Summary
With a rating of 96% positive on Steam at the time of writing,Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeanceis off to an amazing start on Valve’s platform. During its launch weekend,Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancehad an all-time concurrent player count of 21,749 on Steam, nearly double that of another RPG recently released on the storefront.
As the definitive edition of the original 2021 release on the Switch,Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancecontains some quality-of-life enhancements that the first release did not have, such as higher frame rates and more stat points for the main character to spend. In addition, players will be given a choice toplay through one of two story branches early in the game. While the “Canon of Creation” will put players on a path similar to the originalShin Megami Tensei 5, the exclusive “Canon of Vengeance” will alter events and offer additional endings based on the choices players can make. Players also do not need to beat one Canon path to unlock the other, so players looking to start the Canon of Vengeance can easily do so.
Since its release,Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancehas garnered glowing reviewsthat have not stopped coming in.According to SteamDB,Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancehas an overwhelmingly positive rating of 96% across 1,476 reviews and counting. On the game’s Steam page,Shin Megami Tenseiplayers stated that the game’s quality-of-life changes, the new Canon of Vengeance story arc, and the higher frame rates on PC compared to the original Switch release are the primary reasons behind their rave reviews. Currently,Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeanceis joined by titles like the free-to-play100 Aliens Catsand Capcom’sMonster Hunter Storieson top of the New and Trending category on the Steam homepage.
Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance Off To Amazing Start On Steam
For comparison, theSteam release of theKingdom Heartsseries, which fell the day beforeShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance, had a combined peak player count of 12,621. Among that count, over 11,000 were playingKingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMixover four days. While reviews can change over time, that has not stoppedShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancefans from spreading the word about Atlus' latest release.
Between the strong Steam launch ofShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance, andthe upcomingMetaphor: ReFantazioreleasing on October 11, fans of Atlus' games have plenty to cheer about in 2024. Only time will tell how long the Sega-owned studio can keep momentum.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance consists of two complete story paths: experience a brand-new route, the “Canon of Vengeance” – a dramatic tale of revenge by the fallen, centered around new characters and an enigmatic cohort of demons, the Qadištu, who plot their own dark designs apart from the war of those who fight to maintain order and those who seek to defy it. Or explore the original story told in Shin Megami Tensei V, the “Canon of Creation” – an eternal conflict between angels and demons, in which the protagonist fights for the world’s fate.When a grisly murder scene in modern-day Tokyo blocks our protagonist’s walk home, an unplanned detour leaves him buried and unconscious. He awakens in a new Tokyo, a wasteland ravaged by apocalypse now called Da’at… but before bloodthirsty demons can claim his life, a savior emerges, and the two of them unite to become a mighty being, neither human nor demon: a Nahobino.With newfound power, the protagonist ventures through Da’at, an enigmatic realm filled with mythical deities and demonic tyrants in constant conflict for survival. Searching for answers, the protagonist must forge his own path in a battle between angels and demons to dictate the fate of the world.
