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Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (2009)

Atlus, Lancarse

Nintendo DS

3.89 from 162 ratings

512 members have it in their collection · 32 playing now · 229 backlogged · 166 wish listed

In the near future, a mysterious, growing, black void appears at the Earth's southern pole. Unable to determine its cause and powerless to stop its deadly encroachment, humanity sends an elite team of explorers into the heart of the phenomenon, just as Strange Journey's look and feel represent a return to the heart of Shin Megami Tensei, bringing to mind … Read more
In the near future, a mysterious, growing, black void appears at the Earth's southern pole. Unable to determine its cause and powerless to stop its deadly encroachment, humanity sends an elite team of explorers into the heart of the phenomenon, just as Strange Journey's look and feel represent a return to the heart of Shin Megami Tensei, bringing to mind the all-time classic Nocturne. With over 300 demons to bribe, coerce, and negotiate with to gain assistance in battle, Strange Journey is every bit the deep, rewarding RPG experience fans have come to expect from the SMT franchise, yet delivered with a fresh new sci-fi story that taps into mature themes of morality and introspection. Read less
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Details

Developers
Atlus, Lancarse
Publishers
Atlus, Atlus USA
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Science fiction
Franchises
Megami Tensei, Shin Megami Tensei
Series
Shin Megami Tensei

Release dates

  • Oct 08, 2009 (Japan) Nintendo DS
  • Mar 23, 2010 (North_America) Nintendo DS

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Rating distribution

5 stars
48
4 stars
62
3 stars
38
2 stars
11
1 star
2
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skrillysama

Status skrillysama Feb 9, 2026

I got the Neutral ending on my first playthrough !! I've played the game numerous times, kept stopping, but haven't finished until the end game slides. This game is extremely difficult especially if you don't have the time to grind and keep fusing demons on the long run. The setting itself is different than any mainline SMT game. Haven't used …

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I got the Neutral ending on my first playthrough !! I've played the game numerous times, kept stopping, but haven't finished until the end game slides. This game is extremely difficult especially if you don't have the time to grind and keep fusing demons on the long run. The setting itself is different than any mainline SMT game. Haven't used the password system until I got New Game +. Hope ATLUS makes another sci-fi set like this one though !!

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Witt997

Review Witt997 4/5 · Jun 29, 2021

Un viaggio inaspettato

Trama originale e ispitata, unico grandissimo punto dolente è il dungeon crawling: lo detesto, e stavo per abbandonarlo, poi sono riuscito a concludere il settore E ed è divenuto tutto più semplice. Lo adoro ma purtroppo per la sua natura lo consiglio con riserva. Voto: 8.8/10

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Chovus

Status Chovus Jul 6, 2020

Beat on loan from my coworker using her DS. This was right after beating Soul Hackers. I followed the Law path and got the Law ending. I do not remember other details but this game was overall better than Soul Hackers. I knew about a cheap trick to use passwords to get powerful demons for free but not sure if …

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Beat on loan from my coworker using her DS. This was right after beating Soul Hackers. I followed the Law path and got the Law ending. I do not remember other details but this game was overall better than Soul Hackers. I knew about a cheap trick to use passwords to get powerful demons for free but not sure if I used it. If I did it was late game only. The dungeons were mostly well designed and fun, except some of those teleport mazes. I remember having to make simple paper maps for them since the in game map fails to show where teleporters go. Other than that it was very annoying to get game over when the main character died, and it sucked that every armor has a weakness.

Great game; give it 8.0/10 and would buy and play it again.

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