Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

But Why ThoKyle Foley

95/10

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is the definitive package that makes a great role-playing game even better. Quality of life changes alongside and all-new storyline makes this a must-have RPG and one of the best releases of the year.

The OuterHavenScott Adams

November 12th, 2021, the world was able to play Shin Megami Tensei V. I remember my time with the game and was able to review the game. It was only on Nintendo Switch. Most of my issues with the original game stem from the performance, the story, and the execution.…

GGReconHarry Boulton

Vengeance is undoubtedly the definitive and best way to play Shin Megami Tensei V, with a fantastic new narrative path and quality-of-life adjustments that are so good you wonder how the game was released without them.

MonsterVineNick Mangiaracina

With all the changes, the extra story, and the ability to play on a console that won’t melt in your hands while pushing its modest graphics, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is a worthwhile endeavor. As a long time fan of the series, I’m glad I got to experience the story this way, likewise, I got to experience an alternative retelling of the same tale.

Hardcore Gamer Michael Murphy

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance stakes its claim as the definitive version of the original and sticks the landing. It changes what needed to be fixed and keeps what worked intact. While it doesn't go too above and beyond what was before it, that by no means makes Vengeance anything less than great.

GamerBravesVincent L.

9/10

As a good old tradition at Atlus, the studio once again launched an enhanced re-release of its JRPG – now with Vengeance for Shin Megami Tensei V, nearly 3 years since it rocked the Nintendo Switch. Like Royal is to Persona 5, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is not some minor update with a few quality-of-life improvements, but a huge definitive enhancement – complete with a new story campaign centered around a new girl, new Nahobino form, places, demons, and so much more.

WellPlayedNathan Hennessy

9/10

While giving players the option of a core and arguably ‘fixed’ SMTV experience, Atlus delivers the most approachable core Megaten title worthy of all JRPG fans’ attention.

Pure NintendoKirk Hiner

8.5/10

In my review of the original Shin Megami Tensei V back in 2021, I wrote, "...it’s been a long time since I’ve disliked the start of a game as much as Shin Megami Tensei V’s." And yet, in 2024, I started it again. Don't you want to know how that turned out for me?Read More

DexertoNoelle Corbett

Nearly three years after releasing Shin Megami Tensei V as a Nintendo Switch exclusive, Atlus is bringing the Nahobino’s adventure through Da’at to more platforms with an enhanced release.

StevivorMatt Gosper

8/10

Originally released exclusively for the Switch in 2021, Shin Megami Tensei V may have been the first entry in the series many players may have even heard of. While its spin-off series Persona is much more widely known – and the two share a lot of creature and combat design – the SMT series takes things in a very different direction.

Twisted VoxelAli Haider

7/10

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance expands the base game with new content, improved performance, and deeper lore.

Lords of GamingJoseph Repko

Unscored

Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is the re-released version of the game from 2021, adding a whole new story and other features, but is it enough?