Comments on: Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: A Strange, But Not Unwelcome Journey

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:50:36 +0000

Well, SJ did do exceptionally well in Japan (according to Famitsu), and while that's not really an indicator on how good it'll do here, it's a nice sign =)

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:49:28 +0000

Same o_o; I actually found myself fusing higher level demons (45ish?) to get a level 28 demon I had missed. The sad thing was that the level 28 demon survived quite well in the later dungeons…

Even so, I think I'm still only at 50% for fusion and 70% for viewing, and I'm two dungeons away from finishing (level 55).

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:50:36 +0000

Well, SJ did do exceptionally well in Japan (according to Famitsu), and while that's not really an indicator on how good it'll do here, it's a nice sign =)

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:49:28 +0000

Same o_o; I actually found myself fusing higher level demons (45ish?) to get a level 28 demon I had missed. The sad thing was that the level 28 demon survived quite well in the later dungeons…

Even so, I think I'm still only at 50% for fusion and 70% for viewing, and I'm two dungeons away from finishing (level 55).

By: Ereek

Ereek — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:33:14 +0000

From what I've heard of the story and characters, I'll have to quote NickyD:

“That's almost insultingly obvious.”

By: memoryofwater

memoryofwater — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:05:19 +0000

Yeah. Sigh. Underdeveloped soundtracks are almost a series staple now!

Otherwise, this is looking good. It sounds like Atlus have learned a little from their PS2 era accessibility, so the game is set to lure back older fans without alienating anyone who took the Persona train to Tokyo Babylon. Seems like a good deal to me.

By: honorless

honorless — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:07:34 +0000

“As you explore the dungeon, you find dead bodies of your crewmates occasionally, and sometimes you get to see them go off their rocker too.”

Hardcore awesome.

By: Somato

Somato — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:57:06 +0000

Strange Journey is looking and sounding better all of the time!
I certainly hope that the game will be localized for North America.

It seems that most other games in the SMT series have done very well in NA so far, so I'm feeling very hopeful! =D

By: malek86

malek86 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:48:47 +0000

Good review. Now I can't wait for it to come stateside.

A good dungeon crawler is always welcome. I wish I still had Shining in the Darkness for VC… lost it after tinkering too much with homebrew, sigh (lesson for you, kids – know what you are doing before you start messing with higher level stuff).

By: MadMirko

MadMirko — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:52:11 +0000

That's an excellent article / review / summary / playtest.

Unfortunately it will make the wait for localization that much longer. :)

By: Dasuzero

Dasuzero — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:26:25 +0000

half an hour of music for a 40+ hour game ;_;

By: stihl

stihl — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:16:34 +0000

“While I claim to be a Shin Megami Tensei series fan, I have to admit, the only SMT games I have played thus far were the Persona series”

Fail.

By: Kuza21

Kuza21 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:13:36 +0000

The last paragraph makes me think of Dead Space…. I've been considering getting a DS for a while now, this, Mario and Luigi and Pokémon Heart Gold just might make me buy it….

By: moriken

moriken — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:16:03 +0000

Haha, me too -__-
Fortunately that doesn't spoil how exactly the story unfolds. This game is so addictive…must fill out…compendium…

By: ryne11

ryne11 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:52:26 +0000

I got curious about demons and bosses in this game, and managed to spoil the Final Boss for myself [face_palm]

Edit. Didn't mean to respond to you. Hit wrong button