Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

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	Atlus
	Atlus
	RPG
	Nintendo 3DS
	Japan February 10, 2016 Double Hero Pack April 19, 2018 United States of America September 20, 2016 Australia December 9, 2016 Europe December 2, 2016

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Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is a 2016 role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS, and the eighth entry in the Template:Serieslink. It was developed and published by Atlus and released on February 10, 2016 in Japan, on September 20, 2016 in North America, on December 2, 2016 in Europe, and on December 9, 2016 in Australia.

Apocalypse is the direct sequel to the 2013 Nintendo 3DS game Template:Gamelink, following diverging events of the game's Neutral ending. Both games were later re-released in Japan in a dual package, entitled Shin Megami Tensei IV & Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final - Double Hero Pack, on April 19, 2018.

Synopsis

Nanashi and Asahi, both young Hunter cadets living in Tokyo, are training to become full-fledged Hunters under the mentorship of Nikkari and Manabu. Both cadets greatly admire the Samurai hero Flynn, who has inspired hope in Tokyo's people and resolves to end the war between the angels and demons gripping the city. While accompanying their mentors on an errand, the cadets and Hunters are approached by the demon Adramelech. The encounter results in the deaths of their mentors and finally Nanashi himself. In the afterlife, he meets the deity Dagda, who offers to revive him in exchange for his complete servitude. With his new powers as Dagda's Godslayer, Nanashi chases away Adramelech and saves Asahi.

While seeking a way to aid Flynn in the war, Nanashi and Asahi are tricked into reviving the malevolent god Krishna, who forms an alliance of polytheistic deities known as the Divine Powers and together aim to save humanity through destroying and recreating the universe. Krishna kidnaps Flynn as part of his plan and unleashes the monster serpent Shesha. Nanashi and Asahi resolve to rescue their hero and stop the god's goal, while meeting new allies along the way.

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Gameplay

As a direct follow-up to Template:Gamelink, Apocalypse carries over many of the same features and mechanics that were in IV, including exploration in semi-open, 3D-rendered environments, the return of the Press Turn System, the Smirk, partner, and Horde battle mechanics, Whispered Skills, Challenge Quests, and Special Fusions. Apocalypse furthermore adds additional mechanics to some of these features or expands them entirely.

Most notably, Apocalypse greatly expands the partner mechanic that was present in IV. Instead of a small selection of partners whose involvement in battle was decided at random, the protagonist Nanashi is now able to recruit many more partner characters and select who participates in battle. As previously, partners cannot be issued commands and instead act on their own after Nanashi's party have finished all their turns. Partners are now also able to gain experience at the end of a battle and will gradually learn new skills as they level up. Many of Nanashi's partners learn an unique array of skills that fulfill different roles in battle, thereby encouraging partners to be swapped for different situations.

Apocalypse also expands skill affinity to include demons, which was previously exclusive to the protagonist in IV through Whispered Skills. Demons now have their own set of skill affinities where they favor skills of certain attributes and are disadvantaged in others, affecting the strength and MP costs of associated skills. Unlike Nanashi, whose own skill ranks can still be increased through Whispered Skills, demons cannot have their skill affinity ranks changed. This encourages demon builds that favor their preferred skills and intended combat roles.

The game features a differing take on the Alignment system. Instead of having a Law-Neutral-Chaos scale as was previously in IV, Apocalypse uses a Light-Dark scale whose points are determined by Nanashi's responses and actions taken throughout the course of the game. Unlike IV, the final Alignment score is not actually tied to the game's ending route and this choice is instead left up to the player; however, choosing an opposing route that does not align with the final Alignment score will incur a penalty.

Updates

Version	Release Date	Changes
Version 1.1	Japan March 23, 2016	Game System / Balance Adjustments Adjusted difficulty of the final dungeon. Auto-Pinpoint functionality against A (Ancient)-type demons in final dungeon adjusted. New apps added: Comeback (200 AP): Reduces number of turns it takes for an incapacitated partner to return to battle. Estoma Boost (300 AP): While Estoma is active, repels enemies up to eight levels higher. Frenzy (1,000 AP): Increases odds of an enemy preemptive attack (press Y to disable). Annihilation (3,000 AP): Results in a game over if Nanashi's HP falls to 0 (press Y to disable). Rebalanced God's Bow. Added Armor Boost Kit to Ginza Members-Only Club stock for 1,000,000 Macca. Bug Fixes Fixed StreetPass hang-ups. Fixed battle event hang-ups. Fixed Talk icon errors during battle results. Fixed error when completing both a Challenge Quest boss and a performance Challenge Quest at the same time. Fixed various Challenge Quest-related hang-ups. Fixed turns not increasing when inflicting a weak point critical. Fixed error with Spirit Crystal in Ginza Underground B displaying as 0 Emeralds obtained. Fixed automap not working in final dungeon. Fixed a hang-up that occurred when first leveling up in a New Game+. Various other bug fixes.

Downloadable Content

Throughout 2016, a number of free and paid downloadable content was released in weekly waves. These were released from September 20 to October 11, 2016 in North America. As of the Nintendo 3DS eShop's closure on March 27, 2023, it is no longer possible to purchase or download the game's downloadable content.

Title	Image	Release Date	Details	Notes
Asahi / Nozomi Set		United States of America September 20, 2016	Adds two Delivery Challenge Quests that each add the Asahi Helm and Nozomi Helm headgears.
Green Pompadour		United States of America September 20, 2016	Adds a Delivery Challenge Quest that awards the Green Pompadour headgear.
Fall of Tokyo Promo Video		United States of America September 20, 2016	Adds a FMV video showing the events leading up to Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse.
Earring Set		United States of America September 20, 2016	Adds two Delivery Challenge Quests that each awards the Peace Earring and Anarchy Earring accessories.
A Godslayer Needs Levels		United States of America September 20, 2016	Adds a Challenge Quest that sends Nanashi to an area where high experience and experience-giving items can be gained in battle.
Ranking Program 1		United States of America September 20, 2016	StreetPass add-on that allows the highest-ranked demons from DDS Cards acquired through StreetPass to power up the same demons in Nanashi's stock.
A Godslayer Needs Demons		United States of America September 27, 2016	Adds a Challenge Quest that sends Nanashi to the Demon Market where he can buy pre-trained demons.
A Godslayer Needs Macca		United States of America September 27, 2016	Adds a Challenge Quest that sends Nanashi to an area where a lot of Macca and valuable items for resale can be gained in battle.
Ranking Program 2		United States of America September 27, 2016	StreetPass add-on that checks the highest-ranked partners exchanged from other players and powers up those same partners on the save file.
Chiro Mask		United States of America September 27, 2016	Adds a Delivery Challenge Quest that awards the Chiro Mask headgear.
Avatar's Hat		United States of America September 27, 2016	Adds a Delivery Challenge Quest that awards the Avatar's Hat headgear.
A Godslayer Needs Apps		United States of America September 27, 2016	Adds a Challenge Quest that sends Nanashi to an area where App Point-giving items can be gained in battle.
Tokyo's Past Set		United States of America September 27, 2016	Adds three Delivery Challenge Quests that each award the Cute Glasses, Secret Eye Power Seal, and Surgical Mask headgears.
Extra Difficulty Levels		United States of America October 4, 2016	Adds the easiest difficulty "Paradise" and the hardest difficulty "Apocalypse" settings.
The Inverted Pyramid		United States of America October 4, 2016	Additional story Challenge Quest. Completion of this quest unlocks Megami Cleopatra for fusion.
A Godslayer Needs Jewels		United States of America October 4, 2016	Challenge quest that awards in Jewels.
Lore 1: Parallel Universes		United States of America October 4, 2016	Adds the "Special 1: Parallel Universes" entry to the Hunter Database.
Explosive Epidemic in Mikado		United States of America October 4, 2016	Additional story Challenge Quest featuring a timed battle.
A Trip to Hawaii		United States of America October 4, 2016	Additional story Challenge Quest. Completion of this quest unlocks Tyrant Mephisto for fusion.
Lore 2: Observation		United States of America October 4, 2016	Adds the "Special 2: What Is Observation?" entry to the Hunter Database.
Depths of Twisted Tokyo		United States of America October 11, 2016	Additional Challenge Quest.
A Godslayer Needs Items		United States of America October 11, 2016	Adds a Challenge Quest that sends Nanashi to an area where Incenses can be gained in battle.
Level Cap Unlock		United States of America October 11, 2016	Frees the level cap, allowing Nanashi to exceed level 100.
Messiahs in the Diamond Realm		United States of America October 11, 2016	Additional story Challenge Quests featuring the previous Shin Megami Tensei protagonists: the Hero, Aleph, Demi-fiend, and Flynn.
Lore 3: Tokyo & Mikado History		United States of America October 11, 2016	Adds the "Special 3: History of Tokyo & Mikado" entry to the Hunter Database.

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	真・女神転生IV FINAL	True Goddess Reincarnation IV: Final

Gallery

• Japan cover

  Japan cover

• Double Hero Pack cover

  Double Hero Pack cover