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Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Armywill look much better than its original 2006 release, but Atlus has now shared other quality-of-life improvements that may make fans want to revisit this classicShin Megami Tenseititle when it hits its release date. Upgrades toRaidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Armyshould give the game a more immersive feeling and hand players some extra tools to make it easier to navigate.
A spin-off of theShin Megami Tenseigamesthat first branched off from the main series in 1995, theDevil Summonergames are all built around the Kuzunoha family and their associates, who are paranormal detectives of sorts who use their summoning powers to help them deduce supernatural mysteries. The third of five games released between then and 2022,Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Armywas originally released on the PlayStation 2 and serves as a prequel to the first two games, taking place in an alternate 1931.
As revealed at the end of March, theclassicDevil Summonergame is getting a remasterthat will arrive on June 19. A new trailer released for the game shows off its visual upgrades, which are to be expected after nearly 20 years and three console generations of advancements, and they look appropriately modernized, with crisper imagery, a much more vibrant color palette, and ambient effects. However, there are other modernized additions on display, like voiced character lines and more fleshed-out environments. Along with these, Atlus has also made navigating the game easier through the addition of a quicksave feature that can be used at any time and an upgraded objective tracker for clarifying players' goals.
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Upgrades
Devil Summonerisn’t the only spin-off series of theShin Megami Tenseifranchise, and fans who have become enamored with Atlus' work over the last decade can credit the emergence of many of those games to a different spin-off title.Sales ofPersona 5hit more than 10 million copies between its launch in 2016 and the end of 2023, paving the way for several of its own spin-offs, remasters of other games in thePersonaseries, and other Atlus RPGs like last year’sMetaphor: ReFantazio.
In addition to its upcoming arrival on PlayStatrion 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC,Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Armyhas also beenconfirmed as a Nintendo Switch 2 game. It will miss the launch of the highly anticipated console by a full two weeks, but its inclusion in the Switch 2 catalog could provide a big boost of support to Atlus.
