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[motorised mallard]

2nd playthrough done, 190:26 on the clock.

And now a 3rd run to finish the trophies and listen to the japanese voice acting.

The ride never ends.

 

[EhoaVash]

Just started playing​ today. First time playing a persona game and .....I can't play this game for 30 minutes without falling asleep.

Idk why but this game and the dialog, the cutscenes etc so far have been interesting yet very sleep inducing. Doesn't help that so far everything feels so hand holding, like the game is playing itself/ it's on rails.


Maybe I need to drink some coffee.

 

[brian!]

I get that vibe a lot in this game, not necsarily in terms of getting bored (game gets pretty repetitive tho), but a lot of the designs and music in this game feel soothing and sometimes i start nodding off lol

 

[Bronetta]

Just started playing​ today. First time playing a persona game and .....I can't play this game for 30 minutes without falling asleep.

Idk why but this game and the dialog, the cutscenes etc so far have been interesting yet very sleep inducing. Doesn't help that so far everything feels so hand holding, like the game is playing itself/ it's on rails.


Maybe I need to drink some coffee.

Persona 5 is a very linear game by design.

Theres a lot of systems and mechanics so until you complete the first palace there will be a lot of tutorials.

 

[Lunar15]

Just started playing​ today. First time playing a persona game and .....I can't play this game for 30 minutes without falling asleep.

Idk why but this game and the dialog, the cutscenes etc so far have been interesting yet very sleep inducing. Doesn't help that so far everything feels so hand holding, like the game is playing itself/ it's on rails.


Maybe I need to drink some coffee.

I'd describe persona games, and Persona 5 in particular, as 80% Visual Novel, 30% Dungeon Crawler.

The dialogue in the beginning is so weirdly worded too, thanks to the mediocre translation. There's no pep to it, I agree. That said, once you start moving in on the boss of the first dungeon, I got pretty pumped.

 

[muteki]

Just started playing​ today. First time playing a persona game and .....I can't play this game for 30 minutes without falling asleep.

Idk why but this game and the dialog, the cutscenes etc so far have been interesting yet very sleep inducing. Doesn't help that so far everything feels so hand holding, like the game is playing itself/ it's on rails.


Maybe I need to drink some coffee.

I want to say 4/18 is the date where you start to have freedom to choose how to spend your time.

 

[Juliano2016]

It's actually not on the UK iTunes store.

I'm probably just going to import it from CD Japan or somewhere, now that I know of it's existence.

Also, wait. Crosswords?

I just listen to it on youtube, the whole OST is there

 

[enfieldvball]

Look for the ¥ signs on the underground walkway in shibuya

definitively, you have

Spoiler

about a month left.

Damn, that feel when you want to stop playing so the game never ends...

 

[broz0rs]

Do you guys try to use Fortune every time before you go out with a confidant? Leveling Ohya and Hifumi seems like a drag compared to others.

 

[poipoipoi9]

Do you guys try to use Fortune every time before you go out with a confidant? Leveling Ohya and Hifumi seems like a drag compared to others.

Oh yes. Sojiro and Ann too. For some reason them and Ohya took the longest for me to max out.

 

[Shift Breaker]

I just listen to it on youtube, the whole OST is there

Oh yeah, I do that already, but it's one of those soundtracks I like enough that I actually want to own a physical copy, as well as having it downloaded on my phone. Like the NieR Automata OST.

 

[Lagamorph]

I just listen to it on youtube, the whole OST is there

I want some of the tracks to have in my car for the drive to/from work.

Will keep an eye out for it on the UK iTunes if I can ever remember my login details for it.

 

[mrmickfran]

Finally got the Platinum

GOTY

Sorry Zelda

 

[LiK]

It's actually not on the UK iTunes store.

I'm probably just going to import it from CD Japan or somewhere, now that I know of it's existence.

Also, wait. Crosswords?

I got the CD from Amazon Japan

 

[klabautermann]

It's actually not on the UK iTunes store.

I'm probably just going to import it from CD Japan or somewhere, now that I know of it's existence.

Also, wait. Crosswords?

I recommend Amazon JP. Had the cheapest, fastest shipping rate for me. And the price on it was also slightly cheaper.

 

[Order]

Alleycat is one of the greatest songs in a videogame.

 

[Cannon_Fodder]

I'd describe persona games, and Persona 5 in particular, as 80% Visual Novel, 30% Dungeon Crawler.

The dialogue in the beginning is so weirdly worded too, thanks to the mediocre translation. There's no pep to it, I agree. That said, once you start moving in on the boss of the first dungeon, I got pretty pumped.

I was going to question your percentage breakdown, but the Persona games (P5 especially) are so long that 110% sounds about right, haha.

 

[PK Gaming]

Can We Go To The Palace?

 

[tearsintherain]

Finally got the Platinum

GOTY

Sorry Zelda

Got the platinum last night as well, ~70 hours for my first play through and just under 200 hours for my NG+ playthrough which covered all the platinum trophies. Crazy thing is I only had ~6 trophies left after my first run and thought it would be a quick breeze, but it takes a LOT of hours to 100% the compendium and build up the personas you need to defeat the NG+ boss. Still enjoyable, but not sure I would have done it if I knew it took so long.

I'd still put Horizon Zero Dawn above Persona 5 for me, and I don't think I wanna play a similar type of game now for a couple of years but I really enjoyed my play through. Very different story style, aesthetic, and environment/ world than the games I usually play.

 

[mrmickfran]

Got the platinum last night as well, ~70 hours for my first play through and just under 200 hours for my NG+ playthrough which covered all the platinum trophies. Crazy thing is I only had ~6 trophies left after my first run and thought it would be a quick breeze, but it takes a LOT of hours to 100% the compendium and build up the personas you need to defeat the NG+ boss. Still enjoyable, but not sure I would have done it if I knew it took so long.

I'd still put Horizon Zero Dawn above Persona 5 for me, and I don't think I wanna play a similar type of game now for a couple of years but I really enjoyed my play through. Very different story style, aesthetic, and environment/ world than the games I usually play.

Public Execution does wonders for the compendium. Constantly getting new Personas made it so easy to 100%.

 

[Link_enfant]

Okay, I've just started

Spoiler

dating Makoto

, but now I also have the chance to

Spoiler

date Takemi

.
The only thing I know about that situation (I heard it in a review, without more details) is that

Spoiler

dating multiple girls

unlocks an additional/alternate scene on

Spoiler

Valentine's day

.

Now I'm just hesitating about

Spoiler

dating Takemi

as well.
Is there any downside about having

Spoiler

multiple girlfriends

? Or should I not worry about it at all?

That's my first Persona game, so please avoid spoiling any details I don't know

(just in case that's important to mention, I've finished the fifth Palace and I'm currently waiting for

Spoiler

Okumura's

deadline)

 

[Lunar15]

I was going to question your percentage breakdown, but the Persona games (P5 especially) are so long that 110% sounds about right, haha.

I'm tired, but I like your explanation so I'll go with that.

Also, why do Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There and Last Surprise have really good sounding violins while Rivers in the Desert and a few other final themes have kinda crappy midi sounding ones?

 

[broncobuster]

Been playing for about 7 hours and thought it worth asking if there's a good spoiler free guide for best ways to optimize stat increases and how to avoid the bad endings.

Also, coming off Persona 4, I'm really missing shuffle time.

 

[Menitta]

This pisses me off so much. I HAVE SO MUCH TIME

 

[chrominance]

That means people would need to date Futaba to get a platinum, I highly doubt players would enjoy that.

Oh. That's true.

(I still kind of wish it happened. That line would probably work in the friend route too, right?)

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Finally back at it last push 12/23..Morgana's

Spoiler

awakened persona

..yuck

 

[Ferrio]

I just realized I rented a DVD at the start of the game and I just beat the final boss having never returned it. MC going to be broke.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Hold the phone end game

Spoiler

I really gotta go they the entire mementos again

 

[brianmcdoogle]

Hold the phone end game

Spoiler

I really gotta go they the entire mementos again

No, you can jump to the end.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

No, you can jump to the end.

You sure? It won't let me. I hit map and go to lower area but it only takes me down a floor and only when futaba scans

Edit: got it had to do it at a rest area Xp

 

[brianmcdoogle]

You sure? It won't let me. I hit map and go to lower area but it only takes me down a floor and only when futaba scans

Edit: got it had to do it at a rest area Xp

Yup! I had the same panic when I did it.

 

[NeoBob688]

I am now in Palace 5. I completed Palace 1-4 as soon as I could, but I remember there was something to be careful of when to complete Palace 5. Can someone remind me?

 

[Bronetta]

Just finished the game, credits are rolling now.


I feel so bittersweet... and empty inside...

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

What the...what is happening lol
Late game

Spoiler

Igor the betrayal

Does that happen every persona

 

[BRSxIgnition]

What the...what is happening lol

Spoiler

Igor the betrayal

Does that happen every persona

You should mark that as lategame spoilers - and no, this is the first time that's been done.

 

[F0rneus]

The ride never ends.

It never should end. I've never been this attached to a cast in a videogame. I want to live in their world T_T.

 

[Trojita]

You'll never see it coming.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

You'll never see it coming.

Holy shit Makoto-fans don't kid around.

Spoiler

Beep boop.

 

[HeelPower]

Oh man location spoiler

Spoiler

shinjuku

looks pretty rough graphically.

They couldnt get it to look as good as Yongen Jaya or Shibuya. At least the interior of that one bar still looks gorgeous.

But yeah makes yoy appreciate how good the rest of the game looks.

 

[MiguelMexMIstery]

You'll never see it coming.

Makoto's Ultimate Ultimate Persona?

Holy shit Makoto-fans don't kid around.

 

[LotusHD]

You'll never see it coming.

This is the definition of doing the most lol

 

[vypek]

Makoto's portrait looks so sinister/aggressive to me that it feels like it goes against her personality sometimes lol

 

[Darkness Unleashed]

Route to the treasure secured on Palace number 4. Did anyone else found it to be quite shorter compared to the previous three? Kinda of a shame since some of the puzzles were really cool. Still a great level in its own.

Do the other palaces have more content?

 

[LotusHD]

Route to the treasure secured on Palace number 4. Did anyone else found it to be quite shorter compared to the previous three? Kinda of a shame since some of the puzzles were really cool. Still a great level in its own.

Do the other palaces have more content?

Um, they'll definitely be longer, that's for sure

 

[JSoup]

Partner just got this game from Gamestop and....all the menus and voices are in Japanese.
Maybe I'm dumb, but I don't see an obvious way to switch it all to English.

 

[Opa-Pa]

A bit late to the party, but that article about translation problems in the game from Eurogamer was pretty great, if maybe a bit short.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

A bit late to the party, but that article about translation problems in the game from Eurogamer was pretty great, if maybe a bit short.

There's a full website about the issues if you didn't check out the link in the article.

 

[Opa-Pa]

Oh I'm aware! I've cited it many times in here already and made a couple people tired of the discussion in the process haha.

 

[JSoup]

Partner just got this game from Gamestop and....all the menus and voices are in Japanese.
Maybe I'm dumb, but I don't see an obvious way to switch it all to English.

And....it looks like GameStop gave me a Japanese copy, or so I'm reading.

 

[Hazmat]

I am now in Palace 5. I completed Palace 1-4 as soon as I could, but I remember there was something to be careful of when to complete Palace 5. Can someone remind me?

Unless I totally missed something there's nothing special like that about Palace 5 (just finished Palace 6).