How do we save smt?

>>380698638

SMT5 released on switch and PS4.

No smirking, still press turn system, but overhauled. Buffing should still be important, but done in a different way. Dungeons that aren't nocturne-tier but not make you want to kys eridanus tier.

SMT is fine though.

>>380699013
Smirking? What do you mean?

>>380699013
Demon co-op maybe?

>>380699330
Game mechanic

>>380699508
Care to explain the mechanic? Haven't played a SMT since Nocturne

>>380699762
If you hit an enemy's weakness, get a crit, or dodge an enemy's attack, there's a chance you'll smirk, causing your weaknesses to be set to normal damage plus a few more minor benefits, like the instakill chances of spells activating, and the enemy can also receive smirks in the same way. Was WAY more broken in it's debut, SMT4, where it also boosted the smirker's evasion to complete max.

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>>380699762

It was used in 4. When hitting an enemy's weakness, critting, nulling, or dodging an attack, there was a chance you/the enemy would smirk. It gave whoever had it high evasion, higher damage, and an almost guaranteed chance to crit.

But what would usually happen is >SUCH IS A SAMURAI'S SKILL
>nulled
>boss hits one of your demons, crits, gets extra turn
>continues the smirktrain until your whole team is dead

>>380700207
>>380700479
Sounds pretty OP. Hopefully it isn't in the upcoming Switch SMT then

>>380698638
Smtv ps4 exclusive

>>380700718
It's not so bad in Apocalypse. You have ways to give yourself smirk and turn off enemy smirk on top of the other changes from 4. I also like the hama/mudo interaction with smirk along with giving more variety in moves with added bonuses when smirked.

>>380700718
they made it better in smt4 apocalypse, but still I can really do without it.
If anything they should take smt4a fusion system and use that in every game in the franchise with no changes whatsoever after this

>>380699508
Not sure if you played it, but I thought they made it much more interesting and balanced in 4A. As long as they keep up with these small improvements, I'd be disapointed if they removed smirk.

What I really want is a few more unique untransferable skills across the game. Sakuna hikona or whatever was a great example, with his medium ice and force attacks that also had a debuff, yet he would fall off later game with less damage or hp, sorta like Daisouju but without sacrifice to keep him relevant all game.

>>380699330
Play the games, you fucking retard. Also smirking was fine in apocalypse.

>>380699013
>Buffing should be done in a different way

Like how, managing buffs feels pretty good in Apocalypse

>>380701576

Haven't played apoc yet.

>>380701510
I don't have a 3DS, friend, so I can't play 4/4a, which are apparently the only games that use the feature

>>380698638
Bring back muffled lyrics to the OST
ONE MORE GOD REJECTED

social links

there's a lot they could fix.

>Keep affinities intact and/or limit skill inheritance.
>Make meta skills more expensive to use and harder to get.
>Add more rhyme and reason to demon negotiations.
>Limit protagonist powers and inheritance
>Bring back magnetite
>Add demon functions outside of battle, like how Raidou's demons can interact with outside world
>Hire talented writers to write a decent story, explore some worthwhile themes and whatnot

POST IT

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>>380698638
>How do we save smt?
Immediately cancel all SMT and Persona games and divert all resources to Jack Bros 2.

>>380698638
More waifus. It worked for Fire Emblem.

>>380702018
Fund it

>>380701898
For the protagonist powers part I think it would be better to have a hard cap for stat (no increase past that point), as well as the obvious no Pleroma like in both IV

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>>380702018
>not Ronde 2

>>380702018
Pretty much this

>>380702032
They try that with Apoc. Doesn't work

>>380702676
>hitler=hitler
>hitler with sunglasses=not hitler

I love Atlus

>>380698638
Which smt is this from?

>>380703203
SMT Imagine. The MMO

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>>380703110
Nah, it's more like
Hitler with sunglasses = Infamous german dictator who was in power during WW2 and was referred to as the Fuhrer by his subordinates and subjects. He was also named adolf and he liked animals

>>380698638
It's getting a new game, we just have to wait.

>>380701898
>Bring back magnetite

You're out of your mind, there's a reason they got rid of it. It's the most anti-fun feature a dungeon crawler could have.

PHYSICAL
COSTS
HP

>>380704812
It's an idea that needs expanding and balancing but overall i think it has a lot of potential to balance SMT's mechanics overall.

Soul hackers was obnoxious but they later improved it in Raidou where mag is purely consumed upon summoning and nothing else.
LIkewise, there's a lot of things they can do to expand this idea, for instance:
>Meta skills exclusively draining both mag and mp
>Demons with lots of useful skills take lots of mag to summon, meaning it's a decision of using multiple weaker demons vs one powerful demon
>Desummoning demons returns a portion of mag
>areas can have a mag-cap:only weak demons can be summoned

>>380698638
Stay with me on this, what if we add dinosaurs? Eh?

>>380698638
>save
It's more popular than ever.

>>380707190
>persona is smt meme

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>>380698638
Mainline SMT on console. Features a cast of people who are more mature than Persona characters and good writing. Keep gameplay as press turn and expand off of Apocalypse. Better balanced and more options for customization.Keep modern setting.


New Raidou-esque game with Bloodborne-esque combat and AI partners with commands. Preferably real time commands and the ability to switch out available commands on the fly.

>>380707851
>Raidou-esque game with Bloodborne-esque
Sounds like a hot mess to me. Raidou's gameplay was trash to begin with

SMT V on Switch and PC.

>>380698638
There is an easy fix, stop trying to make it more like Persona.