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[Megaten/Persona Discussion] Stealing Hearts & Streams
cj iwakura
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Welcome to the Megaten(Shin Megami Tensei)/Persona thread.
This will be for discussion and advice on everything from the core games to obscurities to Devil Summoner and to, of course, Persona.
Beware ye who enter, for here there be demons.
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This is where it all begins.
Core games revolve around the standard theme of one man(and occasionally his significant other) and an army of demons against even larger armies of demons.
The core games are, thus far, Shin Megami Tensei:
(Playable as a fan translated Super Famicom title, also ported to the M/Sega CD, PC Engine, PSX, and GBA.)
Shin Megami Tensei II
(Playable as a fan translated Super Famicom title, also later ported to the PSX and GBA.)
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
(The first core game released in the US. Playable on the PS2, as well as the unreleased 'Raidou' edition with Raidou Kuzunoha instead of Dante.)
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
(Debatable as whether or not it's [strike]SMT IV[/strike] a core title until the end of time; call it what you will, this is a true throwback to SMT I&II, as presented by one of the godfathers of Megaten.)
Shin Megami Tensei IV
It's no Nocturne, but all things considered, it's a damn valiant effort. A must-play.
The series that needs no introduction. The Persona titles are largely responsible for introducing the world at large to Megaten, and remains the most popular series under the Megaten umbrella.
Although Devil Summoner's something of a second-stringer in the side-story category, with four games under their belts, the Kuzunoha Clan won't be denied.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
(Saturn/PS1/PSP*, 1995)
*direct port, never localized
The adventures of the Kuzunohas begin here. The game has not aged well, but the atmosphere is still solid.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
(Saturn/PS1)
With Innocent Sin's recent US release, this is now a contender for the cherished title of 'best SMT game never localized'. It deserves it.
Well, except for the fact that it's been localized! Atlus USA went all out for the localization, and even gave m-f-in Sid Davis an awesome voice.
It was so worth the wait.
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha
(PS2)
Does this smooth pimp of love really need an introduction? Maybe. If so, enjoy.
Another side-story series, limited to two games, but it runs on the Nocturne engine, and it's among the finest works the R&D1 team have ever done, so it gets some love too.
Here's all you need to know about DDS:
History
Amazing Music
Limited to but not including:
Devil Survivor (DS) / Devil Survivor Overclocked (3DS)
Devil Survivor 2 & Record Breaker (3DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: If... (SNES/PSX, never localized)
DemiKids: Light and Dark
Majin Tensei
Imagine
Jack Bros(!?)
NINE(???)
etc.
This is where it all begins.
Core games revolve around the standard theme of one man(and occasionally his significant other) and an army of demons against even larger armies of demons.
The core games are, thus far, Shin Megami Tensei:
(Playable as a fan translated Super Famicom title, also ported to the M/Sega CD, PC Engine, PSX, and GBA.)
Shin Megami Tensei II
(Playable as a fan translated Super Famicom title, also later ported to the PSX and GBA.)
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
(The first core game released in the US. Playable on the PS2, as well as the unreleased 'Raidou' edition with Raidou Kuzunoha instead of Dante.)
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
(Debatable as whether or not it's [strike]SMT IV[/strike] a core title until the end of time; call it what you will, this is a true throwback to SMT I&II, as presented by one of the godfathers of Megaten.)
Shin Megami Tensei IV
It's no Nocturne, but all things considered, it's a damn valiant effort. A must-play.
The series that needs no introduction. The Persona titles are largely responsible for introducing the world at large to Megaten, and remains the most popular series under the Megaten umbrella.
Although Devil Summoner's something of a second-stringer in the side-story category, with four games under their belts, the Kuzunoha Clan won't be denied.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
(Saturn/PS1/PSP*, 1995)
*direct port, never localized
The adventures of the Kuzunohas begin here. The game has not aged well, but the atmosphere is still solid.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
(Saturn/PS1)
With Innocent Sin's recent US release, this is now a contender for the cherished title of 'best SMT game never localized'. It deserves it.
Well, except for the fact that it's been localized! Atlus USA went all out for the localization, and even gave m-f-in Sid Davis an awesome voice.
It was so worth the wait.
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha
(PS2)
Does this smooth pimp of love really need an introduction? Maybe. If so, enjoy.
Another side-story series, limited to two games, but it runs on the Nocturne engine, and it's among the finest works the R&D1 team have ever done, so it gets some love too.
Here's all you need to know about DDS:
History
Amazing Music
Limited to but not including:
Devil Survivor (DS) / Devil Survivor Overclocked (3DS)
Devil Survivor 2 & Record Breaker (3DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: If... (SNES/PSX, never localized)
DemiKids: Light and Dark
Majin Tensei
Imagine
Jack Bros(!?)
NINE(???)
etc.
Recent & Forthcoming Titles of Note
(Persona 5 | PS3 & PS4)
(Persona 4: Dancing All Night | PSV)
(Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker | 3DS)
(Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | 3DS)
(Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers | 3DS)
(Shin Megami Tensei IV | 3DS)
(Persona 4 Arena Ultimax | PS3/360)
(Persona 4: Dancing All Night | PSV)
(Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker | 3DS)
(Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | 3DS)
(Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers | 3DS)
(Shin Megami Tensei IV | 3DS)
(Persona 4 Arena Ultimax | PS3/360)
Oh, you were here to see Kuzunoha? Sorry, chief.
Your access privileges just got revoked.
As always, the only rule:
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Sweaty Guys can jump in a fire and die.
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Stagnant Air.
That said, it still often will take a few tries. But it's so worth it when it lands on an FoE or boss.
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Stagnant Air would be great if she ever landed Panic in the first place. :P
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Oops, got the order wrong.
Debilitate helps quite a bit and the character who gets it is pretty much always going to move before Yukari.
Then stagnant air plus binds.
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Yeah, she's pretty outclassed compared to the whole cast, considering everybody got buffed except for her (I mean, I guess she can inflict Negative status, but that's more a gimmick than an actual advantage). Her biggest problem is probably a lack of mixups, but on top of that it's very easy to avoid getting hit by Thanatos, and if she ever gets Persona broken you might as well put the controller down until the next round.
If you need a sub, you could do a lot worse.
I'm saving P3MC for my P3 runthrough so no Debilitate for me (unless I can get it on subpersonas, that I don't know). I have the P4MC as my Hama/Mudo guy since he's pretty fast and has decent luck, so I just stuck Tentarafoo on him (well, on his subpersona), too. Between the two of them casting it and dropping a Panic Circle, I can usually get them locked down in a turn or two now, and then Kanji's ready with his Power Charged, Dragon Called Myriad Arrows started by a Spotlight Shinjiro Stardrop. It's pretty great.
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Oh yeah, I forgot she was in. I'll have a lot to play around with.
Someone send me a Vita so I can play Golden.
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I just want to play Golden.
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I'd only be interested in the Adachi content, and maybe the optional dungeon.
I thought you needed a PS4 for that to work?
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Anyway, PSTV is a great little box, even though it doesn't play every Vita game. You can still play pretty much every Persona game, including P3P and the PSP version of Innocent Sin.
Interestingly enough, PS3s actually have a working and legit PSP emulator on them. That's why you can play Minis on a PS3. The emulator on normal firmware is just locked to only work on Minis, but it's fully featured.
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Yare yare...
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I don't really mind, but it is kind of strange.
Am I missing something, or is there just a ton of mindless grinding?
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What difficulty did you choose? You should never be grinding in Persona 3, if you are you either picked a difficulty setting that's too high (which only messes with damage and experience, the latter of which necessitates grinding) or are doing it wrong.
That's what has me wondering wtf I'm doing wrong. I'm just playing on normal. I remember playing it on my PS2 on the FES version and didn't have nearly as much trouble even though I think your characters actually got tired after being in tartarus for a while in that version. That was quite a while ago now though.
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Basically, if you can get to the highest floors in Tartarus without an issue, you won't have a problem with that month's full moon boss.
1) Holy crap does P4G look amazing
2) I am officially not a fan of New Chie.
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I was gonna awesome your post until 2)
She grows on you, though it might be the Stockholm Syndrome talking.
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