Btw, Maya is the best.
So I didn't have a lot of time this weekend because of parents visiting (at least they brought me my PS2 here! All I need to do now is actually BUY Nocturne and the Raidou games ), but I still got pretty far in Innocent Sin, all things considered. Got Jun and went into Aquarius temple. The ultimate personas have ridiculous SP costs, but overall, I'm dealing pretty well. Though there is one demon that casts Mamudo, to which three out of four of my party members are now weak against. Welp.
How to do Plot Twists and another I really found fascinating and motivating. How an Artist Turns Pro
Oh, cool! Give me the gist of it! Or link it. or both, what the hell Meanwhile, I just watched more of the video essays on Michael Bay's Transformers. And the episode on the human women was very surprising, tbh.
Very true. I just watched a video that finally made me realize why I don't like Nojima's writing concerning his plot twists.
I mean, it's hard to blame them if that's what sells. I still believe at least part of them will stick to that identity because it really makes them stand out and is the reason I love them so much.
It stems from the team's punk ideal roots. They always want to be different and in a conforming society like Japan, sometimes you have to go against the norm. Though in the last decade it seems like even Atlus is turning towards this ideal since their more optimistic "power of friendship titles" seem to be financially better but they still throw out some curve balls with games like Catherine and SMT.
I'm not really complaining, it's just amusing how people miss the point in these things. Then again, I go Internet searching with the assumption that everyone is around my age but the truth is, especially in places like reddit, that I am an old man compared to these people. Teenagers run the Internet. And that's scary because I was just a teenager a moment ago?? I'll keep that in mind! Hope the choice feels as natural as it did in Innocent Sin. Again, I really find this whole concept interesting especially since P4 kind of does a 180 on it and in the end the people there NEED their friends to overcome their shadows. it's weird how over the years I like P4 less and less. I still think it's a great game, but I can see more and more flaws in it with its sometimes blind idealism. SMT IV also dealt with friendship but even it showed that while it's important to have people who support you, sometimes it just doesn't work out and things are rarely so simple. Though now that I think about it, MegaTen in general may be the odd one out among Japanese media. The power of friendship seems superior in pretty much everything, and themes of individualism and self-reliance are pretty rare, and they pretty much form the backbone of SMT which, while it usually admits the importance of friendship, is more honest about how it won't cure cancer or something
It's why I don't really read comments for things. Not that some complaints aren't valid for even good games, but I feel like for a series based on psychology and personal growth, it makes sense to let the characters sort it out. You have to do something similar in EP to get Maya's custom Persona.
Just got Durga and I am so happy to have finally reached the Caracol. Mt. Katatsumuri is way too long and winded for its own good. Or maybe that's my fault for always prefering the longer and sneakier route rather than charging in, guns blazing. It's interesting how you pretty much have to do the opposite of what you do with the rest of your characters for Yukino to get her upgrade. It shows that, while it's important to let people really deal with their issues on their own with no hand holding, there are times when the person really needs someone to step in. I really like this, tbh, as much as I think the hand-out personas are kind of a game breaking concept. I saw a lot of complaining online, with people going "oh, so because I'm a kind person who helped a friend I won't be getting an upgrade?" which just seems weird to me. As someone who's been through both individual and group psychotherapy, the choices all felt pretty obvious.
