for vanilla P4 because she gave you a -50% SP accessory during your Christmas date, which you could use in the "secret" actually final dungeon? Golden added an additional dungeon with which to use said accessory, IIRC.

The additional dungeon in Golden had the gimmick of locking you out of your normal inventory and equipment until the boss fight. Because it was done by the team that worked on Strange Journey, and they wanted to remind you that :atlus: hates you.

Arist
Feb 13, 2012

who, me?


Rise was actually the optimal girlfriend in 4, yes. Also there's a "most convenient" choice for NG+ but nothing worth actually choosing someone for.

cdyoung
Mar 2, 2012

W.T. Fits posted:

The additional dungeon in Golden had the gimmick of locking you out of your normal inventory and equipment until the boss fight. Because it was done by the team that worked on Strange Journey, and they wanted to remind you that :atlus: hates you.

don;t forget the amazing demerit of losing 1/2 your SP after every damned fight.

Omobono
Feb 19, 2013

That's it! No more hiding in tomato crates! It's time to show that idiota Germany how a real nation fights!

For pasta~! CHARGE!

cdyoung posted:

don;t forget the amazing demerit of losing 1/2 your SP after every damned fight.

By that time, Narukami ought to have something with cool breeze and sp regen, and it's more than enough to trivialise the dungeon.

Or Victory Cry, I assume it's even better.

Overnight Blaze
Mar 7, 2017

drat, I honestly wouldn't have the patience to play through this game, I played some of p3 hosed up on dissociatives then visited spent some time at a local college and that made it too real. Thanks for this thread, Arist, it would be too stressful to try to 100% the first time and less fun when not mixing it up with the real world. I started reading this thread at a lovely job and caught up with it again while unemployed, and I've definitely enjoyed some of the references you've made. Cool thread, SSLPs are way easier to follow than VLPs when your internet time is fragmented like mine.

Grapplejack
Nov 27, 2007

There are a lot of characters in this that would have made good gay romances but the director is pretty homophobic

Persona is really weird as a series since it can be good about it or Extremely Bad depending on the day. Like Jun in 2 was gay and you could date him, and P4 had Yusuke, but P5 has terrible poo poo like the creepy dudes who hit on Ryuji or the transphobia in 3.

Grapplejack fucked around with this message at 11:34 on Jul 15, 2018

Robindaybird
Aug 21, 2007

Neat. Sweet. Petite.

Grapplejack posted:

There are a lot of characters in this that would have made good gay romances but the director is pretty homophobic

Persona is really weird as a series since it can be good about it or Extremely Bad depending on the day. Like Jun in 2 was gay and you could date him, and P4 had Yusuke, but P5 has terrible poo poo like the creepy dudes who hit on Ryuji or the transphobia in 3.

yeah, 2 was a different guy, in fact a lot of the old standbys in the SMT series left Atlus after the original Strange Journey.

Hunt11
Jul 24, 2013

Grimey Drawer

Grapplejack posted:

There are a lot of characters in this that would have made good gay romances but the director is pretty homophobic

Persona is really weird as a series since it can be good about it or Extremely Bad depending on the day. Like Jun in 2 was gay and you could date him, and P4 had Yusuke, but P5 has terrible poo poo like the creepy dudes who hit on Ryuji or the transphobia in 3.

One of my issues with the gay dudes in P5 beyond being creepy is that they feel like a pointless addition to the game. As in you could remove them from the cutscenes and just make them more npcs who hang around town and the game would be a better product.

RC Cola
Aug 1, 2011

Dovie'andi se tovya sagain
Came to say I'm playing through the game and am on 9/4. Help me figure out who to romance please. I can't handle letting my fake video game friends down

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




RC Cola posted:

Came to say I'm playing through the game and am on 9/4. Help me figure out who to romance please. I can't handle letting my fake video game friends down

Don't date Futaba

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

RC Cola posted:

Came to say I'm playing through the game and am on 9/4. Help me figure out who to romance please. I can't handle letting my fake video game friends down

Don't pick Makoto because she's worst girl.

Don't pick Haru because, despite being a very good girl, that's what we're doing in here so you'll get to see that anyway.

The (Kawakami) true (Kawakami) answer (Kawakami) is (Kawakami) to (Kawakami) follow (Kawakami) your (KAWAKAMI) heart, friend.

SoundwaveAU fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Jul 15, 2018

An Actual Princess
Dec 23, 2006

RareAcumen posted:

Don't date Futaba

Do date Futaba, she rules

Hunt11
Jul 24, 2013

Grimey Drawer

RC Cola posted:

Came to say I'm playing through the game and am on 9/4. Help me figure out who to romance please. I can't handle letting my fake video game friends down

Makoto and Hifumi are always good choices.

Fantastic Foreskin
Jan 6, 2013

A golden helix streaked skyward from the Helvault. A thunderous explosion shattered the silver monolith and Avacyn emerged, free from her prison at last.

TheGreatEvilKing posted:

Did anyone ever figure out what was with her brand?

It shows that she's a criminal (as in, she had been caught previously and branded for her crimes). If it became known that she was branded so she would be kicked out of (high) society, possibly charged for impersonating a noble or somesuch.

Oxxidation
Jul 22, 2007

GhostStalker posted:

Akechi may be a dork, but at least he's got some moves. Also, why would you want to date the goddamn cop (or at least close enough to one, Makoto doesn't count because reasons)?

he's very pretty

HIJK
Nov 25, 2012
in the room where you sleep
Akechi's haircut is super bad. Not boyfriend material.

An Actual Princess
Dec 23, 2006

akechi is trash and belongs in the garbage

Leraika
Jun 14, 2015

Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.

GhostStalker posted:

Akechi may be a dork, but at least he's got some moves. Also, why would you want to date the goddamn cop (or at least close enough to one, Makoto doesn't count because reasons)?

because it'd be funny

also:


Overwatch Porn posted:

akechi is trash and belongs in the garbage

Blademaster_Aio
Jan 22, 2017

What about Takemi? The back alley doctor?

Coq au Nandos
Nov 7, 2006

I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question... A shitpost is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.

Blademaster_Aio posted:

What about Takemi? The back alley doctor?

The part of my brain that will forever be 12 years old just lost his poo poo at this post.

Grapplejack
Nov 27, 2007

Overwatch Porn posted:

Do date Futaba, she rules

She's too young and your relationship with her makes it super loving weird to even consider dating her imo


RC Cola posted:

Came to say I'm playing through the game and am on 9/4. Help me figure out who to romance please. I can't handle letting my fake video game friends down

Kawakami.

An Actual Princess
Dec 23, 2006

Grapplejack posted:

She's too young and your relationship with her makes it super loving weird to even consider dating her imo

she's one year younger than the mc

lunar detritus
May 6, 2009


Please don't date your sister.

An Actual Princess
Dec 23, 2006

the mc has known her for three months at this point and has no reason to see her as anything other than a new friend

Funky Valentine
Feb 26, 2014

Dojyaa~an

gmq posted:

Please don't date your sister.

Hunt11
Jul 24, 2013

Grimey Drawer

Overwatch Porn posted:

the mc has known her for three months at this point and has no reason to see her as anything other than a new friend

Everything with Sojiro makes it very clear that she is at least your pseudo-sister.

An Actual Princess
Dec 23, 2006

Hunt11 posted:

Everything with Sojiro makes it very clear that she is at least your pseudo-sister.

i extremely disagree but it's obvious that i'm in the minority here so i won't bother

ddegenha
Jan 28, 2009

What is this?!

RC Cola posted:

Came to say I'm playing through the game and am on 9/4. Help me figure out who to romance please. I can't handle letting my fake video game friends down

Well if you don't want to disappoint any of your video game friends, then the logical solution is to romance everyone so that you're not disappointing anyone. And then, once you've seen all the options you can decide who the best choice is and only romance one in a new game+.

Jen X
Sep 29, 2014

To bring light to the darkness, whether that darkness be ignorance, injustice, apathy, or stagnation.

Overwatch Porn posted:

i extremely disagree but it's obvious that i'm in the minority here so i won't bother

we already know you have very questionable taste, forums poster overwatch porn

also futaba looks like and acts like a 13 year old

HIJK
Nov 25, 2012
in the room where you sleep

Blademaster_Aio posted:

What about Takemi? The back alley doctor?

romanced Takemi my first playthrough, can confirm she rules.

Snorb
Nov 19, 2010
We all know who the best romance choice is.

(It's Ryuji.)

Coq au Nandos
Nov 7, 2006

I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question... A shitpost is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.

ddegenha posted:

Well if you don't want to disappoint any of your video game friends, then the logical solution is to romance everyone so that you're not disappointing anyone. And then, once you've seen all the options you can decide who the best choice is and only romance one in a new game+.

The correct option. Become Tokyo's biggest manwhore.

An Actual Princess
Dec 23, 2006

GeneX posted:

we already know you have very questionable taste, forums poster overwatch porn

also futaba looks like and acts like a 13 year old

:eyeroll:

HIJK
Nov 25, 2012
in the room where you sleep

Snorb posted:

We all know who the best romance choice is.

(It's Ryuji.)

:emptyquote:

GhostStalker
Mar 26, 2010

Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

Grapplejack posted:

There are a lot of characters in this that would have made good gay romances but the director is pretty homophobic

Persona is really weird as a series since it can be good about it or Extremely Bad depending on the day. Like Jun in 2 was gay and you could date him, and P4 had Yusuke, but P5 has terrible poo poo like the creepy dudes who hit on Ryuji or the transphobia in 3.
Did you mean Yosuke here? Because he was super gay panicky about Kanji when he first showed up and joined the Investigation Team after his dungeon. There was the supposed cut gay romance that was apparently still on disc, but I'm not sure if that's what you're referring to here.

Overwatch Porn posted:

akechi is trash and belongs in the garbage
:agreed:
His dance moves and his Persona moveset are pretty good though, from what I've seen. Too bad about the rest of him, being a loving cop and all, plus his personality.

Leraika posted:

because it'd be funny
Fair.

Hunt11 posted:

Makoto and Hifumi are always good choices.

SoundwaveAU posted:

The (Kawakami) true (Kawakami) answer (Kawakami) is (Kawakami) to (Kawakami) follow (Kawakami) your (KAWAKAMI) heart, friend.

HIJK posted:

romanced Takemi my first playthrough, can confirm she rules.
All these are good choices.

I actually found the Futaba romance kinda cute, but I can see why people could bounce right off and feel creepy about going through with it.

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Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
Date everyone. :colbert:

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