Let's Play - Shin Megami Tensei/Digital Devil Story (SFC/SNES)

[Chris2Balls [:B]]

Today I'll start my first Let's Play, with Shin Megami Tensei. It's also the precursor to the Persona series.


It's a game I've wanted to play for a while, and discovering Aeon Genesis's English patch has made me finally decide to give it a go.

It's a game which takes its premise from the novel Digital Devil Story by Aya Nishitani: demons invade our world through computers, and using your computer is a pivotal aspect of the game, allowing you to communicate with demons, checking the map, etc. It's a first person role playing game, like an old-school dungeon crawler.
One could say this game is proto-Pokémon, but its demon-aquiring system is a bit more intricate: you can bully, seduce or buy a demon to your side. Once they are in your party, you have to sustain them with Magnetite, and summon them for a fee.


Anyway, let's get started!


Cue mysterious music. I am in a pink labyrinth, which distorts. I make a couple of step forwards when suddenly:
[spoiler=Who dares attempt to pass this place!]

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I'm going to be honest, I'm useless at finding names for my characters.
[spoiler=Identify thyself!]

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[spoiler=That is my name.]

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[spoiler=I have dormant power.]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado
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[Vipershark]

Oh man, I'm a bit into this game right now and while I'm not a fan of first person dungeon crawlers, I must say SMT is surprisingly good.

[Chris2Balls [:B]]

The introduction to the game is rather long, so there'll probably be one more post like this and then it should be a lot lighter.
Continuing my foray into this labyrinth.
[spoiler=Great, another opportunity to find a name]




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hass_avocado

Something I haven't mentioned is that each character has "dormant power", ie given 18 points to share along 6 criteria: STG, INT, MAG, STM, ATK, and LCK.
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[spoiler=HASS awakens]

I'll hazard a guess and say a watermelon.


You are no ordinary avocado.
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[spoiler=HASS has joined the party]

FINE.

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[spoiler=More naming]



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brogden_(avocado)


I'd feel the same if a demon sat on my back.
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[spoiler=BROGDEN whines and joins the party]

Well, there was this demon sitting on you...

Somehow I think you're mistaken.


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[spoiler=Don't tell me I have to give yet another name]

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[spoiler=Knock, knock.]


Joke: ruined
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[spoiler=This is too good to be true...]


FUCK
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[spoiler=Trust Mother to be a killjoy]


No! Was this a dream?!
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