'>>92592070
because it implies you put equally little thought into everything else';

'>>92592102
Nah. That is just your autism talking.

>>92592070
Autism.';

'Fun things are fun.
Have Atlus ever made a SMT or Persona table-top game?';

'>>92592500
Atlus didn't directly, but there's been 5 official trpg systems released since the 90s. The 4th system (Nocturne: Tokyo Conception) is being localized by LionWing Publishing and is due to release in Q3 of this year.
I'm looking forward to it, but I've already collected and played a ton from the 5th system (Matou Tokyo 200X)';

'>>92592070
>Why do people on here get upset
They don't. Those people are already upset';

'>>92592500
There's a fan made conversion of Monsters and Other Childish Things for Persona called the Velvet book, it has optional rules that are designed to better emulate SMT.';

'>>92592070
Karakuri. Authorial machinations hidden behind the outer machine.
>question
Why didn’t Holmes realise Moriarty was behind all the crimes he’d been investigating?
>Watson (In-Universe)
He was clever enough to hide his workings until Holmes could get enough data to sort through
>Doyle
I wanted to create an antagonist on equal footing with the detective so I could kill that smug prick Holmes without him looking stupid
Both explanations work in tandem with each other, not against. Without Watson or Doyle in on an element, it happens without reason. Now, comparison;
Why are swords still used when guns are plentiful?
>Doylist for both
Because they’re cool
>Persona Watsonian
I dunno. Guns do everything they do but better
>Star Wars Watsonian
They’re space wizards who can break every bone in someone’s body with a flick of the wrist. What usage do bolts of plasma have when you can do that?
See? One’s continued usage is justified, and the other falls upon its face, revealing the man behind the curtain';

'>>92592070
Some people think aesthetic choices are cool. Some people think logical coherence is cool. Those people don't tend to have a lot of overlap.';

'>>92600387
Persona does have an explanation though. There are enemies that won't be hurt by bullets but can be hurt by swords or clubs. Guns can also run out of ammo while melee weapons can't. Lastly, weapons can be magically enhanced, so a magical sword can easily do more damage than a regular gun, and vice versa, making real-world power meaningless.';

'>>92601201
Also in the realm of the collective unconscious, piritual ability and perceived ability are at least as important as physical ability.';

'>>92602968
spiritual ability*';

'>>92601201
>>92602968
isn't the explanation that they live in Japan and are Teenagers and therefore don't have guns? we know guns work perfectly because the P5 crew are able to buy airsoft guns that turn into real.guns when they go into mementos';

'>>92603498
That's the perception part. The shadows see a gun that looks real, and so it functions as real. No attack between personas and shadows is purely physical (nor is it purely spiritual). A real gun and a fake gun that looks like a real gun are both equally effective when you're in the metaverse. A sword and a folding chair are both fine weapons in the hands of someone with the strength of will to make them fine weapons. But you can tip the scales with technology, the Kirijo Group do have materials and processes to make physical weapons more powerful against shadows. If you were deliberately assembling a professional team to go in there, you probably would give them both real guns and functional combat ready swords made with mumbo-jumbo tech, so they still have a chance just in case reality kicks in for some reason.';

'>>92603498
There are enemies in both 3 and 5 that are immune to piercing damage.';

'>>92605218
but what about the sex?';

'>>92606717
None of the female party members or supporting social links are immune to piercing damage.';

'>>92592070

If it really came down to "I'm doing it because its cool" then why do you come on here to talk about it? Isn't that all there is to say about it?

Posting this question here implies you are seeking validation, and people will jump on that weakness.';

'>>92592070
Because verisimilitude is one of the most important parts of immersion. Everyone in the setting being retarded breaks immersion.';

'>>92608546
>Being this unironically autistic.
Please stop it, you're making the world less fun for well adjusted people.';

'>>92592070
everyone on 4chan is a miserable depressed fun hating loser with no imagination.';

'>>92600387
this guy thinks people don't know they're playing a game lol';

'>>92600753
Yes and only people in the first group are correct.';

'>>92608546
lol I bet you get upset when vtubers break character';

'>>92592102
Bit harsh, but...yes desu.

Look, OP, sugar is nice, but you shouldn't bake a cake with just sugar. If your recipe starts and ends with "how much sucrose can I cram in", what you end up with is diabetes and sadness, not the tastiest thing ever.

Cool for Cool's Sake alone gets you an incoherent mess. It needs other flavors to contrast against, which means that you need to rub 2 braincells together and think about things beyond "yeah this looks hella sweet fuck my blood sugar level".';

'>>92610686
lol dumb autist';

'>>92610556
And I bet you love it when all of your favorite marvel characters say quirky little quips in extremely dangerous and dramtic moments';

'>>92592070
Honestly, because it's incomplete. Swords are in fact cool, but if you're also including cool guns (and there's plenty of cool guns, even as someone who isn't a gunfag), give me a reason. I'm pretty willing to accept the reason you give me, but I need something.';