Same, I think one of them also did the voice for Shoko in Liberation Maiden but I can't tell which.
Used to really hate Estelle's english voice but it's grown on me a lot so I pretty happy with Eden as a replacement for Miyuki Sawashiro.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV |OT| The Dark Souls of Persona
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Used to really hate Estelle's english voice but it's grown on me a lot so I pretty happy with Eden as a replacement for Miyuki Sawashiro.
darkressurection
Banned
I must say one of my favorite touches is how, every once in a while when you open the menu, the MC says "Burroughs". I don't know why, but I just think it is awesome.
My favorite touch is how the hero's voice isn't JYB.
Fimbulvetr
Member
cj_iwakura
Member
A random demon joined me instead of one that was too high level.
It's like they keep making negotiation better with each incarnation, and I thought Raidou 2 had done it all.
It's like they keep making negotiation better with each incarnation, and I thought Raidou 2 had done it all.
Weirdest series of events was when a demon begged for mercy when I was just rushing the group down, but I already had one of those in stock so he introduced me to his friend who was a demon I didn't own yet.
Oh, drats. D:
That's weird since this isn't even an amp reliant headphone, but I was planning to get an amp anyways.
Ah, knew she sounded similar.
Now Izzy needs to call me a STUPIDLOSERJERKFACE
Navarre is a dong, where's my option to punch him in the face?
GeekyDad
Member
Be the first to experiment with it. If you're referring to what can be read on the GF forums, I wouldn't put a lot of stock in what's said there. The game just came out, and the most vocal folks over there aren't the folks who played the JP version. I don't know if you can expect to get out of a physical build what perhaps you could from a game like Nocturne, but I doubt you'll get stuck in limbo if you keep your build focused.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Wait a minute. Where do I get said pre-order code?
Sounds like a plan. You've convinced me. I guess I'll go 2Str/1dex/1agi/1luck. Or maybe 2str/2dex/1agi.
Community Forum
Member
They emailed it to me.
aliencowz7
Member
I'm kind of starting to wonder if my game is defective or something. I fell through the floor in Naraku 3 times and had to completely reload each time. The environment background keeps flashing in and out as well at times. Hope it's not something that keeps happening further in the game.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Shit, didn't even think to look in my email. Got it, thanks.
RyougaSaotome
Member
All the UI love makes me happy.
So sexy.
So sexy.
Yup, absolutely love it.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Finally got 3 hours with this game.
Can't say I like it as much as DDS, Devil Survivor, and Nocturne (my absolute favorite).
I hope things change, but for fucks sake I want strategy in a fight not just random instances where they decimate you with a surprise attack followed by crits. Surprise mini bosses out of nowhere piss me off too.
I want my long drawn out battles of wits and endurance where the skills and demons you picked before and meticulously raised shine.
Nothing is as satisfying as having a perfect build and team that blocks enemy attacks and allows you to destroy any opposition.
And so far, the MCs in the three games I mentioned > this guy.
Can't say I like it as much as DDS, Devil Survivor, and Nocturne (my absolute favorite).
I hope things change, but for fucks sake I want strategy in a fight not just random instances where they decimate you with a surprise attack followed by crits. Surprise mini bosses out of nowhere piss me off too.
I want my long drawn out battles of wits and endurance where the skills and demons you picked before and meticulously raised shine.
Nothing is as satisfying as having a perfect build and team that blocks enemy attacks and allows you to destroy any opposition.
And so far, the MCs in the three games I mentioned > this guy.
?????????
I have never played a Megaten game where the battles were ever "long" or "drawn out", unless I was doing the fight wrong. Lol.
I got one shotted so many times. I wasn't even weak to the attack that hit me. I was going to say my armor must be made of wet paper, but then I remembered at that point my armor was LITERALLY PAPER.
At least MC death doesn't equal game over.
Surprise? The special fights seem to all be red enemies, while normal are blue...
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
You planning to go physical?
Hmmmmmmmm. Everywhere I go people seem to recommend Magic but to tell you the truth I want to go physical first.
Are you far in the game already? Alright, I will reset my game and go physical too. I am planning to go 2 Dex/2 Agi/1 Str. If we can compare notes as to how we proceed through the game I think it would be interesting
I think I'm going to get this game pretty soon because of the eShop deal and because I have a gift card, but the thing is, I was interested in playing the previous main SMT games.
I've been very interested in getting around to playing translated ROMs of the first two SMT games and maybe even tracking down Nocturne. Would those still be good games to seek out and play even after playing SMTIV. Same goes for Strange Journey. I've had sort of a taste for first person dungeon crawlers since Grimrock.
I've been very interested in getting around to playing translated ROMs of the first two SMT games and maybe even tracking down Nocturne. Would those still be good games to seek out and play even after playing SMTIV. Same goes for Strange Journey. I've had sort of a taste for first person dungeon crawlers since Grimrock.
keeblerdrow
Member
So Lin Siniang was a cool bro and gave me his Gamestop armor code. Three cheers for him.
GeekyDad
Member
Coulda sworn at least one review mentioned some issues with collision/no-clipping. Can't remember which, but you may have triggered some gremlins. Are you far into the game yet? Perhaps restarting might help, or completely wiping the save data and starting fresh.
Yeah, they're getting a lot better with this stuff now. Very functional. Not a huge fan of that "bloop" sound it makes, though, when backing out of sub-menus. It's kinda harsh.
Oh my god, I thought I was the only one!
Sometimes after defeating a really tough boss, he'll say it for me.
I love it when the universe aligns, haha.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I'd say that the other SMT games are still worth playing after IV, yeah. They're going to be pretty different though. Even the mainline games have an individual feel to each.
Regarding the UI, I still don't think the functionality is that great. I was messing around with demon fusion for example, and I've accidentally triggered a fusion before on the "recommended" page while trying to get it to allow me to change skill inheritance. The selections aren't that intuitive and takes some getting used to in terms of function navigation.
Also, once again, WHY isn't there an option to change the sound settings while playing the game? That's so weird.
Also, once again, WHY isn't there an option to change the sound settings while playing the game? That's so weird.
Gotten to play a little of this. I got up to the first mini-boss. My thoughts so far.
I really like the world they're building. Seems like there's a lot of interesting stuff going on. The mixture of Japanese and medieval European culture is fascinating and gives the game a unique style.
Was weird going back to first person battles at first, but I got used to it quickly. Sprites look strange in 3D mode, but it's not in a bad way. Again, a very unique style. I quite enjoy it. Creature design so far is really cool as well. Typical SMT with a bit of a twist.
All the voice acting is a hugely welcome change. It's all really well acted too. Typically high quality Atlus dub. It's far more interesting when the dialogue gets voiced than just leaving it a text like it was in SMT III. I didn't expect so much of it. Welcome surprise.
The biggest thing I'm really liking is the small tweaks to the dungeon crawling. Switching from pure random encounters like SMT 3 to a Persona style of enemies on map is very welcome. Makes the random fight rate much more bearable as you can just choose to fight or not. I also really like the aesthetic of the map enemies.
Yeah, I'm really enjoying it so far. Hope this keeps up. My only complaint so far is only 2 save slots. Really? Makes it way harder to setup saves to redo the endings with little effort. Seems like something you could probably get around on the digital version with save backup, but the limit is far too low. I wish games just let me make as many saves as I want on an SD card. I get that there's limited space on a cartridge, but the 3DS comes with an SD card. No reason they can't use that for saves.
Oh, I got mine in a full packing from Amazon. I got it shipped with another small item, so that may be the reason. If you want to make sure of getting a box, you might want to give ordering something else small to ship with it. Game package is in perfect condition.
I really like the world they're building. Seems like there's a lot of interesting stuff going on. The mixture of Japanese and medieval European culture is fascinating and gives the game a unique style.
Was weird going back to first person battles at first, but I got used to it quickly. Sprites look strange in 3D mode, but it's not in a bad way. Again, a very unique style. I quite enjoy it. Creature design so far is really cool as well. Typical SMT with a bit of a twist.
All the voice acting is a hugely welcome change. It's all really well acted too. Typically high quality Atlus dub. It's far more interesting when the dialogue gets voiced than just leaving it a text like it was in SMT III. I didn't expect so much of it. Welcome surprise.
The biggest thing I'm really liking is the small tweaks to the dungeon crawling. Switching from pure random encounters like SMT 3 to a Persona style of enemies on map is very welcome. Makes the random fight rate much more bearable as you can just choose to fight or not. I also really like the aesthetic of the map enemies.
Yeah, I'm really enjoying it so far. Hope this keeps up. My only complaint so far is only 2 save slots. Really? Makes it way harder to setup saves to redo the endings with little effort. Seems like something you could probably get around on the digital version with save backup, but the limit is far too low. I wish games just let me make as many saves as I want on an SD card. I get that there's limited space on a cartridge, but the 3DS comes with an SD card. No reason they can't use that for saves.
Oh, I got mine in a full packing from Amazon. I got it shipped with another small item, so that may be the reason. If you want to make sure of getting a box, you might want to give ordering something else small to ship with it. Game package is in perfect condition.
RawkHawk2010
Member
Okay, so I bought it.
Is it recommended I give the main dude his default name? Because if this is the only time I have to name anyone I'll just name him "Rawk" or something, but if I'm expected to name everyone I'd rather just stick with the presets.
Is it recommended I give the main dude his default name? Because if this is the only time I have to name anyone I'll just name him "Rawk" or something, but if I'm expected to name everyone I'd rather just stick with the presets.
aliencowz7
Member
Not really that far yet, like 2 hours or so. can start a new save and see if it fixes it I guess. Mostly just hope I don't end up having to return it for a new copy since that's kind of a pain in the butt.
Go with Rawk.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Just played the first hour or so and fought my first couple of battles. Wow, the setting for this game was totally not what I was expecting. That FMV at the beginning when the camera pans out to show the grand castle kingdom and the music accompanying it was awe inspiring (and kinda creepy). I was expecting it to take place entirely in burnt out wastelands of post apocalyptic Tokyo. Oh well, consider me pleasantly surprised and quite glad I didn't read up on the game. Voice acting and world setting is so good and immediately has my interest.
You only name the protagonist.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
I hope Yuri Lowenthal or JYB isn't anywhere near this game.
Because I am rather sick already hearing them everywhere, especially the latter.
Because I am rather sick already hearing them everywhere, especially the latter.
I'm still fine with JYB, as long as he isn't the main voiced role. Yuri Lowenthal, though, I need a break from. I don't hate his voice or anything, I've just heard it too much.
Kind of bummed the digital version if $49. =/
I mean, the physical version has so much stuff with it, that it seems like robbery to pay $50 for a digital version with nothing. I purposely bought a fat memory card, as I planned on going all digital for my 3DS. But I'm really considering just buying the physical, given it's the same price and with more stuff.
Bleh.
I mean, the physical version has so much stuff with it, that it seems like robbery to pay $50 for a digital version with nothing. I purposely bought a fat memory card, as I planned on going all digital for my 3DS. But I'm really considering just buying the physical, given it's the same price and with more stuff.
Bleh.
If you're truly going all digital, just leave SMT in your game slot forever and you'll never know the difference.
So far, physical games going on sale and the extra stuff has led me to buying both EOIV and SMTIV Physically. The rest is all digital. After living that lifestyle on handheld, not sure I'd want to go back. So nice to be able to boot up any game on demand.