Hey, RPG nerds! Good news: Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is great. I've been playing the hell out of it, working on a preview for Destructoid (coming soon). This dark sci-fi RPG for the DS has me hooked. If you like SMT, you'll definitely love this. That said, the change of pace and setting is fresh. Good work, Atlus.
It might sound like I'm pulling this out of my ass because it's relevant, but I'm being sincere: the music in Strange Journey is incredible. I had no idea what to expect going in, though. The first day I got my review code, I started playing late one night with headphones on. It only took a second for me to reach for the volume switch to turn it up. Some of the most fu*ked up noises I've ever heard a DS make are in this soundtrack. It's dark and creepy, and fits pefectly with the story and setting. I didn't know composer Shoji Meguro had this dark side to his music.
Atlus sends word that they're going to package Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey with the soundtrack on CD. So kind of them, as always. And they also want to let you know that there's a new release date: March 23, 2010. Hey, if I'm playing it already, what's the hold up?
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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9:40 AM on 12.16.2009 | 
This game, God of War 3, FFXIII, and Yukuza 3.
I am actually looking forward to this game the most out of all of those.
SMT is just that awesome.
I take it you have not seen the recent Mass Effect 2 box art, or the mountains of other terrible terrible box arts out there.