SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI V

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Perhaps that accounts for the outpouring of delight that greeted the reappearance of this fifth mainline entry, more than four years after it was revealed during Switch’s Japanese unveiling. If such vocal support for a relatively niche series – compared to Persona, its more celebrated spin-off – was unexpected, recent re-releases of earlier entries have boosted its profile in the west. And given the wait between Persona games, it’s little wonder fans of that series have been drawn to its demon-fusing forebear. Your protagonist has experience of the splicing process, too, having fused with the mysterious Aogami to become Nahobino, a reference to two Shinto gods of purification. The Press Turn battle system (in which you regain an action if you pinpoint an enemy’s weakness) also returns, as you explore a post-apocalyptic Tokyo.