Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
| Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse | |
| 真・女神転生IV FINALTrue Goddess Reincarnation IV: Final | |
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| Developer(s) | Atlus 1st Production |
| Publisher(s) | Atlus (JP) Atlus U.S.A. (NA) Deep Silver (AU, EU) |
| Genre | RPG |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
| Release | Original release
 Japan February 10, 2016 United States of America September 20, 2016 Europe December 2, 2016 Australia December 9, 2016Double Hero Pack
Japan April 19, 2018 |
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is a 2016 role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS, and the eighth entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series. 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 Shin Megami Tensei IV, following diverging events of the previous game's Neutral route.[1] 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.
Blurb
| Walk the line between peace or anarchy. Will you side with your friends or walk your own path?
In the latest entry in the Shin Megami Tensei RPG series, the apocalypse is now! |
| RPG「真・女神転生」シリーズ最新作！
“一神教”vs“多神教”勃発⸺。選ベ、絆か皆殺しか…… |
Āru pī jī Shin Megami Tensei shirīzu saishinsaku!
Isshinkyō bui esu tashinkyō boppatsu⸺. Erabe, kizuna ka minagoroshi ka…… |
The latest entry in the Shin Megami Tensei RPG series!
A conflict of monotheism vs. polytheism has broken out. Choose, bonds or massacre…… |
Double Hero Pack
| 神と悪魔と人間の新しい物語
『真・女神転生Ⅳ』と『真・女神転生Ⅳ ＦＩＮＡＬ』がセットになったお得パック！ サムライと、人外ハンター。“２人のヒーローの物語”を見逃すな。 これは神殺しとなった少年の物語 |
Kami to akuma to ningen no atarashii monogatari
"Shin Megami Tensei Fō" to "Shin Megami Tensei Fō Fainaru" ga setto ni natta otoku pakku! Samurai to, jingai hantā. "Futari no hīrō no monogatari" o minogasu na. Kore wa kamigoroshi to natta shōnen no monogatari |
A new tale of gods, demons, and humans
A value pack including Shin Megami Tensei IV and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final! Samurai and Inhuman-Hunter. Don't miss this "tale of two heroes". This is the story of a young man who became a God-Slayer |
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.
Gameplay
As a direct follow-up to Shin Megami Tensei IV, 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 a 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 | Changes |
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Downloadable Content
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This section is in need of research. |
| Reason: DLC release dates for Japan and any other region that received DLC needed. |
Throughout 2016, a number of free and paid downloadable content was released in weekly waves following the game's launch in each region. These were released from September 20 to October 11, 2016 in North America.[3][4][5][6] 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.[7]
| DLC Title | Image | Release | Price | Details | Notes |
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| Studs L | 
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Japan February 10, 2016 |
— | Lawson preorder bonus. |
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| Vivid T | 
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Japan February 10, 2016 |
— | Tsutaya preorder bonus. |
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| GSEB Power Suit | 
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United States of America September 20, 2016 |
— | GameStop and EB Games preorder bonus. |
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| Prime Suit | 
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United States of America September 20, 2016 |
— | Amazon preorder bonus. |
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| Retail Hero | 
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United States of America September 20, 2016 |
— | Best Buy preorder bonus. |
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| Asahi / Nozomi Set | 
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$0.99 (NA) | Adds two Delivery Challenge Quests that each add the Asahi Helm and Nozomi Helm headgears. | ||
| Green Pompadour | 
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$0.99 (NA) | Adds a Delivery Challenge Quest that awards the Green Pompadour headgear. | ||
| Fall of Tokyo Promo Video | 
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Free | Adds a FMV video showing the events leading up to Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. | ||
| Earring Set | 
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$0.49 (NA) | Adds two Delivery Challenge Quests that each awards the Peace Earring and Anarchy Earring accessories. |
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| A Godslayer Needs Levels | 
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$2.99 (NA) | 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 | 
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Free | 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 | 
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$1.99 (NA) | Adds a Challenge Quest that sends Nanashi to the Demon Market where he can buy pre-trained demons. | ||
| A Godslayer Needs Macca | 
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$2.99 (NA) | 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 | 
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Free | 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 | 
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$0.99 (NA) | Adds a Delivery Challenge Quest that awards the Chiro Mask headgear. | ||
| Avatar's Hat | 
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$0.99 (NA) | Adds a Delivery Challenge Quest that awards the Avatar's Hat headgear. | ||
| A Godslayer Needs Apps | 
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$2.49 (NA) | Adds a Challenge Quest that sends Nanashi to an area where App Point-giving items can be gained in battle. | ||
| Tokyo's Past Set | 
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Free | Adds three Delivery Challenge Quests that each award the Cute Glasses, Secret Eye Power Seal, and Surgical Mask headgears. | ||
| Extra Difficulty Levels | 
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Free | Adds the easiest and hardest difficulty settings, "Paradise" and "Apocalypse". | ||
| The Inverted Pyramid | 
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$1.99 (NA) | Additional story Challenge Quest. Completion of this quest unlocks Megami Cleopatra for fusion. | ||
| A Godslayer Needs Jewels | 
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$2.99 (NA) | Challenge quest that awards in Jewels. | ||
| Lore 1: Parallel Universes | 
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Free | Adds the "Special 1: Parallel Universes" entry to the Hunter Database. | ||
| Explosive Epidemic in Mikado | 
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$1.99 (NA) | Additional story Challenge Quest featuring a timed battle. | ||
| A Trip to Hawaii | 
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$2.49 (NA) | Additional story Challenge Quest. Completion of this quest unlocks Tyrant Mephisto for fusion. | ||
| Lore 2: Observation Explained | 
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Free | Adds the "Special 2: What Is Observation?" entry to the Hunter Database. | ||
| Depths of Twisted Tokyo | 
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$1.49 (NA) | Additional Challenge Quest. | ||
| A Godslayer Needs Items | 
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$3.49 (NA) | Adds a Challenge Quest that sends Nanashi to an area where Incenses can be gained in battle. | ||
| Level Cap Unlock | 
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Free | Frees the level cap, allowing Nanashi to exceed level 100. | ||
| Messiahs in the Diamond Realm | 
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$3.99 (NA) | Additional story Challenge Quests featuring the previous Shin Megami Tensei protagonists: the Hero, Aleph, Demi-fiend, and Flynn. | ||
| Lore 3: Tokyo & Mikado History | 
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Free | Adds the "Special 3: History of Tokyo & Mikado" entry to the Hunter Database. |
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Development
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The project for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse was started before the release of Shin Megami Tensei IV.[8] Based on the same setting as its previous work,[9] it was initially planned as the enhanced edition, but eventually became a full sequel.[10] The original concept was a completely different story, sharing only the idea of a protagonist traveling with a special demon.[11]
Nomenclature
The Japanese subtitle FINAL represents the goal of revealing everything about the world of Shin Megami Tensei IV.[10] The English subtitle Apocalypse was based on the combination of the letter A and the anarchy symbol found in the Japanese version's logo.[12]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse | |
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真・女神転生IV FINAL Shin Megami Tensei Fō Fainaru | True Goddess Reincarnation IV: Final |
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References
- ↑ "Special I: Parallel Universes: Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse represents an alternate outcome than the one explored in Shin Megami Tensei IV. The point of divergence begins when SMTIV:A's protagonist meets Dagda." Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse.
- ↑ "『真・女神転生IV FINAL』をご愛顧頂き誠にありがとうございます。 お客様からご要望の多かった部分の改良や、一部問題の修正対応を行った「更新データ」の配信をしております。お手数をおかけいたしますが、下記のガイドをご覧のうえ、ダウンロードをお願い申し上げます。" [1]. Published March 23, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023. Megaten4F.jp.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "9/20" DLC - Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. Retrieved August 1, 2023. ATLUS.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "9/27" DLC - Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. Retrieved August 1, 2023. ATLUS.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "10/4" DLC - Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. Retrieved August 1, 2023. ATLUS.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "10/11" DLC - Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. Retrieved August 1, 2023. ATLUS.com.
- ↑ "As announced previously, sales of software and DLC for the Nintendo 3DS family and Wii U via Nintendo eShop will end at 5:00 PM Pacific Time on Monday, March 27, 2023." Nintendo Support: Wii U & Nintendo 3DS eShop Discontinuation. Retrieved July 14, 2023. Support.Nintendo.com.
- ↑ "山井: 厳密に言えば、発売後というよりはマスターアップしたあとなので、制作は発売前から始まっていた感じです。" Febri. Published by Ichijinsha. Japanese. No. 33 Page 68. Cover date March 2016.
- ↑ いまだから言える『真・女神転生IV FINAL』の深層に迫る、ネタバレ“あり”の開発者インタビュー完全版！(2/4). Retrieved March 12, 2026. famitsu.com.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 『真・女神転生IV FINAL』プロデューサー・山井一千氏へのインタビューを全文掲載！. Archived: archieve.org. Retrieved March 12, 2026. famitsu.com.
- ↑ 『真・女神転生IV FINAL』ネタバレ“あり”の開発者インタビューを読む前に！ ネタバレ“なし”のイイ話を全文掲載. Archived: archieve.org. Retrieved March 12, 2026. famitsu.com.
- ↑ What’s In a Name – SMTIV: Final and Localizing a Name. Retrieved March 12, 2026. atlus.com.
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