Shin Megami Tensei IV *SPOILERS ABOUND*

Game has a messed up difficulty curve. The early game is the hardest part by far, and it gets much more manageable once you get to Tokyo.

I went with a mostly magic build, since that gives you way more coverage than the physical ones. (you can switch the element of your gun attacks, but not mid battle, so I didn't ever see the point)

BTW, what other 3DS Mega Ten games do you recommend after this one? I've already got Devil Survivor Overclocked.

You've got the whole collection as of now.

Strange Journey is a good game, albeit fairly difficult, and Devil Survivor 2 may or may not be worth a look depending on how much longer Break Record will be mired in Development Hell.

Persona Q is coming out in English soon enough, but it probably won't hold much interest unless you've already played Persona 3 and/or 4.

Do we know who this◊ is yet? He should be in V; I really like this design.

My guesses is he is an angel of some varity.

So I made Lucifuge - and was confused. I'd never heard of this guy.

He's Lucifer's Dragon in one of the Medieval grimoires, IIRC.

In SMT he's usually Co-Dragons with Beelzebub, but the latter is an independent operator in IV and his position is taken by Belial. Belial's usual partner-in-crime, Nebiros, is demoted to a lowly Mook.

edited 7th Aug '14 8:02:19 PM by HamburgerTime

Lucifuge is usually just Louis's butler, and a minor character at best.

I think like, Soul Hackers or something made him a bonus boss, but that's as far as it goes in terms of importance.

Co-Dragon status with Beelzebub probably goes to Astaroth, if anyone.

Is he fightable in II? I know he has stats.

Lucifuge? I think so, but I think he's just a miniboss in Louis's dungeon.

The Let's Play on lparchive doesn't have his fight, is why I was curious. Or Virocana's, actually, though I've heard he's pretty hard to find.

I just made an Arahabaki who Nulls or Drains everything except Elec, which he resists.

With Salvation on him, he's basically the ultimate healer, and Energy Drain guarantees he'll never run out of MP.

What about Soul Hackers? How's that one?

It's a good game, but it's very much a product of 90s game design, so it's a little more obtuse in places than the modern Megami Tensei games. It's more linear and shorter than say, Shin Megami Tensei IV, but still worth checking out.

Phew. So back on this after a long time focusing on Fire Emblem Awakening (which I still plan to play as well).

Just met Hikaru, and currently hunting the Black Samurai after being lost for some time. I already know who she really is (one of the few spoilers I've gotten about the game) so no news there.

Exploring another station right now, hoping to find a terminal, then to Ikkebukuro ('d been there before, but only one side, and I was limited on where I could go).

Hope to Neutral the hell out of things soon. Wish Rob luck.

Do you plan on playing the other routes?

Yeah. I hope to play them all eventually.

Just got a lot of work to do.

Oh that's right. There's a specific order I was told to go in. What was that again? I guess I should do it that way rather than going Neutral right off the bat.

Be wary of the Hoodlum Horde in the area you are at. They know macca beam.

As counter-productive as it sounds, actually go for the bad ending first. This doesn't actually unlock anything but it allows you to get New Game Plus with less effort. Then do Law, then Chaos (actually, I'm not sure if there's any advantage to doing one before the other) and end with Neutral.

Chaos lets you visit alternate Tokyos far earlier than you could in Neutral.

"Watch out" is pretty much supposed to come before everything in SMT.

edited 28th Sep '14 8:20:36 PM by Pulse

No, I mean I don't know why Law then Chaos is always recommended.

And I listed the advantage. You can do the NG+ quests in those places and get the demons earlier. Like Izanami.

Actually do Neutral first. It's more satisfying and I don't think there's any exclusive neutral ng+ quests. Feel free to check out the bad ending on the way though.

edited 28th Sep '14 8:36:38 PM by Moth13

I think the opposite about satisfaction, actually; with my way you're essentially doing them from most to least depressing. Worst first, best for last and all that.