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Atlus announces Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS)
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Segata Sanshiro
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You... didn't mention which SMT game you're playing.EscapingJail said:
EscapingJail
Member
Segata Sanshiro said:
Just noticed this thread titile says Strange Journey not Devil survivor.
:lol
My bad.
Obsolete Observation
Banned
The map definitely looks like EO's map.
I didn't know what I was getting myself into with EO. I cleared out all the wolves near fenrir, and since I killed them so easily I figured I'd fight Fenrir right then and there instead of having to travel back to town and back down through the Labyrinth to get to him. He was a lot stronger than the other wolves, but I killed him, the problem was that the other wolves respawned while I was fighting him. I did not know that would happen. my party got killed, and I lost 2 floors of progress. I didn't touch the game until about a year later. I think playing Izuna helped increase my patience with these types fo games, I can't get enough rogue-likes/dungeon crawlers now.
I didn't know what I was getting myself into with EO. I cleared out all the wolves near fenrir, and since I killed them so easily I figured I'd fight Fenrir right then and there instead of having to travel back to town and back down through the Labyrinth to get to him. He was a lot stronger than the other wolves, but I killed him, the problem was that the other wolves respawned while I was fighting him. I did not know that would happen. my party got killed, and I lost 2 floors of progress. I didn't touch the game until about a year later. I think playing Izuna helped increase my patience with these types fo games, I can't get enough rogue-likes/dungeon crawlers now.
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
:lol iosys strikes again!Amir0x said:
Aeana said:
I don't really think it exactly implies that. Maybe I worded it wrongly but there's nothing to suggest that the game is structured like how EO is. Instead what it suggests is that you are exploring into hostile territory and there won't be any "aid" found in the wilderness. I think it's important to remember a few things:
a) the expedition consists of 4 teams each in a giant vehicle
b) since they are vehicles, they're essentially mobile bases
The "safe zone" could easily be shifted and moved as you progress within the game, and what is considered a "town" area could simply be what is currently being established as the base of operations at the moment. There's really nothing that suggests the game has a single base point throughout the entire adventure.
Varna said:
I never said there's no Macca in the game. It still plays a part in the game and exists. There is demon negotiation and clearly you will be using Macca for the compendium as well. There are just no traditional RPG -stores- in the game. It also implies that you won't be able to find random demon stores like in SMT3 within dungeons. Although it doesn't outright say that.
â Narayan
Member
HOLY!
Nibelung Valesti
Member
So, search commands have been romanized/translated? ^^duckroll said:
They weren't in English before, were they?
Nibelung Valesti
Member
Ouch, my bad ^^duckroll said:
ZephyrFate
Banned
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Femmeworth
Banned
Okay, that clears things up. I wonder how backtracking will work, assuming it's worth it to.duckroll said:
Chrono Helix
Member
duckroll said:
That sounds hard, where are we going to get our Dis-Poisons and Dis-Charms?
Totakeke said:
I remember they were all squirrels. I think the one in the 6th stratum was even described as plant-like to fit the theme of the stratum.
Maybe it'll be like P4 where you have to try different elements on the target and it'll automatically fill in the elemental resistance info. Or you get info on what skills the demon has based on how much of the analyse bar is filled.vall03 said:
Nirolak said:
Devil Survivor used the bottom screen to scroll through your own party, and the enemy party. I'm guessing there's just some additional information for the other three screens, like maps (what EO used the bottom screen for), inventory, and quest information.
EDIT: And it seems like your own demons have an Analyze meter as well. I had thought it went with the D-SOURCE written next to it, but that's its own thing.
BlackTyrano
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duckroll said:
That sounds a little bit like the item creation/stocking system in Etrian Odyssey, where selling items dropped from enemies would put new items in stock in the shop, sometimes in limited quantities. I can see that fitting quite well with SJ's isolated setting, if they removed the selling/buying and just created items in limited quantities.
charlequin
Banned
Totakeke said:
The squirrel is always evil every time you run into him. The first time, sure, but you know what they say about fool me once, fool me twice. :lol
MotherFan said:
duckroll said:
Yeah, I would be surprised if it was actually structured like EO -- in terms of the "single dungeon with floors" aspect, or the "only one ever base of operations" aspect, or any of it. We already know that there are NPCs and conversations that happen in the "dungeon" maps, which is just like the old SMTs. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see areas that have no encounters, or to discover places where the "demon world" society has built up structures, or to see savepoints/healing spots/demon "brokers" spread through the world.
The real question is whether you'll be picking locations from a list, or whether Bluepointerman will make a triumphant return! :lol
Clevinger said:
From what we've gathered so far, there's a new variant system where hitting weaknesses triggers some kind of "demon combo attacks" from your party members; no more info yet on how exactly that works.
Aeana said:
Well, I am not sure we have enough information yet. Technically, SMT 3 takes place all in Tokyo, yet you have different areas that have become their own cities. It is possible that this is the same way it works in SJ? There could be different areas in the anomaly that open up into different dungeon areas. I can't read what the scans say though so if what I am suggesting is inaccurate, please tell me.
Also, I have decided to pick up EO. I am going to sell my copy of fallout 3 (already finished it) and use that to get EO.
CryingWolf
Member
I'm really liking the style of this game so far. Amazing art style for a DS game.
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
As much as I want to play this I'll hold off on it. I'm sorry Nintendo but the DSi has far too little battery life.
HK-47 said:
If there's 300+ demons and at least one rider, there's going to be all four. =)
And for the ongoing debate, does it really matter if it is all one giant dungeon with intermittent warp points, one central area/town with a bunch of different wings, or one giant dungeon with towns strewn throughout? Regardless, there will be scenery, music, and story changes as you progress through the game.
MotherFan said:
It seems like this is going to turn out similar to how SMT If did; one "home base" where stuff occasionally happens (In If it was the high school, in SJ, it might be the mobile vehicle), and the rest of the dungeons on the outside are broken up into different locales each with their unique music, look, enemies, etc (In If, the 6 different areas of the demon world, in SJ... probably different areas of the... strange world).
HK-47 said:
Ah, sorry about that.
Taken from Gamefaqs, for the most part
Titania
King Frost
Tiamat
Nue
Zhen
Girimekala
Wendigo
Orochi
Cu Chulain
Oberon
Succubus
Basilisk
Berserker
Apsaras
Leanan Sidhe
Formor
Kudlak
Rakshasa (sic)
Black Rider
And I'm certain the Japanese speakers here can pick a few more off the recent screenshots.
And, yes, Cthulhu would be awesome. Atlus already has Nyarlathotep from the Lovecraft stories, so why not some more?
Segata Sanshiro
Member
So get a DSL then?Flying_Phoenix said:
Though my understanding is that the DSi get about 10-12 hours on the second brightness setting and about 8 hours in the third... that's not sufficient?
HK-47 said:
Nyarlathotep was in SMT2, if..., and Devil Survivor
Lovecraft stuff in SMT games, from the MegaTen Wiki:
* Byakhee (EP)
* Dagon (SMT1)
* Hastur (EP)
* Nodens (EP)
* Nyarlathotep (Persona 1, 2 IS/EP, SMT2, if..., Devil Survivor)
* Shoggoth (P2, doesn't specify which)
* Whateley (P2)
EDIT: And apparently Cthulhu was in SMT2. Never seen him mentioned before. And what the hell is that cock doing there?
As for the P2-only ones, they look a lot more like Soejima's work than Kaneko's, which might explain why they haven't been reused.
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Segata Sanshiro said:
But I'm most worried that Nintendo plans the DS userbase to have the i phase out the Lite so most games will be developed around the DSi making them unplayable on the DS Lite due to the lack of hardware power.
Oh and I play games with high brightness.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
The DSL can get 15-19 hours on the lowest brightness setting. The DSi can get 9-14 on the lowest brightness setting. It definitely has a worse battery life than the DSL, but I still think it should be quite sufficient for most people's needs.Sipowicz said:
Hell, I remember my Game Gear got about 2 hours on six AAs. Nothing beats that OG brick Game Boy though. On 4 AAs it could get anywhere from 14-35 hours.
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Segata Sanshiro said:
:lol