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"Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey" is a unique and innovative Japanese role-playing game. Deep below the Antarctic, you and your team will find secret hideouts; discover new demons; and fight, coerce, or bribe them to join your side. Recruit as many as you can to save the world from a nightmarish portal that threatens to swallow the Earth whole."Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey" was released by Atlus for the Nintendo DS console in 2010. You are part of a special group of agents from the UN sent to investigate a terrifying, mysterious spatial distortion called the Schwarzwelt. Cruel creatures reside there, whose only goal in life is to fight. And in true JRPG form, you take the fight directly to them in your valiant quest to save the Earth and all humanity.This single-player RPG is told entirely from the first-person perspective. You play as an unnamed protagonist who can summon a demon in battle to help defeat other monsters. The protagonist's Demonica suit can be opened to further explore the story. The top screen of the DS displays the 3D environment, which you navigate while you're in Schwarzwelt. The bottom screen is a 2D map of the area, highlighting unopened chests and already explored areas. Other characters you meet along the way will send you on side quests to explore new regions, find more items, and further unravel the mystery of this dark story.Combat in "Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey" focuses on turn-based random encounters, much like a typical JRPG. Your party of four and three chosen demons take on enemies that try to impede your progress. Critical high-force attacks and exploiting the enemy's weaknesses are crucial combat techniques in gameplay as they allow you to do a follow-up secondary attack. Your enemies will follow this style too, so play carefully.Recruiting demons plays a significant role in both the plot and the gameplay mechanics of "Strange Journey." A new demon can be made by a fusion of several others, passing along abilities, spells, and other traits that will help you in battle. These newly formed demons can be shared with other players with a special character password. There are 300 recruitable demons available in this game, most of which are figures from world religions and ancient mythologies, such as Norse, Egyptian, and Judeo-Christian. Pay close attention to the phases of the moon in the game when recruiting demons. Full moons will make a demon more aggressive and unwilling to talk, and even your character's behavior will determine how they feel towards you. Each demon responds differently to a lawful, neutral, or chaos alignment, and they may even ignore your commands if you stray too far into any of these directions.With a diverse cast of characters, including an advanced AI computer, angels, and avatars of powerful gods, "Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey" offers an exceptional JRPG experience. This game is rated M for blood, violence, language, partial nudity, and sexual themes.Product Identifiers
PublisherAltus
UPC0730865400355
eBay Product ID (ePID)74835568
Product Key Features
RatingM - Mature
GenreRole Playing
PlatformNintendo DS
Game NameShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Additional Product Features
Release Year2010
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Control ElementsGamepad/Joystick
ESRB DescriptorBlood, Fantasy Violence, Language, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes
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- 05 Aug, 2020
SMT Games I’ve neglected to get before Eshop closures
Thank you!! I had an urge to look into the eshop for 3ds this month and saw that it was fixing to shut off in other countries and I thought “oh man, there are so many games I wanted to play and didn’t”. Then I thought it’d be best to buy the physical copies since no matter what I could play them eshop or not as long as I kept my 3ds console. I looked into which version was better, this or the 3ds remake, and hear that there was 4 hours worth of tutorial in the remake helped me make the decision for the faster paced original. Anyway, thanks!! It works great!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Jan, 2020
The fidelity to the original SMT games is great
It feels like one of the originals games of the saga and the mix of the horror atmosphere and increasing tension is amazing, remembers me movies like The Thing form John Carpenter. This is an amazing game for DS but have a noticeable level of difficulty and if you are not familiar with the saga you can enjoy it too.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 Nov, 2020
SJ is a first person dungeon crawler with deep gameplay mechanics that allow 1000s of Approaches to the challenging bosses SJR bad :)
Best game ever madeVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Mar, 2025
Everything looks great and the game work...
Everything looks great and the game works well. Thanks!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Dec, 2024
Possibly the greatest JRPG on a handheld...
Possibly the greatest JRPG on a handheld full of great JRPGs. The last true Shin Megami Tensei game. The swansong of Kazuma Kaneko. Pick this up and NOT the 3DS version.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 23 Nov, 2017
Great game, came quick
Glad I picked this up before the remake releases next MarchVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Oct, 2020
If you you want to play an old school SMT game pick up this game.
It works well surprisinglyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Jun, 2020
Good Game Bad Soundtrack
The music cd does not work in the car this was one of the major reasons I bought itVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 May, 2016
Amazing
This is a true SMT experience, not only keeps the mechanics but also is an excellent thrillerVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 13 Nov, 2019
Great series
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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