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Endurance Run

Endurance Run: Persona 4 - Part 104

Check this out, tanks, I'm going to Zionga both of you AT THE SAME TIME!

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. 9 2009

Cast: Jeff, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

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Episode 104...truth be told, I remember very little about this dungeon.  It just seemed the most bland to me.  As a gamer, I've seen plenty of secret military bases, but how many bathhouses have you been in during the course of a video game?  Or strip clubs or even 8-bit castles?  I definitely remember the next dungeon, and the one after that, and the one after that, but I didn't even remember about the doors in this one until I saw the ER

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@Vlaphor: Yup. Same here.

This - to me - seemed like the weakest dungeon of them all. Just in general, and in this portion of the game, it seemed kind of generic/stuff we've seen before to some extent or another.

Still, it really begins to pick up next dungeon, and I'm still interested to see what will end up happening with the endings for these guys. Jeff said they're not going to load up their save if they get the bad ending, but I have a feeling that they might after experiencing it. (assuming they experience it in the first place.)
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Hey, keep trying to type in random numbers into the url does work.  This is what happends when I'm bored.

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@CitizenKane:

Or, you could always just type in "end 10(next number in line)" into the video search field and see what pops up.
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@Vlaphor: See, that is actually the most convenient way of doing things.  Totally not my style.
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@wordsgohere said:
" @Vlaphor: Yup. Same here. This - to me - seemed like the weakest dungeon of them all. Just in general, and in this portion of the game, it seemed kind of generic/stuff we've seen before to some extent or another. Still, it really begins to pick up next dungeon, and I'm still interested to see what will end up happening with the endings for these guys. Jeff said they're not going to load up their save if they get the bad ending, but I have a feeling that they might after experiencing it. (assuming they experience it in the first place.) "
We could always try to hint to them what to do. Something like "When you guys are at the hospital and Youske tries to convince the team to do something, don't do it." Its pretty spoiler free, and they should recognise the part when they get up to it. Also, agreeing with what others said, this was one of the blandest bits in the game for me.
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The choice that leads to the bad end seemed completely obvious to me. I thought it was clear that the game was nudging you to go down the other path during that entire sequence. I really doubt they'll blow it as long as they pay attention.

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Im sorta liking the new preview pictures in a small way

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I don't know how y'all did it, but you actually made fusing entertaining today.

Any chance of maxing out Yukiko's S. Link?  It seems like her lack of null fire is starting to be a liability in battle.

Remember how you said that you'd check out Yukiko's SPs to see if you should replace her +50 SP fan?  Judging from this dungeon, it looks like you can safely dump it for something more powerful.  Also, your battle XP is getting into the range where leveling up your Personas seems doable in a reasonable amount of time.

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looks like double the grinding in this one, okay. :)

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Wow, 65:44. Going to enjoy this!

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@NoDeath:

I would just say, don't let vengeance rule the day, and leave that as the best hint on how not to get the bad ending.
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Whats with this strange number stuff as a picture?!

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sweet its endurance time

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The dungeons are probably my least favorite part, but the worst awesome thing is still pretty great.

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Gunga Din!

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You should use almighty against those hourglasses. Nothing in the game is weak to strong against or repels or absorbs almighty.

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why the number counts all of a sudden? Why so large? 

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Aww why do people spoil things like going up and down floors in this dungeon?

Check out the guides, you could try to do one of Margaret's requests every time you jump in the tv

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@Haze: Yeah, there are things that are strong against almighty. The all out attack is almighty.
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Havn't they been forgetting to register personas after the level up these days?

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@Oy said:
" why the number counts all of a sudden? Why so large?  "
Iphone and ipod easiness I guess, I've not got one though so I wouldn't know.
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Im saying it again, just in case Jeff or Vinny(formerly known in this post as Brad!) reads this: get Cool breeze, it gives you 8% sp&hp back after each fight. Pazuzu gets it and Yatagarasu i think it's called, the crow. Really handy to help you keep that spirit up. Keep it up!

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Not loving the new giant numbers in the preview pic, I really liked the shots you guys used. Gave us a good idea of what to expect in the episode.

65 minutes is awesome though, so complaining here.

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@TommyH: Why would brad read the comments?
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@dopeman said:
" @TommyH: Why would brad read the comments? "
Yeah I mean there are only really 6 people to know about if your a Giant Bomb reader lol not that easy to get confused :s
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i bought  Persona 3 used, no manual. have to thank Jeff and Vinny for teaching me how to play.


but now unfortunately i find myself being a back seat driver as i watch the Endurance Run.
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@oathblivion: That new? I don't recall anything being resistant to Almighty in any other megaten games. 
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Only 1 minute and 10 seconds in and hahaha, poor Jeff. The endurance run is awesome, but if you guys really do need a break from Persona for a few extra days, don't feel guilty about taking one.
Also, what is the other game tell us tell us tell us!

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You might consider this before you want to decide whether or not you want to refill your SP.

Go to the front yard of Secret Laboratory without entering and separate Yukiko from the team by talking to her, and go back to the Entrance to refill the SP's of the main character , Chie and Yosuke, because Yukiko still has considerable amount of SP due to her weapon's specification ( + 50 SP), so you can spare some money.

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@kirisame said:
" Only 1 minute and 10 seconds in and hahaha, poor Jeff. The endurance run is awesome, but if you guys really do need a break from Persona for a few extra days, don't feel guilty about taking one.Also, what is the other game tell us tell us tell us! "
Yeh I'd rather a fortnight break than just moving on to something else.
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When will Persona 4 end? - NEVER.

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@Jeremy_x said:
" When will Persona 4 end? - NEVER. "
How about, like there is thig game called mario kart its really fun, do you want to play a bit?
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@Vlaphor: Well I just went through that scene yesterday, and I really didn't want to do what Yosuke wanted to do, thinking that something was wrong with what was going on, but that tip doesn't really help because at one point it's kind of difficult to choose the 'right' response.  In the end, I had to go through it twice to end up in the direction to get the 'Normal' ending.
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@Ninja said:
"@Jeremy_x said:
" When will Persona 4 end? - NEVER. "
How about, like there is thig game called mario kart its really fun, do you want to play a bit?"

Yeah, sure. When will you join me?
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That ziodyne seemed to do less damage than I hoped. Is that Dragon things magic too low?

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@Jeremy_x said:
" @Ninja said:
"@Jeremy_x said:
" When will Persona 4 end? - NEVER. "
How about, like there is thig game called mario kart its really fun, do you want to play a bit?"
Yeah, sure. When will you join me? "
We're all just going to go for a few beers and have a burger so you want to play this game, or there's thig guitar hero stuff like we're so MAYBE what about you, do you want to play some?
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Oh God 47 minute mark, that was the best thing ever.

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Awesome, another long episode! :)

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I like now the monsters reflect the internal conflicts of the characters.

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@Ninja said:
"@Jeremy_x said:
" @Ninja said:
"@Jeremy_x said:
" When will Persona 4 end? - NEVER. "
How about, like there is thig game called mario kart its really fun, do you want to play a bit?"
Yeah, sure. When will you join me? "
We're all just going to go for a few beers and have a burger so you want to play this game, or there's thig guitar hero stuff like we're so MAYBE what about you, do you want to play some?"

NEVER
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@Jeremy_x said:
" @Ninja said:
"@Jeremy_x said:
" @Ninja said:
"@Jeremy_x said:
" When will Persona 4 end? - NEVER. "
How about, like there is thig game called mario kart its really fun, do you want to play a bit?"
Yeah, sure. When will you join me? "
We're all just going to go for a few beers and have a burger so you want to play this game, or there's thig guitar hero stuff like we're so MAYBE what about you, do you want to play some?"
NEVER "

I mean it's like really popular though and I mean we've already got it set upp... I mean it's fun... its like a sport or board game I mean.... what?
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How about Endurance Run Team B : Ryan and Brad play Persona 3 ?

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I wonder what this new Endurance Run type thing might be?

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR SKILLS
You guys need to know what skills your party members (other than Charlie) need to have on their Persona, since you've so far been making some bad choices on what to delete.
YOSUKE: Garudyne=Replaces Garula, Masukukaja=Replaces Sonic Punch (Should have replaced Sukukaja but you got rid of it for Wind Break), Magarudyne=Replaces Magarula, Brave Blade=Replaces Wind Break OR Tentarafoo, Wind Amp=Replaces Wind Break OR Tentarafoo. (And yes, __ Boost and __ Amp skills DO stack)

CHIE: Power Charge=Replaces Skull Cracker (Which should have been deleted long ago), High Counter=Replaces Counter, Rainy Death=Replaces Rampage, God's Hand=Replaces Heat Wave, Agneyastra=Replaces Rainy Death.

YUKIKO: Agidyne=Replaces Agilao, Diarahan=Replaces Diarama, Samarecarm=Replaces Recarm, Mediarahan=Replaces Mediarama, Maragidyne=Replaces Maragion, Salvation=replaces Mediarahan, Fire Amp=Replaces Fire Break.

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Damnit Vinny it makes me so angry when you don't know how to use the controller.

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Great episode. And they are already thinking on a new Endurance Run after Persona 4? It should be noby noby boy.
And don't forget why you love Black Frost so much: no weaknesses and drains fire and ice. You were getting hard hits from the reflect lighting. The only real bummer about Black Frost: no lighting spells.

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 l loved this dungeon. Not the lower levels necessarily, but I really liked Naoto's "resist-the-shadow" moment. It was well-written and and conceived excellently. And the boss looks badass.

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I watch these every week, mainly down to insane boredom, but i just don't get the appeal. The game to me looks like utter trash, or is that the joke, it's so bad, that it's good, kinda thing?

I'm not hating on the game, i'm just baffled. lol