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[moonsheen]

Re: Persona 3

... okay. Actually, I think I've figured out exactly what it is about this game that hella hooks people.

It's like getting to play in those 90s action shoujo series. The kind with the waifish violet-eyed protagonist! The confusing highschool setting! The massive amounts of blood and bizarre religious symbology! SHAMGOTH WARDROBES. Irregular chapter releases leading to awful pacing and eventual hiatus hell! MESSED UP AND ANATOMICALLY IMPOSSIBLE OFFICIAL ARTWORK.

And some plot sometimes, I guess.

holy crap guys its like i'm 16 and reading x again EXCEPT THIS TIME I GET TO CHOOSE WHO I HAVE SUBTEXT WITH??

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[dosetsu.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY plus you get to be totally retarded with a wide variety of hilarious people. Sort of on that subject, one of the things I always found striking about the game's whole setup is that all your social interaction in it is incredibly cynical and self-serving, since at the end of the day you're doing it all just to buff your Personas up. I think it would've been interesting if they'd explored that a little more.

. . . Or maybe they do, Hell, I haven't gotten very far yet.

[moonsheen.livejournal.com]

See, yeah. I like that angle as well. I'm hoping it gets exploited at least a LITTLE, and if not, well. I can pretend. It sort of gives an otherwise bland as toast protagonist a slightly more interesting spin. Even if one of the problems I'm having right now is the fact I'm just not very good at dealing with this brand of silent protagonist. I like it when they say things on their own!

... but on the other hand, I played the Princess Maker games, so you know. Maybe it'll work out.

[dosetsu.livejournal.com]

See, I can dig a silent protagonist if the game gives me interesting/funny things to make them say, which I think P3 does a pretty good job with all in all--but yeah, I think the game will sort of lose something if it doesn't at least acknowledge that what your guy is doing is sorta assholish when you think about it.