Earlier today we were talking about tanks personified as anime girls.Wait why are we talking about Persona remakes in a Smash thread?
What, so you skip Me and My Katamari and Beautiful Katamari to jump right into Katamari Forever?My hot Katamari take is the playing order for the series is:
1. Katamari Damacy
2. We <3 Katamari
3. return to step one and loop indefinitely
Oh wait that's not a hot take it's just objectively true.
Yusuke's introduction is downright criminal, and completely contradicts his character as he's portrayed for the rest of the gameFuck lmao
Let's make a direly important story about how Ann's agency over her body should never be questioned and the villain is an irredeemable perverse scumbag for doing so, and then immediately start treating her the same way for laughs.
This is a good article about the problems of Persona 5.
Well I definitely do the first two things you said at least.That tweet is art.
What, so you skip Me and My Katamari and Beautiful Katamari to jump right into Katamari Forever?
Yusuke's introduction is downright criminal, and completely contradicts his character as he's portrayed for the rest of the game
it's stupid too because you can make an even better joke by changing it in small ways
like having Yusuke going "haha they'll never agree to tha-" and Ann says yes completely casually
and then intimidates by Yusuke by actually starting and he just goes "PLEASE STOP I'M A PURE BOY I'LL TELL YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT"
bam. ann has the power, ann has the agency, yusuke getting caught off guard is the punchline
And you possibly to that third thing as well; I getcha ;)
how can i, the uber-teen, get a power high off of being some used goods' sloppy seconds?This is the game that had to clarify that Ann never had a boyfriend, because having the slightest bit of agency over her body means she can't be a real waifu.
Aren't the Persona devs the ones that don't believe men and women can just be friends
how can i, the uber-teen, get a power high off of being some used goods' sloppy seconds?
wow that hurt to type
i need to go break my fingers
soejima also had to be instructed on the idea of designing a female character for female audiences when designing the female protagonist of persona 3 portable, because he had never done that beforeAren't the Persona devs the ones that don't believe men and women can just be friends
...God I think I have a newfound appreciation for Three Houses.how can i, the uber-teen, get a power high off of being some used goods' sloppy seconds?
wow that hurt to type
i need to go break my fingers
I believe that was Hashino.Aren't the Persona devs the ones that don't believe men and women can just be friends
it was an interview with Hashino and Soejima
Soejima said that shit too? Goddammit.....
THAT CERTAINLY MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. COME TO THIN OF IT, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN ONLY FORGE THAT KIND OF FRIENDSHIP WITH SOCIAL LINKS OF THE SAME GENDER. OPPOSITE GENDER SOCIAL LINKS WILL REVERSE QUICKLY. DOES THIS MEAN TRUE FRIENDSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE OF OPPOSITE GENDER DO NOT EXIST?
HASHINO: I've never successfully forged a true friendship with a girl in real life.
SOEJIMA: Neither have I.
HASHINO: I guess that means we couldn't implement it into the game because we don't know what it's like. (laughs)
SOEJIMA: Now that I'm on my thirties, I'm more open to the notion that it is possible, though. Back in high school, I admit I couldn't look at girls that way.
*sigh*ignore the all caps the original interview is just like that
Full Interview here, for those curious
ah yes, the real millennial's video gameI'm playing Night in the Woods again so Mae for Smash.
Just fucking shit up with a bat.
ah yes, the real millennial's video game
just full of wacky humor and abject existential despair
At this point, I'm unfortunately not.
it really answers a lot of questions about modern persona, donnit
NitW is the video game version of "I'm in this photo and don't like it."
I'm more surprised he had a patreon. Get that money, yo!
I refuse to play Persona 3 because of how social links with girls work in that game. It's so freaking dumb.ignore the all caps the original interview is just like that
Full Interview here, for those curious
edit: for what it's worth, i don't think hashino and soejima are saying men and women can't have true friendships here
but it's clear that they designed the game with that mindset, and the fact that neither of them has had a real female friend definitely... leads to some things making a lot more sense
it's hilariously dumb, but hey, Persona 3 Portable added the platonic options iircI'm more surprised he had a patreon. Get that money, yo!
I refuse to play Persona 3 because of how social links with girls work in that game. It's so freaking dumb.
Pretty much, yeah.it really answers a lot of questions about modern persona, donnit
Yea, that would have been awkward. Was a good call to scrap that post.that reminded me of them taking down the POTD with Polar Bear in it. Probably out of the fear that it would make people think Ice Climbers are in.
That Polar Bear's just chillin'. Probably headed to grab a Coke or ICEE or somethin'.
The FeMC options are platonic, male MC you still have to romance everyone. Another reason a remake would be nice to finally fix that.it's hilariously dumb, but hey, Persona 3 Portable added the platonic options iirc
one more point for portable
That's a pretty room-temperature take.My only hot take is I don't like Persona 2's gameplay. Stories great but the gameplay puts me to sleep.
Eh as much an act I put on I don't hate any SMT related games I've played. I'm indifferent to some at worst.