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Roger72Yamato [2019-10-10 17:41:19 +0000 UTC]
Love Satonaka!
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superdes513 [2017-12-12 01:34:47 +0000 UTC]
She's is cute and my favorite tomboy persona girl. Nice job on her Freetzo.
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killalot2k [2017-12-11 21:09:42 +0000 UTC]
So cute.
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TimidNatured In reply to simplyNTK [2017-12-11 19:33:26 +0000 UTC]
(Sorry for barging in like this)
I thought it was just Monika XP
Didn't know you played the persona games
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simplyNTK In reply to TimidNatured [2017-12-12 17:03:55 +0000 UTC]
Well, that would entail that you go back to some games with severely primitive mechanics that would probably turn you off. I wouldn't blame you, I was born in the early 80s and there are games that I still can't go back to.
I did play the older SMT games, the first ones. A couple of the portable ones (particularly DemiKids) and finished all the ones on DS and 3DS. I'm actually dying for SMTV on Switch more than I ever did for Persona 5!
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TimidNatured In reply to simplyNTK [2017-12-12 18:35:42 +0000 UTC]
Ahhh I see. Even if it might be primitive, I guess I might decide to go back and see what those games are life (well, if I could find them). I probably might try to play the original Persona games for the PS. Although I heard the game can be tough for a certain reason, I can't remember
Oh wow, didn't know a SMT game is coming to the switch, how is the SMT series btw?
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simplyNTK In reply to TimidNatured [2017-12-12 19:21:32 +0000 UTC]
The Shin Megami Tensei series is the main one. Anything else (Devil Summoner, Survivor, Digital, Last Bible, Old Testament, Soul Hackers, Demi and Persona) are basically spin-offs with their own continuity.
The main series is pretty cool and as it continues: it polishes a lot of gameplay elements into near perfection. People for some reason hates SMTIV on 3DS (based of the designs of demons, some system changes, DLCs and overall mood of the plot), but both IV and Apocalypse are massively great and challenging games.Β
Just listen to that masterful soundtrack:Β www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHhpFGβ¦
The old ones are tough, are very clunky on their menus (even buying stuff in the store is kind of a chore) and nobody appreciated well the exploration form of mazes until dungeon crawlers started to become more mainstream and elevated into superior forms with Etrian Odyssey. Also, the demon negotiation can be a pain and incur in loses of inventory and cash... but once you start to get the hang of things and create tougher demons: you're suddenly sucked in.
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TimidNatured In reply to simplyNTK [2017-12-12 19:51:48 +0000 UTC]
I see. Hmmmm, maybe one day I'll see if I could play the SMT series myself then.
Wait, demon negotiation? So Persona 5 got their negotiation system from another game then?
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TimidNatured In reply to simplyNTK [2017-12-12 22:33:58 +0000 UTC]
Ahhh I see. I probably should have expected it to draw so much since it's called Shin Megami Tensei: Persona. I also can see why a lot of people are complaining, console exclusivity is a a pain.
To me the reason why I was so drawn into the Persona series was because this was my first step introduction to psychology concepts and the tarot; those things really fascinate me and the game was the first to spark my interest in them. I liked how they twisted the the aspects of Carl Jung's concept of a Persona and used it as weaponized fighting entities. I also liked the idea of how you use different Personas so you can connect with people better, much like how everybody I'm real life uses a different 'personal' when it comes to certain friends. Aside from the whole saving the world thing too, the daily life is kind of nice as you get to know them, and their problems; which feels better when you can serve as their leg to stand on as they have their own struggles to face. And then to top it off having some memorable music and a likable party (Well depending on your tastes I guess) is what I really liked about 3-5. I know that those games have aspects of power fantasy in it, but my sole reason as to why I love the series was because of the above mentioned things.
Although sometimes I worry that just playing those is not enough... Like I'm some "true fan" because I lack the experiment of playing other games out there.
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simplyNTK In reply to TimidNatured [2017-12-13 05:36:16 +0000 UTC]
There are solid top-5 lists out there that you can tackle if you want to get the overall feel of the franchise (including Strange Journey, Avatar Turner, SMT3, Devil Summoner and probably the first Devil Survivor). Like I said, the old ones are kinda hard to get into... I barely finished the first one and shrugged at the second. The third is were things go out of control!
Avatar Turner is awesome (you become the demons, hence the whole "avatar" thing), Devil Summoner is on ancient Japan (like if these things existed since then) and Devil Survivor is a spin-off in both SMT and Persona concepts (as they're kids interacting with modern technology and living fuzzy lives until things go south in their town). Strange Journey is probably my favorite there... is so well scripted, amazing music, classic but tweaked gameplay so it doesn't get on your nerves and the plot is pretty amazing (and terrible for the current humanity there).
SMT has always been about conflict with self... involving even God at a point (reasons why you even end up beating Him several times over some of the games). All the lore underneath is pretty rich and accurate to some chilling degree at times (and also, exaggerated most of the others). Persona came to be more "lite", the tarot and social links made interesting (and friendly) forms of approaching the invoking system and the twist each Persona game has is crazier than the last one!
I personally pick Persona 3 out of the bunch of Persona games. It's lite and stuff, but it isn't as rough on gameplay as the first two and neither is a carefree and colorful as the next two. Persona 3 in the end does have a bigger conflict, it has much more drama, it is still darker than the newer entries (expect many deaths as it never happened before on a Persona game) and the ending is too bittersweet compared to the next two... who are largely more popular, but they're also less and less dark (unlike its roots, SMTIV and Apocalypse really set a more than grim tone for SMTV and this is why people are flipping over what's going to happen next... unlike Persona, they're their own individual games and problems who get solved in the same entry they're in).
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FREETZO In reply to simplyNTK [2017-12-11 19:16:10 +0000 UTC]
People seem to like this game, I need to look into it lol
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LoungeAfterDark In reply to FREETZO [2017-12-11 21:21:42 +0000 UTC]
Lolz itz quite the experience, especially with the characterz and gameplay that might arguably be now timeless after over a decade since the first release.
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KarinMarker [2017-12-11 19:08:24 +0000 UTC]
Ooooo very nice~Β It looks great X3
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TimidNatured [2017-12-11 18:39:26 +0000 UTC]
*squees in happiness*
Oh my gosh, you drew meat girl! She looks so beautiful in your style
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FREETZO In reply to TimidNatured [2017-12-11 19:14:32 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad you like it!Β Also, "meat girl?" lol
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TimidNatured In reply to FREETZO [2017-12-11 19:19:34 +0000 UTC]
Oh my bad. Chie in the series is kind of notorious for obsessing with meat or steak XD
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FREETZO In reply to TimidNatured [2017-12-11 19:22:29 +0000 UTC]
lol, alrighty, unique character
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TimidNatured In reply to FREETZO [2017-12-11 19:25:17 +0000 UTC]
Yep, she's also very energetic, tomboyish , and loves Kung fu. However she has trouble touching her feminine side.
If I remember a lot of people like her, however the one true waifu of Persona 4 is said to be Naoto Shirogane
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FREETZO In reply to TimidNatured [2017-12-11 19:29:35 +0000 UTC]
Ill need to play this game at some point, people like it from what ive seen
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TimidNatured In reply to FREETZO [2017-12-11 19:32:03 +0000 UTC]
Oh I hope you do . The persona series is a fantastic rpg. It's probably a good time too with the release of Game of the Year nominate Persona 5 out too
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FREETZO In reply to TimidNatured [2017-12-11 19:39:04 +0000 UTC]
I heard about the nomination, it was beat by Zelda lol.Β But yea, ill check it out
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LoungeAfterDark [2017-12-11 18:22:49 +0000 UTC]
Yosh!~
I most certainly do enjoy this! Thank you good sir!~ ^///^
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FREETZO In reply to LoungeAfterDark [2017-12-11 18:23:33 +0000 UTC]
Great!Β I like how it came out too, so I'm glad everyone is happy lol
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