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Who cares that this game is anime as hell, what matters is it's fun. Happy to see this get some recognition. If we don't get to see the text message logs, there will be hell to pay.
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Oh yeah, if you have any way to cleanly capture the Gamepad stuff, please show those off. I I actually watched a streamer play his way through this game, and I've found myself jamming to the music. Not even the jpop stuff, just the in-game music.
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Jan 31, 2017 05:52
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Is this an anime? What makes this game good? Everything about it seems like it would be not good.
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It is just really earnestly fun in pretty much everything it does, and also has a ton of style to it as well. This of course is alongside being a really solid Atlus JRPG in design.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Is this an anime? The gameplay is very, very good. It's one of my favorite JRPGs mechanics-wise, and the nonsense plot is inoffensive enough to not make me want to stop playing it. The amount of care put into it really endeared it to me.
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Carlioo posted:Thanks for reminding me that I should probably finish this game at some point! I was pretty much going to post this. In the last year of games I've purchased, this has been one of the most enjoyable, even if I keep putting it down for, admittedly long, stretches of time. I really should finish it, as well!
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Jan 31, 2017 08:16
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Really liked the gameplay of this but the idol bullshit was extremely off putting, haven't played it in months because of it being so annoyingly anime. Will probably just follow this thread instead for bitesized chunks of it.
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Jan 31, 2017 13:06
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I don't understand why you bought a game about idol bullshit if it was so offputting honestly. Like what part of the footage didn't scream "this game will be aggressively anime" to you? The game owns, but if the mere thought of anime is enough to put down a game, it is probably not for you.
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Because it was a collaborative effort between Atlus and Intsys And goddamnit thats worth at least something in the face of all this anime
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They are both incredibly anime, what.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Because it was a collaborative effort between Atlus and Intsys i hate to break this too you but SMT and Fire Emblem are both incredibly anime series
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Yeah really, Atlus and IntSys collaborating results in a product that's at least anime2. 
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Because it was a collaborative effort between Atlus and Intsys Ah yes, the companies whose recent outputs alone include Persona 3, the entire Persona 4 subfranchise, Devil Survivor 2, and Fire Emblem Awakening and Fates (let alone their entire back catalogs) would never produce an anime game. There is absolutely nothing anime about any of those games in the slightest. Wiffle posted:Wow, an extremely anime video game turns out to be polarizing, no one could have seen that coming. It'll be curious to see how the game stacks up since I've read a mix of opinions on it. Buddy, if you think you're getting out of my thread without listening to some J-Pop, boy do you have another thing coming. Ozdhaka posted:Oh yeah, if you have any way to cleanly capture the Gamepad stuff, please show those off. Gamepad stuff will be captured, yes. Godna posted:I remember this...and I remembering seeing it and immediately dropping it because it was...really not what I had been waiting for years on end for. It sucks to hear that it was really good and bombed. Because I feel it dooms any chance of a version closer to what people were expecting from ever happening For what it's worth, the last hard numbers we got on it said that it sold about 50k in the US, which is about what NoA was expecting. It's still terrible, mind, but it's not like it underperformed expectations.
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I think my favorite thing about this game is how hard it embraces the j-pop in basically every way it can. The soundtrack is unique and memorable the same way P3 and P4's were without stepping on their toes. The visual aesthetic is a nice change of pace with the bright pastel colors everywhere. Using FE as mainly window dressing, rather than it being the focus, was a smart move. It means you don't have to know poo poo about FE to enjoy the game, but if you do then the game is even better. It really is a shame it came out basically at the end of the console's lifespan, because I have no doubts that years from now it'll be considered a cult classic.
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What we've been shown so far is absolutely gorgeous. I really appreciate the slick designs the SMT / spinoffs have; there's just a lot of appeal there. It reminds me of a high production value glossy fashion mag. Like if Vogue were suddenly an RPG.
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The best way to describe TMS (it's SMT backwards, people) is that it's not just about Jpop, it's about all of entertainment culture. Actors, tv, movies, music, etc. It'd be way worse if it was just an idol game.
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Black Mage Knight posted:As a note of people mentioning this game being nothing like they were expecting from the original announcement of an SMT and Fire Emblem crossover the reason why it is so different from that expectation is because Atlus for a while was trying out a cross over SRPG but they ended up constantly coming to the conclusion that if they were going to do a SRPG it would be way better for IntSys to make it instead, so instead they came to the agreement that the best course of action was to basically just do an Atlus-style take on something like Fire Emblem instead. If the above is true, will we see intSys' half of the deal where they do 90% intSys and 10% Atlus? (instead of TMS's 90% Atlus and 10% intSys)
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The theoretical 90% intsys/10% atlus is the game I was looking forward to when it was announced (Or 60/40, or 50/50, just "an amount of Intsys beyond some names and themes") I'll still be reading the thread because the game looks interesting, just not something I'd play.
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asymmetrical posted:Is there any source on this? An interview with Atlus or something? It comes from an Iwata Asks interview iirc.
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Echoing the love for this game. One of the most impressive things about it has to be the production values on the soundtrack. J-Pop ain't cheap to make, and nearly every other sidequest includes a new song. VA's were definitely chose more for their singing ability than their acting (though the acting's pretty decent too.).
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I'm in something like the third chapter, and I can take or leave the j-pop. It's the rest of the game that's so charmingly earnest, and the effort put into the little things that make it a winner.
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Regardless of exactly what's up with this plot, the imagery is SMT as gently caress.
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TMS is my candidate for the best game nobody has played. Love the music, the artstyle, the combat and the dungeons. Plus, I've been sort of waiting for a LP, because a gameplay element gave me a fun idea for people to give fanart of.
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Artix posted:Ah yes, the companies whose recent outputs alone include Persona 3, the entire Persona 4 subfranchise, Devil Survivor 2, and Fire Emblem Awakening and Fates (let alone their entire back catalogs) would never produce an anime game. There is absolutely nothing anime about any of those games in the slightest. Yeah but all of those are good games. Which is sort of my point.
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So...anime is good?
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Artix posted:Buddy, if you think you're getting out of my thread without listening to some J-Pop, boy do you have another FTFY 
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God, I love this game. I love the sugary idol poo poo, I love the soundtrack, I love the loving ingame music videos, I love the cast, I love the gameplay. I should replay it. Y'all coming in here all "I wanted to like this but UGH, IT WAS SOOOOOO ANIME," did you actually buy it for full price, fully knowing it was this anime, or are you talking entirely from hearsay What I'm saying is, dehumanize yourself and face to anime. Life is better when you embrace the absurd.
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SC Bracer posted:So...anime is good? Hell no
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It's worth noting that the first minute of this game, which has less to do with Fire Emblem, already features the actual series main theme in greater capacity than Fates did.
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A) anime is good B) a fullon smt x fe game would have sucked, and i say that as a fan of both series C) this game is p. good D) smt got its start writing fanfiction of a trashy japanese novel where loki fucks seven women, and the first few fe games are just fantasy gundam Endorph fucked around with this message at 12:49 on Feb 1, 2017 |
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Anime is so much better than the original Megami Tensei. I read it when I was younger and eww. I really want to play this game but I couldn't justify buying a WiiU so I'm keen to see this LP.
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More of the last pokemon was sold than the lifetime sales of rhe wiiU. Fallout 4 on day 1 almost sold as much as 4 years of a console. No one played.wiiu games.
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I wish we could get a switch port of this game but unless they do WiiU virtual console I don't think that'll ever happen. I'm so sad about this dead game on this dead console.
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There's going to be an extra update this week so that we can get to the first dungeon ASAP. Really, the game's intro barely counts as an update. Music: Daitama Observatory  Now that we've entered the realm of gameplay, we get dumped off in the Daitama Observatory.   There's an audition of some kind going on, which probably explains the crowds. And hey, there's Tsubasa hanging out at the back of the line.  Itsuki wanders in, but uh, he's not the brightest bulb in the box. You'll see.  Some kind of event, huh...? Wonder what's taking Touma so long. Oh? So this is our introduction to "Topic". It's basically a bunch of texts that come in on your gamepad, mostly to flesh out some side conversations which absolutely could not have happened on the main screen, no sir. quote:
Guess I'll just wander around a bit then... From there, we're actually thrown into gameplay. Our immediate goal is to go talk to Tsubasa, but for now let's chat up the locals.   : I want to be just like Mamorin! I really, really wanna be like her!  : The Uta-loid Tiki's made of dreams, not data! If she was just a fictional idol, she wouldn't be this popular!  : If you pass this audition, then you might even be able to work together with Kiria, right? : My friend's auditioning too! I'm looking forward to seeing her! Well, it seems like everyone else is pretty excited about this, let's see what Tsubasa has to say.  Meeting Tsubasa  Oh. Well, something tells me we weren't supposed to see her here. I thought that was you, Tsubasa. I-I-I thought you were hanging out with Touma today! He hasn't shown up yet, so I figured I'd hang out for a while. Urgh... Thanks, Touma... Tsubasa...? I, uh, well... "Kiria"...? That was... that singer you really like, right? *Sigh* I've been telling you to listen to her songs forever. How do you still not remember? She's one of the biggest female artists in Japan right now. You should really listen to her sometime, Itsuki! I'll... get around to it. You promise? Yeah, yeah. Don't "yeah, yeah" me... You're just saying that to get me off your case. *Sigh* Come on, Itsuki, we've been friends since we were kids. Can't you take me seriously for once? Tsubasa has some very expressive motions in her dialogue. It's quite fitting for her character, and I suggest watching them in motion when you get a chance. I mean, I'll get you parfait if you want... I just don't see why you're trying to get ME excited about her. It makes perfect sense! I just want to be able to talk about Kiria stuff with you. I think that's probably enough about her... So what exactly are you doing here in Daitama, again? Uh, well, you know, just... things...All applicants for the One of Millennium idol audition, please gather in the reception area. Gaah! I-I, uh, just remembered there was something I had to do! So, uh... Gotta go! I'll see you later! Tsubasa?Nope, this is definitely on the level. Nothing funny going on here.  Anyway, now that we've talked to Tsubasa the line has cleared out, so let's go see what she's trying so hard to hide.  As Itsuki walks past the mirror, we see that he's being followed by a red ghost. I'm sure that nothing will ever come of this. The Audition Music: Showtime!  Well, I suppose we know where the crowd went.   Which talented contestant will get the glory of victory and a shot at stardom!? Are... you... READY? Yeeeeaaah! And so am I! Why don't we have our future idols come forward on stage? Whoooo!  The other idols each take a turn on stage, but you can see how much attention Itsuki is paying.   This, however, is enough to snap him back into reality.  Heh heh...! Aw, geez... I totally messed that up. What's Tsubasa doing onstage...? Tsubasa seems to have a ghost following her as well, but like Itsuki's, it vanishes almost as quickly as it appears.  I... I want to become an idol that can... make everyone happy! Whoa... Wooow. And just what motivated you to want to be that kind of idol? We're just dying to know, aren't we, folks? We are! Well... A while ago... I went through some hard times and got really depressed... Everyone was really worried about me, but that just ended up feeling more like a burden... But... I had a friend that still talked with me like everything was normal - just like he always did. That cheered me up... and it helped me feel like I could smile again. That's why... I want to be able to help everyone smile, just like my friend did for me. ... Huh...? Well, um... Is it, maybe... something to do with your sister? ...!? Your sister is the idol Ayaha Oribe, isn't she? Y-Yes... that's true... Well, why didn't you say so!? This is very important information. So, tell us... what kind of sister was she? She was always cheerful, a great singer... And most importantly... sh-she was a very kind person. Buuut, five years ago... during that so-called "Mass Disappearance" your sister disappeared, didn't she? ... Isn't the Mass Disappearance where all the performers and audience in a theater just disappeared?At this point, even the crowd is starting to sense that something is up.  But here, now, HERE... We come to the most important question of all. Tsubasa. For your incredible talent, I could let you see your beloved sister once again... How about it? ... The truth is... I have called Ms. Ayaha Oribe to be our special guest today! ...Huh? Sh-She's here!?Music: Danger!   Well, this went south quickly. Not only was this whole thing a trap, Gojuin can summon whatever these red ghosts are.  Wh-What's going on!? Nooo! Ugh... gah...It's a lot more obvious in motion, but these red ghosts are absorbing something from the crowd. A really cute touch is that once a crowd member has been drained, they lose their color and turn grey before they collapse.  Ah, now there's a Proper Noun™. Just keep that in mind, we'll get an explanation for that in a few updates.  Ah...! Tsubasa... Where's Tsubasa...!?Itsuki, despite being under attack himself, is at least trying to help.   His work seemingly done, Gojuin turns around and goes through the portal that has appeared behind him.   Tsubasa cries out for help...  ...But she quickly gets taken through the portal as well.  And with the audience entirely drained, the red ghosts call it a day too.   Itsuki is suddenly glowing again, and like before it seems to counteract the Performa drain.  Well I suppose our next objective is pretty obvious, isn't it? Next time we investigate this mysterious blue portal! 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"Uta-loid" is amusing to me as a Vocaloid fan; there's a fanmade shareware program very similar to Vocaloid that's called UTAU. Nowadays the western fandom largely refers to the voicebanks/characters as "UTAUs" like the program, but from 2008-2010ish some would call them "Utauloids". ...that was way too many words to say "I'm a weeaboo with weird hobbies".
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For the less weeaboo in the audience, uta is song, utau is to sing. Those phantoms remind me of Death in P3's Tartarus. I was like nooo it's too early for that bastard to show up!
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I've been waiting for this LP to start. I bought TMS right at the beginning of this year, and I beat in a week of nonstop playing. What I'm getting at is this game is amazing. Like, the best way to describe it is Persona 4.5. If you need to scratch that Persona itch now that Persona 5 has been delayed again, I highly recommend picking this up.
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I do like the way the game makes it obvious which people you're allowed to talk to, everyone else is just a shape with little to no shading.
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Better go save your Also, Artix, I hope you'll show off the older chatlogs in the Topic thingy. A lot of folks didn't know about them at all and there's some funny stuff in there.
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Mysticblade posted:I really want to play this game but I couldn't justify buying a WiiU so I'm keen to see this LP. Same! Is there, like, a line to stand in or a sweet wagon to ride? More on topic, I'm far from an expert but it seems like this plot got very Persona, very fast.
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