Why aren't YOU playing Persona Q?

Quite frankly I'm not surprised there's so much backlash for the game on this site. EO is far from popular in this day and age, and I really think the style of game only applies to those of us who enjoy classic RPG throwbacks.

That and many users here aren't mature enough to play a game with chibi visuals lest they feel their masculinity diminish.

Are you saying it's ugly? How could you say it's ugly? COULD YOU SAY THAT TO NANAKO, HUH? HUH!?

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Now that I'm calm...

If mapping and the art style (you monster) really are that big a turn-off for you, then fair enough. I would say though that PQ's battle system is far less exploitable than Once More, making combat more tense as one person can't wipe out the entire enemy group in one turn, leaving you open to counter-attack if no one can follow-up. Social Links wouldn't really work as a mechanic when the relationships have already been established, but that's alright since there are plenty of scenes where the cast interacts with everyone else, often with amusing results.

Said STFU to my backlog and bought it today. Can't play because I'm studying for a test that was scheduled after thanksgiving break and I forgot everything. :(

@Technoweirdo: Hanakana is better than Engrish

@farrell2k: @Heil68: Lol @ being too old to play certain games. Society played its part on you both. Learn to think for yourselves.

Nothing about age, I dont like handhelds. I play JRPGs.

@Heil68: Fair enough, my statement applies to the other person though

I don't like the persona series

Mapping and the combination of its 'level design' makes me feel like exploring and crawling is a matter of playing the UI on the map rather than moving though and observing the environment. I probably only start caring what's ahead when a FOE or something shows up. Legend Of Grimrock 2 (A Cheaper and high quality game) gets the balance right, Persona Q does not.

Combat is fine, adds Persona's presentation to give it more presence and character. I prefer the way Control works in the core persona games than what's here in Q, though. But the general flow is pretty much the same.

The lack of Social Links is not present to break up the grind. This feels like the Awakening Chapter in P3: FES

I actually like the more streamlined Fuse system. It's closer to Devil Survivor than Persona in that is more about adding flexibility to a party member than it is about the hard min/maxing and carrying over of stats (which honestly, made plenty of personas redundant in past games). One drawback is that I can only have species of Persona each so it's artificially more annoying to manage.

It's a good game, it's just that there are other games available this year that are just better and that I'd want to play more.

1. If you played Persona or any Shin Megami Games then why are you complaining about this as they ALL do exactly just that. Seems like a silly complaint if you ask me.

2. Eh fair point, but I feel like it's a nice blend of the two.

3. No, but it's just more of your favorite P3 and P4 cast members talking, what's not to love?

4. The only real complaint you have is that you don't like the graphics of the game, a real shame, you're missing out.

I always found myself going back to get more potions or a better weapon in Shin Megami IV or Persona 3/4.

You shut your mouth. :x A Marie by any other style is just as cute! I'll give you P3/P4 MC, Akihiko, and Kanji. Maybe some of the girls. I don't think they transitioned well.

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IV you're in for the long haul after Naraku. Before, not so much because people are going to die. Frequently. In regular encounters. Post-Naraku is easier. At all times, you can abuse the save-anywhere system.

In EO, you're gonna have to leave the dungeon every now and then because people die in horrible ways because the combat system and save system isn't easily exploitable. Thankfully, there is Floor Jumping, shortcuts, and escape items unlike SMTIV so it's not -that- bad. It's not all that dissimilar to Dark Souls when you think about it. Live. Die. Repeat.

Hanakana is better than a lot of things~

Fair enough. FOE-less segments aren't very engaging and they do crop up every now and then. Like a Dark Souls without enemies. I'd argue it's a pacing thing though as, unlike Dark Souls, FOEs aren't easy to kill when you initially encounter them. Curious as to what Grimrock does.

Too Japaneezy for me.

When the hell is GS gonna actually review this game?