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Are there any SMT games like Imagine? As slow as it was- I feel like it's a major waste of assets, music and general design. It's not like it was particularly spectacular, but it was still memorable compared to the 900 Heroes/Legends/Warriors of ~ tier mmos.
Since the mmo is dead, which games are closest?
I never got the chance to play it. What did it have that most regular SMT games don't?
>>343912612
The Nihon version lasted way longer than the US version.
>>343913252
Western versions of mmos always die out when the east is still going strong.
>>343913005
I've only recently gotten into SMT, but the mmo had real time combat as opposed to turn based. It was clunky but worked. There's not really any huge differences and Shoji Meguro even did the music. It had your standard mmo features namely fetch quests and whatnot, but it had a feel of its own.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf2uXxZoMqM
>>343914046
If it's real-time combat you want in SMT, try the Raidou Kuzunoha games.
>>343914046
>>343915947
Yeah, looking at the Imagine gameplay, the Raidou games are the closest you're going to get. The first one is kind of clunky, but the sequel improves it a fair bit.
There's also the Maken Shao games which aren't actually SMT, but have the same artstyle and similar real-time gameplay...but they aren't that great, to be honest.
>>343915947
>>343916839
Thanks. I actually started Raidou vs TSA recently and like it a lot. I just wish there weren't as many or any random encounters in a town area.
>>343912612
This and SMT NINE
>>343917518
Yeah, the random encounters are annoying sometimes, but the battle themselves are solid, especially in the sequel.
Maken X/Maken Shao don't have random encounters, they're entirely real-time...but Maken Shao at the very least isn't amazing by any means. I can't speak for Maken X, though.
>>343912612
>walking into town and watching crowds of neat demons strutting around with their tamers
>finding some bro to revive you in the field
>those guys selling their p2w weapons cheap
>that one /v/ clan that ran everywhere single file in matching outfits
It may have been pretty bad by MMO standards but the community was the best I've ever had in an online game
>>343917945
>SMT NINE
>no west release
T-thanks.
>>343919270
From videos it looks super janky. But then again I enjoy Drakengard.
>>343919381
>wearing random eq as a means of vanity
>random person gives me cash shop items
>thought it'd match with your outfit
>mfw
Easily one of the friendliest when other free games where getting more and more elitist.
>>343916839
I remember reading the Maken X manga and it was so fucking good I had to play the game.
Then, yeah, the game was shit. Just read the manga.
>>343912612
>all the effort put into those 3D demons that were made and used only for an MMO
>the mainline games are still reusing assets from 20 years ago
who the fuck cursed this series
>>343923170
>Meguro will never put out chill ambiance music again
I love all his music but it's nice to hear something without lotus juice for once. It was quieter too.
>>343923170
Dunno why they don't reuse all those 3D assets they made for Noctune, DDS, Imagine, Raidou, etc.
Seems like a damn waste.
>>343923839
I really like the aesthetic to the 3D games. They have a timeless quality that makes them look good gens later. Dated- obviously. But still look really good. Maybe it's the animu faces and the shading. It's not like graphics based games where what looked ground breaking will look like trash 3 years from now.
>waste of assets
Wasn't most of the game just uprezzed textures slapped on the PS2 models?
ANSWER THE CALL SON OF MAN!
SMT Imagine was fucking great.
It's a shame that SMT fans hated it because the demon conversations were dumbed down and Persona fags hated it because it wasn't about highschool waifus.
So when will Apocalypse come out in the west?
>>343925398
>demon conversations were dumbed down
I'd blame it on it being an mmo. It was clearly going for a more traditional SMT approach but was simple enough for anyone to join in.
>>343925829
I don't think her tits are that big.
You know I kind of want to see another SMT game that takes place at least partially before shit hits the fan. Like the first third of the game is a persona style RPG, then bam, the nukes start flying and you're now in a mainline SMT game.
PRIVATE SERVER WHEN?
Should I trust him?
>>343913005
It was an mmo, that's about it
Story was short and unfinished, pvp was broken, quests were few and far between
What it did have was mmo combat with megaten flavor meaning weaknesses and status effects matter, especially later on, and lots of demon fusion stuff
It was fun if you were a fan but wasn't revolutionary
I actually played the japanese version for quite a while, it shut down just this year.
I've translated(badly)what the page says.
I played the mmo years back, it was always fun but it seemed a little complicated. I remember trying to get parties set up to do dungeons was a headache.
Never played a SMT game and I recently started IV on 3ds (I´m about 10-12 hours in) and I´m fucking loving every second of it, which one should I play next? What is SMT IV Apocalypse, an expansion or something like that?
>>343930267
Also, which ones can I play on my 3ds, counting the DS ones? Are them all standalone games? I´m sorry the questions are dumb, but I´m a newcomer to this saga and there´s a lot of games.
>>343925595
"Summer 2016"
>>343925595
Some time in September
>>343930267
The ones you can play on 3DS are Strange Journey, Soul Hackers, and Devil Survivor 1 and 2 (and their 3DS remakes)
They're all standalone and can be played whenever, Soul Hackers is pretty dated and has shitty dungeons but is still pretty good, Strange Journey is fucking great, Devil Survivor 1 and 2 are SRPGs that are pretty fun, I prefer Devil Survivor 1 because 2's story and characters get pretty fucking retarded
If you have a PS2 or can emulate (they aren't that demanding), pretty much all the PS2 games are really good, including SMT Nocturne, Raidou, Digital Devil Saga, and Persona 3 and 4
Im new to the SMT series, Ive played strange journey and IV and really liked them both, what SMT game should I play now?
>>343932917
Nocturne, DDS, or Raidou
>>343912612
>It was clunky but worked
>but worked
>worked
lolno it fucking didn't, Imagine was a huge piece of shit and this is coming from someone who loves both mmos and megaten
>>343932917
All of them.
>>343932003
Don't forget Persona Q.
>>343935236
which onescan i play for free
