Tag: Shin Megami Tensei
News Slipknot's Clown, Eloy, and New Guy Discuss Identity, Masks, and SMT V: Vengeance
Pseudo-sacrosanct perversion
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is out now (we quite enjoyed it), and in a continuation of Atlus's unlikely collaboration with American heavy metal band Slipknot, several members of that outfit have gathered to offer their thoughts on identity, masks, and SMT V. It's surreal to see Clown, one of the group's founding...
Interview Why SMT 5: Vengeance Devs Decided to Revisit the RPG and Bring It to PS5, PS4 Players
Go (back) to hell
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is out next week on PS5 and PS4, and is set to introduce the demon-collecting RPG to a fresh audience. The original SMTV was a Nintendo Switch exclusive, but this re-release includes loads of additions and enhancements. To learn more about Vengeance (the game, not the act), its new stuff, and why...
News Atlus Unmasks Demonic SMT V: Vengeance Collaboration with Slipknot
I push my fingers into my eyes
Atlus has fused a demonic collaboration in anticipation of the release of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, partnering with legendary heavy metal band Slipknot to produce some genuinely hellish masks. This partnership is to be continued, as the Persona publisher has promised a promotional video featuring band members is...
News SMT 5: Vengeance Gets a Super Detailed 13 Minute Video on All Its New Stuff
A crazy number of improvements
If you've been wondering what Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance actually does differently compared to the original Nintendo Switch title, then you've got to give this exhaustive new video a watch. Clocking in at over 13 minutes, this official, step-by-step guide on Vengeance's various additions and improvements is robust...
News Latest SMT 5: Vengeance Trailer Is All About the New PS5, PS4 Story
As positive previews drop
Atlus has shared another Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance trailer focusing entirely on the new story branch featured in the expanded PS5, PS4 re-release. Also releasing for Xbox systems and Nintendo Switch, you can see exactly what the fresh content has to offer over the original release in the trailer above. An expanded...
News SMT 5: Vengeance Offers '75 More Hours of Gameplay', Says Atlus
"The best Shin Megami Tensei 5"
The original Shin Megami Tensei 5 on Nintendo Switch is already a long game, clocking in at around 70 hours if you want to see most of what the RPG has to offer — and its expanded re-release, Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance, will apparently double that runtime. That is, if you play through the game twice, since...
News Long-Time SMT Series 'Demon Artist', Kazuma Kaneko, Departs Atlus
After 35 years with the legendary developer
Kazuma Kaneko, whose career as a character designer at legendary JRPG studio Atlus has spanned almost four decades, has officially left the company. Kaneko has joined COLOPL, a developer and publisher headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, where he will work on a new IP. News comes to us through a creator...
News SMT 5: Vengeance Teases New Story, New Gameplay, and New Demons in Fresh Trailer
Sweet revengeance
Still set to release on the 14th June, Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is really starting to kick its marketing machine into gear. And today, we've been handed a new trailer the enhanced PS5 and PS4 re-release. It gives us a glimpse of new story stuff, new locations, new gameplay elements, and new demons that you'll be able to...
News SMT 5: Vengeance Trailer Teases New Enemies, Dungeons, and More
Second slice of footage revealed
Atlus has published a second trailer detailing its expanded re-release of Shin Megami Tensei V, which brings the RPG to PS5 and PS4 consoles with a new Vengeance campaign. That new content is the focus of this latest glimpse, with new enemies, dungeons, and another form for main character Nahobino spotted. Check out...
News SMT 5 Moves Its PS5, PS4 Release Date Forward By a Week, Avoids Elden Ring DLC
Now drops alongside Monster Hunter Stories
Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance was previously locked in for release on the 21st June, but for whatever reason, it's now launching one week earlier, on the 14th June. Atlus has confirmed the new date via its social media accounts, and states that any current pre-orders should now be fulfilled on the updated...
News SMT 5: Vengeance Gets Extended Trailer, Physical Pre-Orders on PS5
Digital devil drama
The recently revealed Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is out on PS5 and PS4 this June, when PlayStation players will get a chance to experience the demonic RPG, once exclusive to Nintendo Switch. Along with an extended cut trailer, Atlus has revealed the fancy physical editions fans can now pre-order for PS5 (PS4 pre-orders will...
News SMT 5: Vengeance Includes a Second Campaign with New Story, Demons
Choose from two different paths
When Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance launches on PS5 and PS4 this June, you will be able to choose between two different campaigns: the original one seen on Nintendo Switch or an updated one that contains a new story, areas, and demons to fight. It's a decision you'll need to make at the start of your playthrough,...
News Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance on PS5, PS4 Confirmed, Out in June 2024
Pre-orders go live next week
Following the age rating leak at the start of this week, an updated version of Shin Megami Tensei V has been confirmed for PS5 and PS4. Dubbed SMT V: Vengeance, it releases on 21st June 2024 and ports the base game to Sony systems along with a "new storyline featuring new locations, demons, and choices to make"...
News Could SMT 5: Vengeance Be the Long-Awaited PS5, PS4 Port?
Bundles in new content and updates
A new Korean age rating for an updated version of Nintendo Switch exclusive Shin Megami Tensei V was posted online overnight before being quickly pulled, suggesting Atlus plans to re-release the JRPG in the future. Named Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, the listing mentioned "improvements and additional content" a
Rumour Shin Megami Tensei 5 to Be Announced for PS5, PS4 in May, But There's No Real Evidence
The speculation returns
Rumours of a Shin Megami Tensei V port have been doing the rounds for a long time — even dating back to before the game released on Nintendo Switch in 2021 — but they've been revived alongside the announcement of the series' 30th anniversary event. Said event will take place on the 5th and 6th May in Japan. Now, it...
News Atlus Is Teasing Something To Do With Shin Megami Tensei Soul Hackers
A new game, it seems
Atlus has launched a Japanese countdown website for something related to Soul Hackers. For those who might not know, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers was an early game in the Shin Megami Tensei series. It originally released for the SEGA Saturn in 1996, and it was ported to PlayStation in 1999. Over a decade later, in 2012, it was...
News PS4 Spotted in Shin Megami Tensei V Datamine
Currently a Nintendo Switch exclusive
Despite fairly close ties to PlayStation platforms, Shin Megami Tensei V from Atlus launched earlier this month as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. It's supposedly an excellent JRPG and considered "the best entry" yet by our friends over at Nintendo Life, so it's no surprise PS5 and PS4 owners are feeling a little...
A new world
On top of offering so much choice in the way that you assemble your party of interchangeable demons, one of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne's key features is that you're able to shape the story through your actions. As this latest trailer for the HD Remaster alludes, you can choose to take sides with different demonic factions. It was...
One more God rejected
We've been playing through the opening hours of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster, and we've got to say, it's quite nice to be back — despite the story opening on the end of the world and all that. You play as a high school student who, of course, is transformed into the power-hungry Demi-Fiend following the...
News Shin Megami Tensei III Remaster Story Trailer Brings the Nocturne Nostalgia
Demon days
It's been an age since we first played through Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne on the PlayStation 2, but this new story trailer for the HD Remaster has stirred our nostalgia for the cult classic JRPG. With the revival due out on the 25th May, it's time to start thinking about all of those lovely demons that you'll be bending to your...
News SMT III: Nocturne HD Remaster Dated for 25th May on PS4
There's the western date
Lovely jubbly, here's the western release date for Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster on PlayStation 4. It'll be out on 25th May 2021, with the game available for pre-order on the PS Store right now. The base version will cost £44.99/$49.99 while a Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes four days of early access,...
Wake up
Finally, we have some movement on the localisation of Shin Megami Tensei III: Notcturne HD Remaster. As spotted by Gematsu on Twitter, the title has been rated by the ESRB — the organisation that applies age ratings to video games in the US. This suggests that an official Western release date announcement may be just around the corner...
News Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Will Feature Dante from the Devil May Cry Series
As paid DLC, that is
It’s one of the classic gaming memes, and yes, Atlus will be bringing back Dante from the Devil May Cry series for Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster. However, you will have to fork out a bit of extra cash for the pleasure because the character will take the shape of a $10 DLC. Coming as part of the Japanese launch...
News Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Debuts 14 Minutes of Gameplay
Coming in 2021
PlayStation 2 JRPG Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne is getting a surprise remaster next year, and to demonstrate what it looks like in action, Atlus has given us a lengthy glimpse at the current-gen rerelease with 14 minutes of gameplay. We've embedded footage of this PlayStation 4 remaster above, which details its turn-based combat,...
News Cult Classic JRPG Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Is Being Remastered on PS4 in 2021
Featuring Dante?
Originally released on the PS2 all the way back in 2003, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne remains a beloved entry in Atlus' role-playing franchise. For those totally out of the loop, Shin Megami Tensei birthed the Persona series, and shares many similarities in terms of gameplay. Anyway, a remaster of Nocturne was announced for...
