Not a roleplay blog anymore, 's personal. [[ It's a former independent RP blog of Tatsuya Suou from Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2, POST Eternal Punishment and POST Innocent Sin. Not gonna roleplay anymore 'cause I quitted. But don't f'get 'bout NSFW, will try to tag 'em.]]
âTwas the first thing that got me into Persona and SMT games back in the days)
Iâve heard about Persona for the first time when I was watching TV in 00s. There was MTV chanel and one specific TV Show called âExtremely interestingâ (in Russian âtis "ĐĄŃŃĐ°ŃĐœĐŸ ĐžĐœŃĐ”ŃĐ”ŃĐœĐŸ", not sure how appropriately translate its name in English). There were plenty of PC & console gameâs ratings on different categories; for example, character ratings or very memorable game events.
And once there was an episode with Persona 3 in it. I was impressed and a bit scared without knowing the context of original source, also not knowing the game was released only for PlayStation 2.Â
What can I say, screenwriters did their best with briefly describing everything in such conditionally âcreepyâ details)
Not sure whether I can find the program to monitor such condition, but lets give it a try aroung here, huh?~
Now's a good time to say I quit watching anime for ONE YEAR from tomorrow. Watched over 150 titles according to my calculation, and can't take it anymore. Need to clear me mind for somethin' else. Somethin' good & safe. Also to end this freakin' comedy. Lets say it makes a bad influence on my mind. And not only that. Also it'd be a good opportunity to take a good break from this. And continue to play games normally, without being distracted by other stuff.
However, I'm not sure whether to exclude the anime that will be played at cinema. Dey're usually rarely shown, well, it depends on genre.
Anyway, lets give it a try. "Reset myself and get back on truck", to be specific.~
Whew, and sequel is finished! Not the entire Devil Summoner series, though.
What can I say about the second part of DS Raidou Kuzunoha games and both of them overall? The sequel has some differences in gameplay mechanics & story elements, but I liked some of these from the first game as well. Button pressing with tube absorption and bullets for revolver were completely removed. Now you have to use standart negotiation system from main SMT games to gather demons and automatic bullets replenishment for revolver (thus I didnât use it that much). Not bad, since I didnât like button pressing (reminds me of my first introduction to MGS1 >_<). You have loads of side quests this time! Look somewhat the same as those from Persona 3 and 4, but you donât have any deadlines and limits to take more than 3 quests. You also have more optional bosses, and theyâre hard to deal with compared to bosses from TSA.Â
The story looks kinda casual for me compared to TSA. Plot isnât bizarre & odd, thereâre some cliche things and stuff but I like the idea with luck locusts and meeting other summoners aside from those whom I saw in the first game (variant of Raidou x Nagi pairing now, I guess?). It was nice to see easter eggs & references to TSA game (liked Daidouji residence & Rasputin very much, although sequel doesnât tell us what happened to Kaya and her father; maybe they just moved from capital and thatâs all?). As for dualism that I saw in Persona 2 and Digital Devil Saga dilogy from before...Â
Well, I think it resembles mostly the former. KA has new gameplay mechanics like DDS 2, but setting goes on in the same place like Sumaru city from P2 dilogy. Of course you cannot visit almost all locations from TSA, since they arenât plot significant (you can visit them only via certain side quests, and thereâll be dialogues with references to TSA). The main new location is Tsukigata village and its surroundings which reminds me a bit of the village from Fatal Frame 2 Crimson butterfly. It was also good to see old friends like Narumi and Tae (I like that Narumi finally âwashedâ his clothes, but I liked Taeâs hat from TSA game more than her new one; also - Kohryu? The same demon from DDS1?? But he was called Huang Long there, and he was an optional boss, so does that mean this one is a different manifestation of him? Nevertheless he provides very good help with ability to fly wherever you want~).Â
The alignment system looks good to me - I played & watched all possible endings, as you can see from the screenshot with multiple saves, but my first ending was Law. Obtained it without any guides and played fair according to Raidouâs personality (yup, remember his actions from TSA game well). Although I still donât know which ending is canon. It looks like Akane Tsukigata represents Law, and her brother Dahn represents Chaos this time. Akane disappears in both Chaos & Neutral endings, and theyâre also not too different from each other. I guess downfall or end for Tsukigata villageâs regime & all Old ones stuff suits better and logical. I was prepared for standard âbad guy does bad things but later he rehabilitates and sacrifices himselfâ formula, and Law ending implements it. But remembering all bad stuff with Tsukigata village at all makes me think its changes and Dahn moving on with Mushibito works great for a ârebirthâ thingie. Also, never thought Dahnâd be AC/DC fan!~ (or at least he predicted them centuries ago). I wonder where heâll bring Mushibito to and what are they going to do next? Also, isnât Neutral ending always tends to be canon like one from SMTI? Oh well. And that blonde guy Louis. I read heâs a very valuable character in other SMT games, and that heâs an avatar of other demon sort of like Akinari Kashihara of Nyarlathotep from P2. Not gonna test his abilities âcause I wonât play Second circle to see case files that open after you beat the game with Chaos ending. But will take a look at him in other titles.Â
And all that stuff with lord Shinado... His first form reminds me of one boss from Castlevania Symphony of the Night. That one that has a shell of human bodies too. But its second form... I realized DS RK vs KA came out after Persona 4, and I really donât want to think it took some ideas from it. At first there was that part when Tae asks Raidou which girl does he like, and now this. Welp, I like Shinado Abaddonâs second form more than Ameno-Sagiri. Doesnât look too funky. And final talk with both sides of Shinado... Reminds me of the deal between Philemon and Nyarlathotep from Persona 1 and 2, although Angry part of Shinado doesnât act like a scumbag and kills Raidou & whatsoever. And thank goodness there wasnât any cliche bullshit that P4 showed during confrontation with final boss, thank you.Â
Well, there were scenes with many characters that firstly showed their Despair personalities, and after you battle Four Horsemen and other demons they show their Hope personalities. However Iâm sure they were served correctly than those of P4. But I personally think Raidou is screwed now - he has to be a spark of hope for the next years or Angry part will come back again... Until the first Devil Summoner game? It takes place in 19XX, right? So, that means itâs around 70 years?? Man, sounds bad to me. @_@ But I think Raidou can handle this. Heâs a good guy after all.... Or isnât he? How long will he last? Do DS and DS Soul Hackers have references to RK games at all and are they connected well? I guess Iâll never find out. Not gonna spoil myself âcause I want to play them both, but thatâs not possible due to DS available only in Japanese and lack of Nintendo 3DS to play DS SH. Oh well, who knows, maybe DS will get fan translation someday... But at least now I understand why SMTIII Nocturne got an updated version with Raidou instead of Dante. Wonât be able to play it due to same reason as DS game, though (and I really want to play it with Dante at first, I think thatâs a fenomenal crossover; too bad we didnât get continuation in DMCV).
Overall I like Devil Summoner Raidou Kuzunoha games very much. They provided completely new gameplay experience to me and some introduction to main SMT games as well. It was hard to get used to it, but Iâm glad I made it. Now itâll be hard for me to finish P3 FESÂ âcause I really donât want to go back to Persona games after I played other SMT titles (yup, even P1 and 2 - those videos with Shin Megami Tensei history really helped me get interested in main SMT games).
I hope that wonât be a big of a deal - the sooner I finish P3 FES, the sooner Iâll start playing Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne!! *0*
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