(But she’s a mystic! It’s supposed to sound mystical!)Īt least most of the guy characters are passable (with the exception of Tatsuya, who reminds me of Chris from Garzey’s Wing), though it might be because of whom they’re up against. Far less humorous is the single worst voice in the game, that of villain Ishigami Chizuru, who for some unfathomable reason has a terrible Russian villain accent, even though she’s clearly Japanese. So do the voices of the more insane baddies, which are very “violent 90s OVA”-style performances. At one point, a stalker with a chainsaw says, “I’ll **** your **** and **** it with ****!” to which Ulala replies, “I’m gonna **** your **** head off!” At least these lines seem purposefully silly. Yes, the game censores its own dialog at times, with amazing results. At least her probably-actually-drunk best friend Ulala is more enjoyably over-the-top, with battle quotes like, “don’t underestimate me, you **** bastard!” She has no dialog in cutscenes, but plenty of godawful battle quotes (like, “whoop-ass completed!” and “ciao!”), all delivered while seemingly drunk. Of the main cast, none is worse than the usually-silent main character, Maya.
At times, I thought I’d gotten used to the terribad acting, but then a character who hadn’t spoken yet would get a voiced cutscene and I’d feel my face contorting in pain. It’s little consolation that the dub is so bad it can be enjoyed “ironically”-such is in no way preferable to a Japanese voice track, which Atlus has a perplexing habit of dis-including in their games.
So without further ado, here’s a review of Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2: Eternal Punishment in the format of Baka-Raptor’s “ Unbiased Reviews.”
SMT SUMARU FREE
I’m hoping to turn the tide now, because my attention span is way longer and I have much more free time. I reached the final bosses of Shadow Hearts Covenant, Golden Sun, and FFI, but could never beat them. The only RPG I can remember completing was Tales of Symphonia.
This was caused by a combination of my short attention span and my having been terrible at RPGs in the past. I’ve never beaten more than one or two JRPGs, despite playing and owning tons of them. I didn’t expect I’d wind up getting into it, but I did, and then Christmas turned out like this. Without going into detail, I played some games that lead to starting Persona 2: Eternal Punishment for the PSX. It’s silly to think every December would turn out the same, right? Instead of watching a crazy amount of anime, I’ve been busy playing video games.
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