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Post by shiranui on Feb 8, 2010 10:30:18 GMT -5
Entry 24: OH MY GOD SHE IS PSYCHOTICPreviously on Let's Play Persona 4, we ate the girls' instant noodles. And fried tofu. Especially the fried tofu. We were then sentenced to buying them steak. --- Saturday, 30 April (continued)We actually promised to get them filet mignon, but Junes doesn't have that so they'd better be happy with what they get. Yukiko didn't even really want steak because it's "too fatty", but oh well. Aww. Come on, I'll get you all the fried tofu you want, we can go to the Marukyu Tofu Shop in the shopping district and... no? So, I guess we'll talk about the murder mystery again. Yosuke, you moron, hasn't it been established a million times already that Misuzu Hiiragi had a solid alibi? Well, knowing something about the case we are trying to solve just MIGHT be a good idea, don't you think? To shut her up? Eh, beats me. The Inaba police probably couldn't catch a Zubat in the Rock Tunnel in Pokémon, but this is a good point if we pretend they are competent. Speaking of the police, look who's here! Whoa, you guys are not going drinking tonight? Burnination! Adachi, as usual, starts blabbing about the case. I sure feel a whole lot safer knowing there's an officer of the law around. Yeah, I think you could say that. (Wait, why does Chie's text box say Adachi? Looks like someone has f***ed up at some point. I never actually noticed this before) After Chie and Yukiko finish eating their steaks, we go to the TV world to have a chat with Teddie who gives Yukiko a pair of glasses of her own. I gotta say that look suits her. Just... where the hell do these glasses come from? Oh, now it all makes sense. But doesn't Teddie himself need a pair? Teddie: "You didn't know?"Yosuke certainly didn't. To be honest, we really don't care all that much. Teddie shows Yosuke how delicately he can move his fingertips... for some reason. Yosuke has had enough of this nonsense. HADÔKEN Yukiko picks up something Teddie dropped when Yosuke pushed him down, and it turns out to be another pair of glasses. Screwed up on, eh? How? ...okay, I see your point. Since there is no "Looks f***ing horrible" option, I guess we'll play along and say those glasses look great. OHHH NO YOU DON'T. Thanks for backing me up, Chie. Teddie laments the fact he didn't make an actual pair. No, seriously, it's okay, we can live with that. Yukiko puts the silly glasses on Chie and... just loses it. Is this supposed to actually be funny? Because if so, I am not amused. Fortunately, this is in fact NOT the high point of the humor in this game, and we're in for some genuinely funny stuff later on. She's still laughing. Dammit, Yukiko, I thought you were elegant!BUT... AT... WHAT... COST? Great, Yukiko is bats*** insane. As much as I'm afraid to say this, she looks like she is one step away from becoming the girl from Audition. (yes, I know Spoony already made this joke about Selphie in his FF VIII review, but it's at least as appropriate here)Okay, let's go home before someone gets his legs cut off with piano wire. Somehow, I am not convinced. Neither is Nanako, for that matter. "Just for the past nine years in a row!" Yaaay. I suppose I don't have anything better to do. Sounds like a plan. ...if even that. I don't like where this is going. Crap. Oh well, in Japan you can buy pre-packed boxed lunches at train stations and bus stations and wherever, and there are about a million different variations so I think we can work something out. I can't help but feel ripped off. --- What happens next? Will we hang out with Kou and Daisuke and learn to play soccer like a true professional? How will Drama Club work out, and how long will it take before I f*** up and creep Yumi out so bad she will no longer talk to me? What about the boxed lunches? Will Yukiko ever regain her composure? Will someone else appear on the Midnight Channel? Find out in the next set of episodes of Let's Play Persona 4!
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Post by shiranui on Feb 11, 2010 22:00:57 GMT -5
Entry 25: That last preview was pretty inaccurate[/size][/b] --- Sunday, May 1Um, why would we do that? Well, I guess that's not such a bad idea. The Sentai show Nanako is watching is called "Phoenix Ranger Featherman R". Right, let's head out. Before going to Junes, however, we shall run around for a bit. This guy wants a bottle of sake that Konishi Liquors used to carry but no longer has in stock. Apparently, they stopped selling this particular sake because the shop owner lost the will to do business for some reason... hmm. If I get a reward from it, why not? Anyway, in Persona 3 you would get requests from Igor's assistant Elizabeth every now and then. Even though they were usually fetch quests of some sort, they were all easily accepted from a list (three at a time) in the Velvet Room so it was pretty fun to complete them. In Persona 4, however, you have to run around and talk to everyone to receive requests. Yeah, Persona related requests are still done in the Velvet Room, but more about those later. Pretty much any hardcore fan of Godzilla films knows this even if they don't know that much about Japanese culture itself. The first series of Godzilla films (beginning with the original 1954 film and ending with 1975's Terror of Mechagodzilla) was referred to as the Shôwa series, and The Return of Godzilla (aka Godzilla 1985) started the VS series which is now also known as the Heisei series (and which ended with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah). And what has this to do with anything? Absolutely nothing whatsoever! Real information about the Shôwa and Heisei periods can be found here. We find Taro Namatame sitting on the riverbank, depressed out of his mind. Hell yeah, I caught the Hylian Loach back in the day! All right! That's pretty much everything there is to know about fishing in this game. When he says "good stuff", he is not kidding. Many of the best items in the game can be acquired only by giving the old man certain amounts of particular fish. The first time I went through the game I didn't really bother with fishing, and it was only during New Game+ when I realized what I had missed.Mr. Tanaka from Persona 3 makes his return, still selling items on TV on Sundays. Catdog? Right, let's go crack some Shadow heads. Ooh! A bonus boss! Well, I can go through the castle again, but the Shadow will have to wait because he is a goddamn cheating bastard. First of all, though, we'll go back to the twisted shopping district and Konishi Sake. If the reason why they stopped selling Mori Ranmaru is what I think it is, we might as well look for it here. Oh? This looks promising. Score! An unopened bottle of Mori Ranmaru Shochu, straight from the creepy alternate TV dimension version of Konishi Sake! What's that stuck between the barrels? Hey, there's a pair of spanners! HOLY S***. Why, sure, the weapon Yosuke has equipped right now is the one he started with (as I don't really have that much money for weapon upgrades - I spend most of my cash in the Velvet Room, re-summoning Personas after fusions) and there are some pretty good ones in stock at Daidara, but this is EASILY the best weapon Yosuke can get his hands on at this point. I'm sure we can work something out... but for now, let's go to the castle. What the christ? It was YOUR idea to come here today in the first place! Make up your mind, woman! At least Yosuke gets it. I'm sure. --- Next time on LPP4: we storm Yukiko's Castle again!
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Post by Oak: Certified Jade Hater on Feb 11, 2010 22:41:14 GMT -5
Hooray updates!!
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Post by shiranui on Feb 12, 2010 6:58:45 GMT -5
Entry 26: Girl, we need a montage (montage)
--- Sunday, May 1 (continued)As mentioned, this boss really IS powerful (more like broken, to be honest) and we will not be fighting it on this visit, as I'm not that into suicide missions unless we're saving the world in the process. Yosuke's Skill Spanner in action. He deals massive amounts of damage with that weapon and basically one-shots everything he hits. As we saw previously, the Shadow boss rooms usually contain a weapon for the party member whose Shadow you've fought in there. Thus, one would expect some kind of a weapon for Chie (spiked boots or whatever) to appear here, but there is none. I've gone over this room with a comb and found nothing. Even though the EXP rewards in the lower floors of the castle are pitiful (3-7 EXP per battle), Seta still manages to level up. Ah, something useful for a change. Life Stones are a mainstay in the Shin Megami Tensei games, they are quite good healing items (one restores 30% HP) but they're most commonly used to negotiate with demons in the main SMT series and the early Persona games. We run into a Positive King, and even though he could be killed in a couple of turns by just rushing him (or farmed for EXP by letting him summon Bambinos and killing them over and over) we'll just have Yukiko destroy him. More useful loot. Snuff Soul restores 50 SP, we got one earlier but I don't remember if I mentioned it. This rare chest contains a Talisman. Not bad. Here's what Yukiko's Persona can do. Maragi is a fire spell that hits all targets, and Me Patra cures the entire party of confuse, dizzy or knockdown status. Since we've already seen all the monsters in Yukiko's Castle and there's not much new to show off while we train (the upper levels of the castle still give good EXP rewards of 140-150 EXP per fight), I'll just show off some Personas and whatever loot we find. And since we're training, we're gonna need a montage. The All-Out Attack in all its glory. PERSONA ROLL CALL! Angel! (Who needs clothing?) Valkyrie! (She rides!) Sylph! (Wow, she's tiny!) Oberoooooooooooon! (that's one 'o'! At a time, that is) Not bad. I'll give that to Chie. More party healing spells are always a good thing, even if it's only the lvl 1 spell. Yeah! A Bead restores all of a character's HP. Chie's critical hit animation is really cool, she unleashes this kicking combo and just destroys the enemy with it. Here she's kicking some poor Magical Magus right in the skull. Right, we've reached the top, and there is the boss behind that door. As I said, I am not going in there yet. Instead, it's time for some Persona fusion in the Velvet Room! Insert your own jokes about one-eyed monsters (and one-legged too, I suppose), I'm not going to bother. But damn, those are some nice skills. Let's fuse this guy, too bad I don't have the Social Link for the Hermit Arcana. The hell? When did Ippon-Datara learn to speak like a civilized demon? This is how I prefer him. (clip from Luisfe's Let's Play of Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army) Since I've been hanging out with Yumi, Personas of the Sun Arcana such as Cu Sith here get an EXP bonus. Cu Sith levels up and learns Growth 1, which gives him 25% EXP from each battle when inactive (as in, when I have another Persona doing all the work and he's sitting in the sidelines). I will try to fuse Growth skills to as many Personas as I possibly can, because it makes it a million times easier to level them up. Hey now, who are you calling a "ho"? That's very rude, you know. (Don't worry, Jack Frost is not really insulting us or trying to talk like pimp... although "Pimp Daddy Frost" would be an interesting variation of the character. Jack Frost and his brethren simply have the charming habit of putting one or more variations of "hee ho" in everything they say. Jack is the mascot of Atlus and has appeared in almost every Shin Megami Tensei game) Jack gets bonus EXP thanks to Yosuke's Social Link. I got really lucky with Fusion Forecast here (I hadn't checked it prior to starting the fusion process). Had I not fused Jack Frost on this particular date, he wouldn't have got Resist Fire. Since fire is his only weakness and Resist Fire negates that entirely, we have a really good all-rounder here. Because a Persona can know no more than eight skills, we need to remove one of his previous abilities. Makajam causes Silence on an enemy (meaning it can't cast spells), that can go because I don't think I've ever used Silence in this game, except with weapons that cause it when you hit enemies. My Jack Frost knows Mudo and Zio thanks to the fusion I did. Yep, it's a Jack Frost that can kill you instantly with the powers of darkness AND summon lightning. We go back to the castle to use up our remaining SP. There aren't many enemies around any more because we killed them all, but we do run into this glowing pink Shadow. That is a particularly strong Shadow and should be approached with caution. Oh, it's just this jackass again, and this time he brought his brother. Both go down with Hama spells. A bunch of Burning Beetles arrives as reinforcements, and Jack Frost f***s them up. We get a lot of EXP from this. Another strong Shadow. These guys never stop, do they? I guess they shall feel the holy wrath as well. Ippon-Datara in action. Also, Yosuke's Persona learns Magaru which is the multi-target version of Garu. We're now at lv. 18 and our SP is depleted, so it's time to go home. --- Next time on LPP4: School.
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Post by shiranui on Feb 15, 2010 19:19:07 GMT -5
Entry 27: Total Request Live, Yasogami High Edition[/size][/u] --- Monday, May 2I meet Yukiko at the school gate in the morning. It's raining once again, but this is not going to last until the night so we won't be needing to watch the Midnight Channel this time. ...hanging out with Yumi from the Drama Club? Yeah. I was glad that Debbie Had a sense of humor This time of the morning I tend to get gloomyYeah, gonna hang out with Dojima and Nanako and spend most of the time trying to keep Dojima off the booze and to withstand Nanako's incessant singing of the Junes commercial jingle. Fun! I like fun! Sounds like a plan, although there isn't that much EXP to be had from the monsters in the castle any more. Speaking of monsters, there's nothing like a King Moron lecture to brighten up the day. This time he rambles on about how students should learn to be... well, just like him, I guess. Modest at the top. Virtue? Yeah, we'll get to fuse him in the Velvet Room later on. Oh, f***. I had completely forgotten about the midterms. 1234! Cretins wanna hop some more! I don't think Mr. Morooka has any idea about popularity OR intimacy, but I guess he has a point there. Somehow, I gain a Knowledge bonus for listening to this. Eh, I'm listening. This guy wants me to go up to the rooftop and talk to a particular girl there. ...whatever. As long as I'm getting something out of this. This girl wants some kind of a lucky charm or something to help her sleep. I'll go check the shops in Akihabara. Do you want a statue of the SMT: Nocturne/Persona 3 & 4 version, the Devil Summoner version or the old-school version of Angel? She promises to give me a key to... something as a reward, so I guess we'll go and find one of those statues. Upcoming exams mean no social links for a week. If Seta aces an exam, Ms. Sofue will give him some very useful items. Won't happen in a while, though, need more Knowledge first. Oh, what the hell now? Castle, eh? I know just the place. You want a statue of Gene Simmons, right? As I said, as long as I get something out of this, I don't mind. This girl is still trying to work up the courage to go and talk to the guy she likes. She also mentions that studying on rainy days is more effective than usual. On the third floor I run into this dude who challenges me to some kind of a riddle I can't make anything of. I'll try again later on. Oh, come on, there's no need to be uncomfortable around me... Eh, fair enough. Yes, it's very romantic. And very depressing for some reason. I miss the time when you could accept all the requests via the Velvet Room. Before going to the library to study, I head off to Daidara to sell some materials. Yes, in fact I do. Do you know if you're a boy or a girl? All right, finally some better weaponry for Seta. Let's head back to school. Woo. Then we're off to Dojima Residence. "...not managed to do anything whatsoever, as usual." Dojima is late, as is the norm for him. He calls home and as Nanako speaks with him, her voice suddenly loses all of its energy. YEAH! I mean... Crap! Nanako hands Seta the phone and runs off. Actually, I don't really mind, but Nanako seemed devastated about it. No, really, it's fine. Wow, Dojima is a jackass. Oh well, let's study for the midterms some more. If I'm lucky, I can raise Seta's Knowledge up one level before the exams start. --- Next time on LPP4, we hang out with people. Look forward to it and... well, post comments once in a while. Please?
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Post by Oak: Certified Jade Hater on Feb 15, 2010 19:40:32 GMT -5
Updates wooo!
I'm interested to see how the relationship between Yukiko-San and Seta will develop, and what will happen with Yumi and the Drama Club.
I suppose there are monsters and stuff to deal with too, but that's my concern for now.
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Post by shiranui on Feb 17, 2010 11:44:42 GMT -5
Entry 28: Daisuke is an idiot
--- Tuesday, May 3Golden Week has started and we have a few days off. Nanako is watching TV (to be honest, I don't remember really seeing her do anything else, ever), and as I chat with her the doorbell rings. Sure thing, let's go. Oh yeah, I guess we should let Nanako come too. What else is there? For the love of all that's good and holy, don't sing the song. "If only Dad wasn't such a useless moron..." No, I was going to buy... I mean make the boxed lunches. Nanako mentions that I'm supposed to make them. Apparently, yeah, although I honestly can't cook ANYTHING. From now on, 98% of Nanako's dialogue will feature "big bro" in some context. I don't think anyone is convinced. Actually, she sounds like even she doesn't believe what she's saying. Yosuke isn't convinced either. Yosuke and Chie decide that we all should have a cook-off even though no one here can seemingly cook to save their life. ...umm, her mom's? Dammit, Yosuke. Yosuke: "Sorry, I didn't know..."Well, good to see Nanako isn't too bothered about it. "Sure, Dad is there like once a week or so, but still!" Yeah, she seems happy for once. I'm sure it's good for her to come out of the house every now and then. Chie promises Nanako that we'll play with her anytime, and Yosuke goes to get her a soda. Yukiko and Chie remark how strong and mature Nanako seems and also decide to go buy her something. Hmm... Woo, another Social Link. Of course, when I said that there would be no Social Links the week before exams, I meant the school-based S.Links like Yumi and Daisuke & Kou. Sure, as long as it's not the weird one. Heading home to study once again. Dammit, how long is this going to take? --- Wednesday, May 4I'm glad my birthday is celebrated as a national holiday in Japan. We go to Junes with Yosuke, Kou and Daisuke and take Nanako with us. AHHH HDTVS ARE AMAZING THEY ARE MAGICAL OH MY GOD Dude! ...oh. Nanako isn't impressed. Wow, THAT was smooth. Yep, good old Daisuke, the guy with a heart of gold and the brain of a chimp. Har har. Still, this wasn't a completely useless trip even though I could have stayed home and studied for the test... basically, I have three social links that WILL go up the next time I hang with these people, four if you include Yumi. (When someone invites you to hang out after school, that means the S.Link is about to level up) Gah! --- Next time on LPP4: meeting strange animals!
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Post by shiranui on Feb 18, 2010 17:41:29 GMT -5
Entry 29: G! R! Double E! N! LEAVES!
--- Thursday, May 5Since it's yet another day off due to Golden Week and no one's called, Seta decides to go somewhere. I try Yasoinaba Station, but nothing ever happens there so I go to the Shinto shrine in the shopping district instead. It's not very well maintained, and there's not even anything interesting to do here. Eh, time to go home, I guess. Still, there is something about this place, it kinda makes me feel like... like we're being watched. "Strange animal", eh? Looks like a normal fox, with a silly apron and some badass scars though. Oh my! I guess this is the animal that is said to live here at this shrine. As you probably figured out, an ema plaque is sort of a wish you can write on a plaque and leave at the shrine. There's a joke to be made about "unusually shaped leaves" here somewhere, but I don't want to get this thread closed or anything like that... This old guy comes by and says he's trying to maintain the shrine but hasn't been able to do it lately because of his legs hurting so much. Hmm, that's convenient. We have an old man complaining about leg pains and mentioning his grandson named Keita... where have I heard this before? Oh yeah! I'm sure it's just a funny little coincidence! Anyway, the old man notices the leaf in Seta's hand and says that his grandmother used to tell him leaves like that were THE BEST ache remedy there was. However, these leaves haven't been seen around here recently and... yeah. So, let's give him the leaf. He sticks it on his leg and it starts working its miracles in an instant. I'm not sure what's going on here, but glad I could help! Holy s***, he became The Flash! These leaves truly are magical! Somehow, the fox understands the wish on the ema has been granted, and it also sees that the shrine has received an offering from the old man. And now it likes me. Great. Strange? What could possibly be strange about a fox that may or may not be magical (and wears a silly apron on its neck) appearing to understand all of my thoughts and showing me this pile of definitely magical leaves? Uh... really? Yes, it appears that hanging out with strange animals is enough to activate a Social Link. I guess no one specified that Social Link characters have to be human beings... but still, this is pretty strange. Yes, now that you mention it, it would. Of course, the fox will not offer its help for free. Okay, that's enough strange animal encounters for one day, let's go home. Hmm, the police have managed to catch someone? Color me surprised. I know it's their job, but as you may have noticed they haven't been very convincing lately. Dojima arrives with a Junes bag and thinks his half-hearted apologies will make everything all right with Nanako. Still, Nanako doesn't seem to mind the fact her dad is a jackass. I guess she is used to it by now. Hmm, at least he bought Nanako a present. Maybe he isn't that bad. Okay, that's pretty weak, to be honest. I wouldn't be surprised if the shirt said "My Dad is the biggest deadbeat in the history of mankind and all I got was this stupid T-shirt!" (actually, it's got a picture of a platypus) "Actually, me and Adachi burned through the entirety of our last month's paychecks at the hostess bar again, so it's the only thing I could afford. That's because it took so long to decide; this was the only thing that cost less than 500 yen. I hope you two don't need to eat for the rest of this month." "I'M SCREAMING OF DESPAIR INSIDE" Oh, hey, that's pretty thoughtful of him. ........err, thanks, I guess. For your information, I have no intention of going swimming anytime soon. Ever again, actually, if I can help it. Itadakimasu. Is there even a beach around here where you can go check out girls? No? Then where and why the hell would I take a swim? Damn, it really takes forever to level up the Knowledge stat. --- Friday, May 6Let's do that. (language warning) Am I what now? Spit it out already. Try not to smash it into everything you see and you'll be fine. Also, I shudder at the thought of Yosuke riding a motorcycle around here. That has the potential to kill more people than the serial killer would even dare try. Sorry, man, gotta study for the exams. Then again, a Social Link is a Social Link. Nah, this game wouldn't have much action from now on if that was the case. If someone gets thrown in, we'll kill a bunch of Shadows and save the victim. Simple as that. Chie agrees with me and changes the subject. Beautiful AND smart. Excellent. ....... Yosuke, I think that came out a bit wrong. RANDOM ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST YOSUKE! That was a pretty epic slap, though. Don't think, feel. Yosuke, naturally, is not exactly thrilled over what just happened. Oh, hell. Take me with you, away from these two morons! Eh, whatever. Let's go to the rooftop, I think there was the girl I was supposed to talk to on behalf of that one guy. So, I ask what her hobbies are. Right. Since Chie asked me to hang out with her after school and she's finished arguing with Yosuke, I go talk to her as well. What will happen? Find out next time! --- Next time on LPP4: We hang out with Chie, and stuff.
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Post by shiranui on Feb 19, 2010 16:40:40 GMT -5
Hm, I just found out that Schildkrote (author of the awesome LP of Persona 3, "My Life Is A Goddamn Mess", which served as one of my inspirations for this... not least because it's the greatest LP I've ever read) is currently doing a Persona 4 Let's Play called "Christ Almighty, I Hate This Town" on the Something Awful message board. So, if you want to see a GOOD P4 LP, check that out. ;D (I won't read it myself until I've finished mine, though)
Anyway, for the two of you who may or may not still be reading this, the next update will be posted shortly.
And yeah, I just changed this thread's title closer to the original. As far as I'm concerned, an LP thread MUST have a funny or otherwise relevant title.
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Post by J is Justice on Feb 19, 2010 17:17:27 GMT -5
I hate that fox. Everytime I saved up enough money for it to heal me, the price went up! Like on my first playthrough, I was stuck in the TV with no SP or HP restoring items left (it was the day before the fog, so I couldn't go out and buy some) and I was stuck on a boss (I think it was Kanji). So, I was trying to level up and of course I was getting low on health, so I went to the fox for help and it made it's price. So, I battled more shadows and finally got enough money with practically no health and SP left. I was so relieved! And then I went to the fox and the price had gone up! I almost quit the game there and then. Anyway, I just decided to roam the previous dungeon to find sp and health items. I still don't get why that happened.
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Post by shiranui on Feb 19, 2010 17:21:26 GMT -5
I hate that fox. Everytime I saved up enough money for it to heal me, the price went up! Like on my first playthrough, I was stuck in the TV with no SP or HP restoring items left (it was the day before the fog, so I couldn't go out and buy some) and I was stuck on a boss (I think it was Kanji). So, I was trying to level up and of course I was getting low on health, so I went to the fox for help and it made it's price. So, I battled more shadows and finally got enough money with practically no health and SP left. I was so relieved! And then I went to the fox and the price had gone up! I almost quit the game there and then. Anyway, I just decided to roam the previous dungeon to find sp and health items. I still don't get why that happened. The fox has pretty violent mood swings that seem to come at random, and that affects the price of the healing. When it's happy (saying "Yip!" and giving you items), the price of the SP refill is a lot lower than normal (that is when the fox says "......") and when it's angry (going "Grr...." and stuff) the price basically doubles. In addition, the price of the SP refill depends on how much SP you've lost. So, if you've just about used all your SP, you'll need to spend a fortune on the refill. While Persona 3 Portable has a similar system, at least in that game it doesn't usually cost more than 1,000 yen to replenish your SP.
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Post by shiranui on Feb 19, 2010 19:10:03 GMT -5
Entry 30: Kung Fu Fighting--- Friday, May 6 (continued)...for what? Oh! Oh, okay. Of course. Training, yeah. I don't know what I was thinking, never mind that. "I usually practice on Yosuke, but he hasn't been co-operating recently." You put a hole in Shoji Meguro? (composer of the music in this game and most other SMT titles, if you had forgotten) He must not have been impressed. She wants to teach me about the four Wude or whatever. I guess I'll play along. I already said yes! YES, DAMMIT! Yeah, that boss was a total pushover. Work it harder, make it better, do it faster, makes us stronger! Nothing can withstand our kung fu. Social Link up, go home, you know the drill. Let's see if I can convince him to be less of an ass. Probably not going to happen, but since he's home I might as well try. "What should I talk about? My job? No, that's not good. The hot girls he always has hanging around him for some reason? Maybe that would work... ah, I don't know, I don't want him to think I'm jealous or something. Speaking of hot girls -- damn, that redheaded bunny girl waitress was fine the other night, too bad I was so drunk I was more interested in shooting out truck tires with Adachi. God damn it, I need a drink." "Yeah, that'll do." Well, apart from constantly having to run errands for some morons I don't even know and watching Chie and Yosuke act like kids all the time, not to mention the fact all the teachers seem to have escaped from the nearest mental asylum, it's fun. "Especially those girls you always hang out with? How do you do that?" "...ah, screw it, yes I am. Stop having friends, dammit!" ...Whatever. Oh, great, now he's suspecting ME of the killings. Brilliant. But yeah, he's right, the first murder happened the night I came to Inaba. That's quite strange, but maybe it's just an unfortunate coincidence. At least I know I didn't kill anyone, and that should be enough. I'm not "getting caught in your job", I'm pretty much DOING your job FOR you. Both of your jobs, actually. You can't get anything done as a police detective so me and my friends had to save Yukiko's life ourselves, and you sure as hell don't have any idea how to raise your daughter and we have to take care of her too. (Too bad there isn't a dialogue option like this available... and even if there was, it would require so much Courage we couldn't choose it.) Thank God Nanako is there to talk some sense into her Dad, and so he calms down. Well, yeah, that kind of depends on your definition of what is considered dangerous. Does running around fighting Burning Beetles and Avenger Knights count as dangerous? I know what I'm doing, you know. Eh. I guess Dojima's okay. Yet another Social Link. Yep, this town isn't bad if you don't mind the fact there is a psycho killer running around and the whole place is in the middle of freaking nowhere with nothing in particular to do, and the weather sucks too. Still, this place has some of the prettiest girls I've seen anywhere and the people here are quite friendly, so yeah, it's not all bad. Sure, right after I've spent the next six hours on Cracked.com, TV Tropes and various message boards. --- Saturday, May 7Oh yeah, I need to buy that too. Great, this reminds me of the English Grammar class I'm currently taking in real life. Obvious. Time to study for the test again. I can probably get more studying done by teaming up with Chie, so let's head to the library. Oh yes. Once I get home, it's time to study some more. Time is running out, the exams start on Monday. --- Sunday, May 8
Sorry, no can do. I have to study. (why couldn't Seta say that instead of "I'll pass"?) Don't be sad, it's not your fault. I just want to be prepared. Okay, time to push it to the limit again. This is the last chance. YES. YESYESYES!! --- Next time on LPP4: the midterms.
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J is Justice
Wade Wilson
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Post by J is Justice on Feb 19, 2010 19:25:22 GMT -5
... Now I'm getting the urge to play it.
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Post by shiranui on Feb 20, 2010 14:15:33 GMT -5
Entry 31: This page has too many images--- Monday, May 9This means that there are no breaks between the days and thus you can't save or do anything until the exams are over. No, it doesn't really make any sense, but that's how it's done. Apparently, Chie hasn't done much studying. I, on the other hand, have, and while I may not quite ace the exams (my Knowledge still needs a level or two for that, even if I answer all the questions right I won't top the list unless my Knowledge is high enough) I'm not going to completely embarrass myself. This is a piece of cake. --- Tuesday, May 10I had to think about that question about the perfect numbers for a second, but eventually I remembered how those worked. Still not hard, I just suck at everything related to math. --- Wednesday, May 11The question about Descartes might have been tough had I not paid attention to King Moron's ramblings earlier on. --- Thursday, May 12Yep, seems like it went pretty well. After the exams are over, we talk about the answers we chose. I think Chie's Persona's headgear that appears to be a dunce cap just might be appropriate after all. I bet she chose Mt. Maxwell or something. I, for one, am shocked by this turn of events. Yep, me and Yukiko are awesome. Don't worry, Yosuke, we'll be sure to point and laugh at your failure. Then again, I shouldn't gloat yet, King Moron might take some points from me just because he can, I'm on his "shit list" after all... Huh? More coverage about the murders? Oh. An actual photograph from one of the aforementioned meetings. I haven't seen anyone looking like a biker gang member around here, to be honest. In the thunder and heat. I hear he'll rock you back in your seat. He'll make it come true and will also put a spell on you. This guy sounds pretty cool. Honestly, I don't get this exchange at all. What kind of a legend is she supposed to be thinking of, because I thought the way Yosuke said it was pretty self-explanatory? Is there something that didn't quite make it through the translation from the original Japanese script? Anyone have any idea? Let's go talk to the girl on the rooftop again. I guess I should update the guy at some point. However, today I'll continue my training with Chie. Nanako appears from out of nowhere (I have no idea where she's coming from, because the Dojima Residence is the other way and so is her school. Whatever.) and asks what we're up to. No, no, we already fought your Shadow. Chie, it's just a grasshopper. Chie is afraid of insects. Who would've thought? Nanako saves the day. Um, you remember those Burning Beetles we've been fighting for the last couple of weeks? Those are bugs the size of a grown man and you've had no problems killing them. Well, I don't know about that, depends if they're trying to kill you. Yukiko is, however, useless against Burning Beetles because they absorb fire spells. Okay, I really need to boost my Courage. So, we pick the "YOU KNOW, BECAUSE GIRLS ARE SCARED OF BUGS UNLIKE US MANLY MEN, HAR HAR HAR!" option. I suppose I could have laughed at her, but that wouldn't have been any better. Actually, that worked surprisingly well. Chie teaches Nanako some basic kung fu stuff before she leaves. ...you're fine with Burning Beetles. You know, GIANT BUGS THAT BREATHE FIRE. What's the problem? You're... you know what, never mind. So, shall we train? All right! S.Link level 3, and you know what that means! Chie's follow-up attack is probably the best of them all, you'll see why later on. We train for a while and go home. --- Next time on LPP4: the plot may or may not advance.
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Post by shiranui on Feb 20, 2010 17:53:16 GMT -5
I would post the next update, but this page has too many pictures as is. And since no one is commenting, we won't get to the next page anytime soon... (and no, I'm not complaining about the fact that people might have better things to do on a Saturday night than reading this)
...and of course, right now my internet connection seems to be sucking and failing as well, my upload hardly works at all.
EDIT: Well, at least I fixed the connection so I suppose I'll just post the next update in a bit.
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Post by shiranui on Feb 20, 2010 19:20:22 GMT -5
Entry 32: Did I mention this thread was not recommended for those with slow connections?--- Thursday, May 12 (continued)Sounds good to me, we have a few requests to complete anyway and that requires going inside the TV. Might as well do it tomorrow, unless something better comes up. Okay, time to read that "A Man's Life" book I bought a while ago. We're doing this right. Wow, this book is manly. Stupid, sure, but manly as all hell. [MANLY SINGING] What makes a man? Is it the book in his hand? Is it his quest for Courage?Give it all you got, read it right from the start-uh! And you will increase your Courage! [/MANLY SINGING] (...but not enough to raise it up a level. I'll read the rest of the book later.) --- Friday, May 13I talk to the girl on the rooftop again, and we get to talking about books. Seta Sôji, Master Listener. This girl wants to be a meteorologist. You can check the weather by talking to her any time. Mohammed Yone here stumped me with his obscure riddles last time, but now I'm back for revenge. Yep, that's how it goes. Absolutely, I am the master of riddles and know everything. I certainly wasn't guessing here, you know, that was all knowledge. Woo! The Riddle Master, that's me. All over. Sure, let's mosey. The fox we met the other day has followed us to the Junes food court. Scary? With that apron? No chance. That's what I said! So, what should we do with it? Yeah, that's the best solution. We could certainly use the magic leaves. Sure enough, we take it to the TV world with us. Teddie seems to like the fox. The fox isn't particularly happy, but it's not trying to bite my arm off or anything so it's fine. Hey, it gave me a Snuff Soul! That's nice of the little guy. We are here to acquire an Angel Statue, a Demon Statue and some Ritz Wire. They are carried by monsters on the top floors of the castle, so let's get a move on. When going through a finished dungeon the second time (or third or however many times you decide to play through it), you sometimes meet the fox and/or one or two of your inactive party members on one of the floors. They'll give you items or, in the fox's case, replenish your SP for a price. We don't need that at the moment, because the monsters here are so weak that we've just been running through them with the Rush command and not used any SP. Oh yeah. Soul Food, when used, refills your SP entirely. SP items are rarer than you might think, so I'll hold on to this. Right, there's our Angel Statue. The Heat Balance gives us that Ritz Wire we needed. And there's the Demon Statue. We got what we came for. Hey, a new Persona! Lilim isn't very strong, but she can be used for fusion... eh? This is the Arcana Chance, a new feature introduced in Persona 4. The positive effects these cards can give are often very good, but the negative ones tend to be so bad that it's usually not worth taking the risk, especially when you're going through a dungeon the first time. The Moon Arcana... I wish I remembered what that did. Only one way to find out. Yes! (Had we drawn the upside-down Moon card, the EXP reward from each battle would be decreased to 1 EXP for a while. DO NOT WANT. Normally I don't even bother with the Moon Arcana Chance because it's really not worth the risk, but here I decided to show off how the feature works and made a save state I would've loaded if things had gone south) Basically, we now get double EXP from each battle. Showing off the Mudo spell here. As mentioned, it's an instant death spell like Hama, just darker. Ghoul, eh? I'll release Sylph to make room for him, we can summon her from the compendium later. Thanks to the EXP bonus we're getting, leveling up is a bit easier than normal. We even meet a new enemy called the Phantom Mage. These guys look imposing but are weak to Garu and die rather quickly. Still not going in there, at least not before I get a Persona that is resistant to physical strikes. Wow, that's pretty expensive, especially considering that only Seta has really lost any SP. I go to the Velvet Room and fuse Ara Mitama. He's resistant to physical attacks, but his endurance doesn't look high enough for the boss fight. We got what we came for and I'm not going to pay a fortune for the SP refill, so let's go home for now. --- Next time on Let's Play Persona 4: plot! And maybe something else too! Look forward to it and... well, I wouldn't mind seeing some more comments so we can get this thing to the next page - the number of images on Page 5 is starting to kill MY connection now.
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Post by shiranui on Feb 20, 2010 20:41:27 GMT -5
SPECIAL BONUS CHAPTER: The Contrarian King is a Cheating Bastard[/u][/size] So yeah, I did in fact attempt the boss fight on my recent visit to the castle, after fusing Ara Mitama (a Persona that is supposed to be strong against physical attacks). This is how it went. All right, let's clobber that guy already. I don't have max SP, but I don't think that will matter so much. There's the Contrarian King in all his glory. Doesn't look so bad, it's just an oversized Positive King. He starts off casting Red Wall. Usually, an enemy would cast a spell like this because they're weak against that element. Not this guy. He casts Red Wall so that you'd THINK he's weak against fire and would then waste a turn hitting him with a fire spell once Red Wall wears off... healing him in the process because he ALREADY absorbs Agi with or without Red Wall. What a goddamn asshole. He has no weaknesses, blocks Garu, Hama and Mudo and is strong against physical attacks. Thus, I use Rakunda on him to bring his defense down a bit. I should probably use Tarunda to decrease his attack, let's see if I get the chance for that. It would require me to switch Personas. The King uses physical attacks, as well as an Enrage spell. Here he's clobbering Yukiko with Hysterical Slap. I'm fairly sure that everyone should have Rakukaja, Tarukaja and Sukukaja in effect during this battle, and Rakunda and Tarunda should be used on the King. Good luck trying to get all that done before he kills one or more of your party members. The King isn't so bad as long as he only targets one member of your party. However, he has one more trick up his sleeve -- RAMPAGE. Rampage is a physical attack that hits the entire party 2-4 times and has a high chance to cause critical hits. Pay close attention to the party's HP. Apart from Yukiko who somehow manages to avoid it, Rampage basically MURDERS everyone. When used by the Contrarian King, this is one of the most hideously broken attacks in any JRPG ever. (Chie learns it on level 20 and many Personas Seta uses have it too, but it's nowhere near as powerful) We don't really have any good healing spells either. Yukiko has Media and we've got some items, but none of those heals that much HP. Basically, if the Contrarian King uses Rampage once, you are f***ed. Unless, of course, you have a really strong Persona equipped. Which we don't. Well, at least I got to show off the Game Over screen! --- That was the Contrarian King, our first bonus boss of the game. We'll come back and beat his sorry ass soon enough, but you can imagine how people playing through this game for the first time feel when they face this guy. The difficulty (which already increased significantly with the Shadow Yukiko fight) just goes through the freaking ROOF if you attempt to face him when the game first tells you to. Next time, the actual part 33.
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Post by Ash Kingston on Feb 20, 2010 21:13:25 GMT -5
...alright, I'm convinced. I must get my hands on this game and suck miserably at it! Excellent LP thus far (IMO)! (b'.')b
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Post by shiranui on Feb 21, 2010 13:42:01 GMT -5
...alright, I'm convinced. I must get my hands on this game and suck miserably at it! Excellent LP thus far (IMO)! (b'.')b Thanks. And as I said before, if this Let's Play manages to inspire people to pick up the game, I am doing something right. To me, the biggest sign of a good LP is that reading/watching it makes me want to play the game. Part 33 coming soon enough.
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Post by shiranui on Feb 21, 2010 14:49:22 GMT -5
So that we can finally get to the next page with the next update, here's a nice video clip that shows just how broken the Contrarian King is.
For additional info, here's the video description:
So yeah, they're playing on Expert mode where enemies do more damage in general, but the point is still there. His Rampage does far more damage than it should be able to.
And you know what? I honestly think this guy was supposed to be weak against fire, but the developers screwed up and accidentally made him absorb it. Sure, there's the possibility that they intentionally programmed him to use Red Wall just to throw you off (this is a Shin Megami Tensei game, so it's not out of the question), but the first bonus boss should not be this hard and not this much of a douchebag, especially when none of the other bosses are even half as difficult as this guy.
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