How different are the two campaigns?

[parent child bowl]

Hello everyone,

I'm contemplating buying the game and just wanted to know how different the two campaigns actually are.

The new campaign seems to have more features so I'd just play that one and skip the original if both play mostly the same.

Thank you for your input.

[Mofuji]

CoV has no neutral ending. You also cannot fight Masakado, instead you get Satan and also you can unlock Godborn mode, which raises everything to level 150. They each have two explorable areas that are unique to them.

CoV also has its own unique Nahobino form.

The story differs dramatically between CoC and CoV, since Yoko and the Qadištu don't exist in CoC.

[Arifufu]

so after played both route:
personally better go with creation first (up to you: Law/Chaos/Neutral/True Neutral, just pick one), i know for someone who already played original will jump to Vengeance directly for new content, but please don't. The reason it feels weird becuase in Vengeance, "Guest Character" can use item while by that point your demon can't use item, also there are some early demon that can be fused if your Nahobino is level 40 or higher, while your nahobino is like level 30 or less so imo Vengeance is to mean be played on your 2nd cycle

also you still need to play the Creation, there's a demon that exclusive in Creation, so if you want to complete 100% compendium then you need to play at least one cycle on creation, anyway you can go neutral on Vengeance to unlock Danu, but in Vengeance there's only Law/Chaos ending, so my advice do Neutral only on Creation

[haplok]

The above only applies if you're a 100% completionist, though.

[ebolaisamongus]

The story in Vengeance is very different after the first 2-3 hours and imo much better of a story.

The story in Creation is bare bones and doesn't hold up well by comparison. The only reason to play Creation is if you care about 100% the game by getting all demons and fighting all superbosses or if you played Vengeance first and want more SMTV without replaying the same story.

I highly recommend Vengeance as a first time player because it leaves a better first impression and then continue on to Creation if you liked the gameplay.

[lostwoods]

the new route is the second half of the story, hope this helps

[Bake]

Hey OP, nice name.

[Error]

In the new route, the first zone is basically the same but has like 2 bonus bosses. The 2nd zone is the same but all the bosses are different. 3rd zone is completely new. The dungeon after it is also completely new. Then the 4th zone and the final dungeon are the same but with different bosses.
In terms of story, there´s a new character and a few story differences early on but the story changes drastically later

[Sylph]

just go kill something