buddha0991
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It was on purpose, the tone of P4 is supposed to be dialed back, nostalgic and down to earth. I feel that P2IS and P2EP are also all out and epic.
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What the hell is it about Persona 4?
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It was on purpose, the tone of P4 is supposed to be dialed back, nostalgic and down to earth. I feel that P2IS and P2EP are also all out and epic.
zerokoolpsx
Member
Multiple waifus. You can have a harlem, but for those special dates, you can only pick one girl.
staticneuron
Member
I am not sure why, all I know is that in a 10 mile radius, near told me about 50 people were playing this game. It is the only game I have seen with that many people playing it at the same time. Normally the genre's are all over the place in terms of representation.
I love the game myself. I took a little break and I will go back to it in a short while.
P4G is a MUCH better title by far. Thankfully after playing P3, I didn't feel overwhelmed but even for newer players I imagine P4G will still win out because of how it conveys things to the player.
I love the game myself. I took a little break and I will go back to it in a short while.
I played persona 3 and while I loved the artwork and the amount of stuff thrown at you I never finished it. I thought it was a great but heavy title.
P4G is a MUCH better title by far. Thankfully after playing P3, I didn't feel overwhelmed but even for newer players I imagine P4G will still win out because of how it conveys things to the player.
lmao
meltingparappa
Member
If you could try before you buy, the tone is completely different than P3 and every single gameplay system is streamlined and more gratifying.
On the other hand, if you loved SMT4 I'd sooner recommend SMT3: Nocturne on PS2.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
P4 has a ton of social sim/school stuff as well, it's a major part of both games. It probably won't click for you either if those were the aspects of P3 that were offputting for you.
You could try your hand at the earlier Persona games that don't have the social link elements, or the older SMT games like Nocturne.
buddha0991
Member
I say try out Devil Survivor Overclocked for 3DS. Some of the same anime styling and concepts are there, but the game is much more SMT like. Hell, the plot was an SMT1 tribute.
YouEnjoyMySelf
Banned
Nail on the head'd. The waifu shit just creeps me out too. I have no interest in a dating sim or looking at computer generated females. Go talk to a real girl you nerds.
masterlobo
Banned
Oh yeah, Nocturne is on my list. Heard great things about it.
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
Persona 1 and 2 have a closer atmosphere to the mainline SMT games than P3 and P4.
Yeah, it's great, isn't it?
Speaking as someone who plays a lot of RPGs, I love how small-scale P4's story is for most of the game. It really gives it a different vibe from the other stuff out there that's really refreshing.
This won't end well. Like throwing raw meat at a pack of dogs....
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I liked the story, characters and music far more in P3.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
Junpei & Yukari are terrible people. The only pleasant characters are Aigis, Koromaru (a fucking wolf) & psychic girl whose name escapes me.
Well, I think it depends in term of characters. Junpei + Yukari + Mitsuru are really good. Junpei's development through the game is really amazing, but lots of stuff happens to that poor guy. Yukari has some serious problems and she takes the spotlight during the game main plot a couple of times. And Mitsuru is in the middle of Yukari's problems and has a lot of pressure to endure. Outside those three, imho, characters go from meh (Akihiko, Shinji) to why I have to endure this (Ken?) to "woof" (Koromaru is cute <3 lol, but didn't bring anything to the table outside "what's the best party setup?" discussions)
The best strength Persona 4 has character wise is that it's easy to attach them to your high school friends. I could talk about three characters that I felt kinda suited some of my best friends during that age. So there is that. And even those who don't suit those parameters are solid and likeable (except Yukiko, but there is people with such a terrible taste that even choose her as a waifu
j/k
That and the fact that in P4 you can social link your whole party, but you never get the whole experience in P3 (in Portable you can S.L male mates with female MC, but it's not the same).
And Teddie is a beary good mascot when he doesn't troll us in announcement streams.
buddha0991
Member
^No.
I am gonna have to post this on every single page. It is a social sim, not a dating sim. Only like 20/30% of the social links are datable and you only spend like 10% of the entire social link doing anything remotely resembling dating. You spend time with bros, old people, little kids, and if you are playing 4, with girls as just friends.
I am gonna have to post this on every single page. It is a social sim, not a dating sim. Only like 20/30% of the social links are datable and you only spend like 10% of the entire social link doing anything remotely resembling dating. You spend time with bros, old people, little kids, and if you are playing 4, with girls as just friends.
Ludicrous Speed
Banned
Xenoblade is awesome from start to finish.
P4 is not. It gets good, but it takes sooooo long to get there.
EvilKatarn
Member
A shame, because EP PSP fixed everything and is the best psp port of any Persona game.
How cute it is then that there'll never be a western release of that. Atlus does the darnedest things.
You really don't understand why someone would like something you don't care for?
buddha0991
Member
Popular theory is tha we got Soul Hackers instead of that. If that's the case, I'll bite my tounge and say we got the better deal. P2EPP is amazing but the Ps1 version is good and SH is awesome and there is no other English version of it.
March of the Crabs
Member
Is it weird that I despise Persona 4? Is it weirder that I like SMT IV yet despise Persona 4?
I love how in these threads there is always a post like this that sounds almost like a parody.
Watch the Giant Bomb endurance run. I don't know if I would have enjoyed the game if I had actually played it. But I've put like 400 hours into the endurance run so I guess I'm a fan.
buddha0991
Member
Depends why really.
entremet
Member
I can understand it.
I wasn't being literal. I actually own both Persona PS2 games, so I tried.
EvilKatarn
Member
I'd prefer Eternal Punishment, considering I'm European, the 3DS is region locked and Atlus hates Europe.
I love Xenoblade as much as the next guy, but stop with this "It's great from the beginning" stuff thats going around.
Wrong. Persona 4 is awesome from the very beginning. And Xenoblade only starts getting good once you reach the Bionis' Leg.
buddha0991
Member
Aww, well that kinda sucks =(
At least the game is spreading to most people, which is great. A few here and there not liking the game is better than the majority (like some other japanese games).
No more weird than me liking both. I just find it weird that people I would never think would like the game seem to love it.
This typo makes me wish that there was cameo of the Harlem globe trotters ala Scooby Doo and you could go on dates with the whole team all at once
Other way around for me. P4 hooked me from the beginning, whereas I'm 15-20 hours into Xenoblade and the game has yet to grip me.
Not really. They're completely different games that have their own flavor.
Memento_Mori15
Member
No. There are other SMT fans that dislike persona 3 and 4.
Seeing as they're very different games in tone and focus, no. Though at the same time, it is indeed possible to like both.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Hell, there are some Persona fans who dislike 3 and 4.
MichaelFassbender
Member
I ran it all the way through (except for that final dungeon that I learned of after it was over), and was bored silly by the end.
Luckily, had Soul Hackers as a chaser, which was much more my speed.
Luckily, had Soul Hackers as a chaser, which was much more my speed.
MillionVolts
Member
I bought Persona 4 (the original PS2 version) this past summer and had the same experience with it that I've had with a lot of other JRPGs: I quit about 10 hours into it. It was alright, but people keep saying the game has 70+ hours of content, and that's just daunting to me. I don't want to spend that much time on a game I'm only kind of enjoying.
One thing I will say I just absolutely don't get is why people like the characters so much. They were really plain and boring to me. Do they get way better later on or something?
One thing I will say I just absolutely don't get is why people like the characters so much. They were really plain and boring to me. Do they get way better later on or something?
Do three playthroughs simultaneously! P3P male, P3P Female, P4G.
meltingparappa
Member
They do, but don't force yourself.
That being said, P4G has barely any load time and you can fast forward any conversation, so the whole game moves much quicker. If you get a vita, try picking it up later but dont' feel bad if it just doesn't click with you.
Not having to rely on stupid AI thats keep doing marin karin on bosses or healing themselves and forgeting their leader thats going to die on the next turn do wonders...
If you want to collect and see everything it's like 70+ hours but you can beat it in like 40 or something like that. Same way an Ass Creed game has like 50+ hours of content but can be completed in 20.
I personally find it hard to believe someone could outright hate the battle system. Stacking One Mores and fusing Personas was addictive as hell. On another note, when the hell does P2:IS get good? A bomb just detonated and the plot seems to be getting good, but the combat is fucking awful. Where are my One Mores?
Well, the actual game systems of a dating sim and a social sim would be basically identical. I've spent a lot more time studying and doing sports than I have going on dates in Tokimeki Memorial, but it's still called a dating sim. It's just easy nomenclature.
P3P adresses that, though, and it's still not particularly popular compared to 4.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
I tried Persona 4 once. I never got past the intro. No thanks. My friend loves the series though. So he's always excited when more Persona news comes out. Which I tell him about.