they need a LE edition of P4 with an included copy of microsoft project (to manage your time while working your relationships), complete with a custom made big-tittied anime demon girl helper instead of Clippy.
the Japanese version comes with an animu agent, he's DA BESTO
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it's Son Goku
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the Monkey King, not the Dragonballer
My one minor complaint so far is the wonky camera in the dungeons. Sometimes it's hard to turn a corner and hit an enemy before they get you- in fact since you're stuck with 2 handed swords as your weapon this time, it's harder to time the hit on the enemies. I always used one handed swords in P3 because it was easier to time the initial hit.
I guess I am trying to rush things in the first real dungeon- since you don't know for sure when you need to save this daffy bitch, I feel like I need to rush things. It's only April 20th and I made it to the boss, lolz. But since I made it with only like two sp restoring items and everybody half dead (and I think the bigger issue was that my personas kind of sucked) I eventually got beat down. I wanted to make sure that I'll have time to save this dumb girl without trying to rush, so I checked:
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You have until the 29th
Overall a slight improvement over FES, which is saying something. It helps that the game looks a little better, the dungeons aren't monotonous and boring, and that the characters are more sympathetic this time around. Also, being part of the save the world secret club isn't as cool as trying to solve a murder mystery, so P4 has that going for it too.
Shin Megami Tensei Videodrome
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I played for like an hour last night, and I hadn't gotten to parts I could really play yet
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Kanji's quest for cock is fucking hilarious
It's interesting to see a game with a homosexual character and not treat them as effeminate cock ticklers with the gay accent and everything.
I got Chie's S link rank up to a good level and she learned the biggest most bad ass move ever. When an enemy is knocked down, sometimes she'll kick another enemy into the sky. It's so awesome. Chie > Yukari
mr morooka is an amusing teacher, constantly insulting his students :lol
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He dies! :shh
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that midnight channel with kanji was HILARIOUS
kanji owns
You think Kanji is cool, wait until you get
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Teddie!
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just saved yukiko
Damn, I'm already in love with this game. There goes my free time... :-\
The music in P3 was better, though. Imo.
30 hours in now
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that third dungeon (rise's) boss was long as fuck, wasnt hard but yeah does giant teddie take forever to kill.
anyway flat teddie was awesome and human teddie is even better. glad rise is the new person to hear in battle or whatever.
saved right before finals, someone give me the answers (lol)
30 hours in now
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that third dungeon (rise's) boss was long as fuck, wasnt hard but yeah does giant teddie take forever to kill.
anyway flat teddie was awesome and human teddie is even better. glad rise is the new person to hear in battle or whatever.
saved right before finals, someone give me the answers (lol)
s links: http://persona4.wikidot.com/slink
Finals answers
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to hang
hamlet
man-yoshu
socrates
insect repellant
jealousy of superior
melons
nautical dawn is the brightest
I only know that because I actually wrote down the answers. Couldn't find them ANYWHERE on the internets and I wanted a good score so I could boost my s links and get more phat loot from Dojima. But in the end I remembered all of them from previous questions, most of which I got wrong when they were asked lol.
now im currently at the fourth dungeon boss who is kinda tough, I got a game over at least.
Mostly because he uses gigadyne which devastates most of my party. i notice he doesnt use it if you dont let him rebuild his defense though, which only happened because i was busy healing instead of attacking during that process
tips welcome for that, i believe Im around level 38 or so.
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My Black Frost was invaluable. He drains two elements and is weak to none, so you've got a 50% chance of his Ma- elemental attack healing you and a 0% chance of hitting your MC's weak spot. He'll also have Agidyne, and the Fool link should be enough to get him the Fire Amp that'll really hit hard. So long as he doesn't have the Red Wall on (and if he does, Yukiko's Fire Break can take care of that) a Mind Charge'd and Fire Amp'd Agidyne can take out his defensive shell when he tries to rebuild it in about one shot.
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human teddie or bear teddie. does bear teddie even have an asshole
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Teddie is beyond cool young dude in his human form. He's totally a pedo Hitler Youth. I feel creepy even having him on my tv screen.
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He's gay?
Never expected that. The dungeon was really flaming, though.
Good thing the developers didn't make a generic/stereotypical looking character...
He's awesome, too.
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he's not so much gay as he really doesn't like/get women, and is more bi than anything. he's actually kinda nuanced -- for a videogame.
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his shadow was ULTRA GAY though.
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steamy bathhouse for men only?
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well, he's obsessed with manliness and suppressing his homosexual side. he definitely likes dick, but he also seems to be attracted to women -- see the "camp" segment
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The "guy" you saw him walking around with ends up being a butch girl with her own gender issues, lolz
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The dude blushes when Chie approaches him and compliments. He's definitely going for both teams.
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It was a combat character and her Persona transformed into something totally new and more powerful
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just saved yukiko, working on the bonus shadow or whatever
... and I'm worried I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing in terms of character / persona management. But I guess I have time.
I'm getting more addicted to the game as the daily options open up...
How can I bone Yukiko? :lol
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Keep spending time with her and always have a corresponding persona with you. If you give her romantic responses along the way, when you max out your social link you can take her back to your room.
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Kanji: "Now I can say it straight out. That 'other me' is me."
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Teddie and Kanji get drunk and SMOOOOOOCH!
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mitsuo
i've tried this fucking hour-long battle of attrition THRICE now, and got wiped in the final stretch each time. my party is 45 and i have some awesome personas, but he is a distinguished mentally-challenged hp sink AND he gets two attacks per round. argh!
at least my logitech wireless controller still works. THIS TIME.
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i've tried this fucking hour-long battle of attrition THRICE now, and got wiped in the final stretch each time. my party is 45 and i have some awesome personas, but he is a distinguished mentally-challenged hp sink AND he gets two attacks per round. argh!
at least my logitech wireless controller still works. THIS TIME.
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a Black Frost, which if you fuse one now should get enough Fool EXP to learn Agidyne, Fire Amp, and Mind Charge. (If he doesn't get Mind Charge, he'll just be a level or so away from it, and it shouldn't take long to grind enough EXP to learn it. A Mind Charged Agidyne with the Fire Amp on (and maybe a Fire Vow accessory, if you have one) will do 400-450 damage, enough to destroy the shell when he's rebuilding it. If he's got his Red Wall up, you can have Yukiko Fire Break it so he doesn't resist.
During the process of charging up for the Agidyne, I suggest (if you can) having one of your party members use some buffing items or skills. Mitsuo will sometimes waste a turn Dekaja'ing it, and every turn he's doing that is a turn he's not setting up Fear status or rebuilding his shell.
I just beat Kanji's dungeon in one trip. Level 24.
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Note that the first time I tried this dungeon, I got raped by floor 3. Second time I got killed on 8-9 by a rare monster. This time, I rocked it, but it was a rather narrow win.
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and when shadow rise does her superscan attack, have everyone guard for three rounds
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the p4 cast visit the school from ps3 on a class trip
my take? the battles are better in p4, since you can control teammates, which i prefer, but i don't like how p4 is quite a bit more inflexible when it comes to time management -- you can't really dick around with the schedule and squander a whole month grinding. likewise, it's not obvious how to grow certain social stats without a guide. p4 has a better approach to dungeons, but character/persona stats and gear seem to mean a lot less. i'm about the same on the casts: p3 had junpei and a kickass dog; p4 has teddie and kanji. p3's worst characters were the bland boxer kid and fuuka, but even together they're not nearly as obnoxious as fucking rise (the "retired" idol). i like p4's small town setting and "mystery," but i'd like more of p3's weird urban horror ambience. both have some great non-party social links: p3 had the nazi student council kid; p4 has a sexy nasty nurse that will let "the protagonist" bone her. p4's interface design is slicker, though. call it a sorta tie, for now.
Send off? Fuck no. There is more PS2 SMT to be had!
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Although even with it being significantly better than the first one, it is unlikely to touch P4
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:bow Raidou Kuzunoha :bow2
Wow, the older drawings of Kanji in the artbook are even more fapworthy. POMPADOUR!
scans or links please
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Shadow Teddie boss was FUCK AWESOME looking
Rise is a cunt but I would fuck at full force in vagina, mouth, and ass.
BrandNew, this is my favorite game of the year, but know what you are getting into. It's a dungeon crawler, but a lot of the time you won't be in dungeons. You will be socializing and shit. So if the concept of a vaguely dating simulator-ish dungeon crawl turns you off, stay away. Also note that it's teh jappy to 11. On the other hand, the game is pretty damned funny, has a great localization, and is filled with great characters. And not great in the Himumu "OMG SQUALL IS JUST LIKE ME" sense, but in a really entertaining and often actually funny sense.
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The fog represents the fact that people don't want to see things for what they really are, the midnight channel represents people's prejudices about people appearing on TV... typical emo animu bullcrap :yuck
What disappointed me the most is that there are no missions located outside of the randomly generated dungeons, while there were some in P3 and I think they added some much-needed diversity.
i have yet to get the good ending. i'm on the last dungeon already though, so i think the next time i have the time to play it this weekend, i'll beat it.
also, about the killer
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figuring out who it is is easy, it's just that it's hard to realize what exactly is going on. also, it's somewhat confusing once he has an alibi when one of the victims is kidnapped.
the game really tricks you about the truth though. the normal ending even finishes as if you've actually got everything sorted out. when i accidentally spoiled myself about it, i couldn't believe it. worse of all is that there are hints here and there but they're just hard to see when you don't know about it