Not sure either, 360 is the one system I barely touched.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV Review Thread
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Not sure either, 360 is the one system I barely touched.
walking fiend
Member
Somehow I feel both Fire Emblem and SMT will become rare to find pretty soon; I mean, I don't have 3DS yet, but I am going to get both games anyway to get that reward.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
He's probably going off the fact that IGN's staffers have been shredding the game pretty hard on Twitter.
semiconscious
Member
i really don't have a problem with this. if this's a way for small & mid-size developers to continue to make well-produced, clever, involved, & interesting games, then bring on the portables, baby...
i've got nothing against indies. but they just don't do it for me the way games like these games do...
Right but there seems to be a distinction between dungeons and the world map.
It's just one guy. Who played the game for 2 hours and doesn't like that it's not like Persona. He's not reviewing the game though.
They're both available digitally. Hopefully that will keep the prices on physical units down.
flyinpiranha
Member
Have it pre-ordered on Amazon. My first of the series. I just hate having to try and 'find' games later on so I order them and play them when I have time.
Dragon1893
Member
Bought a 3DS mainly because of this game. These reviews make the wait even harder.
#fuckregionlock
#fuckregionlock
MikeE21286
Member
Too awesome. This is great 
mugurumakensei
Member
World map will most likely be the standard overhead with a marker that you move around as its always been.
Darth_Caedus
No longer canonical
Can't wait! Only thing I'm dissapointed is that this should be on the Wii U and not a handheld but whatever.
NeonZ
Member
Megami Tensei 1-2 and later Shin Megami Tensei 1-2 were NES and SNES games featuring many mythological creatures, collectivelly called "demons", which the player could recruit to fight alongside them, it was basically the first 'monster' franchise, although with a rather dark story focusing on the battle of heaven and hell (with figures from various mythologies) with humanity in the middle of it all.
There was a SMT title for the SNES called SMT:If that introduced a "Guardian Spirit" mechanic, involving asociating demons with the hero to get different boosts, and focused strictly on high school human characters, while still keeping the demon system from the previous games too.
SMT:If's new mechanics and ideas, rather than staying in future SMT titles, were eventually further developed when Atlus made the original Persona for the Playstation (which was still labeled as a "Megami" title in Japan, although its successors weren't), which continued the world featured in SMT:If and greatly expanded on the Guardian Spirit mechanic with the new "Personas", which replaced the recruitable demons. Spells, fusions and demon/persona designs still are often shared between Persona and the original SMT series, but the focus and tone of the story is very different, and, of course, demons are actual party members in SMT.
ForteanMan
Member
I've had the game pre-ordered and paid off for months and as such review scores were not going to sway my decision to purchase this game. With that said, it's great seeing it getting such positive reviews. I'm having a great deal of difficulty trying to deal with the wait.
Can I overlook the fact that I dont like 2D art and FPS battle system and still enjoy this game? Also, the maps are not like the first personas where you walk in FPS with random encounters right? Or like Etrian Odyssey where you have to "discover the format of the map"? I am really tempted to buy it.
Zero-Crescent
Member
The camera's third-person during exploration, and the enemies are on the field.
mugurumakensei
Member
Battle system is the only thing first person Dungeon exploration is 3D and battles are not random.
flatearthpandas
Member
Hype rising. Next week is going to be awesome.
air jordans for dogs
Member
I'm happy i bought this 3DS XL, was bummed to see that the European launch date has not been announced though..
NeonZ
Member
Dungeons are in 3rd person and encounters are visible, although when the battle starts is changes to the first person screen. Regarding your dislike of 2d art, I guess it depends on how much it bothers you...
I think I am posting in a legendary thread.
These reviews please me extremely.
What doesn't on the other hand is that I have a PAL 3DS.
Also, in the light of these pleasant reviews, an obligatory anthem of joy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hicykrzDJ_Q
These reviews please me extremely.
What doesn't on the other hand is that I have a PAL 3DS.
Also, in the light of these pleasant reviews, an obligatory anthem of joy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hicykrzDJ_Q
That's what I was looking for too. The reviews make it seem like dungeons are fairly simple but the world map can be annoying to traverse.
Well I've only played Strange Journey when it comes to "main" SMT games which is why I was asking. The other example I have is Soul Hackers but that doesn't have encounters on the (segmented) overworld either.
From what I've heard the areas aren't supposed to be as complicated but still have dead ends, secret passages and hidden items, etc.
anotherVegan
Member
It seems like the 3DS can't stop producing awesome. I just got Animal Crossing, and now SMT4 looks awesome. LttP2 and Pokemon later this year. 3DS, why can't I find time to play all of your games?
walking fiend
Member
Well, you won't get the limited edition SMTIV digitally, at least
(but to be honest, I had forgotten about one of the main reasons why some games used get so expensive) Anyhow, I feel like I will be getting this games for $88 now, get $30 back on the eShop, and sell them later for around $40, and have played them both for $18. That's TOO cheap really yeah i thought i was off the hook after fea, but pokemon, zelda, and ace attorney 5 are all hitting this year. i was not counting on that.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
Nice reviews. The $50 price tag and my hatred of the battle system are definitely going to make it a tough sell for me, but I'm glad the game isn't being completely ventilated by the press. Seems Persona was a gateway drug for a lot of them - they weren't nearly this forgiving with Nocturne.
Or maybe it's actually a better game than Nocturne?
mugurumakensei
Member
From gamers in Japan, it sounds like a simple case of SMT IV simply being better than Nocturne.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
I heard it's just better haha.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Wait, there's that free $30 e-shop gift card for buying both this and Fire Emblem right? Awesome, I bought Fire Emblem at launch.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
I refuse to believe that's even remotely possible, especially for a portable game. Japanese gamers do so love their portables though.
Wow, great reviews. This and Soul Hackers have really surprised me critically. Certainly it proves that when JRPGs are decent, their scores reflect it.
I do not believe.
I do not believe.
Having 2D battles and being on a portable are negatives in some peoples eyes.
semiconscious
Member
for me, 3ds does what wii u doesn't. & that's pretty much the way it worked for me with the ds/wii as well - loved one, & had no use for the other...
mugurumakensei
Member
Darth_Caedus
No longer canonical
What about the characters?
This part in particular even being referred to is a huge bummer to see anyone have this mindset.
NeonZ
Member
I guess it helps that SMT 4 actually has npcs, unlike the mostly desolate Nocturne, and the dungeons are more spread out (there are many dungeon areas, but none of them, individually, seem to be nearly as big as some of the biggest past dungeons in the series based on what I've read about it).
The later seems to have caused complaints from some fans of past games, but I guess it'll please reviewers and newcomers.
Well they can't be worse with more development here. Nocturne isn't that strong with characters. But mainly because they're more like ideologies, which I imagine IV's will be similar to but not to the same extent.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
Ironically, Soul Hackers didn't deserve it. That game is an absolutely godawful port - it's like the anti-P4G.
I prefer console games over handheld games. I don't see what's so ridiculous about that.
Bingo.
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