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Yumil Mad Archivist Since: Mar, 2016
Mad Archivist
#60926: Feb 25th 2021 at 5:40:50 AM

[up]I mean, kamoshida contradicts your own example, though? Because he was ultimately able to accept that dying was the wrong way to go about it and that he should seek to atone the hard way instead, so the game is saying those people do in fact share, to some extent, conventional morality and are just repressing it.

It's also entirely disingenuous to say that kamoshida doesn't feel guilt And is really just sorry for himself :this is supported nowhere in the text of the game, and is actively ran against by his confession scene and even his later scene in the prison of regression where he's able to apologize sincerely once called out on his sexist joke.

A broader point that most people are inherently sociopaths also just doesn't hold up. Sure, plenty of people have sociopathic tendencies, but to claim that every person who acts self righteous once on the internet literally cannot feel guilt is baseless conjecture that do not fit with the fact we are able to function as a society despite the unbelievable amount of shit he flings at us.

You also have brought no counterargument that, to some extent, we all live ignoring aspects of life that Don't fit our worldview because the human brain is poorly equipped to process the world a whole, something that is actually well documented.

At this point it feels more like you've got a bone to pick with those people in general than a rational basis for that thesis.

Edited by Yumil on Feb 25th 2021 at 2:47:07 PM

"when you stare too long into the abyss, Xehanort takes advantage of the distraction to break into your house and steal all your shit."
OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#60927: Feb 25th 2021 at 5:46:25 AM

But his first response was to kill himself. That’s the key point and why Ann chews him out. His immediate response was that his guilt was about himself first and foremost, and Ann telling him what he should do is what lead him to go to prison for his crimes.

People are not sociopaths just cause of the way they act. They’re just terrible individuals on a personal level. Most sociopaths actually do have a (warped) sense of morality rather, and even they can feel guilt if they don’t stand by their sense of morals.

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
Yumil Mad Archivist Since: Mar, 2016
Mad Archivist
#60928: Feb 25th 2021 at 5:52:59 AM

That's just projecting meaning in an action that can mean plenty of things. You could explain it away by merely being a knee jerk reaction without thinking it over, or on the contrary, the result of such a violent mood swing causing him to land in a cycle of self loathing. P5 is pretty consistent on the fact that just leaving people alone with their guilt does nothing to solve the problem, and that you need to talk to the targets and help them come to terms with their feelings to truly change them, something both scramble and royale double down upon.

The second part of your post just makes pretty clear you are splitting hair at this point. You describe the same phenomenon as I do. I say those people don't qualify as necessarily unable to understand the wrongness of their actions and change if they were given a great enough wake up call(likeliness of this happening notwithstanding) . You say they do. The game disagrees with you. Simple as that.

Edited by Yumil on Feb 25th 2021 at 3:13:19 PM

"when you stare too long into the abyss, Xehanort takes advantage of the distraction to break into your house and steal all your shit."
Makir Since: Feb, 2017
#60929: Feb 26th 2021 at 6:14:37 AM

So, would you all reccomend Persona 5 Strikers right now? How's the gameplay and difficulty? I haven't really seen anything beyond some late-game spoilers (thanks to this site) and literally a couple of trailers.

Yumil Mad Archivist Since: Mar, 2016
Mad Archivist
#60930: Feb 26th 2021 at 9:15:21 AM

if you like Dynasty warriors games, or at least aren't turned off by the genre, give it a shot, it's really good. If you liked p5, it's more of what made it good, although it retreads a bit too much to capture what made it great, Imo.

Difficulty emulates p5 pretty well. First palace will ruin your shit the longer you keep going, then the rest becomes noticeably easier. It strikes a good spot of "not particularly difficult but still capable of posing a challenge whenever needed", imo.

Edited by Yumil on Feb 26th 2021 at 6:16:43 PM

"when you stare too long into the abyss, Xehanort takes advantage of the distraction to break into your house and steal all your shit."
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#60931: Feb 26th 2021 at 9:21:51 AM

There's kind of a difficulty spike at the Osaka Jail IMO

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Zeldalover Since: Oct, 2020
#60932: Feb 26th 2021 at 10:54:15 AM

It seems like Omega Force is at their best when they work with other people's I Ps. I mean they made a better adaptation of post golden age of berserk than the anime running at the time

asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#60933: Feb 27th 2021 at 7:26:10 AM

P5D really came out too soon, would have loved to have seen Counterstrike and Daredevil in it

Bewitching Eyes
MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#60934: Feb 27th 2021 at 7:34:01 AM

Kinda worth adding a Strikers section to the Awesome Music page

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#60935: Feb 27th 2021 at 6:00:57 PM

It has 1 and 2 remixes in there, that alone is notable.

Zeldalover Since: Oct, 2020
#60936: Feb 27th 2021 at 8:57:55 PM

2's ost is underrated... though Im a bit miffed on some of the instrumentation changes in the remakes.. mainly the final boss theme

Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
King of Anime
#60937: Feb 28th 2021 at 7:45:33 AM

So I impulse bought a copy of Strikers yesterday. Only did the first Jail and man are they longer than expected. Might have to split doing the rest up across multiple play sessions instead of doing them all in one go.

That aside, I enjoyed it for the most part. Providing a disctraction in order to bust down the gate and fighting the Monarch less so than the rest of the game but otherwise I like it.

asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#60938: Feb 28th 2021 at 9:01:28 AM

Honestly, Alice is probably the hardest boss in the game

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#60939: Feb 28th 2021 at 12:19:08 PM

Switch really took that "Take Your Time" motto seriously.

asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#60940: Feb 28th 2021 at 1:31:56 PM

I can't believe that not only do the Phantom Thieves have to defeat an insane god hellbent on fulfilling the twisted wishes of a populace consumed by sloth twice, but they have to do it twice within the space of a year.

Bewitching Eyes
BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#60941: Feb 28th 2021 at 1:34:45 PM

[up][up] Woah...

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#60942: Feb 28th 2021 at 2:24:49 PM

“God” is really giving the second one too much credit. It’s like those cheap knockoffs of Disney movies you can come across. Horrible and distorted heavily the original.

As Morgana says it best, when an actual God gets uppity a Demon Lord comes down to slap their shit. Meanwhile Joker can just shoot demiurge in the head with his normal gun.

Edited by OmegaRadiance on Feb 28th 2021 at 2:26:13 AM

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
Zeldalover Since: Oct, 2020
#60943: Feb 28th 2021 at 2:31:42 PM

@astertism from what i undertstand aboutthats basically friday for mainline smt protags

asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#60944: Feb 28th 2021 at 10:10:30 PM

Thought: What if the Monarchs were Phantom Thieves

Alice Hiiragi (Muse): Mata Hari -> Mohini -> Marguerite

Ango Natsume (Diablo): Prospero -> Anansi -> Shakespeare

Mariko Hyodo (Frost): Catherine -> Cailleach -> Sophie

Akane Hasegawa (Ghost): Sonia -> Laverna -> Goldenhand

Akira Konoe (Rider): IDK give me some ideas

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MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#60945: Mar 1st 2021 at 6:08:05 AM
OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#60946: Mar 1st 2021 at 6:13:10 AM

Yeah he’s definitely Japanese Tony Stark.

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
Zeldalover Since: Oct, 2020
#60947: Mar 1st 2021 at 7:08:56 AM

Ok im like right before the boss fight for what im guessing is either going to be Shadow Nanako or shadow Namatame. Any advice?

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Face me now, bitch!
#60948: Mar 1st 2021 at 7:10:57 AM

You're gonna want to get as many healing items as you can before fighting the boss of the Heaven dungeon.

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asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#60949: Mar 1st 2021 at 7:59:14 AM

Makarakarn/Magic Mirror

you'll know when to use it

Bewitching Eyes
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#60950: Mar 1st 2021 at 2:10:58 PM

There's something refreshing about Alexa being just some random thing someone made rather than a horrible nasty spooted out by the collective unconscious for the squillionth time.

Bewitching Eyes

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