I recently decided to pick this game back up after having dropped

Stop ignoring my thread to shitpost, you faggots. I have to know.

>>377316038
who's that cutey on the right with the lewd leather outfit

>>377316801
That is an angel.

>>377316962
damn, then i hope she doesn't mind me being her demon ;)

>>377317094
As long as you don't mind being weak to her instant death spell which will always hit since you're weak to it.

>>377317094
>damn, then i hope she doesn't mind me being her demon ;)
Why do you hurt me with your shitty posts, anon?

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>>377316038
>the world will never go to shit like in nocturne
>you will never be THE Demi-fiend

>>377317387
im just helping this dude out with his thread, im playing Persona 3 so I know like 0% of what SMT games have to offer.

Garu is pretty good though, I wish Angel could learn ZIo too though

>>377316038
I honestly find most of the demon-y Atlus games to be like this. I like the Persona series, but I think a lot of that has to do with liking the balance between story and gameplay and waiting for the CRAZY TWIST. In and of itself, the game isn't really *flawed* per say, just kind of standard fare. I'm honestly disappointed that P5 didn't have a super secret true ending. The only modern SMT game I haven't touched yet is SMTIV, but I got the same feelings for all the others.

>>377317615
I like Apocalypse's writing honestly. The gods raise some really valid points

SMT I's story kinda falls apart after the timeskip, buf the beginning to Thorman is fucking bonkers

>>377317615
It's odd, I'm a HUGE fan of SJ - I love everything about it in a big way, including its dungeon-crawling elements, and yet Nocturne fails to capture that same feeling in me, even though they are quite similar in a lot of ways. I will say that Nocturne has some superb boss-battles, design wise. The fiend fights are always highlights, for example, but it feels as though there is something fundamentally missing from the experience. - I can't even imagine what the game was like in its initial release without the Labyrinth of Amala explaining some of the more obscure stuff to you.

>>377317862
I find the writing to be a least decent in every case.
I think the older SMT stuff had a bit more uniqueness to their stories though. I feel like the past like 10 games (including spinoffs) have had more or less the same story, just using different symbolism.

>>377318436
Dunno, could be the balance feels off. I always liked P3 because whenever I got tired of Social Links, it was the perfect time to grind and whenever I got tired of grinding, it was the perfect time for Social Links. Non-persona games I had to just take a break every so often so I wouldn't burn out.

>>377316038
I did the same thing as you, played it aftet P5 and I feel exactly the same way. It's like how old ps2 games were cryptic and didnt explain strories well (or hold you hand through the story). Nowadays games have narratives that are made like movies. The cutscenes in this are like old Resident Evil or Silent Hill, its tough to understand the plot unless you read lore and get supplemental materials online. I mean, the game is extremely fun, but as soon as I got to the white room cutscene with Chiaki I was the same as you, scratching my head asking what the hell. Ending scenes are the same, it makes you wonder why all your "friends" went so crazy. The plot seems more explained through the optional amala dungeon than the actual storyline.

>>377319030
DDS1 and 2, P3, P4 all have much better cutscenes/story on PS2 from Atlus. I haven't played aspect raidou so I can't comment on that one.

>>377317413
Nocturne's world is decent all things considered.

>freedom to do whatever you want
>no need to worry about food sources
>if you can defend your beliefs, they're seen as valid.
>Kagutsuchi gets you high

I wouldn't call it cozy, but a at least it's straightforward.

>>377316038
I want to hug that angel on the right.

>>377320692
i want to recue her but also cop a feel while she's unconscious!

>>377318436
I feel like the opposite, SJ never really did much for me and I can't get the massive praise for it that's popped up in recent years. I wonder if it's been retroactively propped up to some degree because it's likely Kaneko's last game at this point. You're right about Nocturne though, it really doesn't make you care about the characters or their ideologies at all. Not that SMT has ever really been good about it, but it shouldn't get a free pass.

>>377319975
The arid desert is huge minus, though.

>>377321018
I think what SJ sold me on was a game that captured that sort of slow-burn existential horror that's frequently found in Sci-Fi horror films like the Thing. (Hell, the fact that it's set in Antarctica is not a coincidence.)

The feeling of playing just some trained schmuck being completely lost in an alien landscape with no sign of escape just drew me to it immediately.

I'm also a sucker for when games use a fairly mundane game feature and use it to make a moment feel more special. So when Arthur does his whole speech about how he's going to issue you your final mission I feel for it hook-line-and-sinker.