I’m In the middle of my first persona four playthrough right now so once I’m done with that and familiar with that set of characters, I’ll grab this. Props to variety. At the end of the day Persona Q2 is still a good game. Story: Story telling is solid, story itself is forgettable. Combat is very traditional but satisfying, as you start with party members who can fulfill every traditional niche, and the weakness/scan system keeps you interested even in the most menial fights. Animations take a back seat in favor of stylish art style and the map layout has been streamlined in a more compact way.

It also gets major points as one of the potentially final big 3DS releases from a major publisher that is best served on the 3DS platform. In other words, not only will you see whether the switch has been used in the above screenshot, but it will also show you if the Electric Gate is open. All and all not a really fun time besides the couple people in line I had fun chatting with. The combat in the game was pretty much the same as Q2 except the SP spell cost was cancerous even at the beginning of the game. The last game had issues where physical was better than magic but so far, in this game - you need both. The first game had the tendency to go overboard with some of the characterizations of its cast, but with Q2 the dialogue is slightly more nuanced or tongue-in-cheek. It thought having 4 new battle themes, each sung by the respective original singers of each game.

My larger concern is what is going to happen with this sub-genre of Dungeon Crawler RPGs, which has had a major Renaissance with both the DS/3DS family and PSP/Vita family of systems. "is that supposed to be... master chief?

The second part of the Persona 5 stage play adaptation, Persona 5 the Stage #2, debuted at the KT Zepp Yokohama theater in Kanagawa earlier today on October 1, 2020.

For example, the superhero movie relates to a world where everyone obeys the superhero to maintain "justice" even if you begin to realise this is no different than a dictatorship. Its far more interesting than "collect 10 shoes". There's plenty of moments of respite with quipping, lots of time spent in menus, and heaps of anime cutscenes when important events play out. (Looking right at you Xenoblade) At some points I felt like I was playing a comic book or manga especially at the beginning which literally throws you in a superhero-ish story line littered with silhouettes of civilians flooding the streets. Glad to see the people have good taste, in more ways than one. Persona Q2 functions as a Persona crossover featuring the casts of the last main three titles, Persona 3 through Persona 5. In Persona Q2 the main cast is centered around the Phantom Thieves from Persona 5. the fusion of EO into Persona works but it clearly removes alot of the crowd: the crowd who prefers party building of Dungeon crawling and the crowd of persona who dislikes dungeon crawling.
All this publication's reviews On top of Status ailments, buffs, debuffs, binds everything is fair game in order to win. Pictures of this first performance have been released by Japanese news media. I'll say it again, this is not a game you can just grind and brute force. Megaten's Doom Marine is cooler schoolgirls in leotards and skintight suits. They did have to remove the Guns from each of the main cast, because that would not work with all the other characters from Persona 3 and Persona 4 (Guns were a part of the first two Persona games, and most of SMT however). This pushes the player to clear the dungeons: I want to rescue x. I want to find y. I want to find out what happens next. This is a step away from EO's methodology of choosing a class and choosing what skill tree they go into as you level. You get most of P5 and p3fem quite quickly in the beginning and then its roughly 1 movie/dungeon per cast with getting everyone around 60% of the game. How much you'll enjoy Persona Q2 really does hinge on what side of the fence you're on. Persona Q2 facilitates all of this with a satisfying exploration-based formula (so long as you have a penchant for traipsing about dungeons). Persona Q2 is a thematic crossover between the Persona and Etrian Odyssey series and uses this system while slapping a nice coat of Persona 5 themed paint on it. You enter a world with a first person view on the top screen and an empty map at the bottom of your 3ds. 7/10. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. You go into dungeons, walk around, locate treasure and shortcuts, map everything out, and repeat until you've finished each world. SMT photo segment had a grand total of 0 people in it. That is normal, as you fuse up, you get stronger skills to use and you throw away older ones. This means in the beginning you might only get a few fights in before you gotta return to base but you don't feel bad about and you feel that small crawl of progress: is still progress. 6/10. While the original had its moments, you can probably just start here. Personas: A solid amount - most unlocked as you fuse them, but you can also get special recipes that unlock special fusions by clearing some side quest. Not a lot of atlus staff present, saw some Q&A people but unlike the first which had two voice actors come to sign autographs (xanthe and erika who were rad) as well as some goodie bag giveaways, the second had a morgana mascot come out and greet people and they sold exclusive merch, this was just the macarons.

All this time the cast members are roasting the world and the denizens that inhabit it, which only adds to the fun. Some things are better but others feel lacking compared to the first entry. 1010101010 1 year ago #2. Side Content: You got side quests given by elizabeth: these are well done - definitely an improvement. The floors auto fill as you walk around but you can place doors/shortcuts/events and walls. This background makes the picture funny. Because of the design philosophy of the developer, both Etrian Odyssey and Persona Q games tend to be a bit on the difficult side. General Atlus discussion is usually allowed as well. Born in the 1970's, I've been an avid participant for much of video game history. You are free to express yours without any consequences, I should be able too as well. Press J to jump to the feed. Mapping is key here, as the game allows you to manually track paths with the bottom 3DS screen, so you're kinda-sorta figuring it out all on the go. There are more contextual symbols in this game that will alter on your map according to your actions. Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth (3DS)Developer: P-StudioPublisher: Atlus/SegaReleased: November 29, 2018 (JP), June 4, 2019 (WW)MSRP: $39.99. Even if you’re not huge on dungeon exploration Persona Q2 is a great game. Persona Q2 recently released worldwide and is a jrpg with both persona veins (combat, story, characters) and Etrian Odyssey veins (dungeon crawling, over world progression). Knocking down all your enemies will give you the chance for a powerful all-out attack, and finishing the battle with one will give you a neat graphic with your cast and increase your XP gain by 20%. Level designs felt both a step up and a step down. "Downed" enemies have a chance to not act and if all enemies are "downed" your team performs a powerful attack. Some moves are also stronger once you exploit a weakness for the next turn. Each persona event had an opening day, featuring goodies that were given away for free or up for grabs as well as macarons styled to look like characters from persona and once, they had a jack frost macaron. It is a fan game, to see how p3mc and p3femc interract with eachother. There is also a very intelligent hint of ken and konomaru (both having a different perspective being more innocent/childlike) able to determine there is something sad about akechi (which will eventually be revealed in Persona 5). It is very much an offense game: you want to exploit weaknesses. You have characters from different games and it feels like everyone is trying to be the star of the show. Not only does the portability fit well with the heavy grinding required of the genre, but the touch screens have also made a fascinating impact by allowing you to draw your own maps.
As anyone else? Also like that latter title, the battle takes place in classic dungeon crawler style where you only see your characters when they enter the screen to attack briefly. You jump in each movie (like mario paintings) and clear the movie - writing the movie's ending in the process. As this is an Atlus title, you’ll need to use every kind of tool available to get the biggest edge on your opponent. A lot of you probably groaned at the idea of more Joker and company. With its stunning visual style, finely tuned battle system, and brilliant soundtrack, this title is a must buy for any RPG fans who want to crank out the old 3DS or one of its million variations. [ a spinoff game to a niche series on a dying handheld device?]. A lot of blind favoritism going around on this title and even with me being a hard core fanboy (got the tats to prove it) I'll call sometime for what it is.