This content pack, released in 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, serves as an add-on to the main role-playing game, Shin Megami Tensei V. It introduces a significant new challenge and expands the roster of formidable adversaries players can encounter and potentially recruit. This pack is not a standalone experience; it requires the base game to access its content.

What New Content Does This Pack Offer?

The primary addition is the subquest titled "Return of the True Demon." This questline provides players with the opportunity to face and recruit nine legendary and powerful entities known as Fiends. These include Matador, Daisoujou, Hell Biker, White Rider, Red Rider, Black Rider, Pale Rider, Mother Harlot, and Trumpeter.

Upon successfully defeating these Fiends, players are then presented with the ultimate challenge: a battle against the Demi-fiend, an opponent described as the strongest of them all. This content focuses on expanding the combat encounters and the collection of powerful allies available to the player within the existing game world.

How Does This Pack Enhance Gameplay?

This add-on directly enhances the core gameplay loop of Shin Megami Tensei V by introducing a series of high-difficulty boss battles. Successfully overcoming these challenges allows players to add some of the most iconic and powerful demons from the series to their party. The strategic element of recruiting and utilizing these new, potent allies is central to the experience offered by this pack.

The scope of this content is focused on extending the endgame or post-game challenge, offering a significant test of a player's mastery of the game's combat and demon-fusion systems. It does not introduce new story arcs or entirely new explorable areas but rather adds challenging encounters within the established framework of the base game.

Key Features and Mechanics

The Fiends and the Demi-fiend

The core appeal of this pack lies in the introduction of the nine Fiends and the ultimate boss, the Demi-fiend. Each Fiend presents a unique combat encounter, testing the player's preparation and tactical approach. Recruiting these powerful beings offers a substantial boost to a player's demon roster, enabling them to tackle even tougher challenges.

Recruitment and Strategy

As with the base game, the mechanics of recruiting demons are central. Players will need to engage in negotiations and potentially fuse demons to create the optimal party composition to overcome the formidable strength of the Fiends and the Demi-fiend. This pack emphasizes the strategic depth of demon collection and party building.

Basic Game Information

This content is a pack/add-on for Shin Megami Tensei V, released on November 12, 2021, for the Nintendo Switch. The genres associated with the base game and this add-on are Role-playing (RPG) and Turn-based strategy (TBS).

Additional Content

This specific pack does not include any further DLCs, expansions, remakes, or remasters. Its content is contained within the "Return of the True Demon" subquest.