Shin Megami Tensei IV is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS. It is part of the Shin Megami Tensei series, the central series of the Megami Tensei franchise, though no direct story connection exists to previous entries. It was released in May and July 2013 for Japan and North America respectively. It was released digitally in Europe in October 2014. The gameplay is reminiscent of previous Shin Megami Tensei games, carrying over the turn-based Press Turn battle system, where players and enemies fight and exploit weaknesses, allowing either side to gain additional turns or lose them. The story focuses on Flynn, a samurai who protects the medieval Kingdom of Mikado from attacks by hostile demons. When a mysterious Black Samurai begins transforming the population into demons, Flynn and three companions are sent to capture her. The pursuit of the Black Samurai drags Flynn and his comrades into a startling revelation and a power struggle between angelic and demonic forces.
Release Date 2013-07-16
Japanese Release Date 2013-05-23
Rating / Parents' Guide
Blood, Language, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Violence
This is a role-playing game in which players assume the roles of demon fighters who battle evil forces in fantasy and post-apocalyptic settings. Players interact/negotiate with characters and engage in turn-based battles with human and demon-like creatures. Players choose attacks from a menu, using mostly magic spells to kill various creatures (e.g., sprites, demons, gods/goddesses). Damage is indicated by screen-shaking effects, flashes, or zapping sounds; some attacks result in blood-splatter effects. Blood is also depicted on the screen or in pools on the ground. One scene depicts a room with a large pile of corpses in the background. During the course of the game, some female demons wear outfits that expose their breasts or buttocks; other demons have phallic-shaped heads or torsos. Descriptions of demons sometimes include sexual references: “It ravishes women while they sleep, impregnating them" and “They visit sleeping men and have sexual intercourse with them.” The words “sh*t”

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