My copy is arriving on Saturday - it seems that the days of ordering on Amazon and occasionally getting games a day early has passed.

I was a fan of the base game and I don’t think the story was as bad as some people made it out to be. However I am excited for the new story that they are promising with the Vengeance route. Getting hyped up seeing the positive reviews coming through!

I have been replaying SMTIV:A this week in the run up to the release to keep me occupied. Had taken a detour into the Devil Survivor series most recently so it has been nice returning to the mainline gameplay.

What are you all thinking about the release this week? Any hopes for the new title? Fears?

  • frozen
    3•6 months ago

    I played 10 or so hours of base SMTV and really enjoyed it, but I definitely felt like it was hampered by the choice of platform, which turned me off. Tons of FPS drops and performance issues. I’m hoping SMTV:V is at least Gold rated for Steam Deck so that I still have the portability aspect.

    I played through SMTIV a few years ago and have SMTIV:A, but never touched it. Is it different enough to check out, or should I just stick to SMTV:V?

    • @steeznsonOP
      3•6 months ago

      SMTIV:A is a completely different story, with new mechanics and a lot of new characters. Some people think that it’s the peak of the series in terms of combat but the story is divisive. They took a few influences from Devil Survivor/Persona in terms of having a friends system too.

      I think I still prefer SMTIV but it’s a tough call which is better.