Shin Megami Tensei IV Final will be released in Japan in 8 days, and this week’s Famitsu magazine issue #1418 review score for the game has been reported.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Final (3DS) – 9/9/8/9 [35/40]

Details from the review according to a [email protected] leak of Famitsu:

The game can take up to 60 hours to clear 1 route. Takes 100 hours or more to see all the content.

It is filled with attractive elements from the series.

Battles are enjoyably tactical.

Players are prone to get lost.

Simple 2-demon fusion is back, and the dialogue in demon negotiations has been changed.

Shin Megami Tensei Review Comparison

A comparison of the Famitsu review scores for the previous Shin Megami Tensei games.

Shin Megami Tensei IV (3DS) – 9/9/10/9 [37/40]

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (NDS) – 9/9/9/9 [36/40]

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (PS2) – 9/9/9/9 [36/40]

Shin Megami Tensei (SFC) – [36/40]

Shin Megami Tensei IV Final (3DS) – 9/9/8/9 [35/40]

Shin Megami Tensei II (SFC) – [33/40]

This Week’s Famitsu Review Scores

Crypt of the NecroDancer (PS4 / PS Vita) – 8/7/8/8 [31/40]

Gakuyuu Unmeikyoudoutai: Friends in the Same RPG (3DS) – 8/7/7/7 [29/40]

Shin Megami Tensei IV Final (3DS) – 9/9/8/9 [35/40]

Touhou Adventures of Scarlet Curiosities (PS4) – 7/7/7/6 [27/40]

Shin Megami Tensei IV Final is slated to release for the Nintendo 3DS on February 10, 2016 in Japan.

— Hachima Kikou