Shin Megami Tensei V
Explore the ruined world of Da'at, recruit demons through conversation and fuse new allies, then exploit weaknesses to gain extra actions in command-based battles.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.5 / 10
About this game
Shin Megami Tensei V casts you as a student who becomes the Nahobino in Da'at, a ruined counterpart of Tokyo. Explore its demon-inhabited landscape and build a party by persuading potential enemies to join you. Battles use commands, with weakness hits granting extra actions; enemies can turn that same rule against your party. Party development extends beyond recruitment. Fuse demons into new allies and choose inherited skills, within the system's exceptions, to shape what they can do. A full Magatsuhi gauge enables special skills, adding another timing decision in battle. Exploration also provides Glory for learning Miracles, connecting your discoveries to changes in exploration and development systems.
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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AI review
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A compelling premise for players who enjoy designing a party around exploitable weaknesses.
Extra actions make matching attacks to weaknesses consequential, while reciprocal enemy advantages put pressure on party composition. Recruitment and inherited fusion skills can reward players who enjoy revising their team rather than relying on a fixed setup.
Strengths
- Weakness-driven extra actions can make attack selection and defensive preparation matter together.
- Negotiation and skill inheritance give party-building different kinds of decisions.
Weaknesses
- The enemy's ability to exploit weaknesses may feel punishing if you prefer forgiving battles with a largely unchanged party.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy recruiting unusual allies, testing skill combinations and reconsidering a party after identifying its vulnerabilities.
Play notes: Hard must be selected when starting the game; switching away from it prevents returning to Hard during that playthrough.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Recruitment, fusion and Glory-funded Miracles can give exploration consequences for the next round of party development. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Reciprocal weakness advantages can make team preparation feel directly relevant to each command chosen in battle. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A desert counterpart of Tokyo populated by gods and demons can appeal to players who enjoy familiar places recast as hostile mythic spaces. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Switching between Casual and Normal offers flexibility, but the one-way departure from Hard makes that setting a more consequential choice. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Atlus
- Release date
- Nov 12, 2021
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- 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
- Long-term Progression3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyStory-drivenMain Story 20–50 HoursExplorationLevel ProgressionTurn-based CombatFantasyThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
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- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideNov 12, 2021
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com