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Shin Megami Tensei IV Final: New Three Minute Promotional Video

InTheSky December 25, 2015 Leave a reply

Atlus uploaded a new promotional video for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final to their Japanese YouTube account earlier this week. There’s a lot on display – some new music from the game (sounding nice, in my opinion,) new animated sequences, new dungeons and environments, and even some old faces if you manage to spot them. Brief cuts of the seven partner characters are also shown off, alongside battles and demon fusion.

Continue reading to check out the trailer. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final is set to release on the 10th of February in Japan, but there’s no word on localization outside of Japan as of yet.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Final: New Partner Characters Introduced

InTheSky December 23, 2015 Leave a reply

The most recent issue of Weekly Famitsu introduced more Partner characters for Shin Megami Tensei IV Final. Gaston, the new guy wearing lots of white, represents the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado’s Samurai legion (just like many of the characters in the first Shin Megami Tensei IV game.) The young man sporting grey hair and a black and yellow outfit is Hallelujah of Ashura-kai, an organization that had attempted to “coexist” with demons using some very alarming methods. And the purple and black figure with the Japanese demon mask is Toki of the Cult of Gaia. They oppose the Ashura-kai’s philosophy and espouse maximal liberty and “Rule by the Strong.”

This is a great collection of people who probably disagree heavily with each other! Gaston certainly doesn’t seem the type to play nice.

This collection of different personalities might be how one takes advantage of the multiple endings that this game is purported to offer. In any case, we’ll find out more when the game releases in Japan in February. No word on localizations yet.

Continue reading to check out some dialogue scenes featuring the characters that were introduced this week.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final’s Animated Promotional Trailer

InTheSky December 12, 2015 Leave a reply

Atlus uploaded an animated promotional trailer for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final to their Japanese YouTube account. It clocks in at a little under two minutes, and details the havoc that the continued war between deities and demons is wreaking on the human world. Let’s not forget that these powerful beings are not exactly looking to cooperate with humans either, aiming ultimately for the servitude of humanity in some form or another.

In any case, the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei IV Final is apparently at the wrong place at the wrong time during a demon attack…and yet all the same, it’s an accident that will change his life and the course of history. What that ultimately means will be up to the player.

Continue reading to view the trailer!

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final Formally Reintroduces Nozomi

InTheSky December 9, 2015 Leave a reply

We’ve seen her more than once in promotional media for the game, but in the most recent issue of Weekly Famitsu Atlus is now reintroducing Nozomi from Shin Megami Tensei IV to its sequel, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final. She was prominent in certain quests from Shin Megami Tensei IV, and in the sequel Nozomi is now a “fairy queen” following certain events of the previous game.

Famitsu describes as formerly being a high-ranking member of the demon-exterminating Outlaw Hunters, the same group to which the protagonist belongs. Considering some of the previous promotional material featuring Nozomi, it appears that she and the Polytheistic Alliance will be opposed (does anybody want to work with the Polytheistic Alliance?)

Nozomi has a casual but caring personality that willingly watches over others. Nozomi will be one of the partner characters available to the player in this game, besides Isabeau and Asahi. Besides all of the intense world-changing affairs of the Shin Megami Tensei IV universe, Nozomi has a love for photography.

Continue reading to check out a short dialogue scene featuring Nozomi, Asahi, and Navarre.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final Demo Footage from Recent Niconico Stream

InTheSky December 1, 2015 Leave a reply

Atlus’s development staff for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final recently demoed the game on a SegaNama Niconico broadcast. Sega’s SegaNama channel is periodically used to show off new footage for Sega games, like Yakuza 6. NintendoEverything uploaded footage from the Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final to their YouTube account. Check out the footage below.

The archive shown below includes demon fusion and random encounters, and the dungeon appears to be some sort of underground waterfall area. The last four minutes or so include a boss battle against Sukuna-Hikona.

I hope everyone appreciates the esteemed Toshihiro Nagoshi’s presence in the bottom left screen, between the two female commentators. I think he’s….adding an air of sophistication to the stream. Or something. It’s hilarious and I like it.

Atlus Reveals Box Art for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final

Draikin November 14, 2015 Leave a reply

Durin,g a recent Nintendo Direct presentation, Atlus has unveiled the official main artwork for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final, which will be used as the game’s box art. You can view the image below, along with a new trailer that was also shown during the presentation (uploaded by Youtube user NintenDaan). Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final is scheduled to be released in Japan on February 10, 2016 for the Nintendo 3DS.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final Full Website Debut

InTheSky October 22, 2015 Leave a reply

Atlus has given their Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final website a full unveiling. It’s actually a pretty unique presentation; there are some cool touches here. Some of you may have seen long, scrolling webpages before, but each section has their own background, and everything after the Concept section features animated backgrounds. Each character also has a short trailer attached next to them, in addition to some battle demos. There’s no music available on the site, but that may change later. The buttons available towards the bottom of the site allow you to preorder the game through an assortment of retail outlets.

The core of the story is as follows: the war between gods (Merkabah of Law, and Lucifer of Chaos) in Tokyo is devastating the city, and the arrival of Krishna who represents a path of polytheism seems set to only escalate the destruction. You, as the protagonist and member of the counter-demon group Outlaw Hunters, are killed by a stray demon one day but later receive the power to summon them after forging a contract with Daguza while in the underworld. With this power, you may grow into someone who can change the current path of events.

So…what will you do? This epic could be pretty sweet!

(…to borrow a bit from the bottom of the website)

Credit for featured image and story information go to this Gematsu article.

First Shin Megami Tensei IV Final PV!

InTheSky October 11, 2015 Leave a reply

Atlus has concluded their stream for Shin Megami Tensei IV Final, and with it comes the arrival of its first promotional video.

We have a little more details on this game. There is a conflict between monotheism and polytheism woven into the story. The course of the plot follows one central progression (not necessarily adhering to the standard law-chaos-neutral trifecta,) but still allows for multiple endings. The protagonist is completely silent this time; previously in Shin Megami Tensei IV most dialogue scenes were voiced though not all of the script received voicing.

Gameplay-wise, the system from Shin Megami Tensei IV is receiving a variety of additions and touches. A notable change is the introduction of the Partner and Assist Attack systems in battle. Partners are human characters who can assist you during battle. In addition, the game will feature more than 450 demons, with some previously absent demons (like the Mermaid) returning. Carryovers from Shin Megami Tensei IV will also receive balance changes to their stats. There will also be UI changes to reflect a new aesthetic and new mechanics.

Continue reading to check out the trailer! It runs for about a minute and half.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Final for 3DS Announced

InTheSky October 6, 2015 Leave a reply

Atlus of Japan struck suddenly with the reveal of Shin Megami Tensei IV Final for Nintendo 3DS via Famitsu. It’s due for release in Japan on February 10, 2016. Contrary to what the subtitle and the name of the game might suggest, this isn’t meant to be an expanded release (in the same vein of Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker) – this is a new game set in the same world that Shin Megami Tensei IV took place in. There will be new characters, and perhaps some returning faces too.

While Persona 5 seems to have red as a recurring theme color (as do the Persona games in general) it seems that SMT IV Final is following in its stead by making liberal use of the color green. I personally like the look of mixing black and green…

There’s a preview site up right now, but nothing really in the way of content is on it. We can expect more this coming Sunday at 7PM (Japan time) when a Niconico stream featuring a more detailed reveal of the game goes live.