Will I like Shin Megami Tensei 5?

Can you describe the gameplay? It is more persona 5 turn based or devil may cry

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Can you describe the gameplay? It is more persona 5 turn based or devil may cry

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Turned based like P5. The system is called press turn. Essentially, you have a party with a maximum of 4 (Main character + 3 demons). Each party member has a press turn. If you exploit an enemy weakness or hit a critical, you gain an additional press turn. If you pass the turn to the next party member, you gain an additional press turn (this part is only unique to SMT V and not those before it). If you miss an attack or hit into an enemy that is null/absorbs your attack/spell, you can lose from 2 - 4 press turns. Essentially, a higher risk, higher reward system than Persona, since you don't have the all out attacks whenever you down every demon, but instead you just gain/lose additional attacks. Imo, Press Turn is superior to Persona's battle system, as it adds an extra layer of difficulty and strategy to the battles. Enemies can gain/lose press turns too, which is why the game can be pretty difficult. But it's very rewarding imo.

There is also a mechanic unique to SMTV called the Magatsuhi meter, which gives you and your demons extra abilities once it's filled up completely. You fill the meter through battling demons, gaining extra abilities, or through collecting orbs in the overworld. For example, you can use the full Magatsuhi meter to give your party members a full turn where every attack crits, which means you can get up to 8 attacks in one turn. There are a plethora of other abilities at your disposal, so it makes it a ton of fun to mess around with.

Lastly, this game features more of an open world than previous SMT games, where the main character can jump around. So you can explore to find hidden items, demons, etc., which is a very addicting gameplay loop. Think exploring in Nier Automata, and SMT V is pretty close to as good in that regard.

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If you pass the turn to the next party member, you gain an additional press turn

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Is this right? I had no idea you got an extra turn for passing a press turn. This will definitely alter my strategies a little bit if it works!

Nice, thanks for the info!

Thanks for the help bros

Don’t get me wrong I love good gameplay but I’m a Big story guy are Am I correct in taking from y’all this is no persona 5, Witcher 2, final fantasy story wise?

Y’all definitely convince me it was worth the 35h thanks for the thread: as someone who has played at least 1000 hour of persona 3-5 will I have a large learning curve needing guides and walkthroughs?

No, you won't have a large learning curve. If you've played Persona, you will pick up SMT 5 quite easily. It's definitely more difficult than Persona, but SMT 5 does a lot of things to ease new players in well. I'd recommend starting on Normal difficulty (I believe you can switch it during the game).

Fair warning, but like every SMT game, there will be a boss early on that will bust your arse. Don't worry, as with enough trial and error, you will come out on top, and eventually you can get through the game decently enough.

As for the story, SMT3 and SMT5 go for much more of an atmospheric narrative (think Dark Souls), where you learn bits and pieces about the lore by exploring rather than the Persona approach, where the story is essentially told to you throughout the whole experience. SMT4 is my favorite SMT game by far, which is why I recommend you play 5 and 3 before getting into it, as it has the best story. 1 and 2 have pretty good stories too, but they require emulation to play them.

Tbh it felt like I unique twist on baton pass