March 18, 2024 – SEGA has released additional information about the new gameplay features appearing in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, which is slated for release on June 21, 2024, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation® 4, PlayStation® 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, and Windows.
GAMEPLAY
• Press Turn Combat
The series’ simple but rewarding turn-based Press Turn Combat system is back, with new skills and gameplay elements. Turn the tides of battle in your favor by targeting your enemy’s weaknesses to gain extra actions before your enemies do!
When you attack an enemy’s weakness, a Press Turn Icon will appear on the upper right corner of the screen. By accumulating turn icons, you can gain up to 8 actions per turn to overpower your opponent.
Some demons now have their own exclusive skills!
• Magatsuhi Skills
Your Magatsuhi Gauge fills up throughout the course of battle. Once the gauge is full, you’ll be able to trigger special abilities known as Magatsuhi Skills. From dealing heavy damage to healing and buffing your party, there are now over 50 Magatsuhi Skills to leverage, including more than 20 newly added abilities that are exclusive to certain types of demons. What’s more, allies who share the same alignments will give you access to even more abilities.
• Innate Skills
All demons now possess innate skills, passive skills that give you an extra edge in battle. Some may power up your attacks, strengthen certain demons, and even aid you when negotiating with demons! These innate skills add an extra layer of strategy to the way you assemble your party.
o Blessed Melody: Increases damage when striking a Light weakness for all allies.
o Four Heavenly Kings: Raises all of your stats when a demon with Four Heavenly Kings is summoned.
o Demonic Mediation: Patches up relations with a demon whose mood sours mid-negotiation.
• Demon Conversations
Strike up conversations with your opponents and turn them into your demonic allies!
Each demon has unique speech patterns and preferences – Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance adds even more to create even livelier interactions.
Skilled negotiators will be able to navigate their way through any conversation and find strong allies. In some negotiations, there’s a chance that the demons in your party will join in.
You’ll need to wait and see what happens in these special demon-to-demon conversations. Some demons might even test your knowledge with a quiz!
• Guest Characters
As the story progresses, human characters may participate as allies in battle. These characters can fight like demon allies, as well as use items. Make use of the different strengths human allies and demon allies provide to gain the advantage in battle. Ichiro and Yuzuru can use the demon summoning program to add even more allies to your side, including their own demon partners.
• Consecutive Encounters
After defeating an enemy, another demon may appear to continue the battle. This fight will become tougher than usual, but winning will grant you additional Macca and EXP, as well as a higher likelihood of items dropping. Consecutive encounters are more likely to occur when fighting in areas where many enemy demons are gathered. Stay vigilant if you want to avoid them – or use this to your advantage.
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