Seeing scrolling endless corridors of SMT while somebody talks about being a crackhead or crack addiction is the best way to present this game and also it's an ultimate SMT experience. Great content.
beat the game with the AG patch twice this year, not sure if its a new patch or what but he was selling guns and ammo. also didnt run into any issues with the law ending or baptism like man people have said with the Aeon Genesis patch
One would think that your existential talk on law and chaos heroes and life in general is exclusive but no, this is why i love SMT games they drive your imagination so deep and make you think about important stuff long after you put the controller down.
My experience with SMT1: there's a bug where if your inventory is full and you are given a pass to enter Gotou's base (pretty sure that's where I was, just saved the female protagonist from getting burned at the stake); the pass won't be there and you have to start over. You won't be given another and there's no way to progress the game. Haven't gone back since
@@JasonGravesPoser it did but I may someday get motivated again to beat it. I did find the story interesting and am mad I didn't get to the point where Japan got nuked again.
The hardest part about this game is just navigation and knowing where to go. The second half of this game was actually piss easy I beat most of the bosses with no minions.
Thanks for the tip about how the overworld icon spins in certain directions! That apparently applies to later games in the series so I think it'll be helpful for determining what alignment I'm in when I get around to doing my SMT IV Neutral route
Oh the antique store itself is a glitch, since you're supposed to be able to buy firearms before the apocalypse, but it doesn't open up due to a glitch.
I see... Started a new save file to check back in with him, when I couldn't get him to do anything different I thought it was just cut content or something.
@@JasonGravesPoser look into the Orden patch. The glitch actually has to do with the translation. I'm surprised you didn't run into the Law Route glitch with the baptism and all.
On the fan translation of the original NES games: there is an SNES compilation cart of the first two NES games, called Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei, and there's a translation patch for it. Does that count as an SNES RPG for you? Either way, I thought you might want to hear of it if you don't know it already.
I recently went through this game as well. Absolutely agree with this. It was a slog to get through, but it was a good time regardless and I am happy I played it. Now I am going through P5R, and I will continue on to SMT2 when I feel like it again. Becouse man, I need a break.
Just discovered your channel, enjoying it! Anywho, it's funny. I played SMT1 for the first time a couple years ago, and I had an almost identical experience. (Although I played the slightly-better PSX port.) The actual minute-to-minute gameplay is mostly a chore, but goddammit there's just something so COMPELLING about SMT1 that forced me to like it. And the thing is, having now played the series up through SMT IV, I think SMT1 may still be my favorite out of the bunch. Despite *everything.* It's just so amazingly ahead-of-its-time for a 1992 RPG that I can forgive its 1992isms and appreciate all the stuff it did well.
It is worth noting that while the original megami tensei games by Atlus haven't been translated properly, there was a SNES remake of them that did yet a fan translation.
I'm surprised you never ran out of magnetite, I ran out starting around the police station and Ginza where the encounter rate gets even higher, enemies get harder and they (especially in the police station) barely give magnetite. The antique store is a front for a gun shop, if you go back at a certain point he will sell you the first guns in the game.
Awesome video man! I watch tons of these types of channels, but you really manage to stand out in a crowded field. Also, does this mean you're gonna review every Japan only RPG too?
The plan is to eventually do everything that came out in America, with everything else being at my discretion. There's a list of planned games in the description, I'm open to adding more Japanese games to the list if they seem interesting enough.
@@JasonGravesPoser Awesome list man, for Japan only games I'd recommend Romancing Saga 3, Bahamut Lagoon,Tactics Ogre, the Front Mission games, and Seiken Densetsu 3. Just my 2 cents, but keep up the great work man!
I've really, really wanted to like this game, but the way the screen scrolls in the dungeons makes it nauseating to look at above all else. I would love it if this and II had a faithful remake, but I can't trust Atlus to do a simple update that retains the original's character and atmosphere that I like it for.
Pretty sure some of those glitches are just in the English patch, for sure any text glitches are. Also that first Megami Tensei game isn't part of the series, just a game based on the same liscense by a different company.
I ounce got a glich were when i healed my magic on all my characters (cant remember how) but it healed me and rolled over my limit and double healed my SP. So if my SP was 240. It would say 480/240.... Sure it helped a lot but i was like wtf?
I already played SMT 4. I wonder if the writers and designers reflect on their art. Gonna pray a little. Not fond of God slaying for "bonds" of friendship or whatever anime is thrown at me .
I tried this game on emulator once.. but after watching half of your video i feel charmed by its graphics and system . So i decided to play it. I stop watching your video to avoid spoilers. First 2 week i feel really excited. But suddenly.. i hate this f*** game!! Gosh!! So bored!! So heavy so tedious!! So many encounters, give me a break!! So slow menu!!! Many times i pass of healing my characters as it took so much and bired time!!! So many encounter god dammed!!! ... But i think i was too advanced to quit!.. my god!!! I finished it yesterday... because i wanted to left it behind... it feels like purgatory!!! I Hate it!!!!
SMT2 video: ua-cam.com/video/HY04BIHrErs/v-deo.html
It would be more accurate to translate it as Eve was made out of a side of Adam not rib
have you really never smoked pot?
Seeing scrolling endless corridors of SMT while somebody talks about being a crackhead or crack addiction is the best way to present this game and also it's an ultimate SMT experience. Great content.
The antique shop owner sells guns and ammo, unless you're using the Aeon Genesis translation, which is bugged in that way.
beat the game with the AG patch twice this year, not sure if its a new patch or what but he was selling guns and ammo. also didnt run into any issues with the law ending or baptism like man people have said with the Aeon Genesis patch
Hearing you monologue about digging ditches and Cartoon Network while smooth jazz plays in the background was the ASMR I didn't know I needed. 10/10
The snes remake of the digital devil story games are translated.
One would think that your existential talk on law and chaos heroes and life in general is exclusive but no, this is why i love SMT games they drive your imagination so deep and make you think about important stuff long after you put the controller down.
"But this is the first...SHIN...Megami Tensei" got me WAY harder than it should have
My experience with SMT1: there's a bug where if your inventory is full and you are given a pass to enter Gotou's base (pretty sure that's where I was, just saved the female protagonist from getting burned at the stake); the pass won't be there and you have to start over. You won't be given another and there's no way to progress the game. Haven't gone back since
That really sucks. Hate when stuff like that happens
@@JasonGravesPoser it did but I may someday get motivated again to beat it. I did find the story interesting and am mad I didn't get to the point where Japan got nuked again.
18:00 so... some enemies have a spell than lowers your level...
Not to dig myself into a ditch but this is now my top 1 christian game
Bro this ain't better than The Zoo Race.
The hardest part about this game is just navigation and knowing where to go. The second half of this game was actually piss easy I beat most of the bosses with no minions.
the antique guy sells guns, he starts selling guns to you after the demons start to attack.
smt was never comeing here in the 90s. sqaure's american branch was afraid to even bring xenogears over here in 98 due to the religious symbolism.
Just found your channel last night. Your stuff's pretty good man, I think I'll keep watching. ;)
Thanks for the tip about how the overworld icon spins in certain directions! That apparently applies to later games in the series so I think it'll be helpful for determining what alignment I'm in when I get around to doing my SMT IV Neutral route
Oh the antique store itself is a glitch, since you're supposed to be able to buy firearms before the apocalypse, but it doesn't open up due to a glitch.
I see... Started a new save file to check back in with him, when I couldn't get him to do anything different I thought it was just cut content or something.
@@JasonGravesPoser look into the Orden patch. The glitch actually has to do with the translation. I'm surprised you didn't run into the Law Route glitch with the baptism and all.
Use Sealing Bells aka Fuma Bells to avoid enemy encounters. You get them from Rag's or the Chaos shop if I remember correctly.
On the fan translation of the original NES games: there is an SNES compilation cart of the first two NES games, called Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei, and there's a translation patch for it. Does that count as an SNES RPG for you? Either way, I thought you might want to hear of it if you don't know it already.
The NES ones are also translated, it's just an old video.
You have potential man! A big challenge ahead of you! Good luck!
Just wanted to let you know that you are doing god's work my man!
Whoa, you used some music at 7:31 that hit my nostalgia buttons. Did you watch the Portland Trailblazers in the 1980s? 😮
I recently went through this game as well. Absolutely agree with this. It was a slog to get through, but it was a good time regardless and I am happy I played it. Now I am going through P5R, and I will continue on to SMT2 when I feel like it again. Becouse man, I need a break.
the main thing is alot of the early smts are very clunky. might be why i prefer persona it was created to be more streamlined.
You actually can go back to the at one shop owner later when you get to the 2nd terminal in the game and he will sell you guns.
Just discovered your channel, enjoying it! Anywho, it's funny. I played SMT1 for the first time a couple years ago, and I had an almost identical experience. (Although I played the slightly-better PSX port.) The actual minute-to-minute gameplay is mostly a chore, but goddammit there's just something so COMPELLING about SMT1 that forced me to like it.
And the thing is, having now played the series up through SMT IV, I think SMT1 may still be my favorite out of the bunch. Despite *everything.* It's just so amazingly ahead-of-its-time for a 1992 RPG that I can forgive its 1992isms and appreciate all the stuff it did well.
Normally im not big on dungeon crawlers but i played a translation of this game via a snes emulator and I fell in love with it.
SMT I is based
What’s the song that starts at 15:42??
Toad’s Turnpike from Mario Kart 64
Are you saying "Ropanagi"? Do you mean "Roppongi"? Not trying to be a dick.
Holy shit my man, how did you manage to get so far without a gun? No surprise you had such an excruciating time with the game lmao
It is worth noting that while the original megami tensei games by Atlus haven't been translated properly, there was a SNES remake of them that did yet a fan translation.
Dropping NFL films music into this is awesome
I'm surprised you never ran out of magnetite, I ran out starting around the police station and Ginza where the encounter rate gets even higher, enemies get harder and they (especially in the police station) barely give magnetite. The antique store is a front for a gun shop, if you go back at a certain point he will sell you the first guns in the game.
TFW it's actually 12:27 AM watching this video. An SMT review nonetheless. Locking all the doors, and stocking rice immediately.
Literally God bless SMT for bringing me to your channel
Dope videos bro. Keep up!
What's the song at 4:18 ? It's weirdly familiar
It’s amazing how there’s to learn from you vids, about real life I mean
He's played other SMT games but doesn't know Estoma exists..
Damnnnnnn I didn't know the story in this game was so dark!☠️😳😳😳
Awesome video man! I watch tons of these types of channels, but you really manage to stand out in a crowded field. Also, does this mean you're gonna review every Japan only RPG too?
The plan is to eventually do everything that came out in America, with everything else being at my discretion. There's a list of planned games in the description, I'm open to adding more Japanese games to the list if they seem interesting enough.
@@JasonGravesPoser Awesome list man, for Japan only games I'd recommend Romancing Saga 3, Bahamut Lagoon,Tactics Ogre, the Front Mission games, and Seiken Densetsu 3. Just my 2 cents, but keep up the great work man!
I agree, the Romancing Saga series and Seiken Densetsu 3 deserve a review
Shin Megami Tensei is definitely a game you played with one of those old guide manuals
I don't know if you've since covered it, but the megami tensei games had their one and two bundle re-release fan patched ages ago...
Why dont you play a real Shin Megoomy Tensay game like nocturne strange journey
me realizing SMT and Doom have the same plot
I've really, really wanted to like this game, but the way the screen scrolls in the dungeons makes it nauseating to look at above all else. I would love it if this and II had a faithful remake, but I can't trust Atlus to do a simple update that retains the original's character and atmosphere that I like it for.
I don't count Gauntlet styled Megami Tensei in my head-canon, just so you know!
I like the demons and all that shit. Story sounds cool too but man I just hate dungeon crawlers and the encounter rate won't help.
Wow this game blew my mind.Ive heard of the hype but had no idea lol hadnt played but just the theme and story itself is wild!
The warlords who keep demons at bay deserved better.
Pretty sure some of those glitches are just in the English patch, for sure any text glitches are.
Also that first Megami Tensei game isn't part of the series, just a game based on the same liscense by a different company.
I ounce got a glich were when i healed my magic on all my characters (cant remember how) but it healed me and rolled over my limit and double healed my SP. So if my SP was 240. It would say 480/240.... Sure it helped a lot but i was like wtf?
I already played SMT 4. I wonder if the writers and designers reflect on their art.
Gonna pray a little. Not fond of God slaying for "bonds" of friendship or whatever anime is thrown at me .
Nobody has fun with smt, Is justo like an addiction once you are hooked , yo can stop! . still fembo protagonista for V
heck yeah, gotta get 5 the second it comes out!
I'm glad I'm playing the gba version maybe it's a little less rough
I love these videos
Thanks dude!
You have played it sweet
uhhhhh, SMT is the third game in the franchise after MEgami Tensei and Megami Tensei 2, what othe one are you referencing?
The other Megami Tensei game made by a different company for Japanese computers before Atlus made theirs.
I tried this game on emulator once.. but after watching half of your video i feel charmed by its graphics and system . So i decided to play it. I stop watching your video to avoid spoilers. First 2 week i feel really excited. But suddenly.. i hate this f*** game!! Gosh!! So bored!! So heavy so tedious!! So many encounters, give me a break!! So slow menu!!! Many times i pass of healing my characters as it took so much and bired time!!! So many encounter god dammed!!! ... But i think i was too advanced to quit!.. my god!!! I finished it yesterday... because i wanted to left it behind... it feels like purgatory!!! I Hate it!!!!
SMT 2 is much better
Persona 5 ain't smt
Persona is a spin off of SMT