This. If you can't find it used, torrent it.Originally Posted by Bunny
This. If you can't find it used, torrent it.
wat?
She looks so pretty in her casket, I'm in love with a corpse!
Persona 3, especially the Special edition FES game with the prologue chapter The Answer. It has been the most inspiring and groundbreaking RPG I've played since probably smurfing Xenogears.
You play as a Japanese High School student who learns that their is a mysterious 25th hour in the day where demonic creatures called Shadows feast on people. Most of humanity is unaware of this hour and those who are have the power to summon Persona which are the subconscious parts of your soul that take the form of mythical gods and demons.
The twist the game has is this. At night you battle against the Shadows and try to uncover the truth behind the Dark Hour but during the day you have to live your life as a normal student. You have to study for exams, make friends, and join clubs. These bonds you form strengthen your Personas. It has some of the most touching moments I've seen in a story for a long time, especially RPGs and your main character is unquestionably a bad ass.
Its an Occult Horror RPG and one of the best RPGs to be released in the last decade.
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Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
I should read the entire thread before posting. To be honest, it sounds like your taste in RPGs is too dissimilar from mine for me to be a good source of recommendations. :/
dude that looks crazy awesome!
She looks so pretty in her casket, I'm in love with a corpse!
P4 is pretty good too. I would recommend Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga, and any other SMT game as well. Just be careful, they're pretty hard.Persona 3, especially the Special edition FES game with the prologue chapter The Answer. It has been the most inspiring and groundbreaking RPG I've played since probably smurfing Xenogears.
You play as a Japanese High School student who learns that their is a mysterious 25th hour in the day where demonic creatures called Shadows feast on people. Most of humanity is unaware of this hour and those who are have the power to summon Persona which are the subconscious parts of your soul that take the form of mythical gods and demons.
The twist the game has is this. At night you battle against the Shadows and try to uncover the truth behind the Dark Hour but during the day you have to live your life as a normal student. You have to study for exams, make friends, and join clubs. These bonds you form strengthen your Personas. It has some of the most touching moments I've seen in a story for a long time, especially RPGs and your main character is unquestionably a bad ass.
Its an Occult Horror RPG and one of the best RPGs to be released in the last decade.
yeah i was doing the research and after SHC anything would be pretty difficult, as much as i love that game it is pretty easy: as far as RPG's go.
She looks so pretty in her casket, I'm in love with a corpse!
I second these titles as well, and I completely agree that they are "kick you in the ass so hard you'll be wearing your buttocks like a hat" difficult. Yet every new story scene makes it so worth it.
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
now you guys are scaring the hell out of me....
She looks so pretty in her casket, I'm in love with a corpse!
The Golden Sun games are awesome RPGs, if you have a GBA.
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Nocturne is that bad but the Persona games are not nearly as difficult. The combat system focuses on using strategy and exploiting weaknesses to win. Its not a series you can just "grind to godhood" and not worry, but believe me its a pretty simple system.
It plays like Pokemon except when you hit an enemy with their weakness, you do mass damage and get an extra turn. In Nocturne and I believe DDS, your goal is to maximize as many turns as you can get so you have every opportunity to finish off your enemies.
In Persona 3 and 4, if you hit every enemy with their weakness and knock them to the ground you can do a huge group attack and cause massive damage that generally kills most normal encounters in that game. The thing is, the enemies can do it to you too (except the group attack) and every Persona has its own strengths and weaknesses. Strategy comes from finding a balanced party and unlike most RPGs, Persona encourages you to switch out your party more often to avoid giving the enemies weaknesses to exploit. Your party members are stuck with a distinct Persona but your main characters can change their Persona's and you have over a hundred to choose from.
You get new Persona by fusing them with other Persona's to create new ones. Luckily, you get a Compendium that allows you to save your Persona and re-summon them at the cost of some money. This allows you the freedom to experiment and not worry too much about losing a good Persona. The new Persona created from Fusion will inherit skills and abilites from its two parent Personas. The links you make with people during the daytime give these Persona huge experience boosts which is great since they level slower than your human characters. The links also lead towards the ability to create special and generally uber powerful Personas.
It takes a bit getting used to but once you get the flow of the game down you can spend some serious time doing Social Links and Experimenting with Persona Fusions.
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
...wow... that is pretty intense, i think i am sold on it. Persona 3 it is. now just gotta find it for as cheap as possible. amazon is not so bad...
She looks so pretty in her casket, I'm in love with a corpse!
Go for the FES version
True beauty exists in things that last only for a moment.
Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
It should be noted that Persona 4 is much easier than previous SMT titles. I'm currently going through the game myself and its actually pretty easy, something I never thought I'd hear myself saying about SMT ever. I'm absolutely loving the game personally.
If you enjoyed Shadow Hearts then buy Lost Odssey. They are actually made by the same people so you may enjoy both.
Try a CRPG. I reccomend Baldur's Gate, Wizardry 8, maybe KOTOR or Mass Effect, those are RPG's, but they come from the West, and the first two might be a bitch to find.
If not, try a Grandia or Chrono game.
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