Tips to Survive Shin Megami Tensei V
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- Some gameplay tips to help out especially newcomers to SMT, but also features some advice for mechanics and features exclusive to SMTV.
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#smt #atlus #smtv - Ігри
“I’ve played SMT III and IV, I think I can handle hard mo-“
*almost died to tutorial monster*
oh
"Smtv will be too easy"
I died to the first slime I fought cause they targeted me and got two criticals in a row
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The weird glow is the Magatsuhi skill. In that scenario either finish the demon quickly or use guard.
@@kirbykrewz28 oof
It's really really grindy on hard.
A tip that I have is to load up on "Spyglasses" They not only reveal the changing weaknesses of Mitama demons, but they also reveal the resistances of bosses this time around.
True first thing I did as soon as I learned the mitama change their one weakness every time with every one of them in the battle
Pro tip: once you get into the mid level 30s, if you fuse Thoth you can use Megido on groups of Mitamas and even though they resist it the whole group will still get one-shot. (This will break the game if you have the mitama dlc)
Edit: you need to do this in the first area of the game for it to work
I just restock up to 10 every time I visit Gustave, they're pretty cheap and v clutch for bosses
I really love these being added to the game, its a manual way to find thorough information on enemies, but doesnt require fighting the boss over and over just to learn what spells and status effects are worth using. Lets you efficiently plan a strategy for a reasonable price.
Yeah Analysis actually does something now, really happy about that!
"there is no unbeatable boss"
Except demi fiend.
It's possible on safety mode lol.
What about Shiva?
Please use spyglasses. Its best to use up a turn confirming how something like a boss will react to your team than do piss poor damage, waste 2 turns, waste 2 turns getting slapped with it or waste 2 turns healing them.
You also gotta use it for the mitamas anyways since their one weakness is always random.
Pro tip: once you get into the mid level 30s, if you fuse Thoth you can use Megido on groups of Mitamas and even though they resist it the whole group will still get one-shot. (This will break the game if you have the mitama dlc)
Edit: you need to do this in the first area of the game for it to work
I got randomly one-shotted 40 mins in and was semi-pleasantly surprised when I got an actual game over screen.
Also, I swear almost every boss has a different battle theme and I love it. This definitely feels like the smt game I waited years for.
From what I’m hearing it looks like this is the hardest game yet. I’m excited to see what eventual challenges people will come up with.
Yes it's a bit like face meet floor, I had an easier time with my first run on nocturne
Demi fiend fight is a bitch bro
Only other mainline game I played was nocturne and in my opinion this is way harder. I was stuck on the first boss for a few hours on hard mode.
@@greasychickenugget4410 dude first boss kicked my butt for like 2 hours, i learned so much about the game in those two hours tho. Hard mode is seriously great if you really wanna dig into every mechanic of the game.
@@brittig8983 I had a strategy and I knew what to do, but sometimes it would just frenzy, crit, and then destroy my team. I learned a lot... That this game doesn't care about your feelings lmao. Felt so good when I finally beat it tho.
People ain't gonna be complaining about matador anymore. That hydra holy shit. I loved smt 3 and 4 and this feels so much harder at the start.
Hydra is the new Matador
Somehow got through that fight on my first try and I'm playing on hard mode. Was wondering what the reactions to that thing would be because it certainly wasn't an easy victory.
Still better than Minotaur though.
@@Skallva See I've only been through 4 once when I borrowed a mates 3DS when it first came out and I don't remember minotaur being that bad? Maybe I just got lucky but 4 was a bit of a cakewalk from what I remember
No, no. I had to make an anti-Nuwa team just to continue the plot.
@@jvts8916 Yeah I'm struggling with nuwa right now. Fuck it's really fun but hard as hell.
Oh so exactly like strange journey essences? I hate how in SJ, essences are so limited. One per demon and to get more is RNG. Nice to know they're common in this game.
Not exactly, demon sources in Strange Journey can only be used during fusion, essences can be used any time (at a save point) so it's a lot more flexible, you can switch up the skills of your demons without having to fuse them, and using them on the nahobino also gives you the option to switch his elemental affinities.
Use light magic! After the first boss there are a LOT of demons with a weakness to light, and if you're playing on hard mode with the 40% decreased damage to enemies, getting insta kills will save you a lot of MP!
Still in the first area myself I think I'm near the end of it as I'm like 10 hours in but at first I thought the game was super easy and was a bit disappointed. Then I encountered the first real boss and absolutely got my ass kicked hard. Game is super fun so far
Excellent tips! As a newcomer to the series, I will take all of the help I can get. Thanks!
Here's a 100% certified tip:
*IF YOU FIGHT DEMI-FIEND, YOU'LL LOSE*
Thanks for making this fither, I'm going to be buying this in a couple hours and I've never played a main line SMT game before
As long as you make use of all your resources, you should be fine in normal. Find those miman and essences. Fuse demons and exploit weaknesses. There isn't a single strategy for combat, adapt your team got each boss
I’m so ready to play this game
I love how when you get a glory crystal it plays a cartoon crunch sound effect and then a swallowing sound effect like you just ate it
I love how Smirk is basically a gauge now, that you fill up by either fighting or picking up red crystals.
**me getting owned by a slime**
Oh yeah that’s the good stuff
Hee Ho if you want to live Ho recruit me
Wow really good tips here.
The thing about items is good. Since I use the reverse compendium a lot, macca is hard to come by so if I have max inventory on an item I usually sell half of it, like 25 life stones. Or if I find myself a bit underleveled in a battle, those elemental shards can make the difference
SMT 5 is literally the only game I've ever played where I've felt like using inventory items and I'm happy for it. It really makes you feel special when you change an essence affinity to beat a boss or transfer a powerful skill to a new demon. Similar to postgame Xenoblade X, SMT really is more about learning and changing your strategy to best face your specific opponent. Spyglass broken btw
1:39 That sound you hear is Nyarly holding his knees rocking back and forth while sobbing in a corner as his first challenge run has been decided.
THANK YOU
Something to note is if you burn skills on an esscence you can(depending on which one) farm up another copy and give the skills to another demon
About 12 hours in on hard and the unlimited dampeners from the shop make boss fights pretty easy imo. Hopefully things get tougher later on.
The essesnce fusion helps out alot
Just bought this game today, but haven't played it. I loved SMT 4, and hopefully this is better
I feel like you are right for challange one.
God why did I have to have work today, I’m so excited to get home
One of the bosses in the shipping container area was hard as fuck 😭 that was my first wall, it took a couple different party setups to figure it out lol. It was super satisfying to pull off
Now that physical skills use mp instead of hp, do I have to spend stat points on magic to increase my mp gauge or does it increase automatically with level-ups? (I want to make a physical build on nahobino) When making a physical build in nocturne, I'd just allocate all of my points to strength, vitality and sometimes agility, but if I have to give points to magic on top of all of that, I fear that I might spread them out too thin and end up with mediocre physical damage. I know the game's only been out for a day but hopefully someone can answer my question (:
You're in luck, vitality and magic don't increase hp and mp. You just get a set amount per level up. So if you're doing a physical build you don't have to increase magic at all.
@@zarbonmo1 thanks bro
Work twards stockpiling stamina balms , it'll help both with a physical and magic build.
Another tip use the spy glasses the are extremely cheap and you can buy them in bulk for Mitama fights
I see you moved passed the essence section without mentioning that some demons have "Unique" abilities that CAN'T be transferred.
As a new player to the game and franchise this video is great for beginners.
Those ice gems were ace in the Drake battle. Bufu +1 just didn't cut it!
Just now noticed that Aitvaras. Love that Lithuanian exposure.
I had a moment when I was fighting a mitama and was going to use a elemental gem to look for its weakness and passed the spy glass and went "Why haven't I used this on you before" I don't know why I'm so stingy with them they aren't that expensive I think
Man I hope we get a persona main line on switch, I actually like the social sim aspects now that I’m playing through this and seeing where persona came from
I don't if it's gonna chug like SMT 5 does almost all the time while you're in the open world.
Oh wow I didn’t expect it to be out already
That moment when the first hydra boss was at minus 2 and I was at plus 2 agility and he just Doesn't miss my first run was better than my next 5 the cringe was real but I was exactly his level and to be fair the next 2 levels demons were definitely built for that boss since 2 of my demons were weak to his attacks
Oh! A No glory run could actually be quite fun~
Yeah, the hoarding is a pretty big problem. I've ended up with about 5 Somas, maxed out phys dampeners and maxed out Life stones
Once you get endure it makes life easier from accidental KOs
lmao, I thought of a challenge run for SMT V already
Mixed-build (STR+MAG) + Hard + 2 Demons in battle
Gonna do smth similar for the other games too
*laughs in luck only build*
@@someguy8273 True
Luck build in V will probs be just crits and ailments
imo that's still better than a Mixed build (I actually meant to type Balanced build, but whatever)
Nah, Agility is the worst one to dump in. All it does is increase hit rate and dodge rate, and even then it doesn't make them very high.
I wanna test it but it may also effect multi-hit attacks that have a range but idk
@@someguy8273 the guys on the nyancave channel are doing that on their playthough and makajamaing everything
So I just finally beat the french werewolf and I followed a guide but it was STILL incredibly close. Everyone was out of mp when he got to half health so i couldn't dampen him and he started sweeping my team. Just started throwing gems and subbing demons in without reviving the dead ones. Except jack frost; he died like 4 times
I just beat Metatron and before doing the alignment lock I came back to do the side quests needed to get the secret ending. So I did the quest given by the Dominion to beat Khonsu and sparred him but I didn't get the message that I can fuse him. I already did the Amon side quest and he still hasn't unlocked. What did I miss? What did I do wrong?
I think my with experience with P3-5 and DDS (Digital Devil saga) will help
Can I use Montana for speed run or don't get into battles
Just grabbed the game. Should I regularly register all my demons asap? Ran into a problem where I was recruiting a demon but my stock was full. Even tho I'm at the beginning I'm the type to want to recruit every demon to increase fusion odds. Any advice?
The registration mechanic is mostly so you can "update" the skills/level of the demons in your compendium, though i think that makes them more expensive. Just think about what you need/want and register accordingly. I would also advise you to change up your stock regularly, especially since you can always re-summon any demon you've had in your stock for macca. As you said, the more variety, the more fusion odds.
*smirks* I only got softlocked in Persona 3 fes twice on the hardest difficulty.
imagine waiting for this game just to be delayed 4 days
200 miman. -Breath of the wild Korok flashbacks-
*heavy breathing*
Can we switch back to the normal world at some point or we stuck at netherworld ?
Later you can go back to your world and and go in the netherworld
I just wanna know where the good fire demons are at lol i can barely get any
So essences are just like in Strange Journey? (It was kind of a pain to farm them, but super useful)
Much easier to get though, I've gotten one for pretty much every demon I have because they'll give it to you through level ups sometimes. Just make sure you put some points into Luck.
Fith, how do I survive not having a switch and having to wait for a potential pc port that might never come?
Buy a copy of the game and emulate it with Yuzu or Ryujinx. It’ll actually play smoother than the Switch.
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Likely not because emulators still use the console's framework so if your PC is decent it'll run the same
Number one get magic buffs. Number 2 get magic buffs. And number 3 GET MAGIC BUFFS.
i haven’t played strange journey, but is this game is hard as people say SJ is?
Strange journey isn't hard if you know what you're doing
Except the final boss. Complete bullshit
physical abilities don't cost HP anymore \o/
Anybody know what mirage does exactly ?
Waiting along with you.
I think it changes their target, but don't count on that lol, because I'm really not sure
@@somebodyyoudontknow3980 to the character that cast it or another one at random?
@@yujiandou4658 oh I'm not sure actually sure, but I think it's just random/applies to all allies. I would assume they also use accuracy but I never noticed a difference myself.
I just remember the enemy being miraged and when it activated (just says enemy is miraged in their turn) and they just attacked normally, so it makes sense to me that the only thing that changed was the target
@@somebodyyoudontknow3980 apparently it reduced accuracy
Before if I hadn't played the game yet, I would just dismiss this video entirely based on my experience with Persona, but when I saw that I can get my ass whooped in a single turn, I changed my mind instantly.
can someone PLEASE tell me how to change my main characters resistance? gettin so pissed dieing with one hit to dark ....
It's an unlock in Shadow World, where you do demon fusion stuff. It's one of the "Miracles" you have to unlock with Glory.
@@Blurredborderlines okay thanks man jeeze! I'm still in the desert stuck on a mini boss hes not hard just one shots me I'll prolly bounce back thanks! 🙏🏿
@@DaBoiJTV I'm Bout 10ish hours in and I still haven't fought the second boss because encounters are still killing me but I'm really bad. Good luck.
@@Blurredborderlines 🤣 man I had a couple probs but nothin to crazy other then this! Cant beat a guy when I'm week to him and he 1 shots me! 🤣 it can be touch but I'm locin it!!!
So, something that's been nagging at me about this game. I know it has a reputation for being really hard, but i'm not the kind or person who enjoys excessive challenge. I played Persona 5 Royal on Hard and I thought that was fun. But I also don't really like excessively hard games like Dark Souls, so if SMT really is as hard as everyone says it is, I don't think I would enjoy it. I do enjoy SMT for other aspects gameplay wise, like how your party is made up of the enemies you fight.
So my question is I know this series is intended with high difficulty in mind, but do you think it would be a good experience still if I played on Easy or Normal? Again, I don't mind some challenge... but I have limits.
alternate title: SMT 5 for dummies
So sill question. Smt4 was hard until you find out, stop looking at plus turns and look at Stat buffs and debuffs and fuse fuse fuse!
How hard is 5 after you kinda know the meta you listed in smt5?
Gonna be honest, it's still a bitch 😆
Pp do not forget to save
Is using essences sacrifice my demons ?
Noooooooo
@@omensoffate thanks, that's much better i didn't use any essences because of that
“There is no unbeatable boss”
Demifiend: “am i a joke to you?”
BuffMaister: lol
would you try to experiment with builds and share it with us? it would be cool if you can make the dumbest shit that't not actually bad
This used to have 666 likes until I made a like to the video. Let that sink in with SMT...
Is this game more hard than bravery default 2?
Yes. SMT is known to be one of the most hardcore JRPGs. In SMT, normal mode is basically the same as hard mode for other games.
STOP IT LMAO. SMT fans overexaggerate with the difficulty, hard puts up quite a challenge in this game but normal is balanced and easy is just easy, just take advantage of the press turn system, make sure to debuff the enemies, cover your weaknesses with null or items and you'll be fine.
@@chibs1235 I respectfully disagree. While it’s not the hardest game I’ve ever played, it’s definitely one of the hardest JRPGs, and I’ve been playing them since the 90s. For one thing, it actually requires you to think and plan your moves and account for strengths and weaknesses, something that a ton of JRPGs do not do. For instance, I can breeze through final fantasy, dragon quest, tales, and most other ones blindfolded. SMT? Not so much. Like I said, it’s not the *hardest* game ever, but I would definitely put it up there as far as the genre goes. Nocturne on the hardest difficulty is brutal in my opinion.
@@chibs1235 I hav'nt gotten to endgame yet which I hear is the hardest part, but I have to say I've found it easier than I thought, I played normal mode as it's my first mainline (played devil survivor 2, but only on easy tbh as it got grindy, and persona, which is quite an easy game as is), and none of the bosses have really given me trouble (not using dlcs or overlevelling). Best Hydra first time at level 15, that was with prep but even so I really expected to die a couple times.
I'm really just backing you up hear as I do think it's exaggerated a bit. I'm probably going to get by arse kicked now that I've said this 😂, but even so I did honestly expect early game to be more of a struggle
@@somebodyyoudontknow3980 and i struggled a lot in Smt V early game lol
Game is to tough I am level 20 and I can't beat hydra even on easy mode!
I beat hydra first try, debuff him allot and get a demon with fang breaker to lower his attack while also damaging him.
Neko Shogun is love Neko Shogun is life
Bring mermaid angel and leanan sidhe and it should be easier. Make sure to bring bufu on mc if Ur using magic build
@@Jason-id1sh I'd be careful of bringing Mermaid. She's weak to fire and can give the boss extra turns.
These Bicorns are massacring me 😭😭😭
I feel like this game is both Noob-Friendly and Veteran-Stomper
As an example the first boss an NPC downright tells you that "it spews poison and breathes fire" as a veteran you would think of just piling up buffs/debuffs but it would end up killing you due to buffs and debuffs being both rare and not as useful as before while a noob would think of just out leveling it so the noob would just farm sub missions and in one (rather two) sub missions you can get either a Lenan Sidhe or an Apsaras both being overleveled but being weak to either of the bosses strenghts
Also for how little i've advanced the story I've seen some major quality of life improvements such as trying to recruit a higher level demon than you: if you succed instead it retreats saying you are too weak for it but if you talk to the same demon later with the same/higher level it will instantly join you It's honestly f*cking great
Is Casual difficulty actually Normal? And Normal is hard, and Hard is Very Hard?
casual is easy, normal is normal and hard is hard. theres a safety difficulty as free dlc though if easy is too hard
@@linktothafuture I've read articles stating that SMT games are just tough in general, So Casual meaning "easy" isn't actually easy. I just wanted more opnions of people who played the game.
@@poopdeck18 I've found normal as quite easy, this being my first mainline smt - no overlevelling or using dlcs btw. Just having a general understanding and respect for the battle system, makes the difference
@@somebodyyoudontknow3980 this is every smt game
Unless you go on hard in certain games, it's basically this
Abuse If weakness and press turns, fuse New demons and Read what the NPCS say
@@onewingedren2228 yeah it kinda surprises me lol. People make out that even on normal that smt is completely brutal. It's less forgiving than alot of other jrpgs, but on normal (at least just during the story) I wouldn't say it is much harder other games, you just have to pay attention. Hard I hav'nt tried yet so I really can't comment on it, I guess just having a better understanding of the game's systems and a little luck sometimes is the difference there
Im a pussy for playing it in casual? I died a lot in casual
It’s actually called Da’at so Shows what you know fool.
First
The fact that people have to reinforce using spy glass to each other means, you should not be playing this game. It’s def not your thing. Try something else