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Banned for being the Death Arcana

Banned for drinking too much Jack Daniels.

Fuuka Yamagishi's (and Minako Arisato's) Time (Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight)

Yukiko Amagi's Snowflakes (Persona 4: Dancing All Night)

Tsubasa Oribe's Fly: You're My Wind (Tokyo Mirage Sessions)

Fire Emblem x Radiant Historia - Basically an FE story that you can guide and re-write like RH. Also, fuck it. Give me Tokyo Mirage Sessions x Persona Dancing, and let me dance as Kiria in her Labyrinth show! Name it Tokyo Mirage Sessions: Dancing Sunny Day!

To elabourate the title, were there games which you relied on the professional critics' reviews and recommendations? This is as opposed to, say, brand name, or word-of-mouth from friends or fellow gamers. Out of these, I want to hear which of the games turned out have well-deserved or spot-on reviews. For me, it was Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Persona 4: Golden, both receiving praise from critics (particularly the latter). The former was generally well-received by critics (in contrast to the scorn of fans here), and got me curious about the game. Good thing I played the game, because it got me hooked when I borrowed it from my friend. The seemingly different elements from the two franchises being juxtaposed (particularly the medieval FE with modern Persona), the hilarity of the story, and the very fact that Atlus had balls to make such a crazy move (with Catherine being another example of a crazily-designed game) were just too good to pass up. The good experience I had with the former prompted me to check the latter. To be sure, I also checked the professional reviews and other articles related to the game, as it was my first time to play a main games of the Persona series. My opinion? This game in general, and the story, the narrative, and the moral lesson in particular deserves all the acclaim and praise it gets.

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Thirty-eight thousand and sixteen

Thirty-eight thousand and

Likes Team Ike, likes Blazing Sword, and likes Marth

Likes Three Houses, likes Celica, and likes Team Ike

Banned for actually getting into trouble with the mods in the other thread over this.

Persona 4 Golden is on Steam too, for those of you lacking a Vita. See my review of the game in my signature, or here. (Some spoliers)

Underrated may be a stretch, as it mostly got 8/10 and higher from critics, but TMSFE is a contender. Or at least one aspect of its story. I actually liked how Atlus handled Itsuki, compared to how IS usually handles male Lord characters. He actually backs off and let other characters shine, which shows the teamwork dynamic better than the FE games, ironically. It's the same reason why I also like Yu from Persona 4, and Minako from Persona 3 Portable, as both also feature them as part of their teams heavily in their stories. In all three cases, they only really become the be-all and end-all heroes at the end of their stories. Besides, the story otherwise is generally serviceable unlike Fates Conquest (and some parts of Valentia Echoes), the fanservice is actually appropriate also unlike Fates or even Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, the gameplay is generally actually engaging unlike Awakening or the Akaneia DS remakes, and the music is one of the few J-Pop stuff that I actually like. I mean, if the fanservice and J-Pop stuff is bad here, then you kind of have to say the same thing with Rise Kujikawa and her idol stuff, especially in Persona 4: Dancing All Night. I might even say that a particular part Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight is more problematic even compared to Fates, not to mention TMSFE. The early stages of the original game had an anti-sexualization moral narrative for one of the characters - yet the P5D girls partake in a burlesque, and video clips of sexual acts in the ultimate music track!

Thirty-eight thousand and thirteen

Banned for not appreciating TMSFE (and maybe Persona 4 Dancing All Night) for what it is.

Banned for hating Sydney. On a more serious note: Are you talking about the high house prices, the congestion, or the crowds? I do have to agree with the first one, actually, the prices are indeed shit as.

Maiko, Ellie, Kiria, Tsubasa, and Mamori are best girls. And Minako, Mitsuru, Labrys, Yukiko, Nanako, Ann, K/Catherine

Thirty-eight thousand and ten

Banned also for nonalcoholic reasons

Squid daughter

Probably figured out that I watched a bit too much Avengers/Captain America over the past several days.

No I didn't click your signature link!

Thinks that the Greil Mercenaries are bad human rights abusers like Iraq's Blackwater PMC