Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (デジタル・デビル物語 女神転生, Dejitaru Debiru Monogatari Megami Tensei; lit. Digital Devil Story: Goddess Reincarnation) is the first of two games in the Megami Tensei series released for the Famicom.
It was later enhanced-remade along with Megami Tensei II in a Super Famicom games known as Kyūyaku Megami Tensei. The game's title refers to the female heroine, Yumiko Shirasagi's true identity, the reincarnation of the great goddess Izanami.
Release Date
- Japan: September 11, 1987
Plot
Akemi Nakajima created the Demon Summoning Program to bring demons into our world. Loki and Set wished to rule this world, but were defeated by the efforts of Yumiko Shirisagi and himself. But Lucifer has resurrected them in his own attempt at domination. They must travel to Daedalus and become strong enough to defeat Lucifer and his minions.
Gameplay
A large part of the game is devoted to scrolling, three-dimensional dungeon, something which was quite revolutionary for its time. The game pioneered many of the features which are now trademarks of the Megami Tensei franchise. It, along with Square's Final Fantasy and Enix's Dragon Quest, set the standard for console RPGs, and each game managed to spawn a series which would take these different formulas to new heights.
The game also focuses very heavily on demons, which have gone on to become a trademark of the series. It was later followed by a sequel, and then by the follow-up Shin Megami Tensei, a name that would be used by most future games in the franchise. There have also been many spin-off series, including the Last Bible series, Majin Tensei series, the Devil Summoner series, the Persona series, and the Digital Devil Saga games.
Characters
- Akemi Nakajima (中島朱実): Hero
- Yumiko Shirasagi (白鷺弓子): Heroine
- Jakyou no Yakata: Devil Fusion
- Kaifuku no Izumi: Healing Fountain
- Cerberus
- Tyrant Minotaur: Daedalus Boss
- Tyrant Medusa: Bien Boss
- Tyrant Loki: Valhalla Boss
- Tyrant Hecate: Mazurka Boss
- Tyrant Seth: Rotting Sea of Flames Boss
- Tyrant Lucifer: Final Boss
- Izanami
See Also