Author Topic: Persona 4 thread (Read 49090 times)

y2kev · « **Reply #240 on:** December 22, 2008, 03:29:47 PM »

Nocturne is better than DDS.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #241 on:** December 22, 2008, 04:29:26 PM »

Quote from: The Card Cheat on December 22, 2008, 03:06:02 PM

Quote from: Professor Prole on December 22, 2008, 02:59:05 PM
FINALLY beat him. jesus!

It took me like four tries. First few times I was underleveled, last time he specifically raped my main character.

i fused a yagatarasu whatever crow persona that had null fear, and a black frost with all the shiz debaser mentioned. he got main the first time, but i trashed his ass the second time. six tries, though -- and with characters at level 47! garrr.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #242 on:** December 22, 2008, 06:51:12 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on December 22, 2008, 04:29:26 PM

Quote from: The Card Cheat on December 22, 2008, 03:06:02 PM
Quote from: Professor Prole on December 22, 2008, 02:59:05 PM
FINALLY beat him. jesus!

It took me like four tries. First few times I was underleveled, last time he specifically raped my main character.

i fused a yagatarasu whatever crow persona that had null fear, and a black frost with all the shiz debaser mentioned. he got main the first time, but i trashed his ass the second time. six tries, though -- and with characters at level 47! garrr.

I basically just ground his ass down. It took me so long that I even used my only soma mid-battle to refuel because I was running out of sp, lulz. I think I was around 45 or so when I eventually beat him.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #243 on:** December 22, 2008, 08:33:45 PM »

I'd get him down quick, but since I stupidly sold my bravery vessel accessories, I kept having him dump evil smile on the main character followed by ghastly wail for an instakill. 5 times I had him on the ropes and he pulled that shit, so on the last attempt I swapped the null fear persona in even though it killed my damage output. At least I won!

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #244 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:25:04 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 22, 2008, 04:07:19 AM

I think some of you distinguished effete fellows need to be sucking my penis.

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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I got stuck trying to do this. I'm at the same level but Kanji and his two fellow fegs keep on killing me. What did you do for the boss battle?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #245 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:28:43 PM »

concentrate on nice guy, then tough guy, and have everyone guard when shadow kanji he charges up his mega-attack.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #246 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:33:35 PM »

Quote from: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on December 22, 2008, 09:25:04 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 22, 2008, 04:07:19 AM
I think some of you distinguished effete fellows need to be sucking my penis.

I just beat Kanji's dungeon in one trip. Level 24.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
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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I got stuck trying to do this. I'm at the same level but Kanji and his two fellow distinguished effete fellows keep on killing me. What did you do for the boss battle?

I just played that battle today on my second playthrough. Yeah, I'm bored and don't have much to do.

What I did:

MC: attacked Nice Guy until dead, lowering defense as needed
Yosuke: used debuff (dekaja?) on Shadow Kanji every turn so that Nice Guy's heat riser would go off
Chie: attacked Nice Guy until dead
Yukiko: healed every turn, basically

After Nice Guy goes down, have the MC cast the defense lowering spell on Kanji then hit him with a powerful physical attack or use a -ula spell. I used Bufula with Jack Frost- he gets Ice boost, too. Yosuke can attack Shadow Kanji, so can Chie, and Yukiko can keep healing. I ignored Tough Guy.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #247 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:51:37 PM »

Alright thanks for the tips guys. Fallout seems to be eating all my gaming time but I'll sneak in a couple of minutes to finish the boss battle at least.

TVC15 · « **Reply #248 on:** December 23, 2008, 01:18:05 AM »

Also, I had an inordinate amount of snuff souls, so I was able to basically recharge most of my important characters SP.

Is fishing worth wasting time on?

TVC15 · « **Reply #249 on:** December 23, 2008, 03:55:07 AM »

And yikes, Matador owns in this!

TVC15 · « **Reply #250 on:** December 24, 2008, 03:48:02 AM »

What's this senpai shit? Kanji just told me he didn't know we were his senpais or something of the like. Earlier in the game, Kosuke referred to some whore he liked as senpai. Does this mean I'm going to get to tear up Kanji's ass like he (and I) want?

EDIT: Also, at first, I thought the whole Kanji section was well done, but now, after his dungeon's been done and his situation resolved, I kinda feel like Atlus pussed out and backed off by making him not really gay. I'm kinda puzzled why they didn't just go through with it.

Lucretius · « **Reply #251 on:** December 24, 2008, 06:39:05 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 24, 2008, 03:48:02 AM

Also, at first, I thought the whole Kanji section was well done, but now, after his dungeon's been done and his situation resolved, I kinda feel like Atlus pussed out and backed off by making him not really gay. I'm kinda puzzled why they didn't just go through with it.

Yeah, I was disappointed in that too.

On a more genderbending note, I just finished the dungeon where you rescue someone from a sex change operation!

Debaser · « **Reply #252 on:** December 24, 2008, 12:25:27 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 24, 2008, 03:48:02 AM

What's this senpai shit? Kanji just told me he didn't know we were his senpais or something of the like. Earlier in the game, Kosuke referred to some whore he liked as senpai. Does this mean I'm going to get to tear up Kanji's ass like he (and I) want?

All the honorifics are explained in the manual's back matter.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #253 on:** December 24, 2008, 12:59:21 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 24, 2008, 03:48:02 AM

What's this senpai shit? Kanji just told me he didn't know we were his senpais or something of the like. Earlier in the game, Kosuke referred to some whore he liked as senpai. Does this mean I'm going to get to tear up Kanji's ass like he (and I) want?

EDIT: Also, at first, I thought the whole Kanji section was well done, but now, after his dungeon's been done and his situation resolved, I kinda feel like Atlus pussed out and backed off by making him not really gay. I'm kinda puzzled why they didn't just go through with it.

get his s. link to rank 10, he comes/cums clean

TVC15 · « **Reply #254 on:** December 24, 2008, 03:38:46 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on December 24, 2008, 12:59:21 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 24, 2008, 03:48:02 AM
What's this senpai shit? Kanji just told me he didn't know we were his senpais or something of the like. Earlier in the game, Kosuke referred to some whore he liked as senpai. Does this mean I'm going to get to tear up Kanji's ass like he (and I) want?

EDIT: Also, at first, I thought the whole Kanji section was well done, but now, after his dungeon's been done and his situation resolved, I kinda feel like Atlus pussed out and backed off by making him not really gay. I'm kinda puzzled why they didn't just go through with it.

get his s. link to rank 10, he comes/cums clean

That's still copping out, relegating it to one text box that it takes a certain amount of effort to get to.

The games motif up until this point has been that the people realize and accept that the Shadows are part of themselves, but for Kanji it gets morphed into, basically "I HAVE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS WITH DUDES AND CHICKS." It takes what initially appears to be an interesting little narrative in the story, and then instead of taking it to where it was logically going, uses it as an excuse to tell gay jokes for (what I'm assuming will be) the rest of the game.

It's not affecting my enjoyment of the game or whatever, it's just a smidge of disappointment.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #255 on:** December 24, 2008, 04:51:10 PM »

oh, i ain't disagreeing, although i read it more as just kanji being confused with his weird ideas of "manliness" until you help him realize that he is mad homo and that it's cool. at first, though, i was irked, because i thought we'd finally get a gay dude played for something other than the occasional homo joke. i think it turned out fairly nuanced, though, for a jappy videogame.

TVC15 · « **Reply #256 on:** December 24, 2008, 04:54:06 PM »

Is the next dungeon any good?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #257 on:** December 24, 2008, 05:02:53 PM »

rise's dungeon? yeah, but make sure you're at full sp for the 2x boss fight

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and when shadow rise does her superscan attack, have everyone guard for three rounds

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Lucretius · « **Reply #258 on:** December 24, 2008, 05:58:13 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on December 24, 2008, 04:51:10 PM

oh, i ain't disagreeing, although i read it more as just kanji being confused with his weird ideas of "manliness" until you help him realize that he is mad homo and that it's cool. at first, though, i was irked, because i thought we'd finally get a gay dude played for something other than the occasional homo joke. i think it turned out fairly nuanced, though, for a jappy videogame.

I maxed Kanji's s link and thought his final words during that cut scene made it clear that he is really gay. "That 'other me' is me." But I'm still running into story scenes that make it seem like he's either confused or bi (same thing, if you ask most gay men). Don't know if there will be any more clarification as the story goes along.

Either way, I agree with you. This is probably about as nuanced as we've yet seen from the culture that brought us Cho Aniki, Hard Gay, and Tingle.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #259 on:** December 24, 2008, 09:57:14 PM »

i think they nailed the "small town is full of clueless, unsophisticated tards that hang out at wal-mart" angle really well, though. after all, you don't get to be flamboyantly gay in a small town; you just seem confused and angry and forlorn and then bugger the hitler youth bishie mascot on a class trip!

kanji's confused sexuality makes sense IF you consider that his only gay role models in bummufukku-cho were PROBABLY cho aniki and hard gay!

Rman · « **Reply #260 on:** December 24, 2008, 10:05:53 PM »

You guys seem to be enjoying this game a lot. It is better than Persona 3 or more of the same? Persona 3 wasn't that well received on this board, but this game is getting the opposite reception here. I only played a bit of P3:FES. Also, is the game connected to P3 or is a stand alone game a la the Final Fantasy games?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #261 on:** December 24, 2008, 10:21:59 PM »

it's standalone, but

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the p4 cast visit the school from ps3 on a class trip

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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.

TVC15 · « **Reply #262 on:** December 24, 2008, 10:33:08 PM »

Quote from: Rman on December 24, 2008, 10:05:53 PM

You guys seem to be enjoying this game a lot. It is better than Persona 3 or more of the same? Persona 3 wasn't that well received on this board, but this game is getting the opposite reception here. I only played a bit of P3:FES. Also, is the game connected to P3 or is a stand alone game a la the Final Fantasy games?

I like it more than P3. For as much as I liked how different P3 was, not having direct control over my party just irked me too much. It's not even that their AI was bad or anything, I just could not accept not having complete control

Lucretius · « **Reply #263 on:** December 24, 2008, 10:34:18 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on December 24, 2008, 09:57:14 PM

i think they nailed the "small town is full of clueless, unsophisticated tards that hang out at wal-mart" angle really well, though. after all, you don't get to be flamboyantly gay in a small town; you just seem confused and angry and forlorn and then bugger the hitler youth bishie mascot on a class trip!

kanji's confused sexuality makes sense IF you consider that his only gay role models in bummufukku-cho were PROBABLY cho aniki and hard gay!

You just summed up my adolescence and early 20s.

TVC15 · « **Reply #264 on:** December 24, 2008, 10:44:30 PM »

nu avatar get

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #265 on:** December 24, 2008, 10:48:24 PM »

I enjoyed it more than P3.

Pros

-Control your whole team, which you'll pretty much HAVE to do soon after/during the first dungeon.
-Better dungeons.
-Liked the murder mystery/rural setting/Scooby Doo vibe better than the crazy conspiracy/city/Harry Potter vibe of P3.
-Seemed to be a bit harder, probably because your SP don't replenish when you go back to the lobby. Also less money.
-Team members more likable overall. Teddie/Kanji > any of P3's main cast. Also you could have s. links with all your team members, and advancing them gave you tangible benefits in combat.

Cons
-Harder to raise your attributes, and there's FIVE now instead of three
-Because of that, you can take longer to access some s. links. I pretty much wasn't able to do anything with Naoto until the last week or so of available time.
-If you screw up on time management, you can bork your s. links. On my first playthrough I was kind of lazy and would advance my non-team s. links as opposed to beating the shit out of the dungeon immediately and then maxing out my team s. links.
-Rise sucks pretty much as bad as Fuuka, so I guess that's a wash.

I think during my playthroughs of FES I probably died maaaaaybe once. In P4 I probably died half a dozen times- I don't think I was any more careless in my playstyle; the game just felt a bit harder, which I always appreciate. Right now (haven't played Fallout 3 yet) this is about tied with Etrian Odyssey 2 for my GOTY. All that probably changes tomorrow, but whatever! Awesome game, good send off to the PS2 is my verdict. Buy it and play the shit out of it.

TVC15 · « **Reply #266 on:** December 24, 2008, 10:52:34 PM »

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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Raidou Kuzunoha

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #267 on:** December 25, 2008, 03:15:01 AM »

I think I'm going to commit and just finish the fucking Kanji dungeon in one go tonight. I don't like how that wolf is extorting me, btw.

TVC15 · « **Reply #268 on:** December 25, 2008, 03:16:25 AM »

The Kanji dungeon had a lot of monsters that didn't have weaknesses.

Himu · « **Reply #269 on:** December 25, 2008, 03:17:03 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 24, 2008, 10:44:30 PM

nu avatar get

KANJI!!!!

TVC15 · « **Reply #270 on:** December 25, 2008, 03:23:06 AM »

And I did the magic avatar swap php thing, too. So it's randomly either:

or

I'mm get a shot of him without glasses tonight, and see if I can't get more reaction shots.

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #271 on:** December 25, 2008, 03:44:35 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 25, 2008, 03:16:25 AM

The Kanji dungeon had a lot of monsters that didn't have weaknesses.

How many floors am I looking at?

TVC15 · « **Reply #272 on:** December 25, 2008, 03:50:14 AM »

11 or 12. I ferget. And two of those are boss floors.

Lucretius · « **Reply #273 on:** December 25, 2008, 04:58:56 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 24, 2008, 10:44:30 PM

nu avatar get

I just finished the Cultural Festival. I wish I'd had my camera ready. I wanted to use a pic of Kanji in drag as my avatar. He makes a pretty great Marilyn Monroe!

*update: went back to an older save and took the pic*

TVC15 · « **Reply #274 on:** December 25, 2008, 09:21:28 PM »

Holy shit. When is the cultural festival?

Lucretius · « **Reply #275 on:** December 25, 2008, 09:24:43 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 25, 2008, 09:21:28 PM

Holy shit. When is the cultural festival?

End of October

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #276 on:** December 26, 2008, 05:19:01 PM »

beat the sixth dungeon last night. the boss was easy! the mitsuo fight was waaaaay worse, pussies

y2kev · « **Reply #277 on:** December 26, 2008, 05:23:52 PM »

The mitsuo fight was brutal. Regenerating shields/hp stuff always makes me go bonkers. Almost done with the game.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #278 on:** December 26, 2008, 05:27:14 PM »

shadow naoto was a bit tough, too. man, maf called the ultimate villain before he'd gotten three hours into the game, lol

y2kev · « **Reply #279 on:** December 26, 2008, 05:29:14 PM »

yeah, the story kind of turned into predictable stuff around dungeon 4/5. I didn't even consider who it was for a while but then it really just hit me as being so right in front of your face. I'm more playing now for the social interaction stuff between the characters (like the cultural festival and campout stuff) than the actual story and dungeon crawling.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #280 on:** December 26, 2008, 05:31:11 PM »

the cultural festival was awesome

chie's revenge

Lucretius · « **Reply #281 on:** December 27, 2008, 01:50:44 PM »

I'm in the December dungeon. I for one did not guess the villain and was glad to be surprised. I'm using a faq now to make sure I can get the true ending after I beat this dungeon. I love love love this game so much.

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #282 on:** December 27, 2008, 06:44:02 PM »

If you were to play just one, would you chosse P3 or P4?

y2kev · « **Reply #283 on:** December 27, 2008, 07:16:08 PM »

Quote from: siamesedreamer on December 27, 2008, 06:44:02 PM

If you were to play just one, would you chosse P3 or P4?

p4. p3 has a few things I liked better but it's definitely the weaker game.

the original kanji concepts were cool.

demi · « **Reply #284 on:** December 27, 2008, 07:16:30 PM »

Quote from: siamesedreamer on December 27, 2008, 06:44:02 PM

If you were to play just one, would you chosse P3 or P4?

Neither - Digital Devil Saga

Lucretius · « **Reply #285 on:** December 27, 2008, 08:30:14 PM »

Demi, I love how you tend to give the answer to the question you think someone should have asked rather than the one he actually asked. You'd make a great politician!

That said, I think I'll probably end up checking out both P3 and DDS 1&2.

demi · « **Reply #286 on:** December 27, 2008, 08:32:53 PM »

I just want him to enjoy himself before setting himself up with disappointment...

Himu · « **Reply #287 on:** December 27, 2008, 08:43:33 PM »

Picked this back up.

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #288 on:** December 27, 2008, 10:29:55 PM »

I put a good 40 hours into DDS back in 2005 while I was waiting for MS to make enough 360s. It was really good, but I haven't gone back to it because I forgot everything that happened.

demi · « **Reply #289 on:** December 27, 2008, 10:30:47 PM »

Not much to remember. Go play it.

TVC15 · « **Reply #290 on:** December 28, 2008, 05:45:51 PM »

Wow, the older drawings of Kanji in the artbook are even more fapworthy. POMPADOUR!

Lucretius · « **Reply #291 on:** December 28, 2008, 08:04:22 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 28, 2008, 05:45:51 PM

Wow, the older drawings of Kanji in the artbook are even more fapworthy. POMPADOUR!

scans or links please

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #292 on:** December 28, 2008, 08:57:07 PM »

Finally making my way through the Kanji dungeon now...

Edit: HOLY FUCK I JUST DISCOVERED RUSH AND IT IS SO AWESOME.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #293 on:** December 28, 2008, 10:21:35 PM »

I just started playing this, its my first Persona game. I'm taken aback by how sleek and the game is (mainly the UI). Lots of style. The music is fantastic (from what I've heard so far).

Vizzys · « **Reply #294 on:** December 28, 2008, 10:46:37 PM »

Quote from: Lucretius on December 28, 2008, 08:04:22 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on December 28, 2008, 05:45:51 PM
Wow, the older drawings of Kanji in the artbook are even more fapworthy. POMPADOUR!

scans or links please

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TVC15 · « **Reply #295 on:** December 28, 2008, 10:53:43 PM »

Thanks, Viz. My camera case is in my car and I don't want to have to put pants on to get it.

y2kev · « **Reply #296 on:** December 28, 2008, 10:55:37 PM »

My post above has a link. Just open the image in a new window. Looks like hotlinking protection. There were at least 3 kanji concepts including the final design.

I beat it. The ending was really sweet.

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #297 on:** December 28, 2008, 11:03:37 PM »

I just lost 2 hours of grinding in Kanji's bath house because ~~God hates me and that FUCKING bear couldn't find an escape route~~ I couldn't find a weakness in this trio of wizard-looking dudes.

Lucretius · « **Reply #298 on:** December 28, 2008, 11:25:08 PM »

Quote from: ch1nchilla on December 28, 2008, 08:57:07 PM

HOLY FUCK I JUST DISCOVERED RUSH AND IT IS SO AWESOME.

Poppers are bad for you!

TVC15 · « **Reply #299 on:** December 28, 2008, 11:26:19 PM »

Quote from: ch1nchilla on December 28, 2008, 11:03:37 PM

I just lost 2 hours of grinding in Kanji's bath house because ~~God hates me and that FUCKING bear couldn't find an escape route~~ I couldn't find a weakness in this trio of wizard-looking dudes.

They got me once, too. If they surprise attack you, they will rape your weaknesses bad. I think when they got me, I didn't even get a turn. And after that, I ran whenever I saw the fuckers, at least until I finished the boss of the dungeon.

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