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Jesus christ someone please put spongebob out of its misery.

Another well made review @Vector, good job my guy.

Thanks! Hope to do more, i'm trying to improve with each review.

I also wanna thank @Yu_Narukami for giving me advice before playing the series.

Game Name:

Persona 4: Golden

Platform:

Playstation Vita

Playstation TV

Time Spent: (A rough estimate is fine if the game doesn't track it)

80 Hours

Do you recommend?

Yes

What you rate the game: (1 to 10)

10

Initial Thoughts:

I loved persona 3 so much that i couldn't help but get excited for a game that i heard (and is) better in almost every single way. The only problem was that i didn't own a PS Vita. I just thought about getting Persona 4 on PS3. However i said screw it and ordered a playstation TV(pretty much a 45 dollar vita) and bought the game and it was worth every penny. When people say that this is the only reason to buy a vita, they have a solid argument. However i believe that is more true for a Playstation TV. For some reason on amazon, it's listed at 80 dollars but everytime i looked at the price of it, it's cut by at least 44% so you're more than likely to purchase it for almost half of what it's worth.

WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you plan on buying a vita or a playstation TV, DO NOT BUY THE GAME DIGITALLY IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SPEND 45 DOLLARS ON A 16 GB SD VITA CARD.

For some reason the PS Vita uses a special SD card that are disgustingly expensive, a 32 gb sd vita card is as of this review over 80 dollars, do yourself a favor and buy the game physically so you won't need to worry. The 1 gb sd card they provide at the start (dumb, i know) is enough for the patch and save data.

Pros: (At least 2 reasons)

First of all, the combat. As i mentioned before in my previous review, it's a turn-based RPG life simulator in which you balance high school life with fighting personas and investigating a serial murderer. The combat is the same but also improved at the same time. Perhaps the biggest improvement on the combat is the fact you are able to control your party members. DO THIS IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU GET A NEW PARTY MEMBER.

Another improvement over the previous game is every character in my opinion are interesting, (many people would argue Yukiko is the weakest in this category but again, i didn't feel it.) This also leads into the fact the game is also fairly light-hearted. When you compare the tones of persona 3 and persona 4, it's almost night and day. This isn't to say there aren't serious moments in 4 or no humorous in 3 but 4 definitely seems the most happy. I mean the mascot character is a literal mascot character.

Persona also improves on what persona 3 lacked, and that is events. This in my opinion is a positive because there were days, weeks infact where nothing would happen and i would be doing the same thing over and over such as trying to get my skills up, social links and so one. While in persona 4, there's definitely a balance. There are events such as the Ski trip, the trip to port island, the trip to the beach and so on.

The music in the game is phenomenal. There's not much else to say but the focus on pop music to add to the more upbeat tone of the game was a great touch. It seems persona 5 will be all about jazz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oIWGlbl92k

In my previous review i talked about how the interiors of the dungeon were the same and there was little to no variety. This was changed dramatically and each dungeon has a layout that exposes the trapped character's true feelings about certain subjects. You will understand this more when you play the game.

Cons: (At least 2 reasons)

There aren't really any cons that take away from the experience of this master piece however, since i have to find something i will try.

The battle song can get really tiring. for over 70 hours you will hear the same song for your basic enemy encounters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK9Y1EqjDpY

Again another very minor point is that the game can be a little to easy even on normal but there are 5 difficutly options and when you beat the game, you can actually adjust some of the game options to make the game you want.

Final Thoughts:

This game is tied for #1 on my greatest games of all time list and it's really obvious that a lot of love was put into this game especially when the original was already a master piece. There are some major differences between golden and the original, golden includes:

• enhanced graphics
  
• 2 new social links
  
• new events such as halloween
  
• Able to choose what skills go into your new fused personas instead of shuffling like in the original persona 3 (and FES) and 4
  
• New epilogue
  
• Chie's much MUCH better voice actress.
  
• a new dungeon
  
• Literally the best girl in the entire persona series, Marie. (she's not in the original)
  

If you have the opportunity to get persona 4 golden then do that right now, there are just so many more good things about golden that it makes the old version such a downgrade you can never go back. However, if you cannot get golden, then just get 4 and experience this masterpiece, but again, I HIGHLY reconmend golden. Thank you for reading my review hope this helped you.

Marie is best girl. Deal with it nerds.

-1 he has attitude problems and there was one day he was going off on people cause they didn't want to leave the cabin in MassCC

A:9

M:4

@Vector Do you think Roger Goodell had a mental break down handing him his trophy ?

i had the biggest smile on my face, just look at how fucking pissed he looked giving the trophy to Kraft. He then rushed off the stage and gave brady a dumb little hand shake off camera. (skip to 2:50)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=UM-snDaUVYs;m=2;s=50

and instead of presenting the super bowl mvp to him then and there like they should have, they do it in a small confine room. i mean look at his eyes. For him, everything that could of gone wrong, did. i love you smug Brady.

Football: Patriots and Raiders, i've been a raiders fan for as long as i have been a pats fan, (since 1999).

Basketball: Celtics i love isaiah manlet. When i was younger i used to be a raptors fan, still kind of am but not as much. i thought dinnosaurs were rad growing up.

Baseball: Red Sox muh home team fuck the yankees.

Hockey: Bruins muh home team

Soccer: >implying

@Pepper

is this an actual member submission?

it wasn't a perm mute, it was 30 minutes.

@Dethman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOLLRsJXbK8

@Vexx @Kypari @Hiryunix @BonfireCentipede @Bello @Rejects @Sesh

Game Name:

Persona 3 FES

Platform:

PS2

PS3 (Virtual Console)

Time Spent: (A rough estimate is fine if the game doesn't track it)

63 hours in 1 playthrough

90 hours in total

Do you recommend?

Yes

What you rate the game: (1 to 10)

9

Initial Thoughts:

I was always curious about the persona series. I have never been a big JRPG fan even though i had tried multiple times playing the likes of Final Fantasy 4, 7, 13, 15, Golden Sun, the Dragon Quest series to get into the genre but they have never clicked for me. So i was cautious and so i decided to purchase Persona 3 FES (FES being the enhanced port of the original) which was only 10 dollars.

Pros: (At least 2 reasons)

First of all, the combat is fantastic. Like most of the popular JRPG games, it's combat is turnbased where the Characters use their persona's abilities to deal damage, buff opponents or debuff enemies. Most enemies and allies included have weaknesses that can be exploited for another turn.

Perhaps the biggest reason for it's popularity, is it's characters. The main protagonist has no voice lines however his diloug choices are up to the player's discretion. Your allies and side characters are all very interesting and you can get to know them via social links. Social links are these events you can do to A. get to know the characters more and B. When you reach rank 10 the social links, you get a persona for their respective Socal link. Example: Getting Ranked 10 with the Magician Social link, gives you the opportunity to fuse certain demons and create Surt (one of the most overpowered persona in the game). down below is each of the social links that you can rank up throughout the game (some level up only through the story mode).

The music in this game is phenomenal. I understand music is subjective and people won't like everything i like but i find it hard to believe that anyone can actually actively dislike a very unique soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=q0Mt56OdLRk;list=PLRBui0PW4JKRQd1xYlGI5EwYv7vTPLJMo

Cons: (At least 2 reasons)

If you want to max EVERY single social link you may have to follow a VERY strict schedule with a guide. While it is much easier to do with FES than it is to do with the original, it's still a real pain. That means exploring Tartarus ( the games dungeon) only once or twice a month. For this reason i recommend playing on easy if you wish to go this route, so you do not get overwhelmed by some of the bosses.

Another minor negative is Tartarus its self. You will be scaling a 200+ floor building and the floors don't have much change of scenary to them. This isn't a very major point, especially if you plan on doing all the side missions and scaling to the next road block in a single night or two but after playing persona 4 (which i will probably review later) it at times can get mind numbing seeing the same layout.

My only negative of the game is FES's 'The Answer' story. It's an extra of 10 to 30 hours of just fighting very frustrating enemies because fans of the original 2 persona and shin megami tensei series thought the game was too easy. It takes place after the game and that's all i will say about it because it's major spoilers. There's not much story and in my opinion just very boring. DO NOT LOOK UP ANYTHING ABOUT THE ANSWER UNTIL AFTER YOU BEAT THE ORIGINAL GAME.

Final Thoughts:

This review might look like there are some more negatives than positives, but that is NOT the case at all. There is just so much good about persona 3 that made me fall in love with the series, as well as got me to try multiple other Atlus JRPG series such as Shin Megami Tensei and its spin offs. Demon fusion is very confusing and overwhelming at first, but you start to feel like a total bad ass, when you get more and more persona. The voice acting is actually top-notch. I'm not sure why everyone has such a problem with Fuuka's voice acting. Some have said that she just sounds so bored and tired, but i didn't really get that feeling. Now there are multiple versions of Persona 3, the PSP version of persona 3 which i have not played but it comes with a female route, so instead of a male protagonist, you can choose a female route that changes some things about the game. Some major actually. Persona 3 FES is just persona 3 but better. you can look up some of the changes but anyone will tell you, to get FES because it adds some more content, social links are easier to complete and it's 10 dollars on PS3.

I hope you all enjoyed reading this review and if you have any questions about persona 3 or anything about persona just ask in this thread or add me.

btw fyi you can check on the steam store to see what os are supported.

 

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Right, but Lisa the first is NOT on steam and according to others lisa the first cannot run on linux because the tool to create the first is not the same as Painful and Joyful. However i'm not positive.

I think this is our first review that's actually really well done.

Thank you! I'll see to it, in making more!

Game Name:

Lisa the First

Lisa the Painful

Lisa the Joyful

Platform:

Windows

MAC OS

Linux (Lisa The First to my knowledge is NOT on Linux)

Time Spent: (A rough estimate is fine if the game doesn't track it)

Roughly 30 hours on all 3 parts combined

Do you recommend?

Lisa The First: Yes, however, you can skip this one if you want, it doesn't have a real affect to it's sequels it's more of a starting point to get you ready for the depressing world of the next two.

Lisa The Painful: Yes

Lisa The Joyful: Yes

What you rate the game: (1 to 10)

Lisa The First: 7

Lisa The Painful: 9.5

Lisa The Joyful: 8

Initial Thoughts:

My Initial thought was: "What the fuck is this pixelated garbage that people are going crazy about whenever i hear someone talk about Undertale?" After doing some research, i found the idea and the premise of Lisa incredibly interesting. So i thought to myself, if i'm going to play it, i'm going to start from the beginning with Lisa the first. Eventually curious to see how the series turns out, i continued onto Lisa the Painful and then Joyful.

Pros: (At least 2 reasons)

Lisa the First:

First of all, this game isn't like the other two. It's more of an adventure game with puzzles that you solve to continue Lisa's perspective as it gives a real odd look at her relationship with Marty, her care giver who raped, abused, her and her brother Brad, (who is the protagonist of Lisa the Painful.). Mainly the reason for why you should play this isn't for the gameplay IMO but it's a great starting point in understanding how Lisa's mind deteriorates and how Marty will always be there, no matter what happens, she can't run from the pain.

Another positive is that it's free to try it, so if you're on the fence on the series, give it a play, it's about an hour to 3 hours to complete, depending if you can get through the puzzles.

Lisa The Painful:

This is the cream of the crop. This game is set years after civilization has broken down and there are no women. However, Brad (our protagonist of the game), comes across a baby girl, who he names, Buddy. Brad sees this as the chance of redemption, to protect this girl from the world, where he couldn't protect Lisa from Marty. The game's combat is turn based however, you may also make use of combos to with the keyboard to yield extra damage. The story progresses and your decisions have a direct impact on the gameplay. I will not spoil any of these decisions, just be ready for them when they come. Not only are the story and combat fantastic but one that doesn't get enough credit, is it's VERY unique soundtrack and that is perhaps one of my favorite in any video i have ever played. I would also like to point out that all is not completely dreary. The game somehow incorporates humor in this very odd world both normal and dark humor. There is also a ton of side party members and side things to do that, so matter how many hours i spent playing this game, i still haven't found every party member or secret.

Lisa The Joyful:

First of all, this game is very polarizing and the community is very split on it. Half either loves it or hates it, most of the people i have talk to about it have the same opinion mentioned before so take it with a grain of salt. The game is much harder as you control our new protagonist Buddy (Nancy 'Buddy' Armstrong) the little girl from the previous game. The game retains it's great music, gameplay, and heart wrenching but at times, funny story. It's hard to talk about this game without getting into spoilers especially if you haven't play the Painful. So pretty much, if you like this game, you must play this DLC at least once.

Cons: (At least 2 reasons)

Lisa The First:

First of all, there is no combat in this game. Just very vague and confusing puzzles and at times, i wouldn't blame you if you used a guide especially when you find out there is a TRUE ending. The game also comes with very frustrating puzzles, most noticably and imfamous are the Marty spiders, that if you touch, even the smallest pixel, will send you back to the start of the puzzle and if you mess up in placing a rock to block one of them, you have to leave the area and come back for the rock to be set back into place, this also includes when you're on the last spider puzzle in a dungeon, if you mess up, you have to move all the way back. it's a real pain.

Lisa The Painful:

There is no real negative in this game. It's mainly based on whether you can deal with RPG maker combat and the very depressing story. One pain in the butt are the cliffs, if you fall off a cliff IT'S GAME OVER so save often and pay attention to ledges. (on hard mode you can only save once per save point so be careful). Also, to some, the ammount of directions you can go to, can overwhelm some people so take it slow.

Lisa The Joyful:

Most of the problems that revolve around Joyful, is that it just isn't as good as The Painful. Some blame circulates over the main protagonist Buddy, so if you hate buddy, you may not like your main character because she doesn't really change and her ideals are different than that of Brad's. The music is also not as memorable as Painful but it's still pretty good in it's own right.

Final Thoughts:

This game series is in my top 10 greatest games of all time. The hopelessness of the world they live in depressing story as well as great music and some fun gameplay add to it's legacy. It's not a very well known title but it was made by a single person: Austin Jorgensen who dedicated the game to his greatest idol, his father Brad. My final analysis and reconmendation to you is that you play this game and go on a roller coaster ride of emotions. Lisa The First IS NOT required to know or understand the story. It's there to build lore and give in insight on the mind of Lisa, Brad's sister. However, if you do play The Painful, i recommend playing Joyful at least once even if you hate it.

Before I played Lisa:

After:

+1 used to be a total faggot, i mean he still is, but he's the cool kind.

Anyway, his attitude has improved incredibly and is a nice guy.

Totally deserves it

A:10

M:8.5

-1 Are you trying to kill our population? Quite a bit of our population are more "competitive" players.

Yes supreme. That is my goal. My goal is to completely kill TGH and the tf2 division in general. You have found me out.

Lol you being an edgy scout has nothing to do with random crits, you're just an edgy tryhard scout. Own that ish.

i will when you guys bring back nimbus

Because I like to talk shit and you like to take it seriously. We have a good symbiosis going on

Nah, like i said before i can't tell with you since we don't really talk anymore, but oh well.

Get rid of these mo fucking random crits.

EDIT: OH and bring back nimbus land.

I'm saying you can't honestly believe I was being *Actually* serious

I can't tell when you are and are not anymore. Sorry lol I honestly couldn't care less either way on this poll. i didn't even know this one was up, i just thought the random crits one was. i wouldn't be mad or sad whichever the result.

Lol you being an edgy scout has nothing to do with random crits, you're just an edgy tryhard scout. Own that ish.

I have no idea why you would say that then, seems kind of silly.

I just don't see how people even notice this enough to think it's a problem. It might just be me but I just fight if I want to and can hardly notice the difference between normal kills and crit kills (except the obvi headshot/backstabs) I legitimately don't even see a noticeable difference.

It's not a real problem i don't understand why you and others think it is. It's just a suggestion where people can vote on how they like to see the servers, some people don't like crits so we are having a vote to see if we should keep them on the server or not. It seems like people think that this will instantly kill the fun when it's just turning off random crits. The server is pretty much a DM server since trading hardly ever happens, but people still chat anyway. I'm not sure why you think it will be a DM server with no fun and no chat with random crits off.

*Actually comparing this shit to north korea*

 

*Actually*

 

 

*I posted it*

 

Bit of a stretch m8

I have no idea what you're trying to say here fam.

All the people saying it's annoying and immature so we should remove it, are even more annoying and immature for getting triggered by lennies but I digress.....

 

Actually no I don't lol WTF is this, we've been here before, and Lennies are still here so I'm predicting a repeat win by the memers.

 

Since when is TGH North Korea? with this and the random crits it seems like people just want a quiet DM server without chat, or fun.

 

 

If these goes through and xG still wants to be honest, change the name to DMGH, traders won't be hanging around, and neither will us filthy casuals.

 

 

 

 

Lol edited for -1

Holy shit, people are actually comparing this shit to north korea. I can't believe it. It's blizzard and GG EZ all over again.

I mean I don't really care if no weapon spread is removed personally. What servers is it on? All?

I can't remember, i'm sure others on other servers could give input such as surf and pokemon

If you get rekt by a random crit, then it's lolgg. Just RESPAWN. Have fun. It's a trade server. Clocktown=/= Nuketown there's no need to be the stereotypical edgy scout ruining the fun (@Vector lub u bb) Nobody is thinking any less of you because you got layed out by a crit on a trade server. Just laugh it off.

I'm an edgy scout who ruins fun because i don't like random crits? Also please don't project what other's are thinki

I don't like that people who want to keep it the way it is, are judging people who don't want crits as some sort of try hards that ruin fun. That's all i'm seeing in this thread. That's not fair. Again, i don't see why we can't get rid of random crits when we have no weapon spread.

Also, as other's have said, why not make it into a weeks trial? If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. (that is, if it does pass).