any chances we're getting a SMT IV port?

[gustavo]

ok, listen to me. Shin Megami Tensei IV is an underrated game. Many people didn't get the chance to play it because it was tied to the Nintendo 3DS. And we also have SMT Apocalypse, which is also great game and essential do IV main story.
I wonder if Atlus is interested in bringing out a port of these games now that they are focused on selling more and reviving their exclusives for the current generation?

[Dakuwanga]

Originally posted by Simply Booba:

SMT4 would be nice to have. I missed it cause I didn't have a 3DS and I haven't bothered going through the rigmarole of emulation for over a decade now.

Personally, I don't believe the emulation is that difficult of an endeavor, at least for the older handheld devices - provided you know where to get the emulator and the game(s) you're looking for.


(Although, in the case of 3DS it might be more difficult from now on. Folks at Nintendo didn't like how some people apparently used the Yuzu emulator to play some Switch titles early, so they did the usual thing and forced all the work on Yuzu and the 3DS emulator Citra to end. For 3DS, there may be alternatives to Citra, but I'm not 100 % sure).

[RileyWRussell]

Originally posted by Bucherebis:

A port would not work, as it's a really low fidelity game that would look horrendous on modern hardware. The proper thing to do is a remake, like the Persona 3 one.

They ported the Etrian Odyssey games and they look just fine. I'd gladly pay full price for SMT4 and SMT4A. I'm not playing them for the graphics.

[J]

Originally posted by Bucherebis:

A port would not work, as it's a really low fidelity game that would look horrendous on modern hardware. The proper thing to do is a remake, like the Persona 3 one.

So much of this games atmosphere would be lost.

I would be more than fine with some kind of 3DS collection for all those games trapped on the dead platform. They can just offer some kind of LCD or CRT filter to help mask the imperfections. The games all still look very nice on the actual 3DS.

[Dakuwanga]

Originally posted by RileyWRussell:

Originally posted by Bucherebis:

A port would not work, as it's a really low fidelity game that would look horrendous on modern hardware. The proper thing to do is a remake, like the Persona 3 one.

They ported the Etrian Odyssey games and they look just fine. I'd gladly pay full price for SMT4 and SMT4A. I'm not playing them for the graphics.

I'd say that's the spirit.


Come to think of it, I'm not entirely certain why SMT IV: Apocalypse being a 3DS game was considered such a big deal, when the game itself had in fact only a couple actual 3D characters.

[Chopsteak]

I would absolutely love for SMT IV to come to Steam, Flynn was a true Hee-Ho.

[Sylph]

i wish

[Platypus]

I'd definitely buy a Shin Megami Tensei IV/Apocalypse port or remake in an instant. (Particularly Apocalypse because that was my first ever SMT game.)

[Sylph]

rune factory 4 was ported so they could port smt4 and smt4a

[TSVStriFe]

Originally posted by Dakuwanga:

Originally posted by TSVStriFe:

IF Not mistaken, when Sega acquired Atlus. They said that they wanted to put each IP they own to PC.

I have to agree with K9ofChaos. There's a great deal of rumors and speculation circulating around the MegaTen games - not helped by the fact that as far as I know, Atlus' track record at marketing and advertising their games isn't exactly stellar.


As such, where did you get your info from? You are positive it's not merely another rumor started by overeager fans?

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/65722/sega-refocuses-existing-ips-promises-more-pc-ports/index.html

[jbkilroy]

Originally posted by TSVStriFe:

Originally posted by Dakuwanga:

I have to agree with K9ofChaos. There's a great deal of rumors and speculation circulating around the MegaTen games - not helped by the fact that as far as I know, Atlus' track record at marketing and advertising their games isn't exactly stellar.


As such, where did you get your info from? You are positive it's not merely another rumor started by overeager fans?

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/65722/sega-refocuses-existing-ips-promises-more-pc-ports/index.html

Published Apr 28, 2019

I would think that if they intended to create a port, we would have heard something about it in the 5 years since that article.

[Walker]

Originally posted by Bucherebis:

A port would not work, as it's a really low fidelity game that would look horrendous on modern hardware. The proper thing to do is a remake, like the Persona 3 one.

Monster Hunter Stories would also like a word.

[Bucherebis]

Originally posted by Walker:

Originally posted by Bucherebis:

A port would not work, as it's a really low fidelity game that would look horrendous on modern hardware. The proper thing to do is a remake, like the Persona 3 one.

Monster Hunter Stories would also like a word.

MHS is a full 3D game. It's just easier to do a remaster.

SMT 4 have some of the ugliest low res 2D sprites ever. It looks worse than SMT 3 on PS2.

[RileyWRussell]

Originally posted by Bucherebis:

Originally posted by Walker:

Monster Hunter Stories would also like a word.

MHS is a full 3D game. It's just easier to do a remaster.

SMT 4 have some of the ugliest low res 2D sprites ever. It looks worse than SMT 3 on PS2.

Who cares though? That game isn't a game about graphics.

[Lu2]

strange journey is realy good game

[Lu2]

Originally posted by Bucherebis:

Originally posted by Walker:

Monster Hunter Stories would also like a word.

MHS is a full 3D game. It's just easier to do a remaster.

SMT 4 have some of the ugliest low res 2D sprites ever. It looks worse than SMT 3 on PS2.

star ocean 2 sprites still looks great even on high resolutions . not much isssue . they just need to make new cool ui to match ds dual screen . like old dungeon crawlers

honestly i would be fine with emulated version in this case even , which is doable too and cheap