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On which platform will you be picking up the game?

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Dr. Claus said:
Replays are a *lot* faster. If you basically go for 100% on the first playthrough, each playthrough takes like 20 hours max after.
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I should've phrased it better.

I'm not necessarily going for 100%, I just want to make sure I don't fuck up story. I can always YT the extra endings but I want to see the true ending on my first run.

How do I insure that?
 
How's this game outside of combat and collecting demons?

I tend to eventually set turn based games to an easier difficulty to get through battles faster and experience the story, exploration, etc.

Is it worth it for that?
 
Last SMT I played was nocturne which was light on story with a lot of empty, plain areas and buildings. Does this game have a stronger story? Maybe even populated town or two?
 
nikos said:
How's this game outside of combat and collecting demons?

I tend to eventually set turn based games to an easier difficulty to get through battles faster and experience the story, exploration, etc.

Is it worth it for that?
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The exploration is cool, large areas with lots of hidden stuff to find, like useful collectibles or side quests.

The story... It's there. The new route they added to this edition seems to have a better story, but the vanilla one was quite barebones. After all, SMT is mostly about the gameplay and atmosphere.

TheMan said:
Last SMT I played was nocturne which was light on story with a lot of empty, plain areas and buildings. Does this game have a stronger story? Maybe even populated town or two?
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SMT V was inspired by and took a lot from Nocturne. Story I'd say it's about the same but even less developed, but the exploration is far better in this one imo, even if it's still more deserts.

If you want an SMT with more story, check out SMT IV and Digital Devil Saga.
 
TheMan said:
Last SMT I played was nocturne which was light on story with a lot of empty, plain areas and buildings. Does this game have a stronger story? Maybe even populated town or two?
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Pretty similar I would say. SMT is probably not the best series if you are looking for a meaty story and lively areas
 
Just met the Mermaid and accepted her quest. :messenger_grinning_sweat:



Decided straight away to fusion and then I put her in my party. That unique AoE ice spell she has wrecks everything in this early area I'm in right now.

 
Amazon delayed my delivery and I have to wait until monday to play it.

Oh well, I still need to finish Elden Ring with my second character anyway.

Sad Rabbit GIF by Muffin & Nuts
 
im hoping someone can help me.

Just started the game and im trying to recruit demons. However when i recruit slimes they don't show up in my stock or anywhere. Its like i don't have them at all.

Is this a bug? Or can you only have 1 kind of demon? i have 1 slime in my party but that's it.
 
hybrid_birth said:
im hoping someone can help me.

Just started the game and im trying to recruit demons. However when i recruit slimes they don't show up in my stock or anywhere. Its like i don't have them at all.

Is this a bug? Or can you only have 1 kind of demon? i have 1 slime in my party but that's it.
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You can only have one type of demon, you can't have multiple of same demon.
 
This game so far shits all over Nocturne and P3R.

Loving this.
 
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My first world problem is that I want to start playing this now but hesitant because I know I will drop it when Shadow of the Erdtree comes out and who knows when I will return.
Ron Burgundy Regret GIF
 
Thick Thighs Save Lives said:
Just met the Mermaid and accepted her quest. :messenger_grinning_sweat:



Decided straight away to fusion and then I put her in my party. That unique AoE ice spell she has wrecks everything in this early area I'm in right now.

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She stayed with me for a long time. She's essential for a boss or at least she was for me. Back on Switch. This version looks great.
 
Northeastmonk said:
She stayed with me for a long time. She's essential for a boss or at least she was for me. Back on Switch. This version looks great.
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Awesome. Gonna try to keep her in my party since she's doing a really good job so far (I'm 8h in and lvl 17). Her design is also great so that's a plus.
 
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Just got to the part where you meet Naamah for the first time. Let's say it was quite an experience lol.

Anyway, here's Naamah's full 'capitulate to pleasure' attack animation. 😳

 
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PS5 version looks excellent. 60FPS and high resolution.

I started vengeance path, from what I have read it's better even for newcomers (better overall first impressions). I'm no sure it's the right decision but here we go!
 
Kinda wish I skipped the switch version now, playing it on PS5 everything is wayy smoother. The resolution bump is nice but uhh, now I can very clearly see how low quality the environments are.
I know people joke about certain games looking like PS3 games, but this one in fact does look like a PS3 game. Obviously I don't play these games for the "graphics" but I do come for the gameplay, setting and aesthetics that define this series. I get it's suppose to be more like Nocturne, but ehhh it really is nothing like that. It lacks that atmospehere and that Kaneko touch. And what the fuck is going on with the music, it's a severe downgrade from SMT IV. I doubt even this new Vengeance path will do much to really change my main criticisms with SMTV in general, but at least I can now replay this without the issues of it being on trash hardware. Now I can easily get to the late/end game battles, which are really the most redeeming parts of this installment.
 
After playing Persona 4 on the Switch...it might be difficult to go back to the grim dark SMTs, but I'll give it a go.
 
Not very far yet but damn this game is SO good! PS5 version, it looks excellent and the soundtrack is just amazing!

The difference between Japanese developed games and the trash developed in the West these days is so night and day
 
Zheph said:
Pretty similar I would say. SMT is probably not the best series if you are looking for a meaty story and lively areas
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Thanks guys. I wish there was a middle ground here. Persona has too much social stuff but SMt is too sparse
 
I went with creation my first playthrough, and I'm concerned about two things for completing this game:

-The desert is all there is for environments to look at. If this is it… major fuck up. They needed more variety even if it's just tunnels and buildings.

-The story is told at a snails pace or is nonexistent and will just be lore dumped onto me in the very end.

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The gameplay is great, but it won't hold me to a 100+ hour finish line if there's not much else here.
 
Arsic said:
-The desert is all there is for environments to look at. If this is it… major fuck up. They needed more variety even if it's just tunnels and buildings.
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Game's mostly different flavors of desert, but there's some variation to it and even a dungeon here or there.

Arsic said:
-The story is told at a snails pace or is nonexistent and will just be lore dumped onto me in the very end.
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Yeah they drank to much of Nocturne and it ended having even less story than that one. Hope you enjoy the gameplay tho, for me it's ace and the main reason to play the game.
 
Good god this game is addicting as ever.

I can spend hours just exploring g getting more demons to creat my perfect party.

Also looking top view was a brilliant addition, it makes the traversal that much smoother.
 
I've enjoyed what I've played from the Canon of Vengeance storyline and love that all the main demon/angel characters so far have had badass entrances. 😏

Yeah, I know you can find these exact scenes I've captured in the creation route as well, but that's beside the point.

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I guess it tells I've been addicted to this game (almost 20h into my playthrough) since I can't stop making so many goddamn gifs from it. :messenger_grinning_sweat:

Anyway, I'm done for today so enjoy. :p

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Bonus Sahori reaction gif :messenger_grinning_sweat:

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