The debut trailer for Shin Megami Tensei IV is included as a bonus in the 3DS Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers remake. Soul Hackers officially goes on sale in Japan later this week, but people have already been snapping images of the trailer and posting them online:

More images can be found at the above link. Keep in mind image quality is based on people taking pictures of their 3DS screens.

EDIT: And the full trailer is now online for your viewing pleasure.

@Hailinel said:

More images can be found at the above link. Keep in mind image quality is based on people taking pictures of their 3DS screens.

Even then, it looks pretty damn good. The amazing things Atlus can do when it creates original 3D assets!

oh jesus
 
first screens and i already want to go ahead and import a US 3DS for this stupid game

I am recklessly optimistic about this game.

I can't tell, is that another conception?

I also notice we are going back to COMPs, so pretty excited about that too.

also is that a guy or a girl (the one with the ponytail) I can't tell

@Animasta said:

also is that a guy or a girl (the one with the ponytail) I can't tell

It's either a slightly fey dude or a very modestly proportioned young lady. I'm starting to lean on the former at this point.

I can't tell, is that another conception?

This apocalypse certainly seems to be of the supernatural sort, rather then nuclear.

@Animasta: Definitely not another Conception, looks like something nuclear. (conflicting interpretations of fuzzy screenshots go!)

Ponytail Person's gender is as of yet undetermined. Is it too much to ask for a selectable gender?

@Eirikr said:

@Animasta: Definitely not another Conception, looks like something nuclear.

whoa son we have to fight now

I wonder if this is going to be Kaneko on the reins for the art direction and character design.

I have a couple of dumb question regarding this news:

Is this different from Persona 5?

It's only the trailer that's on the 3DS, and the actual game will be on home consoles?

@The_Nubster said:

I have a couple of dumb question regarding this news:

Is this different from Persona 5?

It's only the trailer that's on the 3DS, and the actual game will be on home consoles?

different from persona 5, game will be 3DS only.

@mutha3: the character designs definitely don't seem like Soejima's work, afaik

@The_Nubster said:

Is this different from Persona 5?

mother of god

Joking, yes, this is an entirely different game, and it will be for 3DS.

@Animasta: Definitely not another Conception, looks like something nuclear.

Ponytail Person's gender is as of yet undetermined. Is it too much to ask for a selectable gender?

@The_Nubster said:

I have a couple of dumb question regarding this news:

Is this different from Persona 5?

It's only the trailer that's on the 3DS, and the actual game will be on home consoles?

Yes, the Persona series is considered a spin-off of the main SMT series, of which this is the fourth entry.

No, the game will also be for 3DS.

edit: ahhhhhhhhhhhh

@Soren: It looks supernatural on the map, but then there's that HUGE light and the buildings! The buildings man, the buildings! It looks like they blowin' up.

It's also definitely Kaneko. The monk dudes in the one screenshot just look like something he'd design.

@The_Nubster said:

I have a couple of dumb question regarding this news:

Is this different from Persona 5?

It's only the trailer that's on the 3DS, and the actual game will be on home consoles?

different from persona 5, game will be 3DS only.

@mutha3: the character designs definitely don't seem like Soejima's work, afaik

@Soren:

It's also definitely Kaneko. The monk dudes in the one screenshot just look like something he'd design.

@Eirikr

@Animasta: Definitely not another Conception, looks like something nuclear.

Ponytail Person's gender is as of yet undetermined. Is it too much to ask for a selectable gender?

I'd certainly be all for a delectable gender in this game.

@mutha3: boobs aren't big enough for him!

I wanna know who the fuck that statue is

@mutha3 said:

Its clearly not Soejima, but I don't feel confident saying its Kaneko either. I need to see some 3-: faces first. It might be a guest artist like Yasuda(plz god no) was for Devil Survivor.

No way they'd use a guest artist for a game they are going out of their way to stress is the first numbered SMT title in 10 years. Gonna be Kaneko all over this piece. :D

One day I will have a 3DS, but now is not the time.

@Eirikr: An enormous, blue light, accompanied by shadowy silhouettes and manifold rays of light. Well, It may be too early to say either way.

@mutha3: Those are some mad Kaneko sideburns if I've ever seen them, if that helps.

it almost looks like something digital... (this apocalyptic event I mean)

also I wonder if we see Steven in this game.

@mutha3 said:

True, those designs are rather Kaneko-esque. The blue trenchcoats dudes with the anime hair on the other hand?hmmmmm.

The dude in the middle is mighty reminiscient of the Law Hero from the original Shin Megami Tensei. The dude with the ball of spiky hair? Well, you've got me there.

@Eirikr:  @Soren: 

 
True, there is about a 99.9% chance that Kaneko is involved with this.
 
I'm just a little apprehensive, since the guy hasn't done anything with Atlus(as far as I'm aware) since Strange Journey.

Howcome the SMT games are NEVER on a console that I own? I was hoping this would be a PS3 game, or even Wii or 360, but no...

Guess it's just another reason to get a 3DS. Seriously, the reasons for owning a 3DS soon will be nuts. Too bad the same can't be said for a Vita (for myself, anyway)

@mutha3: Yeah, and that apprehension is honestly anything but ill-founded. On the other hand, I can't imagine they'd play the "Classic SMT" angle so hard if they weren't willing to bring Kaneko himself back. I'd honestly be kinda devastated (maybe a touch strong) otherwise.

I'm calling it: 200 new Kaneko demon designs, all just variations on Cu Chulainn.

My favorite game ever?

@mutha3

@Eirikr:  @Soren: 

 
True, there is about a 99.9% chance that Kaneko is involved with this.
 
I'm just a little apprehensive, since the guy hasn't done anything with Atlus(as far as I'm aware) since Strange Journey.

Kaneko is an Atlus employee, not a freelancer.

@Eirikr said:

I'm calling it: 200 new Kaneko demon designs, all just variations on Cu Chulainn.

My favorite game ever?

I wouldn't be opposed to seeing a Kaneko design of Cu Chulainn as he appears in that goofy folktale where Finn McCool bites his thumb off.

@Animasta said:

did he do the new demon designs in strange journey? That dominion redesign...

That Dominion design, like a majority of the other designs appropriated for use in SJ, was taken from either Soul Hackers or the original Devil Summoner. He did, however, provide designs for the mothers and Orias.

edit: every time, eirikr, every time

I'm calling it: 200 new Kaneko demon designs, all just variations on Cu Chulainn.

My favorite game ever?

I've liked every SMT game I've played since Persona 2: Eternal Punishment in 2000 but have yet to finish one. Always get burned out at the 40hr mark.

How connected are the mainline Shin Megami Tensei titles? Do I need to finally beat my Nocturne save after all these years?

@Animasta: Yeah, all character and new demon artwork was done by him. Though that's not a whole lot, to be fair.

Most of the "new" demons were just old designs from Devil Summoner/Soul Hackers era, such as the Dominion.

I'm feeling pretty confident we are going to see a nice roster of new demons this time.

I can't get excited for this...I can't allow it. It's so far off and I can't keep getting hype for SMT games I won't play for years. STOP IT, ATLUS! STOP MAKING ME LOVE YOU!

Dam, not like this! I so want this game but not on a handheld!!!

@Soren said:

I wouldn't be opposed to seeing a Kaneko design of Cu Chulainn as he appears in that goofy folktale where Finn McCool bites his thumb off.

Him just standing there, staring bewilderingly at the point where his thumb used to be. Also his hair is made of penises.

anyone else getting a Digimon vibe off of those screens

@SlightConfuse said:

anyone else getting a Digimon vibe off of those screens

Only because this game will be the champion.

@Soren said:

I wouldn't be opposed to seeing a Kaneko design of Cu Chulainn as he appears in that goofy folktale where Finn McCool bites his thumb off.

Him just standing there, staring bewilderingly at the point where his thumb used to be. Also his hair is made of penises.

@Eirikr said:

Only because this game will be the champion.

this is the worst thing I've ever laughed at

@Eirikr said:

Only because this game will be the champion.

this is the worst thing I've ever laughed at

Dreadcocks are totally in fashion in the post-apocalypse.

@Daneian said:

I've liked every SMT game I've played since Persona 2: Eternal Punishment in 2000 but have yet to finish one. Always get burned out at the 40hr mark.

How connected are the mainline Shin Megami Tensei titles? Do I need to finally beat my Nocturne save after all these years?

we don't know but it doesn't seem like it so far. SMT 1 and 2 were connected but 3 was connected to them only mildly.

The SMT # series are set in some where places, this is no exception and that is not a bad thing.

someone on another forum said that all we know is that tokyo gets transported to some fantasy world; is this accurate or just heresay?

I wonder if this'll spawn another offshoot of the SMT universe, cause it's kind of strange for them to bring back the numbered games in the series at this point. I think this game will probably be really good since they are giving it it's own place in the main series.

I'm not sold until I see the design for Mara.

Just kidding, Atlus games are going to be the reason I buy a 3DS. Was there a US release date mentioned for EO4 or Soul Hackers yet?

Edit: Just reread and saw Soul Hackers isn't even out, so I'm guessing that announcement may be a ways away.

@Aegon said:

I wonder if this'll spawn another offshoot of the SMT universe, cause it's kind of strange for them to bring back the numbered games in the series at this point. I think this game will probably be really good since they are giving it it's own place in the main series.

Not really. There was a pretty big gap between Shin Megami Tensei II and III, and the Nocturne universe hasn't been touched since, save for a couple of games featuring the Demi-Fiend as a guest character.

wasn't sure if this is the right place or just to post it in a new topic, but the trailer has gotten out in video format, and it looks hella dope

@Animasta: It's probably worth its own thread!!!

Or I could just edit the OP to include it. :P