Shin Megami Tensei

"Digital Devil Saga" has been appearing in the games' titles since the very first one, preceding the "Shin Megami Tensei" label, so I wouldn't exactly call it a spin-off.

Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible and Last Bible II were released on the GameBoy in '92 and '93. Then they were rereleased for the GameBoy Color in '99, but only the first one was brought to America--apparently handled by the same team that gave Persona its abominable translation, since it was renamed Revelation: The Demon Slayer.

DDS has been in the games titles? I had no idea, I thought it was the other way around, SMT being the 'main', staple series, and DDS being a recent 'spin-off' if you will. Well, learn something new everyday. My mistake. Sorry for misinforming you, Behold the Void.

And if that's what you meant by the same basic premise, then yeah, DDS does have the whole post-apocalyptic demonic thing going on.

I just saw an ad for Avatar Tuner in the latest issue of OPM. The logo says "Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga," but strangely, it still says "Avatar Tuner" below that in katakana. So, they didn't translate that part of the title, but they didn't exactly bother to remove it, either. Crazy.

Yeah, that's what I heard. That it was originally "Avatar Tuner", but they tacked the SMT name on it. I wouldn't know that they didn't remove the "Avatar Tuner" in Japanese, because unfortunately, I can't read a lick of it. :p

I did enjoy Revelation: The Demon Slayer quite a bit. No wonder I've been enjoying Shin Megami. It's good to see that more are coming over, it's a good series, I think.