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Kagamikazuto Kazuto from NC Since: Feb, 2020 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Kazuto
#60801: Feb 11th 2021 at 5:38:34 PM

I just find it silly in an "old man yells at cloud" sort of way.

Can't think of one.
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#60802: Feb 11th 2021 at 5:55:07 PM

Well those fucking clouds deserved it!

They know what they did!

One Strip! One Strip!
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#60803: Feb 11th 2021 at 5:59:16 PM

I'm 23.

Does that mean I'm old?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#60804: Feb 11th 2021 at 6:01:50 PM

Those clouds aren't meanspirited and treating the characters badly at the expense of a cheap joke that isn't funny.

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#60805: Feb 11th 2021 at 6:20:18 PM

Now that I remember, first time I played Persona 4 was in highschool and my thought to the hotsprings scene back then was around "Damn these girls are bitches."

Of course I'm pretty sure Yukiko sticking the boys in the room where that woman died was even worse.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#60806: Feb 11th 2021 at 6:23:29 PM

I can agree the humor is Persona's weakest point. Many of the "battle of the sexes" scenes get into how-are-these-people-even-still-friends territory. Then again, it's not like Western sitcoms and such are any different.

MisterTambourineMan Unbeugsame Klinge from Under a tree Since: Jun, 2017 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
Unbeugsame Klinge
#60807: Feb 11th 2021 at 6:39:03 PM

I read The Wheel of Time, so this isn't the worst "battle of the sexes" stuff I've ever seen.

Nach jeder Ebbe kommt die Flut.
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#60808: Feb 11th 2021 at 7:05:53 PM

You know its funny, because there was a time when people actually accepted some level of Comedic Sociopathy, but I suppose times have changed.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#60809: Feb 11th 2021 at 7:08:52 PM

I think the issue is that its not really even-handed so it reaches a level of undeserved cruelty.

I mentioned 70's Show before but everyone in that show is on some level of an asshole and they are always screwing with each other.

One episode everyone dine and dashed leaving Eric and Donna in the restaurant unable to pay. So they then get revenge by tricking everyone into eating brownie's with super laxatives.

So its alright generally because everyone is giving it & taking it back.

Edited by slimcoder on Feb 11th 2021 at 7:09:07 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Face me now, bitch!
#60810: Feb 11th 2021 at 7:27:25 PM

[up][up] I'm still fine with it. Just depends on if something is Primarily a Comedy instead of Action.

Watch Symphogear
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#60811: Feb 11th 2021 at 8:18:09 PM

The humor thing is a reason why I gravitate closer to the mainline SMT atmosphere of games. There's not always a joke, but the demon rosters and odd situations are generally so surreal it balances out the otherwise fairly bleak tone without the need for obvious punchlines.

Zeldalover Since: Oct, 2020
#60812: Feb 11th 2021 at 9:03:54 PM

ok so i decided to use tarot readings to determine who to romance in each game. I got Chihiro for 3, C Hie and Rise for 4, and Makoto and Kawakami for 5

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#60813: Feb 12th 2021 at 10:05:31 AM

I could see Makoto being a big Yakuza fan really.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#60814: Feb 12th 2021 at 10:22:31 AM

She already likes Action films so.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
KouTheMad The Grey Sith from Korriban Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
The Grey Sith
#60815: Feb 12th 2021 at 10:19:40 PM

.......You think we will ever get adult protagonists like the Persona 2 gang again? Or heck, even just a party member?

Sanity is the Lie, there is only Madness.
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#60817: Feb 13th 2021 at 6:40:09 AM

And please don't say he doesn't count.

MisterTambourineMan Unbeugsame Klinge from Under a tree Since: Jun, 2017 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#60819: Feb 15th 2021 at 9:30:36 AM

So, thanks to the Persona 5 Strikers collab that was going on in Dragalia Lost, I sort of caught myself a case of Persona 5 Fever.

I'm watching a walkthrough for Persona 5 and I'm at that point where the protagonist (Akira? Ren?) has met Ryuji and Morgana, but it's the vanilla version as opposed to Royal.

Does Persona 5 Royal provide substantial changes that warrant watching a walkthrough of that rather than Vanilla!P5?

Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
over the front
#60820: Feb 15th 2021 at 9:31:23 AM

Yes, Royal adds in a bunch of minor changes to the storyline that lead up to its third semester storyline.

Altris from the Vortex Since: Aug, 2019 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
Yumil Mad Archivist Since: Mar, 2016
Mad Archivist
#60822: Feb 15th 2021 at 9:32:46 AM

Enough to warrant jumping ships. it has yet to make a difference on the plot (except the intro, rewatch that) where you are, it's straight better over vanilla 5(not that 5 wasn't good) and it adds a whole arc after the final boss of the original on top of the changes before that point. Plus, y'know, you're watching a let's play anyway, so there's little to no cost at just switching over to another let's play.

"when you stare too long into the abyss, Xehanort takes advantage of the distraction to break into your house and steal all your shit."
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#60823: Feb 15th 2021 at 9:38:10 AM

Sweet. Thanks for the input. By the way, I'm rather surprised at the police brutality in the intro. But then, this game's rated M for Mature, so it really shouldn't be that surprising.

It's quite harrowing, but I'm still on board regardless.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Feb 15th 2021 at 9:38:59 AM

asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#60824: Feb 15th 2021 at 5:13:54 PM

You're right, police brutality shouldn't be surprising

Bewitching Eyes
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#60825: Feb 15th 2021 at 10:19:55 PM

Just found this:

Of course Akechi would be number 5.[lol]

One Strip! One Strip!

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