Aaronrules380
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Probably more like each month or so will be an arc with it's own dungeon, just like with 4 did.
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Probably more like each month or so will be an arc with it's own dungeon, just like with 4 did.
Nyarly really has been dormant for way too long. Philemon too. Atlus pls.
It doesn't even matter if people are familiar with their previous appearances or not. Those characters would work amazingly in any Persona game as far as I'm concerned, it's time to bring them back.
in my dreams... 
Yeah you're right. Persona 3 isn't so much arc-based as there was just one central story going throughout the whole thing. There were just some very clear, I suppose you can say, defined segments in the game because, as you said, it was the full moon events where the major story bits took place. Which was where I was kinda drawing the comparison.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
This game is going to be awesome.
Supermanisdead
Member
I'm not worried about the whole omnibus thing. I think the story of them
really lends to a more episodic structure anyways. From the trailers, it does seem like the scope of this game is much bigger (the rally, the main character being on a giant screen, the huge police presence, etc) so the small episodes will probably snowball into a big confrontation at the end. This game might just be the greatest JRPG ever.
stealing hearts of villains
YankeeDonB
Member
All sounds really great. Just hope there are more than 5 playable characters, as I don't generally find that enough for a 60-100 hour rpg.
QuackkAttack
Member
Rough translations on the scans say Ann is a loner and has 1 "treasured friend".
Weird.
S. Link's have to be in again. Not just through text, but what's the point of having all of these things to do if you don't get to do them with your friends? They might not be called Social Link's but I guarantee you a very similar system will be in.
Words can't describe how much I'm looking forward to this game, I hope the next year goes quick. I'm looking forward to seeing some new characters still!
Weird.
S. Link's have to be in again. Not just through text, but what's the point of having all of these things to do if you don't get to do them with your friends? They might not be called Social Link's but I guarantee you a very similar system will be in.
Words can't describe how much I'm looking forward to this game, I hope the next year goes quick. I'm looking forward to seeing some new characters still!
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
Oh boy doesn't even touch the creepiness that is Junpei with a FeMC.
To be fair though both are teenagers so the awkwardness feels authentic in some way.
Aaronrules380
Member
I mean, there were specific "episodes" that occured largely around each full moon, but there weren't really discrete arcs like persona 4. None on the "episodes" of 3 really concluded things or ended one story to begin another. In 4, each dungeon serves as the focal point of an arc focused on the character you're saving. There's a distinct beginning of each arc where you see the victim on the midnight channel, and a distinct and clear end where you've saved them and they join the group. Persona 3 didn't really have that with it's "episodes" which all just went from one to the next building up to the final conclusion, with no real smaller conclusions in between
Supermanisdead
Member
Who is FeMC? I only care about canon Persona characters like Labrys, Sho, Rei and Zen
MaximumSpider
Banned
I hope the smartphone works the same way as it does in Catherine
Dangerous1992
Member
i really believe that this game will surpass p3 and p4 easily, for me all these little details are reassuring!!
Aaronrules380
Member
I mean, it's pretty clear with the statement about the app being one of the central mysteries that these smaller stories are all building to something bigger.
Basically, the difference between this and 4 is that 4's arcs were essentially links in a chain, where each arc went directly to the next in a sequential order, whereas 5 will have a more web based structure, where individual events aren't all explicitly related, but they all lead back to some point if you follow the trail.
I mean, that basically describes Persona 3 after the opening month, and that wasn't deliberately episodic. I think they've learned the value of not meandering too much since then.
I wonder if that'll feed into the implied stalker.
You're basically asking for Elizabeth to become a teacher, which I am 100% on-board with.
I believe FluxWaveZ interpreted that as
all of those being people that died for what they believed in. And I think that makes sense as a theme for the game, combined with other things they said. "Live free or die."
The Palace kinda sounds like the Ballagio.
On the contrary, I think the genre should've adopted this structure a decade ago. RPGs are made for it, but Persona in particular should mold to it much easier relative to really any other game because of how long it is.
P4 splits pretty neatly into two arcs, I've always thought.
Agreed. Was just making the comparison that P3 was segmented into very distinct chunks as well (Obviously how the story is handled in those chunks don't really apply here). But P4 is definitely the best comparison to how an arc-like story could be handled in P5 given the information we know currently.
P4 was pretty much split up into arcs, so I don't see how this is all that much different, other than there isn't necessarily one connecting thread of "find the killer" like there was in P4.
There's going to have to be some kind of connecting thread though, so I don't see this being all that different. I think it's a good thing that they're emphasizing the arc nature though, sometimes the pacing was odd in P4, and this might address that.
There's going to have to be some kind of connecting thread though, so I don't see this being all that different. I think it's a good thing that they're emphasizing the arc nature though, sometimes the pacing was odd in P4, and this might address that.
Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
I just don't understand JP developers. They sometimes put a lot of LGBT-related subtexts into the game but still won't officially recognize any of their characters as LGBT or put any actual LGBT romances into the game.
When I play Persona 4 Golden and Fire Emblem Awakening, there are a handful of moments when the LGBT subtexts are so obvious that even my five-year-old nephew could identify that something is going on there. Yet in the end nothing happens. Maybe it's just localization problems? I am confused.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
OmnibusGAF assemble
This game sounds great. Soejima's designs are fantastic so far too. Jun's persona is my favorite design that he has ever done.
This game sounds great. Soejima's designs are fantastic so far too. Jun's persona is my favorite design that he has ever done.
Summer ends in September, you know. I really won't be surprised if it's released after summer vacations.
That's if we even get it around the same time as Japan.
NoctisVsStar
Member
Doubt P5 is going to be missing a complete chapter..
Dangansona
Member
This is basically what's happening. It's not an uncommon delivery of a story, no need to freak out guys.
Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
I wanna play as a female in the next one. (at least)
Supermanisdead
Member
Only if Bonnie & Clyde look like Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
AgentLampshade
Member
Nyarly really has been dormant for way too long. Philemon too. Atlus pls.
It doesn't even matter if people are familiar with their previous appearances or not. Those characters would work amazingly in any Persona game as far as I'm concerned, it's time to bring them back.
in my dreams...
I'm still super pissed at Arena about this by the way, to the point of making my own headcanon.
Should definitely be tighter. Actually acknowledging the structure rather than just vaguely fitting into it is honestly pretty innovative. Persona's long. This can only play to its strengths.
I believe the through line is going to be phone app. This is the first time they've mentioned that, too.
They saw your P2 thread and looked at your post history, breh.
I really hope that we get Bonnie & Clyde as Personas.
.....& Billy the Kidd.
.....& John Stamos.
......& Star-Lord.
I can't remember of any openly gay character in any japanese game, manga or anime, except when is used for comedy or fan-service
It's probably a cultural thing
NoctisVsStar
Member
Seriously we need more girls, well I just want a naoto equivalent.
ShadowOfTheIco
Banned
This game has gone full on Scooby Doo.
NoctisVsStar
Member
Sumio Mondo
Member
There'll also be way more story scenes, no doubt about that. Atlus have done a far better job at keeping things under wraps than Kojima ever did.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Man I've been waiting for this for close to 2 years now, a couple months can't hurt right?
It hurts so damn much
KnightHart
Member
I think this might be my favourite Persona cast yet. There are also a few parallel's to the Persona 2 cast as well which is interesting (along with 'Red' being the colour theme).
I just really like how 'edgy' and mischievous the party seems to look and behave. It seems really fun and exciting. Compared to the teenage brooding from the P3 cast, or the happy go lucky Scooby Doo Crew from P4.
The development scale of the game definitely sounds large from the current details. Instead of smaller cities/towns it takes place in the Greater Tokyo Area. The Tokyo Greater Metro Area is fucking HUGE so I wonder how they'll pick and choose areas to explore/ feature in the game. It really is dialing back to its SMT roots. Gotta have that cool urban setting somehow.
I wonder what the protagonists 'problem' is though. I hope by them mentioning that, that it's indicator that the protagonist will have an actually backstory and more 'character' behind him
I just really like how 'edgy' and mischievous the party seems to look and behave. It seems really fun and exciting. Compared to the teenage brooding from the P3 cast, or the happy go lucky Scooby Doo Crew from P4.
The development scale of the game definitely sounds large from the current details. Instead of smaller cities/towns it takes place in the Greater Tokyo Area. The Tokyo Greater Metro Area is fucking HUGE so I wonder how they'll pick and choose areas to explore/ feature in the game. It really is dialing back to its SMT roots. Gotta have that cool urban setting somehow.
I wonder what the protagonists 'problem' is though. I hope by them mentioning that, that it's indicator that the protagonist will have an actually backstory and more 'character' behind him
AuthenticM
Member
Big game out by a japanese guy and that's all guys you talk about.
What a pointless connections to draw , might as well go to the conspiracy thread in OT.
Gozer the Gozerian
Member
As long as I can do a ton of high school shit thats really all I care about
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Getting my copy soon...
Of the magazine
Of the magazine
ShadowOfTheIco
Banned
With the "omnibus" episode story, it's gone full on Scooby Doo.
Persona 4 was more like Scrappy Doo series. Getting there but not quite.
Persona 3 was like Eerie Indiana.
There was an extra character in the previous trailer with the pyramid where you can slightly see a brown haired girl who's voice actor has a single line at the beginning.
*shakes hand*