Q 01/05

Which demon, one of three brothers in a Halloween-themed Megami Tensei spin-off, is developer Atlus's corporate mascot?

A) Decarabia

B) Jack Frost

C) Nekomata

D) Cu Chulainn

Answer · why

B) Jack Frost

Jack Frost fights by throwing snowballs in that spin-off. The snowman-like demon also turns up as a hidden character in SBK: Snowboard Kids.

Q 02/05

Strange Journey swapped Shin Megami Tensei's usual Tokyo for which continent, partly to appeal to overseas players?

A) Antarctica

B) South America

C) Australia

D) Africa

Answer · why

A) Antarctica

Antarctica let the developers field an international cast. An earlier plan to set the game in New York City was vetoed for offering too little variety...

Q 03/05

The Maniax edition of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne added demon hunter Dante from which Capcom action series?

A) Resident Evil

B) Darkstalkers

C) Ghosts 'n Goblins

D) Devil May Cry

Answer · why

D) Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry's hero was approved because his job as a demon hunter fit the setting. A later edition swapped him for Raidou Kuzunoha of the Devil Summ...

Q 04/05

The red-eyed demon Mothman in Shin Megami Tensei comes from 1960s monster sightings in which American state?

A) New Jersey

B) South Carolina

C) West Virginia

D) Washington

Answer · why

C) West Virginia

West Virginia witnesses around Point Pleasant reported the creature from November 1966 to December 1967. Skeptics blame misidentified owls and cranes.

Q 05/05

Which Megami Tensei spin-off about Japanese high schoolers became the franchise's largest and most popular subseries?

A) Persona

B) Last Bible

C) Majin Tensei

D) Devil Survivor

Answer · why

A) Persona

Persona began in 1996 and trades the main games' battles between gods for interpersonal relationships and the psychology of a group of young people.

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