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Endurance Run

Endurance Run: Persona 4 - Part 99

You can't defeat me! I've already grossed over $400 million!

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. 2 2009

Cast: Jeff, Vinny

Posted by: Drew

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@EmperorSeth said:
" @safelybeds said:
" @kirisame said:
" @GioVANNI: Probably the keigo. Both of the main girls are a bit crazy, but Yukiko is the "polite and formal" type. Since Chie always says what's on her mind, she's maybe easier to relate to? Plus, kicking tanks.Weird trend: Somewhere around 20 people have each done their own "live playthrough" of P4 on NicoNico (basically the same type of first-time play as the Endurance Run). Most of the guys ended up maxing Chie first. The girls went straight for Yukiko. "
Seriously? I max Chie first every time! "
I maxed Chie and Yukiko in my first game, but I "friend zoned" both of them and ended up romantically with Rise, Ai, and Yumi (the drama girl.)  Part of it was I felt bad turning down girls who didn't have an easy path to steer them towards friends, like Chie and Yukiko have.  And part of it, well, I thought Yukiko and Chie made a better couple for each other anyway.  =) "
I will admit, in my second playthrough, I let the girls have each other for the same reason as you. Ahem. But I felt I needed to represent us ladies who like a feel-good-woman as much as the rest of the guys. So Chie all the way!
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@RampageEndsHere said:
" I like how people think that people can just pick random JRPG and make an Endurance Run out of it, because within the first 2 or 3 hours , people will start to find flaws in it , random battles, unrelatable characters, no strategic depth in battles, garbage story. Persona 4 is an RPG perfection , japanese or otherwise.  People who consider of putting Wild Arms in the same level of prowess with Persona 4 simply have no idea of what they're talking about. The day of raising a fucking golden Chocobo by stealing some rare coconut from some rare goblin on a secluded island to get into a secluded cave to get a spell with 9999 damage is over, face it. "
Haha, not quite, unfortunately.  JRPGs may never escape the realm of bad tradition, so it's a good thing there are games like P3/4 to go against the grain, in setting and premise (not always in combat).  Plus, there are plenty of people who insist on grinding it out in these games anyway, even when it's not necessary.
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I'm proud of Jeff and Vinny. Going back and leveling some, grinding. Hopefully after this they'll be more prepared for the next adventure.

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@DukeTogo said:
turn it off and move on to something else.  Preferably something not from the Megami series.How about an older game like Phantasy Star II, Dragon Quest VIII, or Wild Arms 3. "
Wow that would be AWFUL.
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I don't think any other type of JRPG would work with an Endurance Run format, most JRPGs just devolve in a grind, however this has socializing to mix it up and add to the game so it doesn't get stale. I don't think many people would still be watching if all that was happening was grinding and the occasional cut scene per episode. I actually hope they do a Persona 3 Endurance Run after this.

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I wish Kojima would make some sort of Metal Gear JRPG, because that's probably the only thing I can imagine would work as an Endurance Run other than a new Persona game. However, my knowledge of JRPGs is pretty limited to a handful of series, so there might be something totally awesome out there that would live up to this Endurance Run, who knows.

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Dojima thinks he has problems? He should try tackling the meat dimension.

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@RampageEndsHere said:
" I like how people think that people can just pick random JRPG and make an Endurance Run out of it, because within the first 2 or 3 hours , people will start to find flaws in it , random battles, unrelatable characters, no strategic depth in battles, garbage story. Persona 4 is an RPG perfection , japanese or otherwise.  People who consider of putting Wild Arms in the same level of prowess with Persona 4 simply have no idea of what they're talking about. The day of raising a fucking golden Chocobo by stealing some rare coconut from some rare goblin on a secluded island to get into a secluded cave to get a spell with 9999 damage is over, face it. "
Impying Persona 4 doesn't have HORRIBLE flaws.

Laffo.
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@Fallen189:

Camera perhaps, but RPG-wise, NO.
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Road to 100

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Go, Vinny. Go!

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" The day of raising a fucking golden Chocobo by stealing some rare coconut from some rare goblin on a secluded island to get into a secluded cave to get a spell with 9999 damage is over, face it. ""
Hey, don't you rail on FFVII, mfer.

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When you guys were on the roof, and I saw the exclamation point above Chie, I was wondering why YOU DIDN'T GO OUT WITH HERE!? SHE'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND GOD DAMMIT! Interesting outing it would have been

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my god i love this franchise but cant they just force you  to advance the plot like in every jrpg or persona 3 where they give you a time limit

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@Zereta said:
" When you guys were on the roof, and I saw the exclamation point above Chie, I was wondering why YOU DIDN'T GO OUT WITH HERE!? SHE'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND GOD DAMMIT! Interesting outing it would have been "
Ultimately, sadly, it's a waste of time. You can't go above 10, and really it just says "You spent some time with Chie. You have forged a bond with her that can never be broken."
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I love Vinnys reaction
"Wait why is he talking about hit and run?"
"His dead wife"
"oh..."

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@DeathbyYeti said:

" I love Vinnys reaction "Wait why is he talking about hit and run?" "His dead wife" "oh..." "

Yeah lol, I also like how they completely ignored the massive defense gain they'd get from those Breeze Tutus they didn't even look at.
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Rise's standing posture is just too weird and uncomfortable.

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"Man-God"? Great, Shane Bettenhausen's autobiography came out!

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Was Rise staring at HAL?

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Good Lord, this Quick Look is hilarious.

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If I could I would date Awkward Student.

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Wait a second... did Chie just do three critical hits in a row? Against a boss?

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@JohnDudebro said:

"Man-God"? Great, Shane Bettenhausen's autobiography came out!

This is exactly what came to mind while watching that scene XD

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July 2nd, 2009: Jeff Gerstmann sarcastically says he enjoys Dragon Ball Z.

February 5th, 2018: Jeff Gerstmann co-founds the All-Systems Goku podcast and launches the first episode.

The signs were always there.

WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!!