This has been a good year for fans of the Shin Megami Tensei series. SMT spinoff Persona 5 got its own spinoff with Persona 5 Strikers, we’ve gotten a little more news on SMT 5, and now the remastered SMT 3 preorder has gone live. With news story after news story surrounding the franchise, it’s easy to lose track of some
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I think it’s safe to say that Persona 5 Strikers is one of DualShockers’ most anticipated games of the year. Now that reviews are out and saying that the game is a worthy sequel to 2017’s Persona 5, the hype is real. For those of us who haven’t preordered it yet or are waiting until release
Atlus on December 23 launched a new patch for Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne HD Remaster. While the remaster of the legendary PS2 JRPG has yet to release in English, it’s already available in Japan on PS4, and Switch, since October 29, 2020. However, multiple players noted since launch that the remaster had several gameplay
Warning: This article contains major story spoilers for Persona 5 Royal and Catherine: Full Body by Atlus. Over the past decade, Atlus has quickly become one of my favorite developers, to the point where several of their titles are some of my favorite games of all time. Persona 5 was my 2017 Game of the
With its announcement last month, the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remaster thrilled fans of the long-running RPG series with a remastered take on a classic title. While fans are still waiting for more details on the next mainline installment of the series with Shin Megami Tensei 5, the SMT3 remaster will seem to hold over fans with
Earlier this week, thirsty Shin Megami Tensei fans were finally blessed with a glistening oasis. During the Monday Nintendo Mini Direct, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster was revealed for Nintendo Switch (and PS4) and a brand new trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V was dropped. You can imagine how excited I was, considering
Alex Moukala Music, a YouTube channel run by a professional music producer, released a video this week to celebrate the release of Persona 5 Royal where he takes an in-depth look at the track “Rivers in the Desert.” Music fans will particularly enjoy this look at the track as it looks at the musical theory behind
The Nintendo Switch is no stranger to video game ports. The ability to take AAA titles with you wherever you go has made the allure of porting old favorites incredibly tempting to consumers. It appears that Atlus may now be toying with the idea of bringing over their long-running Shin Megami Tensei, and spin-offs, to
When it comes to the Wii U, a majority of people found it to be the ugly stepsister of Nintendo’s hardware lineup, but it cannot be denied that the system boasted a great number of exclusive titles, one of which included the criminally underplayed Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. In my opinion, the JRPG was the
When Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE released on the Wii U back in 2015, it ended up being criminally underplayed while being one of the best games on the platform. It’s true that it is a niche title, but very well-crafted crossover title between the Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem franchises. Even though it wasn’t
In the video game industry, there is non-stop talk about how basically every game ever made should be ported to the Nintendo Switch. Why that is is pretty simple: you can take it with you anywhere: you can receive a console-quality experience without requiring a TV. That is a generally good argument as to why
T0day, Atlus revealed a new teaser trailer that hints at new Shin Megami Tensei news coming on October 23. During the four hour long “Atlus Live Special #1: Megaten Feature” at Tokyo Game Show, the company revealed the trailer right at the end of the event. The footage shown in the teaser is the same as the