Persona series

Not sure what a Naotoish style of dancing would look like, to be honest.'

I'm not positive myself, but definitely not that. I'd have expected something more along the lines of something more technical, like isolations or pops and locks. Definitely not something as sexual as that... she dances like a Korean pop star.

Speaking of bringing dead people back, is Chidori confirmed to be alive in Ultimax? I remember reading somewhere about it, but I never confirmed it. Also, are Arena+Ultimax plot heavy? I suck at fightings, but because of Q I am in Persona mood, so... Maybe I'll just end up watching cutscenes or somehing.

I don't think so. I don't remember any mention of her. As for plot... they're cutscene heavy. In the story mode, for every minute of fighting there's about fifteen minutes of talky talk. But the story's still pretty simplistic.

Ultimax in fact has a "have the computer play for you" feature so even if you hate the fighting, you can "enjoy" the story. Not sure if Arena has that, too.

Arena does not have that feature.

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wait, sexual?

uh, im not really seeing it.

I felt like her dancing style fell more into the "complete dork" category myself.

it sure is convenient how the entire p4 crew (plus nanako) is capable of dancing that well.

maybe their personas can do more than just play instruments.

When the P4 cast dances, they actually let their Personas' possess them and do the dancing for them, which explains why the dances of some characters (like Naoto,) don't fit them that well.

edited 24th Apr '15 1:11:23 PM by kkhohoho

So...is Nanako just that good, or...

Oh my God, Nanako's possessed by the Big Bad!

(I would at least think that Rise could dance pretty well on her own).

Agility's linked to the Persona, not the person. Grind it high enough and they can be graceful as the Venus Eagle.

Damn shame no one in the P4 cast had Ame-No-Uzume. Maybe it'll turn out to be Kanami's Persona?

Ame-no-Uzume was added as an Aeon Persona in Golden, actually.

But I mean, sure, why not. Kanami's probably going to get one anyway, may as well make it the goddess of dance.

The only thing that comes to my mind when we talk about Ame-No-Uzume always ends up being memories of grinding to fuse her to fight Matador in Nocturne.

;_;

Ah, Nocturne. The game that made you feel the pain. Good times. Good times...

edited 24th Apr '15 2:22:35 PM by kkhohoho

Uhg yeah, beating Matador with only Dia is not fun. I did it, but it wasn't fun.

I don't know why but I keep trying to go back to PQ, and it keeps not clicking with me. I think my main issue is that you have to backtrack in order to save and heal, which makes the whole thing have the pacing of molasses. In Strange Journey, which it plays very similarly to, you can at least heal and save in the field.

I want to like this game, I can see how others would like this game, but... I don't.

I have a love/hate relationship with Persona Q.

There are some things about it I love, but there also some I HATE.

It's not even all that difficult, apart from the saving and healing thing. A single bad Random Encounter can cost you a ton of progress. SMTIV is also a game that'll kill you several times due to this, but the progress loss is generally less because, again, you don't have to return to the Hub Level to save and heal.

The whole feature seems like something out of a clunkier, less advanced game, like something you'd find in 2004 on the GBA, not 2014-15 on the 3DS.

edited 26th Apr '15 7:09:15 PM by HamburgerTime

That's why you always pack a Go-M. Though -grumbles about FO Es that pack me into a corner-

Still, even with a Goho-M you need to hike back. What's that, blitzed by an FOE on the way? Use another Goho-M!

I'm told this is how EO does it, and I'm just not sure it's the right style of game for me. This isn't Atlus's fault of course.

Yeah, EO is very old-school even for a Wizardry-like. The only modern concession I can think of is that spells and skills don't have fumbles.

While there are some points I don't like, overall I enjoy Q. I usually play until I find a short-cut close enough to the entrance, go heal, continue from the point I was previously on. I had no problems with repetition. Though I'm in the fourth labyrinth now and this one is really annoying because of the FO Es that corner you. Thank God for Goho-M More! I still need to 100% second and third floors, before I explore fourth...

edited 27th Apr '15 3:52:07 AM by Kara

I think my problem is I don't really know what's supposed to be fun in it.

The combat is... repetitive, even by turn-based RPG standards, and dungeon-crawling is either horribly monotonous or frustrating (depending on whether I'm exploring somewhere I've been or in the middle of a "puzzle").

The novelty of "The P4 and P3 cast finally meet!" is undermined by the fact that I've played Arena, and the characters are so flanderized that I don't care all that much.

FO Es are the big reason why I don't feel like playing any of the other games like Q right now.

another problem with that is when they ever do P3+P4 game they only ever focus on one side, and their interactions feel biased. And finally there is the fact that the focus is more one P4 in the end.

Like I've said before, even though these games have these flaws I still enjoyed playing all of them nonetheless.

edited 27th Apr '15 7:14:12 AM by TempusIV

I mean, I've put in a lot of time with Q. I've definitely enjoyed parts, but I'm in the last dungeon and I legitimately don't think I'm going to finish it.

after switching from Q to E Ountold 1, i definitely find untold to be much more enjoyable than Q.

Q's combat is much more tedious and boring, primarily.

Same here I can't find a strategy on the last boss. Any suggestions anyone?