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The director from Production IG suggested it would look cool.
But the existence of the "you" that you believe in is so tenuous - Shin Megami Tensei/Persona General
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The director from Production IG suggested it would look cool.
AuraTwilight
The Sorcerer of Smiles
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And Igor said Persona were born when an ego mastered their shadow in P4, which supports my explanation.
AuraTwilight
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No, it really doesn't. It doesn't, at all. Persona 4 ALSO called Personas the suppressed Shadow (thanks, Naoto), and the way the Japanese language works, 'birth' can be applied to transformations. Now if you have a specific quote to give more useful context, but considering the entire theme of Persona 4 that doesn't seem likely.
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ZipLopz
To Tsukkomi or not to Tsukkomi
There's also an interesting message (if you want to interpret it that way) that they're skating on thin ice with society because they're also thieves.
But I like the quoted explanation more. Anzu (the girl) looks like she's slipping, Ryuji (blonde guy) is kind of going in circles...
And the MC is just full bore 'I don't give a fuck' Jojo-ish, stylin' skating. Add the music in, and you've got one hell of an initial trailer.
Now if only I can get a PS4...
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IIRC the persona/Devil Summoner timeline splits off of 'SMT If...' actually, all the different timelines I think split off from that game (4 completely different story paths and endings leading to various things like allowing Raidou to stop the nuke, which is the persona/devil summoner timeline, or not, or something completely different)
Also funny enough for persona canon the main character from 'SMT If...' is a girl named Tamaki Uchida who works at the PI firm in P2: Innocent Sin/Eternal Punishment who helps you spread rumors and acts as a masked vigilante.
Claudette Savagely
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Works for me.
I find it a bit odd that Morgana doesn't do it in her own right.
SIGNFICIANT (they said, ever the massive apopheniac)
On that note: what's her deal, I wonder?
AuraTwilight
The Sorcerer of Smiles
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A lot of people doing symbolic analysis on the trailer have suggested that Morgana might represent Mercy/Virtue/True Innocence in contrast to everyone else's Seven Deadly Sins/Guilt stuff.
Claudette Savagely
Ball of flies
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There's that, but the trailer does display her name with the subtitle "Luxuria Persona", so maybe not.
I should have been clearer; I was thinking more of how a cat manages to acquire human-equivalent powers of reason etc.
And don't forget her natty costume!
AuraTwilight
The Sorcerer of Smiles
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Well, Koromaru sets a precedent, so if she awakened to a Persona via the P5 method, it would have to give her a Phantom Thief costume as a matter of course.
Claudette Savagely
Ball of flies
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Unless you have to make your own costume to join the crew!
The best thieves all know how to sew :>
AuraTwilight
The Sorcerer of Smiles
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the protagonist manifests his costume by supernaturally lighting himself on fire, so it's probably a henshin thing.
Because Persona has never taken the less anime-esque option.
Because Persona has never taken the less anime-esque option.
Social Links are probably going to continue as Cooperation.
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Weeeeeell... It's highly probable ATLUS hates humanity, and you in particular.
I mean, have you ever tried to go for the Neutral (canon) ending for SMT1?
Hyacinthium
Writing about sad cannibals as we speak.
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It's not confirmed.So I looked through an analysis of a fan translation of the trailer, and the menu suggested that P5 would do away with the Social Links.
Why do you hate fun and good feelings ATLUS? Why?
I don't know, I liked the Social Links, but they were barely important to the plot if they weren't party members, and some were a slog to get through.
Moreover, because people weren't guaranteed to finish or do certain social links, including ones with party members, any character development gained through Social Links did not show up in the main story.
I'd like it if Social Links, or whatever equivalent there is in P5, actually affected the plot. For example, not ranking a certain characters link to a certain would have them make a different action that affected the plot, kinda like how maxing Shinjiro's link in P3P would let him survive.
Moreover, because people weren't guaranteed to finish or do certain social links, including ones with party members, any character development gained through Social Links did not show up in the main story.
I'd like it if Social Links, or whatever equivalent there is in P5, actually affected the plot. For example, not ranking a certain characters link to a certain would have them make a different action that affected the plot, kinda like how maxing Shinjiro's link in P3P would let him survive.
That would be pretty cool. Would also probably involve taking into account other people's social links regarding how they'd respond to the different actions. And people's reactions to those reactions. That would be a lot of work, especially since a lot of people wouldn't see quite a few of the possibilities (mostly the really low SL for most of your party ones).
Yet I'd want that so bad.
But considering the Cooperation thing they look like they're using, there might be smaller heists with you and the other person that open up the stuff that social links did in the other two. And I can't be mad about that.
Yet I'd want that so bad.
But considering the Cooperation thing they look like they're using, there might be smaller heists with you and the other person that open up the stuff that social links did in the other two. And I can't be mad about that.
So I looked through an analysis of a fan translation of the trailer, and the menu suggested that P5 would do away with the Social Links.
Why do you hate fun and good feelings ATLUS? Why?
The Japanese games call social links "Community" or "Commu" for short, there is a tab called Cooperation. I highly, highly doubt they are going to drop one of the things that made the persona series from a side spin off to a flagship title.
PV 2 Screenshots
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Still no leak on the PV yet, but we do have some screenshots
So we're playing as a Chaosbro?
Hyacinthium
Writing about sad cannibals as we speak.
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Glorious smugness. I cannot wait for the trailer.
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Pff, casual. The Morganna route is the only true route.