Live Blogs Persona 4: Self Challenge Expert Run!

Pulse2012-08-22 10:58:55

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, one and all!

This is a liveblog detailing a simple self-imposed challenge in Persona 4. Having completed the game on Normal difficulty, I felt the need to tackle Expert!

However, there's always baggage when it comes to challenging oneself on a New Game+, as I am doing, mostly to access the extra bosses on this route. As a result I've opted to make use of a simple solution to this problem:

I will not abuse the Persona Compendium. I may only summon Personas that I have already obtained through Shuffle Time! or Fusion.

I will, admittedly, be taking advantage of my maxed Social Stats (Expression, Understanding, Knowledge, Courage, and Diligence) and a fairly large yen purse from my last playthrough, but I feel that it will not degrade the challenge TOO much.

So without further ado, we shall now dive into one year in the life of Yu Narukami, and the strange journey he will have, finding that an innocent sin could lead to the world's eternal punishment...

Comments

hnd03 Since: Dec, 1969

Sep 1st 2012 at 7:12:56 AM

"and rode it to the daycre survive on the hill overlooking town..."

Autocorrect get away from you?

Otherarrow Since: Dec, 1969

Sep 1st 2012 at 7:28:54 AM

I liked how Yu noticed that the deliveryman sounds familiar. Nice touch.

Also, Narukami should be suspicious of all hat wearing strangers. Seriously though, doesn't Naoto not get properly introduced for at least a month or two? What was Naoto doing during that time?

Pulse Since: Dec, 1969

Sep 1st 2012 at 8:31:15 AM

hnd03: Sometimes, my hands do things that only look like what I told them to do. Fixing it...

Otherarrow: Naoto's just "that weird boy" for a while still.

phoenixdaughterAM Since: Dec, 1969

Sep 1st 2012 at 1:35:29 PM

Hmm...with the Chie and Yukiko comment, that reminds me...how are you doing the love interests/social link thing?

Pulse Since: Dec, 1969

Sep 1st 2012 at 1:46:40 PM

Eh, I have a certain preference for a romantic relationship. The rest will all be friends.

Otherarrow Since: Dec, 1969

Sep 1st 2012 at 6:05:22 PM

I guess what I was trying to say, what was Naoto doing between the Kanji arc and when Naoto gets introduced properly? Just loitering around? Working with the police, but not getting on their nerves like later?

Also, I am kinda sad that the Investigation Team never considered Naoto a suspect. Suspicious hat man who was with the victim before he disappeared? Come on, have at least Yosuke suggest it and get shot down.