Akihiko is my bro. So much so that I just had to learn him first in Arena. (And I still haven't picked up Ultimax. God only knows why.) The party characters and the MC's relationships with them are a big draw. Many of the non-party Social Links are based on fairly typical tropes, but they're done pretty well. If you're the type of person who turns their noses up at anything "animu," then you might find little to like there.
For me, the most compelling part of the game is in fusing new and more powerful demons. You lose the demons involved in the fusion, but depending on the new one's type, it can learn some of the lost demons' skills. In P3 and vanilla P4, these were chosen randomly but Golden gave players the ability to choose which skills to inherit. I actually hope they keep that for P5, because let's face it - most of us just backed out of the fusion and tried again until we got what we wanted.
For me, the most compelling part of the game is in fusing new and more powerful demons. You lose the demons involved in the fusion, but depending on the new one's type, it can learn some of the lost demons' skills. In P3 and vanilla P4, these were chosen randomly but Golden gave players the ability to choose which skills to inherit. I actually hope they keep that for P5, because let's face it - most of us just backed out of the fusion and tried again until we got what we wanted.
Yvelont Navarre
Parn Paparn
IC Blog for Yvelont: http://never-your-pawn.tumblr.com
OOC Blog: http://navarre-again.tumblr.com
Parn Paparn
IC Blog for Yvelont: http://never-your-pawn.tumblr.com
OOC Blog: http://navarre-again.tumblr.com
