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Intro2Logic
08/20/22 10:29:34 AM
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Is that a thing people care about?

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Irony
08/20/22 10:30:00 AM
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Yes

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a-c-a-b
08/20/22 10:31:02 AM
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I've seen it on the PS4 store and it looks kinda interesting, but I don't know much about it.

Do I have to play the first one?

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MedeaLysistrata
08/20/22 10:31:23 AM
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Eh...I might play, I'm not excited for it like I would be excited for Persona 6 or SMT V coming to PS

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SSJKirby
08/20/22 10:45:15 AM
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a-c-a-b posted...
I've seen it on the PS4 store and it looks kinda interesting, but I don't know much about it.

Do I have to play the first one?
first one came out in the 90's, you should be fine

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teep_
08/20/22 11:15:44 AM
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Yeah, but I'm broke :(

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Stagmar
08/20/22 12:16:27 PM
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Not really. Absolutely love the original, but I'm having a hard time caring about this one.

a-c-a-b posted...
I've seen it on the PS4 store and it looks kinda interesting, but I don't know much about it.

Do I have to play the first one?
No. It appears to have no connection to the first one.

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BlueBoy675
08/20/22 12:24:52 PM
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Still gotta play the first one. I own it, but havent touched it yet

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Irony
08/20/22 12:28:51 PM
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BlueBoy675 posted...
Still gotta play the first one. I own it, but havent touched it yet
It hasn't really aged well

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Kloe_Rinz
08/20/22 12:30:01 PM
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does atlus really ever release bad games? i havent played everything theyve ever released, but i dont think ive played a bad game with their name on it
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Irony
08/20/22 12:31:04 PM
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Kloe_Rinz posted...
does atlus really ever release bad games? i havent played everything theyve ever released, but i dont think ive played a bad game with their name on it
Yes

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Megaman50100
08/20/22 12:40:24 PM
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They publish bad games. Dunno if they've developed a bad game in the last 15 or so years. Disappointing sure, but I dunno about outright bad.

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Nightmare_Luna
08/20/22 12:43:53 PM
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the original was one of the best megaten games ever released and this one looks like a persona knockoff so no

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MordecaiRocks
08/20/22 12:59:43 PM
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How similar is the battle system to mainline SMT games?

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YellowSUV
08/20/22 10:12:53 PM
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MordecaiRocks posted...
How similar is the battle system to mainline SMT games?

From what I've seen, it kind of seems dumbed down. There isn't a press turn system. At the end of each turn you get to do a free action called a "sabbath" which is similar to an all out attack from Persona. The more weaknesses you exploited the turn, the more damage it does.

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Scarecrow17
08/21/22 3:10:45 PM
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I'm thinking about canceling my order and waiting for a discount. It doesn't look very good from the gameplay footage I've seen lately.

https://youtu.be/kMZsAv4e4P8

Granted, these folks gave the game a 30/100 so it's possibly they are going out of their way to make the game look worse than it actually is. However, I can't stand all of the constant chatter in game, how dull the fights look so far, the dungeon design, etc. I know people are divisive about SMT V but I loved the presentation of the battles, the music, the verticality of the open areas, and so on. It was fun just battling with my favorite demons but you don't really get that with Soul Hackers 2 and it's a shame.

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Doe
08/21/22 3:21:06 PM
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I can't believe it's getting 7/10s and worse the preview write-ups were all really positive


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Irony
08/21/22 3:23:31 PM
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I read like two reviews and both of them were complaining about stuff that all SMT suffer from and the same places kinda ignored them for SMTV.

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DespondentDeity
08/21/22 3:25:33 PM
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Irony posted...
I read like two reviews and both of them were complaining about stuff that all SMT suffer from and the same places kinda ignored them for SMTV.

So what do we think, are we excited?

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Irony
08/21/22 3:26:20 PM
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DespondentDeity posted...
So what do we think, are we excited?
I mean summarizing them it's more of SMT if you like SMT

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CreekCo
08/21/22 3:29:59 PM
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I wonder if it will have Deneuvo on the PC version. I havent seen a yes or no to that.

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Doe
08/21/22 3:42:08 PM
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CreekCo posted...
I wonder if it will have Deneuvo on the PC version. I havent seen a yes or no to that.
According to an angry post on steam forums it is confirmed in the eula

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FridgeBeard
08/21/22 3:57:03 PM
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Scarecrow17 posted...
I'm thinking about canceling my order and waiting for a discount. It doesn't look very good from the gameplay footage I've seen lately.

https://youtu.be/kMZsAv4e4P8

Granted, these folks gave the game a 30/100 so it's possibly they are going out of their way to make the game look worse than it actually is. However, I can't stand all of the constant chatter in game, how dull the fights look so far, the dungeon design, etc. I know people are divisive about SMT V but I loved the presentation of the battles, the music, the verticality of the open areas, and so on. It was fun just battling with my favorite demons but you don't really get that with Soul Hackers 2 and it's a shame.

That footage does not paint a pretty picture, no. I'm still planning to get the game, but that was like the most generic, C-level RPG content I've seen in a while. Like, it could've been anything.

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Payzmaykr
08/21/22 3:58:42 PM
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I was before I realized it wasnt for Switch.

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Irony
08/21/22 4:01:06 PM
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Payzmaykr posted...
I was before I realized it wasnt for Switch.
You guys got the worst mainline SMT game exclusively. Show a little gratitude.

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Finis-XII
08/21/22 4:03:05 PM
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Nope.

A huge part of Soul Hackers appeal is, at least for me and some others is the 90's Japanese cyberpunk aesthetic and OST. This new one doesn't have that or even look like anything related to the original game.

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Doe
08/21/22 4:05:12 PM
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I wish they didn't call it a sequel to a game from 25 years ago whose art director no longer does that

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Irony
08/21/22 4:06:35 PM
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Finis-XII posted...
Nope.

A huge part of Soul Hackers appeal is, at least for me and some others is the 90's Japanese cyberpunk aesthetic and OST. This new one doesn't have that or even look like anything related to the original game.
That's because it isn't related to the first game at all like how all the Persona sequels have nothing to do with 1 or 2.

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CreekCo
08/21/22 5:04:36 PM
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Doe posted...
According to an angry post on steam forums it is confirmed in the eula

Thanks. No go for me then.

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CreekCo
08/21/22 5:06:08 PM
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Irony posted...
That's because it isn't related to the first game at all like how all the Persona sequels have nothing to do with 1 or 2.

Theres a butterfly in each game. You have to look for it. Persona 5 thematically links back to the first two.

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YellowSUV
08/21/22 8:14:29 PM
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The constant in battle chatter is way more grating than Rise's constant navigation lines from Persona 4 (the most annoying navigator in the Persona series). Hope there is a way to turn voices off in battle while keeping them on elsewhere in the game.

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Stagmar
08/21/22 8:47:07 PM
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Irony posted...
That's because it isn't related to the first game at all like how all the Persona sequels have nothing to do with 1 or 2.
Except the Persona sequels are connected to 1 and 2.

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MaxEffingBemis
08/22/22 11:05:07 AM
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Im excited for it. SMT plus we finally get a non-silent protag. Most of the criticisms I see are boring dungeon design so whatevs.

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OzoneNeon
08/22/22 11:08:41 AM
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a-c-a-b posted...
I've seen it on the PS4 store and it looks kinda interesting, but I don't know much about it.

Do I have to play the first one?
Judging from the trailer, I highly doubt it >_> The only character that makes a return is Victor, but he's just the fusion NPC and has almost zero impact on the plot

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OzoneNeon
08/22/22 11:11:33 AM
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I'm still gonna get it cuz I LOOVE Soul Hackers 1....and I gotta see for myself if this is gonna be disappointing or not lol

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Seaman_Prime
08/22/22 11:55:24 AM
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I gonna wait and see some more gameplay first and see what exactly the deal is with the dlc demons, if they are exclusively dlc or just a p2w feature.
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Stagmar
08/22/22 12:17:53 PM
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Seaman_Prime posted...
I gonna wait and see some more gameplay first and see what exactly the deal is with the dlc demons, if they are exclusively dlc or just a p2w feature.
If it's like all the other times they released dlc demons, they're exclusively dlc.

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OzoneNeon
08/22/22 12:26:58 PM
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Seaman_Prime posted...
I gonna wait and see some more gameplay first and see what exactly the deal is with the dlc demons, if they are exclusively dlc or just a p2w feature.
In every game for the last decade, DLC demons have been strong and exclusive demons. They're definitely not needed to complete the game

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SSJKirby
08/22/22 12:35:51 PM
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MaxEffingBemis posted...
Im excited for it. SMT plus we finally get a non-silent protag. Most of the criticisms I see are boring dungeon design so whatevs.
How many MegaTen games actually have good dungeon design? Strange Journey and Persona 5?

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MedeaLysistrata
08/22/22 12:41:13 PM
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So do you fight with demons or the story characters? what role do the demons play?

assuming you can fight with demons I will probably get the game if there are any I really want to use.

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OzoneNeon
08/22/22 12:48:30 PM
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MedeaLysistrata posted...
So do you fight with demons or the story characters? what role do the demons play?

assuming you can fight with demons I will probably get the game if there are any I really want to use.
You have 4 human characters that use their demons like personas to attack

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MedeaLysistrata
08/22/22 12:57:46 PM
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OzoneNeon posted...
You have 4 human characters that use their demons like personas to attack
SMT remains the best way to do battles/customize a party

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OzoneNeon
08/22/22 1:01:47 PM
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MedeaLysistrata posted...
SMT remains the best way to do battles/customize a party
What's funny is that Soul Hackers 1 literally uses old SMT's battle system (2 humans, 4 demons).

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SSJKirby
08/22/22 1:03:57 PM
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OzoneNeon posted...
What's funny is that Soul Hackers 1 literally uses old SMT's battle system (2 humans, 4 demons).
Classic smt party is best party

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Irony
08/22/22 1:40:19 PM
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The battle system looks good, but the dungeoncrawling is so boring

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Ikzai
08/22/22 1:41:14 PM
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Is the game better or worse than Tokyo Mirage Sessions? TMS bored me to my core and felt like a chore to get through.

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Irony
08/22/22 1:50:12 PM
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Ikzai posted...
Is the game better or worse than Tokyo Mirage Sessions? TMS bored me to my core and felt like a chore to get through.
It's not out

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MaxEffingBemis
08/22/22 2:34:08 PM
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SSJKirby posted...
How many MegaTen games actually have good dungeon design? Strange Journey and Persona 5?
Right, dungeon crawling isnt my thing anyway so that criticism doesnt deter me whatsoever

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Irony
08/22/22 2:39:30 PM
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Strange journey has the worst fucking dungeon design of all time

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