Atlus What's the appeal of Megami Tensei?

[Latro]

Original SMT changes the wizardry format enough to be deeply engaging and original. Even if you don’t like the story, it changes the blobber format to be about fusion, demon talking, and boss battling, in addition to a bit more standard JRPG format.

 

[WhiteShark]

My favorite demon is Beelzebub (Fly Form), what's yours?

Charizard.

Shit...

I mean Pixie.

But... your avatar...

Good choice, though.

 

[Nathir]

The amazing demon desgins obviously. And some of the games have very good atmosphere. Mostly the older ones though. I think any game where Kaneko isn't involved is kinda bad tbh.

 

[Nathir]

My favorite demon is Beelzebub (Fly Form), what's yours?

Probably Tezactlipoca (new design), Chernobog, Kresnik and Isis are also super cool.

 

[AdamReith]

Imagine if grinding in a DRPG had a dating mini game where the monster could join your roster.

Definitely adds another level of fun, especially when if you have a particular monster already his clones will either leave you alone or shower you in cash or items.

 

[Tweed]

Imagine if grinding in a DRPG had a dating mini game where the monster could join your roster.

Definitely adds another level of fun, especially when if you have a particular monster already his clones will either leave you alone or shower you in cash or items.

Or if you have bros like Dionysus on your team, they booze them up with wine party.
What's even more fun is when demons use their social skills on the wrong kinds of demons and make matters worse. Really, this is so much more fun than throwing a plastic ball at something and hoping for Stockholm Syndrome to kick in.

 

[LarryTyphoid]

God nukes Florida in the final (9th) DDS novel.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Is GOD a democrat? Seriously, WTH?

 

[oasis789]

fyi the author has been tweeting about megaten in english for the past week or so

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

My favorite demon is Beelzebub (Fly Form), what's yours?

Beelzebub (hawt form from Majin Tensei II).

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Looks like a fairy not a fly.

 

[Poseidon00]

I find reincarnation an interesting concept, and the divine reincarnation of the world even more so. Add in the fact that you can "flip the tables" in most games and challenge the existing order, for better or worse, and I find myself always interested in the stories of Megaten no matter if it's a spin-off or main series title. IV and V started going completely off the fucking rails though. I hope they bring it back to fundamentals next time.

 

[430am]

For me the appeal was in pure points for style. It's the most flashy and in-your-face JRPGs I know. And the music is always absolutely incredible. The plot parts sure aren't anything special (unless you look at early installments, which are funny). The systems that the games do have, however, tie in and work together very well, so within them there's not that much room for complaining. It's also not for casuals, at least before SMT5, and then that wasn't a cakewalk either.

 

[Tweed]

Looks like a fairy not a fly.

I'd let her Dekaja me, heh heh.

But really are you people saying you don't find regular fly form Beelzebub sexy?

 

[Zerth]

The ability to customize and rotate your demon roster really overshadows how bland Megaten titles are in the dungeon crawling aspect.
I also like, in a wyzardry esque fashion, you can stumble across random encounters that will potentially wreck your entire party unlike any other boss fight. There's always some random party out there capable of countering yours.
For this franchise I mainly wish they could expand the negotiation system, at its current state is just random flavour text galore.

As a curiousity, this system inspired Toby fox to implement talking in combat with monsters. Driven by the same dissatisfaction I stated before.

 

[LarryTyphoid]

Now this has got to be the most obscure Japanese connection to Ultima I've seen yet.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

But is it in "Engwish." Me no readie or speakie moon-speak.

 

[LarryTyphoid]

Almost done with the first dungeon of Digital Devil Story. I ended up switching to the Famicom version, because the SFC remake makes a considerable amount of gameplay changes while I'd rather play a more authentic version of the original. It's also aesthetically inferior in a few ways; SNES remakes of NES games often have this cheap, plastic kinda look (Ninja Gaiden Trilogy, Mario All-Stars, Dragon Quest 1&2, etc), along with music more grating than the original 8-bit versions despite superior the superior hardware. It's kind of a bummer that I have to make my own maps for like the 7th game I've played in a row, but at least I can look forward to SMT with its automap. The Famicom version also lacks the turning animations I complained about before, which is a big plus.

I actually thought DDS only had one dungeon, since I've gotten accustomed to Wizardry games with only having one dungeon comprised of eight floors, but it's actually only the first part of the game. I guess I should've known I wouldn't get off that easy, considering each floor is only 8x8 tiles.

 

[LarryTyphoid]

The Messians in SMT bear more resemblance to Jews more than anything; after all, they seem to always be waiting for messiahs to come. But if the Messians are still waiting for a messiah, then you've gotta wonder what all those crosses are supposed to represent.

 

[Tweed]

The Messians in SMT bear more resemblance to Jews more than anything; after all, they seem to always be waiting for messiahs to come. But if the Messians are still waiting for a messiah, then you've gotta wonder what all those crosses are supposed to represent.

The PC is usually the messiah they're waiting on. Of course, if you go neutral (why?) or chaos (the RIGHT choice) then those SPAS-toting, jetpack templars will Deus Vult you out of existence.