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The one I'm curious about is Polygon, the preview got ratioed hard I wonder if the author will double down or change perspective.
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The one I'm curious about is Polygon, the preview got ratioed hard I wonder if the author will double down or change perspective.
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In even broader terms, getting upset over someone else's opinion online is something that shouldn't be a thing. If I enjoyed something, why should I give a shit about someone else disliking it, or vice versa.
Always reminds me of this:
I say 88 but I hope 91.
They weren't the only one, the segment on the Kinda Funny Gamescast was all about the fact the game isn't Persona 5. Blessing even said SMTV has "the demons from Persona 5"
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Oh was it that bad? I honestly just tuned myself out on most stuff after the first few trailers so I can go in blind
Yeah, I could see it going either way but leaning a bit more towards doubling down as that's what folk tend to do
Yeah, that's where I'm at, albeit, I have to admit, I do find folk who are a bit hostile or persistent with their so-called controversial opinions to be rather annoying
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Oh yeah, don't get me wrong, I did not mean to imply me being free of fault in this regard, either, lol.Yeah, that's where I'm at, albeit, I have to admit, I do find folk who are a bit hostile or persistent with their so-called controversial opinions to be rather annoying
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I mean some of those points areβ¦not wrong.Not ashamed to admit I'm only looking forward to the reviews for the updated version of
βpokemon-esqueβ is a reasonable description in a way for the mainstream
βdark souls of personaβ β¦for back in the day acceptable variant of βharder and bleaker version of personaβ
βancient battle. Etween good and evilβ β¦yeah, thats a trope as old as jrpgs. βJrpgsβ¦those games where you kill god at the endβ
βWorld map is rather minimalβ β¦ well, you can disagree, but its a point for that person
βA step back in some ways from nocturneββ¦ yeah, i asume some would feel that, especially with
β2d sprites in the year of 2013β and βdissapointing that they are back intoβ¦after what was in nocturneβ.
βfirst person battles? Eugh.β
some of those are comparisons to nocturne, the direct pequell. Thats legitimate.
and some are points that did hold me back. (First person battles, 2d sprites, the world map on screen shots, the main character designs)
And i have read, that the plot takes forever to really get going. Even from people that loved the game,
so i could see it being rather boring for many people or a weak point If you are a more story focused jrpg player.
all of this does not mean that there arent some really bad takes on that memeβ¦
They weren't the only one, the segment on the Kinda Funny Gamescast was all about the fact the game isn't Persona 5. Blessing even said SMTV has "the demons from Persona 5"
Itβs like there arenβt Jrpgs outside of Persona lol.
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Will we have two 90s in a day? 
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Persona 5 Royal is one of the best JRPGs ever. JRPGs used to be compared to the genre's best all the time. In the late 90s and early 2000s every single JRPG was compared to FF or (in the west) more rarely to DQ. That doesn't necessarily mean it's the correct thing to do, but it seems like pretty natural behaviour. Persona 5 Royal just happens to be the currently most well-received game in the genre.
You need to watch it man, because they actually say that SMTV is too much like a JRPG and not enough like Persona.
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A review was posted early and quickly deleted from Gamingbible, it was a 9/10 so good start lol. Spent most of the review calling it satisfying but difficult and comparing it to soulsbourne games
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You need to watch it man, because they actually say that SMTV is too much like a JRPG and not enough like Persona.
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That's very bizarre lol, the second realm boss didn't even give me trouble (if anything the first one felt like a bit of a steep escalation).
I guess Arise at least had some nice difficulty options if nothing else tho
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Yup. Also one of the highest selling ones (so one of the ones that most people have exposure to, meaning it's an easy reference point).
It's how when someone describes SMT as "Pokemon but darker", they're not saying SMT copied Pokemon, they're using Pokemon as an easy reference point to explain SMT's loop.
Comparisons to Persona are inevitable, and also not as unnecessary as many may think. In the end though, there should be a limit to it of course, if your review spends more time talking about Persona than the game you are reviewing (like that Polygon one did), that's pretty awful, but otherwise I don't think the mere mention of Persona is any reason to complain lol.
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Comparisons to Persona in Western reviews are necessary β most gamers have played Persona and not SMT than the other way around. But saying "the demons from Persona" shows a lack of basic research. It's just games at the end of the day so not a big deal, it just sounds funny.
You need to watch it man, because they actually say that SMTV is too much like a JRPG and not enough like Persona.
I wonder if they know what they meant by this lol.
What does this even mean?
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Shin Megami Tensei V | Review Thread
Metacritic (84) OpenCritic (86) Polygon (no score): Despite the performance issues, the bigger areas and new engine allow for some creatures to be truly breathtaking and terrifying. I never got tired of witnessing smaller character details, such as demons sitting on the sand, acting like bats...
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