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Consider this the last call. My vote's the tie breaker at this point, and that means Chaos, unless any lurkers care to vote Neutral. In 13 minutes, we're going Gaian.
This is not moving quick enough! Need more demons and things. I totally wanna see more combining demons into more powerful demonses.
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Oh wow.
It's not a glitch.
It was a hidden path I didn't notice. Update back on track!
Sorry for the scare. I'm an idiot.
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Part 8: The Divine Hammer
I had to do a lot of preparing before the decision. It'll be obvious why soon enough.
So I went and made some new friends!
Literally.
Him too.
And now, to business.
Alas, Gotou, it was never going to work.
Take care of them!
Never send a demon to do a man's job.
That's all you've got, Gaian?
Damn straight.
Oh yeah, so naturally it's his turn.
That didn't last long. Seriously, he was a joke, aside from the occasional heavy hit.
Paula's bullets even put him to sleep once or twice.
Maybe in the next lifetime.
His lackeys left, too.
So now let's deal with the Americans.
No time like the present.
Yep! But you're not going to like hearing who's next on the agenda.
Uh, Ambassador?
Uh, crap.
You've done superbly. I am Majin Thor, and on behalf of God himself, I thank you and praise your good deed.
Well, no going back now.
...Then you dare to defy my command!? Very well, then.
In punishment, I, the great Majin Thor, will take your lives!
So much for Messian hospitality.
How tough is Thor, you ask?
I beat him on Auto.
Say what?
Tokyo and the demons will soon be no more. Glory to God and His Thousand Year Kingdom!
That's our cue to leave!
Gogogogo
Uh, almost?
Crap.
Us and a few million others too.
I like the way she thinks.
There's no time! Farewell, Toaster...
(Editor's Note: 'Toraport' means Teleport)
Try to think happy thoughts not involving a gigantic nuclear cloud.
Teleportation: now in trippy Mode 7 effect!
Wait, is this the Rapture?
Uh, probably not.
Let's see, there are two more who have found their way here as well.
You know them both quite well. Find them and return. When all three of you are here,
I shall fill you in on the details. If you are injured or want to rest, my minions
Zenki and Goki will take care of everything for you. You can find both of them in the rooms next to me.
Well, Toasty's on his own for a little while then.
Good thing, too. It is ridiculously easy to get killed in one turn here.
Sweet.
(This guy says something incredibly creepy when you save and say you're done playing.)
Turn it off... Hurry....
And the healer.
Fortunately, it isn't long before we meet some old friends.
Well, if it isn't Toaster! I see you're still alive and kicking!
And recruit some new ones.
Not bad at physical at all.
Oh, hi there.
Toaster! So you're here too?
Yeah, best you don't ask about that.
That we can agree on.
More new faces.
Some creepy ones.
Man, get over the Ozawa thing already.
Toaster! Is that you? Thank God!
Shit, this just isn't my day! Anyway, the demons here are pretty tough,
and I'm really asking for it if I try to take them on by myself.
So, I'm coming along with you!
And back to totally-not-JC we go.
Very well, let me start by telling you where you are.
This is the Kongokai. From your point of view, it is much like the afterlife, or the Abyss.
As for the world that you were in, it is no more.
The destruction of Tokyo has sparked worldwide nuclear holocaust.
Civilization as you know it is gone.
How did that happen? What is the earth like now? Is it destroyed?
There is no reason to worry. Despite the scale of destruction, humanity has somehow managed to survive.
Then please send us back!
Are you sure that's such a good idea? The world is not like it used to be.
It might even be a worse place than The Abyss,
with the chaos and destruction that runs rampant there.
That only makes me want to go back more,
to defeat the demons and bring peace back to the world!
If you insist, it is possible to return to your world.
Why not? The world's already been nuked.
Very well. There is a spring within the Kongokai.
I would like you to retrieve some of the Soma that is flowing from it.
If you don't hurry, the spring will dry up, and you will have to wait for it to start flowing again.
I have opened the south gate. I am counting on you.
And off we go.
I'll spare you most of the walking through what is one way too complicated dungeon.
There is some interesting cryptic text along the way, naturally.
Be careful of which demons you choose to kill.
Good to know.
In these dark times, God is humanity's only hope.. there is none other whom we can turn to!
Even their ghosts are evanglistic!
What is the right thing to do? What is the wrong thing to do?
There is no right answer to these questions. Each person must find their own individual answers.
In the end, you must decide what is wrong, and what is right.
As you make these decisions, your alignment will change to reflect them.
He sounds like chapters from a self-help booklet.
Eh? A dream? I didn't have any strange dream like that.
Be thankful.
Finally.
Yeah, and look what that got you.
...will get to wear a snazzy suit?
Even if it is you who is commanding the demons, binding them to your will,
the demons you summon will still exert an influence upon your alignment. Choose your minions wisely.
Eh, YHWH'll sort it out.
In case you're curious, here's a TASTE of how evil this map is.
That's half of it.
So we can leave now, right?
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
MANY TILES OF DUNGEON CRAWLING PAIN LATER
I'LL TAKE THIS SOMA AND SHOVE IT RIGHT UP-
By the way, there are two phantasms that live here in the Kongokai.
I hear they carry rather powerful weapons. Go and find them, and bring them back here.
Let me kill him. PLEAAASE let me kill him.
Maybe later.
I have other tasks that I would like KANEDAAA and Bruno to do.
I'll bet you do.
Here we go again.
Here's the Chaos Phantasm.
These guys are the toughest bosses I've fought yet. No joke.
Only because I had no elemental demons with me.
It takes a while, but it goes down.
Sweet!
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Deja vu.
Yeah, that went so well.
DIE.
>Guillotine Axe get!
>But you can't use it.
To help vent Toaster's rage, I went and did some sacrificing.
More new friends!
And some recruitees to fill the void.
This guy has awesome skills.
Good job, everyone. Toaster, this is for you.
>Toaster received Mikazuchi's Tachi.
(Yes, he can use this one.)
You are now ready. It is time for you to return to your world, if you so choose.
I have opened the east gate. You may return whenever you wish.
Good riddance.
Well thanks a bunch guys, I don't know how I'll ever...
.....DIE.
The tank was annoying, but the healer was a joke.
...but don't be so shocked when you see how it's changed...
Toaster says he'll come visit soon.
With a shotgun.
So, welcome back to Earth.
Welcome to the apocalypse.
"I haven't eaten anything in days! Come on, please!"
Don't waste your money! He's probably just a bottom feeder too lazy to get a job!
He'll just spend it on booze or drugs!
I KNOW HOW HE FEELS.
>Toaster handed some money to the man.
The hell?
"You cheap-ass son of a bitch! I hope you get turned into one of Ozawa's Shinjuku Slaves!"
You probably considered this as well, but please make sure not to get rid of the three weapons you got, as they're by far the most confortable way to check which alignment your character currently has.
You can also give the law/chaos weapons to you teammates, but if you do so make sure to save often.
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I'm not sure how much demon slaying affects alignment, but I've been killing everyone equally, so it should work out.
Since I've never played this far, expect updates sooner, because I want to know what happens too.
If you kill a Law demon, you gain 1 chaos point, you kill a chaos demon, you get 1 law point. You'll have to kill a lot for it to really affect you, but it will if you're not careful (which is what makes the neutral path so hard, with the high encounter rate, lots of chaos demons, and not many law demons means you'll shift too far and break it.)The Law/Chaos paths prevent this by locking your alignment, once you make the choice
There's a cheat somewhere on the internet that will show a hexadecimal number for your current alignment points
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Well, Gotou and Thor are already dead, so what difference could it make?
Another choice, much later in the game, pretty much an hour before the final dungeons
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Part 9: Preaching To The Choir
Some character portraits in this update were (obviously) not taken from SMT1. Those who know, know.
Welcome to the Apocalypse. Population: us.
Well, and some disembodied voices.
>Toaster heard a woman's scream.
Hey Toaster, are you alright?
What, a scream? I didn't hear anything.
Toaster... help me...
>A woman's voice echoed in the recesses of Toaster's mind...
I warned him to lay off the drugs.
So apparently the Gaians have been busy.
Great for XP, though.
Ooh great, televangelism lives too.
Have faith in God! Heaven on Earth in form of the Thousand Year Kingdom awaits you!
Only those who have not forgotten their love for God will be allowed to go there!
Our job is to live faithful lives in dedication to God and do his will.
We have seen the global devastation that the world has suffered since the Great War
30 years ago.
30 years!? We were gone that long!?
But what about Paula and everyone else?
What's happened during all that time?
The destruction 30 years ago was a test for humanity sent by God
himself. Through the efforts of those that show that they can withstand the trial, yet
still not lose their faith in God, the world is truly giving us an open of its being rebuilt!
Belief in God is of the utmost importance, faith is everything...
We'll keep that in mind. I'm pretty sure this is somehow JC's fault for making us fetch all that Soma.
So anyway, our next destination...
How about this place? (I really didn't know, so I just went anywhere that let us in, with mixed results.)
More evangelism.
When it is completed, God himself will descend from the heavens there,
and bring an era of peace to the world. Long live the Mesia Church!
..Where is it? I can't tell any unbelieving heathens that.
Fine, keep it.
It's great that the Cathedral is about to be completed,
but it's going to take a heck of a lot of energy to pull it off.
How on earth do they plan to do it, and where
is that energy going to come from?
To tell the truth, it's mostly because of a rumor floating around
that our Messiah has become possessed by demons.
It's a lie, of course, but because of it, trust in us has decreased,
and donations have been really low as a result.
Please, in the name of God and those that seek his salvation, give us a small donation...
Thinking no, we donated a few decades ago.
You'll be waiting a while.
If only I had that, I wouldn't need to fear them.
Shame, that.
With that forcefield surrounding Roppongi, I can't even get close.
It's for the best.
Sweet, put on TMC.
I think they have more current events in mind.
The destruction 30 years ago was a test for humanity, sent by God himself.
Through the efforts of those that show that they can withstand the trial,
yet still not lose their faith in God, the world is truly giving us an omen
of its being rebuilt! Belief in God is of the utmost importance, faith is everything...
Broken record, these guys.
Mostly junk available for now, maybe later.
How's the old mall doing?
The music here is AWESOME. Listen to it for ambient BGM, you'll thank me.
Sadly, it's only for this hall, then downstairs leads to the mall and its normal music. Lame.
First things first.
That's right. Shopping!
I bet you're busy now, aren't you?
So we got Toaster and co. some awesome firearms.
He can finally start busting caps.
Really?
Awesome. (Another shopkeep appears in SMT Imagine with the same awesome line.)
Now this guy bankrupted us. So much good armor here.
Some is female-only, so I guess that will have to wait.
The new bars are so much friendlier.
Will you let me have it? I'll pay you well for it!
Now my collection of ancient currency is even bigger!
I don't need you anymore. Go away!
Ingrate.
Ozawa: a man for the drunks.
But recently I haven't heard a thing about her or what she's doing.
I wonder what's up. Was it just a rumor?
Well, you know how rumors go...
It seems the bar's under new management.
He was kind of weird, but his money was good.
Haven't seen him around lately.
Shame, he was one of my best customers.
I swear she said she was 18!
People that try to escape, I KILL 'em! Yaaah!
Uh, forget I said anything.
Hey! That's our stabbing money!
Well, we have now.
"One guy actually went there and survived. "
"Dunno what it means, he may have just been driven totally insane.
But I wonder what's going down over there, you know? "
I'd rather not.
We should talk.
People say it's a nice place to live, but it's really just a city of the dead,
teeming with zombies!
But I like it in Shinjuku just fine! I don't want to be killed by demons,
and thanks to Ozawa, I don't have to!
Yet.
Downstairs, we find someone who's slightly more reasonable. (And sane)
Have you heard about Ozawa? He's the one that's running this town.
Did you know he keeps his stranglehold on power here? It's not through
upright and virtuous ways, that's for certain! Essentially, Ozawa struck
a deal with the demons, and is using their power to keep the city under
his control. Rumor has it he answers to an even more powerful demon, though.
In exchange for protection from the demons, the townspeople are forced to
answer Ozawa's orders and not oppose his will. If anyone DOES try to disobey
him, Ozawa's privately hired police force will cart them off and have them brainwashed.
Well, actually, while they call themselves a private police force, they're nothing more
than a bunch of thugs that are working as Ozawa's underlings. Ozawa pretty much
leaves the town to them, so behind his back, they do whatever they want, extorting
the townspeople and causing disturbances themselves.
It's the 5-0!
Oh, nothing.
In other words, Master Ozawa has the right idea!
Gaians: kill one, and a few dozen idiots replace him.
Kill you? Gladly! Er, later.
That's quite something, considering the state of the world as it is now.
But I'm not about to stop them. Nobody in this town dares oppose Ozawa
with the forces he's got under his control.
Say, about those drinks....
After prying away Toaster from another drunken tryst that was bound to get him arrested, shot, or both, we went to make more new friends.
"Power is everything! In order to conquer and overcome in this harsh new world,
it is of the utmost necessity! But God does not have that kind of power!
The only one with both that kind of power and the courage to use it fairly is Lord Lucifer!"
Not that kind.
That's better. Gotta keep up with the times, even 30 years later.
Besides, we have a power mad dictator to visit.
Not that it was going to be easy.
He's my cousin.
Suit yourself.
So Ozawa...
Isn't actually here.
When he learned of my psychic power, he more or less made me his slave.
Day after day he forces me to enter the minds of people and twist them to do his will.
When I'm not doing that, I'm sitting here caged up like an animal.
But I can't say no, or the demons Ozawa's all buddy-buddy with will kill me.
Eh, Toaster? Your aura sticks out like a sore thumb, kid! Talk about your abnormal vibes!
I'm sure you're just dying to know what's going on, so I'll clue you in.
Your spirit is inseparably tied with that of another... your "destined partner" so to speak.
And that partner is in some deep, deep trouble right now.
You better go save her as soon as you can. If she gets any worse, your prognosis
is not good either.
I wonder who that could mean.
There's another shop on the way out.
Nocturne vets should recognize him. He gives rare items and occasionally nifty fusion demons for gems, but the best ones require the rarest stones.
Unfortunately, turns out the mall wasn't our destination.
The Messian camp was.
You don't say...
With that ability, maybe he can defeat the demon that has possessed our Messiah...
What kind of Messiah gets herself possessed?
Eliminate the middleman: make them in advance.
His skills aren't special, but his stats are. (I swear this demon has a different name in Persona and Nocturne, someone remind me.)
A fan favorite.
This has to be the work of the Gaian Church!
It couldn't be anything else! Please! Save our Messiah!
We'll think about it.
There's that deja vu feeling again.
Help me... Toaster... Help me...
>A woman's voice echoed in the recesses of Toaster's mind...
Quit that already.
Not that I really care.
Since I'm blessed by God, I don't need to worry.
So yeah, that? Uh-uh, not yet. Suicide. The random battles in there were wiping my group out.
Back to the Ozawa camp we go.
He's set up shop in the former Yakuza locale, it seems.
We'll tell you later.
The years have been kind to the jerk.
Ozawa! You haven't changed a bit! You're as corrupt as you always were!
You dominate and claim power by surpressing the weak, just as you did 30 years ago!
Ho ho, what kind of nonsense are you talking about, boy?
Are you saying you don't like the way I do things?
Think! Those who obey me can survive in this dog-eat-dog world without worry.
What's the harm?
Shut up! I'm not going to let you get away with this!!
Foolish child. Why won't you listen to reason?
Oh great.
Attack of too many characters!
After one painful attack and scripted failure:
Lame, it only did 50% damage. That's a flesh wound in SMT.
Damn it all! And after finally making it this far...
Good God, are you insane, Bruno?
If you fuse with a demon, you'll no longer be human anymore!
What good will defeating him do if you have to throw away your humanity to do it?
KANEDAAA! You wouldn't understand...
If you had gone through what I have, maybe you'd see my point of view...
Well, if that's what he wants...
I need more strength to defeat Ozawa!
No... to fight and survive in this dog-eat-dog world!
I'm going to fuse myself with a demon to achieve that end!
Suit yourself, we'll watch from over here.
Yes, he really goes through with it.
He's so powerful now he dang near breaks the game. (Pretty sure this glitch wasn't deliberate.)
So now he has a dozen or so more levels behind him, not a bad trade.
I've finally gotten the power I've always wanted!
No one will ever be able to pick o- defeat me any more!
Believe it or not, this one is MUCH easier than the rest. I'd never put auto on 90% of battles in Nocturne or Digital Devil Saga. Guns are too broken.
And best of all, fusion is uber simplified. Every demon has a preset skillset that can't be changed.
But my hours and hours of fusion attempts to make that perfect skillset!
If SMT1 made me do that, I'd be updating every month instead of every few days.
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My only real experience with SMT is the Personae series and they weren't no where near as hard as SMT. In SMT you wake up, walk outside, and then you die by freaky shit falling out from the sky.
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Persona is a bit easier overall, but 3 and 4 can be pretty brutal since they keep the 'protagonist dies = game over' trend.
3 & 4 are a lot more like core SMT games, especially with the fusion system being straight out of Nocturne.
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Yeah, Personae 3 can be really annoying at times. Especially once you reach that one floor with those god damn tables of rape. The game basically gives you a middle finger and proclaims "HAHA! The last 20 hours you played was just the tutorial! Welcome to the real game!". Sadly I never finished P3 because classes started up. I should try to finish it during spring break.
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Funny, I feel like SMT1 just did the same thing. The game starts after the nukes fall.
And sure enough, now there's places that if I set foot in them, the party will be utterly decimated.
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So there's another alignment event coming up. Would the thread rather I ask their input, or just go with whatever's most Neutral oriented?
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Consider this the last call. My vote's the tie breaker at this point, and that means Chaos, unless any lurkers care to vote Neutral. In 13 minutes, we're going Gaian.
Go Lawful!
Bad news? I already ran into a glitch near the end of the next dungeon. :? I'm trying to resolve it as best I can.
Worse case scenario, I'll just post what I have tomorrow and hopefully find a solution afterwards.
That's very odd, I've never had bug issues with neutral that early in the path.
But yeah, keep a ton of backup saves if you can.
so close
It's not a glitch.
It was a hidden path I didn't notice. Update back on track!
Sorry for the scare. I'm an idiot.
So I went and made some new friends!
Literally.
Him too.
And now, to business.
Alas, Gotou, it was never going to work.
Take care of them!
Never send a demon to do a man's job.
That's all you've got, Gaian?
Damn straight.
Oh yeah, so naturally it's his turn.
That didn't last long. Seriously, he was a joke, aside from the occasional heavy hit.
Paula's bullets even put him to sleep once or twice.
Maybe in the next lifetime.
His lackeys left, too.
So now let's deal with the Americans.
No time like the present.
Yep! But you're not going to like hearing who's next on the agenda.
Uh, Ambassador?
Uh, crap.
You've done superbly. I am Majin Thor, and on behalf of God himself, I thank you and praise your good deed.
Well, no going back now.
...Then you dare to defy my command!? Very well, then.
In punishment, I, the great Majin Thor, will take your lives!
So much for Messian hospitality.
How tough is Thor, you ask?
I beat him on Auto.
Say what?
Tokyo and the demons will soon be no more. Glory to God and His Thousand Year Kingdom!
That's our cue to leave!
Gogogogo
Uh, almost?
Crap.
Us and a few million others too.
I like the way she thinks.
There's no time! Farewell, Toaster...
(Editor's Note: 'Toraport' means Teleport)
Try to think happy thoughts not involving a gigantic nuclear cloud.
Teleportation: now in trippy Mode 7 effect!
Wait, is this the Rapture?
Uh, probably not.
Let's see, there are two more who have found their way here as well.
You know them both quite well. Find them and return. When all three of you are here,
I shall fill you in on the details. If you are injured or want to rest, my minions
Zenki and Goki will take care of everything for you. You can find both of them in the rooms next to me.
Well, Toasty's on his own for a little while then.
Good thing, too. It is ridiculously easy to get killed in one turn here.
Sweet.
(This guy says something incredibly creepy when you save and say you're done playing.)
And the healer.
Fortunately, it isn't long before we meet some old friends.
Well, if it isn't Toaster! I see you're still alive and kicking!
And recruit some new ones.
Not bad at physical at all.
Oh, hi there.
Toaster! So you're here too?
Yeah, best you don't ask about that.
That we can agree on.
More new faces.
Some creepy ones.
Man, get over the Ozawa thing already.
Toaster! Is that you? Thank God!
Shit, this just isn't my day! Anyway, the demons here are pretty tough,
and I'm really asking for it if I try to take them on by myself.
So, I'm coming along with you!
And back to totally-not-JC we go.
Very well, let me start by telling you where you are.
This is the Kongokai. From your point of view, it is much like the afterlife, or the Abyss.
As for the world that you were in, it is no more.
The destruction of Tokyo has sparked worldwide nuclear holocaust.
Civilization as you know it is gone.
How did that happen? What is the earth like now? Is it destroyed?
There is no reason to worry. Despite the scale of destruction, humanity has somehow managed to survive.
Then please send us back!
Are you sure that's such a good idea? The world is not like it used to be.
It might even be a worse place than The Abyss,
with the chaos and destruction that runs rampant there.
That only makes me want to go back more,
to defeat the demons and bring peace back to the world!
If you insist, it is possible to return to your world.
Why not? The world's already been nuked.
Very well. There is a spring within the Kongokai.
I would like you to retrieve some of the Soma that is flowing from it.
If you don't hurry, the spring will dry up, and you will have to wait for it to start flowing again.
I have opened the south gate. I am counting on you.
And off we go.
I'll spare you most of the walking through what is one way too complicated dungeon.
There is some interesting cryptic text along the way, naturally.
Be careful of which demons you choose to kill.
Good to know.
In these dark times, God is humanity's only hope.. there is none other whom we can turn to!
Even their ghosts are evanglistic!
What is the right thing to do? What is the wrong thing to do?
There is no right answer to these questions. Each person must find their own individual answers.
In the end, you must decide what is wrong, and what is right.
As you make these decisions, your alignment will change to reflect them.
He sounds like chapters from a self-help booklet.
Eh? A dream? I didn't have any strange dream like that.
Be thankful.
Finally.
Yeah, and look what that got you.
...will get to wear a snazzy suit?
Even if it is you who is commanding the demons, binding them to your will,
the demons you summon will still exert an influence upon your alignment. Choose your minions wisely.
Eh, YHWH'll sort it out.
In case you're curious, here's a TASTE of how evil this map is.
That's half of it.
So we can leave now, right?
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
I'LL TAKE THIS SOMA AND SHOVE IT RIGHT UP-
By the way, there are two phantasms that live here in the Kongokai.
I hear they carry rather powerful weapons. Go and find them, and bring them back here.
Let me kill him. PLEAAASE let me kill him.
Maybe later.
I have other tasks that I would like KANEDAAA and Bruno to do.
I'll bet you do.
Here we go again.
Here's the Chaos Phantasm.
These guys are the toughest bosses I've fought yet. No joke.
Only because I had no elemental demons with me.
It takes a while, but it goes down.
Sweet!
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Deja vu.
Yeah, that went so well.
DIE.
>Guillotine Axe get!
>But you can't use it.
To help vent Toaster's rage, I went and did some sacrificing.
More new friends!
And some recruitees to fill the void.
This guy has awesome skills.
Good job, everyone. Toaster, this is for you.
>Toaster received Mikazuchi's Tachi.
(Yes, he can use this one.)
You are now ready. It is time for you to return to your world, if you so choose.
I have opened the east gate. You may return whenever you wish.
Good riddance.
Well thanks a bunch guys, I don't know how I'll ever...
.....DIE.
The tank was annoying, but the healer was a joke.
...but don't be so shocked when you see how it's changed...
Toaster says he'll come visit soon.
With a shotgun.
So, welcome back to Earth.
Welcome to the apocalypse.
"I haven't eaten anything in days! Come on, please!"
Don't waste your money! He's probably just a bottom feeder too lazy to get a job!
He'll just spend it on booze or drugs!
I KNOW HOW HE FEELS.
>Toaster handed some money to the man.
The hell?
"You cheap-ass son of a bitch! I hope you get turned into one of Ozawa's Shinjuku Slaves!"
I guess that idiot didn't bite it yet.
Thanks for nothing.
And all the money is halved. Goody.
YOU'RE ON THE LIST.
The world is our oyster now.
Well. What's left of it.
Next time: Brave New Scorched World
You can also give the law/chaos weapons to you teammates, but if you do so make sure to save often.
Since I've never played this far, expect updates sooner, because I want to know what happens too.
There's a cheat somewhere on the internet that will show a hexadecimal number for your current alignment points
Some character portraits in this update were (obviously) not taken from SMT1. Those who know, know.
Welcome to the Apocalypse. Population: us.
Well, and some disembodied voices.
>Toaster heard a woman's scream.
Hey Toaster, are you alright?
What, a scream? I didn't hear anything.
Toaster... help me...
>A woman's voice echoed in the recesses of Toaster's mind...
I warned him to lay off the drugs.
So apparently the Gaians have been busy.
Great for XP, though.
Ooh great, televangelism lives too.
Have faith in God! Heaven on Earth in form of the Thousand Year Kingdom awaits you!
Only those who have not forgotten their love for God will be allowed to go there!
Our job is to live faithful lives in dedication to God and do his will.
We have seen the global devastation that the world has suffered since the Great War
30 years ago.
30 years!? We were gone that long!?
But what about Paula and everyone else?
What's happened during all that time?
The destruction 30 years ago was a test for humanity sent by God
himself. Through the efforts of those that show that they can withstand the trial, yet
still not lose their faith in God, the world is truly giving us an open of its being rebuilt!
Belief in God is of the utmost importance, faith is everything...
We'll keep that in mind. I'm pretty sure this is somehow JC's fault for making us fetch all that Soma.
So anyway, our next destination...
How about this place? (I really didn't know, so I just went anywhere that let us in, with mixed results.)
More evangelism.
When it is completed, God himself will descend from the heavens there,
and bring an era of peace to the world. Long live the Mesia Church!
..Where is it? I can't tell any unbelieving heathens that.
Fine, keep it.
It's great that the Cathedral is about to be completed,
but it's going to take a heck of a lot of energy to pull it off.
How on earth do they plan to do it, and where
is that energy going to come from?
To tell the truth, it's mostly because of a rumor floating around
that our Messiah has become possessed by demons.
It's a lie, of course, but because of it, trust in us has decreased,
and donations have been really low as a result.
Please, in the name of God and those that seek his salvation, give us a small donation...
Thinking no, we donated a few decades ago.
You'll be waiting a while.
If only I had that, I wouldn't need to fear them.
Shame, that.
With that forcefield surrounding Roppongi, I can't even get close.
It's for the best.
Sweet, put on TMC.
I think they have more current events in mind.
The destruction 30 years ago was a test for humanity, sent by God himself.
Through the efforts of those that show that they can withstand the trial,
yet still not lose their faith in God, the world is truly giving us an omen
of its being rebuilt! Belief in God is of the utmost importance, faith is everything...
Broken record, these guys.
Mostly junk available for now, maybe later.
How's the old mall doing?
The music here is AWESOME. Listen to it for ambient BGM, you'll thank me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vFjv3TMjDo
Sadly, it's only for this hall, then downstairs leads to the mall and its normal music. Lame.
First things first.
That's right. Shopping!
I bet you're busy now, aren't you?
So we got Toaster and co. some awesome firearms.
He can finally start busting caps.
Really?
Awesome. (Another shopkeep appears in SMT Imagine with the same awesome line.)
Now this guy bankrupted us. So much good armor here.
Some is female-only, so I guess that will have to wait.
The new bars are so much friendlier.
Will you let me have it? I'll pay you well for it!
Now my collection of ancient currency is even bigger!
I don't need you anymore. Go away!
Ingrate.
Ozawa: a man for the drunks.
But recently I haven't heard a thing about her or what she's doing.
I wonder what's up. Was it just a rumor?
Well, you know how rumors go...
It seems the bar's under new management.
He was kind of weird, but his money was good.
Haven't seen him around lately.
Shame, he was one of my best customers.
I swear she said she was 18!
People that try to escape, I KILL 'em! Yaaah!
Uh, forget I said anything.
Hey! That's our stabbing money!
Well, we have now.
"One guy actually went there and survived. "
"Dunno what it means, he may have just been driven totally insane.
But I wonder what's going down over there, you know? "
I'd rather not.
We should talk.
People say it's a nice place to live, but it's really just a city of the dead,
teeming with zombies!
But I like it in Shinjuku just fine! I don't want to be killed by demons,
and thanks to Ozawa, I don't have to!
Yet.
Downstairs, we find someone who's slightly more reasonable. (And sane)
Have you heard about Ozawa? He's the one that's running this town.
Did you know he keeps his stranglehold on power here? It's not through
upright and virtuous ways, that's for certain! Essentially, Ozawa struck
a deal with the demons, and is using their power to keep the city under
his control. Rumor has it he answers to an even more powerful demon, though.
In exchange for protection from the demons, the townspeople are forced to
answer Ozawa's orders and not oppose his will. If anyone DOES try to disobey
him, Ozawa's privately hired police force will cart them off and have them brainwashed.
Well, actually, while they call themselves a private police force, they're nothing more
than a bunch of thugs that are working as Ozawa's underlings. Ozawa pretty much
leaves the town to them, so behind his back, they do whatever they want, extorting
the townspeople and causing disturbances themselves.
It's the 5-0!
Oh, nothing.
In other words, Master Ozawa has the right idea!
Gaians: kill one, and a few dozen idiots replace him.
Kill you? Gladly! Er, later.
That's quite something, considering the state of the world as it is now.
But I'm not about to stop them. Nobody in this town dares oppose Ozawa
with the forces he's got under his control.
Say, about those drinks....
After prying away Toaster from another drunken tryst that was bound to get him arrested, shot, or both, we went to make more new friends.
"Power is everything! In order to conquer and overcome in this harsh new world,
it is of the utmost necessity! But God does not have that kind of power!
The only one with both that kind of power and the courage to use it fairly is Lord Lucifer!"
Not that kind.
That's better. Gotta keep up with the times, even 30 years later.
Besides, we have a power mad dictator to visit.
Not that it was going to be easy.
He's my cousin.
Suit yourself.
So Ozawa...
Isn't actually here.
When he learned of my psychic power, he more or less made me his slave.
Day after day he forces me to enter the minds of people and twist them to do his will.
When I'm not doing that, I'm sitting here caged up like an animal.
But I can't say no, or the demons Ozawa's all buddy-buddy with will kill me.
Eh, Toaster? Your aura sticks out like a sore thumb, kid! Talk about your abnormal vibes!
I'm sure you're just dying to know what's going on, so I'll clue you in.
Your spirit is inseparably tied with that of another... your "destined partner" so to speak.
And that partner is in some deep, deep trouble right now.
You better go save her as soon as you can. If she gets any worse, your prognosis
is not good either.
I wonder who that could mean.
There's another shop on the way out.
Nocturne vets should recognize him. He gives rare items and occasionally nifty fusion demons for gems, but the best ones require the rarest stones.
Unfortunately, turns out the mall wasn't our destination.
The Messian camp was.
You don't say...
With that ability, maybe he can defeat the demon that has possessed our Messiah...
What kind of Messiah gets herself possessed?
Eliminate the middleman: make them in advance.
His skills aren't special, but his stats are. (I swear this demon has a different name in Persona and Nocturne, someone remind me.)
A fan favorite.
This has to be the work of the Gaian Church!
It couldn't be anything else! Please! Save our Messiah!
We'll think about it.
There's that deja vu feeling again.
Help me... Toaster... Help me...
>A woman's voice echoed in the recesses of Toaster's mind...
Quit that already.
Not that I really care.
Since I'm blessed by God, I don't need to worry.
So yeah, that? Uh-uh, not yet. Suicide. The random battles in there were wiping my group out.
Back to the Ozawa camp we go.
He's set up shop in the former Yakuza locale, it seems.
We'll tell you later.
The years have been kind to the jerk.
Ozawa! You haven't changed a bit! You're as corrupt as you always were!
You dominate and claim power by surpressing the weak, just as you did 30 years ago!
Ho ho, what kind of nonsense are you talking about, boy?
Are you saying you don't like the way I do things?
Think! Those who obey me can survive in this dog-eat-dog world without worry.
What's the harm?
Shut up! I'm not going to let you get away with this!!
Foolish child. Why won't you listen to reason?
Oh great.
Attack of too many characters!
After one painful attack and scripted failure:
Lame, it only did 50% damage. That's a flesh wound in SMT.
Damn it all! And after finally making it this far...
Good God, are you insane, Bruno?
If you fuse with a demon, you'll no longer be human anymore!
What good will defeating him do if you have to throw away your humanity to do it?
KANEDAAA! You wouldn't understand...
If you had gone through what I have, maybe you'd see my point of view...
Well, if that's what he wants...
I need more strength to defeat Ozawa!
No... to fight and survive in this dog-eat-dog world!
I'm going to fuse myself with a demon to achieve that end!
Suit yourself, we'll watch from over here.
Yes, he really goes through with it.
He's so powerful now he dang near breaks the game. (Pretty sure this glitch wasn't deliberate.)
So now he has a dozen or so more levels behind him, not a bad trade.
I've finally gotten the power I've always wanted!
No one will ever be able to pick o- defeat me any more!
I guess we'll see, won't we?
Next time: Fighting Fire With Fire
He's lucky he didn't wind up a Succubus.
So maybe Lilim was chosen randomly from the available Chaos demons instead of just at random from everyone?
I don't know, I'm just throwing out wild speculation here.
Random as in the game did it or Random as in you chose?
Random as in the game did it. It started a roulette wheel from my current roster, and stopped on Lilim.
Believe it or not, this one is MUCH easier than the rest. I'd never put auto on 90% of battles in Nocturne or Digital Devil Saga. Guns are too broken.
And best of all, fusion is uber simplified. Every demon has a preset skillset that can't be changed.
But my hours and hours of fusion attempts to make that perfect skillset!
If SMT1 made me do that, I'd be updating every month instead of every few days.
3 & 4 are a lot more like core SMT games, especially with the fusion system being straight out of Nocturne.
And sure enough, now there's places that if I set foot in them, the party will be utterly decimated.