Summary
- Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance has been rated in South Korea.
- The classification implies Vengeance is a complete edition of SMT5 with all its DLC and some extra content.
- The leak aligns with a number of recent insider reports suggesting Atlus is working on a project "connected" to SMT5, as well as several other SMT titles.
Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance has been rated in South Korea. The leaked classification implies that the unannounced title is a complete edition of Shin Megami Tensei 5 with all the DLC and even some extra content.
Rumors of an enhanced version of the latest mainline Shin Megami Tensei entry have been circulating online for years. They are about as old as the RPG itself, and inherently tied to the speculation that SMT5 will eventually be released beyond the Nintendo Switch. The first indication of that happening dates back to the late 2021 Nvidia GeForce NOW leak, which suggested that a PC port of the RPG is in the works.
Unannounced Atlus Game's Codename Leaks Online
A possible codename of an unannounced Atlus project leaks online shortly after the company's upcoming game lineup did the same.
SMT5: Vengeance Rating Hints at New Improvements
Almost two years later, the South Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee published an age rating for an unannounced title called Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance. The classification, first spotted by Gematsu, indicates that Vengeance is a complete edition of the fifth numbered SMT game, containing all of its existing DLC and some additional—albeit unspecified—improvements. The rating was originally published on February 16 and pulled from the regulator's site three days later. Historically, content classifications for Atlus titles have appeared up to six months ahead of their market release.
Complete Edition of SMT5 Has Been Atlus's Worst-Kept Secret for a While Now
This development is consistent with a number of recent reports from well-established Sega leaker Midori, who's been insisting that Atlus is working on a project "connected" to Shin Megami Tensei 5 as far back as September 2023. A new edition of the critically acclaimed RPG would certainly fit that description, and was also already teased by Chinese leaker Diandong Langke Lu Xun in June 2023.
Nearly every big Atlus RPG since the 2003 Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne has received a complete edition, so the notion of SMT5 getting the same treatment would be par for the course. As for the new content that SMT5: Vengeance might introduce, additional demons could be part of the upcoming package. That's because some recent datamining efforts revealed that the original game contains seemingly finished versions of Dagda, Krishna, and Satan, all of which were left unused.
More SMT Games Are Reportedly on the Horizon
The newly emerged Vengeance rating does not contain any specific platform mentions. But rumors of Shin Megami Tensei 5 PC and PlayStation ports have been around for years, with this development inspiring new confidence among the fandom that the game is finally on the verge of expanding beyond the Nintendo Switch. Sega's strengthening relationship with Microsoft indicates that an Xbox version of the RPG is also not out of the question. Looking at the bigger picture, Vengeance ostensibly won't be the only SMT project to release in the foreseeable future; Midori recently reported that Atlus is also working on a new series spin-off for Netflix, as well as a remaster of a PS2-era franchise entry that's speculated to be SMT: Digital Devil Saga.
Shin Megami Tensei 5
- Released
- November 12, 2021
WHERE TO PLAY
When a grisly murder scene in modern-day Tokyo blocks our protagonists walk home, an unplanned detour leaves him buried and unconscious. He awakens in a new Tokyo, a wasteland ravaged by apocalypse now called Da’at... But before bloodthirsty demons can claim his life, a savior emerges, and they unite to become a mighty being neither human nor demon: a Nahobino.
With newfound power, the protagonist ventures through Da’at, an enigmatic realm filled with mythical deities and demonic tyrants in constant conflict for survival. Searching for answers, the protagonist must forge his own path in a battle between light and dark to dictate the fate of the world.
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Atlus
- Publisher(s)
- Sega
- Franchise
- Shin Megami Tensei
- Platform(s)
- Switch
- Genre(s)
- JRPG
- How Long To Beat
- 45 Hours
- Metascore
- 84
