The Shin Megami tensei series of games are any history lovers dream, as literally every demon is based of a god or deity from some world religion throughout history and they all have personalities based of the myths that surround them. Ever wanted to see what would happen if Thor fought against Loki? You can recruit one and see how'd that end up. What if you wanted to see Saint Michael The Archangel fight Lucifer? Then side with law or chaos and kick some ass. There's not just great fights with good mechanics, there's amazing stories too. The main series normally has the immediate plot based around demons invading Tokyo/Destroying Tokyo/Destroying the world and you play as a high school student who/Arena Fighter/Apprentice Samurai who get mixed up in the conflict, which is orchestrated by the two big bosses of the SMT Universe, YHVH and Lucifer. That's right, you get to fight under God (yes, That God), the king of the demons, or just not give a damn and kill them both! I'm not joking, play SMT 2 and you get to KILL GOD AND LUCIFER! This series doesn't get nearly enough love, as it's normally overshadowed by its equally amazing spinoff series, Persona. It's a shame, because there aren't really that many games that deal with religion and moral ambiguity as well as this, and those that try it normally suck (I'm looking at you Final Fantasy 13). everyone should play these games, just because of how unique they are in theme, setting, atmosphere and mechanics.
P.S. The first Megami Tensei game came out on the NES BEFORE Pokemon. We did it first, your welcome Nintendo.
Shin Megami Tensei: Why it's amazing
The Shin Megami tensei series of games are any history lovers dream, as literally every demon is based of a god or deity from some world religion throughout history and they all have personalities based of the myths that surround them. Ever wanted to see what would happen if Thor fought against Loki? You can recruit one and see how'd that end up. What if you wanted to see Saint Michael The Archangel fight Lucifer? Then side with law or chaos and kick some ass. There's not just great fights with good mechanics, there's amazing stories too. The main series normally has the immediate plot based around demons invading Tokyo/Destroying Tokyo/Destroying the world and you play as a high school student who/Arena Fighter/Apprentice Samurai who get mixed up in the conflict, which is orchestrated by the two big bosses of the SMT Universe, YHVH and Lucifer. That's right, you get to fight under God (yes, That God), the king of the demons, or just not give a damn and kill them both! I'm not joking, play SMT 2 and you get to KILL GOD AND LUCIFER! This series doesn't get nearly enough love, as it's normally overshadowed by its equally amazing spinoff series, Persona. It's a shame, because there aren't really that many games that deal with religion and moral ambiguity as well as this, and those that try it normally suck (I'm looking at you Final Fantasy 13). everyone should play these games, just because of how unique they are in theme, setting, atmosphere and mechanics.
P.S. The first Megami Tensei game came out on the NES BEFORE Pokemon. We did it first, your welcome Nintendo.