so strange journey remake is out in jp- whats the deal? is it ok or not? @index-j bemoans it in the hween thread
I love that they opened with motherfucking Ginza. And the SMT1 battle theme is so good.
The bassist is having a pretty good time.
Great, so I need to buy a Switch again.
(lol new Final Fantasy/Growlanser-esque NA logo)
yeah itâs looking like i might have to buy a switch sometime in the future if it becomes the platform all the japanese stuff ends up on
though iâve slowly developed the same kind of âthe very mention of this brand gives me conniptionsâ thing with nintendo that a lot of people have with apple
buy a switch lol
Hope I feel like I can afford a Switch by the time this lands.
Atlus seems to be trying very hard to tell me this game is a lot like Nocturne, and I hope thatâs true.
I donât want it to be exactly like Nocturne. But I want it to be as interesting at every level as Nocturne is.
same, and Iâm trying to wait until they ship a newer tegra at least
I just hope it has the same kind of cold atmosphere and setting that Nocturne had, and it isnât just another fucking Persona 3/4/5.
The faces are kind of weird on Beth and Chaos Hero, but I really want those + Bodyconian.
persona 5 isnât really my thing i guess
Since the SMTif⊠translation is out, here are the partner characters you can choose (you can only choose one):
Yumi Shirakawa | |
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Yumi will confront you immediately and ask you to help her. She wants to save everybody. The most straightforward path. She also looks pretty cool. |
Shinji âCharlieâ Kuroi |
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Charlieâs a firestarter, twisted firestarter. Heâs also hot-headed and brash. His route takes you through the World of Wrath. He likes to steal bikes . |
Reiko âWinnie Cooperâ Akanezawa |
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Reiko is the coolest cucumber of the lot. Sheâs calm and collected, and her route gets you some extra story. Sheâs the final partner option. |
You get another partner option who is basically one big Devilman reference if you beat the game once.
The questions in the intro determine your characterâs initial stat distribution when you begin the game, and also affect the guardians youâll get. Each question adds a certain amount of points to a pool that are added up at the end of the questionnaire. If you get Luck type (just choose the last answer for all of the questions), you start with an extra 4 stat points (in LUK), and 5,000 Makka (the currency).
An easy way to get the initial stats you want: always give the first answer for Strength, the second for Speed, third for Balance, and last for Luck.
A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | A6 | ||
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Q1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Do you like video games? | ||
Q2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | What club are you in? | ||
Q3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Do you do all your homework? | ||
Q4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Do you ever forget things? | ||
Q5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Whatâs your favorite subject? |
Q6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | And your favorite sport? |
Q7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Do you own a smart phone?* | ||
Q8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | How do you spend your days off? | ||
Q9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | How big are your social gatherings? | ||
Q10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Youâve found a wallet containing 10,000 yen. What do you do with it? | ||
Q11â | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | You only get question 11 if your points are â„21. | ||
Q11â | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Points | Type | HPâ | HPâ | STR | INT | MAG | STM | SPD | LUK | SUM | DEF | EVD | MPW | MEF |
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0-6 | Strength | 21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
7-14 | Speed | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
15-26 | Balance | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
27-36 | Luck | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
*Originally âpagerâ. I guess smart phone makes more sense now.
uhh?
Your partners also have âtypesâ that are randomly selected for them. Your partnerâs HP is based on your player characterâs gender, for some reason.
YUMI
Yumiâs A-type build is pretty good.
Type | HPâ | HPâ | MP | STR | INT | MAG | STM | SPD | LUK | DEF | EVD | MPW | MEF | Focus |
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A ⧠| 20 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | STR/MAG/STM |
B | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | STR>INT/SPD |
C | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Balance |
D | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | INT/MAG |
CHARLIE
All of Charlieâs initial stats are awful. Charlie is garbage.
Type | HPâ | HPâ | MP | STR | INT | MAG | STM | SPD | LUK | DEF | EVD | MPW | MEF | Focus |
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A | 20 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | STR/STM (Phys.) |
B | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | STR/STM (Mag.) |
C | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | SPD>STR/STM |
D | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | SPD>STR/LUK |
REIKO
Reiko is much better than Charlie.
Type | HPâ | HPâ | MP | STR | INT | MAG | STM | SPD | LUK | DEF | EVD | MPW | MEF | Focus |
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A ⧠| 20 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | STR/STM/SPD (Phys.) |
B | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | STR/STM/SPD (+Magic) |
C | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Balance |
D | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Balance (+Magic) |
AKIRA
Akira isnât so great, either, but better than Charlie.
Type | HPâ | HPâ | MP | STR | INT | MAG | STM | SPD | LUK | DEF | EVD | MPW | MEF | Focus |
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A | 19 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | STR>STM |
B | 19 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | STR/STM>SPD |
C | 19 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | STR/STM>LUK |
D | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | STR/STM/SPD |
yeah, your characterâs gender determines their and their partnerâs HP. itâs dumb.
[extremely complicated joke about how the south park game obviously ripped off the feature where your difficulty level is set according to the colour of your skin except thatâs a very problematic analogy given the late 19th and early 20th century history of white womenâs progressive politics vis-a-vis black menâs]
as far as i can tell, the female option gets no advantage to make up for the HP cut, either.
I wonder how long until ubisoft (it would definitely be ubisoft) makes some disastrous antebellum-era assassinâs creed in which you have to decide whether to side with susan b anthony or frederick douglass
if your s-links are high enough you get the secret ottilie assing route