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Shin Megami Tensei / Persona discussion: Strange Journey US - March 2010, ho.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    So yeah, I'm trying to fuse a Surt. I've been at this for hours trying to get Absorb/Repel Phys, Fire Boost, Spell Master, and Mind Charge onto it. Obviously I could forgo one of these but at this point it's a pride thing.

    So after an arcane series of fusions (six at least) I get an acceptable set up and click through again and again until finally the blessed set appears. I go to fuse and...

    Igor fucks it up.

    Fuck. Everything.

    Elendil on
  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Elendil wrote: »
    So yeah, I'm trying to fuse a Surt. I've been at this for hours trying to get Absorb/Repel Phys, Fire Boost, Spell Master, and Mind Charge onto it. Obviously I could forgo one of these but at this point it's a pride thing.

    So after an arcane series of fusions (six at least) I get an acceptable set up and click through again and again until finally the blessed set appears. I go to fuse and...

    Igor fucks it up.

    Fuck. Everything.
    Should've left and saved.

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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Elendil wrote: »

    Igor fucks it up.

    Fuck. Everything.


    In "Persona Effect" , a new spin-off being developed by the makers of Mass Effect. Bioware has introduced a new mechanic to SMT/Persona universe; following in the steps of Mass Effect you are now able to persuade or threaten people should things not go your way.

    For example in the Velvet Room, if Igor screws the pooch on a fusion. Your character can kick over the table and immediately choke Igor - lifting him up in the air ala Darth Vader; Refusing to let him go until he promises to get your Demons back from Compendium free of charge and do the exact fusion over again.

    Bioware has told us though, that if you do this too often there may be unknown repercussions.

    Egos on
  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Blackjack wrote: »
    Elendil wrote: »
    So yeah, I'm trying to fuse a Surt. I've been at this for hours trying to get Absorb/Repel Phys, Fire Boost, Spell Master, and Mind Charge onto it. Obviously I could forgo one of these but at this point it's a pride thing.

    So after an arcane series of fusions (six at least) I get an acceptable set up and click through again and again until finally the blessed set appears. I go to fuse and...

    Igor fucks it up.

    Fuck. Everything.
    Should've left and saved.
    Yeah. I didn't save making the components because I wasn't sure it'd work out. I got dumb when I saw it would and didn't.

    As soon as I saw the set show up, I knew I'd fucked up but I couldn't go back after having it appear. I figured the odds were astronomically low that something like that would happen.

    I failed to account for the game's very obvious interest in repeatedly kicking me in the balls during this fusion.

    Elendil on
  • YggiDeeYggiDee The World Ends With You Shill Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    It's only a true trifecta of pain if the failed fusion turned into Mara.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    YggiDee wrote: »
    It's only a true trifecta of pain if the failed fusion turned into Mara.
    Mara was one of the components actually. It was a Shiki-Ouji.

    Turns out it wasn't as hard as I'd expected to rebuild the components. Now I've SAVED and it's time for more clicky

    oh god I'm never fusing again

    Edit: Huzzah! Mercy!

    Null Ice
    Ragnarok
    Maragidyne
    Fire Boost
    Fire Amp
    Absorb Phys
    Mind Charge
    Spell Master

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  • AroducAroduc regular
    edited September 2009
    YggiDee wrote: »
    It's only a true trifecta of pain if the failed fusion turned into Mara.

    Been there, done that.

    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?p=8435098#post8435098

    Aroduc on
  • YggiDeeYggiDee The World Ends With You Shill Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    That's why I brought it up ;)

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  • JONJONAUGJONJONAUG Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    In my P4 playthrough the components for Metatron got wasted on a fusion accident. I never had enough cash to resummon the demons wasted throughout the rest of my playthrough, although I was able to finish the game just fine without Metatron's help.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    A Norn with all the auto-ma-kajas.

    I got my groove back.


    (I lied about not fusing anymore)

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  • BlackjackBlackjack Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Elendil wrote: »
    A Norn with all the auto-ma-kajas.

    I got my groove back.


    (I lied about not fusing anymore)
    Enjoy killing bosses in two rounds now.

    Especially if you're using Kanji and Chie.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Social link exp+ days are fusion smorgasbords.

    Why yes, I would like to fuse a Norn with Debilitate right out of the box.

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  • Fatal3RR0RFatal3RR0R Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    So I knew that Matador was coming, but I decided to have how hard he really was.

    It didn't end well... :(

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Welcome to Nocturne, leave your ash at the door.

    Now go fuse something that nulls force and decimate him. ;-)

    cj iwakura on
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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    God, fucking almighty fucking again.
    Ameno-sagiri, Nebula Ocularis or whatever the fuck it's called, followed by Megidola. Fucking wiped the main.

    I had a level 79 Norn and +10 in all stats worth of equipment. What the fuck, you dick.

    Elendil on
  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    You're making that game sound more terrifying than Nocturne on Hard.

    cj iwakura on
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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    It's just almighty spells.

    Every single time I've lost since August has been to Megidola or Megidolaon.

    What do you want from me

    Elendil on
  • Fatal3RR0RFatal3RR0R Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    Welcome to Nocturne, leave your ash at the door.

    Now go fuse something that nulls force and decimate him. ;-)

    Will do.

    I've been a bit wary of fusion since the compendium isn't unlocked yet.

    But I guess I can't ignore it any longer.

    Hopefully next time I post I'm not full of rage. :P

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  • JONJONAUGJONJONAUG Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Fatal3RR0R wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    Welcome to Nocturne, leave your ash at the door.

    Now go fuse something that nulls force and decimate him. ;-)

    Will do.

    I've been a bit wary of fusion since the compendium isn't unlocked yet.

    But I guess I can't ignore it any longer.

    Hopefully next time I post I'm not full of rage. :P

    The compendium in Nocturne isn't used quite as often as it is in Persona 3 or 4. There's a lot more varieties of demons, you'll be recruiting a lot more, and you'll be fusing a lot more. I'm pretty sure I never even touched my compendium until near the end of the game on my first playthrough, or if I did it wasn't very often at all.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Just a heads up for PSPGo types, the Persona digital release got pushed back.

    I guess the physical release is still on time though.

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I think I heard that SCEA has a requirement that games not come out digitally the same time as the UMD release until the PSP Go is out. If that's true, the news isn't too surprising.

    It's annoying for me... I want to have the physical pack-in bonus, while also having a digital copy for the faster load times and less battery life used. Not buying the game twice, and I'm not going to hack my PSP to do it. Ah well.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    JONJONAUG wrote: »
    Fatal3RR0R wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    Welcome to Nocturne, leave your ash at the door.

    Now go fuse something that nulls force and decimate him. ;-)

    Will do.

    I've been a bit wary of fusion since the compendium isn't unlocked yet.

    But I guess I can't ignore it any longer.

    Hopefully next time I post I'm not full of rage. :P

    The compendium in Nocturne isn't used quite as often as it is in Persona 3 or 4. There's a lot more varieties of demons, you'll be recruiting a lot more, and you'll be fusing a lot more. I'm pretty sure I never even touched my compendium until near the end of the game on my first playthrough, or if I did it wasn't very often at all.
    What I did a lot in my Nocturne game was to save, go in, fuse everything I could, buy as many demons as I could afford, fuse more, etc. Then restart.

    It would end up being a great crash course in what fusion options were available, to recon out any particularly useful combos, and to familiarize yourself with the demons so you have an idea of their resistances and such.

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Shadow Teddie has way too much fucking HP. This is ridiculous. I mean, he's easy as cake as he telegraphs everything in advance with charge or debuff before strike attack patterns so you know exactly what's coming (and guard). He just won't fucking die quick enough.

    But yeah. Ganga (Absorb Ice & Mediarama) > Him.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I used Kanji for the brunt of my offense for that one, since I was tied up spamming Mediarama. A Tarukajaed Kill Rush isn't a half bad way to chip him down.

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  • AroducAroduc regular
    edited September 2009
    Shadow Teddie has way too much fucking HP. This is ridiculous. I mean, he's easy as cake as he telegraphs everything in advance with charge or debuff before strike attack patterns so you know exactly what's coming (and guard). He just won't fucking die quick enough.

    But yeah. Ganga (Absorb Ice & Mediarama) > Him.

    Yeah, it was kind of pathetic, but I was tempted to just turn on auto-battle and walk away for that fight. I forget what persona my MC had, but it was practically impossible for Teddie to kill him, barring some really weird sequence of criticals and missed spells to stop the healing.

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    What generally got me in that battle the my first time through was the Rakunda/Heat Wave combo he'd do. I'd switch in something else to Dekunda and eat the Heat Wave.

    Of course I had Resist Physical on my Ganga this last time and was smart enough not to switch so yeah, triangle.

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Finally! The final blow being a Counter'd Heat Wave was satisfying. Congrats Teddie, you killed yourself.

    New Game+ I'm hitting Triangle. This time I just had Brotagonist keep everyone alive while Kanji and Yukiko lead the beat on. I should have brought Chie instead of Yosuke for more damage. =\

    Who's bright idea was it to give the fucker 5000 HP?!

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  • EmperorSethEmperorSeth Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Finally! The final blow being a Counter'd Heat Wave was satisfying. Congrats Teddie, you killed yourself.

    New Game+ I'm hitting Triangle. This time I just had Brotagonist keep everyone alive while Kanji and Yukiko lead the beat on. I should have brought Chie instead of Yosuke for more damage. =\

    Who's bright idea was it to give the fucker 5000 HP?!

    In new game+? In new game+ you'll kill him with a Debilitate and then have Yoshitsune Power Charge his death attack or use a few mind-charged Dynes or something. Boss fights don't mean crap in new game+.

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  • RustRust __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2009
    Finally! The final blow being a Counter'd Heat Wave was satisfying. Congrats Teddie, you killed yourself.

    New Game+ I'm hitting Triangle. This time I just had Brotagonist keep everyone alive while Kanji and Yukiko lead the beat on. I should have brought Chie instead of Yosuke for more damage. =\

    Who's bright idea was it to give the fucker 5000 HP?!

    Given Shadow Teddie's introduction it makes sense for him to be such a step above his predecessors.
    If you try to tell me you weren't a little put out by the gravelly-voiced spook coming out of that fuzzy pun factory, I will call you a liar.

    Rust on
  • YggiDeeYggiDee The World Ends With You Shill Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    It was pretty awesome / horrifying; I'm not gonna lie.

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Persona 4. 7/10
    Well... that was unexpected. But hey, King Moron's dead.

    The killer's trying to turn your group into better suspects?

    And to add.. "Oh, I get it. What you're really asking is... "Will you please beat the shit out of me, Kanji" is the best god damn line ever.

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  • EmperorSethEmperorSeth Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Heh, for a second I thought you were giving a review.

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  • vagrant_windsvagrant_winds Overworked Mysterious Eldritch Horror Hunter XX Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Heh, for a second I thought you were giving a review.

    Dude. No way this game could ever be given less than a 9 out of 10. (Though number review systems in themselves are stupid.)

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  • Chrono HelixChrono Helix Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Elendil wrote: »
    So yeah, I'm trying to fuse a Surt. I've been at this for hours trying to get Absorb/Repel Phys, Fire Boost, Spell Master, and Mind Charge onto it. Obviously I could forgo one of these but at this point it's a pride thing.

    So after an arcane series of fusions (six at least) I get an acceptable set up and click through again and again until finally the blessed set appears. I go to fuse and...

    Igor fucks it up.

    Fuck. Everything.

    On the bright side, I think the persona would still have the skills you would have fused onto the Surt. What was it anyway?
    Elendil wrote: »
    It's just almighty spells.

    Every single time I've lost since August has been to Megidola or Megidolaon.

    What do you want from me

    Rakukaja?

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  • Fatal3RR0RFatal3RR0R Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Matador has been conquered! I got him on my second try. :)

    When he started doing Adaulucia I thought I was pretty much screwed. So it took me by surprise when he just died like three turns later.

    I was pretty much like "Holy shit did he really just die!?".

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Shiki-Ouji. I ended up fixing it and getting the Surt I wanted. The other thing just needed me to condemn Teddie and Yosuke to death to buff the main and debuff the boss.

    I've gone out of my way to fuse various persona specialists:

    Surt: Ragnarok, Maragidyne, Fire Boost, Fire Amp, Null Ice, Absorb Physical, Spell Master, Mind Charge
    Norn: Magarudyne, Wind Amp, Invigorate 3, Auto-Mataru, Auto-Maraku, Auto-Masuku, Repel Elec, Debilitate
    Kohryu: Ziodyne, Maziodyne, Elec Boost, Elec Amp, Repel Physical, Mediarahan (to be replaced by Salvation), Samarecarm (to be replaced by Spell Master), Mind Charge
    Loki: Bufudyne, Mabufudyne, Niflheim, Ice Boost, Ice Amp, Null Fire, Absorb Wind, High Counter

    Sexy

    (I also have a Siegfried, but it's hard to get excited over him after my old Yoshitsune)
    Fatal3RR0R wrote: »
    Matador has been conquered! I got him on my second try.

    When he started doing Adaulucia I thought I was pretty much screwed. So it took me by surprise when he just died like three turns later.

    I was pretty much like "Holy shit did he really just die!?".
    Yeah, the big blessing for that battle is that low HP. Even if he gets you on the ropes following Andalucia, it's entirely possible to limp over the finish line.

    Elendil on
  • Indica1Indica1 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    does auto rakukaja work on a dude without rakukaja?

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  • Satanic JesusSatanic Jesus Hi, I'm Liam! with broken glassesRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    So I played the first hour and a half of Lucifer's Call (aka Nocturne), seems pretty cool so far.

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  • WerewulfyWerewulfy Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Indica1 wrote: »
    does auto rakukaja work on a dude without rakukaja?

    I'm not sure what you're asking. Auto-Rakukaja automatically gives you Rakukaja at the start of a fight if you start the fight with that persona equipped.

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  • MonkeyDLuffyMonkeyDLuffy Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Werewulfy wrote: »
    Indica1 wrote: »
    does auto rakukaja work on a dude without rakukaja?

    I'm not sure what you're asking. Auto-Rakukaja automatically gives you Rakukaja at the start of a fight if you start the fight with that persona equipped.

    He's asking if a Persona with Auto-Rakukaja needs normal Rakukaja for it to work. It doesn't, by the way. Auto-Rakukaja and normal Rakukaja are completely seperate skills.

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