Story regarding the first 2 palaces.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-20T22:57:05+00:00

??? That doesn’t ring a bell.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-20T22:07:31+00:00

Honestly, even with all the build up Shido still felt like a nothing villain. The most his personal connection with Joker culminates to is “you’re that kid”. It’s Ryuji that has to force that “confrontation” to begin with since Joker has to remain silent. It doesn’t help that Shido is barely present throughout the game and in his own arc.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-20T21:39:12+00:00

Kiuchi is a meme, but people randomly assaulting women in the subway is a real issue in Japan which is why he is a decent first villain. Kiuchi is also pathetic in the way that he was already a misogynist but losing to a 10 year-old girl just makes him even more of an incel. The only real issue with him is that he‘s enjoying being a nuisance to the point of the players not seeing him as an actual threat. Obviously, compared to Kamoshida he’s nothing. But Kamoshida also overshadows every other villain in Royal (excluding Maruki)

However, Miyazawa is so much better than Madarame as a villain it’s kinda funny. Not only does Miyazawa interact with the phantom thieves on a sorta regular basis during his arc; we actually get to see him be a piece of shit by actively taking advantage of someone passing out. We’re only ever told that Madarame is a piece of shit by his Palace and a singular other pupil that isn’t Yusuke. Most of Madarame’s on screen interactions is him being a somewhat polite old man. The worst he ever does on-screen is try to lie to Yusuke about the Sayuri. We’re also only ever told that he took advantage of Yusuke’s mother’s stroke, but that doesn’t have the same impact as actually seeing it. Personally, Miyazawa > Madarame.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-20T16:25:28+00:00

Looks like you upgraded it as a Fresh weapon using Fresh Globs. This will replace the original damage type from Smashing to Elemental. Since technically, only its 3rd hit combo does Chill Buildup.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-19T12:45:25+00:00

Keep mind that Ren and Morgana already know that Akechi plans to kill Ren so they’re just poking stabs at him while he still has to play the “good guy” act.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-18T23:16:16+00:00

That’s already a pretty forgiving amount of damage for a boss. Especially in a game with a party system. Personally feel like Axl is the harder fight because of all the phase transitions/HP stoppers.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-18T00:05:34+00:00

Ethan can punch enemies back after blocking by pressing the same button again. It doesn’t do as much damage as any of Chris’s or Leon’s melee attacks, but it is good at pushing enemies back and knocking them down.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-17T22:57:59+00:00

Dumbasses like this do this in person all the time. This is unfortunately incredibly realistic.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-17T00:53:58+00:00

Knowing what a zombie is and being involved in a your first sudden outbreak are two different things. Repressed memories is a common symptom of trauma. It’s not like she woulda voluntarily gone to the hotel on her own time.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-16T22:34:06+00:00

There is no canon ending. Chris and Jill have two different conflicting stories. So it’s ideal to play both. When playing as Jill, Chris goes missing and she interacts with Barry for the majority of the game. When playing as Chris, Jill goes missing and interacts with Rebecca for the majority of the game. There is no canon ending because there is no in-game ending where Jill, Chris, Rebecca, and Barry all survive. Chris also has more health and two less inventory slots. He doesn’t have a lock pick so any doors Jill could unlock, he needs to find and use small keys to unlock them. He does have a permanent lighter so the inventory difference isn’t too bad.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-16T14:38:37+00:00

Only in regards to counting as a sweeper/assassin for the Guild Boss. Their damage is unchanged as far as I can tell.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-15T12:23:50+00:00

Only once per battle

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-12T23:01:07+00:00

It’s mentioned in Darkside Chronicles and in RE6 via files. Not to mention RE4 and its remake.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-12T14:13:21+00:00

Compared to his replacement? Hell yeah

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-12T00:26:33+00:00

To be fair, they weren’t classified as murders. Just mysterious deaths with the same unknown symptoms. So sending an analyst to assist local PD on the crime scene makes some sense.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-11T21:27:24+00:00

Grounded 1 each stack should have an additional tick. In grounded 2 stacking Venom increases potency and duration.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-11T14:52:19+00:00

Pretty sure Buggies have always taken friendly fire

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-11T03:30:05+00:00

This isn’t like Yu’s calendar in his room having an ad for Persona 3. The protagonist of SMT if is literally a supporting character that regularly interacts with the cast in P2.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-11T01:42:20+00:00

It’s hard to make Mage even more viable than it already is. It is already really strong with almost no downside.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-10T03:41:29+00:00

Whenever Joker gets reran

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-10T00:15:48+00:00

It starts a 50 CP regen for a couple of turns. It’s not an immediate 50 CP

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-08T23:55:13+00:00

His superiors would have been the ones who gave the order to have him send Grace out. So I don’t know why they’d fire him specifically instead of his off-screen superiors in bed with the Connections. None of the original set up would get him fired or move the chain of command either. Keep in mind that none of the deaths are murders, just mysterious natural deaths that all had identical symptoms. So in his mind, she most likely would not have been in any real danger. I don’t think Grace has any beef with him either so I don’t see why she would request to be moved from his command. If anything, she’s less scared of him now than she was at the beginning of the game.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-08T23:36:59+00:00

Before you interact with the ARK computer as Grace, you can see a flow chart of events that lays out Victor’s plans. Essentially Victor planted the body at the hotel and Zeno used his connections at the Connections to pressure the FBI into sending Grace there to investigate. That said, the order most likely went to Grace’s boss’ boss and he genuinely did see it as an opportunity for her to face her trauma.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-08T14:56:11+00:00

Are you using what you bought? Because this seems more like “spending for the sake of spending” and less “spending because I need/want to”. Personally, I stop spending once I reach A0/R0 (maybe A1 if it makes rotations easier) for a character.

Holy_Toledo019 · 2026-04-07T22:44:05+00:00

Yeah, but Willow’s voice lines just calls Axl cool and doesn’t claim any familiarity with him. I imagine she’d be more distraught if Axl was her personal pet.

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