SoulUnison
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Even with subtitles on things like the newscaster's dialog isn't translated.
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Persona 5 |OT2| Someone must have been helping you go to bed early. Talk!
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Even with subtitles on things like the newscaster's dialog isn't translated.
so who is going to tell him.
Definitely heard Yusuke, Ryuuji and Haru before. Makoto as well.
Futuba is not really a name I guess(correct me if I'm wrong), more like a company. Her name is actually a reference to the Futuba channel, an imageboard style ala 4chan for otaku.
Akechi Goro has to be a reference to Akechi Kogoro, a fictional detective in Rampo Edogawa's works.
Yeah about that... PS2 Classics performance for Atlus games is kinda funky in places. I can only speak for USA releases, but from my experience:
Nocturne: Seems to run just as on real hardware. If there are issues they're probably minimal because I didn't notice any back when I played it
DDS1: Terrible performance, below 30fps all the time and audio desync during cutscenes. Framerate is so bad in fact that sometimes it gave me motion sickness... Still technically playable though
DDS2: Seems to run as intended. I noticed minor glitches like a text box vibrating during a specific scene, but that's about it
Persona 3 FES: Runs perfectly fine except for some glitched textures in the late Tartatus floors, they won't stop blinking really fast
Raidou 2: Runs perfectly fine from what little I've played
Raidou 1 I avoided in this version due to framerate complaints, and I've heard P4 has some slowdowns too.
I know I make DDS1 sound awful but it's so damn good that if you don't have any other means to play it, go for it still.
Arena and Ultimax are great fun if you like fighters. The story in the first game is quite good actually, the story mode itself is a slog though. Ultimax's story is atrocious but the story mode is more fun this time, if a bit too long. Characterization is generally pretty bad in both for the most part, sadly.
Second palace in and this game just isn't doing it for me. And that's from someone who feels that P3 and P4 are probably my favourite RPGs.
The writing isn't as good. The characters so far aren't as fun. Moragana is awful. Repetive voice line "Your so gorgeous Panther" "excessive power leads to ruin" etc etc. My wife is routinely commenting that people should shut up. Add to that I'm 16 hours in and have had hardly any freedom whatsoever. It's always go right to bed, wake up and go right to wherever the story forces me. While pretty and all the UI shit takes up a third of the screen, making an already shitty camera even more cumbersome during stealth stuff. Just lots of little things.
Sigh. Does it open up at the very least?
The writing isn't as good. The characters so far aren't as fun. Moragana is awful. Repetive voice line "Your so gorgeous Panther" "excessive power leads to ruin" etc etc. My wife is routinely commenting that people should shut up. Add to that I'm 16 hours in and have had hardly any freedom whatsoever. It's always go right to bed, wake up and go right to wherever the story forces me. While pretty and all the UI shit takes up a third of the screen, making an already shitty camera even more cumbersome during stealth stuff. Just lots of little things.
Sigh. Does it open up at the very least?
Reverend Funk
Comfy Penetration
why are the other students so mean to me when I miss a question
brianmcdoogle
Member
Thanks! That's interesting. Is it also the same for Persona 4 as well? Reason I asked initially was I'm having a harder time remembering peoples' names in this game compared to Persona 4, and I don't watch anime or stuff like that so I just wondered if there was kind of a change or difference in names between games.
Basileus777
Member
The game alternates between time periods where you have free reign and long stretches where you have no ability to do anything but advance the story throughout the whole game. The structure doesn't change much from where you are at.
Lmao I hope Futaba isn't as annoying in English as she in in Japanese. Her voice lines when you use weaknesses as Joker/Makoto are so obnoxious.
Honestly this is why I don't feel too bad when
Ryuji starts talking mad shit to Morgana post Futaba joining.
And I say this as a ardent Ryuji hater.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
I shared similar sentiments at first. So for mementos and palaces I would turn off the voice volume. Then for the calling card day and bosses I turn it on again.
SoulUnison
Banned
I love how useless Ryuji's "Hold Up" stance is.
If he fired his shotgun like that he'd shatter his arm.
Or maybe he wouldn't since he apparently doesn't think of it and thus it wouldn't happen?
"Cognition" is this game's "nanomachines."
I don't understand what the hell companies like this are thinking when they record only one possible line for a situation that can frequently occur multiple times in rapid succession.
Knocking down enemies one-by-one with Joker makes me want to strange Futaba, and Morgana wasn't any better.
If he fired his shotgun like that he'd shatter his arm.
Or maybe he wouldn't since he apparently doesn't think of it and thus it wouldn't happen?
"Cognition" is this game's "nanomachines."
I don't understand what the hell companies like this are thinking when they record only one possible line for a situation that can frequently occur multiple times in rapid succession.
Knocking down enemies one-by-one with Joker makes me want to strange Futaba, and Morgana wasn't any better.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Goddamn, Mementos minibosses are brutal on Hard. The margin for error is narrow indeed.
shadow2810
Member
Any tips on grinding exp/money besides
? I just finished palace 7 and now I need some money/lv to fuse some end game persona.
the reaper
Should go back to your inventory.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
[Confidant ability]
H O L Y S H I T Ryuji's instakill on ambush ability is SO annoying. It makes farming in Mementos SUCH a drag. Please tell me there's a way to disable it. I tried taking him out of the party, but that didn't work.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Don't ambush. Attack from the front instead.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
That's what makes it annoying. No more surprise round to get a clean sweep.
I really wish that after you maxed a skill that if the game would normally reward you with points to that skill it just skipped that.
I would likely have 30 minutes less on my 65 hour play time with that simple change :/
while I am enjoying the game it really could have stream lined a lot of things (such as when someone texts you have the rank up info there and if you select go see them just start the stuff instead of teleporting you in front of them) and cut down on repetitive stuff (really don't need things like the shopping network going through the same crap every week just to sell you a random item, just a simple do you want X for Y would do ect)
likely could have easily cut the gameplay time by 10% if they focused on stuff like that.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
I mean, I guess. It only activates if you're way above the enemy's level anyway. Something like 10-15 levels above.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Oh really? My first time using it is on an earlier level of Mementos, so it's been activating on every encounter. If it's just against really weak dudes, then it's not so bad.
Augemitbutter
Member
the real persona starts here.
AlphaDragoon
Member
Yeah, it's actual dicks. I wish they gave you the option to turn it on and off or you still would get EXP/money/items when it triggers.
Dangansona
Member
Welp, lost 5 days since my PS4 got caught in a rest mode loop... Once I beat Persona I'm calling customer service.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
I just realized now after 150 hours that it's Ryuji's ability and not just the game itself automatically giving you a free pass due to how high your level are compared to the shadows, lol.
I thought Insta-Kill is activated as you enter the battles themselves,
Ahhhh well one more reason why Ryuji sucks (besides his Matarukaja, lol)
Ahh yea okay. I tried using Japanese VA up until I cleared Kamoshida's castle but the inability to understand battle quips or post battles commentary and the like really sour me on the experience.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
I did not have much trouble with them on Hard. The Palace bosses were the ones I sweated haha. One tip is to debuff them. Debuffing is crucial on Hard.
Some minibosses in Mementos have AI such that they will waste many, many consecutive turns trying to buff while you have a character debuff them LOL.
If you're bringing up Matarukaja, might as well point out how Charge + Phys skills literally let him trivialize lategame bosses.
That said, he's great way before that point, and hilariously good after. He doesn't have any bad spots.
Arms Master. The benefit of increased evasion is mitigated when you have many resistances like Yoshitsune. Arms Master lets you attack more often without healing as well.
Augemitbutter
Member
i agree. it was completely unnecessary.
Young Magus
Junior Member
Does PGAF still have community thread?
LastMinuteHero
Member
Asked this before
but do all valentine's day gifts give[ out the same effect?
The Artisan
Member
holy moley fuckin shit, do your dialogue choices actually matter in this game???
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
I only mainly use him for Matarukaja. I leave Charge + Physical to the MC, he's much more adept on doing it due to Arms Master anyway.
Also, I am pretty sure that Ali Dance affects the entire party, yeah? That makes it really valuable to be thrown away, no?
Main story beats, not really, except for some really late ones that can decide the ending.
In confidants, yeah, there are "correct responses" that you must pick if you want to level them up much more efficiently.
It's more efficient to use Debilitate with Joker (turn 1) and Charge with Ryuji to deliver a complete smack down on enemies. Though there's nothing stopping you from having them both Charge and just, delete bosses (you could throw in Ann for even more fun).
Ali Dance only affects Joker.
Doesn't Futaba have like more than 250 battle lines as it is(think there's a trophy for hearing 250)? I imagine recording multiple lines for each situation would easily boost that to over 1k.
You'll gain Guts or Charm or Knowledge, etc. if you choose one dialogue option over another.
Also, when hanging out with someone, you'll notice that depending on your choice, 1, 2 or 3 notes can pop. So choosing a certain answer will give you more points, raising your S. Link with that person faster. Also, carrying a Persona of the same Arcana as that person (say, Chariot when hanging out with Ryuji) will also make your S. Link progress faster.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Have bought Persona 5 yesterday and started playing today. Am still quite at the beginning (
) but I'm amazed by it so far!!
The graphics are simple but the art is so amazing that sometimes it feels like one of the most pretty games I've ever played! The characters and the personas feels like a paiting sometimes! Am also amazed by the menus, everything is so stylish! Absolutely gorgeous artisitc direction.
Also the main character and Ryuji personas introductions were a blast! So amazing!!! I'm also digging the tone of this game a lot. And right at the beginning it seems to me the MC will be much better developed than P4's MC, which is great. I'm also plesantly surprised about the dungeons changes... the 1st dungeon / palace, besides not finishing yet, already feels much better crafted than previous games.
Still have not started getting personas yet, but I've read that this follows the path of Shin Megami Tensei of dealing with them and trying to acquire by dialogues. It's the only thing, right now, that kind of "worries" me a bit, since I prefer the Shuffle Time from Persona 4 Golden. But I have not reached this point yet in Persona 5, I hope they have some surprises in the system that makes acquiring and evolving Personas more fun.
Will try to avoid enter too much in Personas threads so I don't get any spoiler, but I needed to come here talk about my 1st impressions. This game seems awesome!
just got the quest for search the students that have been abused by the teacher
The graphics are simple but the art is so amazing that sometimes it feels like one of the most pretty games I've ever played! The characters and the personas feels like a paiting sometimes! Am also amazed by the menus, everything is so stylish! Absolutely gorgeous artisitc direction.
Also the main character and Ryuji personas introductions were a blast! So amazing!!! I'm also digging the tone of this game a lot. And right at the beginning it seems to me the MC will be much better developed than P4's MC, which is great. I'm also plesantly surprised about the dungeons changes... the 1st dungeon / palace, besides not finishing yet, already feels much better crafted than previous games.
Still have not started getting personas yet, but I've read that this follows the path of Shin Megami Tensei of dealing with them and trying to acquire by dialogues. It's the only thing, right now, that kind of "worries" me a bit, since I prefer the Shuffle Time from Persona 4 Golden. But I have not reached this point yet in Persona 5, I hope they have some surprises in the system that makes acquiring and evolving Personas more fun.
Will try to avoid enter too much in Personas threads so I don't get any spoiler, but I needed to come here talk about my 1st impressions. This game seems awesome!
Rise had multiple lines for each situation if I remember correctly, it felt more natural than hearing the same one repeated in succession. However, there are more lines for Futaba overall I think, so there must be more situations where she says stuff (like Baton Pass, for example).
I really love all the characters being involved and talking in Persona games. The wordy battles make the cast feel more organic.
Young Magus
Junior Member
Also keep away from searching Persona in Youtube(or anywhere else really) and you're probably better off asking here before searching the web for anything related to the game, the game's spoiler are everywhere and they can ruin a lot.
And yea, one the prettiest games ever, despite the low bar when it comes to tech.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Thanks for the advice! I'll keep that in mind.
To keep the experience fresh I even avoided be watching many trailers or reviews. Watched just enough to be convinced to buy it.