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SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

Yeah I'm much the same as you guys. I did this palace all in one go and it burned me out quite a bit. Stopped playing for a couple weeks. It makes me appreciate Madarame's palace and how it forces you to break in the middle a little bit more. Like sure, it sucks because you lose a little bit of time, but it makes the palace a lot more palatable.

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SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

I'm happy about this. While Haru isn't my personal favourite I like her a whole lot. Eager to see Maaku's game in action.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

Man, I feel so bad for Haru. She's rightfully worried, and her new friends are saying "Nah, it's good. We're awesome and we've totally got this." meanwhile as the player we are burdened with the knowledge that her dad's shadow got loving murdered and things are going to go terribly wrong in the near future.

SoundwaveAU fucked around with this message at 23:02 on May 14, 2018

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

Lord_Magmar posted:

So the scene at the school where you hang out with a girl you are dating is actually not very specialised, which makes it exceptionally funny if you're dating Kawakami because she gets called up and it plays out the same way. The ability to call out always loving her and everything.

Nah, Kawakami gets a different scene where you both leave and chill on a couch together.

On a side note I really love the Sojiro/Futaba scene. Like, Sojiro is a a bit pissed off but it's purely out of concern for Futaba and he's 100% willing to listen to what she has to say. Everyone feels very human and relateable in that scene. Very well voice acted too.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

While the localization has been spotty at times (as pointed out several times in this thread), all the voice actors have done incredible jobs IMO. Like I can easily point to several instances from each character and say "That is some drat fine voice acting right there."

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

You can also change the AI's style (Support, Full Assault, etc) to completely stop Marin Karin.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

Arist posted:

You call yourselves paretns!? Kana-chan’s suffering so much because of you!

Spotted a typo. :D

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

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

Regarding Morgana's voice, I think the implication is that Akechi was spying on the group. He would have had to have been doing that really early, though. I don't think it's crazy if he happened to see them in Madarame's palace or something, because Madarame did specifically mention the guy with the black mask, so Akechi was roaming around Madarame's palace in the same general timeframe.

SoundwaveAU fucked around with this message at 21:35 on Sep 3, 2018

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

I remember well the first time I saw this thread, Arist. I could hardly believe my eyes. I was a simple unregistered user, browsing through the Let's Play section of the Something Awful forums. I was looking for entertainment, when suddenly you appeared before me. It was like I was chosen by the gods. A Let's Play of Persona 5, developed by ATLUS for the Playstation 3 and the Playstation 4, released by Sony Interactive Entertainment? I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself, yet there you were.

Compiling various screenshots and the dialogue from the game was a time-consuming task, but you were able to accomplish it. Your quest to entertain people brought you many loyal readers from all across the world. Eventually your success forced me to register an account when the paywall was reinstated. Much time has passed since you begun, but it would appear the end is drawing closer. Soon this Let's Play will be over and your name will be immortalised in the archive. *evil chuckle*

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

Gort posted:

Man, Futaba's "MMO speak" is the absolute pits

I find it endearing. I also found Yukiko's laughing fits in P4 super endearing, so make of that what you will.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

"Step away from the ledge" gives me legitimate douche chills. What an incredibly tactless thing to say in that kinda situation. Also, the platonic dialogue for Ann is incredibly bad there. Disappointing stuff.

I do genuinely really like Shiho, though. I wish we got to see more of her. If they ever do update this game I hope she gets a bigger role.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

I want Kawanabe to read the phonebook to me. What an incredible voice.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

I love Yusuke. I think he's the best character in the game. He's just so genuinely funny, his 'starving artist' shtick is the best running joke in the whole game. Story-wise he doesn't really do much, but like 80% of his dialogue is very entertaining.

Ann is a good girl. Maybe a little bland, but there's nothing remotely unlikable about her. She's just a nice person, and I'd totally hang out with her.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

Omobono posted:

Who's going to be in PQ2? All three modern persona games or only 4&5? Also :lol: Akechi is there. I assume they didn't want to spoil he's the traitor.

Anyway, I hope they mesh the Etrian/Persona battle mechanics somewhat better this time with better encounter and enemy design.
And better balance because Ailment Boost was already insane back in EO4 when it capped at 15% mainclass (10% subclass) so Impure Reach at 30% was simply stupid.

The cast of 3-5 and for the first time ever, featuring the female protagonist from Persona 3 Portable. Regarding Akechi, if Shinjiro can be there of course Akechi naturally will be there too.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

Robbie Daymond is so, so, so good. Best performance in a game filled with incredible voice acting (say whatever about the localization but the actual actors have been consistently top tier). Akechi's screams of "PERSOONAAAARRRGHHHHQGGHHHH" are genuinely chilling.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

I'm a sucker for instrumental versions of songs switching to have lyrics as the fight moves into its later phases. That is yet another MGR connection!

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

I find it so bizarre that they recast !Real Igor. Like...Dan Woren still does work for Bang Zoom! At roughly the same time they would have been recording for this game, he was playing Stroheim in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! I don't get it. It kinda ruins the effect when it's clearly Kirk Thornton just doing a soundalike.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

Arist posted:

We still don't know who Naoto's original VA was.

I am SUPER happy to report that she actually outed herself earlier in 2018 despite remaining anonymous for a decade.

https://personacentral.com/naoto-shiroganes-original-english-voice-actor-from-persona-4-confirmed-to-be-anna-graves/

I always wanted to tell this strange anonymous person what a great a job they did and I finally got to tell her on Twitter. :)

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

Mankind ill needs a savior such as you!

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

The Valentine's Day scenes are always nice. I really wish there was more incentive to hang out with your girlfriend, because after you start dating you just basically ignore her until Christmas/Valentine's Day rolls around. Persona is a time management game and gameplay-wise taking your girlfriend on nice dates (which you can do, and there are many really cute scenes) is just a waste of time.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

GunnerJ posted:

None of this even makes sense though. His cover for Maaku is that he really was with him working and not seeing someone else, but every one of his girlfriends was in the room together, simultaneously accusing him of cheating. Were they all just ignoring each other politely, was the metaverse's last miracle to make them not see each other, just... what.

Sojiro is just that good. Dude knows how to play the game.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygyz3Mqjh0k

Female Joker means yuri and you know I'm all about that.

Also for the millions who wanted to date Yusuke, your prayers have been answered.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

If you pick the other option, Justine says she wouldn't want you to choose and wouldn't have a problem with you having both of them.

In other words, they're down for a threesome. Thanks, Japan.

SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

After how cool the accomplice ending in P4G was, these are all pretty underwhelming. Hopefully that's something Royal can make a little more interesting. Vanilla P4's bad ending was boring too. I should know, I got it like three times trying to get through that conversation.

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SoundwaveAU
Apr 17, 2018

As funny as the Valentine's cheating scenes are this time around, I prefer what P4G did. You have to go and visit the main character girls you aren't spending time with and turn them down in incredibly sad scenes. Yu basically gaslights the gently caress out of all of them and makes the player feel like poo poo. It's legitimately the most effective punishment for the player. They're willing to juggle multiple girls because it's just a game, but then they have to feel real emotions when that comes back to bite them and the are forced to deal with the consequences.

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