Shin Megami Tensei IV – Apocalypse

Shin Megami Tensei IV – Apocalypse is a 2016 role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the sequel to Shin Megami Tensei IV, set in a post-apocalyptic alternative world. The game is part of the Shin Megami Tensei series, the central series of the Megami Tensei franchise. The game features gameplay mechanics from previous Shin Megami Tensei releases, such as the Press Turn battle system, where players and enemies fight and exploit weaknesses, allowing either side to gain additional turns or lose them. In post-apocalyptic Tokyo, Nanashi is killed by demons.

In the afterlife, a demon named Dagda offers to resurrect him in exchange for his service as a Godslayer. Shortly afterward, Nanashi and his friend Asahi are manipulated into unsealing Krishna, a ruthless deity who intends to destroy the universe and create a new one free of YHVH’s influence. Krishna takes Asahi hostage in order to force Flynn to surrender to him, intending to force Flynn to become his own Godslayer. He also unleashes the monstrous serpent Shesha to begin harvesting human souls for his plans.

Nanashi and Asahi set out to defeat Krishna and Shesha. In Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, the player controls the demon hunter Nanashi as they explore locations including a post-apocalyptic Tokyo and the medieval kingdom Mikado. The setting, most demons, and a large number of mechanics are carried over from the game’s predecessor Shin Megami Tensei IV. The player navigates local environments with a third-person perspective, with the aid of an overhead worldmap.

Battles take place from a first-person perspective, and are triggered either through story sequences or encountering enemy sprites in the environment. The party gains experience points and levels up by winning battles and completing quests. When the protagonist gains a level, he is given skill points allotted to five different statistics which alter how he performs in battle. When in battle, Nanashi has a party of three demons and a “Partner”, an automated companion with a unique demon roster, giving them a different set of abilities.