Persona 5

Andrew76 · 02-04-2017 9:55pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

€70 is the rrp, its the same price on PSN. Argos may still get it in though as it is listed on the UK site, catalogue number is 521/2288.

Are the catalogue numbers the same on both Irish and UK?

Retr0gamer · 02-04-2017 10:02pm

Paleblood wrote: »

That's the good news. The bad news is that I'm getting my ass handed to me by Yukiko. The combat and strategy is just so new to me. I really should have started it on easy. So I'm gonna put it aside for now. Two Persona games on the go at the same time will be too much, do I'll fire up 5 on Tuesday and then hopefully come back to Golden in a few months.

Just have Chie block constantly just before Yukiko's health gets about halfway as she starts using that fire attack then. She is a liability in that fight. If Yukiko gets the fire attack off and it hits chie due to her weakness she will get another turn and likely wipe the party out. If you block it negates her weakness and she won't get the extra attack.

Normal is the best way to play. Shin Megami Tensei games are not about level grinding or using the most powerful attacks all the time, they are about fighting smart. If you've grown up on the likes of simplistic battle systems like the Final Fantasy games then it can be rough in the beginning.

nix · 02-04-2017 10:06pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

€70 is the rrp, its the same price on PSN. Argos may still get it in though as it is listed on the UK site, catalogue number is 521/2288.

Thank you!

Yeah argos and smyths charge alot less than gamestop, you go to gamestop you're paying €15 more than everywhere else. No idea why people go to gamestop, baffles the mind.

Paleblood · 02-04-2017 10:44pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Just have Chie block constantly just before Yukiko's health gets about halfway as she starts using that fire attack then. She is a liability in that fight. If Yukiko gets the fire attack off and it hits chie due to her weakness she will get another turn and likely wipe the party out. If you block it negates her weakness and she won't get the extra attack.

Normal is the best way to play. Shin Megami Tensei games are not about level grinding or using the most powerful attacks all the time, they are about fighting smart. If you've grown up on the likes of simplistic battle systems like the Final Fantasy games then it can be rough in the beginning.

Cheers for that.

My problem is I never grew up with any battle system! I'm 7 hours in and that's the longest I've ever put into a JRPG.

Retr0gamer · 02-04-2017 10:52pm

Paleblood wrote: »

Cheers for that.

My problem is I never grew up with any battle system! I'm 7 hours in and that's the longest I've ever put into a JRPG.

Buffs and Debuffs are important especially agility ones.

Paleblood · 02-04-2017 10:57pm

nix wrote: »

Thank you!

Yeah argos and smyths charge alot less than gamestop, you go to gamestop you're paying €15 more than everywhere else. No idea why people go to gamestop, baffles the mind.

I mostly buy digital these days but otherwise I have no problem buying from Gamestop.

Everytime a new game is released you've got guys on her stressing about it arriving on time, or credit voucher this, Parcel Motel that. All for the sake of 10 or 15 quid. Honestly, I'd pay twice that just to not have to be a part of that circus (FIFA is the worst every year!)

If for some reason I need a physical copy I drive to Gamestop and buy it. It's about a 15 minute round trip from where I live. Simple.

gryfothegreat · 02-04-2017 10:57pm

Paleblood wrote: »

Cheers for that.

My problem is I never grew up with any battle system! I'm 7 hours in and that's the longest I've ever put into a JRPG.

Persona is all about planning. Just take your time and think things through. I memorise enemy weaknesses for each dungeon. Early game is the hardest, so try to conserve your SP. If you can finish off an enemy with just physical attacks, do, and spread your spells - if an enemy is weak to Garu get Yosuke to cast, not you. Try to fuse some good Personas - the ones with Auto- skills make life a lot easier.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 03-04-2017 12:22am

Paleblood wrote: »

That's the good news. The bad news is that I'm getting my ass handed to me by Yukiko. The combat and strategy is just so new to me. I really should have started it on easy. So I'm gonna put it aside for now. Two Persona games on the go at the same time will be too much, do I'll fire up 5 on Tuesday and then hopefully come back to Golden in a few months.

What gryfothegreat said.
Don't get disheartened, it's always really hard at the start. Sometimes it's better to just level up a little bit and get a better persona, watch out for debuff / buff skills.
Maybe copy your game into second save slot and experiment with persona and stuff. That way you're not trying to catch up if it doesn't work out.

gryfothegreat · 03-04-2017 12:47am

What are people thinking of naming their Jokers? Manga Joker is called Kurusu Akira (Akira being the first name) so I'm tempted to go all in on the references and name mine Kaneda Tetsuo...

sniper_samurai · 03-04-2017 12:59am

Amazon UK have the TYH back in stock, costs £82 inc Irish VAT and shipping.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 03-04-2017 2:09am

gryfothegreat wrote: »

What are people thinking of naming their Jokers? Manga Joker is called Kurusu Akira (Akira being the first name) so I'm tempted to go all in on the references and name mine Kaneda Tetsuo...

Larry TheLooter jkjk.
Like I said a few pages/posts back I usually use Mamoru (protect) if I'm not feeling the default name and I'm not. Probably look up name meanings and see what I feel. Maybe use some kinda pun name, like something from Phoenix Wright.

Sephiroth_dude · 03-04-2017 9:52am

My copy is with DHL

sniper_samurai · 03-04-2017 9:57am

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

My copy is with DHL

My copy from Base just dispatched. Hopefully DPD will deliver it via Parcel Wizard tomorrow.

Xenji · 03-04-2017 1:10pm

Amazon have dispatched my TYH edition, looks like I will not get my hands on it till Wednesday though.

Retr0gamer · 03-04-2017 1:50pm

Waiting on the courier at the moment... which is annoying because I'll have to work this time back up and I won't be able to play this anyway until I finish all the other great game sin my backlog!

sniper_samurai · 03-04-2017 2:08pm

Littlewoods are stocking the steelbook edition for €60 if anyone is looking for it for a bit cheaper than GameStop

nix · 03-04-2017 2:09pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Waiting on the courier at the moment... which is annoying because I'll have to work this time back up and I won't be able to play this anyway until I finish all the other great game sin my backlog!

Just bump it up to the top of the que?

Right this way Mr Persona 5 :pac:

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 03-04-2017 3:23pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

My copy from Base just dispatched. Hopefully DPD will deliver it via Parcel Wizard tomorrow.

I was just under the amount, so emailed them and I'd to run into the bank awhile ago. Hopefully it'll go through or I'll have to go look for another.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-sjAqB-twc

sniper_samurai · 03-04-2017 3:28pm

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

I was just under the amount, so emailed them and I'd to run into the bank awhile ago. Hopefully it'll go through or I'll have to go look for another.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-sjAqB-twc

If you do end up needing to go elsewhere Amazon UK and Amazon France have had copies pop up intermittently all day.

Retr0gamer · 03-04-2017 4:04pm

Well courier didn't arrive. Thanks for wasting 2 hours of my life I now have to work up.

Sephiroth_dude · 03-04-2017 4:30pm

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

I was just under the amount, so emailed them and I'd to run into the bank awhile ago. Hopefully it'll go through or I'll have to go look for another.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-sjAqB-twc

Did you go for the collectors edition?

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 03-04-2017 4:33pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

If you do end up needing to go elsewhere Amazon UK and Amazon France have had copies pop up intermittently all day.

Thanks for that! Fingers crossed, it wasn't that long after they emailed I fixed it. Just an automatic payment I forgot about, whoops.

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Did you go for the collectors edition?

Yeah I did. They said they'd try it again and will email again later, waiting is killing me.

Sephiroth_dude · 03-04-2017 4:36pm

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

Thanks for that! Fingers crossed, it wasn't that long after they emailed I fixed it. Just an automatic payment I forgot about, whoops.

Yeah I did. They said they'd try it again and will email again later, waiting is killing me.

Well I hope you get sorted!

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 03-04-2017 4:47pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Well I hope you get sorted!

Thanks, light a candle for me :pac:
If it doesn't I'm sure I'll find another. I'm just mad to play it at all at this stage.

PowerTaxi · 03-04-2017 5:16pm

Midnight is so close and yet so far away.

sniper_samurai · 03-04-2017 5:29pm

Seems like its Persona week for me. P3 Movie 2 arrived for me today.

gryfothegreat · 03-04-2017 5:36pm

Mine just shipped with i-parcel, due to arrive today week. I haven't heard of them before and their tracking website isn't working for me. Has anyone had any luck with them before?

Sephiroth_dude · 03-04-2017 5:46pm

gryfothegreat wrote: »

Mine just shipped with i-parcel, due to arrive today week. I haven't heard of them before and their tracking website isn't working for me. Has anyone had any luck with them before?

That's UPS I think.

sniper_samurai · 03-04-2017 5:50pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

That's UPS I think.

It is UPS, but is fulfilled here by Fastway as opposed to by UPS themselves.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 03-04-2017 6:10pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Seems like its Persona week for me. P3 Movie 2 arrived for me today.

No way, what region is the DVD? I'd like to pick those up myself.

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