I think you get hints that they're alive and doing stuff, but Isamu's and Chiaki's transformations seem to come from out of nowhere, though you do get the sense that them traveling around in the Vortex World is warping them since that place is not kind to humans. Seeing their shifts in ideology has been great since I went into this game thinking it was just a simple dungeon crawler but it has a pretty good story in there.
It's pretty common knowledge that Nocturne has a great story, it's just minimalist. Every story scene has something crucial, there's no dead weight.
I remember Chiaki saying something about beauty and strength being the same thing or something like that, she definitely doesn't want to go back to being weak. I never made it this far in this game and don't really interact with a lot of people that play this game so finding such a good story in here was unexpected. Apparently I got this after I got P3 FES and P4 so I probably got SMT burn out during that period, which means I have to deal with DDS at some point again. Nocturne's still my favorite SMT game so it's good to know that the game aged better than the Persona games. The game is just timeless.
P3 pretty much needs a P3P FES and P4 needs a no Yosuke patch in a way. The games are mostly fine minus a few quibbles. I think I can just get absorbed into Nocturne's world better since it's a no bullshit game. It's all atmosphere, hip as fuck brooding techno beats and a lean and mean existential crisis plot. There's no waifu filler (though I have no problems with this), no transphobic jokes or anything. I love pretty much every game I play, I think I just think straight up SMT are better games than the Persona games. Minus the QOL improvements Nocturne is better than P5 to me. I don't know if it's the nostalgia or pacing or content, but Nocturne when it's not SMT'ing me to death is usually just all good shit. I really wish I could play SMT IV on the big screen. Can't get more SMT V news fast enough. Also that dark stuff with Chiaki is not going to be in any Persona game, would really love a voice acted remaster of this game.
It's been on Atlus' website all this time, lol. Of all the screens to use.
And I think the Persona games have aged just fine, but no one ever agrees on that.
Also, you can notice that she has no arm there.
Ok. Beat Third Kalpa Dante and got to the Amala Temple...this feels very bullshitty.
it totally is. Some areas are easier than others, though. Which Temple are you doing first? Also, savor the atmosphere outside. It's one of the most beautiful areas in the game.
Stumbled into doing the White Temple first since I don't even know how to get into any of the other temples.
They're all accessible from the center. The Red Temple is to the right, the Blue Temple is to the left.
I think due to random battles and me not wanting to cast Estoma I didn't explore too much.
If memory serves, White is the least irritating. It's teleport rooms. Red has shadow floors(reversible lighting), and Blue is pitfalls.
All in all it sounds like I'm not going to enjoy this series of dungeons.
The gimmicks aren't THAT bad. The FAQs on GameFAQs should be plenty. It's really just trial and error. You could probably get through Blue quickest by dumb luck, since it's just a question of hitting the right pitfall. One of them leads to a switch that opens the right pitfall that leads to the boss. (On the left side if memory serves.)
I hope I still have Lightoma. I've had that Pisaca you get in the first Kalpa for Estoma and that spell. Sometimes with guides I honestly just have to see it done over reading it.
Basically. Diet Building is more or less the last dungeon before the final one, failing Amala and optional stuff.
Now I'm trying to figure out why I never got this far in my previous playthroughs. I think the last time I played the furthest in I got was...that fog dungeon with the Naga's? I think it was Kabuchiko Prison or something. This wasn't even my first SMT game since I got it after P3 and P4 I think and I've played SMT IV way before my current playthrough of it and Devil Survivor. Guess I was just in the mood for it...I should pick Devil Survivor back up but I remember that one being hard as shit.
Probably. I didn't dunk Hijiri into the kool-aid, though I think I'm agreeing with Chiaki and Takao, but I think finishing the Kalpas before I beat the game overrides this stuff any way.
You already decided whether or not you have a shot at Takao's ending when you met Aradia.
Fool Who Bears The Name Freedom!
I was so shocked to see her there. I probably agreed. Who knows. I guess I'll shoot for something specific in NG+ or something. I don't think I'm in line for Isamu's ending though.
There's really only two endings with any substantial content: Yuko's and the TDE.
So if I do Aradia's in NG+ does this mean I don't need to do the Kalpa's?
Good. I don't mind the fiend fights, but I could do with not doing the Kalpa's ever again. Even if I think I could probably just steamroll the last two at this point now.
If you ever want a fifth press turn, you'll have to do them for the Burial Chambers.
How does this even work? I have seen them and read the names off of them, but that's it.
You have to fight every boss in the game again and defeat them in a certain number of terms. Once all of them are complete, you get to meet two characters who give you an extra press turn.
Interesting. I've had a few last a bit, but I wonder what the term limit is.
Changes for each boss. Some it's as low as two, but press turns don't count against you, so it's expected for you to milk Bright Might to pull it off.
The ability that gives you guaranteed criticals at full Kagutsuchi? Uh, kind of.
