toxicitizen Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hopefully they've been working on this since 2008 or 2009. So all the personas won't be rehashed from the ps2 era. Considering most of them were lifted straight from the Shin Megami Tensei games and (afaik) were still in SMTIV, I wouldn't get my hopes up on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Yeah, but the 3ds has shit graphics and shit resolution. They made the right choice in recycling there. PS3/ps4 is a whole other thing. It's going to stick out like a motherfucker. I'd like to think that they chose a home console over a handheld with the intent of updating everything. Otherwise they could have released p5 on 3ds since it's so popular in japan. And everywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Wait, do you mean the actual in-game assets? I'm talking about the designs here. I don't really expect a completely new compedium but I'm sure they remodeled them and everything. Otherwise, yeah, it would stick out and look like shit. I mean, from what I can tell based on screenshots and footage, SMTIV actually uses sprites instead of 3D assets and I'm pretty sure they were made specifically for that game, not lifted from somewhere else. It made sense to re-use assets going from Nocturne to the other PS2 SMT games but not when you're making a platform/generation jump. I expect the game to have graphics comparable to Catherine. I mean, it's not like Persona 3 and 4 are huge games. Only half a dozen locations in towns and the dungeons are procedurally generated. There's no excuse for it to look like a PS2 game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heat Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Only in the spin-offs like the fighting games, where the casts of P3 and P4 meet. Otherwise, P3 and P4 have completely separate, self-contained stories. I expect P5 to be no different in that regard, My understanding is that P3 and P4 are self-contained, but all the Persona games still occur within the same setting which is, in turn, an alternate universe of the first SNES SMT game. Continuity-wise, by Persona 4 Arena, Persona 1 happened around 15 years ago, Persona 2 was 13 years ago, Persona 3 was 2 years ago and Persona 4 was only a month and a half ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Yeah, really my question boiled down to "do I need to know the events of one game to understand what's going on in the next?" It sounds like the answer is no, which is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 My understanding is that P3 and P4 are self-contained, but all the Persona games still occur within the same setting which is, in turn, an alternate universe of the first SNES SMT game. Continuity-wise, by Persona 4 Arena, Persona 1 happened around 15 years ago, Persona 2 was 13 years ago, Persona 3 was 2 years ago and Persona 4 was only a month and a half ago. Yeah, I meant their respective narratives are self-contained. The games still take place in the same universe. I wasn't sure about P1 and P2, though. Persona 3 might as well have been a reboot for what little in common it had with previous games. What part of P4A are you talking about? I don't remember it acknowledging the first two games. Yeah, really my question boiled down to "do I need to know the events of one game to understand what's going on in the next?" It sounds like the answer is no, which is good. It's hard to say for sure considering how little we know but if P5 is anything like 3 and 4, then it should be its own thing with a new cast of characters and everything, yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Isn't there some newscast in P4 which directly references P3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 P4 does have some small references to P3 but they're completely inconsequential and have no bearing on the story whatsoever. They're easter eggs more than anything, really. Like, during the school trip in P4, you're not really missing out on anything if you don't realize that the school you're visiting is the same one the P3 cast attended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pojodin Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I guess there are suppsoed to be details about Persona 5 being released shortly after the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Hooray! I haven't really been keeping up with Persona releases since there hasn't been a new core title since P4, but I don't doubt 5 will be great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pojodin Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I just started Persona Q, and that's the first Persona game I've played since P4 on PS2. Definitely looking forward to hearing some details about 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 How is Persona Q? I love Persona but I'm not so sure about these dungeon crawlers where you have to draw your own maps. It just sounds so tedious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pojodin Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I literally just started it, so I can't really say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Well do post your thoughts once you've gotten into it. I'm curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted December 25, 2014 Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 I'm personally enjoying it so far...though, it seems more grindy than P3/4. And a tad more difficult, but take that critique with a grain of salt...I'm not the best gamer out there. I usually play on any setting from normal to easy. It was my first entry into the dungeon-map-explorer-genre-thing...and I'm loving that aspect. Also interesting to see puzzles put in place with the map. I'm worried the story itself is going to end up being short...but can't comment on that yet.The characters are goofy and lovable as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 I got it today. I guess that means I should play it. shame about the system its on though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) New Persona 5 trailer! Holy shit, that gameplay! That music! Visual fidelity and presentation look very similar to Catherine, which is great. Really digging the masked vigilantes angle for the party, too. Oh man, this is gonna be so gooooooood! Edited February 5, 2015 by FLD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 I wanted to like P3P so bad, but just couldn't get into it because of the dungeons. From asking around the webternet, it seems that P4G improved that aspect immensely over P3P. Is there a decent chance that I'd like P4G even though I couldn't get into P3P? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) I suppose that depends what it was you disliked about P3P's dungeons. They're better in P4G but still kind of similar. It's not one uberdungeon like Tartarus but rather a series of smaller, themed dungeons. But it's still the same kind of procedurally-generated maze-like floors. There is a little more variety to them, though. I think P4G has an easy mode, so you could always use that to power through the dungeons and just enjoy the school life/story parts. Although, I didn't find the game particularly difficult on normal so meh. Edited February 5, 2015 by FLD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 New Persona 5 trailer! Holy shit, that gameplay! That music! Visual fidelity and presentation look very similar to Catherine, which is great. Really digging the masked vigilantes angle for the party, too. Oh man, this is gonna be so gooooooood! HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING! IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING FOR REAL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 And now we have a new shitty trailer for the only upcoming Persona game that actually matters. I'm not gonna lie, I am totally buying this day one. Hearing those tracks is actually making me want to start a new P4G playthrough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 So fucking hyped, man.Atlus...announce the date already! How about a Quarter? Been watching some "analysis" videos...Many seem to think we will be fighting "Demons" ala SMT(and the older Personas right?) instead of Shadows this time around. Personally, I'll have it either way. Also, hope(as it looks) it'll be darker than P4(and maybe even 3?)....While I adored P4(G) P3 is slightly better story-wise in my book. But again, slightly. Hope there are large, open areas that seem to be hinted at in the trailer(could be wrong.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 While I adored P4(G) P3 is slightly better story-wise in my book. But again, slightly. Couldn't agree more. P4 is the better game overall but I thought P3 had a much more interesting story. P4 was basically Scooby-Doo, which is fine but nowhere near as exciting as that whole end of the world thing P3 had going on. I'm really curious what P5 will be about. There's already been comparisons saying that if P4 was Scooby-Doo then P5 is Lupin III. I'm only vaguely familiar with Lupin but it already sounds like a much more interesting dynamic, imho. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Oh man, that brings back memories of watching Cartoon Network late at night while playing video games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Philemon...? Nyarlahotep...? Also Lupin III was a fantastic show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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