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deludedmusings Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#58151: May 17th 2020 at 5:35:15 PM

It was actually so obvious in the original game, in Golden they removed the NPC who straight out told you the attendant was a liar.

Edited by deludedmusings on May 17th 2020 at 10:38:50 PM

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#58152: May 17th 2020 at 5:37:24 PM

Unpopular opinion time: of the party members, Yosuke has the best social link by far.

The legend has returned.
RodimusMinor Professional Complainer Since: Oct, 2018
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#58153: May 17th 2020 at 5:53:00 PM

Completionist review of Persona 5

And by "Completionist" I mean it took him 500 hours.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#58154: May 17th 2020 at 6:10:26 PM

I'd say 3 has a better story than 4 or 5 because it never flubs its themes the way those 2 games do. Persona 2 still has the best story overall though.

Edited by VeryMelon on May 17th 2020 at 6:13:30 AM

Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#58155: May 17th 2020 at 6:33:31 PM

Back to me playing P5R.

I'm now in Okumura's space land and I see why people say this is the low point of the game. The enemies suck to fight, the Palace design is monotonous, and I don't feel like the narrative brought us here organically.

Edited by Karxrida on May 17th 2020 at 6:34:20 AM

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#58156: May 17th 2020 at 6:46:45 PM

Oh if only that was the worst of it.

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HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#58157: May 17th 2020 at 7:21:54 PM

I'm not blind to the Hashino Persona games' flaws (and the man himself seems to have... quite a few flaws as a person too) but I still think on the whole they're exceptionally enjoyable, and hit the mark much more often than they miss it.

ultimate_life_form Since: Aug, 2019
#58158: May 17th 2020 at 8:03:38 PM

Eh, I'd say that Persona 3 and 5 were amazing, but 4... well we've discussed it to death

My new ranking btw 3>2>5>1>4

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#58159: May 17th 2020 at 8:10:05 PM

My Ranking

Story is P 5 R> P2=P3> Vanilla P5> P 4 G > P1

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MisterTambourineMan Unbeugsame Klinge from Under a tree Since: Jun, 2017 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
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#58160: May 17th 2020 at 8:12:39 PM

I'll say 4>5>3. I haven't payed 1 or 2.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
ultimate_life_form Since: Aug, 2019
#58163: May 18th 2020 at 7:33:19 AM

Also, I prefer the fanfiction A Different Kind of Truth to the actual Persona 4. ...yeah.

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#58164: May 18th 2020 at 8:01:27 AM

Of the three I've seen between 3, 4, and 5, I like them equally because they have different strengths and weaknesses.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#58165: May 18th 2020 at 8:17:11 AM

5>4>3> haven't played 2. >>>>> Persona 1.

Like i really did not have fun with Persona 1.

5 takes the crown easily.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
RodimusMinor Professional Complainer Since: Oct, 2018
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#58166: May 18th 2020 at 8:19:19 AM

Persona 1 manga > everything else

I have memories of P2: EP but a recent playthrough of P2:IS washed out, so I might just try to the PSP versions whenever the translation for EP is done.

Don't like P3 and P4 anymore, but they definitely have their positive qualities. P5's the best of this style of game, I think.

HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#58167: May 18th 2020 at 8:30:03 PM

I am wondering what the new director, whoever it is, will bring to the table, though I'd imagine it's a long way off before we hear anything about that.

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#58168: May 18th 2020 at 8:59:53 PM

P6 was confirmed to be in the conceptual stages around 2018, from what I remember.

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RodimusMinor Professional Complainer Since: Oct, 2018
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#58169: May 18th 2020 at 9:01:01 PM

I'd guess more of the same. P5 isn't just Persona's breakout success, it's Atlus' first for the whole company.

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#58170: May 18th 2020 at 9:03:32 PM

Some of their early spinoffs sold very well when they branched off. Persona 1, Devil Summoner Devil Children Red and Black, etc.

Whether they continued selling as well was a different story, and it's Persona that managed to do so and get even bigger with time.

The main games at least. The Persona spinoffs tend to laughably pale in comparison even to other SMT games, except for Persona Q.

Edited by OmegaRadiance on May 18th 2020 at 9:04:19 AM

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RodimusMinor Professional Complainer Since: Oct, 2018
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#58171: May 18th 2020 at 9:09:25 PM

When I say breakout I mean the multi million sales numbers Persona 5 made. The wide Megaten franchise has always been niche, even with occasional popular entries during times where game development wasn't as costly.

Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#58172: May 18th 2020 at 10:13:44 PM

Oh god this airlock puzzle.

I thought I was being clever by warping to the entrance after unlocking the door, but it just resets everything. Screw this, it's time for a video guide.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#58173: May 18th 2020 at 10:16:14 PM

I'm gonna be very curious what 6's theme is gonna be.

Like 4 was small-town Scooby Doo & 5 was Lupin the 3rd in the big city. Someone else do 3 please.

So here's hoping they get real fun with 6.

Edited by slimcoder on May 18th 2020 at 10:16:31 AM

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Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#58174: May 18th 2020 at 11:16:05 PM

Who thought literally any part of this of this Palace was okay. Especially the boss.

Edited by Karxrida on May 19th 2020 at 1:12:30 AM

Yumil Mad Archivist Since: Mar, 2016
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#58175: May 19th 2020 at 3:05:27 AM

On the ryuji/ ann compared to Junpei/Yukari, I kinda disagree with the idea their dynamic is better written. Someone earlier said they forgot the "best buds" part in the vitriol, but I don't think this was unintentionnal since they don't start out as friends, unlike ryuji and ann who were friends before life drove them apart. Junpei starts out as an annoyance to yukari and Junpei keeps teasing her because that's how he does socialization because he's bad at it like most teenagers.

I can sorta agree that they don't get to showcase the best bros part for long enough (i have a couple of scenes of the last months that comes to mind) but I think it makes sense within th narrative. the interactions are geniunely vitriolic for a long time, firstly because of junpei's inferiority complex until he overcomes it, and then from yukari's arc about learning the truth about her father. Once both are resolved, they're both able to see each other for who they are and they actually treat each others like friends. The dynamic isn't inherently toxic, it's just that they both put their other problems into that dynamic by indavertance. It IS unhealthy, but I feel it's a lot more closer to how things happen in real life groups of friends, including how they end up not thinking much of it because they both realize this to an extent. Ann and ryuji's relationship is healthier, but ultimately a bit more... ideal ? Shallow ? unrealistic ? I don't know what's the approrpaite word for it, but something to that effect.

Edited by Yumil on May 19th 2020 at 2:02:08 PM

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