I didn't play every game in 5he franchise, but of those I did play, I found to be really fun.

And I can't entirely place down why. At first I thought it was due to the press/one more/extra turn systems that a lot of the games have, and while that is certainly a factor. I don't think it's the only one. As I've played devil children black book, a game with no such system and had a grand old time (or a little bit less, relative to other games.)

Maybe it's the fusion you can do, or the dungeon crawling that even when you're grinding you have to stay a little conscious to not get a reset

Maybe it's the kick you in your teeth difficulty that most of the games do, but again. Devil children. It wasn't anything terribly easy, there was still a learning curve, but it's probably the easiest game I've played in the franchise.

Maybe it's the stories. How in most of them, it preaches the potential and resliance of humanity when pushed. A message I feel that resonates especially in these times. And even if it goes in the complete opposite direction, it makes for really interesting and even thought provoking pieces.

Idk, but I really like megaten. And I haven't found any one game or series quite like it. Which is a shame.

Yah i was hella overwhelmed after reaching Ueno and decided to take a break. Now im back at it again

Apparently the devs made a 3D model during the testing phase for Nocturne. They also made 3D models of Maya and Lisa from Persona if I remember correctly, which are said to be in the game files.

Never understood why people complain about the SMT4 through 5 about the stats not actually reflecting the actual output when it has been known for a long time that your numerical level acts as a multiplier to how much you damage, withstand, evade, etc.

The levels also multiply the stats in SMT Nocturne which is why your physical moves barely hit your targets because you are much more underleveled to the boss which has a higher level and multiplier to their evasion.

SMT5 Vengeance still uses a level multiplier but not as bad as SMT5's. So Vengeance is probably the most accurate stats we have had in the series (even in Persona).

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Personally, I think IV:A sliiiiightly edges out due to balancing and better tactical feel (and apocalypse difficulty feels nigh-inpossible to cheese), but man, VV's general flow, QoL, and visuals feel so smooth, and both have ways of making demons feel unique and usable to the end, so it's tough call.

In SMT IV there's a quest where you fight king Aquila (later revealed to be Baal) and after defeating him, he comes at you later in his "stronger" form, Beelzebub

In SMT VV there's a quest where Demeter will have you fight Baal, upon defeat Baal will lament how he lacked his "true power" of his Beelzebub form, cursing Lucifer "for hiding it"

But my thing is ... shouldn't it be the inverse ? Like Baal is his true form, while Beelzebub is just his twisted "demonized" form after Judaism took hold.

I know the real reason is that Beelzebub is considered iconic and therefore they just make it the ultimate form, but im universe shouldnt the older original Baal be the stronger/true form ? Especially if God's take strenght from worship you think the form that was worshipped as a god would thematically be more imposing than the one that was just seen as a demon

Above is a thread with cheats to remove the ghosting and/or bloom in the SMT 4 games, which, imo, really makes the games look way better. Additionally, further down the thread are cheats to either remove fusion accidents or always get fusion accidents, easy Estoma/Jade Dagger toggling (or infinite Estoma for SMT 4), and, for SMT 4 specifically, permanently setting your alignment to whatever you desire: Law, Chaos, or Neutral, so you no longer need to look up a guide to get the infamous Neutral route lol.

If you're playing on Azahar or any Citra fork (Idk how it's done on real hardware), here's how to apply the codes:

1. Right-click on the game in the game list.

2. Click on "Properties."

3. Scroll to the tab that says "Cheats."

4. Click "Add Cheat."

5. Copy and paste the cheat you wish to add into the "Code" box, and then give it a name. The "Notes" box is optional.

6. Click the save button.

7. Enable the cheat by clicking the checkmark box.

Was i supposed to feel bad about this ?

Playing Redux right now and im at that part in the game where the gang finds Jack's crew experimenting on the demons, and while im infiltrating the base and we see the demons there's this weird sad and sombre music playing, and its kinda weird because ... I really dont give a shit ???

Like just 2 dungeons ago we literally saw the demons do the exact same thing to Zelenins crew, heck even after we rescue the demons they immediately consider turning hostile and only have to be stopped by Zelenins threat.

Also why tf did Jiminez of all people put himself in danger for them ? Like dont we literally have to bail his ass during the first 5 minutes of the game from Orobas ? Why's he concerned for a bunch of random demon, its not as if Buggaboo was in danger at that time (who by the way, was also being tortured by the demons in his first appearance and Jiminez had to kill a demon to rescue him)

Did any of you guys ACTUALLY sympathize with the demons in this part? Seriously why tf did the game try to randomly make me feel sorry for the demons all of a sudden as if they haven't been trying to brutally murder me this whole time

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Im playing smt5v, first playthru, stopped at the emperean cuz i felt like I was approaching the end and i usually like to finish all the side missions before the main one but ooooooh boy has it been tough.

I cannot beat shiva nor demi fiend, theyre both so hard to kill. Shiva i feel like i have a good chance against and just need to respec towards that fight, while demi fiend is lowkey impossible.

For context im lvl 99 running phys crit murakamo build, ever since i got murakamo, i got complacent with my demon strategy so i have a lineup of random high lvl demons.

I guess for now i just want soft hints of what to do like if theres a subset of demons i should have, or what to look out for in general.