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Endurance Run

Endurance Run: Persona 4 - Part 64

Falling into the television and singing to stray dogs is all in a day's work.

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?

May. 7 2009

Cast: Jeff, Vinny

Posted by: Vinny

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You guys should check out what is in the other vending machine. Next screen over from the first.

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It seems like everyone should get a luchador mask at some point. Maybe the final boss has everyone put on a mask. Heh. Also, good job lucking out on the Fool Arcana Chance. I thought you guys were screwed for sure.

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Luchafox!

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Another great episode.  Can't wait for tomorrow's episode.

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and it continues...

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Watching you fuse is still painful. Even to someone who couldn't stand to play it this far. Kusi Mitama was a sure fire hit!

Aw c'mon Vinny! trust you to get the penalty card!

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Here's my Chie Cosplay, enjoy! LOVE the hour long eps by the way.


http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/joshbra97/chie-cosplay/30-25507/
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have to say I preferred it when things were riskier, now it seems heavily balanced towards being easy
lol persona preference depending on how hott they are
the thing that's great about this game is that although in essence it's repetitive game play, the mechanics evolve slightly as you progress so battle still involves tactics with new skills and changes and even Shuffle Time is different now

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Great episode guys, ENDURE!!!

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Fusing personas based on what level they are is perfectly fine. I've played through Persona 3+4 a combined total of 5 times, and that's pretty much what I do. And don't pull personas out of the compendium to fuse them, it's a waste of time and money and you guys hate doing it. The reason you hate fusing so much is because you're overthinking it. If you see a new persona that's a decent level, just fuse it. You'll be fine.

Also, I don't think you have successfully pinpointed the gender of a single persona in your 35 hours of playtime.

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The way I play Persona is that I try to keep at least one of every elemental type (since knocking them down an going all out is the best strategy it doesn't matter that much if it's bufu or bufula as long as they are knocked down), besides that just go for the highest level. They will have to be replaced anyway so I don't care until late in the game when you are going to be sticking with those Personae because they are the best.

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Vinny's skill the past couple episodes has increased significantly! Another great episode guys.

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That Titania isn't that bad.  It seems to cover most elements, minus fire even if it they're not multi hit.  If all they're using it for is knocking people down and taking advantage of weaknesses, I think that would save them tons on SP.  It's a decent dungeon runner, just wouldn't recommend it for bosses though. 

Fusing probably had to be one of my favourite aspects of the game, but goddamn it they really should've added a roll button or something.

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Last time i sang to a stray dog we both got arested the dog got out on bail tho.

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I'm glad we got to Persona 64...Are the next videos running on the Expansion Pak?

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Guys, fusing isn't that hard. Time consuming, yes. But if you put some effort into it and take advantage of the system to its fullest potential, its very rewarding and is where your personality really shines through. Everyone has slightly different sets of persona, with the abilities that they want on them. Yes, its a lot of memorizing and planning but you get only as much as you're willing to put in.

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You guys should buy status ailment items.

There's definitely a tutorial for fusion.  You just gotta look around a bit. :)

Evervation reduces the target's level, reducing all their stats.

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wow the designs for the monsters in this game are so cool. I love seeing all the new monsters when you guys get to a new dungeon :)

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You're worrying me a lot by not stepping out of the dungeon every once in a while to save. You know by now that you can save at the entrance and then jump back in, right? The two hours or so you spent climbing the bathhouse without saving was a bit scary.

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Nice episode.

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Stupid Jeff dissing Matador like that.  If this was Nocturne, you wouldn't be saying shit. :P

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Aww I wanted Kanji to smack Rise with a desk from school! It's like an awesome dream!!!

GET BENT!!!

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Collect all the Mitama. You'll be able to make a Samurai Pizza Cat.

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Some guy said not to register the personas every time course that will be expensive, thatch BS, cause when you re- summon the persona you want it to have all those skills you manage to get in it, and money ass you play will be a minor factor, when I ended this game I had like 800000 yen.

About hama and mudo I see you are not using them, some day you will really need to use then, as some creatures are only not resistant to light and darkness, and some of the shadows you fought allready that dont seem to be weak agains any elements and put´s you throuh long fights are weak to either light or darkness making a super duper easy fight t that ends in one hit, so ttry using hama and mudo from time to time.

Finnallky if you are really going to max some social links (its impossible at this time for you to max them all and its not needeed for the real ending) dont loose your time going to the dungeons on not rainy days, use not rainy days for sosicla links, and most important of all, try finishing the dungeons in just ONE DAY, use the fox and the TAP.

READ, I never did usseless jobs like cranes or envelopes, some books rise more than one skill, try sticking to reading at nights and just check the fridge the days that you automatically will go to sleep.

And just one more thing for now, after the due date of finishing a dungeon the quest for going into that dungeon will apear, most of then are from the same people on your school, and the next quest for the next dungoen will only open after you did the fisrt one, and you allready are missing the ones of the castle and that stoped you for getting the ones from the bathtoobes  , so maybe it will better to forget about those quest and just focuse on the ones from the fox, and about the DOG just that to him nicelly and when you have the chance feed him something with meat, a skewer something, O and the cat  eats fish, the time you bought a usseless armaor at tanaka you shouled bought the big fish combo as you will need a big fish for a fox quest...

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READ, using that at the beginning of a sentence makes the reader feel like you think they're stupid.

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For fucks sake guys, the 10 by 10 chart on the right of the compendium is a fusing chart; it shows which can be fused, and the dark line of circles indicates that you can't fuse the Personas with themselves.

 I agree it's pointless though, since you can fuse everyone with everyone (for now, at least).

By the way, I was looking up a review, and a screen showed the posibility of up to Hex Fusing (6 Personas). Try talking to both Margaret and Igor to see if you can try increasing your fusing abilities.
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Keep the night elf!

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You guys should really get Incubus! It learns spirit drain, which is 6x better than invigorate 2.

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@Enns


Is that a spoiler? I'm playing along with them and I don't have all the Mitamas and you just told me what they make. :(
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man, charlie's a pimp! giving those old women his secret horn in return for special lessons, what a g!

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I agree, the Fusing personas menu is a pain 


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If you make Kaiwan under this fusion forecast, Tetrakarn can change into skills that pretty much make the whole game a cakewalk, or at least are very nice to pass up your fusions. Repel Physical or any element, nearly the best attacks in the game, and a skill that automatically heals all HP and SP after every battle.

Also: Power charge can only be cast on yourself, but it actually increases damage to 250% on the next turn. It gets to be incredibly effective later on when you can buff your attack power, debuff the enemies defence, power/mind charge and then your whole party starts firing off attacks at about 5x the normal damage.

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@Joshbra

Well if you were collecting them all to see what they might do then yeah I guess I ruined it.
It's not part of the story so I didn't think of it as a spoiler. Just think of it along the lines of knowing that bulbasaur turns into an ivysaur.
Sorry man.

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It's not really much of a spoiler since the recipe for that Persona gets shown on the Fusion screen.

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1 hour endurance runs ftw!!!!

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Yeah, fusing personas is very time consuming, since it's hard to get the moves that you want for a certain persona. But it's worth all the long hours of doing that in the long run. Especially against a certain optional boss (hint hint wink wink).

Lol wow going to Craig's List and Ebay looking for somebody to fuse our personas....never thought of it that way hahaha

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Guys, use your physical abilities!!! You have Ares, remember? And Chie has rampage. You could attack everyone at once for more damage than a single attack for each foe.

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Guys, don't use Ares. Sephiroth kills him. Spoilarz : (

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Does this mean that Jeff is the real Dark Helmet?

Man I love Spaceballs. One of the greatest movies ever made.

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Long episodes make me smile.

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Keep up the good work. Just remember to keep grinding out levels before the end of this dungeon. This won't be a dungeon you can get away with items saving you in the end. If you need to gauge your level, the size of the shadow (the monsters) corresponds to your level. So if you are still seeing giant shadows in the dungeon that means you are under leveled. You should want small shadows on the top floor before the boss. Good luck dude. Endurance run for life!

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Another long one!

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WNY DIDN'T YOU BUY THE NEW SHOES FOR CHIE?

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Watching them fuse really helped me out. Now I know what to use to fuse an Ippon-Datara, which I need to advance Margaret's social link.

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Indeed it is a Nipple; M rated game for a reason!

Also you can Goho; leave the dungeon and you'll be in the TV. Save and re-enter the dungeon; I did it all the time rather spend a couple hundred yen then reclear if I got killed.

Know this is an old video finally got time at work to catch up :p

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Lol, I can't believe how you're just "whatever, F it" on fusing.

Just toss all that EXP you could be getting out the window? SURE, SOUNDS GREAT.

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Go Vinny, Go!

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You guys are legends these 40 - 50 mins episodes are amazing keep them coming makes my work day have that glimmer of happiness

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Hard Bolero.


Word.