Shin Megami Tensei IV
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TeraNitzcynski

reviewed Shin Megami Tensei IV

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Nintendo 3DS
Recommended by a friend, I shall make sure to listen to that friend's suggestions more often now.
Possibly my favourite 3DS game, great SMT gameplay crossed with a NieR-esque Nietzschean plot makes for a great game, however a lot of tiny complaints build up to gatekeep it from a 10/10: why is Neutral Ending so conveluted, why are there only two save slots, why is there no N3DS C Stick support, why does the map lack labels or direction markers

Reviewed on Mar 15, 2024

1 Comment

Puma

1 month ago

I agree with pretty much everything you said. The C stick thing annoys me so much. The SMT games I've played on 3DS don't even bother with touch screen controls and they don't have any 3D lol. Great games but I wish they pushed the hardware to its limits. Beyond that the only real criticism I have of the game itself is the alignment system being terrible. I simply refuse to settle for whatever ending I naturally get, so after a certain point I used an alignment guide for neutral and it hurt the experience. Still an incredible game and an instant favorite though.