Persona 3 Portable announced for PSP

[Foobar]

Originally Posted by Fatney

Yeah I know, I was just interested in how the Junpei Social Link would play out for the male MC, especially in contrast to the female MC.

I don't see what would be interesting about a Junpei social link for either. He's very well developed through the main story. Otherwise you just want to punch him in the face no matter whether your male of female.

I'm sure he'll have plenty of come-ons in the main story for the female.

If they had added an option to give both Junpei and Yukari silly, I would have fully supported it. Junpei for being a moron, Yukari for being an icy little witch.

[ichinukechuu]

Originally Posted by Foobar

I don't see what would be interesting about a Junpei social link for either. He's very well developed through the main story. Otherwise you just want to punch him in the face no matter whether your male of female.

I'm sure he'll have plenty of come-ons in the main story for the female.

If they had added an option to give both Junpei and Yukari silly, I would have fully supported it. Junpei for being a moron, Yukari for being an icy little witch.

Hopefully the Junpei's social link gives me a different opinion and same goes with Yukari. I don't exactly wanted to punch Junpei, I want the MC slap him silly or spam him with armageddon...Nah I'm kidding. But during The Answer, I felt Junpei choice was understandable and I sort of liked him for that. As for Yukari, I've became somewhat neutral about her, since I watched through her social links and the answer. I don't like her for somethings especially her reason in The Answer but somethings her past and family issues are understandable about her. But overall I never liked female healers or tsunderes so giving me a full blown combo of that was already breaking my tolerance level to a point that I replaced her with Ken(which he was pretty useful due to his healing spells).

[ichinukechuu]

Well here's a conversation from the Persona 3 Portable. Apparently, this is a cold war coversation between Ken and Akihiko fighting over MShe or FMC. I hope this is true...

Case 1:
A - I will protect you if you are in danger.
Junpei - Don't get too hot two of you, but do work hard for me would you?
K - No, not really that close between A and FMC.

A - Not really close?
K - That means..... FMC is mine!
A - What did you say!
J - H, hey! stop right there forks! it is only kids talking!
K - I'm not a kid anymore! FMC thinks of me..
J - H, hold on!! Stop! and please don't kill each other here!


Case 2:
K - FMC, I'll protect you today, if you saw my action you will love me more than before!
J - Hey hey, you making mistake boy. Should be Like, not Love.
K - That is right what I'm saying.
A - That is not right.
K - That is right!!!
Both - That is NOT right!!!

...
Feeel heavy around here.
J - Hahaha... can I go now? I wanna go home..

Case 3:
K - FMC if you feel tired please tell me!
A - I will carry you if you are tires FMC.
K - I can carry her.
A - Drag her around?
K - She is lighter the how she looks.
A - She isn't lighter than how she looks.
K - I know.
A - .....
K - .....

A - When there are someone who want to protect, it makes serious about how to fight.
A - I'll protect both Ken and FMC.

K - Akihiko-san..
K - Thanks, but no need for it. BTW it is me who protect FMC.
K - That is right FMC?

A - ....
A - Don't call her like that.

K - Why?
A - That is my rights.

K - Don't take it wrong, she is mine.

A - No, you are taking it wrong.

K - ....
K - You are making mistake because she is kind to every one!


A - .....
A - Yeah, she is kind, so Ken is making mistake!

K and A - .....


Case 4 :

A - If there are someone who have to be protected, there are change to how you fight in battle. I'll protect you and Ken.
K - Akihiko-san, thans but I'm OK, also who protect FMC is me. That is right FMC?

A - Don't call like that.
K - Why not?

A - That is my right.
K - She is MINE, You should not make mistake.

A - It is YOU making mistake!

K - Because FMC is kind Akihiko-san is confused!

A - Because FMC is kind Ken is making mistake!

A and K - ......

[FangzV]

I saw that on GameFAQs as well.

It's pretty funny.
Although where would it take place? I know in like, Tartarus, but how would one trigger it?

(Also someone said you need to have them both at Lovers. Did not know Ken Social Link included Lovers status. ._.; And if it was localized...would that stay? o_O)

[ichinukechuu]

Originally Posted by FangzV

I saw that on GameFAQs as well.

It's pretty funny.
Although where would it take place? I know in like, Tartarus, but how would one trigger it?

(Also someone said you need to have them both at Lovers. Did not know Ken Social Link included Lovers status. ._.; And if it was localized...would that stay? o_O)

Never thought you could go pedo in the game, but the MC has Maiko so I guess it's the equivalent. I think they ment that you have to max out there social links to get them to say those things. Ken is a kid after all, he may have had a little crush on her and is jealous of Akihiko or Shinjiro(hopefully)

[FangzV]

Originally Posted by ichinukechuu

Never thought you could go pedo in the game, but the MC has Maiko so I guess it's the equivalent. I think they ment that you have to max out there social links to get them to say those things. Ken is a kid after all, he may have had a little crush on her and is jealous of Akihiko or Shinjiro(hopefully)

Meh, I guess that makes more sense.
Forgot about Maiko.

I also heard the Shinji dating is much more work than it seems.


Also, I figured if anyone wanted them.
These are two of the Nico Mylists I've been keeping an eye on (and due to not speaking Japanese, guess how much attention I've been paying)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/15621470
http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/15631186

[ichinukechuu]

Originally Posted by FangzV

Meh, I guess that makes more sense.
Forgot about Maiko.

I also heard the Shinji dating is much more work than it seems.


Also, I figured if anyone wanted them.
These are two of the Nico Mylists I've been keeping an eye on (and due to not speaking Japanese, guess how much attention I've been paying)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/15621470
http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/15631186

The links aren't working for some reason, but yeah I'm positive that Atlus wouldn't go so far as getting the MC get a kid as a love relationship. If they really do that then I'm guessing there marketing to Eroge fans and ones with Shota complexes. But man, I'll be laughing if we get Pedobear as a persona.

[Foobar]

Even though I say there's too many social links already, I was hoping the female protagonist would, well, explore her options romantically. Then again, they'd have ot make it possible for the male there would be this huge controversy over it for both, even with Persona 2 and 4 in mind.

Still, there goes my Mitsuru/FeMC hopes

[FangzV]

Originally Posted by ichinukechuu

The links aren't working for some reason, but yeah I'm positive that Atlus wouldn't go so far as getting the MC get a kid as a love relationship. If they really do that then I'm guessing there marketing to Eroge fans and ones with Shota complexes. But man, I'll be laughing if we get Pedobear as a persona.

Aha, figures. As soon as I link them the function goes down. I use Spanish Nico, and it says "Función de Mi lista en mantenimiento", meaning "The 'My List' function is in maintenance" or at least it looks like that.

Anyway, they might include it as a lover's relationship, but just pawn it off as little kid having a crush on MShe. (Makes sense too, because Ken loves to think he's mature)


Anyway, I fished up videos from the My Lists.
These are the first parts. They're playthroughs of the game I've been watching. It's all in JP, but what'll ya do?
Part one of List #1
(The links to the next parts are clearly labeled)
Part two of List #2
(Part navigation is surprisingly simple. First sm link, next to the kanji "前回", always goes to the preceding part, and the second sm link, next to "次回", goes to the next part if it's up.)
And a bonus, a third one I just found.
(Part navigation is again simple.)
(EDIT: I've also found a guy on GameFAQs who is uploading his playthrough to YouTube.)

Once the My Lists are back up, click on the My List links to see a full playlist of all the videos in that uploader's playthrough.
Remember, Nico's My Lists don't function as YT Playlists do. My Lists just link to videos, and the video will repeat upon ending like every other video. It will not automatically go to the next video.

(lol watch as now those links go down)



btw, anybody know how many dateable S.Links are left in the Female Journey?
And has anyone figured out what "Vision Quest" is? (lol I'm repeating myself) Is it that "Desert of Doors" where Margaret is? (That my brother is so convinced is The Answer)

[Zacewing]

I'm still mad about Shinjiro not being playable even if you save him.

[deku2106]

I dunno what the actual content in P3P will be, but presumably it's a VR version of The Answer's dungeons or similar, going off what I've heard about Vision Quest in Soul Hackers.

Though I'm likely wrong about both.

[ichinukechuu]

Aha, figures. As soon as I link them the function goes down. I use Spanish Nico, and it says "Función de Mi lista en mantenimiento", meaning "The 'My List' function is in maintenance" or at least it looks like that.

Anyway, they might include it as a lover's relationship, but just pawn it off as little kid having a crush on MShe. (Makes sense too, because Ken loves to think he's mature)


Anyway, I fished up videos from the My Lists.
These are the first parts. They're playthroughs of the game I've been watching. It's all in JP, but what'll ya do?
Part one of List #1
(The links to the next parts are clearly labeled)
Part two of List #2
(Part navigation is surprisingly simple. First sm link, next to the kanji "前回", always goes to the preceding part, and the second sm link, next to "次回", goes to the next part if it's up.)
And a bonus, a third one I just found.
(Part navigation is again simple.)
(EDIT: I've also found a guy on GameFAQs who is uploading his playthrough to YouTube.)

Once the My Lists are back up, click on the My List links to see a full playlist of all the videos in that uploader's playthrough.
Remember, Nico's My Lists don't function as YT Playlists do. My Lists just link to videos, and the video will repeat upon ending like every other video. It will not automatically go to the next video.

(lol watch as now those links go down)



btw, anybody know how many dateable S.Links are left in the Female Journey?
And has anyone figured out what "Vision Quest" is? (lol I'm repeating myself) Is it that "Desert of Doors" where Margaret is? (That my brother is so convinced is The Answer)

Not sure how many, but I'm guessing only a few. But still I wish there was The Answer part in the psp, I would love to see two guys that are close to MShe duking it out with Aigis and Metis. It'll be more epic that Shinjiro does infact live and fights it out.

[Zacewing]

The MShe version of The Answer would have Akihiko as the main character, duh.

[ichinukechuu]

Originally Posted by Zacewing

The MShe version of The Answer would have Akihiko as the main character, duh.

I think Akihiko will pull a Yukari if he's in the answer. To bad they didn't genderbend Aigis, but I'm not sure how it's going to work... Darn you people from gamefaqs, your making me lose hope on Shinjiro(if you save him) and I really wish someone can seperate the facts from the fake ones because I'm starting to wonder about Atlus' morals since someone said that you sleep with Ryoji, wow that's both necrophilia and self cest.

By the way people say that this dude you meet in the bar is from another Atlus game. Does he look familuar to anyone?
http://art19.photozou.jp/pub/367/282...1257196696.jpg

[Radish]

I've been wondering if they went the Persona 4 route and gave you a choice to make the social link intimate or not. It felt kinda scummy to hit it and quit it with every female character (none of which seem to care) so it was nice to have the option not to do it...

[ichinukechuu]

Originally Posted by Radish

I've been wondering if they went the Persona 4 route and gave you a choice to make the social link intimate or not. It felt kinda scummy to hit it and quit it with every female character (none of which seem to care) so it was nice to have the option not to do it...

Hopefully there is, even though turning the relationship into an intimate one makes the social link end faster. I still hope there is such an option in the psp. But for now I'm going to ramble how there are so many trolls in the gamefaqs forum...

[FangzV]

My brother had an awesome idea for Persona 3: FES Portable where the main character, instead of Aigis, is Shinjiro!

Originally Posted by ichinukechuu

and I really wish someone can seperate the facts from the fake ones because I'm starting to wonder about Atlus' morals since someone said that you sleep with Ryoji, wow that's both necrophilia and self cest.

For some reason I'm sort of thinking that it's not.
I definitely don't think it's necrophilia, because Ryoji is not dead. Necrophilia is sex with a human that died. Technically, Death itself as a person is not dead. He is alive.

Oh GOD New Years is gonna be FUN.

(Edit:
Also

zblazer
Posted 11/6/2009 2:32:27 PM
Not really. Ryoji was kinda jammed into her body, so it's still a separate being. Imagine dating a tapeworm which has been leeching off you for the last 10 years. You're thinking something more of the lines of her dating the male MC. =P

I just thought I'd throw that out there. I found it funny.)
(Spoilers in following link: Source)
I like how there are at least three threads on GameFAQs dedicated to this matter.

Originally Posted by Radish

I've been wondering if they went the Persona 4 route and gave you a choice to make the social link intimate or not. It felt kinda scummy to hit it and quit it with every female character (none of which seem to care) so it was nice to have the option not to do it...

And we better be able to choose whether or not we want to have an intimate relationship, because I don't want one Social Link breaking because I was dragged into a relationship. That was not a fate chosen by mine own will. :|

Also, speaking of intimate relationship links, let's talk about Junpei.
Somebody, I don't remember if it was here or on GameFAQs, asked what Junpei's Social Link could be about.
I'm going to assume it's about his relationship with his father since he, y'know, sucks IIRC.


Also, I'm sick of hearing if Shinji lives or dies.
I now care about whether you can save Akinari. ;_;
I hope you can DX I don't know how, and I know you can't, but I just wish you could somehow.
lolpost123
EDIT2:
BTW, if you guys haven't been checking (which I assume you haven't I mean why would you) the My List feature is back up and my links are working again.
So if you're interested in some footage, go check them out.

[ichinukechuu]

Thing is I really wish someone stop spoiling the frickin game on the forum and give me some strong proof(when I mean proof I mean images and vids) to prove what they're saying about the game because saying it right off the bat is making me question about Atlus and how "sucky" can MShe's love life is. Also, if we do hhave "relations" with Ryoji, I hope there's an option called, Politely Decline.

[FangzV]

Originally Posted by ichinukechuu

Thing is I really wish someone stop spoiling the frickin game on the forum and give me some strong proof(when I mean proof I mean images and vids) to prove what they're saying about the game because saying it right off the bat is making me question about Atlus and how "sucky" can MShe's love life is. Also, if we do hhave "relations" with Ryoji, I hope there's an option called, Politely Decline.

I'm sure there is.
If not, I doubt that it's outright stated that you engage in such acts. I mean, it could just be a matter of interpretation.
Besides, how many of the people who Maxed that S.Link can read Japanese and know for sure what happened?

The videos I've been watching are getting further in every day, so soon we should expect visual proof in video form.
However, since none of us (or so it seems none of us) have the ability to read it, that's still gonna be some problems.

Some people, however, have been providing screenshots on GameFAQs. For example, they provided screenshots to disprove the rumor that MShe doesn't die.
Maybe if you don't believe something on GameFAQs, you should go there and ask them for proof.

[ichinukechuu]

I'm sure there is.
If not, I doubt that it's outright stated that you engage in such acts. I mean, it could just be a matter of interpretation.
Besides, how many of the people who Maxed that S.Link can read Japanese and know for sure what happened?

The videos I've been watching are getting further in every day, so soon we should expect visual proof in video form.
However, since none of us (or so it seems none of us) have the ability to read it, that's still gonna be some problems.

Some people, however, have been providing screenshots on GameFAQs. For example, they provided screenshots to disprove the rumor that MShe doesn't die.
Maybe if you don't believe something on GameFAQs, you should go there and ask them for proof.

True, but still I just wish that they have something to back up there comment on the game, but that's a high order. But meh, I'll just have to wait for the english version to see what's really going on.

[FangzV]

Originally Posted by ichinukechuu

True, but still I just wish that they have something to back up there comment on the game, but that's a high order. But meh, I'll just have to wait for the english version to see what's really going on.

Well they don't really NEED something to back themselves up because a few or more of the posters there have the game, and some of them understand Japanese. If somebody lies, I'd imagine they wouldn't go that long without someone saying "I have this game and that didn't happen"

I'm really thinking that until more videos come along or a person happily translates, then we should wait for an English release.

I don't care much for the whole alleged "selfcest" thing, btw, because there were a lot of people I saw who shipped MC/Ryoji. It's nothing new, it's just now recognized by the creators. If it was not there, people would wonder why it wasn't. If it was there, people would wonder why it is. Besides, is MShe route even canon?

[ichinukechuu]

Originally Posted by FangzV

Well they don't really NEED something to back themselves up because a few or more of the posters there have the game, and some of them understand Japanese. If somebody lies, I'd imagine they wouldn't go that long without someone saying "I have this game and that didn't happen"

I'm really thinking that until more videos come along or a person happily translates, then we should wait for an English release.

I don't care much for the whole alleged "selfcest" thing, btw, because there were a lot of people I saw who shipped MC/Ryoji. It's nothing new, it's just now recognized by the creators. If it was not there, people would wonder why it wasn't. If it was there, people would wonder why it is. Besides, is MShe route even canon?

Well that is true but I did say is a high order so it's not gonna happen someone is willing to post up a screenshot to back up what they say about the game. But for now, we just have to wait for someone whose nice enough to translate or wait for an US release. Also about the selfcest thing even though I'm a yaoi fan, RyojixMinato is not exactly my cup of tea. Another thing, MShe's storyline is canon(to me it is). Remember this is the butterfly effect, different realities and different story changes. MC has his side of the story and a world he lives in. While MShe has her side of the story and a world she lives in. From what I read in the past posts, someone said that the canon ended with Persona 2. But thing is I never did believe there is a true canon storyline in Atlus games, since every game is set in different realities and univereses and some of the univereses are either invaded with demons and Lucifer is walking around either in a child form or an old man form.

[FangzV]

Yeah, I guess. Once you start giving so many options and so much freedom, there's probably almost no canon besides the basic plot. Maybe even the writers have their own ideas of what the canon could be.
Wow, a female main character changes the story so much. You don't even change her personality. (Even though major stuff like HER "DEATH" IN THE ENDING was not changed. Although how gender would change that, and what it would do, I'm not sure. Although why gender didn't change Ryoji/Pharos gender/appearance I'm not sure either.)

So now if you excuse me, I'm going to go find a quick, easy way to learn Japanese.

And I'm happy because now I know just what Vision Quest is!

[swordrain21]

hmmm... in the P3P....I wonder if the story with Minato and the new chick are the same... and if Minato were to die in the ending of the game again... i can't bear to wait... disappointing for me if he were to die again... nobody will take care of Yukari anymore... well i am here so she will be just fine....

hmm... i wonder what's the new chick's name is... if the male is Minato Arisato....

[FangzV]

Originally Posted by swordrain21

hmmm... in the P3P....I wonder if the story with Minato and the new chick are the same... and if Minato were to die in the ending of the game again... i can't bear to wait... disappointing for me if he were to die again... nobody will take care of Yukari anymore... well i am here so she will be just fine....

hmm... i wonder what's the new chick's name is... if the male is Minato Arisato....

Ok dude, uh mark your spoilers. If this topic was marked as having spoilers, that's one thing. But in this case, it isn't.

Anyway.
1) I'm not sure if she's necessarily the same as MC. She's probably just in the same exact place. It could very well be possible that the MShe side is that Death was sealed in HER instead and MC just carries on with his normal little life.
2) Yes, they both 'die" in the ending. Sorry. But I thought they didn't die, they just become the seals. Which is worse.
3) The MShe has no name yet. English Fans have nicknamed her "Minako Arisato" (as "ko" is a common suffix in names for Japanese girls) and Japanese Fans have called her "Hamuko" (which is derived from some complicated business involving the kanji for "Protagonist") among other nicknames for her. (EX: MShe, F[e]MC, etc.)
It is possible, however, that the MShe may get a name. MC got his name from the manga, and I hear it's not over yet, so she may also be able to appear somehow and get a name. (Although if you theorize the same things I do then it's most likely plot-wise that she won't make an appearance)
However, I have not checked on that fact, so the manga could be over.

Has anyone else noticed that every reply in this thread that is written by me is at least a paragraph or a lot more?

[Zacewing]

I wonder what the "canon" pairings for the MShe are. The male main had MCxYukari and MCxAigis as his canon pairings.

Also why is that guy doing the P3P videos on outube not using Junpei? O_o

[FangzV]

I can only think of three possibilities.
Aki, Shinji, or Ryoji.

Ladies love "i", you see.
Although I'm kinda leaning toward it not being Aki, but then again Aki is the only person of those three who LIVES.

Whoa wait. Minus Ryoji, doesn't she only date within the team? ._.


And I dunno. o_O; He used him before, but not in the most recent video. Maybe Junpei got sick or something?

EDIT:
Was Yakushima an S.Link Level Up occasion for Fool in the original?

[Kenji]

Assuming these relationship choices for the female protag are correct, I gotta say, I'm disappointed... and not just because we'll be unable to enter the Junpei Zone.

I was seriously hoping that Atlus would have the cojones to throw a double standard at our face and force us to consider it, by allowing the us to play five guys for Commu cred the same way the male protag plays the ladies, with no real difference aside from the implied Pimp/Whore separation between the sexes (i.e. no difference except what's in our own heads).

I didn't want some kinda "The More You Know" morality play, but an elephant in the room that's just there. After all, those who sincerely believe that promiscuous men are inherently more justified than promiscuous women (or vice-versa), as well as those who believe they're exactly the same, neither of them will change their view no matter the approach... but you might get those who just don't think about it to consider the question, especially if you do it with subtlety. It'd have been so easy to do, too.

(Then again, since the girls will forgive cheating if you bug them for a week, I guess I shouldn't have expected so much.)

Moreover, I also would've loved it if Atlus had stuck us with a moral question: The option to get Junpei on the rebound after Chidori dies, with all the baggage that implies to us on a personal level.

But, alas, it seems that it's not to be... instead, it looks like they're just playing it safe by giving us Akihiko, Shinjirou, and... Ryouji. Three, and two of them end up dead. Y'know, I was never expecting them to change the ending since P3 stacked things in such a way that there was really no choice besides self-sacrifice or allowing genocide, but I really wanted these Social Link issues to be brought up, since they went through the trouble of adding a female protagonist...

Geez... now it kinda feels the only thing I have to look forward to is dining in Maniacs mode.
(300 posts, yay!)

[ichinukechuu]

Originally Posted by Kenji

Assuming these relationship choices for the female protag are correct, I gotta say, I'm disappointed... and not just because we'll be unable to enter the Junpei Zone.

I was seriously hoping that Atlus would have the cojones to throw a double standard at our face and force us to consider it, by allowing the us to play five guys for Commu cred the same way the male protag plays the ladies, with no real difference aside from the implied Pimp/Whore separation between the sexes (i.e. no difference except what's in our own heads).

I didn't want some kinda "The More You Know" morality play, but an elephant in the room that's just there. After all, those who sincerely believe that promiscuous men are inherently more justified than promiscuous women (or vice-versa), as well as those who believe they're exactly the same, neither of them will change their view no matter the approach... but you might get those who just don't think about it to consider the question, especially if you do it with subtlety. It'd have been so easy to do, too.

(Then again, since the girls will forgive cheating if you bug them for a week, I guess I shouldn't have expected so much.)

Moreover, I also would've loved it if Atlus had stuck us with a moral question: The option to get Junpei on the rebound after Chidori dies, with all the baggage that implies to us on a personal level.

But, alas, it seems that it's not to be... instead, it looks like they're just playing it safe by giving us Akihiko, Shinjirou, and... Ryouji. Three, and two of them end up dead. Y'know, I was never expecting them to change the ending since P3 stacked things in such a way that there was really no choice besides self-sacrifice or allowing genocide, but I really wanted these Social Link issues to be brought up, since they went through the trouble of adding a female protagonist...

Geez... now it kinda feels the only thing I have to look forward to is dining in Maniacs mode.
(300 posts, yay!)

I fully agree with you, but thing is I fully blame the media that portrays pimps as a good thing and whores being a bad thing. I love Atlus but if they're not steping up to the plate and allow the female MC to date as many boys like the orignal MC, then I'm probably branding them as cowards whose cajones didn't drop yet. I'm neutral about the whole pimp/whore thing, but whatever happen to being a pimpette, they do exist and I for one will call Minako a frickin pimpette. I feel bad for the MShe because her love life sucks and the normal boy, Junpei, is only friends(with benefits *shot*) with you and can't exactly date himprobably mourning for the loss of a certain Gothic Lolita that cuts herself, I mean DAMN.. I'll probably buy a used version of the game or wait till it hits the bargain bin because it's not worth it when the female MC doesn't have much freedom as the male MC.

God I thought Atlus was different from other game companies but apparently their not in this round.

[Vicious1915]

Originally Posted by Kenji

Assuming these relationship choices for the female protag are correct, I gotta say, I'm disappointed... and not just because we'll be unable to enter the Junpei Zone.

I was seriously hoping that Atlus would have the cojones to throw a double standard at our face and force us to consider it, by allowing the us to play five guys for Commu cred the same way the male protag plays the ladies, with no real difference aside from the implied Pimp/Whore separation between the sexes (i.e. no difference except what's in our own heads).

I didn't want some kinda "The More You Know" morality play, but an elephant in the room that's just there. After all, those who sincerely believe that promiscuous men are inherently more justified than promiscuous women (or vice-versa), as well as those who believe they're exactly the same, neither of them will change their view no matter the approach... but you might get those who just don't think about it to consider the question, especially if you do it with subtlety. It'd have been so easy to do, too.

(Then again, since the girls will forgive cheating if you bug them for a week, I guess I shouldn't have expected so much.)

Moreover, I also would've loved it if Atlus had stuck us with a moral question: The option to get Junpei on the rebound after Chidori dies, with all the baggage that implies to us on a personal level.

But, alas, it seems that it's not to be... instead, it looks like they're just playing it safe by giving us Akihiko, Shinjirou, and... Ryouji. Three, and two of them end up dead. Y'know, I was never expecting them to change the ending since P3 stacked things in such a way that there was really no choice besides self-sacrifice or allowing genocide, but I really wanted these Social Link issues to be brought up, since they went through the trouble of adding a female protagonist...

Geez... now it kinda feels the only thing I have to look forward to is dining in Maniacs mode.
(300 posts, yay!)

It's nice to see someone else have the same issues with Persona 3 that I do.
I would jump on the "Minako's love life sucks" bandwagon as well but without a current Western release date there's no point (to me) to be sad about the love life choices. After all, there's always Persona 4 and all it did well with Social Links.