"Shin Megami Tensei 4: Final" is headed to North America this summer. When it reaches the West, the post-apocalyptic role-playing game will be called "Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse," a name change fans seem to be happy about.
Developer Atlus has provided all the details players in the region need to know about the Nintendo 3Ds title along with a trailer, where they show the unthinkable horrors and atrocities in the post-apocalyptic version of Tokyo.
"Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse" follows a lone Hunter, who is one of the so-called "human pawns being shuffled across a chessboard by the higher deities." This Hunter dies early but is brought back to life "through a pact with a lesser god" named Dagda.
This comes with a price, of course. His resurrection is to be paid off through "his pledge of servitude. From there, the protagonist allies with other Hunters in the ruins of post-apocalyptic Tokyo." In "Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse," players are urged to choose "which side of peace or anarchy they are on."
"Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse" features a plot intermingled with the original "Shin Megami Tensei 4," which Atlus released back in 2013.
The game also introduces a new combat formula that allows players to bring one of his or her seven teammates to battle who they will need for the game's "excruciating difficulty.
There are over 450 demons with various cultures, personalities and religions that "Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse" players fight, "fuse" or recruit (players are allowed three demons to battle with them).
"Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse" also comes with a Press Turn system, which endows players "extra turns for exploiting weaknesses." The game also marks the return of the Smirk system, which boosts the offense and defense of players, on top of unlocking bonuses.
"Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse" will be released this summer.
