I feel like every Reload part two is titled exploring Tartarus. I hope the algorithm doesn’t hide you Shark.

2:53:28 I don’t know how far you are into the game, but here are some things you may have already figured out, but in the small chance you haven’t: 1. If a party member falls in battle and you win, that party member won’t receive any exp 2. You CAN talk normally to Mitsuru by just pressing “I just want to chat/talk” 3. You can check your party members personas by going in the menu and you can get their backstories too (personas that is) Those are the main 3 that popped up to me during this session. This comment will most likely age like milk, but oh well

@christopherross8976

3 ай бұрын

Yeah its definitely gonna be a learning process lol. Hopefully he gets more accustomed to the game mechanics by now

After playing the Persona games, seeing Shark avoid hitting enemies weaknesses is so frustrating because I know I did the extact thing when I started the game

@ma.2089

3 ай бұрын

It’s not like it’s necessary in this game lol. They kinda ruined this game’s balance.

@idarkstarx6939

3 ай бұрын

IKR? I've never even played one, but its agonizing.

@MrTommygunz420

3 ай бұрын

Wait until he discovers he can hit R1 for advice over and over until he can AoA once he does learn a few weaknesses; it'll be the polar opposite to watch😂

Hey Shark! Love your videos! Couple of things to note, You can talk to mitsuru it's the first option. When the speech bubble above their heads is a light blue they have something to talk to you about, if it is grey you have exhausted their dialogue. Another is that you can see the persona backgrounds for your teammates! Some personas have interesting backgrounds that fit the person. One last thing is that you can see a shadows weakness with mitsuru during battle, you will want to prioritize checking every battle to get the hang of things. You're doing amazing! Your learning way faster than any other first time persona player!

Please. Shark. There's always a minimap showing what you can interact with and where to go on the bottom left. It also shows shops and other stuff in the overworld. Try and explore as much as you can using the minimap.

@subarusama5673

Ай бұрын

He either ignores it on purpose or has a microphone that covers this part of the screen which is really funny. 😂

Discovered you through this! I really like the calm energy with which you're tackling the game, and the attention you give to the story. This is being very fun so far!

Also Shark they actually have Persona animes.

@ActualBlueBlu

3 ай бұрын

And they are L adaptations bcz , who could figure out that compressing a 100+ hours game cant have a good pacing in a 20 episode only anime???

@thesacredmonkey9149

3 ай бұрын

@@ActualBlueBlupersona 4 anime is actually pretty amazing and the humor is far better

@ma.2089

3 ай бұрын

@@ActualBlueBlu I disagree. Persona 3-4’s anime’s are well liked. Persona 3, while lacking a lot of stuff, did develop the MC and a lot of that anime was incorporated into reload for a reason. Persona 4’s is almost universally beloved for capturing a lot of what the original was, and adding more to compensate for the removed content. Both anime add lots of content to compensate for removing from the original. The only adaptation that was an L is P5’s, and even that anime had content like OVA and other scenes that were incorporated into Royal.

@OmegaChimera

3 ай бұрын

​@ActualBlueBlu to be fair, most of that 100+ hours is grinding and dungeon crawling. The finer points of the plot are more compressed.

@Izzyisneon

3 ай бұрын

@@ActualBlueBlu the only bad ones are 5 and trinity soul lol

6:12 FUNNY NOTE About Junpei - he swings his Odachi (name for the longer katanas) like a baseball bat because thats an actual thing in japan (or used to be at one point) where swordsman and woman would go to batting cages to get stronger and swinging technique - So its actually a totally real thing

The timing of this - I literally just finished Reload. If it's somehow possible for the parts you've not yet recorded, I'd love a face cam for let's plays like for your anime reactions.

@caseyp5861

3 ай бұрын

I think the reason Shark doesn’t have his face cam is because he records his games differently than his reactions.

@monotropa_uniflora

3 ай бұрын

@@caseyp5861 I'd still love if there was a way to arrange it so I'm just voicing that there's a demand (at least for me it would be great)^^

@syressx9098

3 ай бұрын

interesting ​@@caseyp5861

@ma.2089

3 ай бұрын

You’re going to enjoy seeing all the foreshadowing of the ending lol

@caseyp5861

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@monotropa_unifloraI’d love to see it too especially for this game and Danganronpa V3 but I’m not sure how Sharks setup is that it isn’t working to use the face cam during gameplay.

i have been waiting for this!

i think you're really gonna like this game, always looking forward to these uploads

I've been waiting for this!

For all of us, in the comment section: LET PEOPLE PLAY THE VIDEO GAME. Having a youtuber without experience in JRPGs go through a shin megami tensei is incredibly rare, moreso one that's invested in the story and the playthrough enough that mechanical frustration will not dissuade them in the overture. Please, please, PLEASE do not type the things I know you want to type, gang. Let's not do this. This is a chance at something unique and incredibly engaging.

@angel_aeon

3 ай бұрын

Crazy how he's starting at my favorite Atlus game too since most people start with P5R, I mean I think P3F is still my favorite version of it but still.

@caseyp5861

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I’m slightly annoyed with one thing Shark is doing but this is his first time playing. He’ll come to understand over time and shall he play Persona 4 or 5 he’ll have an advantage due to a perspective on the consistent things in the series.

@fallenprometheus

3 ай бұрын

I understand the sentiment...but then again shark haven't even noticed the big minimap in front of him. So there's no harm at all giving some little tips here and there.

@coldDrive

3 ай бұрын

@@fallenprometheus this isn't about harm though. It's never about harm, it's about you, or me, not having someone seating at our side pointing out the minimap if we do not notice. Let the man discover the gameplay things, or not discover them, unless he explicitly asks the comment section for advice. Shin Megami Tensei games in particular and JRPGs in general tend to get agressively backseaty when people realise the streamer isn't using "all" the tools the game gives. But let them fumble. Let them find. Let them play. That's why we're here.

@fallenprometheus

3 ай бұрын

@coldDrive ...poiting out a giant obvious key feature someone somehow missed isn't the same as explaining mechanics or backseating. The internet has been misusing the term. Besides, giving tips aren't necessarily bad and we know not how he feels about actual backseating. Lots of people don't really care about it.

so, funny thing, in the original version of persona 3 you really dont control your party

@caseyp5861

3 ай бұрын

Yeah it was until Persona 3 Portable you could control your party.

@KatelynS0209

3 ай бұрын

Ye it was so good in FES tho cause of all the options they gave you, in every other persona game the AI was worse and you had way less control options

Shark you should look at the mini map more for enemies, teleporters, chests, etc. Also you can still talk to Mitsuru normally like everyone else

I was worried this wasn’t going up today since Shark hasn’t uploaded in a while.

@christopherross8976

3 ай бұрын

He has a couple of these videos pre-recorded thankfully and ready to go

@caseyp5861

3 ай бұрын

@@christopherross8976I just wasn’t sure if he didn’t feel well if that would stop him from processing the video.

@christopherross8976

3 ай бұрын

@@caseyp5861 Yeah he probably has it set to automatically go up

Lol it's so funny to see how unexperienced Shark is)) It's like then I was playing for the first time myself)

Hey Shark I’m not sure if anybody mentioned this and I could be misunderstanding, but I believe Elizabeth is the only character with their actor reprising the role for the remake.

About 4 hours in and we're finally (sort of) out of the tutorial. To add to the plethora of advice you're getting, money and SP management is the initial hump of Persona games. Both ease themselves later on as you get better rewards, etc. but for now prioritizing money rewards from battle is generally recommended. Also, SP recovery items are hard to come by and very valuable, using them wisely and using SP efficiently in battle is key in Persona.

LET'S GOOOO MORE PERSONA TIME

Are you gonna make highlights for tartarus operation? Since from my experience one section of tartarus generally takes 3-4 hours of clearing. If casual play usually takes 50-80, this playtrough might take a while to finish if uploaded every Saturday.

@saltyismymiddlename97

3 ай бұрын

Nevermind. Take your time

@ma.2089

3 ай бұрын

The highlights would be good but I don’t think Tartarus takes 3-4 hours unless you’re grinding a lot.

@saltyismymiddlename97

3 ай бұрын

@@ma.2089 maybe. I do the whole tartarus section on a single night and that is average time I spent there

56:40 items like mask of cruelty don't do anything so don't hesitate to sell all of them

@MrTommygunz420

3 ай бұрын

Yeah when you go to sell at the police station there's a sell all loot button; it only sells stuff that exists purely to be sold so no worries.

Whenever the mc goes between the couches and the table, I lose my mind a bit. It’s just insane to watch since I’m so used to the original game.

@christopherross8976

3 ай бұрын

Huh wym

@Izzyisneon

3 ай бұрын

@@christopherross8976 in the original game there was an invisible wall there

I think I found a new series to enjoy every week :D Probably going to comment on a lot of things as I watch the full video, I really hope you will enjoy this game! Since before Reload came out a lot of people started with P5, I am interested to see how you will perceive this game, and maybe even other games of the series

@Cinnamowo

3 ай бұрын

9:06 and that is exactly how it was in the original. You couldn't control your teammates throughout the whole game. I think you can still change any teammate you want to be automatic in reload tho

@Cinnamowo

3 ай бұрын

54:26 one thing to remember from here on out... Never stack the same bonus, it doesn't work, and I learnt that in the very end of my playthrough. Since there is a lot of equipment that can have the same effects, combine those with different effects, yet still good stats. There are cases when stats stack up and the game usually tells you that, like Boost and Amp, but if an equipment has like Wind Evasion (low) and other thing has Wind Evasion (high), it will only consider the better one, since these two are also considered to be the same buff Also, you can sell valuables without worrying. There is a high-tier valuable that is needed for an end-game side quest, however you will need to defeat a specific enemy for that, and by that time you will be able to take it down easily, if you so happen to challenge them before that point.

@Cinnamowo

3 ай бұрын

With how Persona works, you will have to manage your time and plan ahead, keeping in mind availability of different people, places and etc. General advice: every activity gives you from 1 to 4 points to your social stats/social links (most social links will only rank up if you spend time after reaching a certain threshold, which can usually be achieved within their early to middle rank ups, depending on how much they feel like rewarding you with points), and everyday activities will always follow the rule of granting more points if you spend more money on them, and since early P3 is really tight on money, you need to think about that as well. Academics also takes around 3 times more points to level up, so don't forget that Other than that, prioritise hanging out with people, since they are what you need social stats for in the first place, and most of them REALLY dislike evenings and holidays (all school students, since their social links usually involve, you know, school, will just be blocked during that time, so you really don't want to end up with months of no one to talk to, if you ignore your schoolmates). I would say P3 is the most strict of the Persona games, especially since now in Reload you have much more new activities added throughout the story, so if the idea of missing events bothers you, that can happen here with a few characters

@ma.2089

3 ай бұрын

@@Cinnamowo sadly the tactics for reload were cut significantly. It sucks that reload cut so much content so anyone who played the OG couldn’t get something closer to what they remember.

@Cinnamowo

3 ай бұрын

(one thing before I go for a rant, Search Fusions ONLY consider the personas that you have in your inventory, and not the Compendium, which I find completely stupid, so if you don't like the idea of blindly fusing, especially in end game, there's a website that allows you to see all the possibilities and skills and basically everything I am about to talk about) As for Persona Fusions, there is a lot of hidden mechanics, especially about the skill inheritance. Some Personas have unique skills that can not be passed down, and most Persona won't be able to inherit skills of the element that they are weak too. The thing to remember is that you can not swap your Persona more than once per turn (including one more turns, so if you switched your Persona somewhere in the middle of one mores, you still have to wait for your next natural turn), so counting that with the fact that some Personas just naturally have better STATS, like magic and strength, at the same level, fusing can quickly become the place where you burn all your money trying to create some impressive killing machines. Remember, when you register a Persona, they are already in the Compendium, so you are basically rewriting it's stats with new ones, so you can then summon their leveled up versions, or those with completely different skills, and then use them as you like. My general advice would be to fuse as many as possible, since each specific Persona can be created through dozens of combinations, which will allow you to pass down skills that you would like on them. All the results are predetermined, so if you would to fuse two specific personas they would always give the same result. It usually takes the average base level of both Personas and then adds a level or two; so mid game fusions can be quite painful since they would require you to fuse at least one strong Persona that you have. I did not really fuse my Personas first time around, so by the time of end game, when I wanted some Special Fusions, I ended up spending like two hours preparing the specific Personas they wanted. Had a lot of fun anyway, but I can imagine it'll be a lot of fun if you do that as you progress and something to also consider when spending your money

the reasons to not register a persona to the compendium, is if you train a persona a lot and then fuse it away, and then catch a wild persona, you wouldn't necessarily want to override the version you trained up that has more skills unlocked. personas also get more expensive the stronger they are, so you might want to keep some persona's weaker int he compendium so its not as expensive to summon them for fusing fodder also you can totally chat to mitsuru like the others, its just that since she is the navigator she also ahs more options, if you want the regular dialog you need to select "jsut wanted to chat"

you have a Email function instead of Texting because "texting" didnt catch on in japan cuz email-ing each other was the cheaper cellphone plan When the game says that having matching personas equiped increases social bonding speed, it means just having it in your pocket, not as the currently active one.

Hey Shark, if you are uncertain about how to record the episodes I would recomend 2 hour minimum videos uploaded weekly, so that you can finish the game in a reasonable time frame.

@caseyp5861

3 ай бұрын

Shark said in the comments of his first video that he prerecorded the first four videos but going forward he intends to do four hour sessions.

@Shalakor

3 ай бұрын

And he's also said the intention is weekly Saturday uploads for this series.

1:31:00 i can't emphasize this enough Shark but please fuse early and often! Don't get attached to your old personas and fuse them away whenever possible to expand your compendium. You get rewards for doing so and you can always summon back old personas anyway

Shark, here's a small bit of advice, you only need to leave Tartarus when you run out of SP. It's important to save as much time as possible.

2:50:15 You don't need equip persona for social, just have it in your team

Unfortunately he didn't realize he could've used Yukari to heal the team, so that trip to Tartarus was a waste.

Just a reminder - your going to end up wanting to have basically one of every arcana persona that you want to work on the most - And you dont need then EQUIPPED just in your roster .

31:45- any time you go to Tartarus, go to the nurse's office the next day for a free point of courage (ideally you'll only be going once a month or so, and can reach the barrier/get the chest w/key item in one go. Plus the mandatory/storyline ones too obviously.) If you can get ~12-15levels per trip before everyone is out of SP consider yourself as being average leveled or slightly above. Also try to have enough money to clear out all the vending machines every Monday, using them between fights to recover cheaply (so you can get there in one trip easier.) Sorry if I'm being too backseaty BTW I'm just trying for general game mechanics that cover most of the mainline series.

2:44:40 holy cash 💰 I've never someone get that much from a fortune 😭

You can choose to order people around at will

1:10:43 Roger Craig Smith?(Current Sonic VA)

You actually don't need to have the Persona equipped to get the bonus on Social Links

For Tartarus, I HIGHLY recommend knocking it out in one visit. It helps with keeping the game somewhat difficult, but also will allow you to limit the amount of time you spend in Tartarus. Playing it yourself isnt too bad, but actually watching it gets kinda boring. Reload def improved the gameplay, but it’s not as fun to watch as the original game was.

Is Kenji the secret villain of persona 3? lmao depends who you ask

He's really bad at the combat XD I hope he gets more of a feel for it as the game goes on

28:47 you walking past the teleporter like 5 times.

Watch Josie, the Tiger and the fish

I hate it so much that the game forces you to start Kenji's social link at all; I wouldn't get within ten feet of him if it were up to me

@ma.2089

3 ай бұрын

Tbh, Kenji is NOT that bad. He’s a stupid kid for sure but pretty much every scene of him outside of his SL is really fun. Same thing for characters like Odagiri. Some characters have really bad first impressions, and he’s one of them. Basically there’s a valid reason why his childhood friend is crushing on him.

@DOCTOR.DEADHEAD

3 ай бұрын

@@ma.2089 I know, I'm exaggerating my dislike for comedic effect. The early discussions about him going after a grown woman, and the dialogue choices, gross me out enough to not want to engage at all lol

@HollowGolem

3 ай бұрын

​​@@DOCTOR.DEADHEADMeh, kids be that way sometimes. I was horny for my geometry teacher when I was that age (but unlike Kenji, I kept it to my goddamn self).

Shark you should soo watch OreImo

Please watch Fruits Basket.

And your face????????????)

@gloomsi

3 ай бұрын

think you added enough question marks?