##### ###### ####### ########## ####### ##### ##### ##### ##### ###### ##### ##### ##### ### ##### ######### ########### ####### ########### ##### ####### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### #### #### #### ##### ##### ###### ###### ###### ####### ####### #### #### #### ######### ######### ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Shin Megami Tensei if... Translation Guide Version .95 Written by satsu http://www.popanime.net/comp/ Started: 30 June 2002 Last update: 15 January 2003 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CONTENTS 1. Introduction - A Word From satsu - Notes 2. Basic commands - COMP - Items - Magic - Status - Change 3. Lists - Magic - Demon Skills - Swords - Guns - Bullets - Headgear - Armour - Gloves - Boots - Usable Items - Event Items 4. The Guardian System - What's your type? - Guardian lists 5. Combat - The Fight Command - The Talk Command - The Escape Command - The Auto Command 6. The joy of fusion - Demon Summoning 101 7. Getting Started/Tips for Devil Busters - Q&A 8. Useful Internet Sites ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Introduction The purpose of this guide is to provide translations and detailed information on 'Shin Megami Tensei if...' for the SNES. What this guide does not include is a walkthrough; I'll leave that to Yoshitsune. :) Any comments, corrections and so on should be sent to klaymen2000@hotmail.com. And yes, I'll credit you if you help out. 'Shin Megami Tensei if...' is the third Shin Megami Tensei title released on the SNES, and can probably be considered a gaiden. In fact, I am also told that the heroine is Tamaki in the Persona series, so I guess that would make this game stand in the void between Shin Megami Tensei and Persona. On the other hand, I'm told that this game takes place in the same timeline as Shin Megami Tensei, which is totally incompatable with Persona's. So, I'll have to leave it to you to figure out where 'Shin Megami Tensei if...' stands... The gameplay of 'Shin Megami Tensei if...' differs from the other Shin Megami Tensei games in that the majority of this game is spent in dungeons, rather than wandering Tokyo and going through buildings and so on. Also, this time round the hero does not have an alignment, which makes demon summoning all that easy. On top of that, you get a choice between having a male or female lead. Currently, I have the Basic commands section of this guide completed. What remains is to write about the Guardian System, various tips and faqs, as well as to finish translating the lists. (If you're wondering how I got those lists, I dumped them from the ROM myself.) Speaking of translation, I should warn you that I am not a fluent Japanese speaker; Japanese is my fourth language, and I am still at the beginner-intermediate level. To get the most out of this guide, I recommend you at least learn to read Japanese. Everything covered here is written in katakana and hiragana (the phonetic Japanese alphabets) in both the game and the guide, so it will be easy to get lost. You can learn katakana and hiragana if you commit yourself to it in a matter of weeks, and there are other advantages to it too, speaking from personal experience: it'll help with other games, and your friends will think you're cool. :) At any rate, I hope you find this guide useful. And now, a brief thanks section: Masakado, for being omniscient, Re-Miel, for his /amazing/ Shin Megami Tensei translations, Fuchikoma, for pointing out my really, really stupid Cup Killer/Cop Killer mistake, AlanaFan, for helping translate some of the lists and last, but not least The Megaten Haven, for cultivating my interest in the game. :) With that said, please enjoy the walkthough. My email address is above should you want to send me any comments or corrections. -satsu Notes: 1. While I have taken the greatest care in making sure everything is aligned properly, I cannot guarantee it will be perfect in whatever you are viewing this in. (No, I didn't use tabs.) 2. This guide contains a lot of Japanese, so you can compare whatever you have on the screen to what's in this guide, and so people more advanced in Japanese can look things up quicker. All Japanese is encoded in the Shift-JIS format. I use NJStar Communicator to view and type Japanese text, and you can find it at http://www.njstar.com/. 3. I tried using naming conventions from Persona 2 when possible, but when that wasn't available I defaulted to the conventions set by the AGTP Shin Megami Tensei translation and Re-Miel's translations. (See Links section.) Failing that, I just made up my own translations if I couldn't find a standard in either the P2 or SMT translations. Thanks a lot to Masakado and Re-Miel for translating one of the prior Shin Megatens, I had to refer to their work a few times... x_X ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2. Basic Commands ====== =COMP= ====== Selecting the COMP command will bring up the following commands: ナカマをよぶ ナカマをはずす ナカマをもどす オートマッピング アイテムかいせき デビルアナライズ まほうかいせき オートエイカバー コンフィグ These commands, in English, are: Summon minion Dismiss minion Return minion Automapping Item analysis Devil Analyse Magic analysis Autorecover Config The "Summon minion" command will take you to a screen showing the demon minions you currently have in your COMP. Underneath their names and HP/MP totals, there will be a summoning cost listed in Makka. The amount of Makka you are currently holding is displayed on the bottom of the screen. The "Dismiss minion" command will remove a chosen demon minion from your COMP. Selecting this command will take you to a screen showing the demons you currently have and their HP/MP totals. If you select a demon and press A, you'll be taken to a screen asking whether or not you want to dismiss that particular minion. The choices are in English - Yes and No. The "Return minion" command will transfer a demon from your current party back into your COMP. This transaction doesn't cost any Makka or Magnetite, but be careful when returning minions because the game won't ask you if you really want to return them. And if you've just returned your favourite demon accidentally, you'll have to pay the summoning cost all over again. The "Automapping" command will show you a map based on where you have been in the area you are currently in. The "Item analysis" gives extended information on the items you have, such as their effect and so on. "Magic analysis" performs the same function, except for magic. "Devil Analyse" will show you information on demons you've killed or have had in your COMP. When you select this command, you'll be prompted with the following: しゅぞくべつにならべる 50おんべつにならべる レベルべつにならべる ぞくせいべつにならべる Basically, these will sort the list by race, alphabetically, by level and by alignment. For more information on demon status, see the next section. "Autorecover" will completely refill the party's HP by using items and spells, depending on how you set it up in the configuration screen. "Config" will take you to a screen with the following options: バトルエッセージスピード ふつう はやい なし オートマッピング こてい フリー オートバトルのリピート しない モード1 モード2 アイテムまほう いれかえ オン オフ パーティーパネル マーク ワード サウンド モノラル ステレオ オートリカバーでアイテム つかう つかわない 3D いどう スピード ふつう おそい コントローラー そうさほうほう ノーマル イージー カスタム These are translated as follows: Battle Message Speed Normal Fast None Automapping Fixed Free Autobattle Repeat Off Mode 1 Mode 2 Item/Magic Shifting On Off Party Panel Mark Word Sound Mono Stereo Autorecover Uses Items On Off 3D Movement Speed Normal Slow Controller Setup Normal Easy Custom A few explanations of the more cryptic options... The Automapping option allows you to set whether or not the map rotates around your character, or if it stays in a fixed position. Fixed is recommended, because Free is disorientating as hell. At the time of writing, I am unsure of the difference between Modes 1 and 2 of Autobattle Repeat. I would imagine that one mode repeats the exact actions you did before you started autobattling, and the other mode does the same except substitutes a regular attack for item or magic use, like in Shin Megami Tensei. Item/Magic Shifting is a feature that might save you a buttonpresses if there's a spell or item that you use often. It will make the most recently used item or spell first in the list. Party Panel sets how the characters' status is displayed: with an icon (mark) or with a word (ie. PALYZ). The controller setups are as follows: Normal L: Automapping R: Analyse X: All cancel Y: Autorecover B: Cancel A: Select/Command Sel: Unused Start: Unused Easy L: Select/Command R: Automapping X: All Cancel Y: Autorecover B: Cancel A: Select/Command Sel: Cancel Start: Unused The Custom screen is kind of awkward, but here are some translations. I recommend you just leave it alone though... カスタム: いれかえたいボタンを えらんでください Custom: Please choose the buttons you want to change. END: おなじボタンを2かいおす To End: Press the same button twice. なし - Nothing マッピング - Automapping アナライズ - Devil Analyse オートリカバー - Autorecover オール キャンセル - All Cancel けってい/コマンド - Select/Command キャンセル - Cancel リセット: 2コンのSTARTボタンをおす (Translator's note: what the hell is a コン?) ====== =ITEM= ====== On selecting ITEM, you will see the following: つかう そうびする ならべかえ そうびはずす せいとん すてる And - you guessed it - here comes the English translation. Use Equip Organise Remove Sort Drop Pretty self-explanatory, I think. Organise lets you manually sort your items, whereas Sort will do it automatically. The Equip screen looks basically the same as the status screen, so you should refer to that section for details as to what the various stats mean. Items that you can equip will be white; unequippable items will appear in dull grey. When you have an equippable item selected, the relevant field (ie. Sword, Gun, etc...) will light up. To the left of the item box are your attributes. Later in the game, you'll get equipment that can improve your attributes, so keep an eye on it. Also, remember that only humans can equip items; demons have no equipment. The Remove screen should be pretty easy to figure out. Select an item you want to remove and hey presto, it's not equipped any more. If both humans are incapacitated, the Item command will be unavailable. ======= =MAGIC= ======= Once you've selected the MAGIC command, you need to select a character to cast the magic. Casting magic with demons is straightfoward, but if you select your partner as the caster, you'll get a menu that looks like this: つかう ならべかえ These two commands mean Use and Organise respectively. It's pretty self-explanatory from then on. If all magic users are incapacitated, this command is unavailable. ======== =STATUS= ======== There are two kinds of status screen in the game: human status and demon status. The two are actually quite similiar, but there are a couple of differences. Only two party members will have a human status screen, namely the hero and his partner. Here is an example status screen: たまき +++++++++++++++++ LV 34 + + HP 269/269 + + MP ---/--- + (Portrait + EXP 70514 + and + NEXT 886 + Guardian) + P.A. NEUTRAL + + なかま 12/12 + + + + GOOD +++++++++++++++++ ちから 21 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] ちえ 11 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] まりょく 7 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] たいりょく 16 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] はやさ 13 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] うん 12 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] I don't think I need to explain the concepts of levels, HP, MP and experience, though I should mention that the hero does not have any magical ability, and as such has no MP nor spells. P.A. stands for Party Alignment. In the world of Shin Megami Tensei, demons are divided up into three alignments: LAW, CHAOS and NEUTRAL. LAW and CHAOS are diametrically opposed, so if your P.A. is say, LAW, then you won't be able to summon CHAOS demons. However, if your P.A. is NEUTRAL then you can summon demons of all alignments. Easy, isn't it? The item below P.A. is なかま (minions). You have 12 spaces in your COMP for your demon minions, and this part tells you how many of them you've filled up. GOOD is what you should see when you have no status ailments. If you do have one, however, you will see one of the following: BAT - Character is transformed into a bat. BIND - Character cannot move, but it wears off. CLOSE - Character cannot use magic. DYING/DEAD - Character is dead or on his way there. FLY - Character is transformed into a fly. FREEZE - Character is frozen. GROGGY - I dunno. I found this one in the ROM. HAPPY - Character is so happy that they may ignore your commands. PALYZ - Character is paralysed. PANIC - Character becomes confused. POISON - Character is poisoned and will lose HP as you walk. SLEEP - Character is asleep. STONE - Character is turned to stone. UNDEAD - Character becomes a member of the undead. The bottom part of the screen will probably be the most important to you, because you'll be seeing a lot of it. These are the characters attributes. In order, they are: ちから : Strength ちえ : Intelligence まりょく : Magic たいりょ ｭ: Stamina はやさ : Speed うん : Luck Your Strength rating affects your HP and attack power. Your Intelligence rating will affect your MP and the effectiveness of your magic, and it will slightly affect your hit rate and evasion rate. It's also an important stat for Summoners (namely the hero) because it will affect negotiations. Magic affects the strength of your magic and your MP total. Stamina affects your defense rating and your HP total. Speed affects your hit rate and evasion rate, as well as when you attack in battle and your ability to run away. Luck affects various chances in the game, ie. the odds an enemy will drop treasure. When you get a level up, you get one point to add to whichever stat you desire. Choose carefully. You will also get a certain amount of points when you begin the game. Word of advice: don't worry about spending too many points on Magic for the hero, as he can't use magic. The status screen has several offshoots - three item screens and a more detailed status screen, as well as the Guardian status screen. By pressing left, you can see a list of the gems you've acquired so far. Gems serve three different purposes: demons may ask for them during negotiations, and you can trade them in for items and SEIREI-class demons at Rag's. The list of gems is as follows: アメジスト アクアマリン エメラルド オニキス オパール ガーネット サファイア ダイアモンド ターコイス トパーズ パール ルビー In English, that would be: Amethyst Aquamarine Emerald Onyx Opal Garnet Sapphire Diamond Turquoise Topaz Pearl Ruby The other item lists aren't constant like the gem lists, but they're not really as important anyway. Pressing right will take you to the important items list, which contains story-based items such as the PRG Disk which contains the Demon Summoning Programme. Pressing up will take you to a list of the regular items you've collected. Also, pressing down on the partner's status screen will show you a list of your partner's magic. To get to the detailed status screen, press A at the main status screen. The detailed status screen will show you what you currently have equipped, as well as stats such as attack power and defense ratings. The screen is laid out like so: たまき [Equipped Sword ] Sword こうげき [Equipped Gun ] めいちゅう [Equipped Helmet ] Gun こうげき [Equipped Armour ] めいちゅう [Equipped Glove ] ぼうぎょ [Equipped Boots ] かいひ [Equipped Bullets] まほういりょく XX まほうこうか You needn't worry about the equipment on this screen, because you can't change it here anyway. However, you may find the number under your equipped bullets (here: XX) useful, as it tells you how many bullets you have left. Note that the first four stats are divided into Sword and Gun. They are as follows: Sword Attack Power Hit Rate Gun Attack Power Hit Rate These stats are affected by the sword and gun you have equipped, as well as your attributes (see above). Below the Sword and Gun stats are four more stats. They are Defence, Evasion, Magic Power and Magic Effectiveness respectively. Finally, the Guardian status screen. To access this screen, press X at the main status screen. The Guardian status screen is laid out a little like this: レイコ ガーディアン: ナジャ LV 30 ジオンガ 9MP ++++++++++++++ マリンカリン 6MP + + メディラマ 32MP + + ポズムディ 4MP + (Portrait) + パララディ 6MP + + リカーム 19MP ++++++++++++++ ガーディアンPTS [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] ちから 10 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] ちえ 13 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] まりょく 17 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] たいりょく 8 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] はやさ 9 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] うん 8 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Going from line to line, this screen covers the Guardian's user, its name and level, spell list, the user's Guardian Points and the Guardian's status. The stats are laid out in the same way as human stats. That should cover it for human status screens. (And in case you were wondering, たまき is the name I chose for the heroine. ^^) Now, onto demon status screens. These only come in one screen, but that one screen has a lot of information packed into it. Let's use the screen for TENSHI Archangel as an example. テンシ :アークエンジェル GOOD L LV 24 . HP 213/213 L N C MP 58/58 CP 24 D マハラギ 5MP こうげき 74 マハラギオン 9MP めいちゅう 48 ハンマ 5MP ぼうぎょ 68 ラクカジャ 4MP かいひ 46 メディア 16MP まほういりょく 7 ヒートウエイブ 21HP まほうこうか 7 ちから 13 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] ちえ 6 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] まりょく 6 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] たいりょく 10 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] はやさ 7 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] うん 7 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Don't worry, it's not as scary as it looks in ASCII. Let's start with the left column. The first item is the demon's class and name. In this case, it's TENSHI Archangel. Underneath that is the usual level, HP and MP stuff you're used to. CP is a demon-only stat which tells you how much Magnetite the demon uses when you walk around with it in your party. Next come the demon's spells and special attacks. Spells are written in green, and special attacks are written in orange. You may also notice that special attacks use up HP instead of MP, so be careful when using them. For translations and descriptions of spells and special attacks, see the appropriate section. Now, the right column. For the most part, this is the same as the human status screen, except for what I'm going to call the Alignment Matrix. That's the thing with the letters L, N, C and D. Going in clockwise order, the letters stand for LIGHT, CHAOS, DARK and LAW. N stands for NEUTRAL. To the far left and right are red bars. If the blinking marker is in one of these red bars, it means that the demon is either Extreme LAW or Extreme CHAOS. Such demons will refuse to enter a party with a demon of the opposite alignment until the offending demon is returned to the COMP or booted out of the party completely. ======== =CHANGE= ======== This is a rather simple command; all it does is re-order your party members. Standard RPG rules apply here: People in the front row are more likely to take damage than people in the back row. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3. Lists ======= =MAGIC= ======= アギ - Agi - Fire attack アギラオ - Agilao - Stronger version of Agi アギダイン - Agidyne - Strong Fire attack マハラギ - Maha Agi - Fire attack vs. one group マハラギオン - Maha Agionn - Stronger version of Maha Agi マハラギダイン - Maha Agidyne - Strong Fire attack vs. one group ブフ - Bufu - Ice attack, chance of causing FREEZE status ブフーラ - Bufula - Stronger version of Bufu ブフダイン - Bufudyne - Strong Ice attack, chance of causing FREEZE status マハーブフ - Maha Bufu - Ice attack vs. one group, chance of causing FREEZE status マハブフーラ - Maha Bufula - Stronger version of Maha Bufu マハブフダイン - Maha Bufudyne - Strong Ice attack vs. one group, chance of causing FREEZE status ジオ - Zio - Lightning attack, chance of causing BIND status ジオンガ - Zionga - Stronger version of Zio ジオダイン - Ziodyne - Strong lightning attack, chance of causing BIND status マハジオ - Maha Zio - Lightning attack vs. one group, chance of causing BIND status マハジオンガ - Maha Zionga - Stronger version of Maha Zio マハジオダイン - Maha Ziodyne - Strong Lightning attack vs. one group, chance of causing BIND status ザン - Zan - Psychic attack ザンマ - Zanma - Stronger version of Zan ザンダイン - Zandyne - Strong Psychic attack マハザン - Maha Zan - Psychic attack vs. one group マハザンマ - Maha Zanma - Stronger version of Maha Zan マハザンダイン - Maha Zandyne - Strong Psychic attack vs. one group メギド - Megido - Energy attack against one all. メギドラ - Megidola - Better version of Megido. メギドラオン - Megidolaonn - Strong Energy attack. ドルミナー - Dormina - Cause SLEEP status on an enemy シバブー - Sibabu - Cause BIND status on an enemy プリンパ - Pulinpa - Cause PANIC status on an enemy ハピルマ - Hapilma - Cause HAPPY status on an enemy マリンカリン - Marin Karin - Charms an enemy マカジャマ - Maka Jama - Cause CLOSE status on an enemy ムド - Mudo - Instantly kill an enemy ムドオン - Mudoonn - Instantly kill all enemies マハムド - Maha Mudo - Instantly kill a group of enemies ハンマ - Hama - Instantly kill an undead enemy ハマオン - Hamaonn - Instantly kill all undead enemies マハンマ - Mahanma - Instantly kill a group of undead enemies タルンダ - Tarunda - Reduces enemy's attack power ラクンダ - Rakunda - Reduces enemy's defense スクンダ - Sukunda - Reduces enemy's hit rate デカジャ - De Kaja - Nullifies all 'Kaja' spells on one enemy デクンダ - Dekunda - Nullifies all 'Kunda' spells on one enemy? タルカジャ - Taru Kaja - Raises ally's attack power ラクカジャ - Raku Kaja - Raises ally's defense スクカジャ - Suku Kaja - Raises ally's hit rate マカカジャ - Maka Kaja - Raises ally's magic power テトラジャ - Tetraja - Defends against Hama and Mudo? マカラカーン - Makarakarn - Makes ally reflect magic attacks テトラカーン - Tetrakarn - Makes ally reflect physical attacks ディア - Dia - Heals one ally ディアラマ - Diarama - Stronger version of Dia ディアラハン - Diarahan - Fully heals ally メディア - Media - Heals all allies メディラマ - Medirama - Stronger version of Media メディアラハン - Mediarahan - Fully heals all allies パトラ - Patra - Cures all bad status except POISON, PALYZ, STONE, DEAD and DYING ペンパトラ - Penpatra - Cures party of all bad status except POISON, PALYZ, STONE, DEAD and DYING ポズムディ - Posumdi - Cures ally of POISON パララディ - Paraladi - Cures PALYZ ペトラディ - Petradi - Cures STONE カルムディ - Calmdi - Cures PANIC? リカーム - Recarm - Revives a DYING ally with 1/8th of their HP サマリカーム - Sama Recarm - Revives a DEAD or DYING ally with all HP リカームドラ - Recarm Dora - Sacrifice self to refill party's HP and MP マッパー - Mapper - Creates a mini-map at the bottom of the screen. トラフーリ - Trafuri - Escapes from a battle エストマ - Estoma - Avoid random encounters with demons of a lower level than you. サバトマ - Sabatoma - Summons a demon. ネクロマ - Necroma - ?? リフトマ - Liftoma - Revives a DYING party member. ============== =DEMON SKILLS= ============== パララアイ - Parala-Eye ペトラアイ - Petra-Eye ヘルズアイ - Hell's Eye バエルののろい - Bael's Curse セクシーダンス - Sexy Dance ハッピーダンス - Happy Dance しあわせのうた - Song of Happiness こもりうた - Lullaby パニックボイス - Panic Voice バインドボイス - Bind Voice きゅうけつ - Blood Suck ファイアブレス - Fire Breath アイスブレス - Ice Breath どくガスブレス - Poison Gas Breath でんげき - Electric Shock まかいのしらべ - Makai something? ドロップボイス - Drop Voice? ランディヘイズ - Randy Haze? ソルスマッシュ - Sol Smash あくまのキス - Devil's Kiss デビルスマイル - Devil Smile フォッグブレス - Fog Breath パワーブレス - Power Breath ダークブレス - Dark Breath みずのかベ - Wall of Water ほのおのかベ - Wall of Fire てんばつ - Divine Punishment デスタッチ - Death Touch あくまのキス - Devil's Kiss ランダマイザ - Randomiser? ワイヤーブレス - Wire Breath? ソルクラスター - Sol Cluster かみつき - Bite どくかみつき - Poison Bite まひかみつき - Paralyse Bite せきかかみつき - Petrify Bite みわくかみつき - Charm Bite ひっかき - Scratch どくひっかき - Poison Scratch まひひっかき - Paralyse Bite どくばり - Poison Needle まひばり - Paralyse Needle まきつき - Constrict ふうじんげき - Wind God Attack らいじんげき - Lightning God Attack はばたき - Flap つくもばり - 99 Needles たいあたり - Body Blow あバれまくり - Rampage おしつぶし - Crush なぎはらい - Mow Down しょうかえき - Stomach Acid ヘルズフィスト - Hell's Fist バイナックル - Bi-Knuckle てっけんパンチ - Tekken Punch アカシャアーツ - Akasha Arts ヒールドロップ - Heel Drop イナズマキック - Lightning Kick とびげり - Jumping Kick プラズマ - Plasma プラズマボール - Plasma Ball プラズマッシャー - Plasma Masher だるまがえし - Daruma Return めいかいは - Hades Wave?? かいてんぎり - Rotating Cut ぼさつしょう - ?? ハンマーパンチ - Hammer Punch らいていげり - Lightning Kick バルカンキック - Vulcan Kick ヒートウェイブ - Heat Wave デスバウンド - Deathbound ヘルファング - Hell Fang メガストライク - Mega Strike デストリングス - Death Strings? ニードルテイル - Needle Tail メガトンプレス - Megaton Press れっぷうは - Violent Wave じゃきのひだりて - Devil's Left Hand よくボうのみぎて - Right Hand of Despair? じばく - Suicide Bombing すいつき - Adhere? やすむ - Rest だいせつざん - ?? じゃしんのきば - Jashin's Tusk やみのおたけび - War Cry of Darkness まもる - Defend にげる - Run Away なかまをよぶ - Call Friend ======== =SWORDS= ======== ピッケル - Ice Axe きんぞくバット - Metal Bat バトルヨーヨー - Battle Yoyo バトルハンマー - Battle Hammer ボロックナイフ - Block Knife スライサー - Slicer さそりムチ - Scorpion Whip コルセック - Corsek? ギロチンアクス - Guillotine Axe ビぜんのたんとう - Bizen Shortsword ジェットボーラ - Jet Bowler (Bola?) アセイミナイフ - Athame Knife ヒートグレイブ - Heat Glaive ハラキリセイバー - Harakiri Sabre シャドウニードル - Shadow Needle ひのきのぼっけん - Cypress Bokken (Wooden Sword) ヘッドバッシャー - Head Basher バキュームアクス - Vacuum Axe バックソード - Back Sword ワイルドスピア - Wild Spear トリプルダガー - Triple Dagger ぐれんのムチ - Red Lotus Whip ロケットハンマー - Rocket Hammer のろいのはぐるま - Cursed Gear らいでんのムチ - Raiden Whip しんくのながまき - ?? グラマラスアクス - Gramaras Axe? スキップハンマー - Skip Hammer プラズマソード - Plasma Sword アクアフレイル - Aqua Flail ひぐまのぐんばい - ?? グーテンダーク - Guten Tag ソニックブレード - Sonic Blade サウザンニードル - Thousand Needle バイタルランス - Vital Lance はんざきのかま - Hanzaki's Sickle ふうまのわきざし - Fuma Short Sword スクレップ - ?? らいがのおの - Raiga Axe? カロンのつえ - Charon's Cane こくせんぷう - ?? くびかりスプーン - Headhunter's Spoon りゅうせいすい - ?? アンスウェラー - ?? シャムシール - Shamshir マグマのやり - Magma Lance そうじゃのつえ - Shrine Rod? まじょうせん - Fan of Demon Purification ロンギヌス - Longinus ファーガスのけん - Fargus' Sword がんこうのけん - ?? ようとうニヒル - Youtou Nihil ルナブレード - Luna Blade ソルブレード - Sol Blade ししのぐんせん - Lion's War Fan えんげつとう - Full Moon Sword クチナワのけん - Kuchinawa Sword ほうてんがげき - デスブリンガー - Deathbringer ブリューナク - Brionac ゲイボルク - Gae Bolg グレイプニル - Gleipnir こうまじょう - しょうれんのけん - れんきのけん - Renki no Ken こぎつねまる - Little Fox ふうじんけん - Wind God Sword らいじんけん - Lightning God Sword こびぜんかねひら - ごうとうながみち - におうきよつな - こうせつさもんじ - ようとうムラマサ - Youtou Muramasa むそうマサムネ - Musou Masamune けんうんまる - こんりゅうまる - やつかのけん - あめのむらくも - Ame no Murakumo あめのぬぼこ - てんていのつるぎ - とりふねのやり - Spear of Torifune おたけびのおの - Otakepi's Axe おころびのつえ - Okoropi's Rod いぶきのつるぎ - Ibuki Sword ヒノカグツチ - Hinokagutsuchi あまのみつるぎ - Ama no Mitsurugi Kフロストロッド - King Frost Rod くりからのつるぎ - Kurikara Sword ====== =GUNS= ====== ベレッタ92F - Beretta 92F デザートイーグル - Desert Eagle ミラクルグロック - Miracle Glock ゴンズピストル - ? ドミネーター - Dominator ジャイロジェット - Gyro Jet M16ライフル - M16 Rifle スマイルステアー - Smile Stare? M249ミニミ - M249 Minimi SPAS12 - SPAS12 きらいほう - Demon Lightning Cannon しにがみコルト - Death-God Colt バレットM90 - Barret M90 おうごんじゅう - Golden Gun M134バルカン - M134 Vulcan ギガスマッシャー - Giga Smasher くにとものじゅう - Kunitomo's Gun レールガン - Railgun クライムバスター - Crimebuster ごうらいほう - ? ニュートリノガン - Neutrino Gun メギドファイア - Megido Fire ピースメーカー - Peacemaker ブラフマーストラ - ? ========= =BULLETS= ========= つうじょうだん - Normal bullets どくばりだん - Poison bullets ショットシェル - Shotgun shells ランディショット - Randy Shot? しんけいだん - Nerve Bullets のろいのだんがん - Curse Bullets カップキラー - Cop Killer せいなるだんがん - Holy Bullets デスペルショット - Dispel Shot? プルトニウムだん - Plutonium Bullets メデューサのたま - Medusa Bullets コロナショット - Corona Shot ひかりのだんがん - Light Bullets やみのだんがん - Darkness Bullets ふしょくのたま - Corrosive Bullets ドクロのだんがん - Skull Shells ========== =HEADGEAR= ========== ヘルメット - Helmet フリッツヘルム - Fritz Helmet ナップガード - Nap Guard (?) メタルターバン - Metal Turban アイアンバニー - Iron Bunny (Ears?) フロッグヘルム - Frog Helmet ドルフィンヘルム - Dolphin Helmet ピンポンハット - Ping Pong Hat アイアンフェイス - Iron Facemask パレードヘルム - Parade Helm あかつきのかぶと - Dawn Helm スザクのかぶと - Suzaku Helm パンツァーヘルム - Panzer Helmet ヤクトヘルム - Jagd Helmet シュツルムヘルム - Sturm Helmet てんまのかぶと - Tenma Helm Kフロストヅーラ - King Frost Crown? きゅうきのかぶと - Inspiration Helm? ジーザスヘルム - Jesus Helmet ホゥアコン - ? ======== =ARMOUR= ======== ショルダーパット - Shoulder Pads アミーゴポンチョ - Amigo Poncho ハイレグアーマー - High Leg Armour カイザーアーマー - Kaiser Armour にちりんのよろい - Sun Armour からじしのはっぴ - Lion Coat しんがりのよろい - ? どくろのけいこぎ - Skull Suit テトラジャマー - Tetrajammer パレードアーマー - Parade Armour あかつきのよろい - Dawn Armour ゲンブのよろい - Genbu Armour パンツァースーツ - Panzer Armour ヤクトアーマー - Jagd Armour シュツルムスーツ - Sturm Armour てんまのよろい - Tenma Armour Kフロストマント - King Frost Cape きゅうきのよろい - Inspiration Armour? ジーザスアーマー - Jesus Armour タップスアン - ======== =GLOVES= ======== バックパッド - Back Pads (Covering for the back of the hands) スターグローブ - Star Gloves リベットナックル - Rivet Knuckle ジャミングアーム - Jamming Arm アームブリッジ - Arm Bridge せんぷうのこて - Whirlwind Gauntlet たちわりのこて - ? りきおうのこて - ? ふくしゅうのこて - Revenge Gauntlet パレードグラブ - Parade Glove あかつきのこて - Dawn Gauntlet セイリュウのこて - Seiryuu Gauntlet パンツァフィスト - Panzer Fist ヤクトグラブ - Jagd Glove シュツルムグラブ - Sturm Glove てんまのこて - Tenma Gauntlet Kフロストミトン - King Frost Mittons きゅうきのこて - Inspiration Gauntlets? ジーザスグラブ - Jesus gloves パーホゥラット - ======= =BOOTS= ======= ローラーブレード - Rollerblades レッガースラム - Legger Slam (?) ハッピーサンダル - Happy Sandals チタニウムブーツ - Titanium Boots ダンシングヒール - Dancing Heel エアロジェット - Aero Jet みかづきのぐそく - Crescent Greaves クライムシューズ - Crime Shoes すずなりのぐそく - ? パレードブーツ - Parade Boots あかつきのぐそく - Dawn Greaves ビャッコのぐそく - Byakko Greaves パンツァーレッグ - Panzer Leg ヤクトレッグ - Jagd Leg シュツルムレッグ - Sturm Leg てんまのぐそく - Tenma Greaves Kフロストブーツ - Frost Boots きゅうきのぐそく - Inspiration Greaves? ジーザスレッグ - Jesus Leg カムライターオ - ? ============== =USABLE ITEMS= ============== マハジオストーン - Maha Zio Stone マハブフストーン - Maha Bufu Stone マハラギストーン - Maha Agi Stone マハザンストーン - Maha Zan Stone メギドラストーン - Megido Stone ノロイのもくば - Cursed Rocking Horse しょうてんせき - ? ひこうばり - Hiko-bari はまや - Hamaya どくや - Poison Dart きずぐすり - Ointment ほうぎょく - Jewel ディストーン - Dis-stone ディスパライズ - Dis-palyz ディスポイズン - Dis-poison ディスチャーム - Dis-charm ちがえしのたま - Ball of Returning ファイナルガード - Final Guard リアクトシート - React Sheet ふうまのすず - Fuma Bell みはらしのたま - さざなみのふえ - Sazanami's Flute ちゃいろのこびん - Small Brown Bottle えんまくだん - Smoke Bomb せいじゃくのかね - Bell of Silence こんらんのたいこ - Drum of Confusion りきおうがん - ヒランヤ - Hiranya ませき - Maseki/Magic Stone マッスルドリンコ - Muscle Drink ソーマ - Soma きんたん - はんごんこう - Soul Incense うんのこう - Luck Incense たいりょくのこう - Stamina Incense ちえのこう - Intelligence Incense ちからのこう - Strength Incense はやさのこう - Speed Incense まりょくのこう - Magic Incense みがわりのたま - Substitute Ball コアシールド - Core Shield せいどうのはこ - Bronze Box アミュレット - Amulet dチャクラドロップ - Chakra Drop チャクラポット - Chakra Pot ラスタキャンディ - Rasta Candy? メタルカード - Metal Card ============= =EVENT ITEMS= ============= PRGディスク - PRG Disk - Contains Devil Summoning Programme データディスク - Data Disk - Contains MAJUU Kerberos けんきょのリング - Ring of Modesty そしょくのリング - Ring of Moderation きんベんのリング - Ring of Diligence かんようのリング - Ring of Generosity おんこうのリング - Ring of Gentleness むよくのリング - Ring of Unselfishness げだつのリング - Salvation Ring ミクロプラズマ - Microplasma いかりのてがた - メガトンのたま - Megaton Shell? あおのカギ - Blue Key しろのカギ - White Key あらわずのまわし - ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4. The Guardian System What's your type? At the beginning of the game, the fortune-telling machine Nova will ask you a set of questions which will determine what "type" your character is. Your type will affect your starting attributes and the guardians you can get. This information was translated from: http://www06.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/pf6/ yokoo/game/dds/if/if-gardian-type.html ==================================== =POINTS, TYPE AND ATTRIBUTES RUBRIC= ==================================== Points Type Str. Int. Mag. Sta. Spd. Lck. Total 0 to 6 Power 7 2 2 7 4 2 24 7 to 14 Speed 5 2 2 5 7 3 24 15 to 26 Balance 4 4 4 4 4 4 24 27 to 36 Lucky 4 3 3 4 6 8 28 *Lucky Type characters start with 5000 makka. ======================================== =POINTS FOR ANSWERS TO NOVA'S QUESTIONS= ======================================== 1. Do you like video games? 0pts だいすき (Love 'em) 1pt すき (I like them) 2pts きらい (I don't like them) 3pts みたこともない (I haven't tried them) 2. What club (electives) are you in? 0pts うんどうぶ (Sports) 1pt ぶんかぶ (Culture) 2pts きたくぶ (Going home) 3pts わからない (I don't know) 3. Do you do your homework? 1pt よくやる (Always) 0pts よくわすれる (I often forget) 2pts ぜったいやらない (Never) 3pts わからない (I don't know) 4. Do you forget things? 2pts ぜったいしない (Never) 0pts ときどきする (Sometimes) 2pts よくする (Often) 3pts したかどうがわからない (I don't know) 5. What's your favourite class? 0pts こくご (Japanese) 0pts すうがく (Math) 1pt しゃかい (Sociology) 1pt りか (Science) 2pts ない (I don't have one) 3pts わからない (I don't know) 6. What's your favourite sport? 1pt やきゅう (Baseball) 1pt サッカー (Soccer) 0pts ボクシング (Boxing) 0pts プロレス (Pro Wrestling) 2pts ない (I don't have one) 3pts わからない (I don't know) 7. Do you have a mobile phone? 0pts もっていて よくかかる (I have one and carry it all the time) 1pt もっているが かからない (I have one but I don't carry it around) 2pts もっていない (I don't have one) 3pts なんのことがわからない (What?) 8. What do you do during holidays? 0pts そとにでてあそぶ (I go out and play) 1pt いえであそぶ (I play at home) 2pts どくしょする (I read) 3pts わからない (I don't know) 9. How many people do you like? 0pts ひとりでいるのがすき (Only one person) 1pt 2・3にんでいるのがすき (2, 3 people) 2pts おおぜいでいるのがすき (Many people) 3pts にんずうがかぞえられない (I couldn't count) 10. If you found a wallet with 10,000 yen in it, what would you do? 0pts こうびんにとどける (Take it to a police box) 1pt ひとりじめする (Keep it) 2pts みんなでわける (Share it with everyone) 3pts かねをすてサイフをもらう (Throw the money away and keep the wallet) *If the points you get add up to 21, you get the following question. Males: 11. What kind of underpants are you wearing? 2pts トランクス (Boxers) 1pt ブリーフ (Briefs) 0pts ビキニパンツ (Thong) (Original was 'Bikini Pants', so I improvised) 6pts はいってない (I'm not wearing any) (!!) Females: 11. What kind of panties are you wearing? 2pts コットン (Cotton) 0pts シルク (Silk) 1pt ノーコメント (No comment) 6pts はいってない (I'm not wearing any) (!!) For curiosity's sake, here is the guardian list, which was found at: http://www06.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/pf6/ yokoo/game/dds/if/if-gardian.html and translated by AlanaFan and I. ============ =POWER TYPE= ============ CHIREI Sudama YOUJUU Bicorn YUUKI Ghoula RYUUOU Nozuchi RYUUOU Naga SEIREI Salamander JARYUU Wyvern RYUUJIN Maya RYUUJIN Pekuyon RYUUJIN Seiryuu YOUMA Ganesha RYUUOU Yamata no Orochi RYUUJIN Tien Long RYUUJIN Ananta JASHIN Cthulu ============ =SPEED TYPE= ============ MAJUU Cait Sith KYOUCHOU Furiai YOUCHOU Ocypete YOUCHOU Celaino YOUKI Hannya YOUCHOU Aello MAJUU Serket YOUMA Macha REICHOU Yatagarasu SEIJUU Byakko HAKAISHIN Seiten Taisei KIJO Rangda REICHOU Garuda HAKAISHIN Susano-O JIBOSHIN Kali ========================= =BALANCE AND LUCKY TYPES= ========================= SEIREI Aquans TENSHI Angel SEIJUU Unicorn YOUMA Janus TENSHI Archangel MEGAMI Ame no Uzume YOUMA Valkyrie MEGAMI Arianrhod RYUUOU Oto-hime RYUUOU Oonamuchi SHINJUU Barong JIBOSHIN Durga DAITENSHI Gabriel DAITENSHI Michael ====== =YUMI= ====== YAMA Alp - Gives Dormina, Hama, Maka Kaja, Zionga, Dia YOUKI Boogle - Gives Zio, Dia, Zionga, Mapper, Penpatra YOUSEI Elf - Gives Zan, Hapilma, Dormina, Maha Zan JIBOSHIN Vesta - Gives Agirao, Maha Agionn, Raku Kaja MAJUU Nekomata - Gives Maha Zan, Marin Karin, Calmdi YOUSEI Banshee - Gives Maha Bufu, Dormina, Tarunda, Mudo YOMA Fury - Gives Diarahan, Medirama, Posumdi, Paraladi, Petradi, Trafuri YOUMA Valkyrie - Gives Bufudyne, Diarama, Taru Kaja, Maha Bufula, Maha Bufudyne SEIJUU Bastet - Gives Maha Zanma, Mahama, Paraladi, Medirama JIBOSHIN Kikuri-hime - Gives Medirama, Marin Karin, Ricarm, Maha Bufula MEGAMI Freya - Gives Marin Karin, Dormina, Sabatma, Necroma, Diarahan REICHOU Suzaku - Gives Maha Agidyne, Medirama, Taru Kaja, Recarm, Agidyne TENSHI Dominion - Gives Megido, Mahama, Mudoonn, Maka Kaja MEGAMI Lakshmi - Gives Mediarahan, Raku Kaja, Petradi, Recarm MEGAMI Norn - Gives Maha Bufudyne, Mediarahan, Hamaonn, Maha Mudo, Sama Recarm JARYUU Tiamat - Gives Ziodyne, Maha Ziodyne, Sibabu, Mediarahan ========= =CHARLIE= ========= AKURYO Hanako - Gives Tarunda, Sukunda, Rakunda SEIREI Earthies - Gives Taru Kaja, Raku Kaja, Suku Kaja, Diarama CHIREI Bucca-boo - Gives Bufula, Maha Bufu, Bufu, Sibabu YOUSEI Apsaras - Gives Raku Kaja, Maka Kaja, Media, Maka Jama, Zanma YAMA Lilim - Gives Bufula, Diarama SEIREI Undine - Gives Diarama, Medirama, Zionga, Marin Karin, Hapilma YOUSEI Kelpie - Gives Zionga, Sibabu, Maka Jama, Mapper YAMA Succubus - Dormina, Maha Bufula DATENSHI Forneus - Gives Maha Zionga, Maha Ziodyne, Medirama MAJIN Alice - Gives Dormina, Sibabu, Mudoonn, Mudo, Maha Mudo MAJIN Dionysus - Gives Marin Karin, Recarm, Maha Mudo, Taru Kaja, Raku Kaja, Maka Kaja YOUSEI Cu Chulainn - Gives Mahama, Taru Kaja, Ziodyne, Tetraja YOUSEI Oberon - Gives Hapilma, Marin Karin, Maha Zionga, Maka Rakarn MAJIN Krishna - Gives Taru Kaja, Raku Kaja, Maka Kaja, Zandyne, Ziodyne MAOU Loki - Gives Bufudyne, Maha Bufudyne, Marin Karin, Maha Agidyne MAJIN Baal - Gives Maha Ziodyne, Maha Zionga, Mediarahan, Tetraja ======= =REIKO= ======= TENSHI Holy Ghost - Gives Zan, Dia, Hapilma, Bufu, Patra, Mapper YOUMA Kinnali - Gives Agi, Hapilma, Bufula, Agilao YOMA Empusas - Gives Zio, Dia, Dormina, Mapper SEIJUU Heket - Gives Raku Kaja, Paraladi, Diarama, Media, Posumdi KIJO Yomotsushikome - Gives Maha Zio, Tarunda, Zionga, Diarama, Posumdi JIBOSHIN Taueret - Gives Tetraja, Medirama, Raku Kaja, Calmdi KIJO Lamia - Gives Zionga, Medirama YOUSEI Naja - Gives Marin Karin, Medirama, Zionga, Recarm, Posumdi, Paraladi DAITENSHI Haniel - Gives Maha Zionga, Hamaon, Maha Zio, Medirama KIJO Siren - Gives Marin Karin, Dormina, Maka Jama, Diarama YOUMA Morrigan - No spells KIJO Dakini - Gives Maha Agionn, Maha Bufula, Mudoonn, Necroma MEGAMI Parvati - Gives Maha Bufudyne, Mahama, Bufudyne, Medirama, Tarukaja KIJO Volvo - Gives Dormina, Maka Rakarn, Maha Bufula, Mudoonn MAOU Hecate - Gives Dormina, Maka Rakarn, Marin Karin, Maha Mudo, Sama Recarm, Necroma JIBOSHIN Ishtar - Gives Maha Zandyne, Maga Zionga, De Kaja, Mediarahan, Sama Recarm ======= =AKIRA= ======= GEDOU Jack Ripper - Gives Sibabu, Sukunda, Suku Kaja, Dia, Mapper YOUKI Boogle - Gives Zio, Dia, Zionga, Mapper, Penpatra YAMA Empusas - Gives Zio, Dia, Dormina, Mapper YOUJUU Nue - Gives Taru Kaja, Media DATENSHI Eligor - Gives Agi, Agilao, Maha Agi CHIREI Tsuchigumo - Gives Hama, Sibabu, Estma MAJIN Gotou - Gives Sibabu, Diarama, Maha Zandyne DATENSHI Baphomet - Gives Hapilma, Bufudyne, Medirama, Sabatma YAMA Succubus - Gives Dormina, Maha Bufula GEDOU Doppelganger - Gives Maha Zanma, Maka Jama, Medirama, Diarahan DATENSHI Decarabia - Gives Tetrakarn, Tarunda, Tetraja HAKAISHIN Hokuto Seikun - Gives Mudoonn, Mahama, Maha Ziodyne, Estma, Recarm, Sabatma YOUMA Ifrit - Gives Agilao, Agidyne, Maha Agi, Maha Agidyne CHIREI Musspell - Gives Agidyne, Maha Agidyne, Maka Rakarn MAJIN Fudou Myouou - Gives Sibabu, Agilao, Agidyne, Maha Agionn, Maha Agidyne MAJIN Ra - Gives Sama Recarm, Maha Agionn, Megidora, Mahama, Megido ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5. Combat When in combat, you'll be given four options: Fight, Talk, Escape and Auto. Fight will take you to another menu, Talk will commence negotiations with the demon, Escape will make the hero attempt to run away, and Auto will start autobattle mode. The Fight menu will then allow you to issue commands to the characters in your party. For the hero, the available commands are Sword, Gun, COMP, Item and Defend. The partner has pretty much the same commands, except instead of COMP he has Magic. Demons do not get to use items, but they have a command called Extra and can use magic. The Extra command allows them to perform special moves, if they have any. Demons also have the Return command, which makes them return to the COMP. Speaking of which, the available COMP commands in battle are: ナカマをよぶ デビルアナライズ ...which are "Summon Minion" and "Devil Analyse" respectively. However, there are limits to these commands. You cannot use physical attacks from the back row, and you cannot use guns if you are out of bullets. Demons that do not have special moves or magic cannot use the Extra or Magic commands respectively. For lists of magic and demon special moves, please see the lists section of this guide. The Talk command will initiate negotiations with the demons you have encounter. You'll be given two choices: ゆうこうてき いあつてき ...which are Friendly and Coercive respectively. Unfortunately, I cannot translate the demon dialogue or give you a failproof guide to it, because the dialogue is random, inaccessible to me and above all, beyond my Japanese ability for the most part. There are several possible outcomes of demon negotiations: 1. The demon will join you. 2. The demon will join you in exchange for money, magnetite and/or items. 3. The demon will run away after pretending to join you in exchange for something. 4. The demon will give you money, magnetite or an item and run away. 5. The demon will run away. 6. The demon will get mad and fight. 7. The demon will call an ally. 8. If you have the same demon in your party, the demon will tell you to look after its friend and give you money, magnetite or an item if you're lucky. Demons will act strangely during a full moon. While you can still talk to them, it is less likely that they'll act in your favour. Also, remember that not every demon will be willing to join you, let alone talk to you. If the hero is incapacitated, this command is unavailable. Also, you cannot use the Talk command when you are fighting a boss. The Escape command will initiate an escape attempt. However, you cannot escape when all party members are asleep, paralysed or inflicted with some other status affect that inhibits movement, and you cannot escape when you have a wall behind you. If you are successful, you will escape and move one 'block' back. If you aren't, the enemies will have a free round. You cannot escape from non-random battles, such as boss fights. Selecting Auto will have your party automatically fight the enemy until either side is dead. To get out of autobattle mode, hold the B button. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 6. The joy of fusion Demon Fusion is an essential part of being a successful Summoner. Throughout the game, you will find Jakyou Manors, marked as JAKYO. As you cannot gain LIGHT or DARK demons during conversation, you will have to fuse your NEUTRAL demons together to make them. LIGHT demons will just ignore you when you try to talk to them, and DARK demons will just try to kill you when you want to recruit them. However, you can't just fuse demons willy-nilly. You cannot fuse demons of a higher level than the hero's level, and you cannot have duplicate demons in your party. And no, you can't fuse the hero or his partner with demons. When you enter the Jakyou Manor (from here on, I'll call it Jakyo for short), you'll be greeted by the following four options: アクマx2がったい アクマx3がったい そとにでる ステイタスをみる These are: 2 Demon Fusion 3 Demon Fusion Exit View status "Exit" and "View status" should be self-explanatory. Selecting either "Demon Fusion" option will take you to a screen listing all the demons you have available to fuse. (In other words, all your demons in good health). This screen is divided into four columns: the first column gives each demon a number, the second tells you what class (race) the demon is, the third gives the demon's name, and the fourth describes what kind of result the fusion will give. A brief guide to the symbols for the result column: o = Normal demon fusion. If this is blue, the demon will be LAW. If it is red, the demon will be CHAOS. White is NEUTRAL. x = A weaker demon of the same race as the second (or third, if it's 3 Demon Fusion) demon will be produced. . = Fusion is not possible. ? = Random fusion. D = Fusion will produce a DARK demon. * = Fusion will produce a SEIREI class demon. 1 = Fusion will result in a demon of the same race, but one rank higher. This will only appear when fusing a demon with a SEIREI. 2 = Fusion will result in a demon of the same race, but two ranks higher. A word on "ranks": Each demon race has a selection of different demons, ranked by their level. For example: the first demon in the CHIREI race is CHIREI Brownie, the second is CHIREI Knocker, and the third is CHIREI Kobold. If you are fusing a CHIREI Brownie with a SEIREI, and the result column gives you a 1, the fusion will result in a CHIREI Knocker. However, if the column gives you a 2, the fusion will result in a CHIREI Kobold. There are also certain swords you can fuse, but you can only fuse certain demons with them. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 7. Getting Started/Tips for Devil Busters Q: There's no map! What gives? A: Unlike previous Shin Megami Tensei games, you do not have 2D map to explore as you go between different locations. The game is split up into several worlds, including a 'hub' connecting these worlds. These worlds are: The School (Not really a world, but...) The World of Pride The World of Gluttony The World of Sloth The World of Envy The World of Greed The World of Anger This list is incomplete, I'll fix it later and with the Japanese names, no less. You have to clear the different worlds in a certain order. When you defeat a boss, you'll get a ring which can be used in the hub world to open up the door to the next world. Q: What this moon display for? A: The moon display in the top left of the screen isn't just there to look pretty. The moon affects demons, among other things. For example, a new moon will nullify the Mapper spell. Keep an eye on it! Q: What happens if I run out of magnetite? A: All your demons die. Demons need magnetite like you and I need oxygen. Well, not in the same way, but it's an analogy, so live with it. (no pun intended) Q: I used to be able to only hit one enemy, but now I can hit multiple enemies. What's going on? A: Weapons have a varying range of effect. Some guns will only hit one target, while others will hit multiple enemies. The same applies to sword-type weapons. There is no way to tell what range a weapon has unless you try it out in battle for yourself, so beware! Q: What difference does gender make in this game? As far as I know, all affects is what you can equip. Q: Who can I get as a partner? A: There are three partners you can get: 1. Yumi. She begs you to let her join you at the start of the game, but I'd recommend against it. Read on for the reason why. 2. Charlie. He can be found in Class 2-E, I think. The World of Anger is only available with him as your partner. 3. Reiko. She can be found in the music room after you refuse to let Yumi or Charlie join you. While with her you have the same path as with Yumi, with Reiko you can go to the secret dungeon and fight the secret last boss. And although it probably won't mean much to you, you'll get some background information on Hazama as well. Q: What about the Akira guy mentioned earlier? A: He's kind of a secret character. If you clear the game once, you can get a different route with Akira as your partner. Q: Help! I'm stuck in the Taidakai (World of Sloth)! A: This is probably the most annoying part of the game, next to the dungeons which have floors where you can't see anything and telport you around all over the place. Basically, what you have to do here is walk around for several lunar cycles (keep an eye on the moon display). The reason for this is that all the students there are being made to work as slaves, and every lunar cycle they dig out another room. You're going to have to wait until they dig out enough rooms for you to be able to reach the boss and kill him. Q: Help! The boss in the Shittokai (World of Greed) is REALLY hard! A: Chefei (the boss) takes on an increasingly powerful form based on how much treasure you took. This is why this world has so much treasure. You could just skip the treasure, kill the weak form of Chefei, and then take it all, if you wish. Q: What's this flaming, talking sword in the Shittokai? A: That's Maken Hinokagutsuchi. (Try saying that 10 times fast). You can only pull it out when you meet certain (read: hard to meet) conditions. There are two other ways to get it: sword fusion or exploiting a bug. Q: What's the Data Disk item for? A: You get this item earlier in the game, and Sato in the computer room will offer to check it out for you. When you get out of the Taidakai, Sato will find out what's on the disk: MAJUU Kerberos. He'll talk to you for a bit, and challenge you if you say you want him to join you. If you win, he'll become your minion. I think it's possible to fuse a Kerberos, but I'm not entirely sure. Q: Where should I focus my attributes? A: This is a hard question to answer, because it depends on how you play the game. If you're the kind of player who likes to make sure that their characters are always safe from dying, it would be a good idea to make sure they have plenty of Stamina, which increases their HP and defense ratings. However, if you're more of a gung-ho kill-them-first-before-they-kill-us kind of player (read: impatient), then plenty of Strength and Speed should do the trick, but make sure you have a moderate amount of Stamina or you won't survive the longer battles. And, as always, don't forget about Intelligence and luck. Intelligence is one of the most important stats, as it affects your reaction times, demon negotiations and how much magic your partner can remember. Speaking of which, don't forget to keep your partner's Magic attribute high... he knows magic, so use it! :) Q: What the hell? Angels aren't demons! A: In the Shin Megami Tensei world, demon is the catch-all term for the creatures you'll come across. Everything from the angel Gabriel to Kerberos are demons in SMT. Q: I've played Shin Megami Tensei, so are all the demons the same? A: No. Shin Megami Tensei 2 increased the amount of demons and races, and I would assume that there has been some changes in Shin Megami Tensei if... as well. Here is the demon race list; a demon list may come in a future version. The demon races are as follows: シンレイ - Shinrei ダイテンシ - Daitenshi/Seraph アマツカミ - Amatsukami レイチョウ - Reichou メガミ - Megami マジン - Majin シンジュウ - Shinjuu セイジュウ - Seijuu セイレイ - Seirei ハカイシン - Hakaishin リュウジン - Ryuujin ジボシン - Jiboshin クニツカミ - Kunitsukami テンシ - Tenshi ヨウチョウ - Youchou メシアン - Mesian リュウオウ - Ryuuou ヨウマ - Youma マジュウ - Majuu ヤマ - Yama チレイ - Chirei ヨウセイ - Yousei デモノイド - Demonoid ダテンシ - Datenshi ヨウキ - Youki キジョ - Kijo ガイアーズ - Gaian ジャシン - Jashin キョウチョウ - Kyouchou マシン - Machine ワクチン - Vaccine? ジャキ - Jaki ヨウジュウ - Youjuu ヨウジュ - Youju シキ - Shiki マオウ - Maou ジャリュウ - Jaryuu ユウキ - Yuuki アクリョウ - Akuryou ゲドウ - Gedou ウィルス - Virus センシ - Senshi シンショウ - Shinshou As this list is dumped straight from the ROM, it may contain classes that aren't actually in the game but are in the ROM anyway. Sorry. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 8. Useful Internet Sites http://agtp.romhack.net/ - Aeon Genesis Translation Proclomation Gideon Zhi's translation page. He and others worked real hard to make a translation patch for Shin Megami Tensei, which should serve as a good introduction to the Megaten world. :) http://www.atlus.com/ - Atlus The US arm of the company that brings us Megaten gaming goodness. Give 'em your support, and hopefully we'll see more Megaten games brought over. ^^ And maybe if you support them enough, they'll find someone to distribute their games in England so I can buy them. :P http://www.kuzunoha.net/ - Kuzunoha Detective Agency The MegaTen Haven can be found here, where you can get plenty of information about all things Megaten from the board members. I post there under the username 'satsu'. http://megaten.net/remiel/megaten/ - Re-Miel's Megaten Page Contains great translations/walkthroughs for Shin Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei II. Most definitely worth a look if you want to try out the earlier Shin Megami Tensei games. http://www.rpgfan.com/ - RPGfan A classy RPG site with up-to-date news, previews, reviews, pictures, the works. Definitely worth a visit. http://www.live365.com/stations/252782 - Sumaru Radio A Megaten internet radio station run by Archaeopteryx. Plays soundtracks and remixes from all across the Megaten series from Maken X too, to boot. Well worth a listen. http://disc.server.com/Indices/43534.html - Summoner's Network Another Megaten message board. http://kaneko.yuudachi.net/ - Kazuma Kaneko Graphics Scans of Kazuma Kaneko demon art? Yes please! Also includes some information on demons. http://j.students.umkc.edu/jpr4c7/ - Yoshitsune's Lair Home of the SMT if... Walkthrough/Translation and some translated Persona 1/2 information. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (C) 2002-3 satsu. Stealing isn't cool. アクマをころしてへいきなの？