Devil Survivor 3

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 3 is a tactical role-playing game in the Megami Tensei series developed by Atlus for the Nintendo Switch. It is the third entry in the Devil Survivor series and was released in Japan in June 2021 and the rest of the world in December 2021.
Devil Survivor 3 is set in Hokkaido: the second largest island in Japan. It tells the story focused mainly on Japanese high school students who fight off an outbreak of mysterious creatures: some demons, some not in Hokkaido The game is a Tactical role-playing game in the Megami Tensei series developed by Atlus for the Nintendo DS. It is a sequel to the 2009 Nintendo DS role-playing game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor. The FATE system from Devil Survivor 2 returns in this installment.
==Gameplay==
Devil Survivor 3 is a tactical role-playing game. Like in the previous Devil Survivor game, in combat situations, the player takes on the role of a young demon tamer and is free to interact with other characters at the cost of time going by or to engage in free battles that do not make time continue. In fights with the computer opponent to defeat enemies and satisfy certain objectives such as helping other characters, while avoiding conditions that will end the mission in failure.
In three versus three battle phase, the battle is presented in first-person and traditional turn-based battles, player controls one human and two demons, allowing the player to select one action for each squad member, and the computer doing the same for its squad; combat is then resolved after this selection. Players can get their "Extra Turn" or "Double Extra" in the battle if the player has attacked the enemy's weaknesses or launched critical attacks, and when a leader's health become zero, the battle ends.
Also, the player can crack enemy skills. Once cracked, the player can assign these skills across all of their parties' human characters. In addition to demon fusion, the player can acquire new demons, up to 30 in total, by attempting to win demon auctions using the Macca collected in battle.
==Plot==
===Setting and Characters===
The game is set all over Hokkaido which has been shut off from the rest of Japan due to an outbreak of demons that threaten the existence of not only the island, but also the entire country and potentially the entire world. The cast features a young Japanese high school student whose thoughts and actions are decided by the player. Initially, they are accompanied by the introverted Nakasone Kin, the cheerful and optimistic Anno Fuji and the lawful Nagai Shuichi. Along the way, they are joined by Yamauchi Kyoko, a transfer student from Tokyo, Kawahara Yuri, a college student that majors in mythological studies, Kubo Yasuo, a news reporter, Arima Takyauki, a famous mountain climber within Hokkaido, Teruya Kou, a scientist who had prior knowledge of demons, Ohta Kazuo, Kou's shy assistant, Oki Yasuhiro, a 40 year old man who was a famous chess player in his youth and Hamada Sango, a swimmer who is also a filmmaker.
===Story===
The game begins with the protagonist and their 3 friends in their home city of Tomakomai, having just finished their school year, they plan to head to Sapporo for holiday. While on the train ride, the train mysteriously stops and the passengers have to disembark. Suddenly, demons appear and start attacking the passengers, an application is installed on the four's phones which is capable of summoning demons of their own. After making a pact with the demons from the phone and defeating the other demons, the four become proper Devil Summoners.
The group manage to head to Sapporo only to find the entire city panicking and soldiers from the Japanese SDF present, they soon discover that the entire island is under lockdown and that they are not allowed to leave. They soon bump into Yamauchi who is also from their school, she reveals that she doubles as a secret government agent that deals with the supernatural and tells them that the real reason why Hokkaido is under lockdown is due to the invasion of demons. Suddenly, they are attacked by powerful demons They narrowly escape and soon after, leave the city for Asahikawa in the northeast as it is considerably safer. They then meet Kawahara Yuri who tells them that over the course of the next 7 days, there will be a specific selection of demons that will be most prevalent on the island with demons with a Greco-Roman mythological background appearing first. Over the course of the game, they make new allies and defeat other devil summoners who seek to use the power of the demons for their own malicious purposes.
On the 4th day, the protagonist and their companions meet a young girl in a coma, they nurse her back to health only to find that she speaks in ancient languages and weird incantations. The girl reveals herself to be the biblical figure Luluwa: the daughter of Adam and Eve: the first humans . She warns them that they must keep her safe from the biblically figures Cain and Abel: her brothers in order to prevent "ruin". Sure enough, both Cain and Abel appear on earth alongside the demons with Cain wishing for a truly free mankind and Abel who wishes for humanity to serve under God. Teruya and Oki begin to ally themselves with Cain and Abel's ideals but remain within the protagonist's party albeit being more disconnected.
After the 7th day and the final demons are seemingly defeated, the group is transported to the Kingdom of Judgement where they are told by a mysterious figure claiming to be the embassy of god: Holy Shekinah that they have to make a choice in order to determine humanity's future. Both Cain and Abel encourage the group to choose their respective sides as both Teruya and Oki formally separate from the group while Luluwa tries to mediate. Depending on the party members that have survived up to this point, the player can choose from certain endings.
If the player allies with Cain and Teruya, they defeat Oki, Abel and Holy Shekinah but leave rest of the party alive. After this, the world becomes one of chaos and anarchy with demons being free, however, most humans are spared and enjoy true freedom while the demons create their own societies on Earth. If the player allies with Abel and Oki, they defeat Cain and Teruya while also leaving the rest of the party alive. After this, the world becomes one subservient to God with humanity unified in its servitude to him. If the player follows Nagai, they eliminate both Cain and Holy Shekinah and spare Abel, Oki and Teruya. They create a unified world under one peaceful world government that ensures that war will cease on the planet. If the player folllows Kubo, they eliminate Abel and Holy Shekinah and spare Cain, Oki and Teruya. They create a world of true freedom where the planet becomes a unified anarchist society. If the player follows the rest of the group but they have not ensured everyone's survival, they defeat Abel, Cain and Holy Shekinah and the lockdown is lifted as they and the people of Hokkaido mourn for the dead and move on with their lives with the group being the only people who knew about the demons and the truth. Alternatively, if the player ensures everyone's survival and follows the rest of the group, they not only defeat Abel, Cain and Holy Shekinah while also lifting the lockdown but also reviving everyone who died during the lockdown returning the world to true normality. The group are once again, the only people who knew about the truth behind the lockdown.
==List of Demons==
===Megami===
Demon 	Level
Sarasvati 	17
Ame-No-Uzume 	26
Hathor 	32
Scatatch 	40
Laksmi 	49
Norn 	56
Pallas Athena	64
Amaterasu 	77
===Diety===
Demon 	Level
Thor 	22
Mahakala 	31
Arahabaki 	39
Thoth 	45
Indra 	56
Odin 	68
Osiris 	72
Lord Nan Dou	78
Asura 	81
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