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Shin Megami Tensei IV |EU OT| Atlus Shrugged
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Blue Griffin
Neo Member
Downloading ..... how we thought this day would never come 
Go back to the barracks and sleep.
The travel narraku -> barracks is one you'll do very often early game.
dark_inferno
Member
They needed one year to bring out a Digital Only English Only version?
Jesus.
Jesus.
Damn, thought I'd give the exp farming DLC a try since the prepaid eshop card I got was worth 25 euros so you know, 5 euros extra.
This is insane, I've gotten like 5 or 6 heavy grimoires in the last 20 minutes that are one-use items that practically level you up instantly. If there was a way to actually get some macca too this early on, I probably couldn't help myself and just fucked around with the fusion system until I had completely broken the game lol.
I know some purists think I'm playing the game wrong or whatever but damn I do love this kind of stuff.
This is insane, I've gotten like 5 or 6 heavy grimoires in the last 20 minutes that are one-use items that practically level you up instantly. If there was a way to actually get some macca too this early on, I probably couldn't help myself and just fucked around with the fusion system until I had completely broken the game lol.
I know some purists think I'm playing the game wrong or whatever but damn I do love this kind of stuff.
TheMrPliskin
Member
I can't decide if I should go with the critical gun build or the magic build.
Magic build for sure.
4 mag / 1 agi per level up. Use single target spells, then the Megido spells later on for mobs along with Concentrate. Everything dies.
Although it makes the game easy.
Hot Coldman
Banned
This game is better than I anticipated. Really enjoying it.
Almost every consistent build makes the game easy.
A dex build with javelin rain and later on desperate hit also destroys everything. Physical skills have a higher damage output than magic skills, and ohko every mobs with a dex build.
StrikeFirst117
Banned
Just picked this up now finally after my 3ds taking hours to update, looking forward to finally playing this, going in completely blind as well.
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
Funny how after all this time the game launches so close to the release of Persona Q.
So...since this is digital only, was "Shin Megami Tensei IV |EU OT| Cloud Atlus" ever considered as an alternate thread title?
Juuuuuust being dumb.
So...since this is digital only, was "Shin Megami Tensei IV |EU OT| Cloud Atlus" ever considered as an alternate thread title?
Juuuuuust being dumb.
2 hours playing the game and I'm already beginning the quests at K's Tavern. It looks like this game will be really long. And I'm liking it.
Gosh, I died so many times at Naraku... Thank god I had a fairy demon allied with me. I thought I would be 100% dead when I lost all HP, but I appeared with just 1 HP after those battles. I didn't die after all.
I also had to meet Charon twice, it was weird at the beginning, and even more at the second time, when he was absent.
This game will keep me for long with my 3DS, I finally had an excuse to remove all the dust it had.
Gosh, I died so many times at Naraku... Thank god I had a fairy demon allied with me. I thought I would be 100% dead when I lost all HP, but I appeared with just 1 HP after those battles. I didn't die after all.
I also had to meet Charon twice, it was weird at the beginning, and even more at the second time, when he was absent.
This game will keep me for long with my 3DS, I finally had an excuse to remove all the dust it had.
I started playing this last year, but my kid got a copy of Pokemon X/Y around the same time, and pretty much stole my 3DS, so eventually I gave up and traded SMT:IV in. This thread has reminded me that I did enjoy the very limited time I spent with it. Maybe it's time to pick it up again on the eShop since it's on sale this week.
This is something I also noticed at first, but it got considerably harder (or I got considerably unluckier) right after that. All the demons after the very first area have taken me at least 4 or 5 tries each, some over 10.
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Deleted member 57681
Unconfirmed Member
So is the Experience the Afterlife DLC like the obligatory "help for new players" DLC or actually legit new content?
Also FUCK YEAH I'M PLAYING SMTIV
Also FUCK YEAH I'M PLAYING SMTIV
Former
As easy as drag and drop.
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Deleted member 57681
Unconfirmed Member
It's as easy as copying from one card to the other. Just did it yesterday with a 32GB
Thanks, I'll pass then.
Dragon1893
Member
I don't get this cathedral of shadows. Why am I not seeing a list of my demons to fuse at will?
Nope, doesn't work like that.
E_Darkness
Member
This to me is currently the hardest problem about SMTIV: what SD card to get.
Seriously what's the difference between this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PYBOEU/
And this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00422F8XQ/
And which one is better?
I can't think of anywhere more appropriate to ask this. And I've realised despite all my bitching, I still want to play SMTIV...
Seriously what's the difference between this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PYBOEU/
And this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00422F8XQ/
And which one is better?
I can't think of anywhere more appropriate to ask this. And I've realised despite all my bitching, I still want to play SMTIV...
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Deleted member 57681
Unconfirmed Member
I use the first one with 32GB. Wouldn't recommend anything else than Class 10.
TheMrPliskin
Member
I've only just got out of the tutorial dungeon so far but I'm enjoying what I've played, looking forward to digging in this weekend.
Once you figure it out, you start to laugh at the many random lines of dialogue you run into. It's much much harder in nocturne. Especially in the beginning when your resources are next to nothing.
E_Darkness
Member
That's what I thought. I was confused why it was cheaper.
Ivan el Trolazo
Banned
i didnt put agi, just 100% magic, it never missed so i dont know whats agi for...
one mistake i did was putting too many demon slots, you cant fuse low level demons into higher ones so its overkill having too many...
one mistake i did was putting too many demon slots, you cant fuse low level demons into higher ones so its overkill having too many...
Nah, its honestly never a waste to have too many demons. I usually have a bunch of healer/utility demons, some single spell use demons, and always have a dedicated estoma user. Once you hit the mid game youll want to recruit everything so you can make a bunch of stuff.
toastyToast
Member
Yeah it's a easy to help ease the difficulty. If you do buy it don't overuse it it'll break the game. The macca one especially.
AcademicSaucer
Member
Wow, the european version allows miiverse screenshots , now we know what took them so long
AGI is for physical attacks' accuracy, not magic.
And as mentioned you really can't have too many demon slots. The reason is because of how skill inheritance (Demon Whisper) works. You will see as you get farther in the game. More demon slots = more demons soaking up exp = more skills getting mastered = MC's skills get stronger, more demon fusion options, and you can perform fusions with more skill options.
Jeez. The game doesn't pull any punches does it? I'm just in training and the enemy's can kill me in one turn if they decide to both attack one character(which seems to happen often).
Might restart as well if Strength really is useless. I put points in Strength because I usually go melee.
Might restart as well if Strength really is useless. I put points in Strength because I usually go melee.
John Kowalski
Banned
twenty europeans man, i don't know
it's never getting cheaper though, is it
it's never getting cheaper though, is it
What mastery are you talking about?
The +1s from demon whispering. For example my Needle Shot is at +2, I could delete my Centaur and raise another one or fuse it and keep buffing the Needle Shot. Is it worth the effort?
Another useful negotiation tactic: beat the demon you want to recruit within an inch of its life, then kill the other ones remaining. Around half the time, they'll stop the fight and beg for mercy, giving you the opportunity to have them join you in exchange for their life, or demand money or items in return for letting them go.
It's ruthless, but effective.
The more points, the less MP the skill eventually costs to use.
IMO it's not really worth re-leveling the same demon to +1 a skill you have until maybe endgame (I'm not there yet so can't say for sure). Better to fuse that demon and pass the skill on, then +1 it again when the new demon can Whisper to you.
crabhammer
Member
Enjoy, Eurobros, SMT IV is radical.
thread title killed me.
thread title killed me.