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Title: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: sibarraz on August 31, 2011, 03:51:16 AM
The game is being developed by that same team that made blazblue, and will be released for AC next year, and in the 2013 for 360, ps3 and vita

http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/4654438.html (http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/4654438.html)

Good news, even though I wonder if this will afect in some way the relationship between atlus or SNKP in some way (Or maybe Atlus is thinking in publishing 2 fighting games just like Capcom does in case if the SNKP relationship still exists after XIII, or if SNKP still exists after it)

Also, remake of persona 4 for vita confirmed, and the development of persona 5 was announced too, even though this last one has zero information at the moment
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: DarKaoZ on August 31, 2011, 05:05:05 AM
Yup, saw the scans of P4 Golden.

Well here is all the info I have recompile from the 2 tittles:

P4 Golden (Vita):
- 3G and Wi-Fi support
- New event scenes
- Added Personas
- Added character outfits
- New character Marie, voiced by Kana Hanazawa. She's a "mysterious girl" who appears before the main characters.
- When you're about to die in a dungeon, you can send a message seeking help to other players. It's not specified how this system will work exactly.
- Additional anime movie scenes, with new voices
- 1.5 times the voice of the PS2 original
- New song for the opening movie
- An element that has been highly requested by fans

P4 The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena AKA Fighter (PS360/Arcade):
- Game is a Sprite base 2D Fighter done by BlazBlue Team
- The Persona Team is highly involve in the development
- You can say this is a Persona Team X BlazBlue Team project
- Persona 4 Fighter takes place 2 months after P4
- Persona 3 cast are in it
- The story goes that Teddy decided to do a fighting tournament in a TV program "P-1 Grand Prix".
- You can select the kind of magic/spell your Persona will use in battle.
- Characters Confirmed so far: P4 MC (Yu) (Fool), Chie (Chariot), Yosuke (Magician), Aigis (Fool).
- Others characters seen but not 100% sure: Yukiko (Priestess), Kanji (Emperor)
- Release Dates: Arcade (Spring 2012), PS3/360 (Summer 2012)

So it seems Persona 4 Fighter is canon and I assume it will play like Jojo Bizarre Adventures to some extend.

P4Golden seems to be a hint to Catherine, since Catherine takes place in a TV Channel called "Golden Productions" and since P4 takes place in the TV World I can see some links in there. Also P3P featured Vincent in it as a cameo, so who knows.

P4F Scans (Copy and Paste URL to your browser bar):
http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-1.jpg (http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-1.jpg)
http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-2.jpg (http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-2.jpg)
http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-3.jpg (http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-3.jpg)
http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-4.jpg (http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-4.jpg)
http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-5.jpg (http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-5.jpg)
http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-6.jpg (http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/gallery/persona-4-fighter_1/p_4_fighter-6.jpg)

EDIT: Updated the info, specially the P4F info.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on August 31, 2011, 05:34:53 AM
Seems like an interesting project and I wonder if there will be a system involving different personas being equipped that alter your character in some way, similarly to Arcana Heart in a way. Also Siliconera is reporting that Yosuke, Chie, Yu (the main character of 4) and Aigis will be playable characters. Also their report states it will be released in arcades spring 2012 and on console(PS3 and 360 with no mention to a Vita release) in the summer. http://www.siliconera.com/2011/08/30/blazblue-team-developing-persona-4-fighting-game/ (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/08/30/blazblue-team-developing-persona-4-fighting-game/)
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Zabel on August 31, 2011, 05:44:16 AM
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Seriously can't wait for both.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: FataCon on August 31, 2011, 06:49:31 AM
I'm calling Chie OP right now.

LVL 1 SUPER: TRIAL OF THE DRAGON

LVL 3 SUPER: GALACTIC PUNT

NO ESCAPE!
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Xxenace on August 31, 2011, 08:28:12 PM
i hope fuuka will be in this game cause im maining the fuck outta her or at least junpei
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Rex Dart on August 31, 2011, 08:41:19 PM
Chie will be god-tier.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: THE ANSWER on August 31, 2011, 09:37:55 PM
I am excited for this! I have a feeling we'll see some BB cameos is some shape or form. Also I read in SRK that the game is coming out in the Spring 2012 for arcades and followed by a console release in the Summer of 2012.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Amedø310 on August 31, 2011, 10:38:24 PM
Well expect Adachi to be in the game. Being a clone taskmaster like character to Shoji and Naota.

Day 1 for me.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: FataCon on August 31, 2011, 11:07:14 PM
Are you guys expecting to see [spoiler]gas station attendant[/spoiler]?
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: DJMirror949 on August 31, 2011, 11:15:10 PM
Persona 4 Fighting Game? I haven't even finish Persona 3 or Persona 4 RPG yet! =[


Catherine is soooooo good tho!
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Running Wild on September 01, 2011, 01:34:17 AM
Vincent from Catherine needs to be a guest character.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Xxenace on September 01, 2011, 02:22:46 AM
Vincent from Catherine needs to be a guest character.
im ok with this
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: ReXXXSoprano on September 01, 2011, 03:03:54 AM
P4 is now on my shortlist to actually play the damn game now. I'll wait on Golden.

But this is looking mad good right now. I'll be keeping my eyes on it.

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201109/01049309.html (http://www.famitsu.com/news/201109/01049309.html)

Some DF screens there. If you can't get to it just hit enter in the address bar to get to the page.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Amedø310 on September 01, 2011, 03:58:42 PM
Are you guys expecting to see [spoiler]gas station attendant[/spoiler]?

I expect to see
[spoiler]Elisabeth or Margaret[/spoiler].
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: THE ANSWER on September 01, 2011, 05:07:57 PM
Somthing I've noticed that is kinda important to me is that the timer is 60 seconds and not 99 a la SF4, I think is going to be more rush down oriented and not a turtlefest like Sf4.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Xxenace on September 01, 2011, 05:17:18 PM
Somthing I've noticed that is kinda important to me is that the timer is 60 seconds and not 99 a la SF4, I think is going to be more rush down oriented and not a turtlefest like Sf4.
could you ever really turtle in any arcsys game?
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on September 01, 2011, 08:21:02 PM
A new report from siliconera is now out stating that the game will be at TGS and will be playable. http://www.siliconera.com/2011/08/31/persona-4-the-ultimate-in-mayonaka-arena-playable-at-tokyo-game-show/ (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/08/31/persona-4-the-ultimate-in-mayonaka-arena-playable-at-tokyo-game-show/)
Also as a side note since people seem to care about round length and will people be turtling and stuff like that I really couldn't care less if it's offensive or defensive oriented as long as the game is built in such a way that you can't just play on autopilot ie. guarding until your opponent makes a mistake or making lots of moves safe on block or have invulnerabilty to pokes and stuff like that.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: omegaryuji on September 01, 2011, 09:06:02 PM
could you ever really turtle in any arcsys game?
Bridget in GG is pretty turtly.  Dizzy in GG, Thouzer and Juda in HnK, and Hakumen in BB are all kind of turtles, too.  Although I guess all of that's more active zoning than just passive blocking.

Com'on, god tier Kanji or Shinji.... *laughs*
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: THE ANSWER on September 07, 2011, 06:40:24 PM
First stop on the HYPETRAIN! New screen shots check them out, get hyped and get right back on board of the HYPETRAIN!!!

http://www.andriasang.com/e/galleries/2011/09/08/persona_4_ultimate_screens/ (http://www.andriasang.com/e/galleries/2011/09/08/persona_4_ultimate_screens/)
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: The Fluke on September 07, 2011, 11:30:35 PM
Damn, the layout is pretty sweet.

I've never played any shin megami tensei games so i know squat about the characters but it all seems ok though interestingly enough it is everything around the actual game that looks especially good to me.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Xxenace on September 08, 2011, 02:08:33 AM
Damn, the layout is pretty sweet.

I've never played any shin megami tensei games so i know squat about the characters but it all seems ok though interestingly enough it is everything around the actual game that looks especially good to me.
better start playin some persona bro you dont know what your missin out on



also are most of you guys hyped for this game because you play(ed) persona before? or just cause it's a new fighting game
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: omegaryuji on September 08, 2011, 02:16:53 AM
I'm a big Persona fan, so that certainly helps (although part of me hopes that Hitoshura shows up as a stupidly broken secret boss to show these emo kids what real power is *laughs* ).  More excited because it's being made by Arc, though, since I'm a fan of their fighters...though it took a few versions for me to warm up to BB, which is why I wish it was the team behind GG or HnK on this instead (even if there probably is some crossover between those groups *laughs*).  I'm reserving getting really hype until I find out more about the actual gameplay, but for the moment, anything SMT-related gets on my radar.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: The Fluke on September 08, 2011, 03:18:19 AM
better start playin some persona bro you dont know what your missin out on

also are most of you guys hyped for this game because you play(ed) persona before? or just cause it's a new fighting game

I saw cgrs review of "devil survivor overclocked" a couple of days ago. It seems to be a srpg persona game though it doesn't seem to play fully like tactics ogre or front mission or whatever but instead go from grid based movement into final fantasy like battles.. I'll probably try to figure out how it works if it comes to europe and ofcourse, if the 3ds does spark some interest in me again.

Regarding this game; For me it's not so much that it is a new fighting game as that it is already visually more appealing than blazblue to me. I can't really call myself hyped but i am interested atleast, the hype will probably come when the release draws near.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on September 08, 2011, 03:29:54 AM
better start playin some persona bro you dont know what your missin out on

also are most of you guys hyped for this game because you play(ed) persona before? or just cause it's a new fighting game

I saw cgrs review of "devil survivor overclocked" a couple of days ago. It seems to be a srpg persona game though it doesn't seem to play fully like tactics ogre or front mission or whatever but instead go from grid based movement into final fantasy like battles.. I'll probably try to figure out how it works if it comes to europe and ofcourse, if the 3ds does spark some interest in me again.

Regarding this game; For me it's not so much that it is a new fighting game as that it is already visually more appealing than blazblue to me. I can't really call myself hyped but i am interested atleast, the hype will probably come when the release draws near.
Devil Survivor is part of the Shim Megami Tensei series which is the series that Persona is an offshoot of and the battles in Devil Survivor play out in turns and on a grid, but when you encounter an opponent your battles take place in rounds of turns similarly to the other SMT and Persona games.

Also regarding Ultimate Mayonaka Arena i'm very excited for it both because it's a Persona game and also since it is a fighting game. Though i've never gotten that into any of Arc Systems games.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: krazykone123 on September 08, 2011, 04:31:01 AM
Can't wait to body people with my wifey Chie.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: FataCon on September 08, 2011, 07:22:09 PM
PS3・XB360 ペルソナ4 ジ・アルティメット イン マヨナカアリーナ PV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpq41IqOjPM#ws)

What do you guys think now?
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: omegaryuji on September 08, 2011, 07:37:45 PM
The little bits of gameplay make it look paced similar to BB, which...well, at least it should be good for online.  Still want to know more about game engine and what characters can actually do before really starting to form an opinion.  Looking unlikely that any other P3 characters will be in (was a long shot for Shinji or Chidorita, but a dreamer can dream *laughs* ), so Kanji or Chie will probably be the way I go.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Xxenace on September 08, 2011, 08:18:42 PM
noooooo wheres my waifu yukari :(


game still looks badass though
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: DarKaoZ on September 08, 2011, 08:28:15 PM
I can definitely see some Jojo there with Yu, since he is doing exactly that. But it seems each persona will act differently, so it might be a combination of Jojo and BlazBlue gameplay-wise.

In the animation department I wished the game looked more fluid, but oh well, it's ASW, I just hoped slightly better animation than BB had.

Still Hype for this, since I'm a Persona 3/4 fan and a fighting game fan, I can't go wrong with this combination!
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: MetalThrashingMadman on September 08, 2011, 09:02:13 PM
I would probably be more hyped for this if I ever actually played a persona game. Hell, the only SMT game I ever played was Digital Devil Saga part 1, and I never even finished it. I need to get back to that game. But first I think I need to give Persona 4 a shot.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: DarKaoZ on September 09, 2011, 12:04:07 AM
I would probably be more hyped for this if I ever actually played a persona game. Hell, the only SMT game I ever played was Digital Devil Saga part 1, and I never even finished it. I need to get back to that game. But first I think I need to give Persona 4 a shot.

If you can just use a cheat device to get all your characters at 99 and just enjoy the story, that would be the best. That way you can finish the game faster, oh and use a FAQ to do all the Social Links, they are mini stories and they are fun.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Kane317 on September 09, 2011, 02:09:48 AM
The game definitely has a BlazeBlue feel to it.  It's actually gotten me curious about the Persona series which I have not tried before, should I start at Persona 1 or are there titles I should just skip altogether?
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Xxenace on September 09, 2011, 02:19:54 AM
The game definitely has a BlazeBlue feel to it.  It's actually gotten me curious about the Persona series which I have not tried before, should I start at Persona 1 or are there titles I should just skip altogether?
if your playing it just to know who the characters in the fighting game are just play 3/4

though if your really interested in the series just start from the first one
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: omegaryuji on September 09, 2011, 02:27:39 AM
I would probably be more hyped for this if I ever actually played a persona game. Hell, the only SMT game I ever played was Digital Devil Saga part 1, and I never even finished it. I need to get back to that game. But first I think I need to give Persona 4 a shot.
Finish DDS, man.  It's better than Persona, and you get a chance to fight one of the toughest optional bosses in any RPG from the last decade if you unlock Hitoshura.

The game definitely has a BlazeBlue feel to it.  It's actually gotten me curious about the Persona series which I have not tried before, should I start at Persona 1 or are there titles I should just skip altogether?
If you're only interested in the characters in this game, Persona 3:FES (if you don't have a PSP) or Persona 3:Portable (if you do) is where I'd recommend starting.  Persona 4 is basically P3 with better characters, worse story, better combat system, slightly more challenge (still pretty easy, just not dead easy), and no easy way to get really high levels for demons like Lucifer.

If you're interested in Persona in general, Persona 1 was pretty ass...though it has some hilarious translations, especially during demon negotiations (Mark dances sexily!).  Persona 2 is a better place to start IMO (especially if you have a PSP, so that you can get the long-overdue english release of Innocent Sin).  In this vein, though, what I'd really recommend is playing Shin Megami Tensei:Nocturne and Digital Devil Saga 1/2 instead...both are like ten times better than the best Persona (P4).

Of course, my opinions should be viewed in the light that I think Nocturne is the best RPG of all time, and that the press turn combat system is the best RPG combat system of all time.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on September 09, 2011, 02:28:22 AM
The game definitely has a BlazeBlue feel to it.  It's actually gotten me curious about the Persona series which I have not tried before, should I start at Persona 1 or are there titles I should just skip altogether?
If your really interested in the series i'd recommend starting with 1 since each game has added new features that improves on the previous game, because of this some people who start with 3 or 4 find 1 and 2 dissapointing because they don't has many feratures and have a slightly "dated" feel at times.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: MetalThrashingMadman on September 09, 2011, 04:33:41 AM
I would probably be more hyped for this if I ever actually played a persona game. Hell, the only SMT game I ever played was Digital Devil Saga part 1, and I never even finished it. I need to get back to that game. But first I think I need to give Persona 4 a shot.
Finish DDS, man.  It's better than Persona, and you get a chance to fight one of the toughest optional bosses in any RPG from the last decade if you unlock Hitoshura.

Yeah, I really need to finish DDS. It really stands apart from most jrpgs I have played and deserves to be finished. Still gonna try to grab a used copy of Persona 4 though.

I like your sig man. I'm a huge Blind Guardian fan myself.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: FataCon on September 09, 2011, 06:04:53 AM
Everyone says BB but the movement kinda reminds me of SBX (but who remembers that game anyway... lol)

Also, Kane plays RPGs? OOOOOOOWUUUUUT?! *head asplodes*
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Xxenace on September 09, 2011, 07:34:11 AM
Everyone says BB but the movement kinda reminds me of SBX (but who remembers that game anyway... lol)

Also, Kane plays RPGs? OOOOOOOWUUUUUT?! *head asplodes*
im surprised as well i thought most people here only played fightan games
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: omegaryuji on September 09, 2011, 01:31:57 PM
I like your sig man. I'm a huge Blind Guardian fan myself.
Don't see how people can not like Blind Guardian, especially considering this world is sacred *laughs*

im surprised as well i thought most people here only played fightan games
Don't know about others, but I play a little bit of everything, though mostly fighters, single player RPGs, and action games.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: LouisCipher on September 10, 2011, 12:41:55 AM
Not trying to troll but I never heard of Persona so I'm just not getting the hype. From what research I've done it looks like a license-based fighter, and I don't know. The last license-based fighter Arc worked on (correct me if I'm wrong) was Hokuto No Ken. Which looked beautiful, was true to the anime, but as a fighting game it was broken as fuck.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: DarKaoZ on September 10, 2011, 09:16:01 AM
Not trying to troll but I never heard of Persona so I'm just not getting the hype. From what research I've done it looks like a license-based fighter, and I don't know. The last license-based fighter Arc worked on (correct me if I'm wrong) was Hokuto No Ken. Which looked beautiful, was true to the anime, but as a fighting game it was broken as fuck.

Actually the last License-based fighter ASW did was Sengoku Basara X (a Capcom Franchise) in 2008, which as you said, it was beautiful but not that well balanced. But unlike those 2 previews mentioned tittles, P4U can be patched for balancing if needed, so it could work better than those 2 other tittles.

And to get hyped on this game you must know the source material, but if you like the fighter you might get curious to try the RPG. But either way, the Persona 4 RPG is one great JRPG and if you enjoy such genre you should give the game a run.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Animefreak on September 10, 2011, 11:19:52 AM
I'd say get in on that Persona 4 game Metal, and also Persona 3 FES which is also a good game, they're also very similar lol.

ANd then get your ass back to DDS and play those because i also  feel they are better.

I in fact wish this was Atlus Fighter Z and had DDS characters in it... other SMT games, Trauma Center and Etrian Odyssey lol.  Hell throw Bonk in there.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: omegaryuji on September 10, 2011, 03:00:54 PM
Not trying to troll but I never heard of Persona so I'm just not getting the hype. From what research I've done it looks like a license-based fighter, and I don't know. The last license-based fighter Arc worked on (correct me if I'm wrong) was Hokuto No Ken. Which looked beautiful, was true to the anime, but as a fighting game it was broken as fuck.
You're right that Arc games have a history of being really broken on their first version.  GG, BBCT, HnK, and SBX where all, well, pretty broken *laughs* .  But there are two other details that go along with this, in my eyes:

1) HnK is still incredibly fun to play.  Broken dams all day, yo *laughs* .  Not sure about SBX, since I never played it, and of course the other two turned into series with pretty good balance (starting at GGSlash and BBCS2 [aside from maybe Tager]).

2) A P4 fighter will almost certainly be a huge hit in Japan alone from the source material, so an update patch in 2013 is almost a sure thing.  While I think BB is the least fun Arc fighter, it got pretty balanced pretty quickly, so that's the one aspect that makes me glad it's that team working on this game.

I in fact wish this was Atlus Fighter Z and had DDS characters in it... other SMT games, Trauma Center and Etrian Odyssey lol.  Hell throw Bonk in there.
Using Hitoshura with a Black Frost summon in a fighter would be too godlike.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Animefreak on September 10, 2011, 03:26:38 PM
BBs only least fun if you use anyone but Bang lol. That being said Bang is bad in CS2, like 2nd worst to Tager bad.

HAHA, TOO godlike? i dunno man i'd like to cream myself to it.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Running Wild on September 11, 2011, 09:46:16 AM
*Shoots Self In The Head With A Gun*

FURSONA
(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2460/tanidarealfursuitbyfurs.jpg)
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Xxenace on September 11, 2011, 10:06:47 AM
man i knew somebody in this place was a furry
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on September 11, 2011, 07:40:54 PM
Even though this isn't related to Ultimate Mayonaka Arena since people have been asking about the Persona series I figured i'd point out an episode of the Retronauts podcast that goes into detail about the series history
http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3156908&ct=PODCASTS (http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3156908&ct=PODCASTS) episode 61 is the episode about Persona(some spoilers for 1 and 2 though) however since it's a few years old it doesn't mention the recent PSP remakes or anything like that.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: FataCon on September 15, 2011, 07:43:49 AM
Almost 10 minutes of match footage: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1316056150?via=thumb_watch (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1316056150?via=thumb_watch)

Use http://mmcafe.com/nico.html (http://mmcafe.com/nico.html) if you can't view Nico vids.

1st match is  Kanji v. Yukiko. 2nd match is Kanji v. Chie.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Xxenace on September 15, 2011, 08:01:58 AM
lookin good so far
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: DarKaoZ on September 15, 2011, 08:22:23 AM
Loving Yukiko! Will main her definitely!

But Chie stance bothers me a bit, she looks a bit too girly, her P4 stance was a bit more jumpy? Oh well, definitely can't wait to see the rest of the cast, I hope Rise is playable and Akihiko.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Animefreak on September 15, 2011, 10:31:01 AM
I believe they already deconfirmed Rise, but who knows.

Chie is my number one choice to use right now, looks fun.
Kanji's stance and his super both remind me of BANG from Blazblue, whom i use, but he's way too slow for me...
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: omegaryuji on September 16, 2011, 04:30:15 AM
Finally got around to checking out the footage for this.  Hype for Kanji waning, since he seems like a grappler, and Arc grapplers not named Pot kind of stink (Mr. Heart ITEYOOO~! notwithstanding *laughs* ).  Chie, on the other hand, seems to borrow a mixture of moves from Jam and Slayer (just without the herpderp damage, sadly), so hype for her has multiplied exponentially.  Want to make some people find out what it feels like to be punched by the hand of God...Hand.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Xxenace on September 16, 2011, 04:39:32 AM
Finally got around to checking out the footage for this.  Hype for Kanji waning, since he seems like a grappler, and Arc grapplers not named Pot kind of stink (Mr. Heart ITEYOOO~! notwithstanding *laughs* ).  Chie, on the other hand, seems to borrow a mixture of moves from Jam and Slayer (just without the herpderp damage, sadly), so hype for her has multiplied exponentially.  Want to make some people find out what it feels like to be punched by the hand of God...Hand.
wat tager is awesome dude
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Kane317 on September 16, 2011, 04:54:32 AM
Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I'll take that into consideration.

Everyone says BB but the movement kinda reminds me of SBX (but who remembers that game anyway... lol)

Also, Kane plays RPGs? OOOOOOOWUUUUUT?! *head asplodes*

Little do you know...

I used to play all the RPGs from the 90s (in Japanese only, hardcore!), I'm from HK so everyone had those magic doctor emulator stuff etc...which I'm not proud of looking back, but you're like 11 and you're a broke student, what else do you do right?  

I also played Starcraft, did part 1 religiously (played 3v3 BGH more time than I care to admit { 6000+ games }), SC2 for quite some time.  I'm also a huge FPS fan from the old days (not the new games) but Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem, and Unreal Tourney.  I also played almost every Wii online game possible.

/OT
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: omegaryuji on September 16, 2011, 02:37:12 PM
wat tager is awesome dude
There are so many things wrong with this statement, but it'd veer too far off topic to discuss them here *laughs*

Anyway, has anyone dissected (or at least theorized) how status affects work in this game?  One of the Kanji matches had the other player get affected with Shocked status, but it didn't seem to do anything.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on October 24, 2011, 11:19:55 PM
New character reveals (Naoto Shirogane and Teddie) as well as some screenshots
http://andriasang.com/comyq6/ (http://andriasang.com/comyq6/)
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Shiki Tohno on October 27, 2011, 03:09:50 AM
I'm really excited for this game, but if there's one thing that it really needs it's
JACK FUCKING FROST


I love Jack Frost.
This would be a Day one purchase for me if I had a PS3 or 360
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on October 27, 2011, 03:55:12 AM
I'm really excited for this game, but if there's one thing that it really needs it's
JACK FUCKING FROST


I love Jack Frost.
This would be a Day one purchase for me if I had a PS3 or 360
   
What would be even sicker would be a whole Jack combination with pyro jack or a frost themed movelist with jack frost, king frost, black frost and frost ace.
also I'm kind of hoping they branch out more in terms of character selection since so far it's pretty much the Persona 4 party + Aigis.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: FataCon on October 27, 2011, 05:03:56 AM
also I'm kind of hoping they branch out more in terms of character selection since so far it's pretty much the Persona 4 party + Aigis.

Well, it is a PERSONA 4 game. Anything outside of that is extra. They should have just called it Persona Arena so they could throw in whomever would fit from the universe. It seems kinda odd for P4's protagonists to all just be fighting each other, but it's not like we know the story behind it. The P4 stance on the game is probably going for promotion of the P4 rerelease. Tbh, they should just work on P5, since they explicitly stated previously that the PS2 version of P4 was definitive and that they wouldn't remake it. Ah well, money does wonders.

What I do want, though, is Doujima with Nanako and Adachi assist. Would prefer Nanako; she can sing the Junes song like Phoenix Wright's "OBJECTION!"

Lastly, I am sad there is no punting in this game :(
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on October 28, 2011, 03:31:17 AM
Anyway, has anyone dissected (or at least theorized) how status affects work in this game?  One of the Kanji matches had the other player get affected with Shocked status, but it didn't seem to do anything.

Well we now have some information on status effects and i'm little skeptical on the effects such as reversing your inputs when confused.
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/27/persona-4-the-ultimate-in-mayonaka-arenas-status-changing-special-attacks/ (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/27/persona-4-the-ultimate-in-mayonaka-arenas-status-changing-special-attacks/)
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on November 16, 2011, 04:44:56 AM
Sorry for back to back posts but no one has posted this yet
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/15/persoan-4-the-ultimate-in-mayonaka-arena-adds-two-more-guests-from-persona-3/ (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/15/persoan-4-the-ultimate-in-mayonaka-arena-adds-two-more-guests-from-persona-3/)
So what do you think? are you happy with Akihiko and Mitsuru or are you still waiting for your favorite character to be announced?
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: omegaryuji on November 16, 2011, 02:26:30 PM
I think it's kind of silly that like half the cast of an alleged P4 fighter is from P3.  They're cool characters and all (would've raged if it was something like the bitchy bow girl, the snotty kid, and the puppy instead of 3 of the 4 good PCs *laughs* ), but just kind of got an "out of place but thrown in because P3 = $$$$" vibe.  I can tolerate Aigis because she's awesome, but instead of Aki and Mitsuru, I would've rather seen the main human villain (no spoilers *laughs* ), since at least he's actually from P4.

If it had been Shinji and Chidorita, I could've accepted it (for the same reasons as Aigis *laughs* ), but there are perfectly good P4 characters not being used.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on November 16, 2011, 11:22:10 PM
I think it's kind of silly that like half the cast of an alleged P4 fighter is from P3.  They're cool characters and all (would've raged if it was something like the bitchy bow girl, the snotty kid, and the puppy instead of 3 of the 4 good PCs *laughs* ), but just kind of got an "out of place but thrown in because P3 = $$$$" vibe.  I can tolerate Aigis because she's awesome, but instead of Aki and Mitsuru, I would've rather seen the main human villain (no spoilers *laughs* ), since at least he's actually from P4.

If it had been Shinji and Chidorita, I could've accepted it (for the same reasons as Aigis *laughs* ), but there are perfectly good P4 characters not being used.

Well I think they put the 4 in the title for two reasons 1)it takes place in the P4 universe opposed to some weird alternate simension a la Dissidia or Smash Bros. and 2) P4 seems to be the most popular game in the series and Atlus is making a big P4 push with the anime,the remake on Vita some sort of weird play,
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/14/persona-4-the-play-coming-to-japan-in-march/ (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/14/persona-4-the-play-coming-to-japan-in-march/)
so to me it really seems like they want people to think P4 more than P3 or any other Persona game because they're almost building up P4 as it's own seperate franchise with all these sideprojects.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: Rex Dart on November 16, 2011, 11:46:06 PM
Persona 3 and 4 have always shared the same universe. But Persona 4 is set one or two years after 3, so, for obvious reasons, it would make no sense for some of the P3 cast to appear.

Also, I'm really happy with Mitsuru and Akihiko's inclusion. Akihiko would be an especially strange omission.
Title: Re: Persona 4 FIGHTING GAME developed by Arc System Works confirmed
Post by: baccano1932 on November 17, 2011, 12:18:30 AM
Well what I meant when I said "universe" was that it takes palce more or less after the P4 segment of the overall storyline and I agree with your point that certain characters wouldn't make sense I was just saying that they could have also set it at a different point in time but instead chose to set it shortly after P4 making it thematiclly more of a P4 setting opposed to a general setting where it wouldn't be tied to one particular game in the series.

Edit: New screenshots posted

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/20/mitsuru-and-akihiko-have-an-edge-in-persona-4-the-ultimate-in-mayonaka-arena/ (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/20/mitsuru-and-akihiko-have-an-edge-in-persona-4-the-ultimate-in-mayonaka-arena/)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Ufgt on December 01, 2011, 05:31:45 PM
Yo, this game looks awesome and I'm totally in there once it comes out. I don't know anything about Persona as the RPGs don't really appeal to me, but this looks amazing.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on December 03, 2011, 08:26:55 PM
Yo, this game looks awesome and I'm totally in there once it comes out.

Same here, anyways Atlus just uploaded some new stuff to their JP site if anyone could translate any of it I would much appreciate it, http://p-atlus.jp/kouhou/2011/12/01/p4u_5.html#entryMore (http://p-atlus.jp/kouhou/2011/12/01/p4u_5.html#entryMore)

Edit: new character information from the location tests http://shoryuken.com/2011/12/04/persona-4-the-ultimate-mayonaka-arena-location-test-notes/ (http://shoryuken.com/2011/12/04/persona-4-the-ultimate-mayonaka-arena-location-test-notes/)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on December 11, 2011, 08:33:46 PM
I can't wait for this to come out. P4 was my favorite game of all time. This is now the game I never knew I wanted. As long as it's not the mess BB is, I'll be pumped for this.

Now if they can shoehorn Raidou in it.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on December 15, 2011, 03:04:47 AM
some new combo samples that are pretty good and show some the things the characters are capable of pulling off. http://andriasang.com/comzcl/persona4_movies/ (http://andriasang.com/comzcl/persona4_movies/)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on February 17, 2012, 10:49:43 PM
Well no ones posted here in a while so I figured i'd just put this out here first a basic tutorial video showing off some of the game mechanics and such as well as some of the games ranking and customization features.
http://andriasang.com/con00f/p4_arcade_site/ (http://andriasang.com/con00f/p4_arcade_site/)

Edit: Some info on the origins of the game and the devlopement.
        Also does anyone else even read this thread or even follow this game anymore?
        http://andriasang.com/con092/p4_arena_interview/ (http://andriasang.com/con092/p4_arena_interview/)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: nilcam on March 13, 2012, 04:34:14 AM
I cannot wait! I'm playing Persona 3 now and will start P4 once I finish it. Too hype!
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on March 13, 2012, 05:30:28 AM
If you play them, you'll get a real appreciation for all the moves and cameos in the game. It's pretty extensive.



THIS GAME IS HYPE AS SHIT!!!

Also, for those complaining about P3 characters being in it, ASW put in all the characters that could possibly fight in P4, putting characters from P3 would make sense unless you want to keep it an 8 character game. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DEci2QP-PM#t=0m48s[/url)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on March 14, 2012, 09:54:25 PM
Yeah the game is all kinds of hype can't believe it hasn't gotten more recoginition from any of the major fighting game sites, but then again it took quite a while for people to care about 13 so hopefully by the time console comes out people will have woken up to it.

Some damn fine match vids.

P4U 3/10 Nebaran 2/4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-4uma8SVA0#ws)

P4U: 3/10 Hyougo Koube Singles [4/4] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So9ZgHsf45Q#ws)

Also the channel thats been posting a lot of these vids on youtube themidnightarena also has a main site called
mayonakamidnight.com and is a good place to find some info on the game and other people following it if your interested.

I cannot wait! I'm playing Persona 3 now and will start P4 once I finish it. Too hype!

Nice! BTW out of curiosity which version of P3 are you playing?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on March 14, 2012, 11:38:33 PM
The reason they aren't talking is that it's a Japanese only release, what'd you expect?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on March 16, 2012, 09:08:45 PM
The reason they aren't talking is that it's a Japanese only release, what'd you expect?

Well it's just that at thsi point BB is a fairly well accepted game in NA and I thought the community would be doing more for the game, especially since in JP a lot of top BB players have been picking it up. As well a lot of the fighting game centric sites haven't been giving it much coverage outside of like a obligatory combo video or stuff like that. Then again your point does stand and the ignorance of the general fighting game player to new series or games that aren't made by Capcom, Namco or another major developer/publisher tends to hold back games like this.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on March 16, 2012, 09:31:04 PM
You gotta understand that this is hot off BBCSEX. It was a VERY different time when BBCT first came out. It was 2009 or so and we hadn't had a legit new fighter in ages and most people didn't care for GGX2's various new installments.

So, basically discounting KOFXII, which was a dismal failure, 2009 was just SFIV and BB. So basically anyone that didn't give a damn about SFIV, like myself, were more than excited for a substitute fighter. Compare that to 2012 and we've got SSFIVAE2012, UMvC3, SCV, MK9, SFxT, BBCSEX, Tekken 6 and KOFXIII. Also there's Skullgirls, TTT2 and VFFS as well coming this year. You really can't compare. It's a very different ballgame and it's almost like the late 90s all over again, without the bad MK knockoffs.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on March 18, 2012, 09:26:21 PM
You gotta understand that this is hot off BBCSEX. It was a VERY different time when BBCT first came out. It was 2009 or so and we hadn't had a legit new fighter in ages and most people didn't care for GGX2's various new installments.

So, basically discounting KOFXII, which was a dismal failure, 2009 was just SFIV and BB. So basically anyone that didn't give a damn about SFIV, like myself, were more than excited for a substitute fighter. Compare that to 2012 and we've got SSFIVAE2012, UMvC3, SCV, MK9, SFxT, BBCSEX, Tekken 6 and KOFXIII. Also there's Skullgirls, TTT2 and VFFS as well coming this year. You really can't compare. It's a very different ballgame and it's almost like the late 90s all over again, without the bad MK knockoffs.

Thats true and i'm not trying to argue that the fighting game market isn't much more competitve now then when BB originally came out, it's that in the East ie: Japan the game has gained at least some traction and that I was surprised that it hasn't carried over at all to the west, regardless of the restrictions on the arcade cabinets and stuff like that.

In addition to this, Capcom backlash is at an all time high and continues to grow as time goes on so unless people are just blowing hot air ( which is a possibility ) you'd think a lot of people wouldn't be looking to play Capcom's games.

Also the style of gameplay in P4U/BB/GG is raher different than most other fighters and I thought that a lot of people who were into that style would be more into P4U than the other upcoming releases though I could be mistaken on this point.

Finally one small factual nitpick is that Tekken 6 also came out on console in 2009. Also didn't Battle Fantasia come out in some regions in 2009 as well? cause I thought it did.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Emperor Paine on April 09, 2012, 06:49:39 PM
There is like 3 or 4 people on this game I gonna try out. Couldn't tell you their names.
But I believe this game will be really fun.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on April 18, 2012, 03:39:30 AM
Console release date now set as August 2nd
http://andriasang.com/con0oy/p4_arena_home_date/ (http://andriasang.com/con0oy/p4_arena_home_date/)

Also anyone got an opinion on Liz and Labryth?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 12, 2012, 04:22:00 AM
http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2012/may/11/persona-4-arenas-new-story-mode-and-game-menu-screenshots/ (http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2012/may/11/persona-4-arenas-new-story-mode-and-game-menu-screenshots/)

Enjoy I guess...

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2012/may/11/persona-4-arena-basic-tutorial-and-arcade-stick-and-persona-4-ultimate-mayonaka-arena-combos/ (http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2012/may/11/persona-4-arena-basic-tutorial-and-arcade-stick-and-persona-4-ultimate-mayonaka-arena-combos/)

Here's more...maybe now's the time I start looking into it?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 12, 2012, 09:04:18 AM
Your body is asking for this my dear Satsu...
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 12, 2012, 03:46:06 PM
Well so far so meh.  Maybe I need to play the actual P4 to be interested.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on May 12, 2012, 09:30:06 PM
Well so far so meh.  Maybe I need to play the actual P4 to be interested.

Not really no a lot of people in the fighting game community haven't played it and are still all over it, maybe is BlazBlue fatigue or something cause I remember being super hype for the original and then I played it and was like ohhhhh... this isn't really that great a game after all and now even though i'm still hype for P4A i'm kind of trying to be more tempered in my reactions since i've been through this song and dance before.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 12, 2012, 09:45:20 PM
Idk, maybe I need to see some actual matches or something.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on May 12, 2012, 10:18:54 PM
still think people should at least look up some info about P3-4 at least so they wont sound ignorant about it
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 13, 2012, 03:33:17 AM
Well so far so meh.  Maybe I need to play the actual P4 to be interested.

Seriously, get P3 and 4. Knowing your tastes so far. You'd probably love the stories. Also they're not as niche as the rest of the SMT games.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Delta on May 13, 2012, 03:48:42 AM
still think people should at least look up some info about P3-4 at least so they wont sound ignorant about it

Thinking the same, that's why i will try to play P3 and P4 before trying this game.

1 question tho: how good is the English voice act in P3? I already got the undub iso game to play on a PS2 emulator, but i am seriously thinking about buying it from the PS Store. So far i know the game (like all PS2 games from PSN) must be an exact copy of the original PS2 game, and that version only had English voices methinks.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 13, 2012, 03:50:16 AM
Well so far so meh.  Maybe I need to play the actual P4 to be interested.

Seriously, get P3 and 4. Knowing your tastes so far. You'd probably love the stories. Also they're not as niche as the rest of the SMT games.

What systems are they on?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 13, 2012, 04:23:42 AM
P3 is on PS2, PSN and PSP. The only version you should occupy yourself with is the FES version because it's the most complete and the epilogue ties with P4A's story. (Both on PSN/PS2 Vanilla P3 and P3P don't have the epilogue and P3P on PSP is only recommended for those that have already beat P3FES. It's pretty stripped down and its only notable feature is the ability to play as a female main character. Also, be careful with the PSN version, I heard it has some issues and I have no idea what they are or how they can be resolved.

As for P4, it's only available on PS2. The Vita version isn't set until October and it's not out on PSN yet.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 13, 2012, 04:25:33 AM
Yeah that's a problem...my PS2 hasn't exactly been...cooperative with me lately.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 13, 2012, 04:28:51 AM
Can't you get a slim for 20 bucks at a pawn shop now? I got mine 2 years ago.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 13, 2012, 04:43:47 AM
Can't you get a slim for 20 bucks at a pawn shop now? I got mine 2 years ago.

I'm really in no mood to by a 3rd PS2 just for P3 and 4.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on May 13, 2012, 07:08:11 AM
still think people should at least look up some info about P3-4 at least so they wont sound ignorant about it

Thinking the same, that's why i will try to play P3 and P4 before trying this game.

1 question tho: how good is the English voice act in P3? I already got the undub iso game to play on a PS2 emulator, but i am seriously thinking about buying it from the PS Store. So far i know the game (like all PS2 games from PSN) must be an exact copy of the original PS2 game, and that version only had English voices methinks.
it's pretty good the only one character has a bit of a problem (Fuuka)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 13, 2012, 07:17:53 AM
^^ Yeah, pretty much. Even then, I got over Fuuka. Overall it's actually really good. Especially Aegis, her voiceactor was spectacular.

Can't you get a slim for 20 bucks at a pawn shop now? I got mine 2 years ago.

I'm really in no mood to by a 3rd PS2 just for P3 and 4.

You'd buy it, because there's still a metric shitton of great games on the system. I can probably name at least 10 great games you haven't played on it.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on May 13, 2012, 07:26:04 AM
^^ Yeah, pretty much. Even then, I got over Fuuka. Overall it's actually really good. Especially Aegis, her voiceactor was spectacular.

Can't you get a slim for 20 bucks at a pawn shop now? I got mine 2 years ago.

I'm really in no mood to by a 3rd PS2 just for P3 and 4.

You'd buy it, because there's still a metric shitton of great games on the system. I can probably name at least 10 great games you haven't played on it.

i need to see this list cuz proto plays such awesome games
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 13, 2012, 07:47:22 AM
1. Godhand
2. Yanya Caballista: City Skater
3. Okami
4. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
5. Silent Hill 2
6. Fatal Frame 2
7. Dark Cloud 2
8. Dragon Quest VIII
9. King's Field
10.Viewtiful Joe
11. Suikoden III
12. Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: sibarraz on May 13, 2012, 07:55:45 AM
How many hours take to beat persona 3 and 4?

I could ask for a friend to give me his PS2 for a month or two, but since I'm in college, I don't had that much time either
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Delta on May 13, 2012, 07:55:57 AM
^--You forgot Mister Mosquito, so fail list.

I'd read the main problem with P3 PSN version is a nasty glitch that causes some errors with the save files, so far the only solution seems it's to save in more than 1 slot, like 3 or more saves at the same time. That and try to use a USB memory to make backups of such files.

Which makes me wonder if it's possible to patch PS2 games downloaded from the Store.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on May 13, 2012, 08:14:53 AM
1. Godhand
2. Yanya Caballista: City Skater
3. Okami
4. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
5. Silent Hill 2
6. Fatal Frame 2
7. Dark Cloud 2
8. Dragon Quest VIII
9. King's Field
10.Viewtiful Joe
11. Suikoden III
12. Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
1.played
2.played
3.played
4.played
5.played but wont play again
6.played but wont play again
7.played
8. dat jessica
9. never played
10.played the shit out of
11.never played
12. played
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on May 13, 2012, 08:15:42 AM
^--You forgot Mister Mosquito, so fail list.

I'd read the main problem with P3 PSN version is a nasty glitch that causes some errors with the save files, so far the only solution seems it's to save in more than 1 slot, like 3 or more saves at the same time. That and try to use a USB memory to make backups of such files.

Which makes me wonder if it's possible to patch PS2 games downloaded from the Store.
dont think it's possible afaik
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 13, 2012, 08:23:49 AM
^^ It should be possible, but that's Sony's fault since they're in charge of PS2 Classics and their emulation.

How many hours take to beat persona 3 and 4?

I could ask for a friend to give me his PS2 for a month or two, but since I'm in college, I don't had that much time either

I put 137 hours into P3FES and 42 into the epilogue. Which astounds me because I've never put that much time into a game...damn.

I guess if you don't dawdle as much as I did and max out everything you could feasibly beat the main game in 100. and the epilogue in 40. So yeah, not a good game to beat with little time.

I then beat P4 in 98 and with less goofing off you could do that in 80-85 which is better. But yeah, you'll have to devote quite a few hours if you want to nail that in a month or two.

1.played
2.played
3.played
4.played
5.played but wont play again
6.played but wont play again
7.played
8. dat jessica
9. never played
10.played the shit out of
11.never played
12. played

You should try King's Field on there. It's basically the predecessor of Demon's/Dark Souls.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on May 13, 2012, 08:33:13 AM
ill give it a try i guess my ps2 is moded so all i have to do is find the game on the net
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 13, 2012, 08:35:26 AM
One caveat though. You gotta like first person dungeon crawls, because if not, it's not for you.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 14, 2012, 04:30:15 AM
Well I just got through an hour of A-cho P4U play...
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Delta on May 14, 2012, 05:46:15 AM
Well I just got through an hour of A-cho P4U play...

Did you rike it? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McHbEPDfpzs#)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 14, 2012, 05:34:25 PM
Wasn't bad.  Researched the system mechanics and stuff.  Seems weird.

Probably would've liked it better if the only competent players weren't mostly Yus.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 14, 2012, 08:08:51 PM
Yu gotta look up play from the better players. I usually recommend Gamechariot. They got a pretty good variety of players in every game. I can't quite remember which arcade all of the top players like Kaqn, Shadow and Galileo play at.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 14, 2012, 11:10:08 PM
Alright, I watched a couple of it.  It's interesting.  My interest is slightly peaked.  Though mostly because of the advent of a theme song solely for mirror matches.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: sibarraz on May 15, 2012, 02:53:39 AM
Question, Do I need to play P3 in order to play P4?

The psn version has persona fes it seems, this include persona 3 and the epilogue?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 15, 2012, 03:39:08 AM
Yes. P3FES is the definitive version of the game, so it includes the epilogue. But no, you don't need P3 to enjoy P4. There's only a small section of the game where you head back to the city of P3 with a few cameos that aren't worth mentioning all that much, it'll just make you smile if did play. So, you're not really missing much. But if you don't play P3FES, expansion included. You'll not only suffer massive spoilers in P4A and you'll probably be lost as to what the P3 characters are doing there.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Delta on May 15, 2012, 06:02:52 AM
Ok kids, finally got P3 FES from the PS Store, gonna try it in a couple of days, first need to watch some TV shows that were in my to-watch list.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: sibarraz on May 15, 2012, 06:05:14 AM
Yes. P3FES is the definitive version of the game, so it includes the epilogue. But no, you don't need P3 to enjoy P4. There's only a small section of the game where you head back to the city of P3 with a few cameos that aren't worth mentioning all that much, it'll just make you smile if did play. So, you're not really missing much. But if you don't play P3FES, expansion included. You'll not only suffer massive spoilers in P4A and you'll probably be lost as to what the P3 characters are doing there.


mmm, then next month I will buy vf5, the dlc, the 3 chars from kof xiii and FES, thanks proto

I will enjoy persona 4 on july
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 15, 2012, 08:54:46 AM
No problem. I literally go out of the way at every opportunity if it allows someone to experience the Persona Experience™. Honestly, there's really nothing like it.

Also, like Delta pointed out, might want to remember to keep lots of saves on hand because of the save glitch. I also heard of some graphical glitches too. Might check this out myself at some point.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: BioBooster on May 15, 2012, 10:05:39 AM
Forgot to mention I played it last week.

Was on a Nessica cab (with its 15 other games on there), so didn't have the benefit of there being a movelist banner on the cab.

Was able to mash my way to the boss D-:

Still fun I suppose, will need to take a deeper look before attempting it again.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 15, 2012, 07:53:27 PM
You bastard...I wish I wasn't poor and could travel the world. It's been 10 years and I still haven't gone to Germany. :'(

But yeah, the AAA combos can easily get you through the arcade mode. On human opponents that are good, that's a different story.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: BioBooster on May 16, 2012, 01:20:37 AM
Don't doubt that a bit.

Liking Sanada so far. Any footage I've seen of Yu makes him out to be the weakest, but will be playing him as well.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 16, 2012, 02:20:27 AM
Akihiko is getting a lot better, but if you don't like having to do a lot of guesswork, you're going to struggle with him. He definitely plays more like a grappler than Kanji does. As for Yu. He's really damn good, I'm pretty sure he's third best, just need to learn to use his persona like you're playing Jojo's.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 16, 2012, 02:32:20 AM
Yu looks the weakest to you?  I always see Yus beasting...I've heard Reach Out to the Truth so much, I keep hearing it in my mind.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: BioBooster on May 16, 2012, 09:16:54 AM
Chie easily looks like #1 from what I've seen, but will wait to see how everything balances out. Can't assume too much at this point.

Post me a vid of Yu being bauss if you know one?

Would love to see that.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 16, 2012, 04:26:23 PM
P4U: 4/23 Game Chariot Naru(Yu) vs Yumura(Chie) [1/2] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IulCauRbnk#ws)

Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 16, 2012, 07:42:25 PM
Guess Satsu beat me to it. But real talk. Mitsuru is the best. She's the easiest to learn, she's got braindead easy combos and her normals have great range and priority. She's impossibly cheezy and good. Though Chie has been getting better by knockdown and the use of 5D on you opponent's wakeup. Gives her a free mixup every time.

So far this is what the tier list looks like:

S+: Mitsuru, Chie
S: Kanji
A: Yu, Yousuke, Elizabeth, Teddie
A-: Akihiko
B: Naoto, Aegis*
C: Yukiko, Labrys (Both)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 16, 2012, 07:47:51 PM
Uh...where's Aigis?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 16, 2012, 08:17:33 PM
I knew I forgot someone.

EDIT: Big * on Aegis. She's really good, but she takes a lot of work in a game that is easy to learn.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: BioBooster on May 16, 2012, 11:10:34 PM
Pretty convincing he could hang. Thx for the vid Saitsu.

Didn't realize Mitsuru was considered top. Like the chr fo sho.

Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on May 17, 2012, 01:51:59 AM
Guess Satsu beat me to it. But real talk. Mitsuru is the best. She's the easiest to learn, she's got braindead easy combos and her normals have great range and priority. She's impossibly cheezy and good. Though Chie has been getting better by knockdown and the use of 5D on you opponent's wakeup. Gives her a free mixup every time.

So far this is what the tier list looks like:

S+: Mitsuru, Chie
S: Kanji
A: Yu, Yousuke, Elizabeth, Teddie
A-: Akihiko
B: Naoto, Aegis*
C: Yukiko, Labrys (Both)

Where did you get this tier list from? 'cus this is fairly different from the recent lists i've seen as well as from my own personal opinion.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 17, 2012, 06:56:33 AM
Tier lists vary from the Arcadia, to Dustloop, to Midnight Arena to Japanese arcade. Lots of players make up bullshit on their characters to keep them tops. I know the truth. Trust me on this. ;)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 17, 2012, 07:23:48 AM
Well from watching a couple more vids, I do like some of the subtle things they do like the combo counter having a small bar underneath basically showing the hitstun and how long before your combo drops.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: sibarraz on May 17, 2012, 07:02:57 PM
Is yukiko that bad?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Delta on May 17, 2012, 07:24:39 PM
Aw yeah, playing P3FES and i like what i'm playing, just got through the first floor of you know what tower.
Just in case i'll try to avoid this thread to avoid potential spoilers from P4 Arena screens/videos/etc, like characters, moves, powers and that stuff.

Thank you fellas for the go-play-persona advise.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 17, 2012, 08:02:28 PM
As for P3, much of the stuff isn't really all that spoilerific in terms of what's in game. Unless we put up stuff on story mode you aren't hurting yourself too bad. It's P4 that you need to worry about because there's a lot of little things that ruin the character development in there. (There's two characters in particular that I can think of that have some spoilerific actions)

Is yukiko that bad?
Not really, she's got a very solid zoning game and a corner unblockable, but she's got pathetic health. A lot of players are much better off with either Naoto or Elizabeth. Since they have better options for having lower health and more damage.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 18, 2012, 10:13:16 PM
コーハツ 第1回P4U PSR500以下限定大会 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmu7j1BkeZE#)

An hour of P4U...with people actually deciding to play Labrys.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 22, 2012, 02:09:19 AM
P4U: 5/13 Game41 Tournament [1/2] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTvN6cRvrS0#ws)

P4U: 5/13 Game41 Tournament [2/2] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtCIHdY7BeY#ws)

P4U: 5/13 Game41 2on2 Tournament [1/2] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVT8_BKYqPg#ws)

P4U: 5/13 Game41 2on2 Tournament [2/2] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Tzgc42rd4#ws)

Why is it that I"m the least hyped for this game, yet I'm the only one posting anything for it?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on May 22, 2012, 03:54:28 AM
 because you only want attention
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 22, 2012, 03:59:31 AM
because you only want attention

If I don't, then it's more obvious for new people to notice your horrible existence.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on May 22, 2012, 04:41:06 AM
I'm too lazy and there's honestly a shitton of content out there every day.

Though I will put this up: http://www.twitch.tv/jiyuna (http://www.twitch.tv/jiyuna)

I dunno if any of you know Jiyuna, but he used to be an anime game player. Known for Melty Blood and Blazblue. The guy lives in Japan right now and streams every weekend or so. He comments on matches and gives people a lowdown on how the game works. Also, he's pretty funny. I'd suggest anyone that's remotely interested to check one of the archived streams.

There's also the Mayonaka Midnight and HardEdgeOfficial u2be channels.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on May 22, 2012, 10:06:53 PM
I'm too lazy and there's honestly a shitton of content out there every day.

Yeah thats kinda what i'm like as well and I agree that there really is so much out there it's better to just check back on your subscriptions and occasionally post interesting videos, links to news, etc.

But anyways heres a nice Akihiko combo video that has a nice variety to it.
P4U: 4/30 Akihiko Sanada Combo Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfxgaQsvr2A#)

Edit: The release date has been pushed up in Japan to July 26th, hopefully everyone else will get it earlier too.
         http://andriasang.com/con17s/p4_arena_date/ (http://andriasang.com/con17s/p4_arena_date/)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Saitsuofleaves on May 31, 2012, 09:08:31 PM
Version 1.02 out in the arcades now.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on June 05, 2012, 07:32:17 PM
welp p4a comes out august 7th prepare your butts
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on June 05, 2012, 08:59:01 PM
My body is ready.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Mikel on June 06, 2012, 03:24:30 AM
Now that I have sadly lost interest in playing KOF XIII again, I guess I will play this game or BlazBlue instead now.

Dual Audio confirmed, and knowing myself, I am more into 2D fighting games that have dual audio (Japanese and English voices) than just Japanese voices; decent online; and a developer I can trust to use such a great netcode. For 3D fighters, I could care less about the voice acting.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on June 06, 2012, 04:42:12 AM
Knowing how bad the Japanese VA is for Teddie, I could care less about dual audio. All I know is I'm buying both a PS3 and Xbox copy because Atlus is the best.

Just wish they'd announce new characters already. (C'mon Junpei or Raidou)
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Running Wild on June 06, 2012, 07:33:01 AM
They should have Keith Wayne as a hidden character.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: BioBooster on June 07, 2012, 06:56:41 PM
So vids till your eyes dry up and turn into black little nuggets.

They did a 120 man team tourney with teams of 15 in Osaka at Sega Nanba Avion arcade.

Here are the finals.

20120602 セガ難波アビオンP4UフェスタG 15on15決勝① (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNuH9tKUsrw#ws)

20120602 セガ難波アビオンP4UフェスタG 15on15決勝~ラスト (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI6cQRlW-5Y#ws)

If that is somehow not enough and you've got that feeling from the time you tried to watch 24 in 24, the semi finals, every other match plus grudge matches are on the channel, just go by the same date in the title.

Holy fuck that is a lot of vids... I watched the semis and am on the finals.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on June 07, 2012, 08:02:55 PM
Yeah, there's been a mass overload of vids (probably due to Tougeki) on my subs on u2be as of late. I can barely keep up.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on July 08, 2012, 11:28:39 PM
Well by now I'm sure you've all heard about the region locking issue for P4 Arena, but in case you haven't...

http://mayonakamidnight.com/index.php?do=article&id=32 (http://mayonakamidnight.com/index.php?do=article&id=32)

Either way I don't really think this a huge issue and that for the most part this isn't the kind of thing worth getting all that worked up about like so many people have been about it.

Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: zerotrigger on July 15, 2012, 04:26:59 PM
I've been following development for this game and cant wait for the 7th. I think my main would be Akihiko.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on July 16, 2012, 04:34:54 AM
Well by now I'm sure you've all heard about the region locking issue for P4 Arena, but in case you haven't...

http://mayonakamidnight.com/index.php?do=article&id=32 (http://mayonakamidnight.com/index.php?do=article&id=32)

Either way I don't really think this a huge issue and that for the most part this isn't the kind of thing worth getting all that worked up about like so many people have been about it.



Only people that are getting worked up about it are conspiracy theorists and/or Sony fanboys that think this a plot to make region-locking universal on Sony consoles. The thing is, they don't know is that if they didn't do this, we'd all end up getting the game 5 months later and without dual audio. I for one like having the ability to have the game 2 weeks later, than the usual Japanese mode of playing the waiting game. (see: Every JRPG ever.)

Moral of the story. You can't have it all.

Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on July 22, 2012, 08:50:29 PM
Only people that are getting worked up about it are conspiracy theorists and/or Sony fanboys that think this a plot to make region-locking universal on Sony consoles. The thing is, they don't know is that if they didn't do this, we'd all end up getting the game 5 months later and without dual audio. I for one like having the ability to have the game 2 weeks later, than the usual Japanese mode of playing the waiting game. (see: Every JRPG ever.)

Moral of the story. You can't have it all.

Yeah pretty much some people don't seem to get the details at all and just overreact to it, and at least Atlus has handled it pretty much as well as they could've.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on August 07, 2012, 09:58:44 AM
welp persona is here fellas time for me put all these other fightan games in the closet

Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: solidshark on August 08, 2012, 02:40:05 AM
welp persona is here fellas time for me put all these other fightan games in the closet



I forget if you've said whether you've played the RPGs before, but if you had, do you think it's necessary to play any of the Persona RPGs for an understand of characters or story?
And if you've got the 360 version, is there netcode complications like peope are talking about?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on August 08, 2012, 04:38:21 AM
welp persona is here fellas time for me put all these other fightan games in the closet



I forget if you've said whether you've played the RPGs before, but if you had, do you think it's necessary to play any of the Persona RPGs for an understand of characters or story?
And if you've got the 360 version, is there netcode complications like peope are talking about?
yeah your gonna need to play 3 and 4 or your gonna be left in the dark about most of the stuff/characters in the game and for the moment all the matches on xbox feel like they are underwater
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on August 08, 2012, 06:42:19 AM
On the subject of online has anyone else here tried on PS3? Since so far for me its been kinda mixed-while fairly good overall- i've had some really bad connections with people in north America but also some real good connections with people in Japan, so has been kinda weird and overall hasn't been as consistently good as the Blazblue games so far for me at least .
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: SPLIPH on August 09, 2012, 06:13:23 AM
its so much harder to combo in this game than KoF XIII god damn... ive been grinding all day and cant even do a piss dmg BnB.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Running Wild on August 09, 2012, 06:55:47 AM
Just tried out the game tonight, I like it alot. Kanji ftw.

I'll have to buy it very soon.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Xxenace on August 09, 2012, 09:23:18 PM
netcode patch is out on xbox i believe so far it feels just like blazblue's
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Chipymax on August 09, 2012, 10:57:31 PM
netcode patch is out on xbox i believe so far it feels just like blazblue's

Thank you Atlus & ARC system... nice!!!
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Tyrant292 on August 11, 2012, 06:30:40 AM

Man I dont know why all the fuss about P4?! I dont see it as a great fighting game; it's another BB which guilty gear it much better to tell you the truth.

Honestly why all the hype?! someone explain please!
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Chipymax on August 11, 2012, 04:00:19 PM

Man I dont know why all the fuss about P4?! I dont see it as a great fighting game; it's another BB which guilty gear it much better to tell you the truth.

Honestly why all the hype?! someone explain please!

Mmmh! For me, it has nothing to do with BB or GG... I'm a big fan of the Persona games, I play all the PS1 games (P1,P2S & P2P.) I played the Japanese one that never came to America (P2S, It's now in the PSP)

Golden Axe: The Duel, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters. I feel the same about those games, I love them and a fighting game can only extent the series. it allow you the fan see the series with new eyes.

I about the fighting... it is a good solid game, I never play BB so I don't know how good the game is, but I did play all the GGs... It you like GG you will like Persona, it has the same feeling.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on August 11, 2012, 10:27:27 PM

Man I dont know why all the fuss about P4?! I dont see it as a great fighting game; it's another BB which guilty gear it much better to tell you the truth.

Honestly why all the hype?! someone explain please!
Well IMO and the opinion of many others it's much more like Guilty Gear than Blazblue. With new unique characters who don't necessarily need to played in a specific way and aside from Labrys/Shadow Labrys no two characters have particularly similar moves. Tier list is well balanced and the top tier characters aren't much more powerful than everyone else.Plus the combo system isn't very rigid since you have an array of options with one more cancels, bursts etc. to create combos. The persona mechanic also adds a layer of depth as it acts idependently of the character and can lead to intricate setups.There are more things I can't think of off the top of my head and anyways I don't see why you're so down on it in general?
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: nilcam on August 12, 2012, 05:04:00 AM
What baccano said. And it has Akihiko who plays like Vanessa from KOF!
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Tyrant292 on August 12, 2012, 10:00:48 AM


Thanks for the light guys. Never heard it was like that. Saw some videos though but well, you cant judge from what you see only I guess.

I'm sorry that I gave that vibe of feeling so down on it. I just wanted to get to know whats about the game and why all the hype about it. Hopefully some RPG players can get into fighting games now because of it.

Enjoy the game guys  ;).


What baccano said. And it has Akihiko who plays like Vanessa from KOF!

Hey Nilcam. Nice to see you around hope we can see more of you. THANKS!!! for this great forum again.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on August 16, 2012, 08:28:00 PM
Thanks for the light guys. Never heard it was like that. Saw some videos though but well, you cant judge from what you see only I guess.

I'm sorry that I gave that vibe of feeling so down on it. I just wanted to get to know whats about the game and why all the hype about it. Hopefully some RPG players can get into fighting games now because of it.

Enjoy the game guys  ;).

Well I only got that impression cause usually when I see people say stuff like "it's another Blazblue game" they usually mean "well this games gonna suck" but I can tell now that wasn't the case.

And yeah hopefully more people will get into it with the Persona/SMT connection but only time will tell.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: LouisCipher on August 18, 2012, 10:03:58 AM
Is the online for PS3 really bad now or what? I assume it's week 1 issues or something.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: nilcam on August 18, 2012, 02:59:41 PM
The online has been nothing but great for me. I only ever play in ranked so it's always one-on-one.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Proto Cloud on August 18, 2012, 11:32:05 PM
Man, this place feels pretty dead. What happened? Anyways, I've had a bit of personal issues and a several lack of technology of late.

Eh, guess I'll put in my 2 cents into this game.

Honestly, I can't believe this game exists. It's almost surreal seeing my game case because back in 2009 I would've never thought that my favorite RPG of all time would be turned into a fighter, much less a traditional one. After knowing that P4 didn't sell to expectations, I felt that it was going to be left to rot, Atlus went bankrupt, the company that bought it was known for mobile/social games and was left dismayed. I came to the conclusion that it might be the end of an era. Surprisingly though, Index Corp. came out with Catherine and soon wanted to go into full media overload with Persona 4. They were dead serious about making this a hit. Anime? Check. Figures? Check. New games? Check. Movie? Check. Theatrical play? Check. But to my surprise, they chose to make a fighting game.Out of all the things they chose ASW. I was overjoyed, the fact that they chose them over doing some random bullshit like Dissidia for where you wage silly battles in the air throwing shit at each other with characters like Laguna? The fuck?

Here we got a fast-paced game that makes Blazblue look like it's moving in bullet time. It's almost too appropriate to compare this to Jojo's because not only was the original concept and designs were inspired by Araki's works, but the gameplay and attention to detail. The game looks beautiful and vibrant. The characters have never looked better and they put in nods to the characters and moves they had in the game. For example, Kanji's chair super is basically his critical attack from the game. Chie's OHKO is her team attack. Most spells are accounted for and even have status effects.

I love having another game like Jojo's where I can use a "stand" for setups. As for those that are complaining about the AAA combos and simple motions, grow up. This game is basically the Marvel of anime games. Just like Marvel it introduces simpler motions and easier combos, but likewise, it introduces many concepts/tricks/techniques that make it have depth and is hard to master. Which is strange coming from a company that has sandbagged their other licensed games like Segoku Basara X and Fist of the North Star (though it did end up being good for all the wrong reason in the case of this one). It's well balanced and feels substantially different from their other offerings. From the usage of personas to having more emphasis on ground combos, it's almost like it was made by someone entirely different. I love it.

As for the popularity it's been getting. I'm stunned. It's crazy to see this much hype for an anime game. It might be due to the strong character designs, which unlike BB and most others in the genre, isn't filled to the brim with anime tropes like lolis, cat girls, yaoi undertones, or panty shots in the case of Skullgirls. It may be that it's easy to get into, compared to other games with one frame links, emphasis on cheap tactics (UMvC3), or too much to learn (Tekken). It also may be the fact that it's a breath of fresh air from the constant sequel-age of late. When you think of it, just this year:

Installments:
Soul Calibur - 6
Street Fighter x Tekken (Crossover series) - 6 (I think)
Virtua Fighter -5 (Which 5 is on its 2nd revision)
DOA- 6 (If you include Ultimate)
Tekken - 8
Blazblue - 2 (4 in total if you include revisions)

That's not including the stuff that came before:

Street Fighter - 11 (I think and countless more in revisions and spinoffs)
KOF - 15+ (Lost track ages ago)
Guilty Gear - 4 (And countless revisions and spinoffs)

and so on.

I'm pretty sure that's the big one and I'm glad to see that something new is catching on. Hopefully it won't suffer a similar fate as Skullgirls which earned endless amounts of hype to come crashing down on the weight of its own praise. I think this game has potential and I hope ASW supports this going forward, unlike previous efforts. Because I'd really like to see more P3 characters like Junpei and Koromaru, maybe even a full-fledged Megaten fighter with Raidou, Jack Frost and Demi-fiend.
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Post by: LouisCipher on August 19, 2012, 01:06:44 AM
Good to know. 1st paycheck goes to picking this up. Hopefully I won't be too far behind the curve.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on August 19, 2012, 01:30:33 AM
If they were to add more characters I'd much rather see them try to incorporate someone from 1 or 2 or coming up with another new character then adding another character from 3 and especially no Korumaru.
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Post by: Proto Cloud on August 19, 2012, 03:04:30 AM
^^ I don't think they can incorporate characters from 1 and 2, (Also the characters from 1 aren't all that good to begin with) because from what I've heard 1/2 are in their own timeline or set far in the past of 3/4. Honestly, I don't want newer characters because they might ruin the narrative. Labrys was surprisingly cool with her accent, but I don't think you need to jam new characters just because when there's still some left and I honestly would like to see what ever happened to the rest of the P3 cast in their later years.

Good to know. 1st paycheck goes to picking this up. Hopefully I won't be too far behind the curve.

I highly doubt it. It's only little more than a week and the characters are pretty easy to pick up and play. Much like KOF, you can pick up multiple characters and be good with them. This isn't Guilty Gear or Virtua Fighter where every character is like learning Quantum Physics.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: Tyrant292 on August 19, 2012, 11:06:59 AM
I highly doubt it. It's only little more than a week and the characters are pretty easy to pick up and play. Much like KOF, you can pick up multiple characters and be good with them. This isn't Guilty Gear or Virtua Fighter where every character is like learning Quantum Physics.

Most of the people who come from lets say SF find KoF a bit challenging because of the commands, different jumps and shifting from 6 buttons to 4. There is a lot more to compare and say but what I am trying to get at is, it doesnt matter if the game is hard or easy as long as you enjoy it and Louis I dont think you should worry about the learning curve I personally dont know if the game is challenging or not but even if you start late eventually you'll get there. That's what happened to me in 3rd strike. As long as you enjoy it you'll get there eventually. Many people get discouraged because of the learning curve and it pisses me off. I am not saying your one of them btw.
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on August 19, 2012, 09:35:20 PM
^^ I don't think they can incorporate characters from 1 and 2, (Also the characters from 1 aren't all that good to begin with) because from what I've heard 1/2 are in their own timeline or set far in the past of 3/4. Honestly, I don't want newer characters because they might ruin the narrative. Labrys was surprisingly cool with her accent, but I don't think you need to jam new characters just because when there's still some left and I honestly would like to see what ever happened to the rest of the P3 cast in their later years.

Well I know for sure that 1 and 2 do in fact take place in the same timeline as 3 and 4 as there is ample evidence in 3 that they're interrelated, in terms of time difference I think it was about a decade or so between 1 and 4 (though i'm not particularly clear on the exact amount of time). Granted though you are correct that 1's characters aren't all that strong especially when compared to 3.

Additionally depending on how you interpret the true ending it could make logical sense to bring back just about anybody really depending on how Atlus goes about continuing the story and whether or not the interpretation I have and others have made of it is correct.
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Post by: KarnF91 on August 20, 2012, 02:40:57 AM
I've been playing through the Persona series before picking this up.  From what I can tell 1 takes place in 1999 or 2000.  3 takes place in 2009 and 2010, haven't gotten to 4 yet.  I really want to pick up P4A up right now but I really want to play P4 before getting it.  I was going to wait for Golden, but I can't wait to play P4 and P4A that long.  After playing P3 I have a good idea of who I'll use in P4A at least.
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Post by: MetalThrashingMadman on September 01, 2012, 02:55:38 AM
Stream for P4 teams tournament @ UCC starts in a few minutes. Twitch.tv/transientfaith
Title: Re: The Persona 4: The Ultimata in Mayonaka Arena Thread
Post by: baccano1932 on September 19, 2012, 01:57:07 AM
Anyone here still playing the game online? cause i've ben looking for good matches on stable connections and been having a hard time, so anyone up for some games?