What made Aeria Games want to bring Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online to North America?
Spencer Chi, Producer: It was a really obvious decision for us to bring Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online (MegaTen, for short) to North America and Europe. The players in our community are big fans of the series and of Japanese culture, in general. Also, MegaTen is the perfect title to show traditional gamers that free to play MMORPG PC games have reached the quality level that you find in subscription or retail games. Did the critical and commercial acclaim of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 contribute to this decision? SC: We pride ourselves in listening to our community. When the fans of the Persona series and other SMT games asked us to bring MegaTen over, we took a look at the Japanese version of the game, and we instantly fell in love with it. Can you tell us about the plot? Michael Stevens, Localization Expert: In a post apocalyptic Tokyo, three strange obelisks appear warping the environment and bringing a surge of demons with them. The player, a young Demon Buster, investigatin
