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[firehawk12]

Why? I don't want to.
I do that for games with character creation, not otherwise.

You could use your real name and look for the wackiness of non-Japanese names with honorifics. :lol

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I've played a tiny bit of the import version, and I can tell you that even though they removed a bunch of stuff from the original non-portable versions like the anime cutscenes and the 3D non-Tartarus environments, the essence of fucking badass remains. Plus you can finally play as a chick! :lol :lol

The new music is actually quite nice, and surprisingly enough Wiping All Out is an adequate substitute for the now-iconic Mass Destruction. The new opening is pretty awesome too, despite the annoying excess of Ken Amada in it.

I'm in for a Junpei cap and I intend to wear it to work everyday for a month and I hope my cow-orkers wonder what the hell the strange cap is supposed to be for. I'm tempted to tell them it's for a new soccer team or something just to confuse the shit out of them. :lol :lol

I intend to name my female MC Minako Arisato.

Spoiler

Because, you know, -ko is used as a suffix to mean -girl in Japanese. :lol :lol

 

[Shouta]

Why? I don't want to.
I do that for games with character creation, not otherwise.

I use the same name for character creation games too, heh.

 

[Freyjadour]

Yeah, I guess it just depends if you're okay with a first person dungeon crawl or not. I also think a large part of the charm is the S-links, so I tilt in favor of P3/4.

My favorite Persona games are Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment, which managed to have amazing storytelling without the need for social links.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not down on the social links or inferior art style like some of the crazies out there, but they don't do much for me. P4 handled things a LOT better than 3, but I'd still rather a more straightforward method of character development.

 

[Dresden]

I name mc's [generic Japanese sounding name] Kamiya.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

This will be my first experience with Persona at all and im thinking about playing as the girl simply because the guy looks like an emo dbag (no offense fans). Is he a cool dude? Will the way relationship/romance building works in this game make me feel weird as playing the opposite sex or is the tone of the writing such that a stranger on the internet wont have a problem? I know thats impossible to really judge but i am a light hearted guy but I just dont want to risk feeling weird 40 hours in if it gets too hammy and serious.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

I named my P4 MC Saijal 3Kiyama. I thought it was badass.

 

[Brobzoid]

I wasn't aware that this game wouldn't have in-engine or anime cut-scenes. :\

It still has all the dialog voiced, right...?

 

[Jigsaw]

missing in-engine cutscenes is a bummer

will still triple dip,however i'm going to rush through on easy as i'm only want to see the new s-links

 

[Aquavelvaman]

I've really been wanting to replay P3 but have been waiting for this to come out to do it. Can't wait to get it!

 

[I AM JOHN!]

This will be my first experience with Persona at all and im thinking about playing as the girl simply because the guy looks like an emo dbag (no offense fans). Is he a cool dude?

He has no personality whatsoever outside of what you make for him. Unlike Persona 4, the MC is almost completely undefined.

 

[remz]

He has no personality whatsoever outside of what you make for him. Unlike Persona 4, the MC is almost completely undefined.

Apart from the ending, and epilogue stuff I guess.


everyone seems to think he's awesome though.

 

[Dresden]

Apart from the ending, and epilogue stuff I guess.


everyone seems to think he's awesome though.

He is awesome.

I've always pictured him as a manipulative sex-starved dbag with a heart of gold.

 

[remz]

I've always pictured him as a manipulative sex-starved dbag with a heart of gold.

Bahaha, that's awesome :lol can you count him as sex starved with all the hook ups though!?


This is reminding me, I really need to finish the Answer one of these days.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

He has no personality whatsoever outside of what you make for him. Unlike Persona 4, the MC is almost completely undefined.

So there are no conversations and talking is only for how your respond to your friends? Well that might be so bad then. Still, the girl character is cute....

 

[DiddyBop]

is the refreshingly cool theme music of the school still in the female version? cant live without that tune!

 

[Scythesurge]

I named my P4 MC Saijal 3Kiyama. I thought it was badass.

:lol I named mine Theo Windy, it felt extremely out of place.

 

[Lain]

To keep in line with my naming of the MC in P3 FES Norio Koga, I'll name the female MC Shiina Tamai, probably.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

I just read on wiki that i cant be romantically involved with Junpei as a girl so fuck it, im playing as a guy.

That sounded weird, but i thought he looked really cool and i was looking for any reason to pick a side and i found it.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

I'm definitely triple-dipping as well. I only put 40 hours into the original P3 before I heard FES was being released, then I loaded data into FES and only put another 10 into it!:lol

I wonder how well the original Doublejump guide will work with the male MC's storyline and social links...

 

[adamsapple]

Francis York is the perfect name for the MC.

 

[Ness427]

In Persona 3 FES I named the MC Steve Tomson. In P3P I plan to name the female MC Stephanie Tomson.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I just read on wiki that i cant be romantically involved with Junpei as a girl so fuck it, im playing as a guy.

That sounded weird, but i thought he looked really cool and i was looking for any reason to pick a side and i found it.

The worst thing is the addition of Ken Amada as one of the female MC S.Links. Ken? Really? :lol :lol

 

[remz]

The worst thing is the addition of Ken Amada as one of the female MC S.Links. Ken? Really? :lol :lol

chicks dig the shota action! Maybe?

 

[Jay Sosa]

:lol I named mine Theo Windy, it felt extremely out of place.

:lol

I use to always name them after me (well my username that is), I'm somehow feel more connected to the character if I do so.

Then switched to either going with the given name or naming them made up japanese (sounding) names (in P4 Tetsuo Awanaki) but something felt off especially if the main character has no defined personality, think I'm going back to playing with "my" name again.

 

[ULTROS!]

chicks dig the shota action! Maybe?

Wasn't there loli action in Persona 3? Fuuka looked like Ken's age. :lol

 

[Jay Sosa]

Wasn't she in the same grade as the main character?

 

[Fuu]

I want to skip this because I've had more than enough P3 with the original and The Answer in Fes but ffffff it's so hard to resist. I still have to play P4 beyond the third dungeon too.

The worst thing is the addition of Ken Amada as one of the female MC S.Links. Ken? Really? :lol :lol

Ok, day one.

 

[remz]

Wasn't there loli action in Persona 3? Fuuka looked like Ken's age. :lol

You leave Fuuka out of this!

She was as old as the MC and implyed to be well endowed, k.

 

[Blueblur1]

I just use my real name. It's a lazy choice, I know.

 

[Wizpig]

I just use my real name. It's a lazy choice, I know.

Yeah, it's awkward when they call you by surname though.
Makes me giggle every time.

Or even "...-kun", gah.

 

[Freyjadour]

I feel like I should get this just because it's Persona 3, the best jrpg ever. Someone please convince not to buy this.

I do believe you're forgetting Innocent Sin!

Spoiler

And Grandia

 

[Jay Sosa]

I just use my real name. It's a lazy choice, I know.

What the hell is going on in your avatar?

 

[Felix Lighter]

What the hell is going on in your avatar?

Conan just doing what he does, impregnating women with a single look.

 

[mileS]

I'm buying a new psp mostly just to play this game. I can't stand the ghosting on my psp phat....

 

[Jay Sosa]

Oh thats Conan, couldn't tell.

 

[Shig]

I'm really interested considering I gave up FES due to the teammate AI screwing me over one too many times.

But I think pricing at $40 was a mistake, double-dipping on ports of years-old games at a new game price never sits well with me. Especially considering they seemed to understand this mindset when they released FES at $30.

 

[ultron87]

Wasn't there loli action in Persona 3? Fuuka looked like Ken's age. :lol

Well she certainly isn't worse than the band girl in Persona 4.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

I'm really interested considering I gave up FES due to the teammate AI screwing me over one too many times.

But I think pricing at $40 was a mistake, double-dipping on ports of years-old games at a new game price never sits well with me. Especially considering they seemed to understand this mindset when they released FES at $30.

I think people will still buy it, didnt they release Persona 1 PSP for 39.99 and had "Outstanding" sells? If anything this will too.

-Though you could probably wait a month or two when amazon will have it for 19.99 and on deal of the day, Persona 1 was like that a lot

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Francis York is the perfect name for the MC.

The FemC can be Zach.

 

[Shig]

I think people will still buy it, didnt they release Persona 1 PSP for 39.99 and had "Outstanding" sells? If anything this will too.

-Though you could probably wait a month or two when amazon will have it for 19.99 and on deal of the day, Persona 1 was like that a lot

Persona 1 PSP was a total remake and had a much better translation than the original US release, though (and came bundled with a soundtrack!). This has some new stuff, granted, but largely it's a port.

I'm surprised to hear that sales of P1 were "outstanding"... That game dropped in price at retailers fast and hard.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Persona 1 PSP was a total remake and had a much better translation than the original US release, though (and came bundled with a soundtrack!). This has some new stuff, granted, but largely it's a port.

I'm surprised to hear that sales of P1 were "outstanding"... That game dropped in price at retailers fast and hard.

lol probably because of

"Atlus USA had a modest goal of 35,000 for Shin Megami Tensei: Persona. The remastered PSP game sold 49,000 "

So it didnt need to sell much, lol.

 

[No_Style]

Do I want to revisit P3? Hmm... I enjoyed it a lot, but I don't know about going back to it after the awesomeness that was P4. Even after the revisions.

I want that hat more than I want the game at this point. Especially at the price point.

Decisions, decisions!

 

[I AM JOHN!]

lol probably because of

So it didnt need to sell much, lol.

Devil Survivor was expected to sell 25,000 copies in the US and ended up selling around 40,000. That's pretty much par for the course for Atlus when it comes to SMT. They expect to sell very few copies and end up selling more, and I am pleased. Well, not for P4, which somehow managed to underperform. :'(

Surprised that that awful looking 101 in 1 bullshit sold that well, though. That's almost as many units sold on one game as P3, Fes and P4's US sales combined. No wonder they're putting out another one in August. :\

 

[shahkur]

LOL, I can't believe I'm triple dipping this game. Only played 10 hours of both the PS2 versions. So hopefully third time lucky.

One question, anyone know if the PSN version will be released on the same day as the UMD? And anyone know the price of it on PSN? I'm gonna have to use an american PSN account, as I'm from UK.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

LOL, I can't believe I'm triple dipping this game. Only played 10 hours of both the PS2 versions. So hopefully third time lucky.

One question, anyone know if the PSN version will be released on the same day as the UMD? And anyone know the price of it on PSN? I'm gonna have to use an american PSN account, as I'm from UK.

Based on the flyer in the other thread, it should be coming on the same date as the game for 39.99

 

[Blueblur1]

Yeah, it's awkward when they call you by surname though.
Makes me giggle every time.

Or even "...-kun", gah.

I have no qualms with being referred to as Jose-kun. But I agree with the usage of my last name. It takes me out of it whenever I see my full name onscreen.

 

[TheSeks]

I can't honestly care about this version. :/ The girl main character doesn't appeal to me at all, and losing FES's "The Answer" is a huge blow to the value of the game.

But hey, you can directly control your team members! *crickets* ... Which weren't a problem so long as you know how to abuse their AI. But whatever, maybe now the P4 "OMG IT'S BETTER! YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR PARTY!" people will finally stop crying and complete the game. :/

 

[joelseph]

I can't honestly care about this version. :/ The girl main character doesn't appeal to me at all, and losing FES's "The Answer" is a huge blow to the value of the game.

But hey, you can directly control your team members! *crickets* ... Which weren't a problem so long as you know how to abuse their AI. But whatever, maybe now the P4 "OMG IT'S BETTER! YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR PARTY!" people will finally stop crying and complete the game. :/

I thought The Answer dungeon was in.

 

[I AM JOHN!]

I thought The Answer dungeon was in.

Dungeon, yes; story, no. Lord knows why you would want to play that content without the story bits, though.

Actually, Lord knows why you would ever want to play The Answer.

Is "Mass Destruction" still in the game, at least?

I'm pretty sure MShe has different battle music. That's fine, though, as I never want to hear Mass Destruction ever again. Unavoidable Battle and Master of Shadow are way better, anyway.