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Atlus has recently revealedShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeanceand announced that the title will be released on Jun 08, 2025.Shin Megami Tensei 5was originally released for the Nintendo Switch in 2021, and it became a critically acclaimed entry in the franchise, but it never received ports or enhanced editions until now.
The first details about the game’s existence surfaced earlier this week whenShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancewas rated in South Korea. The rating was quickly removed from the internet, but the leak implied that the title, which would be a complete edition with extra content, would be officially announced soon.
Soon after that, Atlus announced the existence ofShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeanceduring a Nintendo Direct and confirmed that the JRPG will be out on June 21. While the game was revealed during a Switch-focused event, it will also be available for PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, and PS5. Back when it was released in 2021,Shin Megami Tensei 5received glowing reviews, so this seems like a good opportunity to play the title on other platforms.
Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance Trailer
This updated version ofSMT5will have two complete storylines: the “Canon of Creation” and the “Canon of Vengeance,” which can be chosen at the start of the game. By following the first route, players will getthe originalShin Megami Tensei 5experience. The other path, however, will see significant changes in the middle and later parts of the story, including the introduction of four female demons who appear to be antagonists, as well as more unspecified new content. Atlus revealed that Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance will have day one DLC. However, the DLC for the first version of the game will be included for free inVengeance.
2024 has been a good year for Atlus fans. It started with the release of the popularPersona 3 Reload, and nowSMT5will get this new edition with more content.Metaphor: ReFantaziois also planned for later in 2024, and will be a brand-new experience. If it depends on Atlus, however, there may be even more surprises in the future. Earlier this month, aleaker teased morePersonaremakesand other Atlus games. According to them, the Japanese company could be working on remakes ofPersona 1,2, and4, a remaster of an undisclosedShin Megami Tenseigame, and a brand newSMTtitle, which could beSMT: Digital Devil Saga.
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When a grisly murder scene in modern-day Tokyo blocks our protagonists walk home, an unplanned detour leaves him buried and unconscious. He awakens in a new Tokyo, a wasteland ravaged by apocalypse now called Da’at… but before bloodthirsty demons can claim his life, a savior emerges, and they unite to become a mighty being neither human nor demon: a Nahobino.With newfound power, the protagonist ventures through Da’at, an enigmatic realm filled with mythical deities and demonic tyrants in constant conflict for survival. Searching for answers, the protagonist must forge his own path in a battle between light and dark to dictate the fate of the world.
