Just run through it and heal yourself at the end. On the other side you can destroy a barrier which lets you use a tunnel thing to skip it.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV |OT| The Dark Souls of Persona
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Just run through it and heal yourself at the end. On the other side you can destroy a barrier which lets you use a tunnel thing to skip it.
my stats at level 19:
http://i.imgur.com/l7n2V5a.jpg
main regret is spending 10+ points on strength, which has been spectacularly useless so far. Spending those points on Luck would have been so nice. I've been splitting it between dex/agi/luck and that's been working out really well.
http://i.imgur.com/l7n2V5a.jpg
main regret is spending 10+ points on strength, which has been spectacularly useless so far. Spending those points on Luck would have been so nice. I've been splitting it between dex/agi/luck and that's been working out really well.
SpaceBridge
Member
Explored a bit of Tokyo. Make sure to switch on the 3D when u hit Shinjuku on the world map. Great effect.
InsaneElite
Member
Finally beat
with a lot of luck and Sukukaja/Rakakaja. The difficulty certainly hasn't let up about 15 hours in.
Xi Wangmu
I noticed on one choice my attack power got higher.
I swear this boss is 90% luck.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
I am baffled as to how you folks progressing through this seemingly so fast.
Do you folks not like, have to go to work or something? Hahaha.
Do you folks not like, have to go to work or something? Hahaha.
No, I was picking the right choices the whole time. It's still 90% luck at the end of the day. I tried each set of choices. The first set I was using were the best results.
I finally did it though.
I've basically been playing every spare moment I could get, which is up to 9.5 hours after two days, haha. Totally addicted, but it's a wonderful feeling.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Today's my off day and I've been playing this all day so that's why I got so far lol
I'm getting a ton of macca from relics now.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
I can only play like, 3-4 hours a day and only at night, and that is sometimes.
Weekend is coming, and I am looking forward to catch up with all of you.
Still rocking that manly TeamPHYS Dresden badge? What's your MC stat right now?
drtomoe123
Member
Woohoo. TeamMAG over here.
WonkyPanda
Member
I caved; bought the game and FE because of the promotion.
As a seasoned veteran of the Persona games, any tips for tackling this beast?
As a seasoned veteran of the Persona games, any tips for tackling this beast?
MP or HP is unaffected by any stat in SMTIV.
Now that I have the app that recovers MP for every step I take, I am no longer worried about MP.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I think Magic just affects your magic attack power.
HP/MP are tied to your level and equipment instead of stats I believe.
BTW guys, if you do one of the subquests in the first area in Tokyo you can get 3 Luck Incenses. Gives you 9 luck points if you don't want to use level ups on them at this point.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Hmm. I've been neglecting LCK so far. I am focusing on DEX/STR/AGI.
Let's see how this build will fare compared to yours.
Speaking of which, it seems like most folks here go for TeamMAG huh. It's getting lonely here for TeamPHYS, hahaha.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I'm going for a physical build. Been focusing on DEX and AGI, with an occasional point into STR.
Snowden's Secret
Banned
I have no clue what's going on. I'm on training mission three, I'm at full health and a random encounter surprised me and wiped my entire team on the first round.
Snapshot King
Member
Anybody know where I can find a list of Demons that evolve? I fuse demons constantly, I'll never find an evolution naturally, I don't think. I had Angel for a while and she never offered to turn into Archangel.
Sounds about right, welcome to SMT 4?
Urban Scholar
Member
I'm on vacation week, doing things.
Hey thanks for posting this, the CS rep offered me a choice between the 15% refund or a $10 promotional certificate when I provided a photo of my slightly damaged box.
Chrono Helix
Member
Franklinator
Member
That's awesome, I should do the same thing since mine was also kind of damaged. What did you say to them?
Basically I informed them that I received a damaged copy, and sent the rep a link to a photo of the damage that I had taken. She asked for my order number and looked it up, then she asked if I would like to return the item and I told her I'd prefer not to, at which point she offered the partial refund.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Just for kicks, I am gonna list the members of TeamPHYS that I know so far. I am gonna update the list as the thread progresses and more people coming out that they are a part of this much more awesome group:
Dresden
Laughing Banana
Lin Siniang
hosannainexcelsis
Soulhouf
Bigdrbingo
Neo Member
Wow, this game is really making me realize how truly bad I am at JRPGs. Can anyone give me some tips to help me out?
I'm at the beginning of the game and I feel like a third of the battles I get into, one of my demons gets instantly knocked out before I can even KO a single enemy. I don't want to be buying a ton of revival leaves in case 1 of my party members dies before I can even attempt to heal them. Is there some sort of Pokémon Center-like place I can go to to revive all my demons for free outside of Naraku I don't know about?
Normally I wouldn't mind grinding, but between the constant saving I'd have to do between every battle and the lack of a soft reset (why Atlas, why?), it would be a bit of a pain.
Sorry for the somewhat whinny post, but this game is starting to make me rage a bit. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm at the beginning of the game and I feel like a third of the battles I get into, one of my demons gets instantly knocked out before I can even KO a single enemy. I don't want to be buying a ton of revival leaves in case 1 of my party members dies before I can even attempt to heal them. Is there some sort of Pokémon Center-like place I can go to to revive all my demons for free outside of Naraku I don't know about?
Normally I wouldn't mind grinding, but between the constant saving I'd have to do between every battle and the lack of a soft reset (why Atlas, why?), it would be a bit of a pain.
Sorry for the somewhat whinny post, but this game is starting to make me rage a bit. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Yes, if you go to the barracks you and all the demons in your stock will be fully healed and revived.
Go to the barrack, resting up will revive everyone too.
Demons are disposable. You can also fuse dead demons into a live one! Finally, remember that negotiating with a demon whose counterpart you already possess in your party or stock will just retreat, and occasionally heal you/give you maccas.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
I'd say this is done to discourage constant resetting.
But then again they allow instead saving/loading everywhere, hahaha.
Also, is this your 1st SMT game? Seems like it.
Added
Dresden
Laughing Banana
Lin Siniang
hosannainexcelsis
Soulhouf
spiritfox
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Most of my FUCK THIS SHIT moment came from me misjudging the proximity of the enemy and thus late swing and thus the enemy getting an initiative and thus FUCK IT.
Also negotiating.
Anyways, some guy on gamefaqs speculate that STR actually play a part in Physical Defense, that is, Phys resistance. Wonder if it's true, because it just seem silly that Physical-oriented MCs/Demons can fall as easily as Gandalf MC when being attacked physically. It's just seem... wrong.
Also negotiating.
Anyways, some guy on gamefaqs speculate that STR actually play a part in Physical Defense, that is, Phys resistance. Wonder if it's true, because it just seem silly that Physical-oriented MCs/Demons can fall as easily as Gandalf MC when being attacked physically. It's just seem... wrong.
Franklinator
Member
Thanks for the info! At first, Debbie from Amazon tried to give me the cold shoulder, but she quickly came around. I took the $10 credit, more money for Steam sales.
If that's true, I'm gonna boost STR like there's no tomorrow, even though STR is already my highest stat. My whole party feels like it has the defense of a moldy banana. A demon looks at us and we all die.
Bigdrbingo
Neo Member
Thank you so much for the info on the barracks guys, this should make the game wayyyyy easier for me now. Also, cool to know you can fuse dead demons into live ones. Wouldn't have thought of that. And I'm still learning how to negotiate and recruit demons so it's good to know they can benefit you like that.
Well I know WHY they did it, it just seems like a cruel joke to me =P . I mean I'm going to reset anyways, it's just a more tedious process than I would like.
And this is my first mainline SMT game, but I've played through Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 (PS2), and Devil Survivor all on hard so I'm not entirely new to how SMT games work.
Anyways guys, thanks for the info! Should make this game much more enjoyable for me now =D.
So just to make sure, there is no way to save a Smirk on a character other than trying to make sure that character doesn't get another turn right?
I beat the first boss
and was easier than I expected. What is the expected level for that fight? I spent a little time trying to clear out my stock of demons through fusing which meant a little bit of wandering around trying to find specific demons but I don't think I got too much exp for that. I'm actually planning on doing that to get that special Fortuna fusion but I'm hesitant to fuse demons still learning skills or out right deleting demons to make room.
I beat the first boss
Minotaur
Young Magus
Junior Member
I'm 6 around hours in the game so far, gotta say I'm loving it. From the design to the battles to the OST glad that I decided to pick this up.
Quick Question (early spoilers):
Quick Question (early spoilers):
For minotaur, what is the best way to defeat him? Use buffs or debuffs? I have a few demons that can buff my party but 1 that can debuff him.
MarcoZombieCannon
Member
Made it past
by myself... He knocked out my demons in the first two turns, but I kept getting an extra turn + Smirk, which in some strange turn of RNG-nirvana made him miss and lose his moves every turn. So
I don't know how it happened but it happened.
Anyway, I'm in Tokyo now. Did the first few main quests there, and I've been roaming doing challenge quests now to amass macca. I have around 20k now, upgraded my equipment and everything. I just need demons to not make off with my shit when negotiating!
Minotaur
Bufu + Bufu > Minotaur misses > repeat.
I don't know how it happened but it happened.
Anyway, I'm in Tokyo now. Did the first few main quests there, and I've been roaming doing challenge quests now to amass macca. I have around 20k now, upgraded my equipment and everything. I just need demons to not make off with my shit when negotiating!
Never used a buff/debuff during this battle. If you have demons with bufu, you are golden.