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Shin Megami Tensei IV
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13-08-2014 10:18pm#1Join Date:Posts: 50404
So after well over a year after the American release SMT4 is finally getting a European release on 3DS. Unfortunately it will be digital only from the eShop but it will have a budget price of 20 euros. In case you didn't know shin megami tensei is the main line series that contains the Persona series. It's the first mainline game since Nocturne/Lucifer's Call on PS2 back in 2003.
I played and finished the US version last year ad it was one of the best RPGs I've played recently. So why should you be excited.
The battle system is a refinement of the press turn system from SMT 3 and the recent Persona games. Anyone that has played those games knows how great a system it is. It's very tactical with a lot of depth and relies a lot on status buffs and debuffs.
The demon fusion in the game is the biggest change for the series. You now have full control over what skills your demon inherits. You can now also search for what demons you can create with an incredibly helpful search engine. It's a massive step forward for the series where previously fusion seemed a bit pot luck.
The story is very well written. It's not so much about the main characters but more about a place and its people and how it came to be. It takes some cues from Dark Souls, the info is all there, you just kinf of have to piece it together yourself. It's far more maturity than anything from bioware of Square Enix as you would spect from the series.
It looks and sounds great. It's one of the best looking games on 3DS and has one of the greatest soundtracks of any game, yes it is that good.
Its not perfect though. It's very easy by series standards. It's starts tough but quickly gets a lot easier due to how much control you have over demon fusion meaning you can keep the more powerful stat buffs/debuffs going through a lineage of demons. It's also got a dreadful world map.dont let that put you off though its really damn good.
I've played and beaten all the DLC missions as well. All they are are extremely tough boss battles and you really don't want to go near then until te end of a new game plus. I had fun though creating the incredibly broken demons you need to beat them.
Anyway some trailers:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f6RNTsbDYk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xYct8Y3ZqkComments
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Interested Observer wrote: »Nice post. Will definitely be buying this, couldn't believe the price when it was announced. Has the release date been announced yet?
No nailed down date but will be out in September.
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Interested Observer wrote: »Wow this game is difficult. Have just managed to do the tutorial missions after god knows how many deaths. Once I have a full team of demons it seems a bit easier though.
It starts off very tough but gets much easier very early on. The ability to pass abilities to your demons is a bit overpowered since you can keep stat buffs and debuffs going through your demons. It's far and away the easiest megaten game I've played.
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One bit of advice, if you think you are going to get murdered then get out of Naraku. Better to survive and keep your levels and demons. Also don't keep your demons, make sure you are constantly fusing them to create higher level demons. This isn't pokemon, low evel demos are useless. Once the game progresses past Naraku the whole game changes and opens up dramatically. It gets a whole lot better but also much easier so hang in there!
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I had a lot of fun with those. Advertisement