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Bass_X0
11/21/18 5:06:58 PM
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What should I expect?

I am a fan of JRPGs though, including Shin Megami Tensei games on 3DS.
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MC_BatCommander
11/21/18 5:07:51 PM
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Hell of a game, the plot gets a little shakey at the end but the journey is far better than the destination IMO

Fantastic OST and the overall style is excellent. Hope you enjoy it, I loved every minute.
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Reis
11/21/18 5:08:32 PM
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you're starting with the worst of the mainstream 3 so it only gets better from here
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LordFarquad1312
11/21/18 5:09:00 PM
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It take a while for the game to start, but it's fantastic.
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vocedelmorte
11/21/18 5:10:25 PM
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Reis posted...
you're starting with the worst of the mainstream 3 so it only gets better from here

Everything about Persona games is just opinion tbh
I played them in order 3-4-5, and 5 is still my favorite
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dave_is_slick
11/21/18 5:11:40 PM
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It's a pretty damn good game. I was in the same boat as you, never played a Persona game before and this is one of my favorite games.
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Mystery_Mission
11/21/18 5:12:53 PM
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Reis posted...
you're starting with the worst of the mainstream 3 so it only gets better from here

every post of yours is wrong
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AvantgardeAClue
11/21/18 5:12:59 PM
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It doesn't have the best story (3), social links (4), setting (4), or soundtrack (3), but it does have the best gameplay, overworld and map design.
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SpiritSephiroth
11/21/18 5:14:11 PM
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Yeah every persona has its strengths. For 3 it was story, 4 was social links and character development, 5 its gameplay, UI and pure style.
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vocedelmorte
11/21/18 5:15:05 PM
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AvantgardeAClue posted...
It doesn't have the best story (3), social links (4), setting (4), or soundtrack (3), but it does have the best gameplay, overworld and map design.

Persona 5 cast >>> 4 cast (literally little kids)
Tokyo >>>>>>>>>> Inaba
Soundtrack 5 >>>> 3>4
3 have better story tho okay
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Freddie_Mercury
11/21/18 5:15:34 PM
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AvantgardeAClue posted...
It doesn't have the best story (3), social links (4), setting (4), or soundtrack (3)


lmfao
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Vertania
11/21/18 5:15:36 PM
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The dungeon gameplay is a little weird, even compared to 3 & 4. You have to, like, talk to the enemies by choosing a response you think they'd like in order to "catch" them.

Also, the in-combat voices get very annoying, very quick. Every single time you hit an enemy with its weakness, one ally feels the need to shout "looking cool, Joker!" at you. Every. Single. Fucking. Time.
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AvantgardeAClue
11/21/18 5:19:52 PM
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vocedelmorte posted...
AvantgardeAClue posted...
It doesn't have the best story (3), social links (4), setting (4), or soundtrack (3), but it does have the best gameplay, overworld and map design.

Persona 5 cast >>> 4 cast (literally little kids)
Tokyo >>>>>>>>>> Inaba
Soundtrack 5 >>>> 3>4
3 have better story tho okay


Shut up weeb
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AvantgardeAClue
11/21/18 5:20:29 PM
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Freddie_Mercury posted...
AvantgardeAClue posted...
It doesn't have the best story (3), social links (4), setting (4), or soundtrack (3)


lmfao


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Do I have to summon Darmik again
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Shotgunnova
11/21/18 5:22:56 PM
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P5 single-handedly saved my interest in JRPGs. :P

- Great plot (mostly)
- Great soundtrack (always)
- Decent characters
- Style in spades

The downside was finishing dungeons and having little to do plot-wise for a month or so.
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dave_is_slick
11/21/18 5:23:29 PM
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AvantgardeAClue posted...
or soundtrack (3)

Now, I can't speak on the series, but you'll have a hard time convincing me anything is better than 5's. It helps that I'm already a sucker for that style of music.
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dave_is_slick
11/21/18 5:25:47 PM
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Shotgunnova posted...
P5 single-handedly saved my interest in JRPGs. :P

- Great plot (mostly)
- Great soundtrack (always)
- Decent characters
- Style in spades

The downside was finishing dungeons and having little to do plot-wise for a month or so.

True this doesn't really apply on a second playthrough, but just use that time for social links.
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DoGCyN
11/21/18 5:26:27 PM
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Regardless of which Persona out of 3, 4, and 5 you play, they are all bloody fantastic.

Expect a fantastic overall story, great characters, and a "sometimes-scary" combat system if you play a higher diffculty (which I honestly recommend if you're already familiar with turn based RPGS).

I'd also recommend not looking online at social link guides or anything of the sort, because you have a good chance of being spoiled that way. There are some nice spoiler free ones, but just take caution.
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AvantgardeAClue
11/21/18 5:27:11 PM
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dave_is_slick posted...
AvantgardeAClue posted...
or soundtrack (3)

Now, I can't speak on the series, but you'll have a hard time convincing me anything is better than 5's.


5 has Rivers In The Desert, Life Will Change and When Mom Was Still There as the standout tracks

Persona 3 has WTMROS, Time, Memories of You, Living With Determination, Burn My Dread, Want To Be Close, Heartful motherfucking Cry, Master of Shadow, Battle for Everyone's Souls, Danger Zone, Wiping All Out, and BABY BABY BABY BABY
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Shotgunnova
11/21/18 5:31:23 PM
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AvantgardeAClue posted...
5 has Rivers In The Desert, Life Will Change and When Mom Was Still There as the standout tracks


+

Ark
Layer Cake
Wake Up, Get Out There
Last Surprise
A Woman
Whims of Fate
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dave_is_slick
11/21/18 5:31:54 PM
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AvantgardeAClue posted...
5 has Rivers In The Desert, Life Will Change and When Mom Was Still There as the standout tracks

Whims of Fate, Beneath the Mask, Ark, and Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There. How you gonna leave these out, especially Beneath the Mask.
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MC_BatCommander
11/21/18 5:34:29 PM
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dave_is_slick posted...
AvantgardeAClue posted...
5 has Rivers In The Desert, Life Will Change and When Mom Was Still There as the standout tracks

Whims of Fate, Beneath the Mask, Ark, and Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There. How you gonna leave these out, especially Beneath the Mask.


Mother fuckin' Last Surprise, come on people!
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Ilishe
11/21/18 5:39:45 PM
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They're all great. Except for Revelations IMO. =/
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dave_is_slick
11/21/18 5:40:19 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
dave_is_slick posted...
AvantgardeAClue posted...
5 has Rivers In The Desert, Life Will Change and When Mom Was Still There as the standout tracks

Whims of Fate, Beneath the Mask, Ark, and Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There. How you gonna leave these out, especially Beneath the Mask.


Mother fuckin' Last Surprise, come on people!

I knew I was forgetting something!
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Bluebomber182
11/21/18 5:42:01 PM
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enjoy having a cat telling you that you cant do anything for 60 hours
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Illuminoius
11/21/18 5:59:58 PM
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expect a battle system that is deceptively simple and easy but with really cool style (that describes the series as a whole tbh)
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Ving_Rhames
11/21/18 6:17:06 PM
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Social Links were a mistake. Don't @ me.
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Illuminoius
11/21/18 6:19:42 PM
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Ving_Rhames posted...
Don't @ me.

can this meme please die
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Jiek_Fafn
11/21/18 6:19:48 PM
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Expect being told to go to bed entirely too often.
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MelzezDoor
11/21/18 6:38:26 PM
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How did Persona 3 did have a good story?? Climb a tower for literally no reason. Save the world.
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AvantgardeAClue
11/21/18 6:50:44 PM
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MelzezDoor posted...
How did Persona 3 did have a good story?? Climb a tower for literally no reason. Save the world.


Well for starters the characters weren't all buddy buddy with each other for most of the game, then The Answer shows that they're all independent thinkers with a strong sense of right and wrong.

The gravity of the situation was way greater in Persona 3 also. If they fucked up the entire world would turn into vegetables, and they alone were the only ones who could handle it. Persona 4/5 are isolated incidents where the scale of the situation only gets apparent towards the very end.

Compare that to Persona 5 where Ann/Makoto are the only real ones who are at odds with each other and even that was due to a misunderstanding, otherwise everyone can't wait to stick it to those ROTTEN ADULTS, ugh.
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MelzezDoor
11/21/18 6:59:32 PM
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Haven't played 5 yet but was surprised to see users say 3 had good story when 4 completely blasts it out the water. At least 4 kept you interested throughout the whole story.
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Bass_X0
11/21/18 7:00:05 PM
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LordFarquad1312 posted...
It take a while for the game to start, but it's fantastic.


How long does it take to start?
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AvantgardeAClue
11/21/18 7:01:15 PM
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MelzezDoor posted...
Haven't played 5 yet but was surprised to see users say 3 had good story when 4 completely blasts it out the water. At least 4 kept you interested throughout the whole story.


4 is just Diamond Is Unbreakable minus the final boss
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MelzezDoor
11/21/18 7:02:12 PM
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Bass_X0 posted...
LordFarquad1312 posted...
It take a while for the game to start, but it's fantastic.


How long does it take to start?

Roughly 70 hours.
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Darklit_Minuet
11/21/18 7:02:55 PM
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Bass_X0 posted...
LordFarquad1312 posted...
It take a while for the game to start, but it's fantastic.


How long does it take to start?

He's thinking Persona 4. 5 pretty much starts right away and throws you into the good shit
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AvantgardeAClue
11/21/18 7:16:47 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
Bass_X0 posted...
LordFarquad1312 posted...
It take a while for the game to start, but it's fantastic.


How long does it take to start?

He's thinking Persona 4. 5 pretty much starts right away and throws you into the good shit


Nope, 5 hours clocked in for me before they gave me free schedule control
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prettyprincess
11/21/18 7:19:02 PM
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Vertania posted...
Also, the in-combat voices get very annoying, very quick. Every single time you hit an enemy with its weakness, one ally feels the need to shout "looking cool, Joker!" at you. Every. Single. Fucking. Time.

yeah idk why games like P5 and XC2 are still making this very obvious mistake

Darklit_Minuet posted...
5 pretty much starts right away and throws you into the good shit

5 throws tutorials at you basically until endgame
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LordFarquad1312
11/21/18 7:19:42 PM
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Bass_X0 posted...
LordFarquad1312 posted...
It take a while for the game to start, but it's fantastic.


How long does it take to start?

1 or 2 hours? I don't remember, it's been a while. The original 4 was more ridiculous in that regard as I recall.
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Freddie_Mercury
11/21/18 7:30:22 PM
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AvantgardeAClue posted...
MelzezDoor posted...
Haven't played 5 yet but was surprised to see users say 3 had good story when 4 completely blasts it out the water. At least 4 kept you interested throughout the whole story.


4 is just Diamond Is Unbreakable minus the final boss


persona was never not a jojo ripoff
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SaltyWet
11/21/18 7:33:20 PM
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That game is stylish as hell
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AvantgardeAClue
11/21/18 11:58:47 PM
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Freddie_Mercury posted...
AvantgardeAClue posted...
MelzezDoor posted...
Haven't played 5 yet but was surprised to see users say 3 had good story when 4 completely blasts it out the water. At least 4 kept you interested throughout the whole story.


4 is just Diamond Is Unbreakable minus the final boss


persona was never not a jojo ripoff


True but 4 is basically an entire Jojo ripoff
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dave_is_slick
11/22/18 3:34:11 AM
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prettyprincess posted...
5 throws tutorials at you basically until endgame

what.
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Bad_Mojo
11/22/18 3:34:43 AM
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Fun game, but I never finished it

Really enjoyed 3 and 4
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Ilishe
11/22/18 5:57:53 AM
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It saddens me how people just seem to pretend P2 (both) doesn't exist. :(
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JONICS
11/22/18 6:00:39 AM
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I beat Persona 1(SBBQLOLWTF quest) months ago. I stopped on the SQQ because i missed a mirror shard lol.
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Blue_Dream87
11/22/18 6:03:12 AM
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vocedelmorte posted...
Reis posted...
you're starting with the worst of the mainstream 3 so it only gets better from here

Everything about Persona games is just opinion tbh
I played them in order 3-4-5, and 5 is still my favorite


This so much. People have different favs, but they're all good. Favorite just boils down to personal preference.

But I'm a scummy P2 fan so my opinion prolly doesn't matter to most Persona fans.
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Kaiganeer
11/22/18 6:08:49 AM
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it's really good. mechanically it's the best out of the three relevant persona games (3, 4, 5), but it has pacing issues towards the latter half, the soundtrack pales in comparison to 3&4 and the overarching plot and characters aren't as good

still worth playing tho
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Illuminoius
11/22/18 11:00:24 AM
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Ilishe posted...
It saddens me how people just seem to pretend P2 (both) doesn't exist. :(

the first games were not very good
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