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Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine MMO confirmed for North America and Europe photo

Remember yesterday when we helped spread the rumor that a Shin Megami Tensei MMO was possibly picked up for North American release? Today it has been confirmed that Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine is coming to North America and Europe!

Aeria Games will release Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online to the European and North American markets in four languages: English, Spanish, German, and French. Cave Co. originally released the title in 2007 in Japan. Since then, "MegaTen" has become a huge success with a dedicated following.

Set in a fictional post-apocalyptic Tokyo, survivors attempt to restore the city by defeating demons and solving puzzles. Each player acts as a “Devil Buster.” Success relies on forming an alliance with demons or slaying them.
  • Strategic Real-time Fighting System - Choose between attacking, parrying and defending in real time.
  • Diverse Weaponry – Use a wide array of weapons from medieval swords to modern-day rifles and handguns. 
  • Devil Partnership – Players negotiate with devils to assist in battle and missions.
  • Devil Fusing – Players can combine multiple devils to create new breeds. •
  • Private Dungeons – In addition to the public battle areas, players can access private dungeons to hunt and collect items with their friends.

They don't list a release date in the press release, but do drop the word "soon." All I know is that "soon" is not soon enough.

Needless to say, I'm insanely excited. How about you?


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Stella Wong's Avatar
Stella Wong at 09/11/2008 12:55
I'm excited to know it's going to be out now! :D
Colette Bennett's Avatar
Colette Bennett at 09/11/2008 12:56
FUCK. YES.
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar
Gen Eric Gui at 09/11/2008 13:00
This may be the first MMO I actually break down and play, and it's especially nice to know that it's going to be free.

Level 99 Jack Frost, here I come.
bluemeep's Avatar
bluemeep at 09/11/2008 13:06
Gimme!
Assburgers's Avatar
Assburgers at 09/11/2008 13:17
Ah yes. The most boring series on a sony console gets an mmo.
fantastic! Everyone can now grind on pounds of cellulite.
blehman's Avatar
blehman at 09/11/2008 13:29
FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP

I agree Gen Eric, I've avoided the temptation to play an MMO for so long, but I <3 the SMT series, soooo....
Holiday's Avatar
Holiday at 09/11/2008 13:37
Sounds interesting but I don't know about the real time combat with weapons. Hopefully it'll be something more than another Wow clone.
byrc's Avatar
byrc at 09/11/2008 14:02
@dale and all you other Kool-aid drinkers

THIS IS NOT A GOOD GAME.

This is a crappy free2play Asian MMO, that will most likely have a very low fanbase and very little support. Not only that the game focuses on you paying for your shit with real money.

Anybody whose actually played asian free2play mmo's can tell you that sooner or later you will have to pump some money in your character to get anything done.

I"m sorry this game is shit, unless of course you're one of those people who play those crappy free2play asian mmo's.

Honestly folks, this game is not going to be good, and its not going to have the support necessary to keep the game fresh and glitch free unlike big time mmo's like Warhammer or WOW.

I'm more interested in P4, hopefully we'll see a new SMT game on a next gen console, SMT4 FTW!
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar
Gen Eric Gui at 09/11/2008 14:12
byrc: But the point is that it's free. If it ends up being bad, or there's a point where you have to pay money to keep going or something, you just stop playing without having wasted money on a subscription or a copy of the game at retail.

Or if you like the game, you buy the things you need/want and support the devs.

Just because you don't like -other- generic eastern MMO's doesn't mean that nobody can ever enjoy them. Obviously somebody out there does, or they wouldn't keep making the things.

I'm willing to give it a shot. I like SMT and despite the fact that somebody else is publishing the game, it's still an Atlus in-house title. I'm willing to spend the couple minutes of my time to set up an acocunt and at least try the damn thing.
nintendoll's Avatar
nintendoll at 09/11/2008 14:19
I don't play MMOs because I enjoy having spare time to, you know, sleep.

But I do love..MegaTen...;_;
Dan CiTi's Avatar
Dan CiTi at 09/11/2008 14:26
I'm screwed. My life is over. This, LBP, Animal Crossing CF, and maybe Resistance 2 will give destroy my life for a solid year.
TheGreatMango's Avatar
TheGreatMango at 09/11/2008 14:28
FAP FAP FAP FAP MOTHER FUCKING FAP
SourGr8pes's Avatar
SourGr8pes at 09/11/2008 15:08
YEARS OF LIFE GONE: CONFIRMED. ALSO FAP
Dan CiTi's Avatar
Dan CiTi at 09/11/2008 15:10
After reading up, I'll have to try it for myself.
Timmeh's Avatar
Timmeh at 09/11/2008 15:13
I predict many disappointed sad faces if this ever actually gets released.

What makes any of you think this will be any different/better from the hundreds of MMORPGs out there now that you don't play because they are all boring generic grindfests?

Have you even looked at the other games that company publishes? Seems like a whole bunch of generic, iffy looking nothing.

I think I'll just apply the same reaction that the KotOR MMO got, which is "No thanks, how about a proper game". And that one is even coming from a decent company.
pedrovay2003's Avatar
pedrovay2003 at 09/11/2008 15:24
@Assburgers

If you don't like it, then don't play it. You're in the minority thinking the MegaTen games are boring.
blehman's Avatar
blehman at 09/11/2008 15:28
"...all you other Kool-aid drinkers..."

Oh, I'm sorry if my opinion matches other peoples. My bad that I'm not "edgy" enough for you. Grrr hate hate grr. If it's a terrible game, time will tell. How you got to play it already is beyond me.
njsykora's Avatar
njsykora at 09/11/2008 15:35
Fuck the haters, I want this badly.
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 09/11/2008 16:32
Interested. VERY interested. *goes back to play Nocturne*
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar
Gen Eric Gui at 09/11/2008 16:37
Timmeh: Since when the fuck is Atlus not a decent company?
Holiday's Avatar
Holiday at 09/11/2008 16:43
My Personae is bigger than your Personae.

On another note imagine if you had a Persona 3 like MMO where you gotta do well in school, take art classes and make friends in order to kick ass. that be fucking brilliant! Learn something, be sociable and fight demons. Cool.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar
The Amazing Shenazin at 09/11/2008 16:47
so...is it only going to be on PC?
Timmeh's Avatar
Timmeh at 09/11/2008 17:05
Gen Eric Gui: Don't act like having the name Atlus attached to something is somehow an automatic seal of quality. Last I checked they've unleashed their fair share of shit on the world.

Most of the MMOs out there, especially these free to play things, are frankly shit. I don't see any reason why this would be an exception.
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar
Gen Eric Gui at 09/11/2008 18:11
Last time I checked, everything internally developed at Atlus Japan was pretty fucking amazing.
Faust2814's Avatar
Faust2814 at 09/11/2008 18:19
An mmo other than COH/COV to bother with since that got boring. Awesome.
Sir Unimaginative's Avatar
Sir Unimaginative at 09/11/2008 21:27
I have a raging Disgaea 3 addiction. I have a raging Spore addiction. And when those pass I still need to do Persona 3 and about a dozen games from the PS2 and PS3's histories.

And now they're bringing a MegaTen MMO to the Anglosphere.

I was bored of grinding cash in real life anyway.
Timmeh's Avatar
Timmeh at 09/12/2008 03:32
Gen Eric Gui: Shin Megami Tensei Online: Imagine is developed by Cave, not Atlus. It's published by Atlus in Japan but will be published by Aeria in EU/NA. Guess you didn't bother to check eh?

The only place I could see any rating of it is on Amazon.jp, where it has 8 reviews giving it 2 stars. Maybe Amazon isn't that popular in Japan though, not sure. The "huge success with a dedicated following" is from the press release.

Anyway, have a video. Lots of running and some ropey animations to look at. clicky.
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