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Duka08
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lestye
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On April 19 2017 12:57 Duka08 wrote: I'm really torn between playing this or Nier in the near future. This was totally off my radar but I can't stop hearing about it lately. Nier was on my radar and I haven't stopped hearing about that either lol. I'm sure I'll get to both but damn, good time for games I guess. Gonna be a good summer. I'd get Persona 5 because you get so many hours per dollar. Nier is def a must have too. | ||
TheEmulator
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On April 19 2017 12:57 Duka08 wrote: I'm really torn between playing this or Nier in the near future. This was totally off my radar but I can't stop hearing about it lately. Nier was on my radar and I haven't stopped hearing about that either lol. I'm sure I'll get to both but damn, good time for games I guess. Gonna be a good summer. You have to play both of them. If you don't I'll give you a swift kick in the ass | ||
Duka08
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On April 19 2017 12:59 TheEmulator wrote: You have to play both of them. If you don't I'll give you a swift kick in the ass Oh I'm 100% playing both lol. Nier was just at the top of my priority list but I've heard so much about P5 lately that I can't decide which to do first now... | ||
jojamon
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Duka08
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I'm like 40 hours deep after buying it 8 days ago :x | ||
TelecoM
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chocorush
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Duka08
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On May 04 2017 00:45 chocorush wrote: I'm pretty hooked now, but it took about 30 hours for it to feel like it was getting good. The flow was too broken in the beginning with many consecutive days where you were forced to sleep or not do anything, but there's plenty to do now. Funny you mention that because I'm starting to feel sort of the opposite. + Show Spoiler + The first Palace and the build-up was very long and drawn out and gave you a lot of time to naturally build the characters and backstory and introduce new squadmates. The second and third palaces not only felt much shorter (maybe I'm just overleveled?) but the introduction of Yusuke and Makoto felt a bit rushed. I don't mean intro to the characters themselves but how quickly they suddenly get wrapped up in the actual Metaverse stuff. I still like all the characters so it doesn't really bother me. I'm still having a blast with the game. I just finished the third palace last night, I'm on like 7/9 or so. And like you said, having more choice and freedom each day after the 1st palace ends is a lot more fun and interesting. I just hope as they wrap up the rest of the squad (I've been paying enough attention outside the game to know I only have 2-3 teammates left) that the story and evil characters get more interesting. | ||
Plansix
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chocorush
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Plansix
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On May 04 2017 03:12 chocorush wrote: I enjoy the time management aspect in these games the most, so it's very tedious when you don't even get a nighttime action on the majority of the days and have to wait for the next day to do something meaningful. Dungeon dive for as long as possible and sock up on SP items to sustain your team through the dive. I got through most of the Palaces in 2-3 trips. Then you get unlimited nighttime actions. | ||
chocorush
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On May 04 2017 03:29 chocorush wrote: Right. The issue is "You better go to sleep now" for story reasons, which largely goes away at the end of the game. Those are often story days that don’t allow you to build up social links or take actions. Just accept them a plot dumps with some minor stat building. You get full control during the “missions” once you open the palace. | ||
andrewlt
United States7645 Posts
On May 04 2017 02:07 Plansix wrote: Like P4, the characters they introduce later on feel more and more extraneous. As they layer on characters to care about, the villains play less of a central role and get less time. The whole game has one to many dungeons and party members. P3 and P4 were the same in this regard. The first few characters are your classmates and other schoolmates a year apart from you. They also covered the necessary elements in the game (fire, wind, ice and lightning) while covering basic healing and physical attacking archetypes. The later characters were things like a kid, a dog, a robot, a mascot and specialized in things like light/dark skills that are extraneous. And I remember that unused characters fall behind in levels in the games I played (I skipped P3:FES and P4G). | ||
lestye
United States4104 Posts
On May 04 2017 01:57 Duka08 wrote: Funny you mention that because I'm starting to feel sort of the opposite. + Show Spoiler + The first Palace and the build-up was very long and drawn out and gave you a lot of time to naturally build the characters and backstory and introduce new squadmates. The second and third palaces not only felt much shorter (maybe I'm just overleveled?) but the introduction of Yusuke and Makoto felt a bit rushed. I don't mean intro to the characters themselves but how quickly they suddenly get wrapped up in the actual Metaverse stuff. I still like all the characters so it doesn't really bother me. I'm still having a blast with the game. I just finished the third palace last night, I'm on like 7/9 or so. And like you said, having more choice and freedom each day after the 1st palace ends is a lot more fun and interesting. I just hope as they wrap up the rest of the squad (I've been paying enough attention outside the game to know I only have 2-3 teammates left) that the story and evil characters get more interesting. I'm on the fourth palace now, and I think my only complaint so far is that the storyline that segues into the 3rd palace is so freaking boring. The first palace felt too long imo because they hold your hand for too long to explain all the mechanics, also because I watched all the gameplay/story trailers, I felt like everything was redundant, but maybe thats on me and not a critique of the game. | ||
Duka08
3391 Posts
On May 05 2017 00:32 lestye wrote: I'm on the fourth palace now, and I think my only complaint so far is that the storyline that segues into the 3rd palace is so freaking boring. The first palace felt too long imo because they hold your hand for too long to explain all the mechanics, also because I watched all the gameplay/story trailers, I felt like everything was redundant, but maybe thats on me and not a critique of the game. Yeah the third palace might have just been a weak spot. I'm also in the fourth now and I enjoyed the story leading up to it quite a bit more. | ||
andrewlt
United States7645 Posts
It feels like the start of the game is longer compared to P3 and P4. I'm only level 17-18 when I stopped and I already clocked in 30 hours. The first palace is already a full fledged palace instead of an abbreviated, training dungeon like we had in P3 and P4. I'm having a severe case of the Mondays this morning. Need help, lol. | ||
Duka08
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andrewlt
United States7645 Posts
On May 05 2017 00:32 lestye wrote: I'm on the fourth palace now, and I think my only complaint so far is that the storyline that segues into the 3rd palace is so freaking boring. The first palace felt too long imo because they hold your hand for too long to explain all the mechanics, also because I watched all the gameplay/story trailers, I felt like everything was redundant, but maybe thats on me and not a critique of the game. I feel you. I'm starting the 5th palace right now and so far, all the palaces are closely intertwined with the character they are introducing. The 3rd palace is an exception. It only has a tenuous connection to the character it is introducing. It feels tacked on. I like Makoto's character but they could replace that palace with almost anything else and it wouldn't change the story that much. Can't say the same thing about the other palaces I've played so far. Yusuke is the biggest surprise to me. I like his character far more than I was anticipating. I normally don't like artistic characters since they are usually portrayed as annoyingly weird and/or emo. So far, Yusuke's quirkiness is endearing and his comic relief moments hit the mark. His banter with Futaba is hilarious. | ||
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