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Inactive Let's reach out to the truth in Persona 4! - Archive links on page 28

Who shall we romance

  • Nobody

    Votes: 12 25.0%
  • Satonaka Chie (kingcomrade)

    Votes: 19 39.6%
  • Amagi Yukiko (kingcomrade)

    Votes: 21 43.8%
  • Shirogane Naoto (kingcomrade)

    Votes: 15 31.3%
  • Ebiharra Ai (kingcomrade)

    Votes: 15 31.3%
  • Kujikawa Rise (kingcomrade)

    Votes: 14 29.2%
  • Matsunaga Ayane (kingcomrade)

    Votes: 12 25.0%

  • Total voters
    48
  • Poll closed .
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Dunno if you are aware of this, but there is a hack you can do to enable widescreen for this game.

Go to the cheats folder of pcsx2, create a file called "DEDC3B71.pnach". Inside it put the following line: "patch=1,EE,2076111C,word,3FE38E39", then make sure cheats are active before starting the game.

No issues that I've seen so far with this, but I haven't played the entire game. In any case, the worst that can happen is some problems with the areas not being large enough to accommodate the expanded viewpoint, which can be fixed by turning the cheat off.
 

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That's a handy tip, but not one particularly useful to me.

I prefer 4:3 aspect ratios and if the game was meant to be played that way, I think I'd rather stick with it.
 
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It would fill in those ugly black bars on the videos. It's nice to see more of the party during the battles, give it a try (unless you are actually stuck with a 4:3 screen).

BTW, forgot to mention that you will need a different name for the pnach file, it needs to be whatever the CRC of your patched game is. You can find that in the console.
 

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Dunno if you are aware of this, but there is a hack you can do to enable widescreen for this game.

Go to the cheats folder of pcsx2, create a file called "DEDC3B71.pnach". Inside it put the following line: "patch=1,EE,2076111C,word,3FE38E39", then make sure cheats are active before starting the game.

No issues that I've seen so far with this, but I haven't played the entire game. In any case, the worst that can happen is some problems with the areas not being large enough to accommodate the expanded viewpoint, which can be fixed by turning the cheat off.

Thanks for that, it worked. Only in my case the file had to be named "DE61647A.pnach". The only slight problem is that the 3d models look a bit too thin, like their aspect ration isn't 4:3 but more like 5:4 or 1:1, any idea why is that ?

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I don't know, maybe I'm just imagining things.
 
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Either its your imagination or you were stretching the 4:3 resolution to fill your wider monitor before, artificially widening them (and the rest of the screen). Make a savestate before turning it on without stretching, take a screenshot, then load the save state again and take it with the patch applied. It should match up perfectly. The only thing you should see stretched with the patch is the 2D UI elements, which is noticeable on the portraits if you compare screenshots. Would take a much more dedicated person than I to fix that.

I can supply codes for other SMT titles on the PS2 if anyone is interested, though there is probably a master list of them and most other games floating around by now on the PCSX2 forums.
 

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The models look absolutely fine.
if anything the HUD and text look stretched.

EDIT:
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I never explained that, it just wasn't quite up to the quality I expected.

Basically I couldn't throttle it down to a more manageable framerate, it seems to go with whatever framerate the emu is running at.
Plus I don't think it allowed me to record without using some sort of shitty codec for the intermediary video either.
Which I suppose does make sense, raw avi has little timing information beyond its framerate...

But I'd still prefer to record at a fixed framerate, which fraps allowed me to do... when it was behaving...


The built in recorder did dump much higher quality sound than fraps did, but it does the recordings as two separate wav and avi files.
Fortunately that can easily be remedied in the encoding process.


I suppose I'll give it another try in the next dungeon.
I'll need to reboot into Windows for it anyway; The built in recorder only dumps audio in wine.
As for the Linux builds... The OpenGL version of GSdx woefully under performs, looks horrible (it has the depth fighting and some sort of ghosting going on) and has absolutely no recorder to speak of. I have sent them gs dumps for the rendering issues, but they remain unfixed.

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Either its your imagination or you were stretching the 4:3 resolution to fill your wider monitor before, artificially widening them (and the rest of the screen). Make a savestate before turning it on without stretching, take a screenshot, then load the save state again and take it with the patch applied. It should match up perfectly. The only thing you should see stretched with the patch is the 2D UI elements, which is noticeable on the portraits if you compare screenshots. Would take a much more dedicated person than I to fix that.

I can supply codes for other SMT titles on the PS2 if anyone is interested, though there is probably a master list of them and most other games floating around by now on the PCSX2 forums.

Hmm it could be due to this : http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Request-Support-for-Games-with-Non-standard-Aspect-Ratios

I'll check it out when I'll get back home.
 
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Overlay the images and you should find that the models and everything but the UI are 1:1 accurate with what they were before.
 

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Ok, the velvet room shows exactly the same in mine too, so we both have the same 3d model aspect ratio.


That doesn't mean it's the correct aspect ratio though, as mentioned in the thread I posted above. Letterboxing could be playing its role. My trained (and paranoid) eye, says something is slightly off :troll:
 
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Ok, the velvet room shows exactly the same in mine too, so we both have the same 3d model aspect ratio.


That doesn't mean it's the correct aspect ratio though, as mentioned in the thread I posted above. Letterboxing could be playing its role. My trained (and paranoid) eye, says something is slightly off :troll:

Ahh, well if you are complaining that PC monitors don't overscan you are flat out of luck. Most newer TVs don't do that either, so you won't get that aspect ratio unless you are holding onto something really old. It's debatable whether the developers intended such a feature anyway, since the level of overscan between TVs at that point could vary considerably, creating a variable output aspect ratio.

This wouldn't affect only the 3d models though, it would mess with the whole screen. This isn't a PS2 emulation issue at all, it's an old-retarded-TV emulation issue.
 

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The worst of my exams are over... I've got one more next Thursday, but let's continue



Update 63​
You remind me of him​

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It's a Sunday so we do not have school today.
And Rise has been rescued, we will need to wait for her to recover though, and that'll be a while.

Music: Heartbeat, heartbreak

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First things first, Tanaka, as usual he has two sets.
Myth-like Sword comes with 2 Herbal Pills
Purifying Salt comes with 2 Segaki Rice

Picking the sword, I decide to hold off on buying the MC any new weapons until wednesday.

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So much money... There are a bunch of new items, they are as follows
Swords: Type-98 Gunto, Downpour Sword
Kunais: Kozuka, Throwing Kunai
Fans: Tesseb, Akisame Fan, Hanachirusato
Boots: Skill Greaves, Cowboy Boots, Heavy Heels
Plates: Steel Plate, Photon Plate
Armour: Black Stone Mail, Ame-Otoko

Kozuka - can be written with the characters, 金束, which apparently means "Gold Beam"
Akisame - written as あきさめ, or 秋雨, it means Autumn Rain
Hanachirusato - probably written as 花散里, the symbols in order mean flower, scatter/distribute and village, which can give us a final name of "Scattered Flower Village."
Ame-Otoko - Ame can be read as either candy (あめ) or rain (雨) and Otoko (男) as guy/man. So this armour can literally be read as Candy-Man, or Rain-Main. I expect it to be something for the guys.

/weeaboo

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Evidentially being large upgrades, I buy Chie and Yosuke new weapons, none of the new armours really interested me

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I was also looking for some heal all party member items in the previous boss battle, so I stock up
Jew Tip: shop on rainy days, it's cheaper.

Since we have the day off, let's go say hi to Hisano!

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The more I look at you, the more you remind me of him.
His nose was just a little lower than yours, and his eyes a bit smaller, and his hair was shorter...

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Well, maybe not so much in the face, but... Your expressions and the gestures you make, perhaps?
...My husband, that is.

> Hisano smiles gently...

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My husband passed away recently...

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Well... you are the Death Arcana...

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I see...
...You mustn't become Death.
> Hisano smiles sadly...
> You feel you brushed against a heavy weight that Hisano is bearing...

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When I'm with you, I feel like he has forgiven me...
That can't possibly be true, though...
After all, I'm the one who...
......

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...I'll see you later, Hirato-chan.
> You left Hisano and went home.

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Music: Specialist

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Don't get carried away just because some scatterbrained idol is back in town! You hear me!?

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That's Rise, for all you out-of-the-loop morons. All she does are variety shows and silly commercials!
What's the damn point of running your mouths about some half-wit whose only talent is appearing on shows for idiots?
Now, I've got the perfect lecture for you assholes! Let's talk some Friedrich Nietzche!
It makes sense! Many of you are reacting to your own "ressentiment" toward that idol girl by talking about her, right?
...Why the hell do you all look so upset!? Stand your ass up, Kirata!

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Ah, I see you've already done the reading, smartass.
Well, you got it right. "Ressentiment" is a French word denoting hatred and jealousy.

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It's different from "resent," because it's used specifically for jealous emotions toward someone better than you!
I'm sure you're all very familiar with how that feels. At least I won't have to go into much depth on this one.

Hey Sensei, are you saying we have "ressentiment" towards you?

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:hmmm:
Keep it classy, Moron King Sensei...

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You know, we haven't seen Ai in a while...

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Oh good, I'm so happy. Let's do our very best!

Music: I'll face myself (other version)

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> Yasogami High music room...
> You attended band rehearsal.

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I'm going to the river to practice!

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It's so peaceful there. There's even a little roof nearby, so I can still practice when it's raining.
I've been going there every day, even when we don't have rehearsal. I need all the practice I can get!

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It may be a lot cause, but... I might as well try.
It's all thanks to you, Senpai. If I'd been on my own... I would've given up.

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Senpai... I...
I'll make it a performance to be proud of... for both of us...
...I want to make you smile.

D'awww!

> You feel Ayane's affection for you...

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Uh... well... I'll be on my way now!

> You parted with an enthusiastic Ayane and went home.

Music: Music of Dream

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> It looks like data about cars...

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...That's my job. Don't worry about it.
> Dojima is smiling wryly.

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Oh yeah. I was thinking about this when talking with Nanako just now, but...
I feel like she's changed a bit lately.
I don't know how to put it... She's stronger.

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...I feel like I'm being left behind...

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Ever since you came, this house as become, well... home-y.

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A house isn't just a big box. It's a place for a family to live together.
Laughing, crying, fighting... Spending most of your lives together...
A warm place.

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I forgot what that was like...
I wanted to get that back more than anything... And yet, I feel like I've been dodging it the whole time.

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Hah! You punk. You nailed it.
That's it exactly...
> Dojima is smiling peacefully.

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We've been in the same place, but we weren't connected. You brought the two of us together.

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The rest... is my problem. Where do I draw the line with this...?
> You felt Dojima's quiet determination...

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Ahhh, screw this! I'm drinking tonight!
Hirato, you're drinking with me. Alcohol-free, of course.
You pass out before me, and you're under arrest, got it!? Alright!

> You drank with Dojima until he passed out and went to your room...
 

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I really don't know what is the deal with people using alcohol to kill stress instead of porn. It's cheaper to use the latter.
 

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The incline is unattainable...
It will always be shrouded in fog.
Though you reach through the murk and the gloom to grasp something, you have no means to know it is the incline...
In which case, why...? What sense is there in yearning for incline?
Buy a console. Pop some moles. Live in blissful decline...
It is a much smarter way to exist.
Yup, it's the Codex alright....
 

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Update 64​
The day we became a family​

Music: Like a Dream Come True

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> You finished today's training and came here with Chie...

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Have you had the steak skewers? The meat is tender and delicious, and they hardly cost anything!

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...It might not even be cow meat.
Just kidding... Whoa, thinking about it, that's kinda gross, haha...

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Th-Then is this place really serving fake meat...?

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Y-Yes? I haven't eaten any of the meat today, I swear!

> The Police Officer looks confused for a moment...

<Police Officer> Lately, there's been several incidents with a group of teenagers bullying people around here.

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...Bullying?

<Police Officer> Extortion, if you will.
<Police Officer> Have you seen anyone suspicious?

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N-No, no one in particular...

<Police Officer> Hmmm, I see... Well, you two be careful then.

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:hmmm:
Do you ever think about anything other than meat, Chie-chan?

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...But still, bullying!?

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It's so cruel! And stupid!
> Chie is outraged...

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Damn, I'm getting really caught up in this :oops:

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I knew you'd say that!
> Chie looks happy.

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Mowing down villains and saving the weak, a lone female fighter stands...

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To protect the town's peace, she throws herself into the battlefield, unbeknownst to all...!
......

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Ooh, yeah! That sounds cool!
Hirato-kun, leave it to me!

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Though I'd feel better about it if you helped...
And it'd make me... kinda happy...
......
> Chie seems somewhat embarrassed...

:hmmm:
Could've sworn I already agreed to help...

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Alright, first, let's eat!
"Don't think. Feel..." right? Actually in this case, would it be, "Don't think. Eat?"

> You walked back home with Chie, eating steak skewers.

:hmmm:
A serious note guys...
I think this is the event that sent me over the edge and make me pursue Chie as my primary Love interest like some sort of crazed beast. Oh god, I can feel my emotions being engaged, it's coming back out, hlep me bros!, He--...
Chie! No one will love you like I do Chie! Become my waifu!! Chie! Chie!! Become... MINE!!
Huhu... Haha... Huehueuhue... Huehueuheuhueuhehue!

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Thank you, onii-chan.
> Nanako seems ready to cry with distress...
> You decide to search the house.

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> ......?
> A paper titled "Parent Survey Regarding Scheduling of Parent-Teacher Interviews" was hidden among them...
> The word "Anytime has been written in the "Day Requested" box...
> Is this the paper Nanako was looking for...?
> ...?
> There's something else hidden in the papers.
> It seems to be a photo...
> You decide to show it to Nanako.

Music: Alone

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> Nanako looks at the paper on the table...

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It says "Anytime" on it.
So... he can come anytime?

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I see... *giggle*

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Oh, this is...
Mom...
This little baby in the middle... That's me...
Dad's smiling...
......

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Dad's... lonely...?
I see... So that's it...
> Nanako has realised something.

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After Mom died, I was lonely, but...
I'm not the only one who's sad that Mom's not here any more...
Dad... He was lonely, too... I'm sorry, Dad.
> Nanako looks more mature, somehow...

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Thank you, onii-chan.
...Will Dad ever smile like this again?
> Nanako stares at the photo...
> It's getting late, so you put Nanako to bed and went to your own room.

This scene is breaking my little heart :(

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You know, today might not be a bad day to hang out with Ai--

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--unless you have better things to do...

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Awww, yeah, that's right.

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> You came to Tatsumi Textiles...

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Gotta warn you--there's nothin' fun here.

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Hey Ma, I'm home...
......?

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She ain't here. What's she doin' leaving the store open...?

<Aiya owner> Kan-chan! There you are!

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<Aiya owner> Your mother's in the hospital!!

Music: Who's There

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The hospital...?

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Huh...?
Oh, y-yeah... I need to go... and see...


It sounds like you don't want to go, Kan-chan.


<Aiya owner> I only heard from a customer, but she's at Inaba Municipal Hospital!
<Aiya owner> Hurry, go!


I think the bigger issue here is that Aiya's owner didn't say 'Aiyaaa!' at least once

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Y-Yessir!

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Ma!!
You all right!? You were taken to the hospital? Someone do this to you...!?

<Kanji's mother> Goodness, but you look pale.

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Never mind me!! What about you...!?
...Huh?
You're okay?

<Kanji's mother> I wasn't taken to the hospital. I took someone.

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Huh...?

<Kanji's mother> The poor thing got hit by a bicycle right in front of our shop.
<Kanji's mother> He hit his head, so i had a doctor examine him.
<Kanji's mother> He said there's no damage, thank goodness.
<Kanji's mother> The one who hit him was a boy from your school. When he saw the poor child fall, he ran away.
<Kanji's mother> Why don't you find him and give him a little scolding?

:hmmm:
So you secretly endorse his juvenile behaviour, oba-chan?

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Cut the crap!!
You've got no idea how I felt!

<Kanji's mother> Haha. I'm fine.
<Kanji's mother> Your mother isn't kicking the bucket that easily. It's not like you to get worried over such a little thing.

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Shut up, you old cow!!

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:hmmm:
Is Kanji a Tsundere or not?
Which outcome is more probable and why?
Discuss!

Music: Music of Dream
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Y-Yeah? If it's not just me, then... I guess it's okay.
> Kanji still looks embarrassed...

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I thought I faced alla my bad parts back there...
But not everything can change just like that, huh...?

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Oh, uh... Sorry for draggin' you around.
If I'd been by myself, I mighta been even more scared... Hah.
Hope I can repay the favour.
> It seems you were able to support Kanji...
> You sense his trust in you...

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Kanji can now do a follow-up attack. I forgot what it was, but I remember that it hits multiple enemies...

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...I'm goin' home.

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<Kanji's mother> We were both going home... He didn't have to run away like that.
<Kanji's mother> Oh... You're Hirato-kun? You came to our store with Yuki-chan, right?
<Kanji's mother> I've been hearing a lot about you from Kanji.
<Kanji's mother> "Senpai this" and "Senpai that"... He must really like you.
<Kanji's mother> I'm sorry to have made you both come all the way here. He hates hospitals, you see...
<Kanji's mother> His father... my husband died here.
<Kanji's mother> Kanji happened to be somewhere else when he collapsed...
<Kanji's mother> So I think he was scared today.
<Kanji's mother> Haha, but it's good to see you.

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<Kanji's mother> Oh, he told you?
<Kanji's mother> He would rather play house instead of catch, or go to home ec instead of P.E.

Don't blame him, I'd do anything to get away from P.E. myself... even sewing and knitting (true story) :smug:

<Kanji's mother> So he never had any male friends, but the girls didn't accept him either.
<Kanji's mother> After a while, he started getting into fights every day and bleaching his hair...
<Kanji's mother> I was worried about him... But lately, he seems to be having fun.
<Kanji's mother> Please take care of him.

> You feel you understand Kanji a bit more...
> You parted with Kanji's mother and went home.

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Our order arrived... It's a pretty shitty weapon...
I'm dead certain that the new one in the store has better stats than this,

Music: Like a Dream Come True

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Hopefully she won't stumble upon my copy of Little Witch Detective...

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Now then... First off...
> It seems Dojima has something in mind...

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Hirato, go call Nanako down here.
Take your time.

> You called Nanako, as Dojima ordered you to do...

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What are we celebrating!?

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Uhh, well... Today is a special day for us

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A special day...?

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That's right.
Today's the day when you, me, and Hirato become "family."

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...What about before?

> Dojima is a bit lost for words...

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Er, well...
A-Anyways, it's the day that we become a real family.

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Hmmm...
I don't really get it, but... Cake!!

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Alright, let's eat.

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Yeah!

> You spent an enjoyable time together...
> Nanako used up all her spare energy and fell asleep...

Music: I'll face myself
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Huh... You're a nice guy.
> Dojima looks happy.

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I felt like I needed o do this to draw the line...
And I wanted Nanako to know...
She has to know how important my daughter is to me...
......

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She's looking more and more like Chisato...
Her smile... Her strong attitude...
It was hard for me to even look at Nanako's face, because she reminds me so much of Chisato.
Chisato died because she went to pick up Nanako... There were times when I'd come close o believing that.
But even then, I can't count the number of times she's saved me by just being there...

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If I was living by myself, I would never have thought about taking you in.

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I think I was... scared. Scared to have someone else around...
I was afraid we'd become a family... And then I'd lose it all again.
I was running away by chasing a guy who'd run away himself... It was almost funny.
> Dojima's smile looks sad...

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Hirato... I've been scared this whole time.

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That's right.
I can't make Nanako wait any longer.
> Dojima nods.

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Running, regreting... That crap all ends tonight.
I'm not going to lose the things that are important to me...
Never again.

> You can feel Dojima's strong resolve...

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That's the strength you've shown me.
Thanks, Hirato.

> You sat with Dojima for some time in silence before going to your room.
 

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> So from what the paparazzo told you...
> It seems that Rise was acting as a "manufactured personality."
> And she was worrying about her "normal self" and her "idol self."
> She was surely worrying about her true self.
> You seemed to have gained some insight regarding Rise...
> You should report to Teddie.

:hmmm:
That conclusion seems a bit contrived...

This may seem contrived for people who is not too deeply into asian pop culture, in general, and idol culture, in particular, but it is actually the logical conclusion to make.

Idols are basically very young kids (in Japan they debut as young as 12 years old, and South Korea is quickly getting there) who basicaly give up on having a life to have a chance at true popularity, and everything about them is decided and built by a mixture of her owners and her sponsors: From what she likes, to how they speak, to how she acts, to what she sings, to how she dress, to what views she expresses, to what her opinion on things are, etc. They become, in themselves, products, and their lives becomes products, and their personalities become products, etc, and many sacrifice all other aspects of their lives to become idols: They drop out of school, they lose contact with their families, they have few real friends, they are the target of jealously and hatred of almost everyone who doesn't love them (yet have to act like they love everyone), and they are thrown into the very scary and exploitative entertainment industry with all the shady deals, sexual bartering, backstabbing, and shit.

Any scandal or slip out of character can end all that in a second: The product is no longer useful, so they are discarded. For an example see the recent scandal with Sashihara Rino going from being AKB48's rising star to being completely taken out of public view and basically thrown in a closet to hide until it all dies down because someone did spread a rumor she actually had a sexual relationship once with her now ex-boyfriend. If she hadn't been AKB48's rising star she would have gone straight into Nuguhood, and even being AKB48's rising star she was basically left one step away of going back to being a non entity.

So basically all idols are "manufactured personalities", and this kind of inner turmoil between the product and the person they actually are but aren't allowed to be is more common than it seems, with all the stress that comes with the fact you are LARPing someone you are not 24/7, and the moment you slip OOC the GM takes your character sheet, tears it appart, and says you are dead. While being sixteen years old.



And for those of you who have played SMT games before or are familiar with the various mythos the SMT games pull from, now's your chance to request the Personas you want to see!

Neko-Shogun. :oops:

An uber-pixie with all endgame skills. :P

The goetic demons (andras, berith, eligor, etc)

Leannan Sith. :hug: She's so awesome and classy.

That's it for now, but I can think of more if you want.

Though there has been a long time since I read what I read and I have a lot to go through, so maybe you already used some of them. :?
 

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While I don't really care for idols, that doesn't sound like a nice life to lead at all.
Makes me wonder why people put themselves through all that...
Have a brofist as thanks for the insight.



As for the personae, I think I used Eligor back in Yukiko's dungeon when we hunted down the Contrarian King.
Andras on the other hand has been in heavy use for the last few dives and served primarily as the second healer next to Yukiko.
We just cleared Rise's dungeon so we've a while before I go crawling again, but I'll make sure to look into "Neko-Shogun" and the others so they can make a cameo in the future.
 

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Makes me wonder why people put themselves through all that...

In one hand they are entering the entertainment industry through the main gate as becoming an actress, singer, tv host, etc, once you have been an idol and have the experience, the skills, the market appeal, and your own devoted fandom while still being "fresh out of highschool" is quite an unfair advantage over everybody else.

However, in many cases it is simpler than that. Urban culture in modern Korea and modern Japan can get very superficial, and many of those girls and boys comes from the social strata were fashion, image, and popularity are important. In Korea, for example, many of them were Ulzzang before becoming idols, which is a subculture of... well, it's hard to explain. Read about it Here.

So I guess they do it for the attention, the popularity, the glamour, and being at the top of the world, just like every other teenager in the entertainment and modeling industries. And just like those not so teenager, too. :P



As for the personae, I think I used Eligor back in Yukiko's dungeon when we hunted down the Contrarian King.
Andras on the other hand has been in heavy use for the last few dives and served primarily as the second healer next to Yukiko.
We just cleared Rise's dungeon so we've a while before I go crawling again, but I'll make sure to look into "Neko-Shogun" and the others so they can make a cameo in the future.

Ah, I'm sorry then. I'll finish reading the LP and re-reading the beginning before suggesting new things. :oops:



Edit:


:love:

Hirato is a true BRO.
 

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got his own boss battle theme in Golden. :lol:

The boss is yet to appear in this LP, so read the spoiler or watch the video at your own risk.

EDIT: There's an ENORMOUS new content spoiler in the name of a related video. Think twice before looking there.
 

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on the subject of P4:Golden



What do you guys make of the character that appears at 0:42 alongside the Fool Arcana?
Possible female main character?
 

Sukeban Cho

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What do you guys make of the character that appears at 0:42 alongside the Fool Arcana?
Possible female main character?

That's Marie, the new Velvet room character. She's is the social link for The Judgement, and from what I have heard about her she's already my favorite Persona 4 character.
 

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