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RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




Arist posted:

pirate warriors 3 is really good

In this age of 4K televisions and laptops the size of ottomans, I know it's not the most beautiful thing to look at, but Hyrule Warriors on the 3DS isn't that bad either, honestly.

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Strange Forest
Mar 4, 2015

Arist posted:

pirate warriors 3 is really good

It most certainly is

Kemix
Dec 1, 2013

Because change

Drakenel posted:

Despair from pollen days in mementos

Right ailment, WROOOOOONG time. But we go into that when it happens.

SimplyUnknown1
Aug 18, 2017

Cat Cat Cat
So basically, I have learned a few things from this LP.

1. The writing is decent, but that doesn't mean our protagonists won't do stupid things a lot of the time.
2. Clearly every game needs more Ari in it.
3. They missed the perfect opportunity to make Ryuji's persona ride a shark.

That is all.

GhostStalker
Mar 26, 2010

Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

Arcsech posted:

Actual game footage from when Sae finds out you're dating Makoto:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zix7UBJOHtM

Seen this before a bunch of times, but it never stops bringing a smile to my face.

Drakenel posted:

It's not the original one, but that one is spoilers for this point in the game, sadly.

This one, however, isn't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqM9Bc9E-B8

This is a new one though. I've seen the clip before in a different edited context, that of Ace Combat Zero, with Larry as Galm (even though I guess he should really be Pixy in that case because of his name?), Noah as Belka, and the slapped victims as the named Ace squadrons from the game. It worked pretty drat well.

Grouchio
Aug 31, 2014

Arist posted:

Inspector Gadget was before my time
Were you present for Woodstock? :thunk:

Arist
Feb 13, 2012

who, me?


Part 58: 6/25: I Wish I Was An Only Child

Well, let’s get back to it, I guess. I managed to fix the portraits, at least, and hopefully there isn’t much in the way of further obstruction from Ari.

”I got bored during this part so instead of writing I just added a bunch of stuff I thought was cool to the pictures”

That doesn’t sound too bad, I guess.

Music: Price



There’s a staircase leading up near the safe room.



Ugh, he doesn’t even know what Undertale is, he just watched a video of Papyrus on YouTube and liked his music.



Following the stairs puts us back near the start. It seems pointless, but it serves the purpose of letting us return to the start without leaving the dungeon proper, because riding the elevator and dropping down from the rafters was a one-way trip.




According to the map, we should be able to head down from here.

what on earth

But nothing beyond this floor is on our map, right?
Yeah. We’ll need to find another one soon...
Why don’t we focus on finding a way downstairs? Hopefully we find the other map along the way...



Now, the path down is blocked by numerous cameras, so we’re forced to find a spot where we can jump down instead.



If I just ignore it, he doesn’t win.

According to the map, there’s a great deal more beyond here...
Then this is not a vault, but a partition of sorts. The terminals there must be how you open it.
B-But both of them have keyholes.
I suppose that means we’ll need two keys to pass through here…
For real…? Ugh, it’s a pain in the rear end how secure this place is.



That must be where the Treasure is!
Yeah, you’re probably right… Let’s look for those keys!



Further ahead we come a room with a few interesting features. The first is the treasure chest.



The Black Kotagana is notably worse than our current weapon, oddly. However, it “possesses the power to transmute,” which we’ll come back to.



The other thing about this room is that it contains the power boxes for all the cameras in the neighboring hall.



We’re now free to explore the area.




Music: Tension



What’s wrong? Are you nervous? Don’t be. We have the keys they need, so things should be OK as long as we protect them.

I’m being terrorized by a 10-year-old.



It’s highly likely those are the way by which the partition opens.
What’re we gonna do then? Beat ‘em up and take the keys?
Didn’t you see those two? They’re obviously not ordinary Shadows. Anyone who’s been entrusted with a key that important would have to be extremely strong.
And there’s two of them; it would be tough dealing with both. Plus they could sound the alarm...



Hm… That’s a good question.
Then… why don’t we split them up and beat them individually?
And how can we do that?
Do you remember that monitoring room upstairs? The room we acquired our map from. There was some communication equipment there as well. We can use that to lure one away.



I agree. It sounds safer than fighting them at the same time!
OK, let’s leave this part to our intellectual!
Thank you! First up, we need to head to the monitoring room!
Hey, you think we should just head straight over, Joker?



This choice is just asking you if you want to be teleported directly to the monitoring room from before.

Music: Price



Oh, this one’s a little sad. Ari really wanted to be Spider-Man for Halloween last year but our stepdad Louis thinks superheroes and Halloween are too pagan. I don’t really get it either, but Ari was pretty broken up about it. I bet he’s really jealous of that random child.




Music: Tokyo Emergency



Come in, security room! This is the monitoring room! We’ve been ambushed by intruders! Requesting backup, immediately! One person would be perfect!



And there we go! All we need to do now is wait for the enemy.




Not exactly.



This was a trap!? You bastards!



Music: Keeper of Lust

Tornado Devil



It’s weak to Electricity and likes to spam Wind. This guy isn’t really a huge problem.

Music: Price



Oooh, he had a key!
Guess that went pretty well, huh?
That means there should only be one Shadow in the security room! Let’s snatch the other key from it while we can!
Joker, do you want to go right to the security room from earlier?




It’s honestly a little distressing to me how worried this dude is.

We’ll be heading right into battle when we charge in there! Are you ready for this?



All right, let’s go!



We’re here for the other key!
What!? Then that comm earlier… How dare you!



Floodbringer Demon

Music: Keeper of Lust



This guy is a joke. We’ve already fought one of them, so we know its weakness is Nuclear, and it’s alone this time. We take it down easily. Banana, motherfucker.

Music: Price



Perfect, we’ve now obtained both keys!
Oh, one second!




Maybe it can tell us what the bank is like further down.



Well, the most suspicious area would be the deepest part…



This map seems to indicate that the area beyond the partition is rather large as well...
I’m sure security will keep getting more intense from here onward too. We need to be careful.

Let’s head back to the partition, then.



On three! One, two…!



Yeah, he… really likes Spider-Man. I actually had to sneak him out of the house to go see the new one because Louis wouldn’t let him. We don’t really talk much, but I thought it would be nice. I probably wouldn’t have done it if I knew he’d go this nuts though.




Yes, I agree. The cooperation of our whole team is what helped us through this particular ordeal.

Except Yusuke and Morgana, who didn’t do poo poo.

Music: Price (Another Version)



So he took all of this from the weak...
...He’s going to pay for this.




No… These ones seem different from what we’ve seen before… They turn on and off.
It might be a surveillance system that switches between multiple cameras for efficient coverage...
That just means we gotta pass by when it’s not recordin’, yeah?
That should work… but there are guards to watch out for too. We should proceed with caution!

The gimmick here is that the cameras switch on and off frequently. The timing to pass through them can be pretty annoying to nail, especially when you take the guards into account. You can’t ambush through the path of a camera that’s on even if the enemy is within range, either.



Yaksini is weak to Nuclear like half the other Shadows in here, and likes to enrage party members, both with dedicated skills and Physical strikes.



To proceed, we have to walk out onto a nearby ledge and jump down to the lower floor.



From here, we can head down using the nearby elevator or explore the area a bit further.



Leanan Sidhe is the first source of Psy damage we’ve yet encountered (bad news for Makoto), and is weak to Fire.



Ann learns Agilao, the Medium Fire skill, at level 22. Astoundingly, she’s still nowhere close to gaining her next healing skill, meaning she’s still stuck with Dia. Ann is not a very effective healer.



The only thing of note on this floor is this hallway, containing a staircase leading to a door we can unlock that takes us back up, and this treasure chest behind a bunch of cameras. All that’s in it is an Ignis Ring, which we can slap on Yusuke to reduce the amount of Fire damage he takes. It’s really nothing special.



Heading back to the elevator, we take it down.



Okay, jeez, we get it. This LP isn’t your loving trapper keeper.




It is difficult to hear what he’s saying from where we are now...



On our way down, Makoto gains Freila, a single-target Medium Nuclear attack.




We also open a chest with one of our Lockpicks and get a new melee weapon for Makoto, who seems to just be on fire tonight.





Y-You bastards… How did you get this far!? What about my security!?

how does he even know about the grimace

Sorry, that poo poo was a piece of cake for us!
...Well, I wouldn’t say it was that simple...
H-Hey, finish off these vermin here! Keep them away from the elevator at all costs!



Demonic Warlord

Music: Keeper of Lust



Here, we’re up against a new guy, plus the old guards. The Tornado Devil and Floodbringer Demon are both still weak against Electricity and Nuclear, respectively, so they shouldn’t give us too much trouble. However, the Demonic Warlord’s weakness happens to be Psy. Now, it’s unlikely that one will have a Persona with Psy unless they grabbed one of the Leanan Sidhes from earlier, but thankfully, Ari’s fusion of Matador gave him one such Persona.



From that fight Yusuke learns Rising Slash, a Heavy Physical attack that gets an extra boost from Baton Passes. Here we finally see Yusuke’s main gimmick, his Baton Pass moves. They do great damage against most enemies, yes, but they’re absolutely worthless in boss fights, where you can’t exploit weaknesses. The main drawback of the Baton Pass/One More system in general is ultimately Yusuke’s undoing, which is a shame. For now, though, Rising Slash is still going to deal more damage than pretty much anything else we have, with or without the boost.

Music: Suspicion



Grrr, he took off while we were busy fightin’...



It’s a journal. Let us see what lies inside… “R=C=0, I=1, H=2”… What could this mean…?
The pages afterward have been torn out as well. Could it be a code of some sort?
If we’re not gonna figure this poo poo out now, we should just keep goin’ forward, yeah?
Considering Kaneshiro’s reaction, this elevator should lead us to the innermost part of the bank. If so, it’ll be the most secure area as well. Let’s make sure we’re ready for whatever awaits!

Music: Price (Another Version)



On the other side of the hall, we find a safe room. It would have been nice to have it before the last fight, but oh well. Keep it in mind anyway.

Now, we just head down using the elevator.

Music: Disquiet



Wh-What the hell!? Are these all vaults…!? How messed up is this guy!?
We’re supposed to check all of these for the Treasure!?



What’s the matter?
If my prediction is correct, we won’t need to check every single one of these small vaults.
For real!?
...That is, I hope. I’ll explain why once I’ve confirmed my theory.
I seriously hope so too...

Music: Price (Another Version)



Excuse me, I’ll be right back.

…….

…Sorry, I just had to go find Ari and yell at him.



And, we’re greeted with… another safe room! This Palace has three safe rooms, and two of them are right next to each other! poo poo!

“That’s enough of the pictures. This dungeon is long though so I’ll finish it later. Bye for now!”

Why am I doing this to myself

Arist fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Aug 19, 2019

DeafNote
Jun 4, 2014

Only Happy When It Rains
you know a dungeon is long when you only now get the 2nd version of its theme

Oxxidation
Jul 22, 2007

DeafNote posted:

you know a dungeon is long when you only now get the 2nd version of its theme

P5's dungeons don't gently caress around. Every one is longer than the last.

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender
I got the sense they really didn't intend you to do every dungeon in one day(or the minimum allowed by stuff like the real-world interlude in Madarame's palace), but that was never going to stop people from doing it anyway. :v:

TheFlyingLlama
Jan 2, 2013

You really think someone would do that? Just go on the internet and be a llama?



the bank in particular feels longer than it is because it's really the first dungeon where you have enough personas/money to have reasonably purchased SP adhesives 3, so it's completely doable to actually complete this one in the minimum possible amount of time.

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry
It's unfortunate that this is all just cognition money with his face on it or something.

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008
OP I'm afraid to inform you that your brother is on drugs.

The good news is that as the older sibling, it is your god and government given right, if not duty, to beat the snot out of your younger sibling for any transgressions real or imagined.

make him tap

bman in 2288
Apr 21, 2010
The spinning portraits are genius.

Kemix
Dec 1, 2013

Because change
Can you tell Ari that the spinning portraits are fun to watch for me? K thx. Also something something first palace I completed in one day.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




As I started scrolling down, I thought some portraits of the same character had different speeds compared to other ones and I was starting to get scared, because Ari's LP power was becoming too great.

Also, Spongebob, Spider-Man, Grimace but no Venom or Gwenpool or anything? The hell is this kid?

Grouchio
Aug 31, 2014

*Just beat Madarame's Palace, skips down to current page*

Why is everything spinning and spiderman/spongebob!?

Kemix
Dec 1, 2013

Because change

Grouchio posted:

*Just beat Madarame's Palace, skips down to current page*

Why is everything spinning and spiderman/spongebob!?

Because god abandoned us and needs to be replaced by a child.

Blademaster_Aio
Jan 22, 2017

If you check the vaults your party members have stuff to say.

There is money everywhere in this palace but it doesn't give me any. Stingy.

MonsterEnvy
Feb 4, 2012

Shocked I tell you
Going all the way back to Madarame despite us being far past it. I found out why his Shadow is Azazel. And why it's associated with Vanity.

The Fallen Angel Azazel when he came down one of the things he was teach Humanity how to make jewelry, makeup and other cosmetics and while telling people to love themselves before god and others.

AccidentalHipster
Jul 5, 2013

Whadda ya MEAN ya never heard of Dan Brereton?
I see that Ari is still at large. And that I still feel old for remembering Trapper Keepers. But yeah, so far Makoto is turning out to be the Yosuke of this game (statwise that is) because Nuclear seems like it's becoming a decently reliable element and Psy seems fairly rare so far. Is that actually the case (both currently and later on) or am I just misinterpreting things?

Coq au Nandos
Nov 7, 2006

I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question... A shitpost is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.
Ari is great and this LP rules.

oath2order
Oct 12, 2013

It's MAGIC. I don't have to explain shit!


I feel bad for Ari, as I too grew up in an orthodox household where spooky month and spiderman was outlawed.

An Actual Princess
Dec 23, 2006

ari is insanely good and the exact thing this thread needed

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
I wonder how Ari will react to the principal being Wilson Fisk.

GhostStalker
Mar 26, 2010

Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

Ari is great and I love what has been done to this LP. Though he totally deserved that reaction for that annoying flashing MSPaint edit for no reason in one of the last images.

Price continues to be a great track, especially the new version we got. My second favorite dungeon BGM.

GhostStalker fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Oct 1, 2017

ApplesandOranges
Jun 22, 2012

Thankee kindly.
P5's dungeon themes are good but I actually feel like they're a slight step below P4's - Striptease, Secret Laboratory, Heaven, etc. were all really good.

GhostStalker
Mar 26, 2010

Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

ApplesandOranges posted:

P5's dungeon themes are good but I actually feel like they're a slight step below P4's - Striptease, Secret Laboratory, Heaven, etc. were all really good.

Don't forget Void Quest or Long Way as well. But yeah, the P4 dungeon themes as a whole are better than that of P5, but there are some real standout ones in P5 (Price, the next one, the last two prior to the final dungeon) at least in my opinion. All in all, it tends to balance out, though Momentos is pretty garbage.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




I'm so mad that this child is so much better at photo manipulation than I am. Adding pictures on top of other ones and making some rotate- how the gently caress

bman in 2288
Apr 21, 2010
Wait.

"Ari"

"Arist"

Something's going on here that we aren't picking up on.

Arist, are you Ari?

Ramos
Jul 3, 2012


bman in 2288 posted:

Wait.

"Ari"

"Arist"

Something's going on here that we aren't picking up on.

Arist, are you Ari?

Nah, their parents were just really uncreative about usernames.

Funky Valentine
Feb 26, 2014

Dojyaa~an

Kaneshiro's dungeon only has three safe rooms and the Shadows from the midway point on can push your poo poo in easily.

I had to do quite a lot of walking back to the vault in my first playthrough.

Obligatum VII
May 5, 2014

Haunting you until no 8 arrives.

Ramos posted:

Nah, their parents were just really uncreative about usernames.

If they have a third male child, he'll just be named "A".

sudonim
Oct 6, 2005
This is a good lp, even before you ragequit. A lot of people on the internet get super serious about persona so it's nice to see a little fun poked at it.

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender
Excuse me, but this is a 100% serious modern masterpiece work of art involving a talking cat that says you should go to bed since you're very tired. :colbert:

Req.Martyr
May 4, 2016

I don't go by my caste, creed, or religion. My works speak for me.

Obligatum VII posted:

If they have a third male child, he'll just be named "A".

Hey, meet your new sibling [unintelligible grunt]

Weeble
Feb 26, 2016
Does Arist have an older brother named Aristotle?

:P

Rangpur
Dec 31, 2008

"So what're you calling the firstborn?"

"The Aristocrats!"

cdyoung
Mar 2, 2012

just found the thread, and drat, I missed a lot

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sudonim
Oct 6, 2005

Haifisch posted:

Excuse me, but this is a 100% serious modern masterpiece work of art involving a talking cat that says you should go to bed since you're very tired. :colbert:

I know :thejoke: and all, but even on these forums, founded by one of the most irreverent men on the internet, people still take JRPG LP super serious and will sometimes add all sorts of narrative mumbo jumbo instead of just having fun while showing a game off to other terrible nerds.

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