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Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
DS
Released On: Mar 23, 2010
80
5.2
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
80
85% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
12% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
80
85% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
12% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The Shin Megami Tensei series has proven itself as one of the most consistently well-made RPG franchises in recent memory, and SMT: Strange Journey is no exception. There are few dungeon exploration games that are as solidly well put-together and interesting.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is one of the most dense, addictive and compelling role playing games you can find on the Nintendo DS.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 269 User Ratings
5.2
48% Positive
128 Ratings
128 Ratings
3% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
49% Negative
133 Ratings
133 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 269 User Ratings
5.2
48% Positive
128 Ratings
128 Ratings
3% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
49% Negative
133 Ratings
133 Ratings
As far as Nintendo DS role-playing games go, this is my new favorite, hands down. But then again, I'm a huge fan of both dungeon crawling and Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei series games.
If you\'re looking for a long, deep and engrossing RPG, take this Strange Journey on your DS.
Unless you're absolutely sick of Shin Megami Tensei's core mechanics or can't push past a few tutorial-heavy opening hours, Strange Journey's a fantastic RPG - portable or not.
For better or for worse, it makes the player the master of his own destiny. As it turns out, that\'s a heck of a challenge, but the challenge is worth it. [Apr 2010, p.87]
As a dungeon crawler, Strange Journey is abominable. As an SMT, it\'s unforgivable.
Amazing game!! 10/10 dungeon crawling is fun collecting demons is fun gameplay is solid and story is incredible!! This is a must play game!!!!
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DS
As the title states strange journey is strange. Quite unexpectedly we are lead back to the old days of the Megami Tensei franchise and no it isn't any less brutal. There is no press turn system and exploiting weakness is less important. The game's main theme is exploration which is why almost every area can be an absolute choir to travel through and can feel borderline impossible without some sort of online map. Resource gathering is also tedious. Not to mention demons can only have 6 moves instead of 8. The demon password system works well and while you can abuse it, it is very costly and while you're not hard pressed the game doesn't just hand it out ether. The story is unsurprisingly awesome, and while the demons may seem overtly preachy many of them are connected in some way to the planet that humanity has spend most of it's time desecrating. However the story as good as it is, the DS screen is small and reading a big text dump on the really small screen can get irritating. And because the game's main theme is exploration there is no way you can rush through this game. It's a solid title but the changes added since Nocturne were added for a very good reason and this game will shoehorn that point into you if it does nothing else.
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DS
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Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- DS
Initial Release Date: Mar 23, 2010
Developer:
- Atlus
Publisher: Atlus
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