cj_iwakura
Member
Nope, random battle frequently in SMT1 is always nasty.
SMT2 made it a bit less nasty, but just a bit.
SMT2 made it a bit less nasty, but just a bit.
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In honor of 25 years of Demon Summoning, GAF Plays: The (Shin) Megami Tensei series
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cj_iwakura
Member
The angels were underwhelming. You do get one awesome scene before fighting them though.
(All four of them attacking you in formation.)
Satan on the other hand...
(All four of them attacking you in formation.)
Satan on the other hand...
DimmuBurgerKing
Member
Currently on 6/2 in my P3: FES game. I'm getting close to the second full moon. I think I prefer P4's multiple dungeons, but I really am enjoying myself. The characters that have been introduced so far are fine, though I connected better with P4's. All in all, it's been time well spent and I'm looking forward to seeing how things turn out.
Today I went ahead and fused the best sword in the game, just 'cause it's fun.
When you get to Shinagawa, you find the Kusanagi sword. It's not that great, certainly not better than the Higyousanko I got earlier. It's special, though, in that once you have it, you can use sword fusion at the cathedral of shadows. Each sword can only be fused with one specific demon to power up. In the Kusanagi's case, it's sylph.
Fusing her with it creates the Futsumitama, which is a little better, but still not better than what I've got. So let's fuse it again. This one can fuse with Undine.
This gets us the Amemurakumo, which is much better than what we've got. It's one of the most powerful weapons in the game. But why stop there? We could fuse it with Salamander and get...
The Hinokagutsuchi. The best weapon in the game, by far. 200 attack power, 2-4 hits per strike, and +1 to every single stat. Yesss.
When you get to Shinagawa, you find the Kusanagi sword. It's not that great, certainly not better than the Higyousanko I got earlier. It's special, though, in that once you have it, you can use sword fusion at the cathedral of shadows. Each sword can only be fused with one specific demon to power up. In the Kusanagi's case, it's sylph.
Fusing her with it creates the Futsumitama, which is a little better, but still not better than what I've got. So let's fuse it again. This one can fuse with Undine.
This gets us the Amemurakumo, which is much better than what we've got. It's one of the most powerful weapons in the game. But why stop there? We could fuse it with Salamander and get...
The Hinokagutsuchi. The best weapon in the game, by far. 200 attack power, 2-4 hits per strike, and +1 to every single stat. Yesss.
It's in the Devil Summoner games, including Raidou.
Koroviev
Member
Second time was the charm for
. I had no idea drain was so OP at higher levels! I guess I've "finished" the game, but I chose to go on to the 8th day, rather than starting a new game+ just yet. I think I said this before, but I decided to align myself with
to become the
. I'm excited to see what this 8th day is all about! 
Babel
Amane
messiah
Koroviev
Member
I think I want to do the PSX version of SMT2.
I have both the bugged and bugfixed version of the game, so I just spent a bunch of time trying to figure out which is which. I should really put a note in here somewhere. But I think I figured it out now, going by the modified dates on the executables on each disc.
I have both the bugged and bugfixed version of the game, so I just spent a bunch of time trying to figure out which is which. I should really put a note in here somewhere. But I think I figured it out now, going by the modified dates on the executables on each disc.
60 hours of P4? Is Persona 4 so much shorter than Persona 3? I only finished P3 and that took me 110 hours (original version).
cj_iwakura
Member
Belated get!
This is more gorgeous than I imagined:
(The book too!)
Thing is a TOME.
Also, got the Kaneko pandemonium artbook, as said:
Never seen that demon before...
This is more gorgeous than I imagined:
(The book too!)
Thing is a TOME.
Also, got the Kaneko pandemonium artbook, as said:
Never seen that demon before...
Very nice. I picked up all three of them when I was in Tokyo in 07. My favorite art books by far.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I would categorize P4 as about ten to twenty hours longer than P3, but that might just be my play style and sniffing the roses and such.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
One of these days, under the influence of alcohol, a raise/windfall, and/or the glory of a recently completed Megaten game, I'm going to end up ordering those.
cj_iwakura
Member
Just finished it.
There's art for the SMT1 cast I've never seen before. The hg101 art is from the PC Engine version! I'll get some pics later.
I must get II and III Works now.
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
I just bought Nocturne since it was only 19.99 on Amazon. I'm still trying to finish Persona 4.
I love how to the point they are. It's just page after page after page of super high quality, clearly hand-drawn illustrations on plain white backgrounds. They're basically just demon compendiums.
Urban Scholar
Member
I got his 3 works, hoping he releases a IV with DDS and Raidou art eventually.
SpaceBridge
Member
Started up Strange Journey again. 40 hours in and still in Fornax. Will post some screens when I get home.
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!!!
cj_iwakura
Member
Is that Kaneko's signature? Surprised it's not the trademark "KAZ.~"
cj_iwakura
Member
As promised,
And one awesome concept, kinda NSFW:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/cjiwakura/IMG_6559.jpg
And one awesome concept, kinda NSFW:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/cjiwakura/IMG_6559.jpg
The artbook stuff aside, it seems I found myself starting a new game of Persona PSP tonight since I was tooling around on my newish Vita and wanted to try a PSP game. I know I should do something cool, like try the Snow Queen Quest or recruit Reiji or something, but I will probably end up just doing a normal playthrough with Elly as my fifth because I'm boring and also because I just love Elly so much.
cj_iwakura
Member
Ayase is the true demon road. (She's awesome.)
And if you never did SQQ, uh... hope you got some Megidoers ready! So many cheap kills waiting.
And if you never did SQQ, uh... hope you got some Megidoers ready! So many cheap kills waiting.
cj_iwakura
Member
I'd give most of it up for this:
I do have a Lucifer, so there's that.
(Demon, not Helel)
Pound for pound I kind of like the Digital Devil Apocalypse artbook most, just because it covers so many different games.
I do have a Lucifer, so there's that.
(Demon, not Helel)
Pound for pound I kind of like the Digital Devil Apocalypse artbook most, just because it covers so many different games.
In retrospect, I regret not continuing the SMT1 updates. I have screenshots a fair bit after where I quit updating, but I did eventually stop taking them. It would be nice to look back here and read my playthrough again in the future. I don't think I'm going to make that same mistake for SMT2.
I started playing Persona 3 Portable today. Since the New Game+ doesn't transfer to Maniac mode, I decided to just go for broke and give it a whirl, since I am an experienced gamer and I know how to play strategically. So far, I've gotten to level 15 of the dungeon and I'm around April 30. Lots of deaths, because all of the enemies do stupid damage and it spikes considerably if they get a crit or hit a weakness, but nonetheless, it has felt completely fair, balanced and well thought out.
viewtifulsub
Member
Why am I not suprised that Kaz's signature resembles a penis.Oh hey, I have that book. Mine's a little different though:
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Deleted member 13876
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Think I'm nearing the endgame in DDS2. The big secret bosses quest of this game just opened up. Not sure if I should bother. My party is level 40 and still doesn't have any Dyne skills, and I had to use my first impell stone on the previous boss. Story is starting to pay off big time. Really enjoy it. My only complaints with this series are the kinda crazy encounter rate and dungeons that go on for way too long, especially the ones full of teleports.
viewtiful_dru
Member
Wow, so maybe I have a good reason to finally play DDS1/2.
Also, I recognize that Junes shirt! I picked one up at NY comic con last year.
Also, I recognize that Junes shirt! I picked one up at NY comic con last year.
I saw a wing >_>
Btw, anyone know where I could find some good...maybe even official megaten wallpaper? Honestly i'm surprised there isnt a Nocturne or DDS PS3 theme yet.
EDIT: Does Devil Summoner 1's story lead directly into Devil Summoner 2? Both of them seem pretty expensive unless its just Amazon.
archnemesis
Member
If I remember correctly these are official. They're not very good though.
No, the stories aren't connect to each other. I prefer the first game because of the better story, but as Aeana mentioned earlier in this thread it might just be my memory playing a trick on me.
cj_iwakura
Member
DS2 has a new story, but there are minute connections you'll better appreciate if you played Raidou 1 first.
Urban Scholar
Member
Did they fix the whole whiffing problem of the first game? Hey I'm comboing, then poof demon teleports behind me and I'm not stopping my combo fast enough when I should be able to?
The answer to any question that begins with "Did they fix that problem in the first game where..." is yes.
Urban Scholar
Member
I love how the vendor guy greets, you. He feels awkward
Koroviev
Member
Just finished the game in a little over 60 hours, including the 8th day, completing the
route this time around. The 8th day was alright, though I prefer how it was implemented in Devil Survivor 2, which is kind of inevitable, given that DS2 was actually planned around having an 8th day.
While the combat was fun as ever, I really wasn't too keen on most of the characters. The 8th day made me go from liking
to merely tolerating her, although
received some interesting development.
Maybe I'm just too familiar with the mechanics from playing Devil Survivor 2 recently, but this game felt a fare bit easier, barring a few early boss battles. By the end of the game, I was pretty much invincible, or at least my main guy was. However, it was very evident that a physical build is broken by default. Goal-protecting missions aside, I was able to complete virtually all of the 8th day battles by just tanking it with my main team.
Criticisms aside, I'm looking forward to another playthrough, this time pursuing the
route. Might do another playthrough of Devil Survivor 2 first, or perhaps take a break with a non-SMT game :lol
Amane
While the combat was fun as ever, I really wasn't too keen on most of the characters. The 8th day made me go from liking
Amane
Honda
Maybe I'm just too familiar with the mechanics from playing Devil Survivor 2 recently, but this game felt a fare bit easier, barring a few early boss battles. By the end of the game, I was pretty much invincible, or at least my main guy was. However, it was very evident that a physical build is broken by default. Goal-protecting missions aside, I was able to complete virtually all of the 8th day battles by just tanking it with my main team.
Criticisms aside, I'm looking forward to another playthrough, this time pursuing the
Atsuro
perfect free
Member
I decided to give Strange Journey another shot thanks to this thread. I'd gotten to the second sector before putting the game down for other distractions... so I'm gonna start over and see whether taking horrible screenshots for other GAFfers will help keep me motivated. There will probably be spoilers in the interests of keeping my posts coherent.
After dealing with the events in the game's opening (the squad of expedition ships crash-lands, power goes out, demons attack), a distress signal arrives from fellow squaddie Jimenez, whose ship is apparently in pretty bad shape. Since we lack sufficient crew to man a rescue operation, my intrepid commander decides to accompany me through the curious network of ice caverns to find the signal's origin...
Well, we find Jimenez's ship, but it's kind of blocked by this fella. He's weak to fire, as you can see, but he hits like a truck. My poor Tangata Manu ends up getting one-shotted and misses out on some nice XP.
They told me to smile when they were taking my picture, but fuck that, I'm a scowler. The in-game help informs me that my Demonica's key growth stat is Magic, but the automatic stat allocation seems to go for a balanced rather than a min-max approach... that's cool.
Unfortunately, the Orias I just fought is a tricky bastard... tactically retreating and then striking while our guard is down. The commander is fatally wounded. Homecoming is not a joyous one, especially since my new buddy Jimenez is... well, he's kind of a douche. Here's his take on our next mission, which involves exploring the caverns for rare materials called "forma" (some of which you get from killing demons) that we can use to augment our combat abilities:
Well I mean, I guess you can just kick back on the ship if you want, man. I'm sure the rest of the crew will be thrilled to have you there, since our commander sacrificed himself for you and all. Oh, but hey, did you hear we can summon demons to fight for us, thanks to a mysterious-but-probably-totally-harmless benefactor?
Ohoho, I think someone's ears just perked up. More to come later.
After dealing with the events in the game's opening (the squad of expedition ships crash-lands, power goes out, demons attack), a distress signal arrives from fellow squaddie Jimenez, whose ship is apparently in pretty bad shape. Since we lack sufficient crew to man a rescue operation, my intrepid commander decides to accompany me through the curious network of ice caverns to find the signal's origin...
Well, we find Jimenez's ship, but it's kind of blocked by this fella. He's weak to fire, as you can see, but he hits like a truck. My poor Tangata Manu ends up getting one-shotted and misses out on some nice XP.
They told me to smile when they were taking my picture, but fuck that, I'm a scowler. The in-game help informs me that my Demonica's key growth stat is Magic, but the automatic stat allocation seems to go for a balanced rather than a min-max approach... that's cool.
Unfortunately, the Orias I just fought is a tricky bastard... tactically retreating and then striking while our guard is down. The commander is fatally wounded. Homecoming is not a joyous one, especially since my new buddy Jimenez is... well, he's kind of a douche. Here's his take on our next mission, which involves exploring the caverns for rare materials called "forma" (some of which you get from killing demons) that we can use to augment our combat abilities:
Well I mean, I guess you can just kick back on the ship if you want, man. I'm sure the rest of the crew will be thrilled to have you there, since our commander sacrificed himself for you and all. Oh, but hey, did you hear we can summon demons to fight for us, thanks to a mysterious-but-probably-totally-harmless benefactor?
Ohoho, I think someone's ears just perked up. More to come later.
cj_iwakura
Member
Yep, SJ is full of Kaneko goodness.
Same he did so little new art for that game. Imagine if the entire crew had been given portraits. (For all we know, maybe they were...)
Same he did so little new art for that game. Imagine if the entire crew had been given portraits. (For all we know, maybe they were...)
cj_iwakura
Member
Very interesting article relating Kaneko's art to fashion design(seriously):
http://tokyotelephone.com/kazuma-kaneko-if/
Also, Philemon's Persona design scares the crap out of me.
http://tokyotelephone.com/kazuma-kaneko-if/
Also, Philemon's Persona design scares the crap out of me.
P3P so far is sweet for typically not liking these types of games. The "skip" feature on battles is especially nice. The whole social thing so far isn't pulling me in like I feel it should though. Don't care about a lot of the characters so far (4~ hours).
Which personas should I focus on making, or is it purely opinion based?
Edit: I started on easy, anticipating that it'd be a hard game. Kinda blowing through it right now, only died once and used a revive. Will the rest of the game be like this?
Which personas should I focus on making, or is it purely opinion based?
Edit: I started on easy, anticipating that it'd be a hard game. Kinda blowing through it right now, only died once and used a revive. Will the rest of the game be like this?