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Shin Megami Tensei IV |OT| The Dark Souls of Persona
- Thread starter Volcynika
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darkressurection
Banned
Pretty excited, will be my first mainline SMT game (I am a big Persona fan though). Hopefully easy will be easy enough for people as awful at JRPGs as I am, cause I know I will definitely be dying a lot.
Chezzymann
Member
Will this be the type of game that will be very rare after a few weeks in retail?
Headphones on handhelds always.
I think that eSop deal might count with retail too. The unboxing video was very adamant about registering your CN code.
? why? love megaten
Maybe? I still copies of Strange Journey around but Nocture is pretty rare.
At the very least I don't think they'll be making a ton of first copies with all the extra stuff.
So that means it will be a perfect time to get both fire emblem and animal crossing, right?
I will be streaming the game on my Twitch channel (http://twitch.tv/volcynika) when I get my copy next week if anyone's on the fence. You can watch me die a lot!
Dont know but the pic of the deal is here
Not much to say. It may have to be digital versions though since it is promoting it through eshop
Completely forgot about the size of the game digitally. If anyone can get an exact size, I'll add it to the OP.
I bought the physical copy of Fire Emblem though...
Oh well, there isnt even a Club Nintendo in my country, so its not like it matters to me anyway. :/
Why does Nintendo even use this block language, anyway? Its dumb.
Are you doing it to capitalize on the deal?
Same here, I'm gonna have to make time for both. Been waiting on this for awhile.
RyougaSaotome
Member
The last DLC definitely looks like it might be story heavy for a few reasons. I'll probably grab it either way.
As for the game itself, I personally loved SMTIV and as of right now it's my game of the year. The combination of strong gameplay, a really compelling story, and a huge world to explore put it over the top for me.
I didn't review it, but I did do an import preview after I completed the neutral route. I would have given it an easy 9/10 if I was assigned to it.
http://www.japanator.com/import-preview-shin-megami-tensei-iv-28743.phtml
Zero-Crescent
Member
It was in my Amazon Gold Box yesterday, so I managed to snag it with my gift credit for a few bucks off. 
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
This is the first game I've preordered in about two years.
Bring it.
Bring it.
cj_iwakura
Member
I do most of my handheld gaming during breaks at work, and Project X Zone has such good audio I have to turn it down.
Is the audio quality good?
no, because shipping while on vacation is tough. :|
CornBurrito
Member
Man I hated those darkness bits.
Ah I see. Enjoy your vacation!
QuiteWhittle
Member
http://www.atlus.com/forum/showpost.php?p=319672&postcount=3204
This would be a very odd post if he was referring solely to eShop codes, which register automatically.
All of SJ gets me rock hard.
CornBurrito
Member
TurnipFritters
Member
Hard saves.
Doesn't sound much better. So far the Japanese DLC have been nickel and dime shit like 2 buck costumes and 3 buck "quests" which either involve exp/ap/macca farming drops, or special boss fights which unlock extra demon fusions. Typical Japanese RPG DLC.
Think of the DLC as a real money version of this fella:
Some of the unlockable demons are just palette swaps with convenient skill sets, but all of the DLC bosses come have unique skills. Because of the way the skill system works in SMT4, those skills can also be your skills.
I wouldn't expect much. The one they're teasing this week seems like it might have some story stuff to it, but the Director (or someone) said that they didn't want to lock away important parts of the story through DLC.
You can steal my amazing dlc thread contents for the OP
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=542685
RyougaSaotome
Member
I do most of my handheld gaming during breaks at work, and Project X Zone has such good audio I have to turn it down.
Is the audio quality good?
I'm not a huge audiophile, but I played with headphones and adored the OST. The battle themes were fine, but the real meat comes in the form of the different area themes. A really cool mix of genres.
On a technical level, the audio quality seemed fine? Again, not a pro.
Wow, if that's really what they've been referring to... holy shit. Atlus and Nintendo really getting tight, because this is an amazing promo.
Just hope it's applicable to Canadians too.
So Ryouga, can you tell me if the cinematics are subbed please ?
I just saw a japanese portion of the game which had what looked like a movie and subbs, but with my past experience with Atlus games I prefer to double check.
TurnipFritters
Member
I think most people are just worried the audio mixing will be like Soul Hackers, which was... not great, on either side of the Pacific.
cj_iwakura
Member
Compared to Soul Hackers, I mean. Much of the audio was barely, well, audible.
Sammy Samusu
Member
I want this game badly, but not sure if day one.
Nintendo... push me over the edge, give me that $30 credit!
Nintendo... push me over the edge, give me that $30 credit!
Great OP!
I've been seriously vacillating whether or not to preorder this game. Actually, I keep preordering and cancelling my preorder. I honestly don't have time to play this game, and when I do have time to play, it's Animal Crossing, VLR, Luigi's Mansion DM, or Fire Emblem Awakening just to name my recent backlogs. I don't want to miss out on the goodies, since $50 is the MSRP with and without them.
I'm really hoping that Amazon makes it go on sale sometime in the near future (Luigi's Mansion is $30 right now).
Since I bought FE:A on eShop day 1, I'm hoping I am eligible for the $30. It would be a great incentive to bite right away. I'd use it for Pokemon Y digital.
Maybe I'll just buy it and only start playing it like by the end of the year?
I've been seriously vacillating whether or not to preorder this game. Actually, I keep preordering and cancelling my preorder. I honestly don't have time to play this game, and when I do have time to play, it's Animal Crossing, VLR, Luigi's Mansion DM, or Fire Emblem Awakening just to name my recent backlogs. I don't want to miss out on the goodies, since $50 is the MSRP with and without them.
I'm really hoping that Amazon makes it go on sale sometime in the near future (Luigi's Mansion is $30 right now).
Since I bought FE:A on eShop day 1, I'm hoping I am eligible for the $30. It would be a great incentive to bite right away. I'd use it for Pokemon Y digital.
Maybe I'll just buy it and only start playing it like by the end of the year?
RyougaSaotome
Member
Ah, gotcha. I remember the silence of Soul Hackers, but I don't recall ever thinking that the audio was tiny in IV.
I got stuck at the final boss
Fuck Mem Aleph. Apparently, she's in this game in some form...
Holy crap, I think this pretty much proves retail copies count for the offer. Still wanna hear word from Nintendo, but damn, my 3DS is gonna continue to get some awesome love with PxZ, SMT4, and FE:A.
Oh yeah, are the pre-order costumes just for looks, or are there stats attached to them. Getting the GS one, but would rather have the Amazon one instead.
Looking forward to this game. Also curious to hear about this upcoming NA eShop deal with Fire Emblem: Awakening. (As far as I can tell, buy both get $30 back in credit, no press release on this yet)
(And yes, my 3DS is now charged!
I can't find this on the eshop anymore has it been removed?!
Crap! Totally forgot about this since I'm using the Canada trick to buy games on the eShop. Would suck so bad if I won't be able to get that $30 credit
Probably taken down since one of the games isn't even available for purchase yet.
Yeah, it was taken down about an hour or so ago. I think it was put up early and is the "very cool announcement" Atlus was teasing about on Twitter.