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Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Fantasy
OpenCritic85IGDB82
Shin Megami Tensei V, the fifth numbered game of the Shin Megami Tensei series, is a role-playing video game set in modern-day Tokyo. It will feature returning gameplay elements from previous games, such as the ability to fuse demons, along with new mechanics.
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Epic, dark, demanding and plot-driven.
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GameSkinnyJosh BroadwellNov 202110/10Shin Megami Tensei V is a triumph, boasting a stellar narrative and combat system with unique style all its own.
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Niche GamerFingal BelmontNov 202110/10The long wait for Shin Megami Tensei V has been worth it. This could have been another disaster like prior games with lengthy development cycles, but this is the one that actually delivers on all of its promises and then some.
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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyNov 20215/5 starsSMT V is perhaps a little too smart for its own good, and might alienate some people in the process, but it’s also refreshing to have developers create something that actually dares to have that level of confidence in their audience. This is a game that makes few concessions and compromises, but it is rewarding in kind and has a kind of elevated gravitas that marks it out as a rare and special thing indeed.
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VG247Hirun CryerNov 20213/5 starsShin Megami Tensei 5’s combat is great, punishing and rewarding in equal measure without ever tipping the scales too far in one direction. Mixing and matching your deck of demons makes for great fun as well, and spurs you to look to all corners of the ruined world for allies of all shapes and sizes. It’s everything outside of the battling and grungy soundtrack where Shin Megami Tensei 5 badly misses the mark, with one-note characters that you’re never given the chance to better know, and a paper-thin plot that feels dragged out over dozens of hours. Shin Megami Tensei 5 is a good RPG battler, but it’s not good at much else.
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Slant MagazineJustin ClarkNov 20213/5 starsThere are excellent RPG gameplay ideas powering Shin Megami Tensei V, but they’re left stranded in search of a worthwhile role to play.
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IGDB rating 8.5/10 from 51 ratings.
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