So is this like pokemon?

[Dr. Noob]

im interested

[ShadowSkill11]

Yes... its a Pokemon game. It just doesn't get good for about 3 hours. :)

[El_Sama]

Pokemon with demons, some of the demons are hot girls. Worth it for the hot demons girls alone, rest is amazing though.

[Sejman22]

More like Pokemon is casual version of SMT, because first game Megami Tensei was released in 1987 (yes, before even first Final Fantasy), while first Pokemon was released in 1996.

[Jazneo]

SMT let you talk to demons to ask them join your party

[solaris32]

Pokemon is checkers, SMT is chess. Pokemon is for kids, SMT is for adults.

[TSVStriFe]

This is a huge insult to ask towards SMT. A. SMT is older the serie existed for a long time and B. if you never played a Shin Megami Tensei game, try one of the Persona games, they're overall easier and still gives you an idea how and what. Ofcourse this is only my opinion.

[Jazneo]

Originally posted by TSVStriFe:

This is a huge insult to ask towards SMT. A. SMT is older the serie existed for a long time and B. if you never played a Shin Megami Tensei game, try one of the Persona games, they're overall easier and still gives you an idea how and what. Ofcourse this is only my opinion.

SMT monster collect when persona is school sim lol

[TSVStriFe]

SMT you don't necessary collect them, as you can also get them from only fusing. It's not that you fight them, weaken them and throw a dirty ball at it, heck fighting them first only makes it harder to let them join :P

[Ikharos]

i like the other responses, but being serious and truthful, Shin Megami Tensei V is "like pokemon" because you "catch" demons by negotiating with them, which lets you use their powers to kill other demons so you can progress through the story.

However, whenever you face a boss far stronger that stops your progress, in a common JRPG you would end up grinding levels and more levels to beat the boss, but in SMT you can just fuse your demons so they can counter his attacks or attack his weaknesses and give you the high end on the battle, which of is one of the grand positive things about any SMT/Persona game.

Another interesting point of this game is that, instead of having pocket monsters based on animals in real life, you use demons/entities/deities/gods from other mythologies/religions/folklores to battle, if you're a big fan of mythologies you can expect to fight againt and alongside Zeus, Loki, Asura, Persephone, Thor, Pretas, Pixie, the 4 elements of Paracelsus, and etc. Which is something i like the most in these games.

And yep, that's just the tip of the iceberg, really. There is a lot of fun stuff to do in this game XD

[Sylph]

Originally posted by Ikharos:

i like the other responses, but being serious and truthful, Shin Megami Tensei V is "like pokemon" because you "catch" demons by negotiating with them, which lets you use their powers to kill other demons so you can progress through the story.

However, whenever you face a boss far stronger that stops your progress, in a common JRPG you would end up grinding levels and more levels to beat the boss, but in SMT you can just fuse your demons so they can counter his attacks or attack his weaknesses and give you the high end on the battle, which of is one of the grand positive things about any SMT/Persona game.

Another interesting point of this game is that, instead of having pocket monsters based on animals in real life, you use demons/entities/deities/gods from other mythologies/religions/folklores to battle, if you're a big fan of mythologies you can expect to fight againt and alongside Zeus, Loki, Asura, Persephone, Thor, Pretas, Pixie, the 4 elements of Paracelsus, and etc. Which is something i like the most in these games.

And yep, that's just the tip of the iceberg, really. There is a lot of fun stuff to do in this game XD

^

[HRHV87]

Err... well, completing your compendium is a part of SMT games, also creating optimal demons with busted ability combos, etc, that takes some farming and planning so yeah, in a way, it's similar in that fashion.

[Nalzir]

its more indepth than pokemon if you care about team building and synergy altho i will say would be cool if there was some kinda shiny system in the game i love monster collecting games with that function included.

[thorondragon]

its basically one of the grand daddehs of pokemon but a lot more complex in terms of story and mechanics and a looooot darker in concept.


doesn't encourage you to form a bond with the demons either. you want to use, abuse, and fuse

[spaced92]

You can treat your demons as nicely as you want, but realistically you are sacrificing their asses to fill out the compendiary.

[Waffle Washer]

Kind of. But your pokeball is swagger.