š¬ VaporLens
Positives:
Deep demon customization and collection
"Vengeance" route improves story
Excellent music and art style
Deep, strategic, and rewarding combat
Enjoyable, rewarding, and addictive gameplay
Negatives:
Weak, uninspired story and characters
Inconsistent difficulty, excessive grinding
Tedious, confusing map design
Lacks autosave, repetitive playthroughs
Inferior to Persona series
Gameplay:
Semi-open world exploration
Story choices and multiple endings
Magatsuhi system adds depth
Performance:
Greatly improved PC performance/graphics
Well-optimized, smooth performance
Minor graphical/performance glitches
Unreal Engine enhances visuals
Denuvo DRM present, impact varies
Recommendations:
Highly recommended JRPG experience
Similar to Pokemon/Persona, darker themes
Worth buying, especially on sale
Mixed, some review bombing signs
Play both storylines if possible
Miscellaneous:
Enhanced re-release of SMT V
Two storylines: Creation and Vengeance
Lengthy, combat-focused, lacks auto-save
Mythological story of world reconstruction
Wait for complete editions