category: game
platform: 3ds
shin megami tensei IV
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i have around 10 hours in so far nd this game is pretty fun... i enjoy it although i don't think i've hit the meat of the story quite yet(?) but the gameplay itself is enough... i'm in the tokyo area right now. recruiting demons, fusing them, fighting them in general, the crit/smirk mechanic & the scout option where u get to talk to them is so awesome; i love how they mostly have different personalities too so u gotta pick dialogue hoping they'll like what u say. i like the tension between walter&johnathan and normally i align more with chaos-type characters, but i'm not sure what will happen story wise so i might side with law more... we'll see
the environments & enemy/character design are gorgeous. i love the gothic european architecture, incomprehensible eldritch bullshit & themes of medical malpractice the most. definitely wasn't easy for me as i'm not really a seasoned gamer, but it had me hooked so i knew i'd finish nd now that i have i've got everything somewhat figured out. upper cathedral ward is probably one of my favorite areas; anything tht has to do with the choir i'm all over. i was aiming to load a cloud save to do the yharnam sunrise & honoring wishes endings quicker since i'm looking to platinum this game but i did it wrong and now i have to entirely replay... 
not complaining cuz i would have anyway. plus a buddy o' mine got me the DLC so i need 2 knock that out. the chalice dungeons are a completely different story though don't ask me about those. i am slightly obsessed with my hunter i've even made a 
