Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army (2006)
3.58 from 117 ratings
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How long? Main story 24h · with extras 42h (from 4 logged playthroughs)
Raidou Kuzunoha is a private detective in Japan's Taishou Period of the early 1900s, but he's much more than just a well-dressed crime scene investigator; he also has the power to capture and conjure demons to do his bidding. Take control of Raidou and his otherworldly companions, guide them through thrilling episodes of action and intrigue, and learn the incredible …
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Raidou Kuzunoha is a private detective in Japan's Taishou Period of the early 1900s, but he's much more than just a well-dressed crime scene investigator; he also has the power to capture and conjure demons to do his bidding. Take control of Raidou and his otherworldly companions, guide them through thrilling episodes of action and intrigue, and learn the incredible secrets of the Soulless Army. Detailed real-time combat sequence with swords, guns, combo attacks, and devilish helpers. Photorealistic graphics that transport the player to 1930s Japan.
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Details
- Developers
- Atlus
- Publishers
- Atlus
- Genres
- Adventure, Platform, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Historical, Horror
- Franchises
- Megami Tensei
- Series
- Devil Summoner, Raidou Kuzunoha
Release dates
- Mar 02, 2006 (Japan) PlayStation 2
- Oct 10, 2006 (North_America) PlayStation 2
- Apr 27, 2007 (Europe) PlayStation 2
- Apr 01, 2014 (North_America) PlayStation 3
Also available on
- Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army (2025) · NSW, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS4, PS5, XSX
- Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army - Digital Deluxe Edition (2025) · NSW
Rating distribution
5 stars
14
4 stars
56
3 stars
33
2 stars
12
1 star
2
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review guileffb 2/5 · Nov 5, 2021
Shin Megami Tensei: Boredom Summoner
SMT: Devil Summoner came as fine change of pace from what I've experienced in the Shin Megami Tensei franchise, but despite its nice ideas and simplistic enjoyable mechanics, it didn't quite stick the landing for me.
The beginning of the game hyped me up. It starts very well and during the first very entertaining three chapters, Devil Summoner showcases its …
SMT: Devil Summoner came as fine change of pace from what I've experienced in the Shin Megami Tensei franchise, but despite its nice ideas and simplistic enjoyable mechanics, it didn't quite stick the landing for me.
The beginning of the game hyped me up. It starts very well and during the first very entertaining three chapters, Devil Summoner showcases its strenghts back to back. The combat system is fun and accessible for anyone, characters and demon designs are great, the story sparks an interesting mystery, the demon investigative mechanics are creative and the cutscenes are nicely done.
Raidou Kuzunoka himself, albeit a silent protagonist, makes quite an impression and is definitely the most memorable character in the entire game. Add that to Shoji Meguro's fine soundtrack, the right amount of challenge and incredible boss fights, and you have yourself a strong start.
From chapter 4 onwards, though, the game's cracks become visible.
The pacing is dull and the story is simply tedious. The writing just does not hold up. I found myself wanting to go back to grinding and boss fighting everytime the story became the focus.
Fusion, something essential for SMT's fun factor is almost useless here. Demons take too long to level up, there's plenty of tiresome backtracking, map designs are unvaried and uninteresting and the soundtrack, no matter how good it is, repeats its 15 songs over and over again.
It's by no means a broken or an unpleasant game but it is, throughout its lenghty 30 hours campaign, quite a bore. I mean, come on, the final dungeon even packs a BOSS GAUNTLET! And I say this while praising the boss fights, which are probably the game's spotlights.
To me, SMT: Devil Summoner felt like a breath of fresh air for the series. Honestly. The first 3 chapters and the final 4 were great, containing everything right that this game carries. The problem is that the game has another 5 VERY tedious chapters that just threw the story and my interest through the window for a big chunk of the playthrough.
It's not bad. It's a fine action JRPG. But for a series with so many highlights, this is lusterless one.