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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#57151: Oct 23rd 2019 at 11:41:12 PM

The P4 and P3 Cast already showed up in the PQ 2 games with the P5 crew. Personally, i'd rather the P5 cast here get more time to shine, i mean we just escaped the onslaught of P4 spinoffs.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#57152: Oct 23rd 2019 at 11:45:33 PM

They teased it in P5 tbh with the Rise poster and TV news reports talking about a female martial artist making a name for her self in the Police Academy.

It still doesn't make sense why they didn't appear in P5 tbh.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#57153: Oct 23rd 2019 at 11:47:52 PM

Those are just references rather than teasing. As someone who played since Persona 3 portable, i rather like that the Persona 5 cast are separate from the previous 2 's cast in their own game. Persona 4 is a tough game to follow up on, so Persona 5 not featuring a cameo in anyway, is kind of a bold move. And personally, i like Persona 5 the best.

Besides, it's not like people want the p2 cast to be in p4 right?

Edited by RedHunter543 on Oct 23rd 2019 at 11:48:22 AM

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
MetaflarePrime Urara-lala~! (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Sinking with my ship
Urara-lala~!
#57154: Oct 23rd 2019 at 11:52:20 PM

yo what P5 warriors isnt gonna be pure hack n slash?

i was already gonna get it but man now i need it

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#57155: Oct 24th 2019 at 12:10:23 AM

Dancing All Night is the only spinoff for just 1 cast of characters and it really suffered for it. Spinoffs pretty much are being used to create a more expansive universe. P4's own spinoffs were used to bring P3 people in while mostly just repeating P4's character arcs.

Also its a Warriors game... like 90% of the fun in a warriors game is the mashup. I don't see them giving the characters a variety of moves as well so 7ish characters is going to make a horrid warriors game, even DQH was 14 characters.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#57156: Oct 24th 2019 at 12:17:32 AM

The Q games are basically just fluff, for funsies really. Nothing serious along with the fact none of it really means anything since they all just get mind-wiped or something at the end of the game.

This is the opportunity to actually have some epic & serious interactions between multiple groups with permanent lasting interactions in a none comforting setting.

By finally fully taking advantage of one group of Persona users being self-declared cops & another group being self-declared criminals.

Edited by slimcoder on Oct 24th 2019 at 12:19:36 PM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#57157: Oct 24th 2019 at 12:18:38 AM

[up] Persona Q deals with some pretty heavy stuff actually. Sure it's basically filler, but it's not lighthearted at all. The art style is, but not the game.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#57158: Oct 24th 2019 at 12:22:04 AM

But it doesn't mean anything for the main cast barring the OG newbies the plot revolves around.

Sure it may be sweet seeing Kanji help Ken get over his issues but the sweetness is lost when the game ends & he goes right back to normal.

Like the Arena games, the interactions here could actually be permanent.

Edited by slimcoder on Oct 24th 2019 at 12:22:40 PM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Yumil Mad Archivist Since: Mar, 2016
Mad Archivist
#57159: Oct 24th 2019 at 12:34:24 AM

doesn't the second Q game actually lets the characters keep their memory of the events though ?

"when you stare too long into the abyss, Xehanort takes advantage of the distraction to break into your house and steal all your shit."
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#57160: Oct 24th 2019 at 3:18:34 AM

Nope. One of the biggest points is Akechi understanding that once the plot is over and he forgets, he'll go right back to what he was doing P5 and doesn't want to.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#57161: Oct 24th 2019 at 5:08:36 AM

It is implied that Joker remembers some events though, at least with Hikari.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
JRads47 Since: Nov, 2014
#57162: Oct 24th 2019 at 5:48:40 AM

So apparently Scramble is a sequel to the original P5 and not Royal?

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#57163: Oct 24th 2019 at 6:15:25 AM

Arena and Golden didn't spoil each other and both came out pretty close to each other so I assume these wont as well.

You may get whats her face as a DLC character later down the road though.

TPPR10 Craving for fish from up north Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Craving for fish
#57164: Oct 24th 2019 at 9:21:15 AM

You know, finding weird girls in cubes is either a really good thing or a REALLY bad thing. I lowkey want this to have a Big Bad Ensemble/Evil Versus Evil of sort. Then again, maybe they have done it too many times so they might play her being purely heroic.

Edited by TPPR10 on Oct 24th 2019 at 7:22:09 PM

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BZL8 Yes. from Somewhere Since: Apr, 2017 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Yes.
#57165: Oct 24th 2019 at 5:43:48 PM

I am late. I didn't expect much from Persona 5 Scramble, but fuck, I can hear my wallet screaming as this becomes another Day 1 purchase for me.

Anyway, it appears that the new girl's name is Sophia. Some people have pointed out the significance of the name in terms of Persona 5 as it is also the name of Demiurge/Yaldabaoth's mother.

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#57166: Oct 24th 2019 at 7:11:39 PM

In which Im disappointed because Sophia deserved better.

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
rikalous World's Cutest Direwolf from Upscale Mordor (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
World's Cutest Direwolf
#57167: Oct 25th 2019 at 3:50:21 PM

I don't see them giving the characters a variety of moves as well so 7ish characters is going to make a horrid warriors game, even DQH was 14 characters.
Clearly the solution is to make all the Confidants playable, Atlus give me money.

CountofBleck Starting to believe in himself from New Wirral (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Starting to believe in himself
#57168: Oct 26th 2019 at 9:21:50 AM

Better solution is to put in the Shadow Operatives from p4A investigate. Honestly i just want to see Labrys in a Mosou format.

Tell me you wouldnt want to see this done to a bunch of shadows

TrueShadow1 Since: Dec, 2012
#57169: Oct 26th 2019 at 11:42:39 AM

I would like Labrys to make a return very much.

BZL8 Yes. from Somewhere Since: Apr, 2017 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Yes.
#57170: Oct 27th 2019 at 9:39:29 AM

Something tells me P5S won't feature P3 or P4 characters. That's my gut feeling.

Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
King of Anime
#57171: Oct 27th 2019 at 12:53:41 PM

Well, yeah. They're not marketing it as a crossover like the Arena or the Q games.

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#57172: Oct 27th 2019 at 3:06:44 PM

In that case, maybe there’ll be a bunch of OCs, with crossover DLC at appropriate times?

The legend has returned.
TrueShadow1 Since: Dec, 2012
#57173: Oct 28th 2019 at 3:02:33 AM

I'll just wait until the next trailer to see. Akihiko, Mitsuru, and Aigis weren't immediately announced for Arena either.

Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#57174: Oct 28th 2019 at 3:46:21 AM

I've been getting back in a YGO mood and would Kaiba getting Mind Crushed be equivalent to having his treasure stolen? Never thought of it like that before. We're basically just unclogging their soul, getting rid of the evil gunk so they can properly feel and start over again.

Only, ya know, they go to prison instead of becoming our friend/ally. Also Kaiba was an abused child and that's how he got so twisted. Then again, for all we know, all the villains were abused children, too. Probably not but we don't get much in the way of humanizing backstory for any of them except Sae and maybe Haru's dad? I vaguely feel like we weer supposed to feel sorry for him but it has been awhile and I can't remember that well.

Edited by Nikkolas on Oct 28th 2019 at 3:47:41 AM

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#57175: Oct 28th 2019 at 4:57:19 AM

Most of them have some sort of reason/vague backstory presented as to why they eventually came to abuse their power, but it doesn't make them that much more sympathetic. Kamoshida for example was desperate to hang onto the glory of his past as an athlete despite the fact he wasn't going anywhere and stuck in a teaching job.


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