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Pulse2012-08-22 10:58:55

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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...

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phoenixdaughterAM Since: Dec, 1969
Jan 27th 2013 at 7:31:14 AM
I am suddenly wondering what that commercial with Jack Frost would have gone.

And too bad Yu! You're not performing that song with her, this time.

-snickers at Yu not liking Adachi-

Hmm…someone is spending a bit of time with Ai…ohwaitfestivalisonlyfornonteammembershere
Otherarrow Since: Dec, 1969
Jan 27th 2013 at 9:36:24 AM
Gas station guy! I am amused at how Narukami's reaction to their rambling is just "wait, just who are you again?" I can totally see him just kinda starting at them in confusion.

Also, good job on the festival and social linking.
gamerex27 Since: Dec, 1969
Jan 27th 2013 at 1:19:02 PM
Funny, I always thought the gas station attendant was a woman. (S)he just looks very effeminate, and his/her VA from the start of the game doesn't help, either.
Otherarrow Since: Dec, 1969
Jan 27th 2013 at 4:22:14 PM
Oh I think she is a woman too. I was trying to be gender neutral. And failing I guess.
Pulse Since: Dec, 1969
Jan 27th 2013 at 4:29:49 PM
Gas Station Attendant seemed kinda-sorta both to me and, here, to Yu. It made them seem like more of an enigma...
EndarkCuli Since: Dec, 1969
Feb 1st 2013 at 9:29:01 PM
Looks like everything's going well. Your skill at navigating and clearing dungeons is constantly improving, some of your Social Links are about to reach their conclusion, and the bits about what Yu's thinking while handling the chaos in his life are quite fun to read. Really, the only thing I'm worried about is the Fox. I'm confident that starting the next quest doesn't take any time, and a lot of those later missions take quite a few days to complete. Plus, I'm not quite certain that the little fuzzy beast is used to such a large gathering of people. The festival takes place at the same shrine, right? I don't think we ever get to see any other shrines in Inaba, so that must be the case...

Anyways, best of luck with the rest of August, and let's hope that Yu's September doesn't throw him any nasty curve balls!
Pulse Since: Dec, 1969
Feb 1st 2013 at 10:06:58 PM
The next Fox quest can't be done until school is back in session- I'm not trying to ignore the lil' guy.

And thanks! I'm really glad people are enjoying this.
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