Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Item: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Rating: 87
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-07

Summary

Deep demon customization and collection.
"Vengeance" route improves the story.
Excellent music and distinctive art style.
Deep, strategic, and rewarding combat system.
Substantial content and high replayability.
Weak, uninspired story and characters.

Categories

Turn-based Combat Monster Collecting Character Customization Character Progression Single-player Story Open-World Exploration Choice-based Narrative Multiple Endings

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 69%
Unhelpful reviews: 29%
Protest reviews: 2%

87%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
13%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3438
Negative points: 1871
Gameplay points: 632
Perf. points: 124
Rec. points: 992
Misc points: 201

Point	Description	Importance
Deep demon customization and collection Description The game offers extensive demon customization options through fusion, skill inheritance, and unique demon traits. Reviewers appreciate the depth and flexibility of the demon system, allowing for diverse team builds and strategic approaches. The demon designs themselves are also praised for their creativity and faithfulness to mythological sources. Importance 97%	The game offers extensive demon customization options through fusion, skill inheritance, and unique demon traits. Reviewers appreciate the depth and flexibility of the demon system, allowing for diverse team builds and strategic approaches. The demon designs themselves are also praised for their creativity and faithfulness to mythological sources.	97%
"Vengeance" route improves story Description The "Vengeance" route significantly improves upon the original story, offering better character development, worldbuilding, and meaningful choices. Reviewers appreciate the enhanced narrative and its impact on the overall experience. The availability of both the original and Vengeance routes adds replay value and allows players to experience different perspectives. Importance 83%	The "Vengeance" route significantly improves upon the original story, offering better character development, worldbuilding, and meaningful choices. Reviewers appreciate the enhanced narrative and its impact on the overall experience. The availability of both the original and Vengeance routes adds replay value and allows players to experience different perspectives.	83%
Excellent music and art style Description The game features a phenomenal soundtrack that enhances the atmosphere and elevates the battles. Reviewers consistently praise the music's quality, variety, and its ability to immerse players in the game world. The game's graphics and art style are also well-received, creating a visually stunning and immersive experience. Importance 80%	The game features a phenomenal soundtrack that enhances the atmosphere and elevates the battles. Reviewers consistently praise the music's quality, variety, and its ability to immerse players in the game world. The game's graphics and art style are also well-received, creating a visually stunning and immersive experience.	80%
Deep, strategic, and rewarding combat Description The game features a deep and engaging combat system that rewards strategic thinking, team composition, and exploitation of enemy weaknesses. Many reviewers praise the Press Turn system and its variations, noting that it adds a layer of complexity and excitement to battles. The combat is often compared favorably to other JRPGs, including the Persona series. Importance 78%	The game features a deep and engaging combat system that rewards strategic thinking, team composition, and exploitation of enemy weaknesses. Many reviewers praise the Press Turn system and its variations, noting that it adds a layer of complexity and excitement to battles. The combat is often compared favorably to other JRPGs, including the Persona series.	78%
Enjoyable, rewarding, and addictive gameplay Description The game delivers a consistently enjoyable and rewarding experience through its engaging gameplay loop, exploration, and well-balanced challenge. Many reviewers highlight the game's addictiveness, replayability, and overall fun factor, making it a worthwhile experience for both newcomers and veterans of the genre. Quality of life improvements and smooth performance further enhance the experience. Importance 65%	The game delivers a consistently enjoyable and rewarding experience through its engaging gameplay loop, exploration, and well-balanced challenge. Many reviewers highlight the game's addictiveness, replayability, and overall fun factor, making it a worthwhile experience for both newcomers and veterans of the genre. Quality of life improvements and smooth performance further enhance the experience.	65%
Substantial content and high replayability Description The game provides a substantial amount of content, including a lengthy main story, numerous side quests, and challenging post-game content. Reviewers appreciate the game's replayability and the variety of activities available. The addition of new content and quality-of-life improvements further enhances the overall value. Importance 58%	The game provides a substantial amount of content, including a lengthy main story, numerous side quests, and challenging post-game content. Reviewers appreciate the game's replayability and the variety of activities available. The addition of new content and quality-of-life improvements further enhances the overall value.	58%
Balanced and customizable difficulty Description The game offers a balanced and customizable difficulty, with options for both newcomers and experienced players. The ability to save anywhere and adjust the difficulty at any time provides flexibility and reduces frustration. The game's strategic depth and challenging encounters are also highlighted as positive aspects. Importance 54%	The game offers a balanced and customizable difficulty, with options for both newcomers and experienced players. The ability to save anywhere and adjust the difficulty at any time provides flexibility and reduces frustration. The game's strategic depth and challenging encounters are also highlighted as positive aspects.	54%
Appealing and varied demon designs Description The game features a wide variety of demons with unique and appealing designs, drawing from various mythologies. Reviewers appreciate the creativity and detail of the demon designs, as well as the ability to collect and interact with them. Some reviewers also note the presence of attractive female demons. Importance 28%	The game features a wide variety of demons with unique and appealing designs, drawing from various mythologies. Reviewers appreciate the creativity and detail of the demon designs, as well as the ability to collect and interact with them. Some reviewers also note the presence of attractive female demons.	28%
Strong entry in SMT series Description The game is considered a strong entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series, appealing to both long-time fans and newcomers. Reviewers appreciate its faithfulness to the series' core identity while also modernizing the gameplay and improving accessibility. The game is often compared favorably to other titles in the series, including Persona. Importance 23%	The game is considered a strong entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series, appealing to both long-time fans and newcomers. Reviewers appreciate its faithfulness to the series' core identity while also modernizing the gameplay and improving accessibility. The game is often compared favorably to other titles in the series, including Persona.	23%
Combines classic and modern JRPG Description The game successfully combines elements of classic JRPGs with modern gameplay mechanics, creating a unique and enjoyable experience. Reviewers appreciate the game's focus on story and gameplay, as well as its challenging combat and strategic depth. The game is often compared favorably to other JRPGs, including the Persona series. Importance 15%	The game successfully combines elements of classic JRPGs with modern gameplay mechanics, creating a unique and enjoyable experience. Reviewers appreciate the game's focus on story and gameplay, as well as its challenging combat and strategic depth. The game is often compared favorably to other JRPGs, including the Persona series.	15%