Is Shin Megami Tensei Worth Playing Today? | RPG Retrospective

[@mbe102]

Dude, how in the hell.... oh, it was released an hour ago. I was gonna say, this needs to have way more than 44 views ffs! Really good stuff!

[@jonathany6359]

I feel like your video made me feel brave enough to play SMT1. My first, aside from the Raidou games, was SMTV, so going back to the beginning has felt imposing until you explained all these basics. Thank you and keep these coming. Very well produced content!

[@rpg_haven]

I love hearing that, hope you enjoy the game if you do give it a chance

[@erikvaldes4293]

If SMT 1 and 2 released internationally they itd be considered an all time great on the SNES like Chrono Trigger and FF, to this day the only games that have come close to its atmosphere are Fear & Hunger and Bloodborne in my opinion and even then it doesnt have the crazy SMT flair, absolute cinema

[@analogmoz]

Neat, this video title is pro-rated for viewing until 2029.

[@peppercatx6470]

Comparing the game to its contemporaries at the time is a good move, really showcases how this game different from other console JRPGs. It's wild to think this series started off as a licensed videogame for an 80s sci fi horror novel series. Wild franchise progression, can't wait to see how you react to the rest like Nocturne.

[@rpg_haven]

I'd love to read the original novels someday, heard they're trashy fun. I should be getting to Nocturne in 2025!

[@robinmattheussen2395]

@@rpg_haven I read a tiny part of it when I was at my peak SMT phase, they're honestly kind of garbage (or maybe the translations are just terrible). I honestly have no idea hwy this was turned into a video game back in the day considering how poor the source material is, but I guess we should be thankful.

[@pinealbland5076]

I just got the smt 3 nocturne doublejump strategy book it’s so sick!!! I really reallly reallllllllly miss printed strategy guides :(

[@bones_jones9356]

Aww yeah, always happy to see more light shine on classic SMT. Keep up the good work!

[@IsoYear]

I really agree with you on the religious iconography. the games are so good because they make all the icons so cool! i joke to my wife that the start of the game is you a fairy and a starfish beating up slimes and ends with you and shiva and metatron fighting god lol. its just such a classic jrpg series imo. i started with nocturne on ps2 and it just blew me away.

[@EsThirt33n]

SHEEN megami tensei, i like that lol

[@chammo10]

Never thought id hear a cowboy say the title of this game lol

[@donaldtrump2728]

@@chammo10 it's awesome to hear, especially being someone from the south

[@whoarethepatriots307]

SMT2 is a wild ride, it's really the game that solidified the series into what it would become going forward. The "most Megaten Megaten" game, if you will

[@rpg_haven]

Can't wait

[@alicevioleta3184]

i agree even though i hate the dungeons in Smt2. wait... that's actually just proving you right lmfao

[@cjw8497]

Commenting for the algorithm. Great videos man.

[@rpg_haven]

Thank you!

[@alicevioleta3184]

amazing video. subbed! fellow resident of the south here, cool to hear a familiar accent in my weird demonic jrpg. cannot wait until you reach Soul Hackers. it's the pinnacle of this type of megami tensei game; after this, they switch to the nocturne/persona 3 style, but Soul Hackers is still a first person dungeon crawler and perfects the mechanics we all love in SMT1.

[@rpg_haven]

Soul Hackers looks fun, I'll definitely do a video once I play it

[@IsoYear]

i liked that persona 5 let you invite demons even if you hadnt beat them all. even if it wasnt my favorite game in the series

[@QueenViolet8]

I just purchased the gba version looking forward to playing it Thanks so much for the video 😎

[@benhicks7652]

Atlus/SEGA should hook up with Square-Enix so that we can get the HD 2D tratement for SMT.

[@rpg_haven]

That's.. actually a pretty cool idea. But they wouldn't need Square to do it, could just copy the style a la Star Ocean

[@robinmattheussen2395]

Nah, most of those HD 2D (what an awful term btw) look absolutely terrible IMO. But yes, it would be nice to finally have an official Western release with some nice quality of life upgrades at least.

[@dutchielander2478]

I hope you will give the later installments a chance. It's only upwards after SMT 1. My favorites being Nocturne (which is 3) and SMT4. Fantastic games to give you anxiety, depression, make you rage, but all in all make you feel and care about the game, it's story and characters. Which is rare.

[@rpg_haven]

I'm gonna play them all

[@alejandrotorves6483]

I've been playing this game for 2 months now, I'm going to defeat the final boss. My main characters are named Céfaløs for m.c, Melkor for chaos c., Aidan for law c., Egea for female. It has been a surprising journey, a difficult game, but the story has captivated me, I grew up playing silent hill, resident evil, and final fantasy.

[@rpg_haven]

Glad you're enjoying it, it's a satisfying grind

[@alejandrotorves6483]

@rpg_haven I finished it yesterday. I will keep playing other megaten games.

[@DebugOctopus]

Been following your twitter. I had no idea you were that incredibly based!

[@heatrayzvideo3007]

Are you sure you're not Isaac Arthur? 🤔🤫

[@charlesdilks3267]

Sick seeing another JRPG/ SFIA fan! You must be very handsome lmao