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Originally based on a novel series called ''[[Digital Devil Story]]'', the games tend to involve the use of computers (or similar cyberpunk elements) to summon and control demons that are plucked from practically every mythology on the planet. Post-apocalyptic ruins, engaging and heartbreaking storylines and far-out monster designs are cornerstones of the series.

The games also tend to be [[Nintendo Hard]]. Elemental affinities, buffing and debuffing are much more important here than in regular JRPGs: they can make or break battles. ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'' introduced the Press Turn battle system to the series, where hitting an enemy's elemental weakness would reward you with more actions while hitting their elemental strengths would cost you actions. In an aversion of [[Useless Useful Spell]], buffing, [[One-Hit Kill|instant death]] and [[Standard Status Effects|ailment]] attacks are both effective and encouraged. Press Turn would go on to be adopted in various forms in the '''''Shin Megami Tensei''''' games that followed, such as the "One More!" system in ''[[Persona 3]]'' and ''[[Persona 4]]''.

 

 

A very extensive article about the games in the series [http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megaten/megaten.htm can be found here]. There's also a comprehensive database of all the games [http://shindds.free.fr/index.php in French here].

 

'''List of games:'''

** ''Shin Megami Tensei NINE'' (2002, Japan only)

** ''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne]]'' (2003)

** ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]'' (2009/2010)

* ''[[Last Bible]]'' sub-series (1992-1999)

* ''Majin Tensei'' sub-series

* ''Devil Summoner'' sub-series

** ''Devil Summoner'' (1995, Japan only)

** ''[[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army]]'' (2006)

** ''[[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon]]'' (2008)

*** ''Persona 2: Eternal Punishment'' (2000)

** ''[[Persona 3]]'' (2006)

** ''[[Persona 4]]'' (2008)

*** ''[[Persona 4 Arena]]'' (2012)

* ''Giten Megami Tensei: Mokushiroku'' (1996, Japan only)

* ''Devil Children'' sub-series

** ''[[Devil Survivor 2]]'' (2011)

* ''[[Catherine]]'' (2011) <ref>[[Widget Series|Not exactly an RPG]], but does borrow quite a few of the [[RPG Elements]], [[Order Versus Chaos]] themes, [[Urban Fantasy]] settings, characters, creative team and so on from the main SMT series and the other [[Spin-Off]]s.</ref>

 

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* [[Excited Episode Title]]: In ''Persona 3'', the [[Show Within a Show]] ''Phoenix Ranger Featherman R'' sports these kinds of titles, probably to increase the cheesiness factor. It ''has'' been around since ''Persona 2'', after all.

* Expy: The Djinn enemy is a carbon copy of Genie from Aladdin... yet his design came first.

* [[Fairy Sexy]]: Pixie.

** Titania, Hua Po, and Sylph deserve mention as well.

** The Kudan in ''[[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army]]''. Kageboushi in [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army|the sequel]].

** The Fiends in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei I]]''. Alice in the first Persona.

* [[Mons]]: [[Trope Maker|Trope]] ''[[Trope Maker|Maker]]''. A [[Darker and Edgier]] occult take on [[Mons]]. ''[[Devil Survivor]]'' in '''[[Deconstruction|particular]]'''. The series predates the [[Trope Codifier]] Pokemon [http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Digital_Devil_Story:_Megami_Tensei by ten years].

** As the [[Trope Maker]] which is also a [[Deconstruction]], this also applies for [[Unbuilt Trope]].

 

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