Comments on: Shin Megami Tensei Series Review (9-16-09)

By: rhysmcp

rhysmcp — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:52:00 +0000

yeah I agree with Magic bit, but in the game defense at least all the games in the series use the same names and are consistent, for a long time Shin Megami player it like meeting old friend everytime.
But for the newbies I see your point. but that what manuals and pause button are for.
I think you would like the new realase of person 2 as it has a bit of the old school vibe, shame it only came out on the PSP

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:16:00 +0000

Spoony, I love your videos and I myself love the shin megami tensei games, and if you allow me, I would love to recomend Devil survivor for the DS and 3DS the game is very good, and it has a lot of replay value, the story had me from the begining and with the Persona games, I love them all with 3 being my favorite

By: iodo_ignatov

iodo_ignatov — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:52:00 +0000

I had the same fealings about p3f but omg p4 fixes everything anoing about 3 it has bigger better story i mean it has an involving story the school part doesn’t take as much time and it insnt annoing and i like it alot better in the sence that you want to fight monsters as much as u want to sociolize i mean there is a part that a fox can join you and its placed around the tower and it can heal you for money and the tower parts so much better because you are thying to save people from this alternate reality and the tower difrents bethween people in a few words its a must play !

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:16:00 +0000

Star Ocean 4 = Terrible story, Terrible setting, Characters that you want to throw off a cliff (there is not one redeeming character in that game). AWFUL AWFUL GAME. I usually finish off JRPGs, but I traded SO4 in after close to halfway through the game. I could not staaaaand the characters. I was so happy when I rid my video game collection of that brain aneurism-inducing game.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:33:00 +0000

I am laughing at the statement, “you really need to have big round hairy ones!”

By: brokar

brokar — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:24:00 +0000

Massive slowpoke here but were you playing Nocturne on Hard or something? That’s where 9/10 of the “bullshit” deaths come from, mostly when the enemies know how to exploit weaknesses better and have better stats, which amount to more critical hits on their part.

By: no thanks

no thanks — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:56:00 +0000

The constant ass-handings from bosses, back-attacks and instant deaths on the MC are the main reason why Nocturne has so many save-points. It is possible to play this game without a guide (minus Amala anyway, the labyrinth is fucking impossible without it.) Save, go into a boss fight, see what spells he uses, what he’s strong and weak to etc., then after probably dying, reload, redo your party, swallow a different demon bug more suited to the battle and fight him again. So most of the fights can be won after two tries at most. The only problem you might run into is not having the right demons for a certain fight (fucking MATADOR) in which case you must level until you can fuse them and get the proper skills on them, and that might involve backtracking, which is why having a balanced stock of demons is so important.

I couldn’t get into the Raidou Kuzunoha games either. Combat just feels too awkward. I love the setting and the music, and the story looks interesting, so it’s a shame.

By: Elric

Elric — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:21:00 +0000

The thing I found with most JRPGs is that certain aspects can make the game seem like a an anime (not that it’s a bad thing by itself, but for every Chrono Trigger, there is a FF X-2). When I found the first SMT on the SNES, the first thing that happens after naming yourself is finding a guy crucified. Before I even learned you could summon the devil in these games, it was clear that these games carried a darker tone. The game treated you like an adult (although that could be because the games were hard as balls to beat), while FFX-2 treats you like a 13 year old looking for Rikku porn.

By: Thomas Atchley

Thomas Atchley — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:55:00 +0000

Spoony, for future reference, everything in Noctorne, or almost everything (as in one or two), is weak to “Almighty” type magic. So find those types of spells and cheese the fuck out of everything.

Also the best thing is Satan and Lucifer (because it’s based more in old school Judeo-Christian mythos) in SMT are two different beings, so you get to say you SUMMONED THE DEVIL TWICE.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:07:00 +0000

Persona 3 is WAY easier than Persona 4. In P3, just go to Tartarus 3/4 of the nights, and go to 0 SP twice. You’ll annihilate every single boss. In P4, however, the enemies are much harder and the AI is much smarter. It’s very hard to grind, considering there’s no instant way in and out of whatever area you’re in, and you don’t recover HP and SP by leaving and going back. Not to mention the time limits.

And, Spoony, you should get Devil Survivor for the DS. It’s like a quarantined area zombie movie, but with demons. It’s also very hard, though.