07-21-2011, 07:50 PM
100% agree with Gary on a topic name change.
That being said... Persona 4. I honestly don't get why it's so popular compared to P3 - whereas P3 had at least believable character development, P4 throws that all down the drain with the whole shadow thing:
character has problem, gets sucked into Mayonaka TV to deal with shadow, who represents an emotional problem they are facing
Character cannot deal with shadow, party comes to help
party beats shadow, character's problem is solved!
In order to develop and grow, characters should be facing their own problems (or hell, even having someone help them face it.) Character development shouldn't be handled through a fucking boss fight.
That being said... Persona 4. I honestly don't get why it's so popular compared to P3 - whereas P3 had at least believable character development, P4 throws that all down the drain with the whole shadow thing:
character has problem, gets sucked into Mayonaka TV to deal with shadow, who represents an emotional problem they are facing
Character cannot deal with shadow, party comes to help
party beats shadow, character's problem is solved!
In order to develop and grow, characters should be facing their own problems (or hell, even having someone help them face it.) Character development shouldn't be handled through a fucking boss fight.
![[Image: wkp6adT.png]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fwkp6adT.png&hash=9a65fb1629f3e405da203f3e60c10529)
![[Image: 6531wDl.png]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F6531wDl.png&hash=9aa086a4fa3de4385fffa8a64cfe82b9)