Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena

[frustratedsquirrel]

Which comes right back down to that patience thing again. If it seems daunting, all the more reason to sit down and learn it, especially when most players will tell you it’s not that hard. It doesn’t necessarily make the game BAD.

[Pete278]

Which comes right back down to that patience thing again. If it seems daunting, all the more reason to sit down and learn it, especially when most players will tell you it’s not that hard. It doesn’t necessarily make the game BAD.

It makes it harder for new players to get in, which adds up with his other points for why he thinks its bad.

[frustratedsquirrel]

I still don’t see why that’s a problem at all though. I know I get a lot more satisfaction from practicing a new game with a more ‘complex’ feeling system than something with a very basic system, because once it all comes together it feels good. I get the feeling that this persona 4 game is going to be like that too.

[The_Parry_System]

It is. I play fighting games more for the learning/research aspect. I think people who just want to dive straight into the competitive side of the game and start winning matches without having spent any quality time in training mode ACTUALLY trying all characters out and learning researching their combos, strategies and setups are extremily lazy, even if they don’t play said character themselves.

i guess japanese players who play arcade only are the laziest of all then huh

[BentoBoxD]

Look clearly we all know SF is not a simple game in terms of its system etc. This dude thinks its simple, hence boring. One can only conclude that if he thinks SF is “simple” he’s probably ass. So if he’s ass at something simple, theres no possible way he’s not ass at something complex. ANYWAY

Does anyone have info on the controls for this game? Command list? Button layout? Win button? We need more than just videos of matchups.

[fallot]

Does anyone have info on the controls for this game? Command list? Button layout? Win button? We need more than just videos of matchups.

It’s already been linked in the thread, I guess it’s easy enough to miss.

Youtubed it with some timestamps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWep7fymkIc
Also
http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?p=1009077#1009077

Four buttons, layed out in a square:
AC
BD

A - Weak attack
B - Strong attack
C - Persona attack
D - Persona Rush

Lifebar, you get the idea.
SP gauge, used for EX attacks and supers.
The gauge below your lifebar is the Persona gauge. If you drain it, you enter PERSONA BREAK and you can’t use your Persona or burst.

S ATTACK: Mash the A button for easy combos! Can be super-cancelled (possibly like the JoJo A button tap combos?)
BURST: ACD. Gold bursts are available. Something called “One More Burst,” "the moment you hit, you can really beat the fuck out of your foe"
R Action: B+D. An invincible move. Drains from the HP gauge briefly; will recover over a short time. (looks more like haggar’s lariat than focus attack)
Beatdown Rush: AB, then mash A or B after hit, then hit C or D. AB attack is an overhead. C is a launcher (hold up to chase), D knocks opponent away.
Awakening: Activates at low life. Increases defense, Awakening moves become available (SDM). SP gauge max goes up to 150SP, and you gain 50SP for free.

Persona Break: When your Persona’s out, damage to it or you decreases the Persona gauge.

Other misc functions:
P Combo: Gatling strings (A->B->C).
Sweep: Down + A + B
Quick Escape: A + C. "Moves to dodge attack."
Mini-jump: Down + A + C (hop?)
Air Turn: A + C in midair. You turn. IN THE AIR.
Throw: C + D. Unblockable (duh) and can be done in the air. Break with C+D.
Ukemi: Push a button while falling/hitting the ground.
Guard Cancel Attack: Forward + A + B while guarding. Costs 50SP. Has some invincible frames.
One More! Cancel: A+B+C. 50SP. Roman cancel.
Super Cancel: “Buffer certain supers during a special move: cancel into super, costs HP”

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It is. I play fighting games more for the learning/research aspect. I think people who just want to dive straight into the competitive side of the game and start winning matches without having spent any quality time in training mode ACTUALLY trying all characters out and learning researching their combos, strategies and setups are extremily lazy, even if they don’t play said character themselves.

Do you actually think this or is it hyperbole? Not that I agree even if it is, but this particular claim is a bit much no?

[Drizzle_Bubble]

I’m a huge Persona 3 fan. I haven’t played Persona 4 yet so I’m hoping for more P3 characters to be announced. Akihiko or Junpei would be great. I’m not sure how Yukari would work, seeing as she uses a bow and arrow. A keep-away character I guess? You never see her throw punches or anything else in the game though.

I’m not a massive fan of some of the System Works games but i’ll definitely try this one out.

[Gasp]

HnK is GODLIKE yo

[mysticsphere]

First KOFXIII being brought to 'Merica by Atlus, now this. Looks like Atlus is trying to get into this fighting game thing as hard as they can. Hope this means we’ll see some of the recent Power Instinct games brought to consoles at some point.

Oh my god that would be SO awesome!

[fallot]

The one thing that’s stood out from early footage to me is that it’s a nice high damage game at least. It’s no Sengoku Basara X.

[BentoBoxD]

I’m already not liking the fact that combos are mash ABC.

[Joe_Yabuki]

I love the red Kanji s2

Too bad he’s a grappler, but I’ll give him a shot anyway

[RadRed]

I love Kanji and I was going to try him despite not being my type of character, but that amazing red palette just made me that much more sure I wanted him to be my best character.

[Ryuga]

Spoilt for choice next year lol, so many fighting games I’m interested in, including this. Yu’s got my eye for the time being, very cool-looking.

[fallot]

I’m already not liking the fact that combos are mash ABC.

Not liking what about it? That there is a magic series at all? Ground/air chains are in every single ArcSys fighter except Battle Fantasia. I’d be surprised if they were missing.

[BentoBoxD]

Not liking what about it? That there is a magic series at all? Ground/air chains are in every single ArcSys fighter except Battle Fantasia. I’d be surprised if they were missing.

yea…mashing abc and getting auto combos is kinda gay.

[fallot]

yea…mashing abc and getting auto combos is kinda gay.

Well that’s fair enough I guess, but you’re pretty much the wrong audience for the game if gatlings bother you. It doesn’t have to mean the actual worthwhile combos are retarded. Guilty Gear combos are crazy, JoJo combos are absolutely insane for half the cast. They’re all games in which you can mash normals into each other and 2A hitconfirm, but they’re not dumb games.

[Hecatom]

I’m already not liking the fact that combos are mash ABC.

yea…mashing abc and getting auto combos is kinda gay.

…
are you aware that the magic series is not the end of what you are capable to do in term of combos right

[BentoBoxD]

Oh please enlighten me

[PozerWolf]

The one thing that’s stood out from early footage to me is that it’s a nice high damage game at least. It’s no Sengoku Basara X.

That’s what I’m enjoying so far.
The damage output seems high in terms of getting hit by specific normals, however the scaling seems Ok for now in terms of combos (however, they haven’t discovered anything crazy as of yet, so who knows).