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Shin Megami Tensei V SteelBook Launch Edition - $36.99 via Gamestop (Free Shipping), $39.99 on Amazon
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Solid game at that price, but ymmv depending on what you like about SMT.
It's a decent game that clearly had a somewhat turbulent development and I can't help but feel is less than the sum of its parts.
The one warning I'd give is that if anyone plays SMT primarily for the story and atmosphere, towns, NPCs, worldbuilding, visually distinctive dungeons and unique sidequests, I'd recommend reconsidering. There just isn't much on any of these fronts that the game offers. The core "world map" navigation equivalent is really solid, though with a lot of flaws in even that as well.
Very much a side grade with a lot a of steps back that depending on what you care about might be a bit of a dealbreaker.
It's a decent game that clearly had a somewhat turbulent development and I can't help but feel is less than the sum of its parts.
The one warning I'd give is that if anyone plays SMT primarily for the story and atmosphere, towns, NPCs, worldbuilding, visually distinctive dungeons and unique sidequests, I'd recommend reconsidering. There just isn't much on any of these fronts that the game offers. The core "world map" navigation equivalent is really solid, though with a lot of flaws in even that as well.
Very much a side grade with a lot a of steps back that depending on what you care about might be a bit of a dealbreaker.
I would be surprised if it really bombed badly enough to warrant that kind of price drop.
I'm wondering if I should actually not pick this up then. You aren't the first to say that, and difficult gameplay heavy games are much less my thing than good characters/story.
Still on the fence. I was hoping for a PC version with better performance and whatnot, but the price for the Switch version might make up the difference. How does it compare to SMT IV? That's the only game I've played in the series and I fucking hated it if I'm being honest.
Yeah if that's what you're looking for I'd say stay away. Nocturne or IV or heck, even Persona might be better ways to experience the admittedly very fun demon fusion system and press turns combat.
It's funny because pre-launch I thought the "persona without the soul" comments were misguided and judging the game for something it wasn't, and I think they still kinda do that, but the game very much opens itself up to that sort of interpretation by positioning itself as a character-focused game and then proceeding to borderline nothing with the characters and story or world for something like 20-30 hours.
Edit: I should point out all these games have easy difficulty modes, but even then idk if the story and characters in V would be a good fit for you versus, say, the easy difficulty mode in Nocturne or 4 or any Persona game.
Don't tell me that SMTV bombed or something - So many people were banking on this being SMT's big break riding the wave of Persona 5.
Honestly kind of depressing and fucked if "Persona without the heart" really is something in the mainstream consciousness of the JRPG audience.
Honestly kind of depressing and fucked if "Persona without the heart" really is something in the mainstream consciousness of the JRPG audience.
The silent protagonist, the side characters, fighting cardboard cutouts in overly long battles, a tiny map that expected me to know all the wards and districts in Tokyo on sight without labeling them…
I just had a bad, bad time with it.
Keeping it real, a price drop this quickly indicates units didn't meet their expectations. I don't know if it bombed though.
Why do I get the strangest feeling that the rumors of PS4/PC versions probably depressed sales of this?
Persona 5 Royal would be the better investment if looking for something focused on characters and story, yet still providing the demon negotiation/collection/fusion focus of something under the Megaten umbrella while also still being set in Tokyo. P5R is currently cheaper than SMT V and is going for $30 on Amazon now.
Probably just a small group but maybe it did have an impact.
I just want to play it on Steam Deck
edit: misread question lol
I think it wasnt so much that lowered sales, just that other big titles came out during the same time.
Lmao, I was about to check out too and then I realized I'm spending close to $40 on a game that will sit in my backlog for a long time. Better to just wait for the usual price drop to ~ $20 - 25 amirite
For sure P5R is a better match. It's also probably my favorite game so I've been there done that 😂.
I'm currently playing through Strange Journey at the moment which im actually enjoying a good bit. I also enjoyed my time with SMT IV despite getting stuck one too many times and letting it slip. I also own Devil Survivor.
Butt I couldn't stop my brother in time from grabbing it for me, so now SMTV is on the to play stack alongside Xenoblade Chronicles, Tales of Arise, Lost Judgement, Persona 5 Strikers and NEO The World Ends With You. I'm fucked
The only thing I know is that in Canada it was sold-out everywhere and I was able to get a copy on Best Buy (the steel box version)… few minutes after I grabbed it, the game was out of stock again.
It's strange we are talking about the steal box edition
honestly the main draw for me with this game is the music lol
gonna see if my local gs got a copy on hand
gonna see if my local gs got a copy on hand
Pretty much every game has been on sale for the Holiday season. It's just part of the game now and doesn't have too much to do with bombing or not meeting expectations.
Hardware sales are very high right now so retailers will get more agressive with software pricing to move higher volume of software alongside the console sales.
Forza H 5 wasn't on sale and they released around the same time IIRC. Like a poster said, it's only the steal box version so it could be that these didn't meet expectations.
FH5 is more of an exception than the rule, let alone the fact that these are completely different kind of games. No matter now low you go with FH you aren't beating the GamePass sub price for it.
You might not necessarily be wrong but a game being on sale at one retailer during Holidays doesn't mean it underperforms, if that's the case 90% of releases are underperforming.
The game has multiple difficulty options and the easiest one really is super easy!
There are multiple modes including a filthy scrub easy mode so you should be good.
I ordered a copy while it was out of stock for full price and it has been at "shipping now" for like 4 days, so I can't cancel and get the sale price.
WHACK.
edit: Amazon guy said they can't price match and the reason I can't cancel is because it is in "advanced shipping" (fuck off) and advised me to just order another at the sale price and return/refuse shipment of the old one.
WHACK.
edit: Amazon guy said they can't price match and the reason I can't cancel is because it is in "advanced shipping" (fuck off) and advised me to just order another at the sale price and return/refuse shipment of the old one.
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Forza H 5 is on sale at Amazon and GameStop. Not a lot but still.
Buy another copy and return it with your original receipt
Buy a copy online since it still shows in stock?
Most certainly not the same IMO. This is more of, hey, buy it here where SMT is, we need to clear inventory. Not all sales are the same, but I see what you are saying.
I stacked a $10 and a $15 reward on top of the deal and got the game for $12. I've been on the fence about this game but this is too good to pass on.
weird been reading about people calling up Gamestop and just getting credit on their account. no direct card refund tho.
Eh, looks more to me like Sega is just doing a huge sale on all their games.
The discount is only for the launch edition and not the regular edition so it might just be GameStop trying to get rid of its stock of the bulkier launch copies. And then Amazon copied GameStop's promotion to be competitive like they normally do. Though it's questionable how much stock of the Launch Edition that Amazon still has considering the lengthy shipping dates. Amazon's copies are probably spread out unequally throughout their fulfillment centers.