I watched up to probably the 11th episode a few months ago for some reason stopped watching it. Is it worth the time to watch?
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Jul 10, 2008
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 is a role-playing game developed and published by Atlus for the PlayStation 2. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series. Like its predecessor, its gameplay combines a traditional role-playing game with elements of a social simulation. Its critical and commercial success spawned a sizable media empire, including several spinoff titles.
I need some convincing to watch the Endurance Run
I watched pretty consistently up to episode 60 or so, but my viewing has been spotty since then. Watching the endurance run requires quite a lot of endurance itself.
Someone should throw together a list of the "must-view" episodes and/or maybe a "Best Moments of the P4:ER" video with clips of the ER's greatest moments.
Someone should throw together a list of the "must-view" episodes and/or maybe a "Best Moments of the P4:ER" video with clips of the ER's greatest moments. "That would be great. I was disappointed when an episode finished and I hardly smiled.
I have watched the Endurance Run up to episode 5 at which point I stopped watching and bought both P3 and P4. Now I will play the games for myself and not watch any more of it until I am done with them. If you are planning to play the games yourself I would suggest you do the same as me. If you have already or don't think you will at all, I say go for it.
Since you haven't had much of it spoiled yet, get a willing friend to play through Persona 4 with you, you know, Endurance Run style! I did. It was awesome.
After a while it got quite redundent watching some of the episodes but if you've got time then by all means watch them. The latest ones are good but mainly to see how the story turns out. It can get quite frustrating watching them do some silly things in battle (I've never played a Persona game but can see when a bad move's a bad move) but you've got to just let go of the feelings of 'what I'd do' and just watch.
*sigh*
I was about to start watching it again at episode 15 (I think I left off there) but none of the videos are working for me, meaning they aren't playing.
Well, I got it to play. It's loading/buffering tremendously slow though.
Maybe I wasn't destined to watch it?
If you fast forward all the battling parts you'll get caught up to date real quick. They are never too memorable (except bosses).
There's the occasionally boring episode where they have to grind monsters or slog through a few levels of a dungeon but Jeff and Vinny's commentary is almost always enough to make it worth watching and there are some genuinely brilliant moments in there. If you love the Bombcast then it's more than likely you'll love the Endurance Run.
you should try to watch it all. at this point there are so many in joke it will be a lot funnier in later episodes. if anything grind episodes arent totally necessary but lately thats when they start talking about really random stuff that i find super entertaining
You should probably watch it, though some episodes are far more interesting than others. You can skip a few of the more grindy ones, including the infamous one where they spent like 40 minutes just fusing.
If time is the problem do what i do skip around the video and if the episode look good watch it, if not watch the last 5 mins.
Do you like Persona? Do you like Giant Bomb? Do you Like Mystery Science Theater 3000? If the answer to all of these are yes, then watch it. If it's not your thing, I see no reason to find a reason to make yourself watch it.
If you get to a part you find boring just do something else while listening. Play an mmo with the sound off or something.
I wrote a blog about the ER some time ago, including some reasons for watching (or not watching) it.
http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/atomic_dumpling/atomic-meta-thoughts-endurance-run/30-28988/
Recommended early episodes: 1-10, 36, 50, 61
I've watched all the episodes from the moment it started and I have no reason to stop watching them, I say they're totally worth it; the stuff that happens is just priceless. But I don't know if I was you and had all those episodes ahead of me I don't know if I'd do it, but if I did I'd definatly skip certain bits... But yeah dude totally worth it, DO IT!!!
Recommended early episodes: 1-10, 36, 50, 61@Aaox said:
watch 30, the first half of 36, 100, 116, and 117. Those are the best episodes, in my opinion.Those seem like some pretty good recommendations. Thanks for taking the time to pick out some of your favorites.
Oh, and do yourself a favor and take the comments with a grain for salt. There has always been some sort of "expert vs. casual" war going on, but it has gone really bad lately (admittedly I am far from innocent myself).
I have never been disappointed by a single episode, so call me crazy. Love P4 to begin with, and I think Vinny and Jeff's interactions and comments are priceless.
"If you want to see them play through a typical JRPG and point out flaws. Yes. Otherwise no. "
I wouldnt call this a "typical" JRPG. I dislike most of them yet I really enjoyed the latest two persona games.
I just said one day i will watch this now. 5-6 days later and not a lot of sleep i was caught up to episode 100 something. Been watching it religiously every day since then. I hope the next ER is a game that's a little more actiony, turn based games likethat can get boreing after awhile. Maybe tales of vesperia, i have had that game sitting on my desk for months now and i just cant get myself to plop it back into my 360. I got 4-5 hours in, then just stopped for some reason and havent gone back.
I highly recommend that you watch all the way through. It will take time, sure, but it will be worth it. I never watched a single episode until two weeks before Episode 100 and caught up to watch #100 the same day it went up(you don't have to do that drastic of a marathon) and that marathon is one of the best experiences of my time here on Giant Bomb.
It may take you a little to get into it, but if you stick it out you will be hooked.
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