Also, I love Detective Todoroki and that it's all but outright stated that he's actually possessed by Kyoji Kuzunoha. I really miss the times when all the spinoffs were intertwined and referenced each other liberally. The Devil Summoner and Persona games mesh so well.
I find it interesting that this came out around the same time as FFVIII and features basically the same plot twist but with way more power. Probably because 1) the reason for it is a real-life thing rather than a fantastical thing and 2) the whole plot revolves around it rather than it just being handwaved and being more of a backstory detail than the main plot which revolves around the romance bit. And I say that as an VIII fan, but it really looks like FF could really learn a lot from Persona (which I think they tried to do with XIII ripping off from P3, but we both know how that turned out). I've only managed to make one pact so far. For some reason, I'm finding it easier to make demons eager than happy here, whereas in P1 it was the other way around. So that's tough. Also, totally gonna romance Jun this time around. The first time I went with Lisa, but as time went by I really came to the conclusion that either Maya or Jun are the more logical pairing, with Jun making slightly more sense to me as the relationship between Maya and Tatsuya always felt more like sibling love to me and it's just hard for me to look past that.
Yeah, the game is real heartrending on a second playthrough. It makes EP also gut wrenching, especially when you're given the option to "awaken" the memorizes of the cast from IS and Lisa breaks down when you refuse to let her help you. There's also the scene when you don't do it and that is also a very melancholic scene as well. It's a bit more balanced, and Strength is worth putting some points in finally, but the holy trinity still stands since elemental fusion spells are the most common and useful. As for leveling versus negotiations, finding the right balance is crucial, but don't forget you also get the Free Tarot cards by making a pact with a demon and you can use these to offset what you need to purchase new Personas.
There's that, but the kids at school also explicitly mention his looks. But this is really the only thing | find weird. I still like Tatsuya a lot and am enjoying the game a lot. Good stuff. A lot of the scenes also seem much more poignant now that I know the twist later on. Stuff that felt kinda awkward at first now feel genuinely heartbreaking and real. It also feels much more important to have Yukki back on my team after finishing the SQQ! I am having a hard time balancing battles and negotiations now, though. It's not longer enough to just make a monster eager once, you're basically encouraged to get their tarot cards indefinitely, so I'm worried I'm not spending enough time leveling up, discovering fusion spells, etc. Btw, I know the game is easy, but still, think it's a good idea to add points in a similar way to P1? As in, Dex, Ag, and occassionally Vit?
He's a rebel, that's why people like him. It's not his looks just his attitude, I mean his brother is like the opposite of him, very handsome but really nerdy and straight-laced.
Oh yeah, there is the clinic, but I had the problem of just burning through my SP in the battle. With Naoya and Yukki spamming Megidolaon with their not-too-cheap Personas, the lack of chewing souls made the thing uber stressful I mean, I like the geekiness of it too, but it;s just weird to me that no one really point it out in game. In game he's treated like straight-up beefcake and it's just hard for me to suspend my disbelief on this
Well you do have the clinic to go back to and it's not too hard to get to the proper floors in the optional dungeon. Yeah, Tatsuya's hairstyle is geeky but I kind of like bucket head. It makes him look relatively normal compared to the quirky squad he's running with. Personally I like it better when he starts sporting the red track suit in EP.
Good luck with that. It would probably have been much easier for me if this path actually let you buy Chewing Souls... Btw, Tatsuya's hair continues to be stupid. I get that it's supposed to resemble a motorcycle helmet. But it just looks so weird and I can;t help but feel it was dated even when the game first out, since I can't remember anyone in the 90s favoring that style. And yet he's considered the hottest thing around by the whole school? What?
I hear that, I'm still grinding in my file for the Mask battle.
Just managed to download Innocent Sin at work. Ueeheeheehee
