Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Please Tell Me That's a Giant Jalapeño In This Game...
So I was playing the popular PS2 RPG Persona 3: FES this evening. I'm a sucker for JRPG-style storytelling, I guess. I just love how it can be silly one moment, overwrought the next, and poignant the next. My wife was watching somewhat distractedly, wanting to find out what happens with Chidori and Junpei next. She's a sucker for these stories, too.
I finished a run through Tartarus, and I decide to go see what new persona I can fuse with my existing social links. I find that I do have a new persona of "The Devil" arcana, and since I have been befriending the ruthless businessman, I have a mid-level social link. So I fuse this guy, not paying too much attention to its 2D portrait.
So I fuse "Incubus." It appears in full devilish 3D glory. Wings, tail, and .... something else. With tiger stripes.
My wife is speechless for a moment.
I blink and say, "Please tell me he's riding a giant jalapeño or something like that..."
She responds, "I don't think he's riding anything. You do know what an incubus is, don't you?"
"I know. I was just hoping it wasn't really what I thought it was."
"I want you to exchange that one for a different one," she says flatly. I can't tell if she is amused or not.
I can honestly say that it is not something I've seen in a console RPG before. We are SO not in Sosaria anymore.
But if anybody asks, it's a giant jalapeño. With, uh, tiger stripes.
Labels: Mainstream Games, Roleplaying Games
- posted by The Rampant Coyote @ 7:59 AM (Permalink)
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Furthermore, did it have the tiger stripes in the Japanese version, or was that some kind of camouflage pattern added to the American release?
You're going to love Mara, added in the FES version of the game.
# posted by 
: December 16, 2008 9:17 AM
: December 16, 2008 9:17 AM
I'm pretty sure that's how it looks in all versions. I always figured it was a horn or a sheath that covered the offending member (offember?) instead of it being publicly broadcasted.
This incubus, however, is small potatoes compared to Mara. You should look into that on your own. Away from your wife. I wish not to sully my fingers in description.
This incubus, however, is small potatoes compared to Mara. You should look into that on your own. Away from your wife. I wish not to sully my fingers in description.
I myself always assumed what you see on Incubus is actually a sheath or something, because of the different color, and because they got rid of Mara but not Incubus in vanilla P3
# posted by : December 16, 2008 11:24 AM
: December 16, 2008 11:24 AM
Well, if you really want to be technical as to what it is it's probably a new guinean codpiece. The things you learn through games!
# posted by : December 16, 2008 12:52 PM
: December 16, 2008 12:52 PM
Actually, Persona 3 has been quite educational in a number of ways. I've had to rush down to hit the Internet during tests or class questions to look stuff up on Japanese history while playing this game.
"Incubus"
Ew. You might possibly want to do an NSFW tag on that link, though I suppose it was obvious from the context. But whatever. Let's just say I couldn't resist confirming my suspicions and made sure no one was looking over my shoulder. :P
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Ew. You might possibly want to do an NSFW tag on that link, though I suppose it was obvious from the context. But whatever. Let's just say I couldn't resist confirming my suspicions and made sure no one was looking over my shoulder. :P
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