Shin Megami Tensei 4 - Apocalypse
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse returns to post-apocalyptic Tokyo with a new protagonist, expanded partner systems, demon negotiation and fusion, and route choices around a focused conflict. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.8 / 10
About this game
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse returns to post-apocalyptic Tokyo with a new protagonist, expanded partner systems, demon negotiation and fusion, and route choices around a focused conflict. Improved battle interfaces, partner control, and weakness systems deepen demon builds and late challenges. The story tone differs from its predecessor, fan service is heavy, and dungeons or quests still repeat; understanding also benefits from prior world knowledge. This description covers the original nintendo-3ds release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Shin Megami Tensei is Atlus’s RPG series about supernatural upheaval and competing visions of the future. Demon negotiation and fusion shape your party, while exploration, difficult choices and weakness-based battles drive its mainline adventures.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse returns to post-apocalyptic Tokyo with a new protagonist, expanded partner systems, demon negotiation and fusion, and route choices around a focused conflict.
Improved battle interfaces, partner control, and weakness systems deepen demon builds and late challenges. The story tone differs from its predecessor, fan service is heavy, and dungeons or quests still repeat; understanding also benefits from prior world knowledge. Overall, its main strengths are Improved combat and partner systems; Demon builds and late challenges. Its material limitations are Divisive tone and fan service; Repeated dungeons and prior-knowledge barrier. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Improved combat and partner systems
- Demon builds and late challenges
Weaknesses
- Divisive tone and fan service
- Repeated dungeons and prior-knowledge barrier
Who it is for: Players who value improved combat and partner systems.
Play notes: Expect divisive tone and fan service and repeated dungeons and prior-knowledge barrier.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Demon builds and late challenges; Repeated dungeons and prior-knowledge barrier. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Improved combat and partner systems; Divisive tone and fan service. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Demon builds and late challenges; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original nintendo-3ds release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Divisive tone and fan service. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Atlus
- Publisher
- Atlus
- Release date
- 2016
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- ExplorationTurn-based Combat3D GraphicsFirst PersonMultiple EndingsPost-apocalypticReplayableDark FantasySolo-friendlyBranching ChoicesCreature Collection and Training
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo 3DSWorldwide2016
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