Shin Megami Tensei : Strange Journey just shed a whole lot more substance to all the rumors about the true successor to the series. Namely, and this is the most important of all, the game was designed with a global focus in mind. Skipping the fad of wanting to design for western audiences, this game was designed to be enjoyed by anyone not against the useage of summoned demons or turn based battle systems.
Honesty is so refreshing. Anyway, onto the GAFaton (which cannot be linked for it has swears).
Yesterday, this appeared: http://megamisj.atlusnet.jp/arthur/index.html
It's a Creator's Corner where Kaneko (Lord Emperor) and Ishida (director) talk about the various aspects of Strange Journey. I didn't want to post at first because it's all Japanese and but..... I decided to anyway just to make some people SADDER!
Kaneko says that originally, this was indeed SMT4. It is SMT4 for all intents and purposes as a SMT game. Except, SMT1-3 all took place in Tokyo, and because this takes on a different location and setting, he felt it would be more fitting to just give it a different title. He also mentions why it does not take place in Tokyo. For someone living in Tokyo, the original games will have a strong impact geographically because it's their home city and this is a "what if" situation revolving around that. But for people who live in other countries, far away from Tokyo, it would not have the same impact and they might feel left out. So he decided to create a scenario and setting where everyone can appreciate and feel connected in a more similar way. Duckroll from Neogaf
The game got a famitsu 36/40. It's not out in Japan yet, but if a reviewer put 100 hours into it...I can imagine what the fans will do.
This is where I say please look forward to it....but cmon...if you read this much you've already got a spare $40 to buy it.
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