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I'm late to the party but I'm in the camp of possibly only enjoying FFXV's world in a lore or character perspective. High chance what was presented in the demos will be similar to the final game and i didn't enjoy it too much. But if the movie was bad, then it's certainly killed any interest I had in the game or anything related.

I'm probably gonna make a another post regarding further thoughts on the game, and already 30 hours in, and around the midpoint. I'm been busy getting a team as team management is a lot more tough in this game.

Yo guys, been playing through since day one of it's Release and I've been enjoying it like a lot. And this is a Surprise since SMT4 to me is a mediocre game and RPG compared to Nocturne or Strange Journey. SMT4 had a lot of problems, with pacing, gameplay, and even some other things. But SMT4A seems like they knew what went wrong and had the time and money to give it their all, and fix what should have been a great game for the franchise. Bouncing back with a good presentation and throwing you into the fray off the bat and within a hour. I will now list and compare the improvements of Apocalypse with 4. SMT4A had simplified Demon fusion and making the UI to Menu speed more like a moblie game, with basic fusion from the past games and simply selecting a demon with another Demon. In 4 you couldn't do this, and use a search system; Only a search system to go through what demons you can fuse. SMT4A has a better tutorial overall than 4. It throws you in the fray with demons and a new dungeon. With explaining simple mechanics with a snap. Characters and plot are also a big thing to the game. The Samurai of Mikado were pretty boring and stoic compared to our colorful cast in this game. Narrave and Asashi already bring the game more personality than what he got in 4's introduction. Nozomi and Dagda also sell the game for me. Dagda is a Irish god who brings you back from the dead and only directly speaks to you. so when Asashi said something comforting to "Nanashi" (The MC), Dagda told how worthless those words were and to throw your life away as he'll bring you back again and again. Gameplay wise it's not easy as people made it out to be, this time i'd say balanced is the correct term. You'll actually have a tough time with demons now as you can't sweep the enemy lines with the press turn system. you now a choice over your partner now as well. You do have a sort of Assist bar that basically skips the enemies turn so your team can attack, buff and give you Smirks. Sounds broken but you can't really abuse it. Another thing that is pretty welcome is you no longer have to pay to come back from the dead, instead you'll just be warped back to where you last died at. I'd say get this over 4 because it's just that good, the plot also gets good as you won't be in Flynn's Shadow the Entire time. If you want to get it at another time, for sure you should get it at 30 bucks and that isn't going to be soon. But this is the game for newcomers. I can say this despite only having 9 hours with the game.

But there's the last boss theme and final dungeon theme lol

Making it harder than you really think, why do you think they had game manuals back then? You could just do the same today but go online to see that. You dont need a guide for the rest of the game. Dungeons are the best to this day.

Nocturne just doesn't explain anything so that's why it's considered hard but legit just read a guide on the game around for the start and after that you're good

Persona 1 and Persona 2 IS aren't good games but have good plots. Persona 2 EP, P3 and P4 are subjective. but play nocturne because i know that's better than p3. Read Persona 1 and Persona 2 IS manga

I'm aware of that, but i'm saying it's fitting now because Igor is not actually treating you kindly. Also The animation is taken down and anyone who will put the episode online again will probably end up taken down again

nah only a portion so i'm looking out for it

Good to hear. trying to get more of the soundtrack

Seen that and it wasn't bad but i enjoy Rasen since he has longer episodes and good commentary only downside is he's just gonna finish the LP

Dont see many on LP SMT2 so i'm doing it! only really big SMT1 LP is from Rasen.

Funny enough you get the same final boss in all the routes so it doesnt matter haha. And my bad. Turns out I my audio turned down on OBS and i just fixed that up. Apologies.

Then I'll fix it for the next stream, it was a decent volume when i was playing it Here's Another SMT1 livestream. I'll be working on a SMT2 LP now

It fits since he's like a prison warden now. and he has a strange vibe this time around

Does not spoil anything. it is a subplot separate from the game so enjoy.

So far not much of any fan name just yet lol

It's a done deal since they could just dub it and show that around January. So maybe.

Atlus doesn't do it unless it's absolutely necessary haha It's done that way so you can fit into his character.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Iq_8lCAtM as off putting as ffxv animation but anything p5 is fine

I'd say we can compare similar games which if we do that, KH is a hack and slash with some idea of RPG stuff but very small. Let's compare it to Devil May Cry or God of war since those i can think right now. Devil May cry 3, 1 and 4 have good plots even if it's goofy at times. Sora and Riku had a Virgil and Dante feeling in the first game but that's kind of gone now and I generally like Devil May Cry's theme throughout its games. God of war is pretty ehh since it's about as sexual and violent you can get in the ps2 and early ps3 days, i found it pretty ehhh. it's just too cynical and gets shit messed up in mythology. Kh is the god of war camp for me, due to it being as bad plot wise and having cookie cutter gameplay in kh2 and even in a few other games of the series.

This is the third long running RPG series, give it a look

SMT4 Final/Apocalypse - Battle Theme Compilation Purpose of Integrity and Variation in Entertainment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5vLWEpXST0 Critical Picks: [bablyon A.D] By Trippy Ricky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuQjs7gu98M Psychonauts Stream [PS4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNloCTc1_tM

This was a livestream from today, thought of just putting it on my channel to make up the lack of content, please enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNloCTc1_tM add&autoplay=1

no maybe a bit extreme but you're pretty nice