Shin Megami Tensei IV Has a New Trailer

Did the other SMT games have Dragon Quest battles? I'm confused.

Was hyped but this was seriously underwhelming.

Wauw, the 3DS has a DVD-tray? SWEET!

Does that make Yu Narukami... the last samurai?!

As a heads up, the main character is a silent protagonist, as per SMT traditions. It is his friend (Issachar, Isakal? I'm not exactly sure what the localization is) that is making all the noise about being a sawmoorye.

And I'm already pretty annoyed with all the Persona references this has already gotten. At least it isn't as bad as the youtube video's comments.

@mcghee Well it maybe 1492, but obviously a lot of things seem anachronistic for the time period (i.e. the gauntlet comps) so obviously there is more than what is being told. Just like at the end of the video it is like "OR IS THERE MORE!?!?" Well obviously there is more than that in a Shin Megami Tensei game.

Another interesting thing about the game is the fact that apparently there are no direct ties to I, II, III: Nocturne, or Strange Journey (aside from the Black Harmonica Demonica...wow I'm tired.), so it'll be interesting to see where the story goes.

@sweep You should rephrase to a sawmoorye's 2 duties are as follows.

1. Pick an Alignment

2. Kill your best friends.

Thank you based Atlus.

SONGMURAI HERE I COME.

HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A EURO RELEASE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS WHO KNOWS

IS THERE MORE?

And now us Euro duders play the waiting game.

I was going to reply to this with "I want to make a game called 'Samurai Sam' just to fuck with people", but a quick Google search put an end to that.

@video_game_king: "Saw" is the correct Japanese pronunciation. Pronouncing it like the name Sam is phonetically incorrect.

That's definitely the Japanese pronunciation of "samurai" (except for the hard 'r'), though it does still sound a bit strange.

@solidocelot: Because JRPGs are biggest in Japan, and handhelds are bigger than consoles in Japan.

Not just by a little bit, it's honestly a huge difference. The 3DS has already outsold the PS3 in Japan. It did so six months ago, so after only 18 months on the market or so. I would expect any game that's aimed primarily at the Japanese audience (as SMT titles most surely are) to release on a handheld at this point. Console releases are for games that prioritize the western audience. So Resident Evil? Console. Monster Hunter 4? 3DS.

I thought the 'a' was like in 'hat', but in the video it sounds more like a 'o' as in 'hot'. The second a (in ai) should have the same sound. I pronounce the 'a' in "father" the same as in 'hat' but I guess that could change depending on English dialect.

Saah murai

Sah-murai? I haven't heard it like that, and I can't even tell what the right pronunciation is (spoiler alert: you don't encounter the word 'samurai' a lot in Japanese).

@sweep: Yip

A samurai has two duties:

• To quell the demons
• Taking Nanako to Junes

Why the heck is there a weird border around this video?

Because it's cheaper to make and they don't sell enough to warrant a bigger budget and to be put on the bigger platforms. As much as I hate it, I don't see it going away anytime soon unless JRPG's suddenly become hugely popular again.

@solidocelot: I imagine the cost of producing a 360/PS3 (or PS4/whateverthefuckthenewxboxis) game vs what a game like this would sell on those consoles is a factor.

It's been a while since I've read up on it, so sorry if I'm wrong, but in Japanese the "a" is always pronounced like the "a" in "father". Which would explain how samurai is pronounced in this video.

It's super annoying that this is on a handheld. Especially since it doesn't look as good at SMT: Nocturne. Those battles looked exactly like the other portable SMT games for the DS. While those games were fine. I would think they'd go with something much more dynamic and interesting for SMT 4.

based atlus

goty all year every year

@solidocelot: They are where the action is in Japan. Check out the charts.

http://mynintendonews.com/2013/03/13/japan-playstation-vita-overtakes-nintendo-3ds-as-best-selling-gaming-platform/

Not to sit here and wish my life away, but July should hurry up and get here.

Saw-moo-rye, saw-moo-rye, saw-moo-rye!

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI GAMES, BECAUSE I SURE AS HELL DON'T.

Yeah, it's a shame.

Year is 1492? What?

@solidocelot: Because that's whats popular in Japan

Why are so many JRPG developers content with producing content only for handheld consoles.

post apocalyptic world, and now the main dude is essentially a samurai?

fuuuuck, wished this wasnt exclusive to 3ds.

Songmurai, best pronunciation ever

whoo