Atlus will release 'Shin Megami Tensei V' exclusively for Nintendo Switch.

[Deleted member 33]

Yesterday, during a livestream, Atlus confirmed that Shin Megami Tensei V will be coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.

According to GameSpot...

While Shin Megami Tensei IV took place in an alternate reality world, SMT 5 looks to return to the modern-day Tokyo environment of Shin Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. Of course, it's not SMT without a demon-filled apocalypse, and the trailer shows exactly that kind of thing happening. A young boy and girl are killed—and possibly awakened—by a pack of flying demons. The weird rose petal theme shown in the first trailer appears again here, when the girl is killed.

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You can view the trailer below.



Source: GameSpot

 

[schuelma]

Slightly surprising to me as at first glance there doesn't seem to be any compelling reason to not also make it PS4. Of course I think that about most Japanese games and a lot of them are still skipping platforms.

Looks nice though- hope it isn't too far away.

 

[Jonneh]

Very promising! I do wonder how far along it is but it's great that the Switch is getting another big JRPG besides Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

 

[Imran]

Slightly surprising to me as at first glance there doesn't seem to be any compelling reason to not also make it PS4. Of course I think that about most Japanese games and a lot of them are still skipping platforms.

Looks nice though- hope it isn't too far away.

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I was kind of surprised it wasn't on the PS4, honestly. The coyness at the announcement of having a 3DS SMT and a "HD" SMT implied more than just the Switch.

Maybe the system is doing well enough that a PS4 version wouldn't add much more to it but a burdensome port job.

 

[Tiger Priest]

Hope it has actual animated battles this time like Nocturne. The front battles in IV turned me off from the game entirely.

 

[Aiii]

SMT has felt like a handheld thing for the longest time, so I sorta get it is a Switch exclusive. But I would be surprised if it isn't just a timed exclusive and coming to other platorms sooner rather than later.

 

[Palculator]

Guess I'll finally have to buy a Switch!

 

[donkey]

I'm down with this. I'd rather play RPGs of this scale on a handheld now anyway.

 

[Big One]

Game looks so hype. Really hoping to a full return to the Nocturne style as well.

 

[kayos90]

I'm super excited about this. Now I can get my demon capturing on the go. W00T

 

[mugurumakensei]

Hopefully, the soundtrack is as lit as SMT IV.

 

[Morlas]

Loved SMT IV looking forward to this. Hope it comes soon

 

[Deleted member 59]

I really liked what i saw in the short video. Art direction/style hooked me in. I'll deffo give this a go as my first SMT.

 

[brinstar]

I've already watched this clip like 10 times lol

I can't wait. The music. omg.

 

[QisTopTier]

I really liked what i saw in the short video. Art direction/style hooked me in. I'll deffo give this a go as my first SMT.

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If you have a 3DS I highly recommend picking up one of the SMT4 games

 

[Remy]

A reason for me to buy a switch now.

 

[Deleted member 59]

If you have a 3DS I highly recommend picking up one of the SMT4 games

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No 3DS unfortunately, been toying with the idea of getting one for a while now though. Pokémon, Metroid and maybe SMT IV might tip me over the edge!

 

[KZXcellent]

The music, tone and visuals... It's everything I wanted from this. I got a lot of Kaneko vibes from the character designs. Hoping he is more involved as opposed to Doi.

Also in regards to exclusivity... I didn't expect that. With it being UE4 I thought they'd go PS4/Switch but guess not. Regardless this was a Switch purchase for me, I need that portability!

 

[NiteJohn]

I really can't wait. I enjoyed SMTIV and Nintendo might do that FE duo promotion.

 

[Deleted member 152]

I've never played this series before but love persona. I have lived in the UK though so this series and localization has always been a pain in the ass. Hopefully this has changed now.

I have a switch and love jrpgs and good dark stories.

Will I love this game if I enjoy Persona?

 

[Pimienta]

Same composer as IV?

 

[brinstar]

I've never played this series before but love persona. I have lived in the UK though so this series and localization has always been a pain in the ass. Hopefully this has changed now.

I have a switch and love jrpgs and good dark stories.

Will I love this game if I enjoy Persona?

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It depends on what you like about Persona. Gameplay-wise they are similar, but tone-wise SMT tends to be more serious/darker

 

[MoonFrog]

Excited for this. Hope it comes out sooner rather than later, but sounds like 2019+.

 

[Deleted member 249]

I really like how it looks. All I can hope for is that I like it even half as much as I did Persona 5

 

[Salty Rice]

Really excited for SMT V. Looks great what we saw so far.

A console SMT on the go with the Switch is awesome.

 

[Derkon]

Glad I went in for a Switch recently, SMT has become my favorite series.

 

[atomsk eater]

As if I needed more reasons to buy a Switch.

 

[LightningWall]

Looking forward to it. SMT IV on 3ds was my first game in the series and I fall it love with it.

 

[Kyonashi]

This is top-tier excitement. Very glad it turned out to be V.

 

[DarkDetective]

As said in the MegaTen Discord, I never played SMT until 3DS. I played halfway through Soul Hackers, and I picked up SMTIV and Devil Survivor Overclocked (the latter one is on sale in the EU eShop right now for €10,49). I'm new to the series, but I liked what I played so far. The atmosphere, story, characters, and battle system are all very good. I'm really interested to see where SMTV will take the series.

 

[decoyplatypus]

I suspect the devs are going to want to make a splash on the mainline series's return to console. I can't wait.

 

[contologics]

Hopefully by the time I can get this by the time I get a Switch smh. I'm so happy it's going to be V. I LOVED IV and was half way through IV Apocalypse.

 

[Ridley327]

I am honestly shocked that this isn't coming to PS4 as well, but I'm not complaining one bit. Definitely going to run that Switch battery down often.

 

[Ahri]

I am honestly shocked that this isn't coming to PS4 as well, but I'm not complaining one bit. Definitely going to run that Switch battery down often.

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I feel that games are more & more optimized for it.

RE: the game, I never played any game in the series, but very looking forward to this one.

 

[_Ryo_]

I can't afford a Switch doe. Nintendo gets Persona and SMT. That's amazing.

 

[Mattakuevan]

Can't wait for this, 4/Apoc were great on nintendo systems so I'm not worried.

 

[FSLink]

Really wouldn't be surprised if the game gets a director's cut or later port to PS4. But really cool to see it on the Switch. I'm hoping they port over some other games in the mean time, like SMT1 where the official localization is stuck on iOS still for whatever reason.

 

[Tebunker]

When they brought up Nocturne My head turned. I am here for more Nocturne.

 

[Eiderann]

Really looking forward to this and the crowd reaction to the reveal was great. I'm holding out hope that Kaneko has returned from his calm walks through fields of flowers for this project.

 

[Fou-Lu]

I love that the RPG library of the Switch is really shaping up.

 

[John Omaha]

I've never played this series before but love persona. I have lived in the UK though so this series and localization has always been a pain in the ass. Hopefully this has changed now.

I have a switch and love jrpgs and good dark stories.

Will I love this game if I enjoy Persona?

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Depends on what you enjoy about Persona. Most SMT games are much less character-driven and have more minimalist storylines. There's a much bigger emphasis on demon summoning and dungeon crawling, and no social elements at all. Your human party members often end up distancing themselves from from you as the story progresses instead of growing closer like in Persona.

Still an excellent game series, but if the social stuff is what drew you to Persona, you may not enjoy it as much.

 

[Huggy]

So hyped for this! Love how it's looking to be similar to SMT Nocturnes setting where Tokyo is already completely destroyed

 

[Aeana]

It looks really promising. I can't wait to see what they've done.

 

[brinstar]

Really wouldn't be surprised if the game gets a director's cut or later port to PS4. But really cool to see it on the Switch. I'm hoping they port over some other games in the mean time, like SMT1 where the official localization is stuck on iOS still for whatever reason.

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Yeah I'm really hoping they bring over the original titles in the lead up to release. It's wishful thinking but it would be amazing SMTI, II, If and Nocturne all got re-released

 

[msboo001]

I'm so glad its been announced so fast after Persona 5. Even if it takes another 3 years. Looks great, can't wait to see the battle system.

 

[SnowCrow]

Not a Switch owner yet but this means I have to get one soon. SMT IV was easily my favorite game on the 3DS.

 

[Nintendoga]

First HD mainline SMT, this is gonna be amazing.

 

[Deleted member 152]

Sounds great thanks guys.

 

[Beartruck]

Trailer looked creepier than any SMT game ive seen in a while. Corpses everywhere, an ordinary person getting swarmed and torn apart before turning into rose petals (?). Curious to see what the deal with the rose petals is.

 

[Robin]

Big year for SMT. Really excited this ended up being a mainline title, I can't wait.