Year of Release: Game: Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux Genre: RPG Developer: Atlus Publisher: Atlus System: Nintendo 3DS (3DS) Year of Release: 2017 Length of Playthrough: 96 Hours Total Score: 91/100 Value Score: 9.1/10 Game: Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux Genre: RPG Developer: Atlus All in all this is a first-class remake, and with the tolerance for a newer more simplistic art style, this is a game you can't miss as a dungeon-crawling fan. Alongside the fantastic faux-orchestral soundtrack and lavishly detailed 3D dungeons (the brothel and grocery store being personal favorites), the added voice-acting and animated cutscenes lend to a grander presentation which elevates the already fascinating story being told. The addition of the new dungeon added to the game allows for players to get the extra push they might need to overcome the otherwise incredibly difficult bosses in the second half of the game, allowing for a more natural difficulty curve. As one of the few SMT games that does not have RNG-based demon recruiting, Strange Journey has fantastic dialogue with logical answers to the various demons' riddles, and the new Demons added to the game only add to the charm. Atlus has gone out of their way to introduce new ways to keep track of your dungeon-crawling exploits without diminishing the complex and thoughtful dungeon design that the game is known for, allowing for more casual players to keep in step with the more hardcore elements of the game. While it features a new and controversial art-style, SMT: Strange Journey Redux is still the great game fans remember. Now Atlus seeks to update and improve various aspects of the game for a modern audience. The original game featured a steep difficulty curve, complex dungeon-crawling obstacles in its second half, and many of its plot elements remained unclear by the time of its conclusion. SMT: Strange Journey was a fantastic game when it released stateside 8 years ago, but as the series is known for, it did not reach mass market SMT: Strange Journey was a fantastic game when it released stateside 8 years ago, but as the series is known for, it did not reach mass market appeal.
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