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

Otherarrow Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 22nd 2012 at 5:15:52 AM

That dream was kinda chilling. Is there something you are hinting at here?

The Orb of Darkness was a reference to something? The only thing I can think of are the Orbs of Silence, Roughness and Stirring from Megami Tensei that were needed to release Izanami. I think it could be a Dragon Quest reference too, but I never played that.

At least Narukami suspects something is up with this. I always did think that the Investigation Team gave up too quickly, without really thinking about what they saw. I mean, they don't even comment on the fact that the guy has a Shadow. Geez.

Overall, good update.

phoenixdaughterAM Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 22nd 2012 at 5:13:28 AM

-grins at the SMT reference-

Nice to see that Yu thinks something is up with Mitsuo.

-snickers at Yu fusing Succubus- Hmm…a secret feminine lust?

YOU GOT THE GALACTIC PUNT! I rarely get that.

…I suddenly fear what Yu was like a few months ago.

Damn straight about the “hitting too close to home”

…HERE’S YOUR NIGHTMARE FUEL KIDDIES. –shivers-

Creepy...but excellent update!

Pulse Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 22nd 2012 at 7:45:08 AM

@Otherarrow: To my knowledge, the Orb of Darkness is just another general RPG reference. In-universe, however, I decided to make it a more direct reference to some unnamed game. I want to have some impact on my slight AU. :p

@pdam: Considering that every Persona you have rests in "the sea of your soul", I'm forced to assume there's some questions to be asked.

And yeah, I'll admit, Mitsuo... Hit a little close, both for me and, at least here, for Yu.

ReikoKazama Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 9th 2013 at 6:13:33 AM

So... is there going to be any more? Because I'm really liking what you've done with this.

Pulse Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 13th 2013 at 5:55:17 PM

I'm terribly sorry- Things have been on-and-off for a while, but things have been on-and-off in my personal life for little while, too. I'm absolutely going to finish this thing!

ReikoKazama Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 21st 2013 at 2:52:33 AM

Great to hear! Oh, and you posted that comment on my 18th birthday~