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I Am You, You Are Me; Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
Topic Started: Feb 26 2012, 01:21 AM (997 Views)
Akane
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For fans of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (series)!

Whether you've played every game, or are just fans of one or two games in the series, come share your love for this great series!

Feel free to talk about your favorite game, favorite characters, favorite pairings, favorite arcana, discuss Persona 4: The Animation or what you'd like to see Atlus add to Persona 5!

My favorite game in the series is Persona 4 and my favorite characters are Kanji and Nanako-chan! :)

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Akane
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Prince Roxas
Kiso
Hikari Seishin
Beatrix
Aerith004
Edited by Akane, Mar 29 2012, 06:29 PM.
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Vanelo
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How did I know what this club would be just from the tagline XD

Anyhoo, I'll be glad to join.

I've not finished any of the Persona games yet, but I'm nearly 50 hours into Persona 4, and I've played a lot of Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, and Persona 3: FES. ... And a bit of Persona 1 and P2: IS, but I don't care for them as much.

I like pretty much the entire party in P4 (Teddie's probably my least favorite, and he's still awesome, even if I occasionally want to punch him XD), as well as Maya, Ulala, Katsuya, and Lisa from P2. It's been a while since I really played P3 though, so I don't remember who I liked and disliked from it. ... Except Shinjiro. That guy annoys the crap out of me for some reason.
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Akane
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Cool! Welcome. :) I'm amazed you recognized the tagline so quickly xD

I've only played 3:FES and 4. I never got to play the earlier ones... For some reason, I like all the characters in the Persona series! There isn't one I dislike. Shinjiro is very popular among fan girls, but I never understood why myself.

4 is definitely worth beating if you ever get around to it, it has a good ending (well, depending on what ending you get). :lol:

Strangely enough, I can ship everyone with almost anyone too! I think it's because all the characters form deep bonds with each other that I can see almost anything turn into romance.

I'm really excited for Persona 5, but Atlus said in September that it wouldn't come out for a couple of years even though they're working on it right now.
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Vanelo
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Yeah, I can think of AT LEAST two characters for every party member in Persona 4 that I can see them easily shipped with XD

P3... perhaps not so much. I remember a lot of the party was either distant, or didn't get along well. Although Aigis did seem fond of the protagonist, and Mitsuru and Akihiko seemed to know each other fairly well.
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Akane
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MitsuruxAkihiko and AigisxMinato were always obvious to me as well, though I'm not sure how the latter would ever work since she's a robot. But she definitely cares about him. :wub:

I've always had a soft spot for YukarixJunpei as well. They argue a lot but I like those kinds of couples. :P Always play fighting. "Stupei" XD

I saw undertones of MitsuruxYukari as well and AkihikoxShinjiro. And I always thought MinatoxYukari would be the default pairing but I never saw that much chemistry between them, at least from what I remember. I guess Minato is technically what you make of him (or her as Minako).

I definitely agree with you on Persona 4. I can see at least two possible ships for each character, I found them to be a more likeable bunch too.
Edited by Akane, Feb 26 2012, 05:36 AM.
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Feb 26 2012, 05:18 AM
Cool! Welcome. :) I'm amazed you recognized the tagline so quickly xD

I've only played 3:FES and 4. I never got to play the earlier ones... For some reason, I like all the characters in the Persona series! There isn't one I dislike. Shinjiro is very popular among fan girls, but I never understood why myself.


Three words: Persona 3 Portable.

You get to play as a female character and you get to choose a love interest with the other guys (except for Junpei). Shinjiro gets a lot of character focus because he's the Moon Arcana for her. And it's really, really nice.

And the series themselves are nice. Very good RPG series and Atlus is genius incarnate. I need to play the original and Persona 2 though.

So yespls, count me in.
Edited by Anti-R, Feb 26 2012, 06:23 AM.
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I've got Persona 4 on my rental list so I might get it since I have just sent Hyperdimension Neptunia back. Just posting here to say I've added this to the Club List. ^_^
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Akane
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Feb 26 2012, 06:20 AM
Akane
Feb 26 2012, 05:18 AM
Cool! Welcome. :) I'm amazed you recognized the tagline so quickly xD

I've only played 3:FES and 4. I never got to play the earlier ones... For some reason, I like all the characters in the Persona series! There isn't one I dislike. Shinjiro is very popular among fan girls, but I never understood why myself.


Three words: Persona 3 Portable.

You get to play as a female character and you get to choose a love interest with the other guys (except for Junpei). Shinjiro gets a lot of character focus because he's the Moon Arcana for her. And it's really, really nice.

And the series themselves are nice. Very good RPG series and Atlus is genius incarnate. I need to play the original and Persona 2 though.

So yespls, count me in.
Oh yeah I know about all that, I just mean that I never saw the appeal in him myself :P But then again I only played FES, not the portable version, so I never saw that social link develop to romance.

I want to play the original and 2 as well! I don't know anyone except for Vanelo who has played them before... Atlus is one of my favorite game companies too. I think it's because their games are so unique compared to the style of a lot of other companies.

Oh thanks Prince Roxas! I added you to the club list as well. ^^;

Edited by Akane, Feb 26 2012, 05:17 PM.
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I'll just warn ya Akane, Persona 1 and 2 are VERY different from 3 and 4. They're structured more like traditional RPGs, though there's still a LOT of dungeon crawling involved in both of them.

Persona 1 has two very different versions on PS1 and PSP, each with their pros and cons. The PS1 version has slightly tougher battles, a better soundtrack, and a lower random encounter rate, but very few save points. The PSP version has a better translation, a MUCH higher random encounter rate with easier enemies (though actually this is how the original Japanese version played), a soundtrack that is still good on its own merits and more like the ones in P3 and P4, and more save points. So you have to sorta pick your poison there.

P2: IS I mainly don't like because the game is mindlessly easy; even on the Hard setting enemies will barely scratch you, and that's without any special preparations or powerleveling or ANYTHING. That, and the story doesn't seem very interesting from what I've played, aside from some of the characters being cool.

P2: EP on the other hand is a bit slower paced, but is a much more challenging and satisfying game (though you'll probably have to grind some), and the story, while not the best I've seen, is definitely an improvement over P2: IS aside from Maya going from a hilarious yet very lovable ditz to a mute heroine, and that's more or less made up for by Katsuya and Ulala being awesome characters.

P3 and P4, while a lot of the old-school fans didn't like the changes they made to the series to focus more on smaller scale conflicts and social, almost visual novel like settings and plots, are just flat out objectively better games. ... Well, except maybe for vanilla-P3. Make SURE you get either P3-FES (the version I recommend personally), or P3P, and NOT the original version.
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Hello I would like to join please =).

I played the Persona 2 duology, P3FES, P3P and P4.
My favorites are P2IS (because of the zodiacs, the bonds of the cast, mythology and the epic story) and P4 (because of the bonds of the Investigation team).

My favorite characters are: Kurosu Jun, Amano Maya and Mochizuki Ryoji. They are very important characters in my opinion and the best developed.
I love the rest as well for example I also have got a soft spot for Tatsuya xDDD (he is so flawed that he is totally lovable to me xDDD)
I really loved Maya as a ditz in IS and that's why I prefer IS to EP as well and Tatsuya as an MC. Sure the answers Maya gives in EP are still in character but I rather prefer her talking the entire time xD.

My favorite pairings are:
TatsuyaxMaya - Persona OTP #1
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TatsuyaxJun
EikichixLisa
EikichixMiyabi
JunpeixChidori
JunpeixYukari (I see it the same way as you Akane xD)
MinatoxYukari
MinatoxAigis
RyojixFemaleProtagonist (whatever you call her xD) - Persona OTP #2
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On Shinjiro: Actually he is the only character in the Persona series I dislike as well... I dislike tsundere characters and I also think that the fangirl hype around his character and s-link is annoying. He is still a side-character after all not a main character.
Most of the things in his s-link have been mentioned in P3FES (that he likes dogs, cooks etc.) and the s-link is just streching it so I don't know how you can call it character developement especially since Shinjiro didn't get any new scenes outside of the optional Moon Slink.
Also he is not the only guy who got an s-link. Ryoji, Akihiko, Junpei, Ken got one too and even the Velvet room got a male assistant with Theo.
Ryoji for example even got new lines and scenes outside of the s-link in which he interacts with the Femc.
It's just tiring to hear that Shinjiro's fansgirls always pretend that Shinjiro is the only male character who got an s-link and "developement".
I just think that he is overrated and don't care about him but the hype and people pretending that he is the only male who exists in P3P (while he adds almost nothing to the plot unlike
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just made me dislike him since I'm kinda sick of the fangirl hype.
Edited by Kiso, Feb 26 2012, 09:24 PM.
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Maybe I'll check out the others eventually, but I like 3 and 4 so much that if the older ones are drastically different, I think I might not enjoy them as much...

You're added, Kiso. :)

Another JunpeixYukari shipper! XD Awesome! People think I'm crazy but I think they're very compatible, at least more so than JunpeixChidori... (I never understood that pairing except for the fact that it gave Junpei a bigger role in the story. I just couldn't get over Chidori's English voice, it was too strange.)

I never shipped Ryoji with anyone, except maybe Aigis, but from what I remember he was just flirting with her at times and she didn't trust him at all.

I do think Shinjiro is overrated too, but I never played the PSP version so he might have been good with a female protagonist. However...
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Anyway, 4 is my favorite because of the bonds of the investigation team and also the story in general was very well done, better than 3 in my opinion. Plus, I really enjoy murder mysteries :) I also enjoyed seeing everyone's dark side come out and watching them evolve into personas. I tend to ship Souji with Ai, Sayoko or Yukiko. I wonder if he'll wind up with Yukiko or Rise in the anime?
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I shipped the hero with Yukiko at first, but the further I get into the game, the more I think he and Rise are a better, far more compatible couple.

And it is very nice to see other fans who aren't Shinjiro fangirls/fanboys! :D
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I may not be a Shinjiro fangirl but I am definitely a Kanji fangirl! I just love him ^^; not romantically or anything, he's just so adorable XD

The "hero" is appropriate I guess, since he's only Souji in the manga, but he's Yu in the anime. I'm so used to calling him Souji though.

I can see the protagonist with Rise too, just not with Chie or Naoto. One of my personal favorites is KanjixRise though. I've written fanfiction for them and I think they have good chemistry together! I don't care for KanjixNaoto that much because it always seemed one-sided to me.
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Kanji's hilarious and while not one of my favorites, that's not saying much with a cast as good as P4's, he's still very likable.

Which side are you referring to between him and Naoto though? I tend to think they have potential, though I still need to finish the game and see.

Naoto's not fooling anyone btw... :whistle:
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YOUSUKE YOUSUKE YOUSUKEEEEEEEEEEE <333333333333

...Excuse me for being in love with characters who aren't moping around all the time :whistle: (Altho, his social link could def have been better... the ending was nice tho x3)

Yes, I'm another Persona fan~! *raises hand* I've played P3: FES (OTP = Minato/Yukari cos I'm original =P 2nd OTP = Akihiko/Mitsuru <3 I also liked Junpei/Chidori cos of how different they were xD But Chidori's english dub voice was a bit... out of place... .w. ) I won't deny my like for Shinjiro, sorry gaiz XD (But I was never rabid about it... I loved Akihiko just a bit more anywayz 8D)

And Persona 4 <3 I'm stuck between the two - P3 is hell dark and cool, yet P4 is lighter-hearted and cool x3 Yousuke, Chie, Naoto and Kanji are awesome x33 I really wanna play P3PSP... Akihiko, Shinjiro, Ryoji... they shall all be mine. MIIIINE. MWAHAHAHAHAHA.

*ahem* I'd like to join owo
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