SMT thread - Redpill edition
SMT thread - Redpill edition
Bump
Just about to finish DDS2, then move on to Nocturne and eventually the 3DS games. SMT had been on my radar for as long as I've been on Yea Forums but I decided to give DDS a go recently on a whim and man am I glad I did.
Why is Mastema so sneaky?
second bump
Where's that from?
How did they get away with this?
SMT Liberation Dx2, the SMT mobage.
The SMT gacha game
It's shit
New Raidou game fucking when?
Kek
>One of the development team's goals with the game is to depict and sympathize with the "characteristics of the times", such as unemployment, unease about retirement, terrorism and nuclear weapons, and problems at home.
I found this on both wikis, SMT wiki and Wikipedia and they got it from here: siliconera.com
Hasn't that always been the case? Strange Journey was made when people started getting serious about climatic changes and shit half a decade ago and they added shit about terrorism and other problems in the remake, they always integrate it in SMT, its nothing new
Gimme all your SMT images ho!
Fuck you
SMT is literally SJW shit done right effectively making it not shit but fucking amazing
I almost wish Matt and Trey Parker could help them with SMT
Some dark comedy along with some “both sides suck” mentality could really help push the game forward
>SMT is literally SJW shit done right effectively making it not shit but fucking amazing
Nukes are a problem today?
I hope you are baiting.
North Korea
>Being a lawfag
Good joked. Actually laughed.
>Redpill edition
north korea. india and Pakistan. Russia having a massive nuke ready.
SMT always liked to use problems of the time they were released. tho since nocturne they having been getting more and more generic since they stopped focusing on that
made me watch the video again. god bless your soul, fren.
Why are shinmegumi threads always so comfy Yea Forums?
I swear to Mara ima rek some shit up if Atlus doesnt give us anything at e3
Ha ha nice SMT thread guys but remember to buy Skyrim!
That boy needs therapy
and Israel
Can someone tell me about Shekinah and what is it purpose?
Anyone have those old "King of the Hiru" MS Paint comics? I will literally suck the dick of whomever can get every image in it together and post it here.
what does that mean?
Is there a trick to doing negotiations or is it all random?
I can tell you now that you won't be seeing anything there
The next trailer will be announced on their own or at some sega event
I've been playing the SMT gacha game since like August, I like it a lot but it is getting a little old by now, at least the DMC 5 collab is coming soon, maybe I'll roll for Dante, Nero and V.
YOU'RE A NUT
YOU'RE CRAZY IN THE COCONUT
be courteous but assert dominance
Does the mobage have it's own art for the DMC characters or does it just use Capcom's renders?
It's somewhat consistent between the same demon: so basically if you try an option with a particular demon and it doesn't work then it probably won't work next time either
If you give them money then they are more likely to run away I feel, if you reject or cheat a few requests then they are much less likely to run
We don't know yet, but Bayonetta and Jeanne have unique art for their portraits, they use the 3D models from the games tho
Completely random but sometimes consistent for the same race. Hitting on Femme or Lady almost always works, too.
Nukes are always a problem in Japan. They live within short distance to three nuclear powers (plus North Korea) and have had constant issues with nuclear power. Nukes will never not be relevant as a hot-button topic for the foreseeable future.
I've only played 4, 4A, Soul Hackers, and Devil Survivor, but I love the SMT series.
I also have Nocturne, Strange Journey, as well as both DDS games in my backlog too.
Reminder that captain jack did NOTHING wrong
>every neutral ending in the mainline series is inconclusive garbage that just leads to kicking the can down the road and dooming mankind later
>IV Final drops and finally has a neutral ending that at least has the potential to permanently end the threat of YHVH and demons
>but it has a garbage cast, the path to it is needlessly edgy, and it stuffed in a rape-waifu for no reason other than otaku pandering even though it conflicts with the theme of the ending
I'll forever be upset
The Power of the Bond needs to stay in Persona.
>he's talking about massacre
>decide to screech about bonds
Reading comprehension?
>having a human waifu in SMT
>He actually thinks dagda´s plan could work in the first place
You deserve to be upset
Gomen.
I read "it has a garbage cast" and considering how a big part of story with Giant Snake and defeating it with friendship revolves around your trash cast of friends and their growth my mind skipped a beat.
What's the deal with it being possible for several copies of the same demon to exist? Does waifuing one pixie mean that you waifu them all, or are all separate instances of demons completely new individuals?
>the path to it is needlessly edgy
It was the exact opposite of that
Gameplay reasons
Lorewise some demon exist as a race, Pixie is just one of many Pixies. For demons where only one of them are suppose to exist there's really no explanation, the games just play this off and will have demons say something silly like "Say hi to my sister for me".
>every single SMT starting from the very first one had a designated waifu
Hmmm...
Bonds ending doesn't fix shit, actually.
I like how they even got a jack frost to represent white MJ
>Does waifuing one pixie mean that you waifu them all,
Don't two time on her
>For demons where only one of them are suppose to exist
Usually they were kept fusion exclusive, so you could only ever see one at a time
4 and 4A ignored this a lot
The demon itself just acts as a "shell" for the idea of Pixie. The shell can die over and over or even exist in multiple places at once. It all makes sense once you realize demons are just technically figments of your imagination.
If they aren't different individuals then it is not two-timing, it's taking responsibility as a husband.
So is DDS2 good ? i loved 1 and that end was all like 'play the sequel bro'
>demons are just technically figments of your imagination
While I get what you're trying to say you're giving off the wrong idea. Demons are very much real, there is a reason they can physically kill you, but they are created as a result of humanity trying to create an understanding of concepts, occurrences, and other ideas that they did not understand.
It's quite different in some ways but of you like DDS1 then there is no reason not to play DDS2.
>SMT is literally SJW shit done right
>I almost wish Matt and Trey Parker could help them with SMT
>Some dark comedy
>some “both sides suck” mentality could really help push the game forward
See, the kids listen to the mumble rap.
Hmmm thanks, is the best party still Cielo, Argilla and Serph ?
What kind of question is that? This is going to sound rude but that thinking is fucking retarded
Ooops i mean Gale, Argilla and Serph
True, it does make sense. Doesn't explain the sister shit, but I guess gameplay is king as said.
Btw, do the boss demons remember you fighting them? I forget.
>loved the first half of this two-part game
>didn't play the second half
FOR REAL!?
Well, I won't go into too much detail but some slight spoilers here.
There are various points where you are forced to use a select number of characters so it's important to build everyone properly.
Either way every party member can be useful and really no one is absolute dead weight. Cielo can be frustrating at times due to his weakness to ALL ailments but his speed and magic allow him to still be able to fuck shit up.
Not really, though usually they will have special dialogue that sometimes references it.
Did you beat the real final boss?
I remember some people saying that only DDS 1 was good so i need some confirmation
Hmmm that is interesting, thanks
I still need to fight him, i think after him i will go to 2
Good work, hoyboy
>that end was all like 'play the sequel bro'
Then you should play the sequel bro
Damn this is some ubergesalt bait
>Btw, do the boss demons remember you fighting them?
Yup
Yeah, I'm not going to explain any story reasons but if you are thinking of benching anyone and not having them learn any mantras I wouldn't advise it. You can get away with it in DDS1 but not really DDS2. You don't have to invest equal time and macca in everyone, just don't completely ignore anyone.
I wonder if we'll see this kind of subplot again in a more elaborate form.
>ywn make Japan Great Again
SMTIV was annoyong enough with the "MUH NIPPONESE PRIDE", hope that shit is dropped. I'm sick of them sucking Masakado's dick every game.
>tfw always pick the neutral route
Feels good to have trust in humanity lads
>Japanese game made by Japanese people
>wtf why do they love Japan so much
As in they have similar elements
Gary/ Mary Sues
Woman/ minority with strong plot points and modernized problems like
Terrorism, isolation, too much technology nuclear destruction yet nothing feels as ham fisted as Western works
Does anything bad happen to my wife Isabeau?
>Every game has to be a patriotic statement.
>modernized problems like Terrorism, isolation, too much technology nuclear destruction
These are problems from the past 60 years user
Only if you want. Your monkey wife is a shitty character anyway.
Is there more bonus content in DDS1 than main content? Just beat Beelzebub (Human) and apparently there's a whole new dungeon in Manipura.
Have you even played II?
Yes on several fronts
Which is why they introduced the whole Tamagami subplot in IVA. He basically created the conditions for the apocalypse with the Yamato reactor and the NDDs.
Weebs need to be gassed.
>SMT is "muh nippon pride"
>Persona is "nationalism is fucking retarded"
What did Atlus mean by this?
You can kill her, resurrect her, and fuck the body.
There's quite a bit of optional content in DDS1. If you plan to do all of it prepare for what is commonly considered the hardest superboss in a jrpg and for a hour long boss fight you can die in at any moment.
They made a model of Mastema for a phone game, but not Persona 5?
When did you stop pretending dick jokes aren't funny and accept the fact that Mara is the best demon?
I'm gonna ignore Demi-fiend, I didn't play to do NG+ anyway.
Sega is making Dx2, not Atlus. All models are actually different in Dx2.
And then in SJ we have evolving demons.
If you plan to do Huang Long still he can be pretty tough too, just not bullshit like Demi-fiend.
That's not what I said at all. The Japanese pride shit in IV is part of SMT's themes of old and new ideals clashing together. Japan is supposed to be the older, more traditionalist country contrasting with the more technological, innovative forces which creates conflict when people try to tip the balance between what's better for humanity and what's better for nature. It's been like that in SMT since SMT1 when American soldiers were invading Japan. Japan's been interested in this type of shit since WWII when Americans fucked up their country and forced them from being a traditionalist, agrarian country to a technological superpower almost overnight. To just say that it's Japan stroking themselves off is a very reductionist way of thinking about the series.
>Boss can fuck you irl.
*ahem*
Chaosniggers are not welcome in these threads.
Evolving demons are in Nocturne too.
Pascal should be a demon in future games.
I meant plot-wise in Fornax, but that makes sense too.
SMTIV isn't just patriotic though, it's that it uses other countries as a way to explain why Japan went to shit. The Ikebukuro dungeon has you battle only Chinese demons and then tries to play them as these evil foreign invaders, as if Japanese demons are different and these civil creatures instead.
Traditions don't need to repeated. SMT is held back by tradition in cases. It feels like Atlus doesn't understand why people actually like the series at times.
I think Neutral would get along with Chaos more than Law.
I am finishing up 2 atm and it is definitely recommended to play it after 1, think of it as a two-part story where the first part is the set-up. Shit gets real crazy in 2.
As others have mentioned, make sure not to completely neglect anyone or it'll bite you in the ass later. 2 does the same thing as 1 where you lose some party members at certain points, but to a greater degree. It's also more viable to have your party members branch out into different skills due to mantras working on a grid system rather than straight lines.
I miss the weird looking demons, now with p4 and p5 everything has been coolized.
Law is literally Chaos but you lose yoru free will and instead of sucking demon dick you suck angel dick
>mfw I couldn't unlock the optional bosses in 1 despite doing everything the walkthrough told me to do
At least I got to fight the angels in 2. Not gonna go back to it, plenty of games in the series to play still.
Interestingly enough, the one guy we see take red pills turns into a woman.
I got SJ an DevilSurvivor on my R4 but is there a better starting point if i don't own consoles and my laptop sucks?
>jack-san 5
heh took me a sec
It's always Gale Argilla and Serph.
How you liking dmcv smt bros.
I started on SJR recently, why did they have to change the art for SJR? The OG SJ art is just a lot more gruff I guess, it suits it a lot better.
If you own a 3DS I'd suggest playing the Overclocked version of Devil Survivor instead; if not then just go ahead and start with Devil Survivor. It doesn't have any dungeon crawling, but will teach you the basics of fusion and skill names.
is dx2 going anywhere, or is it just a cash grab?
Law route is retarded
I was expecting lucifer to be the next-to last boss before a sprawling final dungeon somewhere
Shido never says anything about nationalism though, he literally never goes into any political stances
Plus, can you not be a fucking dipshit
>Law
>Allying with anything other than other Law
Remove this heresy son of Man.
I liked it
WOAH BETTER COMMIT SUICIDE BECAUSE SOME ANGEL TOLD ME TO
It fucking sucks how good these designs are except Masakado and how we will never see them again in another title
Lawfriends are respectable members of society, while Chaosniggers are incels and school shooters. It's a proven fact.
It was proven back in II that YHVH is unnecessary for true Law. It's all about peace and order, essential things that all civilized people should strive for. While Chaos is always just fedora tipping.
I see, i do own a 3DS. Also i've been playing the EO series so i'm kinda familiar with dungeon crawling.
Tenkai is good though. And Koga Saburo is decent.
And Yaso-Magatsuhi is Yaso-Magatsuhi.
The problem is none of these designs fit megaten at all.
Kaneko is sick of drawing so you might as well get used to it.
tfw kaneko era is over
None of the demons in IV were designed by Doi you retard, Doi only started drawing demons in IV:A. The new demons on IV were by various guest artists, most of them veterans of the toku/sentai genre.
>Mastema appears as an optional boss on the Law route in the Challenge Quest Great Raven of the Underground, as the Archangels send Flynn to get revenge for their imprisonment. The quest to slay him comes after Azazel is defeated. He is surprised that his comrade would be the one to try to slay him, but he will not let him go this time since he is attempting to interfere in his plan. As he is dying, Mastema curses Flynn for being a puppet who is only controlled by others, along with Gabriel for her role. He asks the Almighty Lord why he is dying as he is the one who is most faithfully following His will, crumbling afterwards. Afterwards, he's unlocked as a summonable demon by a special fusion of Asmodeus, Gemori, Murmur and Kazfiel.
>On the Neutral Route, Mastema will admit that choosing a path of neither angels or demons is an admirable choice, but it means the suffering of the sons of man will continue. Noting that the best route may not be the one for all, he tells Flynn it is not a sin to be troubled, as doubts are an opportunity for belief in the Lord to sprout. During the Chaos route, Mastema can tell Flynn that he does not condemn his choice, and that straying from his path is a way to learn about the Lord as well.
Why is Mastema so based? It's a shame that he wasn't relevant plot-wise in IVA, even though he was one of Akira's party members and made sure that Nanashi will get picked up by humans. It's amazing how loyal he was, considering that he took revenge on Archangels after they killed Akira.
Lawfags are the people who seem normal with a good job
But if you ever looked in their closet there would be 30 bodies of hookers and hobos.
Tenkai certainly fits.
>None of the demons in IV were designed by Doi you retard
Yeah, I never said that he did retard.
That's based though, filth must be eradicated.
Based and alliancepilled.
>there would be 30 bodies of hookers and hobos
And the problem is...?
You implied though that the designs of IV are going to be the mainstay though by saying "Get used to it" when those designs were all by guest artists.
>This entire post
>Make Japan great again
SMT Code Geass soon?
I meant that since Kaneko isn't doing designs anymore any new one, by Doi or guest artists, isn't going to match Kaneko's design so you might as well appreciate for what they are.
Don't make leaps user.
It'd be nice if Doi could replicate these designs as well in a more SMT esque art style like he did Medusa since some of them are quite good.
>Eating food with your titties
It was a different era..
Who?
Dreamless dorm
Ticking clock
I walk away
From the soundless room
Windless night
Moonlight melts
My ghostly shadow
To the lukewarm gloom
Nightly dance
Of bleeding swords
Reminds me that
I still live
I will
(Burn my dread)
Law
>Children of God live happily in a Utopian society. While caste systems may exist in a flawed society, people are at least ignorant of them and still live happily and feel fulfilled over their roles played. In a perfect society not left to humans, the caste system is done away with and everyone is equal and happy.
Chaos
>Might is right. You can do anything as long as you have the strength. However, that ultimate freedom is only available to a minuscule percentage, and the vast majority will die meaningless, horrible deaths or live in fear for the entirety of their short lives. Even if you reach the top, you will only be targeted by all those below you out of fear.
Law is unironically better from a real life point of view, but in terms of the games I prefer Chaos.
MegaTen designs are different from game to game.
>Shin Megami Tensei: Purple guy, orange guy, yellow guy, add some clothes
>Shin Megami Tensei II: ABSOLUTELY HERETICAL, let's get wild
>Shin Megami Tensei III: Grim
>Shin Megami Tensei IV: Tokusatsu
I think SMT based on modern problems will suck. Keep in mind, it tried to tackle the bullying problem by having the victim summon a demon to attack his oppressor, then act surprised when said demon destroys the world for shits and giggles.
All of Japan's problems are economic in nature and primarily caused by the country's stubborn refusal to adapt to modern times.
>t. kike
The thing is, the National Defense Divinites have great contempt for people who try to fashion themselves as kings of Tokyo. They're just the one thing keeping Japan from being controlled by the Divine Powers, Law, or Chaos.
based retard
I'm just pointing out the obvious. SMTV would just be like IV: Yakuza, God, and Lucifer all involved in a big trade war and control over macca.
Designs vary but they're all representative of their mythology.
I
Want
To
Fuck
DEMONS
Only Mommy Goddess like Inanna and Anhaita want to fuck humans.
>merkabah hates weebs
I'm usually a chaos man myself, but I'm kinda picking up what he's putting down.
>You staying neutral son?
Die Lawfag
Neutrality is the only way
Shido is meant to be a passive aggressive critique of PM Shinzo Abe and his administration. It backfired because they made him /fit/
We need more of this blue haired headphones wearing Chad
This is your brain on reddit, kids.
That's just a play on the idea of angels submitting to YHVH. Gabriel is more likely to sexually fuck a human.
Does being a reincarnation of biblical characters like Adam, Abel, and Cain turn everyone into megachad?
No lawfags are the worst
They’re surface level nice yet they put Yanderes to shame with all the secret murders in the shadows
When are we GOING TO GET A FUCKING SMT GAME WHERE I CAN IMPREGNATE DEMONS AND CREATE HALF BREEDS (for gameplay purposes). I know the concept of human and demon relationships isn't too far fetched when we can summon godly entities from computers.
I’m all for getting rid of trash but I refuse to work with snakes
I’m more an SMT Ghost in the Shell kind of guy but yes I’ll take that too
Apocalypse is the only game that comes close with Inanna pumping out demons.
Make sure you bring more Macca next time.
Look how well that worked out last time
I think this feature could work, solely for the intention of providing something new to gameplay. After all, we did have artificial demon slaves in the Devil Summoner series, the Zoma Zeed. I imagine it'd work something like, you can capture humans and forcibly bond them with demons to create a half breed. Of course that sounds like something solely bound to the Chaos alignment, but maybe a prison of sorts could work as well.
Yeah pretty much
Nippons suck Christian dick pretty hard
As much as I hate the church the Bible has a lot of good story potential if you actually read the damn thing
If they have holes I'm gonna fuck em and their god.
Holy fuck are you me? Because yes.
Yeah, it worked out pretty damn good when the transformation was complete.
>you can capture humans and forcibly bond them with demons to create a half breed
bro
Apocalypse has Hallelujah. A son born outta of a demon cumming inside of a woman. So technically interbreeding is now canon. Also a guy fucking Lucifer (girl) made Alex.
I don't wanna fuck demons. I want to be in a loving, romantic relationship first with them. And then I fuck them.
You think god doesn't want me to fuck Angels? He is all about procreation in the bible.
I could see it as SMT: WW2 but I feel like nips would be too sensitive for that.
Angels, Demons and prisoners of war
I would say Vietnam war would be second best but too that’s a little too Westaboo
Level 1 virgin
Vs
Level 80 Chad
I love this fairy
best girl, too bad 4a is trash
yeah, best girl
>lusting for the dog
You sick fuck.
>Best girl
Can’t spell lawful without awful user
>that scene where she becomes overcome with magic lust
Best scene in the game.
Gentlemen, it's time for another Megaten questionnaire.
>Favorite Location in an SMT title
>Favorite SMT title
>Alignment
>One of your favorite demons in said Alignment
>Favorite ally in an SMT title
>Ginza
>Soul Hackers
>Chaos
>Tyrant Amon
>Chiaki
you mean best fame in the series right? It's about time for my third playthrough of the 4 duology
What does this have to do with weed though?
No, I mean it's trash. Toki is it's only redeeming feature.
>IV:Final
>Best game in the series
*Intense laughing commences*
Mrs. I'll follow you anywhere except for after this next corridor is probably one of the worst parts of this game. The underage yandere was a pointless waifu.
why do people call her a dog? I haven't gotten to Apocalypse yet so idk if its like a joke in game or not.
It should be fucking illegal to have taste this bad. I bet your favorite SMT game is Persona 4.
She's based of a dog. Play the older titles.
this
>"Come, lone warrior. Come and face a God."
>"If I lose I'll give you spear, Gungnir."
>Gets his ass kicked and starts sperging like a bitch"
>ARGH AAAAAAAA DAGDA REEEE FUCK YOU AND YOUR PUPPET AAAAA
This is the absolute state of the supreme God of the Norse pantheon everyone.
Persona 4 is not a SMT game.
It's tendency to sabotage its good parts is exactly why the game is shit.
Persona 4 is shit, but at least I know it's shit before I even pick it up. 4a goes from promising to shit within a single dungeon.
she's based on pascal? I know the dog I just don't know her because I didn't play IVA yet.
She's alright but bairly a part of the game most of it. Personally I find it a blast to play and unironically love the story for smt standards I thought the 4 Duology was the best with all the lore it had and the interesting setting with the plot driving it forward, and there being actual characters in the game that feel like a bit more than just a mindless ideal. It says something that I actually like characters as characters in these games and give more than no fucks about them after playing. Also Walter is anything is the redeeming feature of these games if you needed to have one
>Persona 4 is not a SMT game.
Persona 3 & Persona 4 are SMT titles. They literally say it on the box you fuck face.
>Inb4 t-that's just marketing and localization!"
Nope.
Yes
>*Intense laughing commences*
eh, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
agree to disagree.
>Because the box art say so
So why doesn't Persona 5 call it that?
You can bring her back as your onahole.
>Sector Carina
>DDS
>Neutral
>Black Frost
>Toki
That's more a consolation prize than anything.
You may not like it but this is peak female performance.
I played all routes and still have no idea. I'm guessing the hat looks like dog ears or something.
Its fucking localization though you tard.
Eridanus
Strange Journey (haven't played redux)
Neutral
Trumpeter
Walter
remember dullahan boss in smt4. it was a man before taking the redpill to become a demon
why would you want to do that if you want an onahole choose Navarre and his jelly butt
Really?
it doesn't appear on Apocalypse cause fuck you
It isn't something new for an SMT to have a nuke hit japan... it already happened 2 time (I and IV)
muh
I swear Tokifags are just as bad as Chiefags. Muh latex suit fetish is just as annoying as spats.
>Inb4 t-that's just marketing and localization!"
>The japanese covers don't mention Shin Megami Tensei at all, only the PAL and NA boxes do
>not liking spats
>not liking cute eyebrows
to think someone could reveal this much shit taste in one post
Has anyone here tried the Nocturne Hardtype mod?
no
yes it sucks and I wish there was a version that was just the QoL + new skills and demons
The fuck is that?
mod
please delete this Toki is for protecting
Danny
>play smt 4
>see a cute demon
>try to talk to her
>gives her money medicine n lifestone
>*ahm* hi i want you to jo-
>ew what a weirdo
>disappears
Thank you smt for reminding me how socially awkward i am.
Shouldn't have gone back on her word then.
All of this was super cringe to most SMT fans. This went past even persona in terms of trying to force waifu shit on you.
>Fav location
Tokyo love the overworld music
>Favorite SMT
Strange Journey Redux basically fixed everything wrong with the orginal
>Alignment
Neutral and only neutral
>Favorite ally
Human wise? the best bro Atsuro
Demon wise? Outside fairy in nocturne Demons are tools not friends
Persona isn’t SMT
Fuck off with your dating simulator
what about smt 1 and 2 which literally forced a waifu on you
NO THAT'S DIFFERENT!
It's really not even that prevalent in 4A people just magnify it and meme it to hell and back
>Gods act like little bitches when they lose
In other news the sky is blue
I’m ok with this
The difference is that it didn't throw in the cheesy ANIME kind of tropes to get you to like them. This game had Toki moan for 5 different scenes, go around calling you master just cuz and had a whole arc of waifu baiting. Did we really need multiple scenes throughout the game of Toki and Asahi fighting over who gets Nanashi? It killed a lot of serious scenes whenever it ended with them arguing.
Bro you weren't supposed to point that out.
Persona is SMT when it fits my argument and it's not when it doesn't.
maybe you shouldn't have been a school shooting psychopath besides she's the only one who actually stops to talk to you and triggers the ceasefire theme during that battle
No, it was just that bad. Ever wonder why nobody complained about Aigis being bad? Because it worked and didn't feel forced. Toki just felt like they were expecting everyone to fall for her and wanted to give as much fanservice as possible.
I love SMT and all it's spin-offs and trauma center too.
Yeah never give money to demons this is all you’re doing
And yet Toki doesn't have that kind of body type or breast size
Persona is shit
When a Persona game is at least as hard as nocturne’s normal mode and all the date shit get shoved to the back give me a call
>I love the Trauma series
This
Getting rid of the power that created yhvh and enhancing humans into immortal transhuman ubermensch at the same time can only be a good thing. It's not a profound sentiment.
But people do complain about Aigis
Is Trauma center SMT?
Sounds like a stretch
kek
They should probably just keep making Persona the way it is since it's their most successful franchise. You don't need to play every Atlus game you know.
Not nearly as much to this extend. You barely see anyone outside of Yea Forums or reddit weirdos being upset with Aigis, they just avoid her and whine over Yukari if anything.
The heroines of SMTI and SMTII serve story roles more then anything. The Hero and Heroine of SMTI are reincarnations of Adam and Eve while Aleph and Hiroko are represent Jesus and Mary. Neither of them are "waifus" and exist more just for thematic purposes with few interactions outside of the main plot.
>No fanservice scenes
>No moaning
>No master talk
>No interrupting plot to fight over you
>No blushing in half the conversations with you
>No watching you sleep
>"BUT THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY THE SAME!!!"
So I literally just finished nocturne and I have some questions
So kagustuchi just wanted change no matter what? He was sent there to create but clrealy had some bias as to what should be created
Also I kind of understand why they put lucifer there , since they wanted him to represent not chaos, but freedom
At least in vanilla anyways
I don't know who most of these are.
It's missing something
Well yeah that's how most fictional characters work you could say the same for anyone with a games worth of written dialog. the writer wants you to like their creation and the game will reward you for it whenever they are on screen. I feel like fan service lost it's meaning and is now considered a synonymous with pandering despite actually just being a plus to those who bother to get invested in the first place. It's like going to a comedy show and going "I know what you're doing" and deliberately not enjoy yourself and act superior to those who did just because you refuse to just let yourself enjoy it
Racist af
>Neither of them are "waifus" and exist more just for thematic purposes with few interactions outside of the main plot.
This. Toki stops having any agency in the plot the moment she officially joins your party and only exists in that role to fawn over the MC, and give Asahi a reason to comment on things.
Aigis was based as fuck though.
>I feel like fan service lost it's meaning and is now considered a synonymous with pander-
Fanservice was always about pandering when it was used correctly. Fanservice only now became synonymous with the current generation of anime titties and stuff of that nature because that's the kind of extreme writers chose to go with now.
>It's like going to a comedy show and going "I know what you're doing" and deliberately not enjoy yourself and act superior to those who did just because you refuse to just let yourself enjoy it
This sounds retarded. Nobody went into SMT4A expecting a good portion of their character interactions to be about who gets to marry Nanashi or anything like that. What kind of retard equates people not liking how Toki was written to intentionally going to a comedy to hate?
Metis has a great design.
yeah but acting like pairing the main character with a woman is some unprecedented thing and that 4a crossed some imaginary line that offended all SMT fans reeks of exaggeration to me
I think you're omitting a fairly significant part of how toki's character plays out
im interested in the SMT series, what is your recommendation for me to start? (prefered DS - 3DS ones)
Kagatsuchi exists as an avatar of YHVH, he is basically a mouthpiece for him. In the reason endings by allowing Kagatsuchi to create a new world you basically continue the cycle of controll YHVH had on the universe by allowing him full authority to create the new world.. In the True Freedom you revert the world back to it's previous state, which doesn't hurt YHVH but doesn't help him, thus why he is pissed. In the True Demon Ending you deny a new humanity being created. This is a massive blow as he gains his power thanks to humanity's reliance on him. Lucifer's plan is to destroy YHVH and create a new universe without his intervention, thus why you are "marching toward the final battle" in the TDE ending.
You get rid of YHVH in both endings, with the power of observation he is permanently dethroned to being just a powerful demon, That is the job the axiom wanted of you and the reason it decided to get two messiahs on that shit it wanted to fix that problem, since the first time with a single messiah and no observation did literally jack shit. Besides everyone tells the gods multiple times to fuck off and that they don't want that salvation they just want the shit with Tokyo the demons and god resolved. Bonds is the ending everyone actually wanted. Massacre is just for the people who want to live out their edgy school shooter fantasies who can't accept you can actually peacefully solve the problem for good and have a happy end.
Ebisu reminds me a lot of Toki honestly. Underage murderer in the group who has mental issues. Dorohedoro was based as shit.
>I think you're omitting a fairly significant part of how toki's character plays out
I think you need to stop acting like she was written well.
I just kicked his ass for the first time.
It was easy.
Just buff yourself with tarukaja and sukukaja and have someone with Media and a few chakra drops.
Or, you know, the 6+ bead chains you can get from those mystic chests that I figured out drop loot based on moon phases because it's an SMT game.
post favorite SMT demons
Yeah it's great huh?
IV:A's case just upsets people as obviously Asahi, Toki, and Nozomi are obviously meant for waifu appeal more then anything, thus the beach dlc and such, rather then feeling like genuine characters.
Just play Nocturne, SMTIV is okay too but I feel Nocturne is the better starting point.
That’s fine as long as persona shit stays out of SMT threads
>yeah but acting like pairing the main character with a woman is some unprecedented thing and that 4a
Nice faggoty strawman you have there. Who in this whole thread made any implications that the main character with a woman was odd? Some anons in this very conversation line mentioned how well Aigis and other girls were done properly or didn't feel as forced.
Hey, he was the one posting off model fan art.
Matador being hard was a meme for players who never touched the series. Back in 2004 when no one knew what the fuck SMT was he handed people their asses as jrpgs never really needed you to use buffs. Obviously now that he's been memed to death of course he'll be easy.
Easy mode: SMT IV
Normal: Strange Journey
Hard mode: Nocturne
Dagda says they would just be euphoric loner edgelords how is that any good? quit projecting yourself onto everyone like it's the template for a perfect society on a grander scale
I would say minotaur is harder do to smirk and Walter and he’s a better pleb filter
>Matador being hard was a meme for players who never touched the series. Back in 2004 when no one knew what the fuck SMT was he handed people their asses as jrpgs never really needed you to use buffs.
Pretty much this. The whole Minotaur meme was just a sequel to that. It was mostly persona players trying to expand onto the rest of SMT related games and assumed they wouldn't need buffs to beat bosses so early on.
I have not and will never say she was written well
that said you're completely, objectively and utterly wrong that she has no agency on the plot the moment she officially joins your party
he didn't say he cringed, he said SMT fans cringed, speaking for an entire fanbase as he said 'trying to force waifu shit on you' as if it was unprecedented when it was in fact not.
>Hard mode: Nocturne
lol
yeah?
>has trinity souls mc
Worst fucking anime I’ve ever seen
i just started soul hackers, it's really nice and the spookies are great
Seriously why does no other game take buffs as seriously as SMT?
A few buffs in SMT turn a battle from 40 lbs of Rape into Walking on Sunshine
Other games buffs just mean you finish the battle 1 turn faster
Is that the guy between Joker and Vincent?
Back in ‘08 My 13 year old ass had a much harder time with Nocturne than I did with Strange Journey for some weird as reason.
Yeah glad he’s not canon
It introduced a age limit for persona users and got rid of evokers it really feels like someone read the outline for persona 3 and just skimmed through it and made it no elemental attacks in the show
Too bad her and Erebus will never return
Strange Journey is way harder than Nocturne's normal. Also a tougher barrier of entry when it comes to the dungeon crawling and visuals.
4 and Nocturne remain the best entry games for SMT.
Is the answer worth playing I best FES and was exhausted after nyx to play so I beat golden instead and haven’t picked it up since
Yeah and Chiaki feels like a genuine character instead huh? outside of the spin off games 4 has the most genuine fleshed out characters all of them with decent screen time over any before. Nocture characters are some of the most flat and bland one note characters in the series just not in the way that personally offends you so you are fine with it. By the way Nocturne is a meme game and shit by current standards of the series the game play is an unbalanced slog and the story is terribly uncompelling in any way. It's was great for it's time but it's okay to admit that it doesn't really stand up to the series standards nowadays.
Probably because you were a retarded 13 year old and by the time Strange Journey came around you were familiar with SMT's systems.
>Persona takes place in the same timeline as If...
>people still act like its not an SMT spinoff
and?
The after-P3 direction of the series was very weird , hell even the answer goes against some things of vanilla
And it seems P5 and SMTIVA are trying to set up a new direction on their own
>with the power of observation he is permanently dethroned to being just a powerful demon
Another one will just take his place, don't act like the principles behind judeo-christian religions will suddenly lose mass appeal.
>Bonds is the ending everyone actually wanted
Not only is that not true, since innumerable people willingly sacrificed themselves to shesha, but it's also not my problem, since they shackled me with the burden of saving their asses under pain of having skins tear my head off.
Not him but having more screen time doesn't make a character better.
Wtf was with the whales
Your first megaten is the hardest I went from 4 to nocturne and since played every game except for Persona one and smt 1, 2 and if... once you realize battle is just rock paper scissors and learn to buff and debuff you never really ever have problems from there out
He was implying that Toki looked like that picture and was at peak performance as such. I never said it was a bad pic or anything. I would have loved it if she had that kind of body type. Your pic is just gross fatfag shit.
Fair enough
Revised
Best game to start with
Normal mode: SMT IV
Hard mode: Nocturne
>thicc monster
MOAR
Did Ken ever even do anything other than killing Shinji?
>prefered DS - 3DS
SMTIV is a good starting point, Soul Hackers is a great game too but its a little old school and you might need to be little invested in the series to fully get behind it. The DeSu games are also good, they are fairly different from the others gameplay wise but the broad strokes are there and they're fun as fuck.
Ignore anyone saying Strange Journey. It has a cult following but anyone with a brain can tell you its a terrible entry point.
because smt buffs are a little too powerful, as you described
Be shota bait
Fair point, though I would argue Chiaki fulfills her story role well enough. She's a power hungry bitch who looks down on those she deems "below" her due to her family being wealthy. Her eventual decent into her reason isn't amazing but works fine enough. With IV:A Asahi, Toki, and Nozomi have story roles, sure, but did you really care about the slice of life conversations and such they had.
People are upset there was blatent waifushit in mainline, as simple as that. You can argue there was waifushit in older games, sure, but for IV:A it felt more blatent and forced and resulted in fans being upset. Keep that shit to Persona, it fits there, don't turn mainline into something it's not. No one plays a mainline game for the funny slice of life conversations about make up and to go on fourms to argue who is best girl.
>guy asks for DS/3DS games
>uhh what about this PS2 game?
The absolute state of Nocturnefags
He grew up to be fujo bait.
He said they would be freed from dependence. If you only act as a social being out of some parasitic need for other people then that reflects more on you then his plan.
Well being 13 and retarded go hand in Hand
Is this series like the Persona series?
Can anyone tell me who the people in the 2nd row are, besides marine, Serph, and the Survivor/Summoner guys?
I get persona is a spin off but it’s so radically different now a days it just causes infighting
Its a real gem
Said he "preffered ds and 3ds" retard.
Number balance usually. You either need really huge buffs which are overpowered unless they're limited by time or really huge numbers for the multipliers to mean anything which when a game has numbers that big you can usually get around by grinding
>for ants
I like both so I couldn't give less of a shit about that autism.
Do you not have a computer?
Even my craptop can run PS2 games
That said I am extremely happy the 3DS became SMT Mecca
>it’s so radically different now a days
But P5 just brought the series back closer to mainline after P3 cocked everything up
There are plenty of spinoffs that are further away like the DeSu's
gore with brown eyes makes me feel uncomfortable.
It's the Dark Souls of Persona
what was even the point of that subplot? it did nothing for me.
Believe me I wish I had a better resolution picture
When somebody expresses a preference for one thing and you go the opposite direction for no reason you're the retard
How the fuck does my computer factor into this at all? The guy preferred recommendations for DS/3DS so it makes sense to give him recommendations for the DS and 3DS
Holy fucking shit Atlus give me anything SMTV related already!!!!!! I'm tired of 4 Shitposting in 2019
I thought it was interesting, you get humans that aren't necessarily your allies but willing to cooperate, and the way Jack was not some evil caricature was cool.
Good to see he got a sprite in Redux.
Just accept you're retarded and we can be done here, okay?
the dragon quests i've played, including 11, have had well-tuned buffs
I really love the bait and switch at the beginning of Nocturne, really threw me off.
Reminds me I need to actually play it past the point where you exit the hospital
Jimenez reason to becoming half demon and what the other guy said, putting humans as more than just hopeless creatures in this conflict that will take advantage of their inferiors if allowed to
>got any book recommendations? I prefer fantasy
>yeah, check out Sherlock Holmes
retard
Maybe I’m just being an austistic faggot that doesn’t like things.
I loved DeSu despite it being closer to your run of the mil JRPGs
Meanwhile P5 just feels off to me maybe I let the hype fuck up my expectations
At this point I'll take news on literally fucking anything. Give me Persona 6, give me the fantasy game, give me SMTV, give me anything you have in development you sloths.
Thank you!
My goddess...
Then why not ask for only fantasy books only? You said you like books, implying all books, you just like fantasy best.
>waifufag
>is an absolute retard
Pottery
but neutral is just chaos but without getting fucked by demons.
I honestly think at this point Persona surpassed being a spinoff of SMT and made SMT the spinoff instead.
P5 definitely has flaws but you cant say its far from mainline after it brought back negotiations and shit
np
Only if you don't go muh friendshit. If you do it's law without getting fucked by god.
It's really dumb since they already had Devil Survivor as an example of mixing SMT themes with Persona friendship vibes
And it did it way better than 4A did, since some characters would oppose you no matter what, but others could be recruited to your side
4A's story had some good elements but it was wasted on a terrible cast. Dagda and Krishna were the only interesting characters in the game.
>but you cant say its far from mainline after it brought back negotiations and shit
Yes you can, what are you talking about?
P3 system requirments?
I've tried to play this but everything is so slow idk why. sorry for grammar
Revealing
The newest SMT...
>Yes...
You’re all excited for
>Yes!...
SMT...
>Just fucking hurry up already!
SMT X Cooking Mama
>...Nani? Is this a fucking joke?
If someone has a preference for something and theres an abundance of their preference available, you arent doing any good by not supplying them with their preference. I dont know why thats so hard for you to understand
>waifufag
literally what are you on about?
It's strange how wildly different Mastema is in the two games:
SJ Mastema is sneaky and only interested in his promotion. Any pleasantries he displays are an attempt to mold and control you, like some sort of mustache twirling villain.
IV Mastema is a cool guy who is pleased with whatever route you go down. Still shady as fuck, but not really interested in hierarchy and controlling others.
DeSu1 though is held back because it didn't commit to either though. It doesn't fully satisfy mainline fans since the characters are way too silly and personafags probably wanted more slice of life friendship aspects. DeSu2 at least accpeted it should be one or the other and they decided to go full weebshit at least.
>you arent doing any good by not supplying them with their preference
So you shouldn't expose people to alternatives ever?
I'd love it.
P5 is explicitly closer to mainline especially compared to the last 2 games. Things like demon negotiation, which is a mainstay of all mainlines, and dark/light spells being capable of dealing damage, which is a feature of the most recent mainline entry, are examples of this.
Even 2's characters still had convictions. 4A's cast is completely devoid of their own opinions beyond "friendship good." Stephen, Krishna, Dagda and Danu are all telling them how their universe works and they ignore every fucking word in order to jerk each other off instead. It's absolutely mind-numbing.
I hope P5 gets ported to Switch and SMTV gets released on PS4 and Switch so everyone can play them.
You're probably being ironic, right? Because Soil Jimenez is weaker than Awake Jimenez.
I guess, but it's still nothing like mainline with its emphasis on social links, greater focus on story and characters, and more lighthearted tone and setting.
this isnt exposing a child to new foods or showing your friend a new route to the movie theater.
Dude asked for games and directly stated a preference for a certain system where there are a shitton of games. Pointing at another system is a baffling move
Same here but consolefags won't shut up about it never happening.
When you're choosing her name, one of name suggestions for her is Pascal.
Forgot to do this oops.
>this isnt exposing a child to new foods or showing your friend a new route to the movie theater.
I know, this is someone asking about fucking video games.He said he preferred ds/3ds so I said IV but I suggested Nocturne first and feel its' the better game, even as someone whose first was SMTIV.
based Commander
SMT V is being made on Unreal Engine 4. Can the Switch be able to handle it?
>spin-offs and trauma center too
He never implied that. It's just Atlus game as well.
1. Male protagonist of NINE
2. Female protagonist of NINE
5. Protagonist of Majin Tensei
6. Protagonist of Majin Tensei II
7. Protagonist of Ronde
Might be a match made in fucked up heaven like
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom battle,
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Pokémon conquest
Professor Layton x Phoenix Wright
So crazy it might just work
Let me placate everyone.
Persona and SMT are both spinoffs of MegaTen.
Now, shut the fuck up.
>cheesy ANIME kind of tropes
user... SMT is filled to the brim with tropes from 90s.
Damn right I am.
Megaten is fucking dead anyway who cares
No, they plan to develop it and waste hundreds of thousands on a game that can't run on the system it's exclusively being made for.
there is a mod for strange journey?!
I haven't heard of a DS game mod.
I suppose I just fundamentally disagree with your view
There's that Taimanin Asangi mod for SMTIV that I saw once but cant find anywhere
Why can’t they just be idorts like even the scum of gaming KH fags?
To get the full story you’d need
A PS2, GBA, DS-3DS, PSP and you’re choice of a PS4 or Xbone
Thanks user.
Shame most of us will never get to play NINE.
The guys arguing about whether SMT and Persona are part of the same series. They are; they're just not looking back far enough.
I hate this dumb ass her head is denser than lead.
I am not a kid anymore I want to be the best hunter like no one ever was to catch demons is my biggest test.
but I need to finish this game maybe she gets better
SMT feels like it's starting to head that route with the lack of updates on the new game.
Not him but Majin Tensei II received a fan translation recently. It has some annoyances with how old it is but it's like a more serious DeSu game, I highly suggest it and think it's a great game. If you wanted something closer to mainline from DeSu this is it.
she doesn't
sauce
Oh it’ll run it.
Atlus has both Sega’s money and Nintendo’s favor.
At worst Nintendo will send an Iwata tier programmer to fix their fuck up
They do that more often then you think
Beats me probably something to do with bad timing or money.
don't say that
They never were intended to be. 'Shin Megami Tensei: Persona' was simply a localization error that spawned western misconceptions. It's an unrelated spin-off series that only counts as a spin-off because it shares similar themes and demon designs.
SMT is literally Super MegaTen because of the popularity of the SNES.
They just kept SMT because it sounds better
>unrelated spin-off
>literally the same universe as If...
>She gets better
Lol
People still can't accept that Atlus tried to market Megaten franchise as "SMT" outside of Japan.
It's not radically different, it just has annoying fanbase full of waifufags. People are also mad that Persona pandering has killed all other spin-offs.
It's the opposite, Persona 3 brought Persona closer to mainline because its battle system is literally just stripped down Nocturne's battle system.
And yes, shadows were a terrible mistake. I'm gonna guess that shadows were a thing because initially Nyx was Nyarlathotep (which makes perfect sense), but Hackshino screeched that his work is 100% original and he won't ever reference previous games.
You do know IF was always a spin-off that wasn't canon to the main series, right? It's literally a "What-If?" scenario and was titled after that idea. There's always at least one guy in these threads getting this wrong. If it's not people thinking Dante in Nocturne is canon it's people thinking IF is.
>'Shin Megami Tensei: Persona' was simply a localization error
Fucking no brain nigger monkey it was for brand recognition you inbred retard
It’s money.
3rd worlders and 14 year old console warriors run amuck here
They’re too poor to afford multiple consoles or the taxes are so high it’s straight up extortion
>600$ for a Nintendo Switch before games after taxes and fees
>People still can't accept that Atlus tried to market Megaten franchise as "SMT" outside of Japan.
>the western localization theme either mistranslated a game title or made an intentional change to gain more sales
>this somehow holds bearing on the Japan version's canon
By this logic censorship or other liberties taken by localization themes should be considered canon too. Remember the whole Fire Emblem games having personality changes? Does that count as real to the series too?
I don't know, but I felt like it was an appropriate image.
I'll keep posting ecchi, though.
IV:A killed mainline, and you know it.
Yes, they quite literally were.
The original release of Persona was titled Megami Ibunroku: Persona, which roughly translates to something like Alternate Tale of Goddess: Persona.
It's a fucking Megami Tensei spin-off, just like SMT. Shin just means New.
Suck my dick you stupid dog.
This
So fucking sick of Waifu niggers
I like best girl too but fucking chill dawg
>Fucking no brain nigger monkey it was for brand recognition you inbred retard
Do you have a source where an Atlus rep or interviewer confirmed this?
Well fuck
Why not? Isn't the game industry essentally a business?
The hair on her chest makes her tit look like a butt.
>Tokyo Millennium
>SMT II
>Law
>Sraosha
>Nemissa
>The original release of Persona was titled Megami Ibunroku: Persona, which roughly translates to something like Alternate Tale of Goddess: Persona.
And yet this still doesn't confirm anything. The fact that IF was a "What-If?" story and Persona was titled "Alternate Tales" doesn't ring any bells to you?
Spin offs dont have to be canon to the main series
You think DeSu is in the same timeline as SMTIV or something?
Its funny how in all the reason endings demi-fiend ends up creating a city to live in
Guess that´s the only place he could call home after all
>remove demon negotiation
>randomly split up physical into 3 pseudo elements
>remove party control
dude just like Nocturne
>Spin offs dont have to be canon to the main series
I never implied they had to be. My first post on the subject literally states it was a non canon spin-off, so please read before replying.
Since when do spin-offs not count as part of the Amala Multiverse, which was established in Nocturne as encompassing ALL alternate worlds to world of that game?
Do you even play SMT?
>Spin offs dont have to be canon to the main series
>You do know IF was always a spin-off that wasn't canon to the main series, right? It's literally a "What-If?" scenario and was titled after that idea.
>IF was always a spin-off that wasn't canon to the main series, right?
>IF was always a spin-off that wasn't canon
Welp Kill your friends Boyo
Look it up yourself you fucking brazilian monkey.
Nocturne isn't canon to SMT.
Strange Journey isn't canon to SMT.
IV and IVA aren't canon to SMT.
Nothing is fucking canon to SMT except I, NINE, and II, is that how you want, you fucking retard?
>Since when do spin-offs not count as part of the Amala Multiverse
I never said spin-offs don't count as part of the Amala Multiverse. I'm simply stating that IF didn't count as one because it's literally a "What-If?" scenario, not an alternate one. Persona being a continuation to IF makes it just as not canon as IF. Not all spin-offs are canon anyway. Many of the SMT game spin-offs carry plot devices or themes that generally contradict the setup of how the mainline SMT series works, specifically things involving YHVH and the Great Will.
Not surprising honestly given that fact DLC is becoming more frequent in gamea. Along with the whole loot boxes fiasco.
Oops, forgot to post a cutie.
Persona literally takes place in the same universe as one of the SMT spin offs, It cant just call it not an SMT game because If isnt canon
>Look it up yourself you fucking brazilian monkey.
>Makes claim
>Can't provide source
>Nocturne isn't canon to SMT.
>Strange Journey isn't canon to SMT.
>IV and IVA aren't canon to SMT.
>Nothing is fucking canon to SMT except I, NINE, and II, is that how you want, you fucking retard?
>Activating Tactical strawman
Have you guys seen this video
So, spin-offs don't count as part of a series?
World of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy tactics aren't Final Fantasy games?
Resident Evil Outbreak isn't a Resident Evil game?
Paper Mario isn't a Mario game?
Fuck off.
>Persona literally takes place in the same universe as one of the SMT spin offs
And that SMT Spin-Off is a "WHAT-IF?" scenario. Do you know what that means? It means that whole game is a not canon "what if this happened?" story. It's not SMT because it was never labeled as SMT and no future game has done anything to imply it has any bearing on those games.
>fucking up a second time
So
Law - Communism
Chaos - Capitalism
Wonder how the Atlus survey went? Maybe it could've be the end for some spinoffs. Beside Persona since it's a cash cow.
>Shin Megami Tensei: If... was never labeled as an SMT game.
It was funny actually, they edited the poll to remove options for Devil Summoner and SMT: NINE in their "what game do you want a sequel/remake of" question.
Hello darek I'm erik. Wondering what the fuck is this Logan Paul shit?
You fucking nigger, IF is caused in Raidou Kuzunoha by a character from SMT II, it's LITERALLY an alternate timeline.
EPIC
RAUGHING
FACE
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I know that inbred monkey retard like you will never admit being wrong, you will either shitpost harder or claim that you were MERELY PRETENDING to be fucking retarded, kill yourself and fuck off back to fucking
Lootboxes need to be banned
It’s just fucking gambling
Seems Nintendo is the only ones that realize this bubble is gonna pop soon and a lot of companies are gonna start bleeding money
Oof. They're offing off spinoffs already.
what the fuck are you saying? Because it isnt canon to mainline it doesnt count as part of SMT as even a spinoff? Thats a ludicrous notion. Is SMTIVA not an SMT game because its a What if scenario of IV?
If... is straight up a labeled SMT game and Persona takes place in the same universe. Even if you ignored literally everything else that ties them together it would naturally follow that Persona is an SMT game
>So, spin-offs don't count as part of a series?
It depends on what kind of spin-off it is. I think this is where the problem arises with those who want to force the idea that Persona is SMT. A spin-off doesn't automatically means something is part of the series. A spin-off can take key ideas or themes and still be considered a spin-off in its own right. Not all spin-offs have to be in the same universe or use the same characters. IF just had that little 'confusing' area of being the starter to the Persona series and people not understanding what a "What-IF?" story is, and being too dumb to google it as well.
>World of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy tactics aren't Final Fantasy games?
They're all titled Final Fantasy, aren't they?
>Resident Evil Outbreak isn't a Resident Evil game?
Resident Evil Outbreak is titled Resident Evil and takes place in the same world as all the other games. Outbreak is literally set in Raccoon City under the perspective of unimportant survivors.
>Paper Mario isn't a Mario game?
Paper Mario is titled Mario, so you tell me.
Did you take a moment to think before asking those dumb questions?
That was a typing fuck up on my part. I meant the Persona series wasn't labeled as an SMT game, but carried a similar title extension to it. IF was a "What-If? Scenario to an SMT game, while Persona was a spin-off to that non canon game.
Fuck you you’ve been nothing but an annoying thorn right up my ass since day 1
Now fucking heal me you whore
>Soul Hacker is still on the menu
Has Nintendo been good with their DLC as of late? I hear they rarely do expansions for their games.
not him but you type kind of like you're really butthurt
This is one of Kaneko's best angel designs hands down. I really love characters who transition from human to demon in the series like the SJ & Nocturne lads.
God damn it Atlus
Just copy Capcom and release SMT Legacy collection I will buy it
>You fucking nigger, IF is caused in Raidou Kuzunoha by a character from SMT II, it's LITERALLY an alternate timeline.
Many SMT games have non-canon crossovers or mini story editions. Raidou appeared in Nocturne to help Demifiend and that wasn't canon.
>EPIC
>RAUGHING
>FACE
>YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
>I know that inbred monkey retard like you will never admit being wrong, you will either shitpost harder or claim that you were MERELY PRETENDING to be fucking retarded, kill yourself and fuck off back to fucking
>autisming out this hard
>removing the option for devil summoner
Why must atlus hurt me this way
It's not like any of those had a fucking snowflake's chance in hell of happening at this point, so putting those votes elsewhere means some other spinoff won't get Ross Perot'd to death.
>World of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy tactics are all titled Final Fantasy so they're Final Fantasy games
>Paper Mario is titled Mario so its a Mario game
>Shin Megami Tensei: If... is titled Shin Megami Tensei but its not a Shin Megami Tensei game
>Many SMT games have non-canon crossovers or mini story editions.
>literally the main plot point of Raidou
Persona takes place in the same universe as If... and Devil Summoner, dude.
Quit being a just another bitch ass messiah.
It's a pretty cool design.
It blows my mind how many people I've seen say they didn't get it was suppose to look like a cross.
>You fucking nigger, IF is caused in Raidou Kuzunoha by a character from SMT II, it's LITERALLY an alternate timeline.
Vincent in P3P isn't the Vincent from catherine,yet we're getting actual Catherine stuff in P5. Atlus loves doing this kind of stuff.
>No SMT V news
>Have to wait until June for PQ2
>PQ:R is probably just a remake with more shit for PS4 and Switch
>Still no Joker in Smash or amiibo release date.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Friendship is good you loner loser
It's funny cuz I can totally see them do that instead for Persona 1 and 2 to test the waters.
Atlus themselves confirmed these are the mainline games.
They're not really good at it, but they try and it's franchise dependent
so lawfags are commie scum?
makes sense
>Shin Megami Tensei: If... is titled Shin Megami Tensei but its not a Shin Megami Tensei game
I never said IF wasn't an SMT game, I only made a single typo in one of my post and said IF didn't have SMT in it's name, but still called it a SMT game in that post. Good job being petty and latching onto that one line.
NONONONONONONO DELETE THIS IF... ISN'T A SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI GAME!
Going delusionalfag here but face it Persona will be the selling point to have newcomers get into SMT or even know about it. Especially with Joker's inclusion in smash being a advertisement for the series.
What if I'm a NAZI?
As mentioned before, SMT has any occurrences where characters appear in a game or story but only as look-alikes or weird doppelgangers that exist in a vacuum to the game's story. Dante in Nocturne is not a canon appearance and doesn't officially happen in Nocturne's story. Now years later we have SMTV appearing taking place in "Dante's world", similar to how the Vincent encounter in P3P plays out for P5.
Parasitically demanding that your ego get stroked at all times and that anything which may demand you improve or change be discarded isn't friendship.
If If... is an SMT game and Persona is in the same universe as If, doesnt it logically follow that Persona is an SMT game?
It's official, Smash Bros. is an SMT game.
Sometimes I swear nintendo is still stuck in the stone age with this kind of stuff.
It has always been this way man
Since P1
I don't care about newcomers I just want more Megami Tensei.
But user, SMT If... isn't a SMT game.
There's no trophy info in Smash now, so the only thing Joker will be shilling is Persona 5. At best you might get a track or two from each previous Persona, maybe the PQ or P4A themes, but that's it.
Explain
YHWH assist trophy when?
It has? I always thought P4 sparked the interest.
It's an optical illusion.
>yhvh uses infinite power and supernova when summoned
But what if Persona becomes the new megami tensei?
Yes it did
It was P2 the one that lowered the popularity of the series for a while to a low level, and it only truly recovered after P5
Perosna still better
Why should I care about the popularity of SMT? I don't mind that SMT games end up with small budgets if it means that I don't have to deal with insufferable Persona-only secondaries on the daily
>implying it hasn't already
It's sad I can totally see this happening
user, but Persona 1 sold better than any other game except 5.
If capitalism means "You're likely to die just for being in the presence of something stronger than you", then yes.
Realistically speaking, I can't understand why anybody would go with Chaos in a world full of flesh-eating demons. Most of the population would die off quickly from being swarmed by hordes of demons. People with dependents (parents with children) would be greatly hindered, the elderly have no hope, anyone who isn't athletic wouldn't be able to outrun a demon, etc. The humans that survive would have to live underground and hide all the time. They would fight and kill each other for supplies, even if the other person didn't have any. Cannibalism would happen in the scenario that food becomes scarce. The only way to actually survive comfortably is to establish your own law using vast resources, but that goes against the ideology of Chaos. As in individual, you cannot survive happily.
In Japan, not once you account for the west
The only Persona games that matter are 2 and 3.
Pee-Team wishes that the series will ever have a bit of the same creative potential that the original Megami Tensei sparked.
especially since the stage has been datamined to mostly likely be mementos. if it was Velvet Room or something, they could at least tie back to older persona games
we better not fucking get the mementos theme over any song from a previous game
Only because Persona 1 and 2's sales figures literally do not exist, so people compare Japanese sales vs Worldwide sales.
>Not Hawk and Demi-Fiend crashing a van into the stage assist trophy.
Pleb detected.
Big words for a friendless loser
>Edgefags are also trannies
I won't lie, i'm not surprised
The fact that they didn't translate IS says everything about how 1 sold.
Its funny how neutral always refers to "working together" and yet people cant see how similar this can end up being to "muh power of friendship"
Tough talk for a weak parasite.
That's the thing though. Don't companies just forget a series's entirely after its popularity diminishes. I mean could it pull off a Nier or Earthbound like cult following?
They translated EP. They didn't translate IS because it had Hitler.
user that was EP, the blam is on the other part of P2
Oof.
inb4 another SE-like fuckup with two music tracks. Mementos and Mementos remix.
>If If... is an SMT game and Persona is in the same universe as If
If was a "what-If?" scenario and Persona was a spin-off series of if and carried over a lot of it's themes and setting. There's literally an interview of Katsura Hashino explaining this. Persona branched itself off from the game it came from. A spin-off of a spin-off doesn't automatically make it part of the same series the first game was based around. A game can lose those things with each spin-off. The DC universe does this with a superman character (John Corben) who then has a spin-off using a minor character that his spin-off spawns. That spin-off was then considered a whole other series unrelated to Superman because of how far it branched off from that setting, despite keeping some of it's original themes and chars. Superman himself doesn't even exist in that series (Never once mentioned and things he did apparently haven't happened yet), while chars like Metallo do appear. Superman/DC aren't the only things to have done this.
I thought that was deconfirmed as fake...?
And then, when they did remake/translate it, they give Hitler sunglasses and named him "nothitlerlol".
Wish we would've gotten the PSP version of EP with a new translation. I was kinda bummed about that.
>hanging on for dear life to a single typo even though all the other posts in the argument said it was part of the SMT series. I guess this is the equivalnt of saying "YOU DIDN'T WIN"
Where'd you get this user-senpai?
Argue semantics all you want, but it doesn't change that they all exist within the same canonical multiverse.
>there are people who are unironically upset that Hackshino is leaving Persona
If... is confirmed to be part of mainline canon by Atlus.
What are you gonna do about this?
That makes total sense if the new director is worse
Persona is going to be trash now, the new director is the guy behind the spinoffs which doesn't bode well for the series
DO NOT TOOT IT
>favorite demon race is tyrants
>tfw neutralfag
no?
twitter.com
nothing from him saying otherwise
> it's a spinoff of a spinoff
They are too afraid of P6 ending up being an actual good game and not a glorified, formulaic dating sim that will copypaste the P3 formula all over again.
Except P1 is directly tied to If and even other games like Raidou directly address the existence of the Persona/If universe. If Persona was a spin-off of a spin-off of a spin-off of a spin-off, maybe I'd be more hesitant, but that's not the case here. Unlike DDS or Soul Hackers or DeSu, Persona is directly tied to the mainline timeline. Just because If is an alternate universe does not mean Persona stops being a spin-off. That's just nuts
Nobody can be worse than Hackshino. That guy unironically considered himself an auteur, which is why he never acknowledged anything from original trilogy, despite """borrowing""" so much from it.
So is Nier: Automata.
>even other games like Raidou directly address the existence of the Persona/If universe
sorry bucko but VINCENT from CATHERINE appears in persona 3 portable so your point is invalid :) try better next time
>favorites are fiends
>can't use them until the end in IV and IVA
I fucking wish you were right
So? He directed the original nocturne as well and guess what, that has hardly any references to older smt. Even the new persona games have hardly any references to each other, if you haven't noticed already, he doesn't have some aversion to the older persona games, he just makes his games self contained.
I'll take your word on that then user. Even though we just met I can firmly believe nintendo would get lazy and actually do this instead if choosing any other place from the game with more style.
P3P isn't part of the canon timeline that branches off from the original Megami Tensei as seen here:
>He directed the original nocturne as well
Means fucking nothing. Have you watched any Nocturne interview or documentary? Hashino was just there to gain experience, Cozy and Kaneko ran everything.
I'm referencing these it's probably a samefag that didn't play raidou, but still
What the fuck is with this spinception?
i greatly dislike the choice assuming it's correct, but it does kind of make sense. it's one of the only metaverse locations you go more than once, is introduced early enough to not spoil, has some elements that write themselves (reaper as stage hazard, maybe weather effects), and later plays a key role in the story
but visually and thematically it's pretty dry
i would much prefer sae's casino, velvet room, or even something like shujin rooftop that transforms into the roof of kamoshida's castle on a loop
I don't know, I just wanted to post toobie.