Shin Megami Tensei Online Beta starts

Shin Megami Tensei Online MMORPG Screenshot

The Aeria Games’ published Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online has sent out their first round of invites to the closed beta test for the PC MMORPG based on the beloved demon-summoning franchise (which includes the Persona, Devil Summoner and Nocturne titles).

Kotaku reports that the invites have begun arriving so if you signed up you’ll want to keep checking your inbox to find out if you’ve been invited to take part in the closed beta test.

Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online (“MegaTen” for short) is being developed by Cave Co., Ltd and will be published in America by Aeria Games for both Europe and North America for PC in four languages: English, French, German and Spanish. Imagine Online is Cave’s first MMO for PC (Massively Multiplayer Online game) but became a huge success in Japan with a large fan-base, a base that Aeria hopes it can tap into in the U.S. and European markets (as the popularity of MegaTen’s games grows ever larger) as it has done with it’s previous two titles, Last Chaos and Shaiya.

Like a lot of PC MMO’s nowadays, Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online will be FREE TO PLAY, using a micro-transaction model for revenue.

Set in a fictional post-apocalyptic Tokyo (sometime between Shin Megami Tensei 1 and 2), survivors attempt to restore the city by defeating demons and solving puzzles. Each player acts as a “Devil Buster.” Success relies on forming an alliance with demons or slaying them.

Features of Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online (MegaTen) include:

* Strategic Real-time Fighting System – Choose between attacking, parrying and defending in real time.
* Diverse Weaponry – Use a wide array of weapons from medieval swords to modern-day rifles and handguns.
* Devil Partnership – Players negotiate with devils to assist in battle and missions.
* Devil Fusing – Players can combine multiple devils to create new breeds.
* Private Dungeons – In addition to the public battle areas, players can access private dungeons to hunt and collect items with their friends.