Not having maxed everything is something that really stresses me while playing, but I've not lost any sleep over it after I finished the game. It's really something I should learn to focus less on and just accept that I will miss out on things.

Can't help you with Akechi as I don't remember, and I don't think Kashim was in 5 vanilla.

Fuck. Just hit New Year and 2 plot developments that I saw coming a million miles away. But still. Not sure if I can still do confidant ranks etc. Close to a platinum but don’t think I can get it anymore. 

Not long now. Feel I need to finish this and play something else!

Proper lol. Elf's frustrations == gaming fail.

Whattt?!

New content? Speak to me

Oh

I've started playing this as one of the PS+ collection things.  Only finished the first Palace so far, so aware I'm very early on.  I'm still not entirely convinced I know what I'm doing, but am coming to the realisation that it's actually a game about time management rather than anything else.  This is, to be honest, probably an unhelpful activity for relaxing at the moment, as all it does is remind me that I don't really have the time to be playing it!

Still, whilst I'm not entirely sure I've clicked with the game per se, I'm really enjoying the more superficial elements - the aesthetics and soundtrack are great.  I shall keep plugging away it at for now, as it seems like it's opening out a fair bit - but that crushing sense of needing to be everywhere at once and constantly missing something that I ought to be doing is just a little bit too much like my actual life...

Missing this. 

I need more Persona. 

I’m sure I’ve asked this before... which version of 3 should I play? I’ve read there’re quite big differences between FES and Portable.

It's the 25th anniversary year for Persona - maybe see if they announce a remake or remaster. I think they know full well that people want a remaster with the extra content from Portable added and I reckon it's just a matter of when.

Really impressed with Strikers so far.  Great to catch up with the gang and it feels like a worthy story.  It kinda plays like the story-heavy bits of P5 where you don't get a chance to spend time as you see fit.  I do miss that stuff but there's a lot more story and dialogue than I expected.

Surprised to enjoy the fighting; I've never gotten along with Dynasty Warriors type stuff but I've gotten the hang of it and am having a great time.  

hylian_elf wrote:

Missing this.  I need more Persona.  I’m sure I’ve asked this before... which version of 3 should I play? I’ve read there’re quite big differences between FES and Portable.

I did FES last year and really enjoyed it; it's laid out very similarly to 4 & 5.  The only issues I remember were combat based - you only control the main character in fights which can be frustrating in harder battles, and if you want to change characters' equipment, you have to talk to them individually (IE you can't just pick new armour from a menu and assign it to someone).

I know you get an extra post game chapter with FES though I haven't played it through.  It's really hard and supposedly not all that good.

The advice I got was to play FES then P3P if you want to do it again since you can play as a boy or girl (which changes some social links, not sure about main story) + the world is laid out so you click on things with a curser rather than explore it like a normal RPG (see below).  IE to play the game as it was originally intended, then next time you play it see what's changed in P3P.

I'm not sure I'm that fussed about seeing the differences - like a year later I've probably forgotten more about the stories than I remember.

I'd rather play it on a portable machine + having full control of your party in battle.  The new cursor interface doesn't bother me either.

Playing through smt5, and as much as I’m having fun with it (even when it’s kicking my arse) seeing that screenshot of P3P is making me want to charge my vita again.

Although I probably want to play FES instead. Or Reload.  Maybe.