/vr/ - Retro Games

Any shin megami tensei 1 fans what route have you done/ which route is your favorite

>>4949236
The older games are a bit weird. The snes games are pretty hard to play due to insane encounter rates and combat being very basic. However games like Devil Summoner and Soul Hackers are much better and more fun to play, though those are more "down to earth" compared to the mainline games which may put some off. I have yet to try KMT but I hear the MTII half is pretty good.
>>4949894
SMTII would be nowhere near as annoying as it is without the backtracking. Really ruins what could have been an amazing game.

>>4859253
The early snes games are actually pretty rough in terms of gameplay. If you're not used to first person dungeon crawlers they'll feel primative. The newer games are better for newcomers to the series.

What makes SMT interesting is its use of mythology, religion, and folklore in its enemies, themes, and narratives. You encounter and recruit various demons that really exist. In most games they use the name Shiva or Odin to sound cool. In SMT you can fightband recruit THE Shiva and THE Odin, who are really the entities we know in our world. It's use of these entities from various parts ofvthe world to create one cohesive world is unlike anything else. On top of this the art and character designs by Kazuma Kaneko give the demons a lot personality with designs that are faithful but add some flair to them.

To add to this a alignment system that isn't just "good vs evil", apocalyptic setting, cultist and satanic imagery, and cool rock and roll music makes them great games.

>>3498929
https://youtu.be/oMTFvdCQM3E