Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Nintendo Switch Review

Shin Megami Tensei V first released on the Nintendo Switch back in 2021 and is about to release as a definitive version which promises a new story arc, new bosses, demons and areas. Is it worth getting? Well, let's find out....

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Review written and video created by Glen Bolger

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Did you pick this up first time round? Will you be buying it again? Will this be your first time playing? Let us know in the comments section!





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[butterletto]

I should have learned my lesson with Atlus doing that bs with their every release for the past something years...

[tdotran]

Man the base game was so fun. I’ll pick this up later when it’s discounted. Thank you for the review!

[danielludwig]

Definitely excited for this one. Surprised you didn’t mention the music in the audio section, the soundtrack is really solid.

[Murasakitsuyukusa]

Thanks for the review. I agree that the additional scenario could have been a DLC and the quality of life features could have been added to the vanilla version via an update, but I'm still getting this one for my Switch, lol. And the ability to import some of your demons from the vanilla's save file to the new game sounds awesome, imo.

[Matthew]

I own all the DLC from first game and enjoyed my time with it. Both 1st game and DLC were just delisted. This Vengence version is supposed to come with original game, all DLC and new story stuff. Like the Persona 5 Royal. I will probably pick it up on sale. Thanks for the review.

[LynxxLancer]

The game looks smoother than the base game.

[paulblyth]

I’m banning myself from buying any more JRPGs until I get through Persona 5, NieR Automata and Star Ocean R Second Story. It’s not easy.

[ppbunt]

SMT isn’t really my type of game, so this is me boosting the algorithm 😊

[Wll]

I was worried because they added in new stuff that it might ruin the framerate. Glad to hear it’s the same I had no issue with it in the original

[bobfox]

Had this game preordered basically since I was able to. SMTV is for me one of the best JRPGs on the Switch, up there with Dragon Quest 11S. I can't wait to finally get my hands on it!

[billcrabtree]

Got this coming as a Father’s Day present to myself

[SiobhanR]

Ohhhh. Early video! This is deffo on my list to pick up. 🎉

[always_serpico]

Two reasons why they didn’t offer it as DLC.

1) Atlus is one of the most anti-consumer developers in the industry.

2) They pulled the vanilla version from the eShop, the day before the game released. Which ties back to reason #1.

[jesssealey]

I wasn't hooked into the original and I now have other games higher on my priority list but should this appeal in future, I am glad to have the SwitchUp reviews to refer to. Also, I had been wondering if Glen would be the one to do so as he has been the one to love this game the most given how many videos its featured in, awesome to see he did. Cheers SwitchUp, more content is always appreciated 👍 😊

[DoTheAstralPlane]

I'm sure they tried to fix the pop in, because they did on every other platform. But the Switch is now 7 years old and it wasn't especially powerful when it came out either. The results on the hardware are impressive nonetheless

[MrAllansito]

I played the original game twice and got two different endings, really enjoyed the game, phenomenal gameplay, the story was a bit barren compared with other SMT games, but the whole game experience was awesome, truly one of the best RPGs on the Switch. I bought the game as soon as it came out and was totally worth the price; now with Vengeance I think I will wait for a discount because as a gamer who played the OG twice the fatigue of doing it again for the new content makes me stop and think twice if I should pay full price, I could have benefit from this being DLC. Thanks SwitchUp for the review.

[ShenBinhao]

Will watch reviews and buy it when there’s 25% sale in the next 6 months.

[Gounen]

I am completely new to series but you guys make it sound awesome! I'm going to have to pick it up - the fact you can fuse demons just sold it somehow for me lol.

[chrissioson]

My first time playing it, but it depends on this review.