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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Timber on April 30, 2012, 03:55:39 PM

Title: Persona gams
Post by: Timber on April 30, 2012, 03:55:39 PM: TOO MANY GOD DAMNED SOCIAL LINKS
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 30, 2012, 04:04:07 PM: nope
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Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 04:09:20 PM: only 3 and 4 have slinks
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Post by: Timber on April 30, 2012, 04:14:06 PM: Quote from: Stringer Bell on April 30, 2012, 04:09:20 PM
only 3 and 4 have slinks

I'm not gonna play the other ones.

Wednesday evenings I get like FOUR CALLS from different people asking me if I wanna hang out on sunday when they know FULL WELL that's the only time I can play my MMO with my e-gf/horny teacher.

"He seemed disappointed" FECK orf
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Post by: demi on April 30, 2012, 04:22:26 PM: ur missing out from the 2 best ones that arent pre-teen high school love sims. technically 3 games.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on April 30, 2012, 04:40:06 PM: Im still one of those weird Persona 3 > Persona 4 people. MC is ultimate

Also, I HIGHLY recommend the Giant Bomb Person 4 endurance run. Hours and hours of hilarity.
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Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 04:40:37 PM: I think P4 > P3 but I like P3 more
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Post by: MCD on April 30, 2012, 04:43:03 PM: P4 MC is pimp tier.

(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyce6mce1X1r5iykf.gif)
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Post by: Bebpo on April 30, 2012, 04:43:10 PM: I love Persona threads :)
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Post by: MrAngryFace on April 30, 2012, 04:43:29 PM: P4 > P3 mechanically- i'll always give that; and the humor elements were better as well- but as far as the story/characters go- 3 all the way.

MC would be the Akuma of P4 Arena
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Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 04:44:20 PM: I think 4 has better characters. 3 has too many throwaways (Ken, the dog, fuuka)
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Post by: MrAngryFace on April 30, 2012, 04:46:01 PM: fuuka IS pretty horrible, it think im just thinking MC again. MC is a badass motherfucker. Universe Arcana get!
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Post by: Timber on April 30, 2012, 05:16:35 PM: I'm playing P3 right now after having played P4 a year ago. I genuinely like the story and the social links and the characters in both games even though they can get a little, you know. I came out of P4 totally believing in the power of friendship.

Right now I'm getting a bit pissy because this girl in my party adamantly refuses to cast Mabufu on groups of enemies weak to ice. She'll just do Bufula on one guy and follow that up with a physical attack. And then I set her tactics to KNOCK DOWN and she casts some wappy charm spell. You know what knocks em down it's MABUFU damn it, all out attack, BATTLE OVER, what is this shit.

The only character whose name I can remember is Junpei. I can't think of a single element of P3 that isn't improved upon in P4, but I'm still having a blast. I wish I lived in a dorm with anime girls.
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Post by: brob on April 30, 2012, 05:19:33 PM: P3P lets you control all your dumb teenagers. superior game. RIP marin karin.
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Post by: Timber on April 30, 2012, 05:25:33 PM: Quote from: Brobzoid on April 30, 2012, 05:19:33 PM
P3P lets you control all your dumb teenagers. superior game. RIP marin karin.

I don't have a PSP so I'm stuck with this marin karin thing :'(

I watched the Giant Bomb run when I was playing P4 myself. Easily the best thing they've done.
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Post by: Momo on April 30, 2012, 05:30:55 PM: P3P > P3FES > P4 for me. P2 (both together) is my favorite though
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Post by: brob on April 30, 2012, 05:40:04 PM: I found the social link stuff tedious though. It's cute in a innocent, pre-uguu anime kinda way, but I'm in it for the dungeon grindan and being blocked off because I have a awkward teenage slice-of-life quota to meet before they let me into the next level is hella annoying. NG+ is a little better since there is a raw-ass optional dungeon to do. Or at least I think it's only in NG+ you get it.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on April 30, 2012, 05:48:04 PM: P3P feels a little too process driven/mechanical, I prefer FES over it at the end of the day. Did a playthrough of P4 emulated on my PC last year. good times
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Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 05:50:35 PM: P3P looks like it's missing all the details that made P3 great
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Post by: demi on April 30, 2012, 05:53:44 PM: Such as.... ?

- Anime scenes
- 3D Interiors
- ???
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Post by: brob on April 30, 2012, 05:58:20 PM: all of himu's animes reduced to still images. :'(
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Post by: demi on April 30, 2012, 06:27:42 PM: There's no "Answer" either but its pretty universally panned as a waste of time and shit
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Post by: magus on April 30, 2012, 06:28:27 PM: Quote from: Brobzoid on April 30, 2012, 05:40:04 PM
I found the social link stuff tedious though. It's cute in a innocent, pre-uguu anime kinda way, but I'm in it for the dungeon grindan and being blocked off because I have a awkward teenage slice-of-life quota to meet before they let me into the next level is hella annoying. NG+ is a little better since there is a raw-ass optional dungeon to do. Or at least I think it's only in NG+ you get it.

i like the idea but the character in the s.link are simply too boring to make it work "HEY,THE TEACHER GIVE ME A BONER" "ME TOO" "LV.UP!" :derp
good thing there isn't going to ever be a persona 5 :smug
Title: Re: Persona gams
Post by: Timber on April 30, 2012, 06:37:28 PM: Quote from: magus on April 30, 2012, 06:28:27 PM
good thing there isn't going to ever be a persona 5 :smug

Umm it will come out in 2016 for PS360.
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Post by: Bebpo on April 30, 2012, 06:39:30 PM: Ummmm, it's coming out pretty soon, lol.

It's going to be announced in the summer or ~TGS. Not sure if it's winter 2012 or early/spring 2013 though.
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Post by: brob on April 30, 2012, 06:41:46 PM: Ummmm, who gives a shit?

arc sys is making a anime/broken fighting game with the IP. it's crowning as we speak.
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Post by: Timber on April 30, 2012, 06:43:03 PM: Ummmmm I wish my life were a anime every day.
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Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 06:47:35 PM: Quote from: Timber on April 30, 2012, 06:43:03 PM
Ummmmm I wish my life were a anime every day.

agreed
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Post by: MrAngryFace on April 30, 2012, 07:25:44 PM: Answer was kinda crap- all the returning characters had turned into assholes
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Post by: Himu on April 30, 2012, 07:40:34 PM: never played the answer
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Post by: MrAngryFace on April 30, 2012, 07:43:22 PM: Not worth it, obnoxious fights, obnoxious new characters- everyones a bitch.
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Post by: Timber on April 30, 2012, 07:49:47 PM: Thanks for the heads up on answer. Will avoid.
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Post by: Human Snorenado on April 30, 2012, 08:36:21 PM: I would play a new Persona game. They're kind of like junk food... I know they're not "good" for me or whatever but I can't possibly resist an rpg that is such a huge timesink.
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Post by: demi on April 30, 2012, 08:46:12 PM: Xenoblade
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Post by: Joe Molotov on April 30, 2012, 08:48:51 PM: Clicked this thread, was disappointed in the lack of gams.

(http://i.imgur.com/GID70.jpg)
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Post by: Great Rumbler on April 30, 2012, 08:53:02 PM: :lol
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Post by: MrAngryFace on April 30, 2012, 09:49:02 PM: GAMSSSSSSSSSSSSS. When is P4 for Vita out anyway
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Post by: chronovore on May 01, 2012, 01:30:59 AM: (http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6f0huwHiu1qz83i8o1_500.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/hSjM0.jpg)

(http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8jeonC2vO1qz83i8o1_500.jpg)
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Post by: Great Rumbler on May 01, 2012, 01:54:33 AM: :bow Persona gams :bow2
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Post by: Vizzys on May 01, 2012, 03:39:13 AM: thread isnt persona 4 enough yet

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r318/vizOA/persona/4c977713a8ea426f6594af4d647fce34865.gif)
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r318/vizOA/persona/1240465222060.jpg)
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r318/vizOA/persona/1232607366836.jpg)
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Post by: brob on May 01, 2012, 05:18:09 AM: reported viz for posting pictures of something other than gams. stop threat-shitting pls
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Post by: Timber on May 01, 2012, 06:18:53 AM: Someone post Teddy gams plz.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 02, 2012, 12:45:38 PM: http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/2012/05/02/persona-4-golden-coming-this-fall-vita-owners-rejoice/

Get your Meat Dimension shoes ready and grab yer Taters Long.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 02, 2012, 01:08:42 PM: Games coming out on the Vita HHHNNNNNNGGGGGGG!!!
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Post by: demi on May 02, 2012, 02:23:32 PM: Vita owners officially in that Nintendo phase
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on May 02, 2012, 02:52:14 PM: Quote from: demi on May 02, 2012, 02:23:32 PM
Vita owners officially in that Nintendo phase

a game! a single game I want to play! and it's coming out THIS YEAR!

spoiler (click to show/hide)
and a port
[close]
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 02, 2012, 04:06:34 PM: Haha Jeff G. at Giant Bomb was like MK Vita is great, plus its a game for Vita!
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 02, 2012, 04:06:51 PM: Quote from: demi on May 02, 2012, 02:23:32 PM
Vita owners officially in that Nintendo phase

Truth
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 02, 2012, 04:38:00 PM: Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on May 02, 2012, 02:52:14 PM
Quote from: demi on May 02, 2012, 02:23:32 PM
Vita owners officially in that Nintendo phase

a game! a single game I want to play! and it's coming out THIS YEAR!

spoiler (click to show/hide)
and a port
[close]

One or two games a year is all I need, I don't have time to play all those games anyway. [/waitforE3]
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Post by: Bebpo on May 02, 2012, 06:18:20 PM: Speaking of Persona, I just pre-ordered Persona 2 EP for near $100 so I can stick it on the shelf and never play it since I still haven't played IS.

But it's Persona, and I own 1,2IS,3,4 so it'd weird to not have it in the set. I hate being OCD about collections. Did IS end up being any good? I think I played my copy for about 10 mins and it was just running around a boring school looking for story advancing triggers. I like P3/4 but P1 was bad and I'm going on good will with the Persona 2 games.
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on May 02, 2012, 06:53:23 PM: i loved wat i played of persona 3 portabvle but i was so horrible i couldnt beat the subway boss i felt like dogshit and threw it away. too bad cuz i loved that little snowman bastard
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Post by: demi on May 02, 2012, 07:50:40 PM: IS is amazing, dummy. P2 is the best Persona.
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Post by: Freyj on May 02, 2012, 08:14:30 PM: Quote from: Bebpo on May 02, 2012, 06:18:20 PM
Speaking of Persona, I just pre-ordered Persona 2 EP for near $100 so I can stick it on the shelf and never play it since I still haven't played IS.

But it's Persona, and I own 1,2IS,3,4 so it'd weird to not have it in the set. I hate being OCD about collections. Did IS end up being any good? I think I played my copy for about 10 mins and it was just running around a boring school looking for story advancing triggers. I like P3/4 but P1 was bad and I'm going on good will with the Persona 2 games.

IS and EP are fantastic, if not quite as fresh with the combat as 3 and 4. I prefer IS even though it's the one with a mostly teenage cast. That should say a lot for the strength of its narrative.
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Post by: magus on May 03, 2012, 05:48:23 AM: i love eternal punishment weird character and unusual plot (at least until it gets into the "POWER OF FRIENDSHIP" phase) but i never could get into the first one,the original isn't just as interessing and that's without mentioning the encounter rate which has to reach NES rpg level
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 03, 2012, 11:09:09 AM: I liked 3's story a lot- hated what I played of the answer though- what a waste of time.
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Post by: Diunx on May 03, 2012, 11:13:42 AM: Weakest games in the Megaten series.
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Post by: magus on May 03, 2012, 11:16:32 AM: Quote from: MrAngryFace on May 03, 2012, 11:09:09 AM
I liked 3's story a lot- hated what I played of the answer though- what a waste of time.

i like the idea beneath it,there's the mystery,the weird symbolism...
but the pacing is horrible,"IT'S STILL NOT FULL MOON,WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE FULL MOON,GO TALK WITH YOUR FRIENDS OR SOMETHING :derp"
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 03, 2012, 11:18:25 AM: Well thats the game part- its like how every time the gang got together in P4 we had to sit through them recapping shit. Or every so often we'd have to wander town randomly talking to people asking the same questions over and over.
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Post by: thisismyusername on May 03, 2012, 12:12:52 PM: Quote from: demi on April 30, 2012, 06:27:42 PM
There's no "Answer" either but its pretty universally panned as a waste of time and shit

I honestly don't get all the hate for "The Answer"/Episode: Aegis. Yeah, it didn't need to follow up the ending of P3 (because... well... you know... you sacrificed yourself to prevent the world from ending?) but it was a good dungeon crawl gameplay that cut the bullshit (see: Social Links) out. Only issue was it's lopsided difficulty for a bit because you had to grind cards to get decent Personas to stand against the bosses.

Quote from: magus on May 03, 2012, 11:16:32 AM
Quote from: MrAngryFace on May 03, 2012, 11:09:09 AM
I liked 3's story a lot- hated what I played of the answer though- what a waste of time.

i like the idea beneath it,there's the mystery,the weird symbolism...
but the pacing is horrible,"IT'S STILL NOT FULL MOON,WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE FULL MOON,GO TALK WITH YOUR FRIENDS OR SOMETHING :derp"

How is that any different from the "YOU MUST SAVE THIS DUDE/DUDETTE BEFORE THE FOG COMES TO INABA!?" They're both arbitrary time-limits. P3's just sets a hard limit and if you fail to get strong by that time, well you're fucked. P4 weakened that aspect by letting you redo a week.

Also yes: P2 > P3(>, IMO)=P4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>P1. No contest and if Atlus (more like when Atlus) brings EP PSP over I'm going to finish that as it's the only Persona (so far) that I haven't completed. But IS godly. I love it's cast of characters with the exception of Jun who doesn't get too much characterization because he's an "ENTER STAGE LEFT"-type character.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 03, 2012, 12:14:08 PM: P4 is easy mode really but still fun. P3P is also crazy easy too.
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Post by: magus on May 03, 2012, 01:00:37 PM: Quote
How is that any different from the "YOU MUST SAVE THIS DUDE/DUDETTE BEFORE THE FOG COMES TO INABA!?" They're both arbitrary time-limits. P3's just sets a hard limit and if you fail to get strong by that time, well you're fucked. P4 weakened that aspect by letting you redo a week.

it's actualy no different at all,as i said many times i don't really like both persona games which is why i don't give a fuck if they do persona 5 or not,i was super excited when i heard about persona 3 (all the japan impressions made me hot too) but the final result left me grumpy like the grinch

now if they did another game like nocturne that would be awesome...
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 03, 2012, 01:05:19 PM: I still need to play Stella Deus! Got my ps2 copy- emu time
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Post by: Timber on May 03, 2012, 01:19:29 PM: Life isn't worth living without social links.
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Post by: Himu on May 03, 2012, 01:21:13 PM: one time a friend and i hung out

when i went home i said

"looks like i upped that social link" :smug

and went to my room to masturbate
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Post by: Timber on May 03, 2012, 01:22:33 PM: Quote from: Stringer Bell on May 03, 2012, 01:21:13 PM
one time a friend and i hung out

when i went home i said

"looks like i upped that social link" :smug

and went to my room to masturbate

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