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Gaius Marius posted:There's already a devil summoner 3 a 4 and a 5 incoming No wonder the world went to poo poo
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Mr. Fortitude posted:I didn't mean to come off as pedantic or arrogant. Sorry.  I miss the best cat ancestor Goto.
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Jul 16, 2022 18:56
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Honestly I think Soul Hackers would make a lot of thematic sense to go back to, especially now that we are fully ensconced into the information age and all of the epistemic craziness that has resulted from it. Like, this might be a chance for Atlus to get back to thinking about interesting stuff again. But I'm still calling it a chance for a reason.
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Jul 16, 2022 20:11
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https://twitter.com/theprinceofiris/status/1548104806455054336 finally a megaten protag that loves cracking open a cold one with the boys
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Jul 16, 2022 21:51
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does she require alcohol to recharge ala Bender Bending Rodriguez?
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Jul 16, 2022 22:00
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I'll admit that while playing P5 Strikers I was thinking about how gameplay-wise you could turn it into a new Raidou game and I kept wishing I could play that instead. Sophie can stay though.
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Jul 17, 2022 06:05
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A Sinister Rap posted:Sophie can stay though. Her Showtime finishing with "oooooooooh..." gets me every time
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Jul 17, 2022 07:33
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Imagine Raidou getting Showtime attacks where he teams up with Gotou
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Jul 17, 2022 07:42
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oh poo poo before i forget i should post my majin tensei manga rambley thoughts from discord here too or whatever i wrote this up like immediately after i finished reading it on wed, also it was like 6 am (e: and i couldn't read like Any of the dialogue, so my understanding was Limited) my rambling at 6 am posted:pros: in conclusion it was Win and i really want scanlations of the rest now or for atlus' old manga to get officially tled at some point (also i noticed that the current scans for vol 1 are missing a author comic at the end and the booksleeve doodle, rip) also like 3 days after i typed that up i realized rag got removed too, good gently caress that guy he blows Booky fucked around with this message at 04:38 on Jul 18, 2022 |
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Jul 17, 2022 23:01
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gently caress you for trying to put down on a good, helpful, and independent businessman.
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Jul 17, 2022 23:36
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Bogart posted:gently caress you for trying to put down on a good, helpful, and independent businessman. rag can die for all i care, bithc rear end loser who wants you to fill your whole 16 slot inventory with gems that don't do poo poo unless you have 3 of a specific set so you can get a sword or boots or whatever
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Jul 17, 2022 23:48
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on the way to a thought of "lmao remember the devil survivor 2 anime", i came to the realization that persona 3 and majin tensei 1 have the same structural issues regarding the plot in that nothing happens for like, 80% of it in conclusion, lmao remember the devil survivor 2 anime?? that sure was A Thing
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Jul 18, 2022 01:00
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I know that I've seen the Devil Survivor 2 anime, but I can't say that I remember it.
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Jul 18, 2022 02:10
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Cool Ghost posted:I know that I've seen the Devil Survivor 2 anime, but I can't say that I remember it. yo cool ghost!  i think we watched it together a few years backliterally the only parts of the desu2 anime i actually remember are the lucifer hug, the final boss getting skipped, the ending where main guy just starts crying, the questionable dub, and the bit where io(??) gets sidelined in her own little arc
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Jul 18, 2022 02:39
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Booky posted:yo cool ghost! All I've heard of it is that it really lays into Yamato being gay for you? Which is fine by me, I love Yamato, but the rest sure doesn't sound good. Io is like, legit one of the Top 10 best characters in all of Megaten for me. The whole party is phenomenal apart from Keita. I guess nothing is perfect
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Jul 18, 2022 02:47
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Io has a personality?
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Jul 18, 2022 02:49
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NikkolasKing posted:All I've heard of it is that it really lays into Yamato being gay for you? Which is fine by me, I love Yamato, but the rest sure doesn't sound good. i think it does lean mad hard into yamato being gay but also its very funny they skip the final battle after The Lucifer Hug and the final bit is just the main guy crying about seeing yamato in a car(??), and also the pacing is whack because cramming a whole game into 12 eps was an Idea on the io bit iirc (this was like 7? years ago) i read a tumblr post griping about ios bit in the anime with her getting possessed and needing to get bailed out or w/e and how she basically just gets Owned in the anime vs the game vers? its been a while tho and i never played desu2 so idk for sure how that bit goes in the games except i think if you beef it she explodes from Too Much Power instead of powering up from the possession on the good ver??
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Jul 18, 2022 03:07
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Yamato? The white retractor?
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Jul 18, 2022 03:37
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Booky posted:i think it does lean mad hard into yamato being gay but also its very funny they skip the final battle after The Lucifer Hug and the final bit is just the main guy crying about seeing yamato in a car(??), and also the pacing is whack because cramming a whole game into 12 eps was an Idea I only beat DeSu 2 once and got Yamato's ending so my memory/knowledge isn't the best but In Yamato's route Io is possessed for a bit and you beat her up and it goes away. It's not something I consider integral to her character at all. It's a fantastic game, though. Highly recommended. HootTheOwl posted:Yamato? The white retractor? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zwg8KrjwNY It was the most interesting thing SMTIV did, IMO. Bold and unexpected with unmatched atmosphere thanks to the music and everything. Yamato would hate the White, though. He Chaos to the core.
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Jul 18, 2022 03:46
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NikkolasKing posted:I only beat DeSu 2 once and got Yamato's ending so my memory/knowledge isn't the best but In Yamato's route Io is possessed for a bit and you beat her up and it goes away. It's not something I consider integral to her character at all. i thinkkkk its like, before the route split? its like the deciding event for whether she lives or not like with some other chars or smth?
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Jul 18, 2022 04:56
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She dies if her fate isn't maxed or level four or something. Or if you've already killed most of your party they'll take pity on you
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Jul 18, 2022 04:59
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Booky posted:i thinkkkk its like, before the route split? its like the deciding event for whether she lives or not like with some other chars or smth? Gaius Marius posted:She dies if her fate isn't maxed or level four or something. Or if you've already killed most of your party they'll take pity on you Interesting, I def had maxed her FATE. Her and Joe were part of what really sold me on this game early on. I've been meaning to replay it. It's been like 3 or 4 years already. Definitely a lot I missed or just plain don't remember from both DeSu games
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Jul 18, 2022 05:23
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From what I remember, it's actually really hard to kill her off in that event: you basically need to have ignored her entirely up to that point in order to not hit the Fate level requirement for her to survive. I think you might also need to see a specific conversation with her right before the branch point in order for her to live, but that one's pretty clearly signposted.
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Jul 18, 2022 05:23
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Yeah, DeSu2 gave very clear signposts to keep people alive. The first game was much more...cryptic about it.
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Jul 18, 2022 06:16
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The problem with the DeSu2 anime imo is that the game itself, despite the story, is pretty goofy which you could say it's an inconsistent tone, but the anime cuts out almost all of it and it ends up feeling like a depressing and cheap Evangelion clone, only gayer. Mostly pointing this out cause the director was the same as the Persona 4 anime, whose comedy parts were great, and the Fate Carnival OVAs whoch are hilarious of you are a Fate fan and also Assassination Classroom? Yeah his comedy anime are usually better checking out.
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Jul 18, 2022 08:02
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What’s the verdict on SMT3 Hard mode? Worth it on a first playthru?
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Jul 19, 2022 01:56
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Not really unless you're a series veteran veteran. The triple cost for items is just pure tedium. The extra difficulty might be nice, but the game is generally suitably difficult
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fadam posted:What’s the verdict on SMT3 Hard mode? Worth it on a first playthru? Gaius Marius posted:Not really unless you're a series veteran veteran. The triple cost for items is just pure tedium. The extra difficulty might be nice, but the game is generally suitably difficult Yeah, it really is the item prices that are obscene and make me say go for Normal. The source of your abilities in the game are things called Magatamas and you have to buy many of them and with the 3x price tag, you'll probably just plain miss out on most of them unless you want to come to a screeching halt to grind. I'm hardly a great Gamer (TM) but I still had plenty of trouble on Normal in my first run. For the future you might also wanna try Nocturne HardType. https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3299/ Still waiting on a PC version but it's still a very, very good mod.
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Toight, ty. Made it to Matador on normal and smoked his rear end but one of my demons was force immune.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhsltpQpeRs Final Summoner's Guide for Soul Hackers 2. At the Safe House, you can rest and to recovery HP and MP, as well as eat Meals for various bonus effects such as recovering HP/MP while you walk around in dungeons, and it's also where you obtain the DLC you purchased. You can purchase meals from restaurants and vending machines, but can only be eaten at the Safe House. Figue will also concoct new meals as you try different dishes. There are two new shops, both of them are item shops. There's a New Game+ feature that allows you to select what you want to carry over (Character Levels, COMP upgrades, Auto Map data, Money, Items, and Fusion Unlocks), NG+ also features new personal events and new requests. Very Hard difficulty will be released as free DLC option, as per usual.
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Gaius Marius posted:Not really unless you're a series veteran veteran. The triple cost for items is just pure tedium. The extra difficulty might be nice, but the game is generally suitably difficult If you're playing the HD remake, you can switch difficulty in the menu any time so you can play on Hard but swap back to Normal for shopping, then bump it back up to Hard when you're done. No shame in that. 
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Jul 19, 2022 09:21
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Lotus Aura posted:If you're playing the HD remake, you can switch difficulty in the menu any time so you can play on Hard but swap back to Normal for shopping, then bump it back up to Hard when you're done. No shame in that. Or you can shell out about 5 dollars for a macca farming map dlc.
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In the PS2 version I just ended up selling the Bead Chains/Somas I got from cache cubes/full kagutsuchi mystic chests since I almost never end up using them and fetch a good price, doing that and getting the prize money from traversing the cursed corridor in the 2nd kalpa of the Labyrinth makes it significantly less painful to afford the magatama in Hard mode.
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Lotus Aura posted:If you're playing the HD remake, you can switch difficulty in the menu any time so you can play on Hard but swap back to Normal for shopping, then bump it back up to Hard when you're done. No shame in that. I started up original Persona 4 out of curiosity and apparently it locks you into a difficulty right at the start, although it warns you as such. I'm not sure when difficulty levels being customizable mid game was a thing. It wasn't even in P4G many years after P4. I know you can swap around the two difficulty levels in Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker but maybe that was in the original, too.
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NikkolasKing posted:I started up original Persona 4 out of curiosity and apparently it locks you into a difficulty right at the start, although it warns you as such. All SMT games that offer a difficulty level lock you into that difficulty for the run, aside from IV/IV:A/V and the Maniax rerelease of III.
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V doesn't have a hard lock but prevents you from doing Hard after starting the game on any other difficulty.
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Also, P4G on Vita didn't let you do mid-run difficulty option switching until NG+, but the PC port has it available from the start.
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smt v does let u go down to normal after u start on hard but then u can't go back up why, idk
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Because you don't deserve to
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Booky posted:smt v does let u go down to normal after u start on hard but then u can't go back up It is to prevent people from just constantly swapping difficulties which kinda defeats the point of hard. In games with cheevos it also is there explicitly to lock you out of hard mode cheevos.
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