Not exactly but the great thing about PQ was seeing these characters again and seeing the two casts interact and how they affected each other.
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Not exactly but the great thing about PQ was seeing these characters again and seeing the two casts interact and how they affected each other.
E_Darkness
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Fan service in the way of "remember that time this character did that?" and then rinse and repeat about 10x as that's their character personality.
rochellepaws
Member
I think it would be difficult to appreciate if you hadn't played P3 or P4.
It'd be nice if they used this game to flesh out the P5 cast, I couldn't even sum up most of them into a catch phrase or gimmick like PQ did for P3 and P4. Give them the sort of personal dungeons that nobody in P5 sans Futaba had (and that really helped for her).
No major spoilers, but it was designed for fans of P3 and P4 who knew the characters.
No major spoilers, but it was designed for fans of P3 and P4 who knew the characters.
Pureauthor
Member
I have a great idea.
How about, this time, they make the game actually good.
How about, this time, they make the game actually good.
Pureauthor
Member
No you don't. Trust me.
PQ's biggest issue in terms of writing was that it needed to be incosequential to both P3's and P4's cast. It had no possible room for character development and as a result each and every character was horribly one-dimensional, boiled down to their defining trope.
It was fun in the beginning, but holy shit, it wasn't able to carry an entire game and became annoying quick.
At least the gameplay was good.
It was fun in the beginning, but holy shit, it wasn't able to carry an entire game and became annoying quick.
At least the gameplay was good.
yes he does!
don't listen to the haters. It's a fun game, although somewhat lengthy
It's (imo of course) the best Persona spin off, but don't go in expecting a good story. Also be prepared to kinda hate the cast by the end (YES CHIE YOU LIKE MEAT I FUCKING GOT IT).
It's good but not great.
The story works but it doesn't do much with the characters, there's so many of them they're all boiled down to singular elements. It's passable but it doesn't add to the mythos like say P4A. Fun if you just want to ride with them again.
Gameplay is Etrian x Persona. If you like Etrian, you're already at home here. It's a bit simpler, easier and on rails. Good if you're a newcomer to the series too.
Not an essential title, but not a bad way to kill 60 hours. Could've been shorter, or had more variation within that timespan.
Magicpaint
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They did with the first game
Heavily flawed but honestly I had a lot of fun with the dungeons.
Try as I might I just can't get into Etrian Odyssey or DRPGs as a whole.
I thought Persona Q might've been my gateway after trying and failing both Etrian Odyssey IV and Untold, but even with the added story centred around some characters I'd become attached to over the course of two 50+ hour games, it still couldn't hold my attention.
If nothing else Etrian Odyssey fans now have two games to look forward to instead of one. I'm still holding out hope for a Persona 5 Arena at some point since that was my favourite of all the spinoff titles.
Looking forward to hearing the music from this. Wonder if it'll beat out the Dancing titles.
I thought Persona Q might've been my gateway after trying and failing both Etrian Odyssey IV and Untold, but even with the added story centred around some characters I'd become attached to over the course of two 50+ hour games, it still couldn't hold my attention.
If nothing else Etrian Odyssey fans now have two games to look forward to instead of one. I'm still holding out hope for a Persona 5 Arena at some point since that was my favourite of all the spinoff titles.
Looking forward to hearing the music from this. Wonder if it'll beat out the Dancing titles.
This is me right here.
ehh I say there was some good things in character development
Spoilers for P3/Q.
My personal favorite thing was them showing the clear distinction between P4's group of close friends versus P3's coworkers. The part where Kanji interacts with Ken and seemingly helps him with grudge against Shinjiro shows that if the P3 characters had a different dynamic, things probably would have ended up differently.
E_Darkness
Member
Yes but with a massive*.
1) Do you want it because it's Persona characters?
2) Do you like the look of the gameplay?
Yes to the first one, check out a gameplay trailer to see if it is your jam. If you're in it solely for Persona 3+4 you may not like what they do to the characters. I'm pretty sure Persona Q even has a demo on the eShop so you can get an idea of the gameplay loop.
If yes to both, just dive right in.
But if you don't want your Persona faves being butchered by some shodding one note writing, but want to have the gameplay, Etrian Odyssey IV. That has a demo on the eShop if you want to give that a go.
PQ is more of a DRPG with Persona skits scattered inbetween.
I'd much rather have a new battle theme
I'm playing P4G now, I wonder if I ought to find some time for P3:The Answer before getting around to Q1.
emilioasis
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3DS, became a fantastic JRPG machine
Magicpaint
Member
Yeah PQ is inherently a confused product and so it's hard to manage expectations going into it. It wants to be both Persona and Etrian Odyssey but Persona fans aren't going to get anything close to a modern Persona experience and Etrian Odyssey fans will find its gameplay really simple. I think they did try a lot with balancing the elements but it's not a game that will fully satisfy either camp. I enjoyed it primarily because I loved the varied dungeon designs and the side quests.
kunonabi
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At this point im going to end up with enough 3ds games to keep me busy for the next 2 or 3 years.
Aaronrules380
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Some people are fans of both you realize?
Magicpaint
Member
Yeah I know. I'm one of them. But you can be a fan of both and still find PQ lacking because it doesn't fully commit to the key elements present in either series. Which is where expectations have to be managed...
I liked the first Persona Q although it felt unnecessary for me to have played through both P3P and P4G before I played PQ (which people on here were suggesting when PQ released). It wasn't important since the character references were trivial seeing as they performed repetitively the same stuff as tropes e.g. Chie going on about meat.
I've already finished P5 though so I won't need to do that for PQ2. P3P is still my favourite of the mainline series.
I've already finished P5 though so I won't need to do that for PQ2. P3P is still my favourite of the mainline series.
Dimitri LH
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People going into PQ1 need to understand that the characters are super exaggerated versions of themselves. Seen people play PQ first and write of the original games because of how they behave in PQ.
This was the first EO game I finished, really liked the battle system in this one.
This was the first EO game I finished, really liked the battle system in this one.
You don't need to. You don't even need to beat P3 and P4, just know the cast really.
HELL YES, THE TRUE MEGATON.
For 3DS (as expected too), awesome. Can't wait for more info.
PQ was so damn good. Imagine if they actually nail the characters this time... GOAT.
IMO it's kind of a double edged sword. On one hand you'll dread seeing your favorite characters grossly mischaracterized and reduced to one or two annoying gags, but on the other you get to enjoy a couple moments of good stuff, like Ken and Kanji's bonding which IMO was excellent.
For 3DS (as expected too), awesome. Can't wait for more info.
PQ was so damn good. Imagine if they actually nail the characters this time... GOAT.
IMO it's kind of a double edged sword. On one hand you'll dread seeing your favorite characters grossly mischaracterized and reduced to one or two annoying gags, but on the other you get to enjoy a couple moments of good stuff, like Ken and Kanji's bonding which IMO was excellent.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Damn, another Altus RPG release I'll have to decide between as I decide what to buy in the next year or two.
fargofallout
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I completely forgot Persona Q even existed. I'd almost be willing to go back and play it, but I don't need another 50+ hour game in my life.
tiebreaker
Member
I hope it's P5 + P2.
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
Curious, but I'm not sure I want to buy another 3DS game at this point. If the game is getting tons of positive buzz I might sell my N3DS and grab a 2DS and this... maybe.