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[Sushigod7]

I never played this game what should I expect from it? Some of the videos I saw of the older version look interesting is it a dungeon crawler rpg like Etrian Odyssey?

 

[IrishNinja]

voice acting, looks like SMT-3....yeah, im down for this, whenever it shows up!
wonder if we'll see Soul Hackers over here this year.

also - wasn't SJ IV?

 

[PowderedToast]

actually a bit sad about 3rd person but wateva, maybe there will be an option or at least an unlock like III?

 

[Aeana]

voice acting, looks like SMT-3....yeah, im down for this, whenever it shows up!
wonder if we'll see Soul Hackers over here this year.

also - wasn't SJ IV?

No. Kaneko said that it would have been SMT4 had it been set in Japan.

 

[Akibared]

YESSSS So hyped. =D

 

[EVOL 100%]

voice acting, looks like SMT-3....yeah, im down for this, whenever it shows up!
wonder if we'll see Soul Hackers over here this year.

also - wasn't SJ IV?

Not really. They said the reason why they didn't call it 4 was because it didn't take place in Japan or something dumb like that.

This looks more like a true sequel to Nocturne than SJ anyway.

actually a bit sad about 3rd person but wateva, maybe there will be an option or at least an unlock like III?

No reason not to. I prefer 3rd person, but it would be cool to be able to play it in 1st person too.

 

[Aeana]

Not really. They said the reason why they didn't call it 4 was because it didn't take place in Japan or something dumb like that.

This looks more like a true sequel to Nocturne than SJ anyway.

SJ was like a sequel to SMT1/2.

 

[Technosteve]

Neophyte here, is this persona? Or different?

 

[miksar]

We'll be lucky to see it in 2014 in US/Europe.

 

[DJSharpeCheddar]

HYYYYYYYYPPE.

This series is so solid. Is there any other franchise that is this reliably good?

 

[FataIChoice]

Neophyte here, is this persona? Or different?

This is main series Shin Megami Tensei and the successor to Nocturne.

 

[Aeana]

Neophyte here, is this persona? Or different?

Persona is an off-shoot series of Shin Megami Tensei. Atlus USA calls the Persona games SMT games for marketing purposes, but they aren't.

 

[EVOL 100%]

Neophyte here, is this persona? Or different?

Persona is a spinoff of SMT. They play completely differently.

edit:beaten by Aeana twice

More detailed response:

Unlike in Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei, the Persona series does not involve recruiting demons to fight for you. The player characters still carry a firearm and melee weapon like in Shin Megami Tensei, but magic comes from Personas as opposed from demons. Like demons, these Personas can be fused in order to create more powerful Personas. In addition, the lunar phases are important, which is a common theme in MegaTen games. Furthermore, while the Persona series uses the real-world currency, yen, or dollars, the Shin Megami Tensei series' currency are prominently identified with Macca.
Persona features an angled third-person perspective, but dungeons are still navigated using Megami Tensei's first person view. Since the release of Persona 2: Innocent Sin, the first-person dungeon exploration has been removed.

Courtsey of the Megaten Wiki

 

[AgentOtaku]

SNAAAAP!

 

[DeliciousDoc]

Those screenshots do nothing for me, am I missing something? Still too vague for me to get excited.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

dat hype

 

[electroplankton]

- Third Person
- There's a world map
- Looks like SMT3
- Voice acting
- Houchu Ohtsuka and Miyuki Sawashiro in the cast
- 2013

Except the date, I mean, that's perfect!

 

[Joseph Flemming]

Man, this has just made my morning !! I need this!! The wait is going to be unbearable!

 

[Yuterald]

YES! I'm replaying Nocturne right now. I'm so excited! Thank god it's 3rd person too.

 

[Eirikr]

Gimme dat 3D Cu Chulainn already!

 

[xJavonta]

This is why we have a 3DS in the house. I don't care if it's pink, I will go out into public with it proudly with SMT 4 in the cartridge slot.

CANNOT WAIT

 

[Danielsan]

Those screenshots do nothing for me, am I missing something? Still too vague for me to get excited.

I take you never played Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne? If you did and you loved it, as any sane person should, you would be excited.

 

[Frost_Ace]

NEED THIS IN MY LIFE :OOOO

 

[IrishNinja]

No. Kaneko said that it would have been SMT4 had it been set in Japan.

seems sort've arbitrary, doesn't it? i mean, the earlier ones were, no doubt, but if say 3 (the one i played) had been, would that've changed much in the setting?

either way, good to know - thanks for clearing that up, Aeana.

Gimme dat 3D Cu Chulainn already!

oh man, just visualizing this gets me hyped!

 

[Aeana]

seems sort've arbitrary, doesn't it? i mean, the earlier ones were, no doubt, but if say 3 (the one i played) had been, would that've changed much in the setting?

either way, good to know - thanks for clearing that up, Aeana.



oh man, just visualizing this gets me hyped!

Specifically, set in Tokyo. It's just one of the things they've established as criteria for the series.

 

[Technosteve]

Ok thanks, might get a 3DS. I've never played persona or main line SMT before. I did watch the Giantbomb marathon, the series has Peaked my interest.

But there's no sim elements in SMT right?

 

[EVOL 100%]

Ok thanks, might get a 3DS. I've never played persona or main line SMT before. I did watch the Giantbomb marathon, the series has Peaked my interest.

But there's no sim elements in SMT right?

No sim elements, and you recruit demons to fight with you.

 

[Despera]

Female protagonist?
3rd person?
In the style of SMTIII?

Sounds like reason enough to buy a 3DS.

 

[g.r.e.]

Ghostlight, please, bring this to Europe as soon as you can.
Fucking region lock.

 

[jj984jj]

OMG 3rd Person? YES!

 

[Eirikr]

I want screenshots of a fusion menu so bad. Though that's probably not the type of thing they'd think suitable for a hype trailer. (they would be wrong)

 

[Kyouji]

- Third-person

Fuck this gray earth.

Still interested in the 4th iteration of my favourite series though.

 

[Tenbatsu]

Need trailer now.

 

[wrowa]

Need trailer now.

This. The quality of these screens really isn't satisfactory.

 

[Zierath]

Awesome, I'm really excited now. Looks like arm terminals are back. Hopefully we get direct feed shots from Famitsu soon.

 

[ColossalLazy]

do want the trailer

 

[7threst]

I kinda wanted first person because I like the haunting atmosphere that first person gives off. But happy anyway! Need to see that trailer now!

 

[Dystify]

What were the sales for previous entries in the western markets? Anyone know?

 

[Gloam]

Wow. I thought they'd do much less... Like EO4 or something. This looks great! Looking forward to the trailer for sure.

 

[Fisico]

Voiced by a woman, so could go either way.

Sawashiro's voice would be for the MC then ?
Seeing Kurapika in HxH it could be both, I love Sawashiro's voice so i'm fine either way.

 

[Mpl90]

Wow. Let's see if someone already uploaded it on YouTube and if I can post it before Index cancels it from the face of the Earth.

 

[duckroll]

Sawashiro's voice would be for the MC then ?
Seeing Kurapika in HxH it could be both, I love Sawashiro's voice so i'm fine either way.

What I've read is that she's voicing the character seen in the trailer, but no one seems to know for certain if that character is a male or a female, or if that's the MC.

 

[witchedwiz]

please gief pal!

 

[Kincaido]

- Third Person
- There's a world map
- Looks like SMT3
- Voice acting
- Houchu Ohtsuka and Miyuki Sawashiro in the cast
- 2013

YESS!

Oh wait, 3DS is region locked and Atlus will take out the Japanese voices =(

Still, really looking forward to it though.

 

[Soulhouf]

I need to see the character's face!

I would prefer 1st person but Nocturne was awesome so I'm OK with that.

 

[Mileena]

Day one! In the US

 

[kurahador]

- Third Person
- There's a world map
- Looks like SMT3
- Voice acting
- Houchu Ohtsuka and Miyuki Sawashiro in the cast
- 2013

Fuck yes!!!

 

[wrowa]

Day one! In the US

That's still far better than day one in Europe.

 

[Busaiku]

- Third Person

Yes.

 

[Sadist]

Please come out in PAL land.

In Ghostlight we trust.

But I'm digging it.