Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku

Released1997
The game is set in an alternate reality, in which Tokyo is invaded by hordes of demons. You play the role of a young man who lives in an underground shelter and is training to become a demon hunter with help of special programs. One day, during a training, one of the programs goes berserk, and as a result you are thrown into the world where you must fight for your life against vicious demons. Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku is a non-canonical part of Megaten universe, featuring recurrent setting and story elements of the franchise. Like in classic Shin Megami Tensei games, the largest part of the game is spent in 3D dungeons, which are viewed from first-person perspective. The battle system introduces some unusual elements: enemies are visible before the actual battle begins, and during your dungeon exploration, you will be sometimes attacked from different sides. You will have to turn around to face the enemy in real time, but the game will be paused when you select commands from menu, in a traditional turn-based fashion.

Details

DeveloperAtlus, ASCII Corporation
ReleasedApril 4, 1997
StatusReleased
GenresPoint-and-clickRole-playing (RPG)Visual Novel
ThemesScience fictionThrillerMysteryDrama
PlatformsPC (Microsoft Windows) PC (Microsoft Windows)PC- PC-9800 Series
ModesSingle player

About This Game

The Great Cataclysm that leveled Tokyo in 199X left its survivors in underground shelters, where the Devil Busters unit fights to hold back the demons still prowling the surface. Ayato Katsuragi joins their ranks after demons murder his parents, and he passes his entrance exam alongside Yuuka Tachibana — a young woman who carries within her the soul of the goddess Ishtar. When the Hatsudai Shelter comes under attack, Ayato is possessed and Yuuka is killed, her body divided into eight pieces distributed among his surviving companions. With her fragments scattered and his grief raw, Ayato escapes and swears to recover every piece of Yuuka's remains. The story unfolds in episodes, with Ayato joined by Rui Asuka, Tatsuya Hayasaka, Emi Kirishima, and a growing cast of Devil Busters whose fates grow increasingly grim as the truth behind the attack comes into focus.