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The preorder bonus for the English version of Persona 4: the Golden has been announced: Kinda meh. I don't have a Vita, and don't plan to own one by fall, so I'm not sure I'd buy it just for the preorder bonus. Now, if someone was buying and wanted to sell it separately, maybe... The email goes out of it's way to imply that SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED AND WON'T LAST, which I'm inclined to doubt after the hyperbole they gave for the Catherine bonus (every order of the super duper deluxe version is made to order and won't last! Yet somehow the overstock will go on sale on Amazon 2 months later!)
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TurnipFritter posted:I was pretty excited to see so many new posts because I assume something had leaked from Famitsu or there had been an announcement or something. Boy was I disappointed. Ditto. When there are 30+ posts, I go in assuming it's either news, or people discussing and comparing their opinions. 60+ posts and you can be assured discussion about Aigis and the end of her social link are in there somewhere.
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I have a pet theory that The Answer was made for vocal fans who wished that Persona was more like the mainline SMT games, and the developers responded by making it like SMT I & II. LibbyM posted:Boiling an entire game down to JUST persona 3 dungeons is too much, I say this as someone who really enjoyed Strange Journey, so it's not like I auto hate dungeon crawling. Agreed, dungeon crawling in Strange Journey was done fantastically. I'm the kind of person who generally tolerates dungeon crawling segments in games as long as they don't get excessive, but I can't get enough of the "grinding" in SJ! Persona 3 had a genuinely interesting concept for it's dungeon, so I gave the more annoying aspects a pass. But by the last block, it began to wear thin and I could not wait for it to be over. Funnily enough, I played through Persona 4 and Persona 3 around the same time, and back then I found Persona 3's one dungeon to be much more tolerable than the variable dungeons in Persona 4.
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Aug 23, 2012 02:23
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Krad posted:What P4 needed was an ending just like Clue's. That would've fixed everything. This is the best post. Now to add some more to this series of CIA-classified posts! IIRC, Dojima being the originally intended killer was mentioned in the art book, or maybe the fanbook, next to some concept art, but as I don't have it with me, I can't fact check that. Now, I agree with the sentiment that the reveal of Adachi being the killer could have been handled a bit better storywise. I would argue that Adachi as a character is not written badly, as he is very obviously a sociopath. A very significant aspect of people with sociopathic personalities is that they view themselves as incredibly superior to the people around them, and derive joy in "faking" being normal while secretly sabotaging those around them. It's not unheard of for a sociopathic killer to have secretly have committed murders unbeknownst to even those closest to them, so I'm willing to give Atlus a pass on that. Unfortunately, like a lot of the Persona 4 late-game revelations, it's a good concept on paper and when analyzed, but in execution it's clumsy. Really, Persona 4 is a super enjoyable game despite some of the plot weaknesses, but I've often wondered how much better its story might have been if the development team had more than an 18-month development cycle from concept to finish. Ravana posted:It's a game about murder. It should be uncomfortable. Certainly that's how the NPCs treat it (Adachi vomiting in the beginning, the entire Hanged Man line, etc.), but that never really comes across to the players ourselves. I think the original killer would have done a much better job of making the player feel the same way the characters do. Actually, the, "YAAAAAY! Let's catch a serial killer!"  " dichotomy was something that actually really worked for me as the viewer seeing that one of the core themes of the game is how truth is reflected in the media. The game is both very bright and exciting, but underneath are things that are dark and nauseating. On news media in real life, there's no block of stories just for the dark stuff, it's all mixed together, switching from say, a murder to the weather. And in between are entertaining commercials. Adachi as the killer works in the regard that he is both emotionally distant and emotionally close, rather like the way media makes you feel.Cityinthesea posted:Persona 4 If Dojima was the killer then Nanako would have NO ONE and you guys are all terrible why do you hate Nanako If you think about it, maybe Atlus did us all a service by writing that reveal the way they did. Just think of all the horrible fanwork that could have come from the concept of The protagonist's family adopting Nanako and the MC grooming her to become his girlfriend. 
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Aug 23, 2012 05:31
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TurnipFritter posted:It's Nanjou Kei's ultimate Persona in Persona 2 Eternal Punishment. Welp, I was gonna post Frost Ace from SMT: Strange Journey or Cereberus from SMT I & II, but I doubt anything can top this.
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Aug 23, 2012 06:01
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W.T. Fits posted:The clerk's name wasn't Louis Cypher by any chance, was it? That's the best mental image I'm having right now.
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TurnipFritter posted:Shin Megami Tensei IV trailer: Thanks for the link! I thought the trailer was really well done. It makes me want to keep an eye on SMTIV, more.
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Aug 28, 2012 22:33
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 According to the Atlus USA Facebook page the Solid Gold Edition of Persona 4 Golden is sold out and not taking preorders at "Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, EBGames.ca, as well as the physical GameStop stores." The only place it's left is "GameStop.com and EBGames.com". I'm probably playing right into Atlus's hands, but I ended up reserving a copy from Gamestop.com when I read this. At least reserving is free. If it really is scarce, and I end up not liking the swag, I can sell it pretty new to someone who might want to pay more, which would end up paying for a copy of P4G when I actually, you know, plan to own a Vita.
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vanov posted:How did you work it to be free? I tried this just now and it declined my (to be fair, empty at this moment) card, so either it wanted to charge me or it just needs to "see" that I have funds, which'll be another nine days If you order onine at Gamestop or Amazon, you're not charged the price of the game until it ships. I guess you were declined because of funds. 
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Sep 2, 2012 00:11
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vanov posted:Just wanted to say thanks again for the tip, I got mine preordered today so yay! Yay, that's great! I'm glad I was able to help. 
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Seems like the Persona 4 Solid Gold Premium Edition craziness is not stopping... People are selling their preorders on Amazon for $200, and on ebay there are completed listings where the preorders were sold for $149, $109, and $99. The game's still available at Gamestop at http://www.gamestop.com/ps-vita/games/persona-4-golden-solid-gold-premium-edition/104551 for $69.99 (plus tax and shipping). I discovered that if you use the code SAVER in the cart right before checkout, you get free Value Shipping (5-10 business days for transit & 2 business days for processing) so I ended up canceling my previous order and making a new one for the free shipping bonus. I thought I'd post this information for you guys!
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Dehry posted:Even though I don't have a Vita yet, those kind of markups have me buying the Solid Gold edition now. I've learned my lesson with Radiant Historia. Speaking of which, look what I got in my email box today.  Oh, Atlus. Catalina fucked around with this message at 03:11 on Sep 12, 2012 |
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Dehry posted:I was just coming here to post that. Since Amazon let me put 999 copies in my cart, I'm assuming it's a fire sale.
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Oh good, I'm not the only person who's preordering a second copy in hopes of paying for the first...Dehry posted:I'm half expecting my Solid Gold order to be cancelled. Think about it: Amazon is sold out and Gamestop is still taking orders. I wonder if their system is even setup to handle limited quantity preorders. Yeah, I'm a bit concerned about that too. Though Atlus's Facebook page said that they had stopped taking preorders in the physical Gamestop stores, but not online. Sometimes Gamestop is the only place where you can get preorder bonuses, and my suspicion is that they pay well for exclusivity. They just might have had more copies paid for in reserve, or maybe most online customers would rather order from Amazon first, as Amazon offer free shipping and no tax for non-California states.
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Zoolooman posted:Please put that on an image hosting site and change out the link. My brain totally didn't register to do that since it was an advertisement. Sorry, and thank you for the reminder!
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Emron posted:I'm just playing through P4 for the first time, so this is really cool timing. I love Persona 4 so much, every time I hear about someone new trying it, it makes me so happy. I hope you enjoy it a lot!
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Nov 23, 2013 23:48
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Cheap Diner Coffee posted:The niconico stream is being mirrored on this twitch stream, for anyone not on the IRC channel. It looks like nothing's happening until 2:57 PST, though. Thanks!
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I um...wow. It's like when Persona 4: Arena was annoucned, it certainly was the last thing I expected.
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Nov 24, 2013 12:15
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Nov 24, 2013 12:45
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TurnipFritter posted:A lot of people are apparently furious about the PQ art style. I actually like it a lot! I wish I had a picture of my face when I saw that the third (and what I thought was final) reveal was a PSVita dance game, though. Probably something like 
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Dehry posted:The followup persona video is over capacity, even as a premium user, I am unable to access it. http://www.twitch.tv/smartjason There sure is a...thing...going on right now.
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Pollyanna posted:All I know is that if I don't get to dance to Kick Out the Jams this game will be an utter failure. No! Everyone knows that the song that should absolutely be in the game is The Battle for Everyone's Slams
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Hey, I just started playing Persona 5 last week. I've got two questions. I've seen in passing that there seems to be a Normal End and a True Ending like in Persona 5. On a scale of Persona 3 "Do you want the bad end No/Yes, I'm stupid" to Persona 4 "Multiple choice questions you must answer exactly how the developer intended, and then run around and event hunt, what is this, some kind of 90's-era PC game?", how much should I be worried about looking up how to get the good and true endings in Persona 5? I'm keeping save files at the start of the month just in case. Also, how straightforward is making a social link your character's lover in this game? Is it a simple Yes/No, or are there any characters that have specific answers you have to give in Confidant events, like Naoto in 4 and Akihiko in P3P? Thanks.
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Thank you!
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Dragonturtle posted:The worst part is that P2: IS was more progressive in many ways than P3-P5 with Ginko backing off Tatsuya if you decided to go with Jun instead. Ehhhhhhh, well, when I've ever read interviewers about that and if Persona would ever have anything like that again in the series, (I think there was one in the Persona 4 guide book and I forget where else, some game review site like Kotaku or Siliconera), the only reason they give is "that (route with Jun) was put there Japanese girls. We were testing how our female fans would react". Basically, never look into anything into a Japanese game with social aspects in the gameplay, because there is always more and it always worse.
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I guess I should have written more to specify that I was half joking; I just assumed that being in the MT thread provided enough context. If it helps, I bought a PS4 just for Persona 5, have 60 hours on my save file, and I consider it to be a worth every penny. However, it is true that the more you understand Japanese, the more cultural-isms you run across, like design notes like "I put more bare leg in this picture of the 14-year-old here because this CG is supposed to be a reward" or Normal Mode being named "Boy Mode" and Easy Mode being named "Girl Mode".TurnipFritter posted:These things aren't mutually exclusive, Tatsuya and Jun's relationship could have been specifically to pander to fangirls and still be a more progressive depiction of gay people than anything else in the series. True, that's a good point, and I didn't think of it that way. (Or rather, maybe it was just harder to see that through my saltiness.)
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Endorph's post was good and helpful.
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Wark Say posted:Didn't P4G literally made people buy like 100k units of the Vita (or maybe more? I can't remember) just because the game came out on the Vita? Guilty. Also, if there are numbers on Persona 5 selling more units of the PS4, guilty as well. Also, today I actually applied something that I learned in Persona 5. The cough syrup I was taking tasted better than usual because it had some kind of chocolate taste to it, and I wondered if it was just a fragrance like in the shaved ice classroom question, so I pinched my nose and tried it - BLECH. Just regular ol' Robitussin without the scent. And they said I'd never learn anything in anime high school.
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:Honestly, if it didn't had the title I wouldn't thought it was related to Megaten. Yeah, that's always a good sign. /s
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I just opened the November dungeon in Persona 5 and holy poo poo, I am amazed at how well the game has come into it's plot and it's tone, as well as how timely and dark the issues it deals with. There's also been a surprising amount of maturity and exploration of moral ambiguity, surprising myself at my old age of 32, far surpassing what I would ever expect at a JRPG aimed at a teenage audience. Honestly, I was feeling a really low point after the Beach Trip at the end of August, because the plot seemed to be going on a crazy unsustainable incline, what with your group going from virtually unknown to being internationally famous and almost universally lauded, especially while everyone in the party was being so loving stupid about keeping their identities hidden. Including my own character, who accidentally revealed himself to his teacher. Who is also his maid. At that point, I even kept writing and deleting an effortpost on this thread because my TV was failing, and I was really wondering if the plot was "going to be that stupid" for the rest of the game, should I just not get a new TV for a while, sell off my PS4 and game, and read a Let's Play for the rest of the plot. I'm glad I decided to give it another chance. 10/10 would become amazed despite being jaded, anime could almost justify a teacher who is also your maid AND make you slowly horrifyingly put the pieces together that Hey wait...if a meticulously observant person's palace would have a lot of the surrounding area look like real life, and the opening has you going through what looks like more of a real-world casino than a palace with shadows...Oh. Oh my. Pablo Gigante posted:I just got a robot and a dog in my party, this game is silly The most important thing to know about P3P is that the female route has a Social Link with the dog.
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Endorph posted:you should play tales of berseria because it would presumably kill you I'm not sure if you meant that in a good way or bad way, but noted all the same.
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Endorph posted:good way. berseria is a good game. Thank you! I did notice it was rated very well. I’ll check it out and add it to my Steam Wish list.
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Hey, recently I've been playing the SMT mobile game, and while it's been fun, I've kind of balked when I hit the soft paywall. I figured if they're gonna nudge me towards paying $30 or so, might as well get a full game for it. So I'm here to ask a dumb question. What's the difference between Shin Megami Tensei IV and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocolypse?
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Thank you! Now to decide between SMT:IV or Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker...
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Thanks again for the help. I figure what I'm going to do is play DS2, then SMTIV. I played through Devil Survivor 1 on the DS, and rented DS2 on the DS but never finished it. I loved Devil Survivor 1 A LOT, and thought DS2 was batshit insane but in kind of a fun way. I would probably pick SMTIV first, but I have other reasons, because as far as I'm concerned, SMT is just one big series for Jack-collecting.
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