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Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Pharohman777 posted:

I just did my play through of the :angel: path in Devil survivor overclocked, un-extended due to wanting macca discounts for copies of my demons so badly.

I loved the moment when Naoya reveals he is cain and wants you to hate him...Then I forgave him and said I did not hate him.
The sheer :rage: he held for me doing that...made walking the path of justice worth it. :3:

Don't forget to check his profile for a gem of understatement.

"The human reincarnation of Cain. Has a few issues as a result."

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Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Dogbutt posted:

I do admit, that act of bravery was pretty rad. Also Joe is actually really good if you give him the right set up.

Another thing I forgot. How many endings are in this game anyway?

6, I believe.

Ronaldo
Yamato
Daichi 1
Daichi 2
Daichi True
Anguished One

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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ImpAtom posted:

You've got this wrong. There are only two Daichi endings.

Good to know, I guess. Less New Game+ing for me.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Dragongem posted:

Just starting playing Devil Survivor 2. Have one annoyance: Why are they using the "Evil Policeman" sprite for any and all policeman interactions? Come on, make at least one new sprite =(

I find it funnier to just think of the dude as a massive douchebag who's smirking at everyone's obvious misfortune.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Can someone tell me what exactly I get for a New Game+ in Devil Survivor 2?

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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MotU posted:

There is a list of goals called Titles that you get points for after clearing a game. You get points for beating the game, getting different endings, maxing Fate with companions and also harder goals like never using Free Battles or having no unit leaders die. Points are cumulative between playthroughs. You can select various bonuses like keeping all Cracked Skills, transferring over demons, removing the EXP scaling, removing the fusing limit, and Compendium discounts, plus some optional bosses that will show up if you use your points on them.

Oh, right. I heard they did something like that for Overclocked too.

That's a pretty interesting mechanic - I wonder why more games don't try it.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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I mean, so far the only time I had trouble was with fights specifically intended to fake you out, and prior to that I played riskier than I should have.

I am talking about the Day 4 Septentrione, of course.

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Jul 8, 2010

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Momomo posted:

Beating him brings out the next big bad who splits into two parts. Said parts can form back into one again to replenish their HP and MP fully. Not beating both fast enough will result in the one left over to magically form back into two. Oh, also you have to protect Ronaldo's stupid rear end from getting killed. They replenish your health and you can relocate skills and stuff, but you can not save between these two fights. It's like they're trying to piss you off.

To be honest, I didn't find the first part that bad (my physical MC kind of steps all over everything), it's just that what comes after requires you to be on your toes, and loving up makes you start it all over.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up.

The two halves reforming does not replenish his HP. I know this for a fact because Ronaldo and my MC murdered him with Drain a couple of turns after he'd reformed, and no way we could do that with a full HP Phecda.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Chie gives no fucks.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Whoa. Day 6's Stake battle had my MC shooting up something like 4 levels and now I'm completely swamped with fusion choices.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Leaving aside the fact about ExDeath eating most of the world, of course.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Whoops.

DS2:
Ended up on the Anguished One's path. Not bothering to increase my Fate with Hinako or Jungo made the Io/Daichi battle kinda problematic. But we're over that hump and I'm back to full strength!

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Pretty sure there's a recent game whose title is 'If I were alone in a room with a woman I'd XXX'.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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CremePudding posted:

More like "spinning kiddy rainbow umbrella" to me.

To me, all the Serpenthingamaja bosses looks like carnival merchandises.

I think they're pretty well designed in terms of being completely alien objects.

I loved the design of Benetnasch's second form(s).

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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I consider Devil Survivor series the best of the SMT spinoffs, for what it's worth.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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That part was pretty bad, but I liked the payoff.

(Late Day 5 spoilers)

YOU SAID YOU'D PROTECT MEEEEEE

Yamato is such a wonderful jerkass. :allears:

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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For the final boss on the AO path, I made a booboo and assigned my all-important Phys Repel to the one guy who could not actually damage the last boss at all.

Still won, because Daichi + Multihit/Strike + Drain Hit + Pierce is a gamebreaker.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Blaine the Train posted:

Ahhh, okay, I hadn't realized that Multi-Strike was agility based.

Pay attention to the descriptions. With so many Phys attacks the stats they work off are one of the main differentiating factors (alongside quirky stuff like 'cannot KO unless at 1HP')

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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I recall Benny being a really easy fight. The 'second form' was pretty cool, though.

Then again I abused Movement skills to get rid of his support in the first available turn, so I still had backup waiting at the start point when he summoned reinforcements.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Otome has a pretty good design, I think. Makoto's all right, too.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Fumi's default pose (and expression) always leads me to thinking that she's staring at her chest and wondering what the heck happened.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Drain in particular allows you to render most bosses that don't rely on Physical attacks completely impotent.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Alteisen posted:

So I'm playing Strange Journey, I'm in Sector E.

I got the forma b search thing, I'm guessing I need to some sort of key for Zelenin and I can't find it, I pulled a map of gamefaqs and I still can't figure this stupid sector out.

Also is there any easy way to bring down the reputation thing? I was neutral for the whole game and now I'm law for some reason.

If you've been building up the Fairy village in Sector A, you can go swipe the excavator Goblin's stuff for Chaos points (or the other way around for Law points).

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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My biggest complaint is basically long stretches of time where my characters just stood there helpless while the same enemy unit sometimes got two or even three turns to initiate on me.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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I beat the poo poo out of Shiva by giving AO Recarm and letting the MC throw himself at the blue dude repeatedly.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Specialization beats generalists. Focus on two stats at most for your MC.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Oldstench posted:

So, do most of you actually enjoy DS2, or do you just play it because a) MegaTen, and b) the lack of good SRPGs on DS?

I'm tempted, but the large amounts of "typical Atlus bullshit" comments is making me worried I'll hate it.

I thought most people here like the 'typical Atlus bullshit'. I know I do.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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You just abuse the gamebreakers they sprinkle liberally to bypass all the needed strategies.

Figure out the Ur-Child's (EO2) pattern? Pft. Grab two Hexers and spam Revenge!

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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7-10 points should see you through comfortably.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Rascyc posted:

Were they recycled from DS1? It's been forever since I touched DS1 so I honestly couldn't remember. I figured that was the case.

Maps and portraits are recycled by the truckload.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Sex_Ferguson posted:

Good god, Day 5 of Devil Survivor 2 is just really really anime in how to bring down the boss.

WE MUST USE DANCING AND SEX APPEAL TO OBTAIN VICTORY! So let's get the half-naked girl to dance and then convince the girl who hates her to act sexy because they're rivals or something, kthxbai. I mean really.

I consider all that worth it for 'YOU SAID YOU'D PROTECT MEEEE!"

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Good news, European SMT/SRPG fans.

quote:

Ghostlight Announce SMT: Devil Survivor Games

Hi everyone. With pre-orders opening for Fate/EXTRA, it’s been a big week here at Ghostlight and it’s just got even bigger! I’m delighted to announce that we’re going to be working with the highly acclaimed team over at Atlus once again to release both the eagerly anticipated Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked on Nintendo 3DS™ and its sequel, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 on Nintendo DS™, throughout the PALregion.

We’ve received a record number of emails about these games and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked was by far the most requested game after we announced we would be releasing games on the Nintendo 3DS.

http://blog.ghostlight.uk.com/post/ghostlight-announce-smt-devil-survivor-games

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Dr Pepper posted:

I don't really get what Nintendo has to do with this.

Region locking the 3DS.

Of course, there's no reason why Ghostlight would pass this up even if the 3DS was region-free.

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Jul 8, 2010

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Cityinthesea posted:

Persona 5's gonna be poo poo anyway, where is my Nocturne sequel Atlus :argh: That's what I really care about.

The Nocturne sequel is called Strange Journey.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Don't worry about exp. Seriously. The game is very generous in terms of letting idle members keep up in levels.

Also, in Devil Survivor, specialists beat out generalists. Focus on one offense stat to pump, and throw a few points in Def/Agi (unless you want to build an Agi-Phys MC, in which case Agi and Phys get equal screentime.)

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Technique posted:

Oh thank god. I'll probably be able to beat it when i try again tomorrow, then.

Just FYI, if you can, leave at least one of the smaller Mizars alive at the end of the battle for a little something.

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Jul 8, 2010

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Technique posted:

DS2 does a better job of being Evangelion than Evangelion itself does, though.

I'm pretty sure everything (and everyone) going absolutely stir-fried crazy in the home stretch is part of the Evangelion Experience, and this is something that does not occur in DS2, so no.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Well can't say this was too unexpected, but it's nice to see.

I just wish they'd rework demon negotiation so it's not utterly terrible, though.

Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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Well, I'm honestly okay with them replacing Chie.

They actually managed the herculean task of making Teddie not sound annoying the first time, though, so let's hope lightning strikes twice.

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Pureauthor
Jul 8, 2010

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It'll probably involve cabbages.

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