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Persona 2: Innocent Sin |OT| "As if your dreams would ever be fulfilled...
- Thread starter cj_iwakura
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Not one of my finer moments, but I did add an edit regarding that to the end of the review a week or so ago.Aeana said:
It's been two years but battle animations could be completely removed, rather than fast forwarded, in Persona PSP, correct? It just seemed odd that a similar option wasn't forced into IS.
cj_iwakura
Member
On the bright side, this game is extremely easy. The only remotely tough fight is the final boss(and he is a grade-a biiiitch).
They weren't removed, but fast forwarded.
sarcoa said:
They weren't removed, but fast forwarded.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Pre-ordered.
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LETS POSITIVE THINKING!!!
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LETS POSITIVE THINKING!!!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I can't say much about P2, but I did two playthroughs of Devil Survivor Overclocked recently and it's a great game in terms of just getting hang of fusions and whatnot. Of course, it's also an SRPG so that might not be what you're looking for.Ainaurdur said:
Ainaurdur said:
P2 is old school and like the rest of the SMT series. It certainly isn't "babies first JRPG" nor "baby's first SMT."
If you're willing to tough it out, go for it. But know there is many random battles plus you need to negotiate with demons for cards for fusing. Which you'll probably doing a bunch of.
Persona 3/4 are more first-time with the series entries, but VERY different from the other SMT games.
Also Sarcoa:
Your article said:
FF:XII. AKA: 12, not XIII AKA: 13. >_> Yes, I'm anal and still sore about IZJS not being released in the US.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Zombie Hitler will return. As if you could kill a zombie.
But he has cool shades now! LOL
But he has cool shades now! LOL
RomanticHeroX
Member
Have you played IS? EP is definitely old-school Megaten hard, but IS is actually a super easy game (comparatively). I actually thought I was playing it wrong for most of it because it just seemed too easy.
Urban Scholar
Member
High encounter rate? I played through Nocturne and honestly speaking nothing can't be higher than that.
Anyway I have a question, EP was ok until I hit that road where you had to get uber persona to stand a chance against certain bosses. At least that's what I remember. Even with battle animation off will it still be relatively long to rank up Personae? I remember it was pretty bad in EP. Not if anyone can field this one for me but is the final boss in IS just a infuriating as EP?
Anyway I have a question, EP was ok until I hit that road where you had to get uber persona to stand a chance against certain bosses. At least that's what I remember. Even with battle animation off will it still be relatively long to rank up Personae? I remember it was pretty bad in EP. Not if anyone can field this one for me but is the final boss in IS just a infuriating as EP?
RomanticHeroX said:
It depends on what you do. But I do think the random encounter rate will definitely push away some players.
As far as toughness it depends on what you fuse. I need to get around to replaying EP but IS wasn't too hard nor too easy. But compared to P3/4 it is harder in the change of pace sense.
cj_iwakura
Member
Urban Scholar said:
It's pretty dang high. In EP when certain (optional) quests require you to map out entire dungeons block by block(which I did), it will drive you insane.
C-Jo said:
If they're being released simultaneously, there really is no excuse. It's really the biggest fuck up when the Go launched. There was no ability to go "well you can buy the UMD for collection purposes while playing it on your Go!"
I'm never going to choose digital over physical, especially not when it has such nice packaging, like Persona. It just sucks that I can't also have the flexibility and convenience of digital.TheSeks said:
Oh well, I'm extremely excited that I get to play Innocent Sin after all these years.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Ainaurdur said:
Persona 1 is a pile of garbage, and this is from someone who played the hell out of in the late 90's. It's just not good.
Persona 2.. not really a fan of really. Hasn't aged well at all, IMHO.
Persona 3 is a great game, but you better enjoy the high school/dating sim that makes up the core. The actual combat/dungeons get tedious, and if you don't like the other part.. you'll probably hate the whole game.
Sold my PS2 before P4 came out, and am awaiting the Vita release.
Won't be getting this since I don't have a psp, but I'm playing the original on an emulator and I love the characters, story and atmosphere of the game. Definitely the best Persona in that regard (I have yet to play Eternal Punishment though).
I'm really curious to see how the Climax theater works, it seems to be a pretty interesting feature.
Also that anime trailer is awesome, while I'm pretty hyped for the P4 anime I would much prefer one based on Persona 2.
I'm really curious to see how the Climax theater works, it seems to be a pretty interesting feature.
Also that anime trailer is awesome, while I'm pretty hyped for the P4 anime I would much prefer one based on Persona 2.
cj_iwakura
Member
Vally said:
The trailer is great. Not really sure when or what it was made for, I think it was just designed to build hype for the game. (The demons in the clip match Kaneko's designs, too.)
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Ainaurdur said:
Not sure (but I'm sure Atlus would thank you).
It's really, really hard to point out a potential "bad" SMT game to start out on. I started out on Nocturne, myself. *crazy glint in eye*
cj_iwakura
Member
I'd recommend Persona 3 as a starter, but they're all great. P2:IS is a dang easy game, and it's not as big a time investment.
charlequin
Banned
Oh shilznits, this is out next week!
cj_iwakura
Member
Ainaurdur said:
Well, you have a chance that few did: play P2 before P3!
cj_iwakura
Member
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/09/13/one-ticket-to-persona-2-innocent-sins-climax-theater-please/
Looks like there's level 70 beasties waiting in the Climax Theater quests.
I guess I'll be saving that for endgame.
Looks like there's level 70 beasties waiting in the Climax Theater quests.
I guess I'll be saving that for endgame.
Octorockin'
Member
That review sections rocks. : P
I won't be getting this game right away, but it sure sounds like a lot of fun.
I won't be getting this game right away, but it sure sounds like a lot of fun.
cj_iwakura said:
Holy shit. I'm sure someone will be insane enough to build a party at level 9 to take on the If mission.
What sucks is that If has never been translated, so it'll be a bit confusing for people that follow the whole series. :/
cj_iwakura
Member
TheSeks said:
http://lparchive.org/SMTIf/
Bam. It's not a very complicated game. Demons invade Karuzahaka, Tamaki and her friends go kill them.
Hey Aram, if you don't want those ugly reviews in a press release, you can always quote us.
cj_iwakura said:
Thanks. I think I will pass on this game then. I remember getting pretty frustrated with the repetitive battles in DDS, and that had a skip animation feature too.
I love the Atlus aesthetic, but outside of P3 & P4 I think the games often target a more hardcore brand of JRPG fan than I really relate to any more. Instead of having a typical Easy mode, I wish they would have a mode that kept the difficulty challenging but reduced the encounter rate.
Hours Left
Member
Nice OP.
I'm really looking forward to finally getting this game in English.
I'm really looking forward to finally getting this game in English.
dr3upmushroom
Banned
How dated does this feel? I got into SMT with Strange Journey (which I loved but didn't quite beat), then I went to P3P (which I also loved and beat twice), then P4 (was really into it but had to leave the TV at home when I moved back to my college town) and I'm currently playing the 3DS Devil Survivor, which is really damn good. The series has quickly become one of my favorite series of games, so I'm really curious about this, but I'm worried that it'll feel dated and it'll be a struggle to play. Does this still have S-links? Fusion? The dungeons?
cj_iwakura said:
Really? I thought P2 was supposed to be up there in terms of difficulty and investment. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining if its not as much of a time sinker as P3 and P4. I'm already juggling more games than I can handle and I would love to just be able to enjoy this game without playing for 70 hours.
TurnipFritters
Member
dr3upmushroom said:
It doesn't have SLinks or Fusion (you basically just buy your Personas from a catalog). It does have dungeons though. Lots of them.
Cheska said:
Yeah, IS is pretty easy. As mentioned up thread, the last boss is big jerkface who will destroy you if you aren't adequately prepared. And even then things can take a turn for the worse.
graywolf323
Member
I really really want the soundtrack cd but I also would rather get the game digitally through PSN...
decisions decisions
edit: wish Atlus would put their soundtracks up for sale on iTunes like Square-Enix does
decisions decisions
edit: wish Atlus would put their soundtracks up for sale on iTunes like Square-Enix does
GotchaForce
Member
I really want to pre-order get it day 1 and support Atlus but...I'mma wait until I finish P1 via my digital dl I did for the brief time I had a Go. Next year, on my Vita!
archnemesis
Member
Do we have a European release date yet?
TurnipFritters
Member
TheSeks said:
"This school went to hell for a little while, then came back. The whole affair was much less interesting than it sounds."
That Gamespot review is baaaaaaaaaaaaad.
I'm probably going skip this and wait for P2 EP remake (already beat the fan-translation of this years ago).
Yeah if you want to play the game simply for storyline, you shouldn't be to frustrated with the battle system, I didn't even find the final boss that hard either, i just spammed my best fusion skills and i won pretty easily.
cj_iwakura
Member
Cheska said:
No, P2:IS is a 40 hour game, tops. 20 if you don't spend time talking to NPCs and such or doing optional quests(which you should!).