Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor: Pocky Shaman

I never really got around to making an initial post on Devil Survivor, Atlus’s upcoming DS title.  I was holding out for some more detailed information.  Well yesterday Atlus updated the Japanese website with some new characters and story info.  Here is what we know so far:

The game’s story revolves around a team of three main characters:

Protagonist	Tanikawa Yuzu	Kihara Atsurou

All three characters are 17 and are sophomores in high school.  Yuzu likes indies bands, especially one called D-VA.  Judging by her character art she seems to also be fond of sweets.  Atsurou is somewhat of a gadget fanatic and frequents internet message boards.

One day the three characters meet in Shibuya when suddenly demons begin appearing from a nearby subway.  Tokyo is closed off to prevent the death and destruction from descending upon Japan, or the world.

Generally humans stand little chance against demons, but thanks to a portable device simply called COMP, the trio are able to form contracts with demons.  With only 7 days before the complete destruction of Tokyo, the player must unlock the key to saving the city.

This info is fairly old news, but as I mentioned Atlus updated the game’s site with some new story elements that revolve around two new characters:

	Naoya Naoya is the protagonist’s cousin.  He lived with the protagonist at his home for the last year after Naoya’s parents died.  He has much insight, and in case his cape didn’t give it away; he is an excellent computer programmer.  He installed the Devil Summoner Program into the protagonist’s COMP.
	Kuzuryu Amane The protagonist will meet Amane outside of Aoyama municipal cemetery shortly before the blockade is constructed around Tokyo.  She is the daughter of the head of a religious group called “The Gate of Sho”.  The aim of said group is to rescue people from their fears.  Amane is a modern day shaman or sorcerer.

I love the dark aspect of this game, – hell, it’s the reason we all like MegaTen titles.  I think a chaotic, closed off Tokyo will provide a really cool setting for the game.  As I have said before I love settings which are confined, I think they provide very unique story opportunities.

The battle system is still a bit mysterious and hasn’t even been discussed on the game’s Japanese site.  From what I have seen, I am reminded of games like Etrian Odyssey and 7th Dragon, which is a good thing.

At first I was a little mad that Kazuma Kaneko wasn’t doing the character design, only the demon design.  But I think the art styles work quite well together.  Kaneko’s art always looks a little other-worldly, and this way there is a clear distinction between human and demon.

Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor will be released January 15th of next year in Japan.  Man am I looking forward to having a new DS game to play at work.

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