A true ironic sadness in the world of MMORPGs, that the only MMORPG that is different from the others, is Shin Megami Tensei Online IMAGINE. And even sadder, it has been a Japan-Exclusive title that only those fluent in Japanese can handle.

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Well, not anymore!!

As of Septermber 9th, Aeria Games, the releaser of MMOs as Last Chaos, Project Torque, Twelve Sky, Dream of Mirror, Shaiya, Beryl Tales, Pi Story, and more Games, has officially adquired the MegaTen MMORPG developed by Cve LTD. and are prepping it for North American and European Release translated in English, French, German and Spanish depending on the player´s language.

The game takes place in a a post-apocalyptic Tokyo somewhere between Shin Megami Tensei 1 and 2 (Originally released for the SNES), players choose one of three factions - the order preserving Law, system crashing Chaos, and mercenary Neutrals - and utilize a real-time strategic fighting system to help defeat the demons running rampant throughout the city. It features many of the mainstays of the main series, including Devil Partnership and Devil Fusion to create new breeds. And the best of all, the entire package is FREE 2 PLAY.

Aside from the Public Areas by Servers, Players also can handle their own adventures in Private Dungeons advancing as part of the story. And by forming their friendship with other players, they can receive the help of those players to accomplish and beat those dungeons.

The game´s features are:

* Private Player Story - The Players tackle the world of Shin Megami Tensei in their own private storylines as the main character. The MMO portion is a breather to the story, and also the way to buff up the character´s power and to adquire Demons.
* Strategic Real-time Fighting System - Choose between attacking, parrying and defending in real time.
* Diverse Weaponry – Use a wide array of weapons from medieval swords to modern-day rifles and handguns.
* Devil Partnership – Players negotiate with devils to assist in battle and missions.
* Devil Fusion – Players can combine multiple devils to create new breeds.
* Private Dungeons – In addition to the public battle areas, players can access private dungeons to hunt and collect items with their friends.


Oh yeah, this is gonna be one worthy MMORPG of epic proportions.

link to game info? you know screen shots and such

There´s the Kotaku Article, the Wikipedia Article, The art of the Game, and the Gamestop Page.

Also, there are plenty of Gameplay Videos over on Youtube, starting out with the Game Trailer which displays the awesome Cutscenes of the Story.

wow, looks nice, guess i'll look into it

but Jack Frost has got my eye >.>