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Endurance Run

Endurance Run: Persona 4 - Part 102

Another day, another haunted underground nuclear facility in the middle of TV world.

Vinny and Jeff sit down and take a crack at the latest game in the Shin Megami Tensei series. Will they make it through the entire game?

Jul. 7 2009

Cast: Jeff, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

137 Comments

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I can see myself in the future...drinking coffee, ducking meetings, and watching a fresh episode of Endurance Run.

edit: And that day is here!  The dungeon should totally have been a hospital, but not because of Naoto's father's surgery.  They should've done it up like the end of Hard Boiled, since (s)he's a detective.

Lastly, don't Personas need to be equipped to gain XP?  I think you'll want to stick with succubus until you get spirit drain.

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I see myself watching the giant bomb iphone app commercial for the next hours until episode 102 comes up.
Oohh..images for the next 2 episodes. Going to the dungeon (or at least in front of the dungeon) fighting and fusing. That's in store for today and tomorrow. Sounds exciting.

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Hurrah!

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IT BEGINS

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yay

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ugh no, NOO, NOOOOOOOOOOO

always the fusing! THE FUUUSING BLAAARGH WARBLE GARBLE

come on hurry up with the fusing always takes loads of time and is maximum boring. you can do all this in 2 minutes

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Give 'em hell, boys!

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@Llama said:
" ugh no, NOO, NOOOOOOOOOOOalways the fusing! THE FUUUSING BLAAARGH WARBLE GARBLEcome on hurry up with the fusing always takes loads of time and is maximum boring. you can do all this in 2 minutes "
Just skip the fusing.
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watching it on my iphone :)

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I suggest you guys fuse something that either nulls electricity or repels it.  There's an annoying enemy in this one that likes to pick on you with heavy elec

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every day it even getting more awesome!

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METAL GEAR?!?!

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Vinny and Jeff, remember that Succubus with the spirit drain skill you were so happy about? It isn't going to get that skill unless you put it in and let it gain experience. 

Just use another persona for the fight and then, before the shadow is killed, equip Succubus.  It will get all the experience from the fight.

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My vision of hell:

Vinny and Jeff fusing in the velvet room... FOR ETERNITY

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Speaking of the new Red Faction game, the main character also voices a Mr. Kanji Tatsumi.

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@Vlaphor said:
"Speaking of the new Red Faction game, the main character also voices a Mr. Kanji Tatsumi."
I know, i actually think of that dude from Red Faction everytime i hear Kanji speak.

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Gents you really want to fuse Gabriel, even if you don't intend to use it its quite important to have it in the compendium for later fusing. You can afford to the stuff you use back out.

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@Llama: You'll just have to be a good boy, then.
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Cue people screaming about Black Spot being replaced with Heat Wave instead of Skull Cracker, on 3.

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As a heads up, when you reach the 6th floor, you'll get a key card. With it you need to return to the 4th floor and fight a boss in order to progress.

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@RampageEndsHere said:
" Cue people screaming about Black Spot being replaced with Heat Wave instead of Skull Cracker, on 3. "
Haha, I ain't gonna scream about it but I did laugh pretty good.
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yep, Jeff and Vinny got it right, you need the card in the 6 floor to open the mini boss on the 4th floor and get his key card to go down to the final floor.

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A girl whose face I could eat a sandwich off of?

Wow, where would I be without the endurance run? Totally adding this to my list of prerequisites for new girlfriends.

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i haven't even played this game and I know that they are fucking up big time, how about ya'll drink some coffee before playing this in the morning.

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@RampageEndsHere said:
" Cue people screaming about Black Spot being replaced with Heat Wave instead of Skull Cracker, on 3. "
RAAAAAGGGEEE!

Seriously though that was pretty dumb. Hopefully they don't do something similiar with Godhand when it comes around.
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Good episode today but I also agree that getting rid of Black Spot and not Rampage or Skull Cracker was a not so smart move.  However, these decisions are part of the reason why I love this ER because they do stuff their way which is awesome in it's own right.

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@Llama said:
" ugh no, NOO, NOOOOOOOOOOOalways the fusing! THE FUUUSING BLAAARGH WARBLE GARBLEcome on hurry up with the fusing always takes loads of time and is maximum boring. you can do all this in 2 minutes "
I have a suggestion for you.   If you don't like the way they play, either buy the game and play if for yourself, or get out your existing copy and play it again.   Whichever the necessary case may be.   Or you could just shut the fuck up.    That's always an option.
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@Happy said:
" @RampageEndsHere said:
" Cue people screaming about Black Spot being replaced with Heat Wave instead of Skull Cracker, on 3. "
Haha, I ain't gonna scream about it but I did laugh pretty good. "
I was yelling at them to replace Rampage :P.
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@skrutop said:
" @Happy said:
" @RampageEndsHere said:
" Cue people screaming about Black Spot being replaced with Heat Wave instead of Skull Cracker, on 3. "
Haha, I ain't gonna scream about it but I did laugh pretty good. "
I was yelling at them to replace Rampage :P. "
To be fair Black Spot does really suck, but it was the strongest physical hit they would get for a while.
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Doesn't their regular attack do more damage than black spot did anyway?

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Now that I've caught up I can't watch 6-8 episodes per day... GAH!!!

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YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO S LINK UP WITH RISE

SHE GAINS A NEW POWER EVERY TIME!

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@RampageEndsHere said:
" Cue people screaming about Black Spot being replaced with Heat Wave instead of Skull Cracker, on 3. "
You mean after it critted on the last boss 3x in a row? Ya rly.
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@TheRepoMan said:
" YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO S LINK UP WITH RISESHE GAINS A NEW POWER EVERY TIME! "
NO YOU DON'T. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE TALKING TO NO LADIES WITH WHICH HAVE FACES YOU COULD EAT A SANDWICH OFF OF. THAT'S A BAD ROAD TO GO DOWN BOY.
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@Nexas:

How does Black Spot suck ? It has 35 % chance of critical hit. If Chie wears Omega Drive the critical rate would go up to 50 %.
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Meh, they'll get God Hand before it actually matters.

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Keep your Hitokuto-Seikun (or whatever it's name is). It repels lightning. When you fight the scales (they come in large groups and use Ziodyne exclusively), equip it and then just have everyone guard while the enemies kill themselves, since in my experience they only seem to target the main character. It turns a dangerous fight into free exp.

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You guys are really cranking these episodes out as of late.

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The Tower Arcana is going to be the kid you'll be Tutoring once you get the job.

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Heh, I thought the music in Naoto's base was pretty funky too. I felt like I should be looking at art or something. I wanted more of a detective vibe or... secret base-ish music. But oh well. This place really isn't that bad compared to void quest... so I think you guys should have an ok time there.

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They should have just put the strip club music in every dungeon after that.

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Heres some help for Rise: YOU REALLY NEED THAT SCOCIAL LINK


) Social link with support team members:
Ranking up social links with the battle team member unlocks further skills:

Once reached rank 3: Rise learns Treasure Radar that reveals the location of
all treasure chests
Once reached rank 6: Rise learns Enemy Radar that shows the positions of all
enemies in the mini map
Once reached rank 10: Rise's persona evolves, and learns Weakness Scan. With
this ability Rise would occasionally give you tips on
enemies' weaknesses.
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@Thelolaser:  I don't see what's so deadly important about that stuff. It's mildly convenient at best.
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i could not believe what i saw.. You guys ditched BLACK SPOT for HEAT WAVE!!! let's say that for some particular reason you wanted to keep SKULL CRACKER...you had one more choice and that was the obvious...you should forget RAMPAGE!!! Until you get God's Hand and Agneyastra Black Spot was your best offensive choice for Chie...whatever....

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@stallion74 said:
" i could not believe what i saw.. You guys ditched BLACK SPOT for HEAT WAVE!!! let's say that for some particular reason you wanted to keep SKULL CRACKER...you had one more choice and that was the obvious...you should forget RAMPAGE!!! Until you get God's Hand and Agneyastra Black Spot was your best offensive choice for Chie...whatever.... "
Oh come on, I bet you guys are making a mountain out of a molehill once again.
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@Thelolaser said:
"
Heres some help for Rise: YOU REALLY NEED THAT SCOCIAL LINK


) Social link with support team members:
Ranking up social links with the battle team member unlocks further skills:

Once reached rank 3: Rise learns Treasure Radar that reveals the location of
all treasure chests
Once reached rank 6: Rise learns Enemy Radar that shows the positions of all
enemies in the mini map
Once reached rank 10: Rise's persona evolves, and learns Weakness Scan. With
this ability Rise would occasionally give you tips on
enemies' weaknesses.
"

THIS


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Oh man, that Screech sex tape is disgusting. We are not just talking simple standard sex stuff here. Or So I Heard.

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I just finished this dungeon and found Tentraforoo (confuse) on Yosuke INCREDIBLY useful. Really! Try it more than once...y'all might be surprised.

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@atomic_dumpling: maybe you are right but having beaten the game twice i think i can express my opinion on what would make the game easier for them...i wanna see the Endurance run reaching the end and i don't see why is it so bad to give them any help they can get or suggest things to them...i mean since the beginning we are pretty much part of all this too!!!
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Still find it surprising that the two havnt poked fun at the song lyrics  (or what they sound like) in the game :P