Thank you for playing "SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI Liberation Dx2".

I'm Masafumi Tanabe, the producer of this game.

It's been a while since the last newsletter, and this time I would like to focus on the updates scheduled to be implemented from mid-March to April.

Things are a bit uneasy around the world right now due to the coronavirus situation, so I hope this new information can help lighten the mood.

Shin Megami Tensei II Anniversary Event Incoming!

Shin Megami Tensei II was released by ATLUS on March, 1994.

To commemorate the Anniversary of its release, a Shin Megami Tensei II Anniversary Event will be held from March 18!

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<Shin Megami Tensei II Anniversary Event>

1. Shin Megami Tensei II Anniversary Login Bonus

2. Shin Megami Tensei II Anniversary Story Event

3. Shin Megami Tensei II Commemorative demons

In celebration of the anniversary, a special login bonus and an original story event that includes a new challenge quest will be held! The 3 new commemorative demons "Deity Vairocana", "Deity Atavaka" and "Tyrant Hecate" will also be made available for summoning as a part of the event!

5★ [Deity] Vairocana (GRADE 93) Almighty attacker who can remove all enemy buffs and all debuffs on own party. Radiant Mantra Passive

Activate Dekaja and Dekunda as a Chain Effect at the start of enemy turn. Path of Prominence Active

Increases every stat of all party members. Inflict Almighty damage on all enemies as a Chain Effect. 5★ [Deity] Atavaka (GRADE 84) Physical ＆ Support type attacker with Repel Pierce skill. Psychic Archetype will have [Intimidating Stance] as its Awaken Skill. War Aid Passive

Increases Phys hit rate. While the demon is alive, Pierce will have no effect on any party member that can repel the attribute they are attacked with. Enemy annihilation Active

Decreases all enemy stats (1 turn). Inflict physical damage with Physical Pierce on all enemies. 5★ [Tyrant] Hecate (GRADE 81) Dark type attacker for long term battles. Lunar Awakening Passive

Heals own HP by a certain percentage and cures all status ailments at the end of enemy turn. Hell's Trivia Active

Inflicts Dark damage with Dark Pierce effect on a single enemy to trigger an extra Dark Pierce attack on all enemies as a Chain Effect.

Each of these commemorative demons will be equipped with unique and powerful abilities.

Further details soon to be announced in the in-game news.

Updates in April [New & follow up information]

Here I would like to make a follow-up to some of the things we announced at the Dx2 Expo, as well as reveal some new information that have never been made public.

Please note that this is all still a work in progress, and details on the content for the update in April is to be announced at a later time.

1. Demons of new race "Raptor"

The following 5 Raptor demons will be added

5★ Hresvelgr (GRADE 84) 4★ Gurr (GRADE 71) 4★ Anzu (GRADE 60) ★3 Moh Shuvuu (GRADE 49) ★3 Camazotz (GRADE 42)

2. 4★ Spirit Merge compatible demons (for April)

The following 4★ demons will become Spirit Merge compatible this April.

- Hero Jeanne d'Arc

- Reaper Chernobog

- Zealot Attis

- Herald Azrael, Herald Sandalphon

- Lady Kikuri-Hime, Lady Skadi

- Holy Sphinx, Holy Sleipnir

- Raptor Gurr, Raptor Anzu

Details on the Spirit Panel bonuses for these demons will be announced at the end of the March.

After this, more 4★ Spirit Merge compatible demons will be added accordingly on a monthly basis.

3. Demon Inventory Slot expansion

The wait is over! The following changes will be made to improve usability.

Demon Inventory

Increase default capacity from 50 to 150.

*Can be expanded to a maximum of 400

Demon Storage

Increase maximum capacity from 300 to 400.

*Expansion will cost Gems

*The timing for receiving EXP from Dispatch Missions will be changed due to this expansion. Details to be announced at a later date.

4. The items Universal Spirit and Universal Spirit Shard to be added

New items called Universal Spirit and Universal Spirit Shard will be added. These items can be used to perform Spirit Merge on 5★ demons.

Special Spirit item which can be used in place of 5★ demon Spirits.

Universal Spirit Shards can be exchanged for Universal Spirits at the Exchange.

These items can be obtained through Daily Quests and Missions.

5. Democalypse: Changes to be made due to the addition of enemies with Phys weakness

Starting this April, a "Phys weakness" area will be added to the current 6 types of battle areas.

The rotating schedule of areas will also be changed. Details to be announced via the in-game news at a later date.

To alleviate the trouble of assigning parties increased due to this addition, we will be implementing a function that allows the player to save parties according to specific weaknesses.

The addition of the new area has been planned with implementing a Bonus Area function in mind, the execution of which will be decided on after further observation. If the Bonus Area function is to be implemented, it will be announced beforehand.

We hope you look forward to these new features in the April update, as well as previously announced content like new floors for Aura Gate2.

Final note

We originally planned to release the information contained in this newsletter through the customary Pre-update video package, but I am sorry to say that we had to cancel the video this time due to concerns about the coronavirus situation.

We will try to maintain the game for players to enjoy as usual, but due to the current working conditions of both the development team and the operations team, we have made some adjustments on our operations schedule such as cancelling the data update scheduled for March 12th. We hope you will understand.

We will continue to listen to our fans and do our best to provide you with the best game experience possible moving forward, and we hope you will continue to support "SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI Liberation Dx2". Thank you.

*The content of this Newsletter is reflective of the development status at the time of its release. The schedules and game features mentioned above are all subject to change.