Shin Megami Tensei V – All Endings and how to get the Best Ending

Having branching endings in Shin Megami Tensei is a well-established factor of the franchise, and Shin Megami Tensei V isn’t any completely completely different. Nonetheless, SMT V works solely a tad in any other case than earlier entries, and we’re proper right here to place out the doable endings accessible and the way in which it’s potential you’ll receive them.

This goes with out saying, nonetheless this textual content might have spoilers for the endings of Shin Megami Tensei V. We gained’t disguise any plot particulars from his stage on, so that’s your last warning in case you want to experience the end-game events of SMT 5 to your self.

Moreover, whereas we’ve acquired carried out by way of Shin Megami Tensei V various cases in testing assorted permutations and prospects for ending selections, we can solely verify rather a lot inside the restricted time period sooner than launch. So whereas these particulars are right to the perfect of our info, more information will certainly come after launch when the game is in public fingers.

That’s your last warning; spoilers adjust to beneath.

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Shin Megami Tensei V Endings Overview

There are 4 endings to Shin Megami Tensei V. Three of these endings are fairly-standard branching route endings, with the 4th ending being additional hidden. Certain, you presumably can probably argue that this hidden 4th ending is the ‘canon’ one, the ‘biggest ending’, the ‘true ending’, or what have you ever ever. The file show even marks it with a bit of bit star icon.

I’m undecided what the official or in every other case eventual accepted names for these endings are going to be, so I’m going to label them by the dialogue choice you make on the final willpower stage inside the sport. These selections, and thus the 4 endings to the game, are as follows:

• I’ll uphold God’s Order.
  • That’s the ending aligned with Abdiel and Ichiro Dazai.
• I’ll recreate the world and save Tokyo.
  • That’s the ending aligned with Hayao Koshimizu and Yuzuru Atsuta.
• I’ll destroy the throne.
  • That’s the ending aligned with Nuwa and Shohei Yakumo.
• Create a world for humanity alone.
  • That’s the hidden ending.

The place Shin Megami Tensei V is a bit completely completely different than earlier entries is that this: No matter which selections you make all via all the game, you’ll always be succesful to decide on which of the three commonplace endings you want to see. A minimum of, in our testing of the game by way of various playthroughs, this always gave the impression to be the case.

This final willpower stage is on the excessive of the Temple of Eternity, after defeating Metatron, in order that’s the ultimate likelihood players ought to make a save file sooner than making a final willpower on which ending they’d want to see.

The place selections and alignment *do* seem to play a job is in extra minor strategies. The game *does* seem to hint your character’s alignment based mostly totally on the alternate options you make up until the ending, and it would make a few smaller modifications inside the ending sections of the game. These alignment bonuses seem to return in two varieties:

1. An end-game quest NPC might value you 666,000 Macca to only settle for it, in case you occur to decide on an ending path that your selections don’t actually align with. It’s as a result of the NPC quest giver (rightfully) doesn’t perception you. In spite of everything, in case you occur to actually picked the ending that your selections align with, you then’ll not be charged for the search. To be as clear as doable, you’ll under no circumstances be charged Macca to determine on an ending, you’ll merely be charged Macca for an end-game sidequest in case your exact alignment (based mostly totally on selections) doesn’t match with the ending you selected.
2. In case you occur to decide on the ending that your selections *do* actually align with, you may also get a bonus Miracle for making that choice. In case you occur to decide on an ending that’s unaligned collectively along with your selections, you merely don’t get this Miracle.

The last word location – the Empyrean

The last word location in Shin Megami Tensei V is named the Empyrean, which is accessed after deciding which of the three ending paths you want to be on. So, in several phrases, there are three completely several types of the Empyrean, counting on which route you is likely to be on.

In spite of everything, positive quests and demons are route distinctive, and completionists will want to full SMT V various cases in the event that they’re attempting to complete all quests and get a 100% compendium.

Sooner than we get to route-exclusive quests and demons, listed below are some ending components frequent to every ending of the game, regardless of which of the three endings you resolve on. 

• The Empyrean area is always the an identical format regardless of which ending you select, nonetheless the first bosses you face shall be completely completely different.
• Three mini-boss fights inside the Empyrean will always be the an identical regardless of which ending you select (these are 3x Melchizedek, 1x Sraosha, 1x Alilat)
• Demeter will always be inside the Empyrean with the final word quest in her questline regardless of which choice you select. You do ought to have achieved ‘The Bull God’s Lineage’ first, though. This quest unlocks Demeter and Zeus for fusion, so you’ll get this on any route.
• A Maria NPC will always have a quest inside the Empyrean you in all probability have the Seed of Life key merchandise (obtained at 75% Compendium). Nonetheless, the search shall be barely completely completely different for each of the three routes. For completionists, you want to try this quest on each of the three common routes, because you unlock a novel demon on each route.
• After the credit score, you always seem to unlock Girl Nuwa, Herald Abdiel, and Fallen Abdiel for fusion regardless of which ending you select.
• In NG+ you always seem to unlock two additional Miracles, regardless of which route you select. These are:
  • Divine Persuasion – which allows demons you wrestle to typically be part of randomly
  • Divine Eminence – which allows the Nahobino to barter with higher-level demons

Shin Megami Tensei V Ending 1 – I’ll uphold God’s Order

That’s the ending that aligns the Nahobino with Abdiel and Ichiro Dazai, and efficiently works as SMT V’s mannequin of the on a regular basis Regulation Route. Proper right here, humanity devotes itself to God and usually leads prosperous lives, on the expense of their individuality.

The route-exclusive demons, quests, and additional to this ending are:

• In case you occur to picked this ending AND your selections made all via the game align with it, you’ll get the bonus Miracle Rank Violation, which removes the Diploma limitation for Demon Fusion.
• Herald Abdiel is mechanically unlocked for fusion (though you seem to get her after the credit score regardless of route)
• Maria’s quest is ‘The Compassionate Queen’ and unlocks Maria for fusion, distinctive to this route.
• A Melchizedek NPC is true right here with a message from Michael. Go to the highest of the Temple of Eternity to fulfill Michael and the ‘The Seraph’s Return’ quest. In case you occur to decide on this route unaligned collectively along with your exact selections, you must pay 660,000 Macca to proceed.
  • Ending this quest gives Michael to your event and unlocks him for fusion, distinctive to this route.

Shin Megami Tensei V Ending 2 – I’ll recreate the world and save Tokyo

That’s the ending that aligns the Nahobino with Hayao Koshimizu and Yuzuru Atsuta, which sees the world led by Myriad Gods as a substitute of 1 singular god. This quest sort of aligns with the on a regular basis Chaos Route philosophies, though not pretty within the an identical method as earlier SMT titles. Proper right here, people and gods are allowed to determine on for themselves, on the expense of mounted battle and disagreement.

The route-exclusive demons, quests, and additional to this ending are:

• In case you occur to picked this ending AND your selections made all via the game align with it, you’ll get the bonus Miracle Inheritance Violation, which allows a demon’s starting experience to be overwritten once they’re fused.
• Holy Hayataro mechanically joins the event and is unlocked for fusion, distinctive to this route.
• Maria’s quest is ‘The Wrathful Queen’ and unlocks Inanna for fusion, distinctive to this route.
• A Nebiros NPC is true right here with a message from Belial. Go to the highest of the Demon King fortress to fulfill Belial and the ‘The Purple Dragon’s Invitation’ quest. In case you occur to decide on this route unaligned collectively along with your exact selections, you must pay 660,000 Macca to proceed.
  • Ending this quest gives Belial to your event and unlocks him for fusion, distinctive to this route.

Shin Megami Tensei V Ending 3 – I’ll destroy the throne

This ending is certainly the shortest and best of all the endings to Shin Megami Tensei V, and it’s the one which aligns with Shohei Yakumo and Nuwa. Proper right here, there is no such thing as a such factor as a ruler the least bit, and everybody appears to be left to fend for themselves as a result of the Nahobino takes additional of a once more seat to the world. It has the underside number of route-exclusives unlocks (by the use of demons and quests) and likewise the underside number of end-game boss fights.

There’s actually only one issue of this ending that’s distinctive to it:

• Maria’s quest is ‘The Noble Queen’ and unlocks Danu for fusion, distinctive to this route.

Shin Megami Tensei V Ending 4 – Create a world for humanity alone

That’s the 4th ending to Shin Megami Tensei V, and it’s merely in all probability probably the most hidden of all the endings accessible. Proper right here, the Nahobino wouldn’t align with any explicit individual, and as a substitute creates a model new world for humanity alone, with no gods or demons.

Because it’s potential you’ll depend on, this ending is the hardest to understand in SMT V. I’ve carried out by way of the game various cases in attempting deduce the unlock requirements, and whereas I can’t guarantee the exact requirements at this stage, I can share the place players may seek for the ending, along with components that seem vulnerable to end in it.

Simple strategies to Get the Biggest Ending in Shin Megami Tensei V

*this half stays to be in progress*

The simplest ending to Shin Megami Tensei V is a division off of the ‘Destroy the Throne’ ending, so with the intention to get the 4th ending, you may select that selection on the excessive of the Temple of Eternity. Nonetheless, this division gained’t always appear on this ending, and it has positive requirements that must be met to make sure that the participant to accumulate the 4th ending.

On that bear in mind, as far as route-exclusive quests or fusion unlocks goes, this 4th ending is certainly no completely completely different than the Destroy the Throne ending, on account of it’s merely an alternate mannequin of that ending. 

First, let me describe the place this division occurs. After deciding on Destroy the Throne, proceed by way of the Empyrean as common until you wrestle Abdiel. Battle her as common. Immediately after defeating Abdiel is when the division for selecting the game’s 4th ending will appear, in case you occur to’ve met the requirements to unlock it.

Inside the Destroy the Throne Ending, after defeating Abdiel, Nuwa may reappear in entrance of the Nahobino. If she appears, then congrats, you have got unlocked the 4th ending to Shin Megami Tensei V. If she doesn’t appear, then sadly you is likely to be caught on the Destroy the Throne route. 

If Nuwa does appear, then shortly you’ll be given yet one more additional choice, the place you presumably can choose to stick with to destroy the throne, or now you may select ‘Create a world for humanity alone.’

I was ready to unlock the ending on my second cycle by way of the game, in a New Recreation Plus. Nonetheless, some colleagues have had downside unlocking the ending after various playthroughs, so presently, the requirements haven’t pretty been nailed down. Right here’s what everyone knows, to the perfect of our means in the intervening time.

To make sure that Nuwa to look we contemplate the subsequent may very well be required. Now we’ve to admit, this can be very troublesome for RPG Web site to utterly isolate all of the requirements that may very well be wished with the intention to unlock the ending inside the fast time we’ve had with the game sooner than launch, nonetheless in our assorted playthroughs and testing, that is what we found:

• Completion of quests seem to difficulty into unlocking the 4th ending, with one questline seemingly required being the Egyptian god questline, which ends with the search ‘The Succession of Ra’. Proof displays that completion of this questline is required with the intention to unlock the 4th ending. It makes some sense as to why this is ready to be the case. It’s clearly a additional involved questline relative to others, and moreover it’s the portion of the game the place Miyazu Atsuta is most involved, one in every of many few named characters inside the sport. Moreover, being frank, Khonsu will also be on the quilt of Shin Megami Tensei V (along with Hayotaro, Abdiel, and Nuwa), so whereas he’s not straight involved inside the 4th ending himself, he is an important character nonetheless.
  
  • This questline alone doesn’t look like ample adequate to unlock the 4th ending alone, as there are research of those having achieved it nonetheless not being able to division off from ‘destroy the throne’. There are possible completely different important questlines which is likely to be required to get the 4th ending, which might embrace the quests involving Demeter, Amanozako, Fionn mac Cumhaill, and perhaps even Shiva (the game’s super-boss). At this stage, we will’t definitively guarantee if any of these quests are required or not, and additional testing is required, nonetheless to be safe, it’s good to complete as many quests as doable in case you make an try to understand the 4th ending.
  • For what it’s worth, we had achieved virtually all of the quests accessible sooner than unlocking the game’s 4th ending, aside from some route-exclusive quests or mutually distinctive quests. For additional data on quests, strive our Shin Megami Tensei V Quest Guide.
• The game file may must be New Recreation Plus (NG+). We won’t ensure NG+ is 100% required, nonetheless we achieved this ending on a NG+. On the very least, it’s doable that NG+ may make reaching the ending merely easier, attributable to carry-over bonuses.
  • Based mostly totally on our testing, we contemplate quest standing (as a result of it related to unlocking the 4th ending) carries over to NG+. As in, in case you occur to’ve achieved the Egyptian God questline in a earlier playthrough, it’s potential you’ll not wish to end it as soon as extra on NG+. (To be additional explicit, it’d merely be that the game checks in case you occur to’ve unlocked Ra for fusion, which is the final word reward for the questline, which carries over in NG+).
• In all probability selections made all via the game. I’ve goal to think about these actually don’t matter an extreme quantity of as a result of it regards the game’s 4th ending, as colleagues making the an identical selections haven’t been ready to unlock the ending. Nevertheless it certainly’s troublesome to point out each method, notably inside the restricted time we’ve wanted to verify sooner than launch.