I agree with your points here, but I'm not sure it's the subject matter that holds back SMT here as opposed to (like lots of Atlus games) being a star-heavy, reasonably difficult niche JRPG on a portable.
Guys we have to take a strange journey to find kaneko
And the switch ports._____.
Kanekek BTFO
Kanekek BTFO
Yeah, the Kaneko art is clearly superior. Dunno why they felt the need to change it up when it's so similar, unlike the Radiant Historia art which is a different direction altogether.
they'll probably add some shitty pay to win too.
Why is it so hard to just up-rez some fucking drawings in these games? Christ.
I don't think anyone said that's Doi's art. It honestly looks like they just took the Kaneko art and put it through a resize+blur+sharpen filter.
I mean, it's definitely redrawn. The shading is different as are elements of the faces.I don't think anyone said that's Doi's art. It honestly looks like they just took the Kaneko art and put it through a resize+blur+sharpen filter.
God it's worse than I thought. Jimenez is straight up ruined. Gore has turned into a malteaser. Protag's facial features are just smaller. Zelenin looks exactly the same.
I don't think anyone said that's Doi's art. It honestly looks like they just took the Kaneko art and put it through a resize+blur+sharpen filter.
I mean, it's definitely redrawn. The shading is different as are elements of the faces.
The new shading matches Doi's shading style, but I don't know if that actually means anything.
Clean faces mod.
RIP. I guess Atlus is finished.
YES
Also want to say I fucking called it: http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=232501901&postcount=208
Honestly it would benefit more from a remaster than the Devil Survivor games did.
Cool cutscene, maintaining the SMT artstyle, and better waifu. Sign me up.
Might be eating these words, lol.
Seems like they're going to kill everything that made it a classic; Kaneko art and the difficulty.
We had a good run.
Might be eating these words, lol.
Seems like they're going to kill everything that made it a classic; Kaneko art and the difficulty.
What's up with Atlus releasing barely enhanced remakes with worse art? Just trying to quickly cash in on their 3DS audience before the user base fades away, I guess.
Seems like they're going to kill everything that made it a classic; Kaneko art and the difficulty.
Eh, it's the oppressive vibe that made it so good. Progression in the game kinda sucks, as dungeons get more tedious to explore but difficulty stays the same. For the final boss a serious amount of grinding or resorting to password demons is necessary. Even then it boils down to don't get hit lol.
The rebalance and perhaps a better movement speed would go a long way to make the game better for a larger audience. However the new designs might just ruin the tone the game was aiming for.