An Ordinary Person Transmogrifies Into A Coffin(???)
I wanted to take a week or so to digest Persona 4, and by 'digest Persona 4' I may mean 'read a vast, incredible, harrowing fic where Yosuke is trapped in an abusive relationship with the culprit' (sympathy_crime, upsetting content of all stripes, I'm a couple of chapters from the end and it's honestly one of the best things I've ever read), but I'm now feeling more or less ready to tackle Persona 3 FES!
One of the few things I'd osmosed about the Persona series before venturing into it was 'people summon things by shooting themselves in the head?', so it'll be interesting to play the game that does, in fact, include that.
Given that this series includes a Yusuke and a Yosuke, it's tempting to name the protagonist Yasuke. Maybe not. I might call him Kosuke instead, to continue the 'one letter changed' pattern.
I was just thinking 'what should his family name be?' and then 'well, I went with Hiwatari for the Persona 5 protagonist; maybe he could be Kosuke Niwa, for another DN Angel-inspired name?' and then 'wait a second, wasn't Kosuke actually the name of Daisuke Niwa's father?' Fine. I'm playing as the dad of the DN Angel protagonist. That's what's happening now.
I went to the in-game loo and laughed aloud at 'You relieved yourself. Your condition has become "Great".'
Oh, here's Junpei! I'm very wary of this guy because he's often mentioned in the same breath as Yosuke and Ryuji, respectively my favourite and second favourite characters in the series. You've got very big shoes to fill, Junpei, and I'm not sure I like your hat.
Junpei... looks like he could be a younger Iwai, actually. Huh.
Akihiko, meanwhile, is clearly Draco Malfoy. I'm not falling for this.
Shuji's only just introduced himself and I already don't trust him.
I'll be honest: seeing this kid casually shoot himself in the head in the middle of battle is pretty unsettling.
The problem with going backwards through this series is that every game is slightly more inconvenient to play. The further back I go, the fewer opportunities I have to save. I realise the content of this journal may suggest otherwise, but I can't actually play videogames every hour of the day; please let me leave off when I need to!
One of the few things I'd osmosed about the Persona series before venturing into it was 'people summon things by shooting themselves in the head?', so it'll be interesting to play the game that does, in fact, include that.
Given that this series includes a Yusuke and a Yosuke, it's tempting to name the protagonist Yasuke. Maybe not. I might call him Kosuke instead, to continue the 'one letter changed' pattern.
I was just thinking 'what should his family name be?' and then 'well, I went with Hiwatari for the Persona 5 protagonist; maybe he could be Kosuke Niwa, for another DN Angel-inspired name?' and then 'wait a second, wasn't Kosuke actually the name of Daisuke Niwa's father?' Fine. I'm playing as the dad of the DN Angel protagonist. That's what's happening now.
I went to the in-game loo and laughed aloud at 'You relieved yourself. Your condition has become "Great".'
Oh, here's Junpei! I'm very wary of this guy because he's often mentioned in the same breath as Yosuke and Ryuji, respectively my favourite and second favourite characters in the series. You've got very big shoes to fill, Junpei, and I'm not sure I like your hat.
Junpei... looks like he could be a younger Iwai, actually. Huh.
Akihiko, meanwhile, is clearly Draco Malfoy. I'm not falling for this.
Shuji's only just introduced himself and I already don't trust him.
I'll be honest: seeing this kid casually shoot himself in the head in the middle of battle is pretty unsettling.
The problem with going backwards through this series is that every game is slightly more inconvenient to play. The further back I go, the fewer opportunities I have to save. I realise the content of this journal may suggest otherwise, but I can't actually play videogames every hour of the day; please let me leave off when I need to!