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Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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TheLoser posted:

We hate the cops.

I've got bad news about one of the party members in this game

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Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Hilario Baldness posted:

Henceforth, Alice will be referred to as Belle Delphine and I won't hear otherwise

:colbert:

Her actual inspiration is waaaay more obvious than that

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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What I've learned while going through the first Jail is that even if you run out of SP Yusuke can still clutch it out against any boss that likes to spam basic attacks or physical spells because you can counter their poo poo all day long

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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ApplesandOranges posted:

Unfortunately a lot of later bosses won't flinch from Yusuke's counters, but it's still pretty good free damage and Freeze > Technicals is a solid strat on anything that isn't immune to it.

I think he's my favorite non-Joker character to play at this point but it's still early.

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Just BARELY beat the first Jail boss

almost no HP, no SP, ran out of healing items

The last leg of the fight was just me spamming Yusuke's physical attacks while yelling "PLEASE DIE"

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Sydin posted:

The writing on the whole is much better here than it is in base P5, not just in party interactions but also just in terms of how the story is handled and avoiding uncomfortable, cringy bullshit. Gives me solid hopes for whatever the next major Persona project is.

Do wee know if this game was written by the same staff from Persona 5 or is the script also a Koei Tecmo joint?

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Got stuck infinitely loading after the second Lock Warden. Thanks PC version!!

Good thing that fight was a breeze or I'd be pissed!

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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MechaX posted:

Wait wait wait *minor cutscene spoilers mid-3rd Jail town*

So a loving Persona game literally had a bath house scene that started with the cliche "omg look at your curves" and it doesn't... turn into one massive gag scene? The boys are just like "huh, alright" and move on to talking about other stuff and Sophie? In an Atlus game?

highlight of that scene is Yusuke talking about drinking cow milk straight from the udder

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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well now that I've got a little further

MechaX posted:

Wait wait wait *minor cutscene spoilers mid-3rd Jail town*

So a loving Persona game literally had a bath house scene that started with the cliche "omg look at your curves" and it doesn't... turn into one massive gag scene? The boys are just like "huh, alright" and move on to talking about other stuff and Sophie? In an Atlus game?

I regret to inform you that (post jail 4 mild spoilers) there's still a dumbass hot spring scene where the boys get beat up over a misunderstanding

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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oh my god please tell me this loving segment at the start of jail 5 isn't too hard I'm afraid to even unpause the game

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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A talking coyote posted:

You’d basically have to walk right up to an enemy and stand there to lose.

I didn't see a chopper and it immediately caught me

at least it just lets you retry from the beginning

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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A talking coyote posted:

Sounds like you’re bad at at the babby game for babbies! Just kidding

try to stick to the statues/hiding spots as much as possible. Except for one that’s patrolling you should never go towards those helicopter shadows. They’re there to basically tell you you’re going the wrong way. It’s also not very long and a one time thing so I wouldn’t worry over it too much.

Yeah I think I'm good now. I just get the stealth anxiety!

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Jail 5 boss spoilers

zig-zag dashing between Akane's Joker's shots to close the gap and beat the poo poo out of him is the coolest thing in this game

Blockhouse fucked around with this message at 23:47 on Mar 5, 2021

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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CharlieFoxtrot posted:

What determines which Persona skill is used for a given combo finisher?

I wish there was a practice arena or something lol, I can sense that that combat can get pretty intricate and technical but it is pretty overwhelming when you're in the "thick of it" lol, to process everything I'm often just hovering on the edge of the battle and spending a lot of time in the menu. I also keep forgetting to use my aimed shots, leaving damage on the table...

I believe it's different per Persona. The shorter combo will give a buff or debuff or physical attack depending on the Persona while the longer combo will give an attack of that Persona's element (the icon next to their name in the stat screen)

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Turns out the Shin Megami Tensei wiki pages have their Strikers move sets on them.

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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It's funny how little of a poo poo this game cares about recapping just boom two minutes till protagonist's talking cat no elaboration gently caress you

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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honestly everything in this game hits like a truck the answer is just don't get hit

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Arist posted:

Right before the sixth Jail, Lavenza tells you about a series of challenging Shadow fights to unlock new fusions. Is there a recommended level to approach these? I managed to kill Seth but it took like twenty minutes.

I was like 50 and it took me five so what level are you at?

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Arist posted:

I was like 48, and I might have overstated it a bit, but it was still not fun. I accidentally brought Morgana and it drains Wind so that probably explains some of it.

I'm not going to lie and say I didn't look up its weaknesses ahead of time but my rule of thumb is if you're unsure of an enemies' elements always bring Yusuke and/or Wolf because unless it resists physical they're going to run roughshod over it.

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Tae posted:

Okay, old man being a greatsword bloodbourne guy that shoots wave energy was completely different than what I expected from the anime opening.

He's the "I don't want to play Persona I want to play musou" character

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Everyone's voice acting is better in this game but I want to give some props directly to Max Mittelman as Ryuji who has some of the best comedic line reads I've ever heard in a dub

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Alice had a Lust for revenge

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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waah posted:

Man I can't wait to get to Okinawa in game to see what parts of Oki they went to. I wish more games had Oki as a locale because it's no way I'll ever make it back to visit, but man I miss it.

Might wanna temper your expectations on this one

I'm pretty sure the island they go to is fictional.

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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tbf "corruption" implies that the Japanese police aren't working as intended, which is to say as basically a PR firm for the Japanese government first and then a group of people who actually solve crimes second.

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Twelve by Pies posted:

Since the cops already know the Phantom Thieves' identities but nobody else does, I'm guessing that their identities weren't made public because they're minors? It just hit me that when you get to Kyoto the cops have a giant manhunt going on for them, and it would probably help if they put out a public statement with the PT's identities and such, but they seem to not have done so.

If memory serves there's laws in Japan against putting out a minor's identity even if they're wanted for crimes

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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Rice is only the bottleneck until you get to dishes that use crab

I always need more crab

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Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

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The catch is the buff meals don't last as long as the Persona-cast buffs (which can be extended through a Bond skill)

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