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Von Plays Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Introduction In this thread, I plan to show my experiences playing Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation for the PC-98. This is a very obscure Megami Tensei game, even in Japan, that was released exclusively there for the PC-98 computers and later for Windows. Ever since I heard about it, it has greatly intrigued me because of how weird and obscure it is. I spent a lot of time translating the game's instruction manual into English, and now I wish to share my experiences since English guides for this game are practically nonexistent and demand for a fan translation seems relatively low. Things you need to know about this game: Let's not beat around the bush; there is a lot of adult content in this game even by MegaTen standards, including many nude female demons and even a couple of optional sex scenes. I cannot show these, but I will tell you how to access them if I can figure out how to do so. This game uses a battle system that hybridizes real-time and turn-based combat: enemies are visible wandering around dungeons and can individually engage you in battle. The battle system itself is similar to Final Fantasy's Active Time Battle (ATB) system, except that you can pick and choose who goes in what order. Because constant alertness for roaming demons is needed, I may have difficulty procuring battle screenshots. This game uses a metric ton of kanji in its text, so don't expect me to translate every little thing. I will be using plot summaries from this website as a loose guide, and will translate them as brief summaries of what's going on in the story. Even though physical elements exist in this game, no one element except for Gun is strictly physical or magical. For example, the Megido line of Spells is treated as Sword-type. Also, there exists a Spell line called Damud that is Gun-type (better rendered as Havoc-type) that attacks enemies with explosions (think Zan in Persona 1 or Giga in Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis). To my knowledge, this is the first game in the series in which your demon allies can Level up, allowing them to learn Skills of certain Subtypes (Song, Curse, Fencer, Water, Bird, Beast, etc.). More bizarrely, your demons can also equip weapons and armor that matches their Equip Type (the only other game I know of in which demons can equip stuff is Last Bible III). Different calibers exist for Guns and Ammo, and they can only be used together if they have the same caliber (you cannot load a pistol or a bow with shotgun shells, for example). Every piece of armor requires a certain amount of ST to equip (also DX for weapons). If you have any further questions, consult my manual translation or ask me directly.