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Persona 3 Portable |OT|: Mixing Things Up for Third Trimester
- Thread starter I AM JOHN!
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Assuming you manage to buy it off the store it'll download and work fine, but I believe it will have some sort of nag screen every time you switch between your existing content and the US/JP content you've bought. I've also read constant switching between regions (which involves some sort of PSN activation) can get your account locked but I've no idea whether that's true (/incredibly rare) or not. Would be nice if someone in the know could clear it up.demonkaze said:
I AM JOHN! said:
Dungeon Crawling without having to deal with S. Links. Aigis Fanservice mode on. Story wraps up Persona 3's pretty nicely.
Yukari couldn't accept Minato's death until Aigis/the team found out he wasn't dead. He was a seal on the door preventing Nyx from coming
It's a decent, not great, addition to Persona 3 and losing it's story chapter is a real loss of value to the game.
But hey, now you can control your teammates that weren't as huge a problem as people make them out to be. YAY!
(Only time I had an issue with them was manually setting them to stand-by. Seriously, Atlus, you had no use for square in P3FES, why not set that to "please standby" mode? Or Mitsuru trying to buff instead of healing when in "heal/buff" mode)
Tranced Shadow
Member
Gah, I don't like P4's way of handling HP/MP replenishment. The healing options were stupidly expensive (at least for the sort of money you had at the start of the game). I like that there's no "You're getting tired now, lol", but in a way it helped you feel progress during the original - you'd take longer and longer to tire as you got stronger...
I AM JOHN!
Banned
No it fucking doesn't! Persona 3's ending is perfect and didn't need to be fucked with. The Epiloge stuff (all the characters' motivations for awakening their Personas plus the ending reveal) were useless, dull and added nothing, and all the interesting new stuff (Metis, the tournament, etc.) doesn't become kick in until the last two hours of a 35 hour game, which is fucking ridiculous. And to paraphrase the OP, if you don't want Social Links, go play Strange Journey and get lost because you suck.TheSeks said:
Regardless of whether or not it's part of the story, it's a shitty part of the story. Persona 3's ending was brilliant; The Answer did everything in its power to try and ruin it.
Fimbulvetr
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I AM JOHN! said:
I like both you jerk! ;_;
I AM JOHN!
Banned
YOU SUCK.Fimbulvetr said:
I like both too and I'm glad that Atlus wants to support both styles, but I'd rather Persona be like new Persona and the few things that seem to differentiate old Persona from regular SMT just be incorporated into it.
I thought the tiredness and especially the sickness "feature" added a nice touch, I actually missed that in P4. And yeah besides Mitsu using tentarafoo(sp?) I had no problems with not being able to control your partners either.
Liked the answer, especially since I love Aigis. But yeah the ending was pretty outstanding on it's own but I guess too many people bitched about it (like they always do if an ending is like this). Don't think it got ruined by it though.
Liked the answer, especially since I love Aigis. But yeah the ending was pretty outstanding on it's own but I guess too many people bitched about it (like they always do if an ending is like this). Don't think it got ruined by it though.
Fimbulvetr
Member
I AM JOHN! said:
I AM JOHN! said:
Agree. I'd also like a new battle system though. I don't see how they can go any farther with the One More system.
ultron87 said:
After Kanji I was one-shotting every dungeon by using the Fox all the while making a profit.
You just gotta know how to work the system(gold shadows help
).I AM JOHN!
Banned
Begin rant mode.Jay Sosa said:
Perhaps saying that The Answer ruined P3's ending is a bit unfair, but I feel like it certainly cheapened the ending. The entire reason I love the game's ending is because of the mystique about it, and the fact that you have no idea what is going on. Yes, it's pretty obvious that you're dying and that the reason why you're dying makes sense when you think about it (even if it doesn't quite gel with the fact that you've been able to live for another month-and-a-half), but I feel like there is an almost dreamlike bliss to the ending with an incredibly dark edge. You saved the world, you get the girl of your dreams in a sense (Aigis), you remembered the promise you made and everything is perfect; but there is that obvious edge where you're essentially watching the life drain out of your body as the lover becomes a maternal figure, in a sesne guiding you to a blissful death. That fucked up dichotomy is exactly why I love it: it's overwhelmingly happy in execution and yet something is obviously very wrong, and the fact that they don't explain it and just leave you to make of it what you will--are you really dying? Is this just a dream?--is part of what makes it so powerful.
The Answer's problem is that it tries to be two different things: an Epilogue and an all-new, somewhat unrelated story. While all the new story parts were great (the mystery surrounding Metis, the destruction of SEES and how the ending pretty much completely fucked everyone up), the Epilogue parts (which make up the VAST majority of the game) just completelt fall flat for providing explanations to things that didn't need to be explained. Knowing why they all awakened their Personas doesn't add any to my understanding of the characters and their motivations, especially when they're all retreading ground that's been thoroughly plowed by the base game; expecting me to not be annoyed when that's your great "reward" for getting through a dungeon doesn't help matters either. And then there's the shield explanation. Obviously you can't follow up an ending like that without saying "this is what actually happened," but I feel like it was mismanaged on multiple accounts, bluntly spelling out the entire ending within the first five minutes of The Answer being one of them; the entire shield thing supposedly being a big reveal when it essentially boils down to "remember when we said that he gave his life to stop Nyx from causing the end of days? Well what we didn't tell you is that he actually gave his life to stop this other monster from causing the end of days!" is another." The point of an Epilogue is to give you a bit more context and tie up loose ends with the purpose of enriching your understanding of the events; instead all they did was just repeat every single thing they said in the original game verbatim for thirty-three hours before shifting their focus to the new stuff--the stuff that was actually good.
I like Aigis and the crew and the idea of giving us "one more peek into their lives, post saving the world" is a sound idea, but considering what they gave us, I'd rather they had just filed The Answer with Trinity Soul under the "don't even bother" category.
The Answer's problem is that it tries to be two different things: an Epilogue and an all-new, somewhat unrelated story. While all the new story parts were great (the mystery surrounding Metis, the destruction of SEES and how the ending pretty much completely fucked everyone up), the Epilogue parts (which make up the VAST majority of the game) just completelt fall flat for providing explanations to things that didn't need to be explained. Knowing why they all awakened their Personas doesn't add any to my understanding of the characters and their motivations, especially when they're all retreading ground that's been thoroughly plowed by the base game; expecting me to not be annoyed when that's your great "reward" for getting through a dungeon doesn't help matters either. And then there's the shield explanation. Obviously you can't follow up an ending like that without saying "this is what actually happened," but I feel like it was mismanaged on multiple accounts, bluntly spelling out the entire ending within the first five minutes of The Answer being one of them; the entire shield thing supposedly being a big reveal when it essentially boils down to "remember when we said that he gave his life to stop Nyx from causing the end of days? Well what we didn't tell you is that he actually gave his life to stop this other monster from causing the end of days!" is another." The point of an Epilogue is to give you a bit more context and tie up loose ends with the purpose of enriching your understanding of the events; instead all they did was just repeat every single thing they said in the original game verbatim for thirty-three hours before shifting their focus to the new stuff--the stuff that was actually good.
I like Aigis and the crew and the idea of giving us "one more peek into their lives, post saving the world" is a sound idea, but considering what they gave us, I'd rather they had just filed The Answer with Trinity Soul under the "don't even bother" category.
Well that was time consuming.
Fimbulvetr
Member
Minamu said:
You should probably just go with York Morgan if you want people to just call you York, everyone does.
Atlus is giving away 10 Persona 3 Portable soundtracks signed by Shoji Meguro
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010...persona-3-portable-signed-soundtrack-drawing/
Comments on non-related PS3 news on the PS Blog are so annoying. Always asking for "PS3 versions" of the PSP games.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010...persona-3-portable-signed-soundtrack-drawing/
Comments on non-related PS3 news on the PS Blog are so annoying. Always asking for "PS3 versions" of the PSP games.
Minamu said:
If only they let you rename
Ryoji, you could name him Zach
To another point: I agree that the Answer wasn't really needed, P3's ending was outstanding and made complete and total sense, didn't need the extra stuff. Although I liked seeing the other members when they were younger.
Dedication Through Light
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Ugh why cant they just release the soundtrack for sale, I would buy it!
Dedication Through Light
Member
Geneijin said:
Its only that cheap? Ive never ordered from Playasia before, ew why is it only 10 tracks, lol.
I AM JOHN!
Banned
It only contains the new songs they composed for Girl's Side.Dedication Through Light said:
Dedication Through Light
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I AM JOHN! said:
Hm then Ill have to hunt down the old soundtrack
Dedication Through Light
Member
Spiegel said:
lol its looking it will be the RPG of the year.
Im so excited, I hope the July 5th holiday of mail services wont cause it to not be delivered on tuesday, lol. I should take the day off from work! lol
Siliconera has a great, in-depth look at P3P:
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/02/shin-megami-tensei-persona-3-portable-playtest-p3-fem/
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/02/shin-megami-tensei-persona-3-portable-playtest-p3-fem/
MichaelEM3
Banned
I love how this is the highest rated PSP game of all-time on Metacritic right now: http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/psp/shinmegamitenseipersona3portable
I realize the score will stabilize soon but :lol
Awesome.
I realize the score will stabilize soon but :lol
Awesome.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
Wow just thinking about playing this game again didn't really appeal to me all that much... but hearing about how much different the game is by playing the female MC really appeals to me. I think that I could justify myself playing through the same game again but with a different twist.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
(J)RPG of the year !
This will be my first time playing Persona 3. Started with Persona 4 thanks to Giant Bomb and I was about to buy 3 until I heard about not being able to control your party. For some reason that really put me off from wanting to play it.
Ready to buy a new PSP and download the game day1.
Ready to buy a new PSP and download the game day1.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Lafiel said:
Can't you? I mean obviously there won't be hardcore action, but there was none in Persona 3 (as far as I remember nobody even said "love" to main character"). In P3P you can still hang out with Mitsuru, so...
graywolf323
Member
I wish Atlus had included The Answer, did they explain why it was dropped?
Dedication Through Light
Member
Oh nice, lol, Amazon is faster than I thought, they moved the status to shipping soon, my past release date deliveries shipped that monday evening, lol!
Im running out of gameplay videos to watch, lol, in anticipation.
Im running out of gameplay videos to watch, lol, in anticipation.
WrenchNinja
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It was shitty.graywolf323 said:
Or the UMD couldn't hold all that content.
Like others have said, it's different from other JRPGs. My first experience with the series was with Persona 3 as well and I absolutely loved it. This version seems to improve upon the original version's faults and I think you'll enjoy it. It'll be a great way to kill time.lawblob said:
Maybe both! I feel that The Answer was indeed shitty. Persona isn't that fun when it's just pure combat gameplay, in my opinion.Crewnh said:
Dedication Through Light said:
Yeah, but in this case I'm wondering how they possibly plan to pull off release date delivery; Monday's a holiday, I don't think any of the carriers work that day (or at least UPS and USPS don't). My Crackdown release date delivery shipped overnight Friday, so that'll get here properly on Tuesday but literally don't see how it's possible Persona 3 will if it hasn't shipped yet.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
Yeah The Answer was just boring without SLinks and story. It's besy the way it was presented in The Journey in small chunks, the fighting I mean
I AM JOHN!
Banned
It's quite approachable and accessible, especially this version of the game. There's a bit more info about it in the "HEY, WHICH ONE SHOULD I PLAY?" section of the OP that I wrote up to answer that very question.lawblob said:
Holy Order Sol
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I AM JOHN! said:
No. The Answer doesn't take anything from the impact of The Journey's ending.
Dedication Through Light
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SailorDaravon said:
Oh nice, lol, mine shipped today via FedEx. So I guess it will get here Tuesday.
No thanks Atlus. You could at least have kept all the cutscenes and original gameplay and not turned it into a slimline point and click experience. I'd be all over this if it was a true Persona 3 portable. The original game wasn't exactly pushing the PS2 to its limits so I'm sure that they could have replicated the game almost completely on the PSP.
I AM JOHN!
Banned
I respectfully disagree.Holy Order Sol said:
Anyway, I just got an email from Amazon saying that my copy has shipped. Yay!