<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
Lancarse	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
forms	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
Redux	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
in	O
2018	O
by	O
Atlus	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originated	O
from	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
wish	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
large-scale	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
staff	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
in	O
some	O
capacity	O
,	O
including	O
producer	O
and	O
designer	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
,	O
director	O
Eiji	O
Ishida	O
,	O
writer	O
Shogo	O
Isogai	O
,	O
and	O
composer	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
player-named	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environments	O
within	O
the	O
Schwarzwelt	O
are	O
seen	O
and	O
navigated	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
:	O
the	O
3D	O
environment	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
while	O
a	O
2D	O
map	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
governed	O
by	O
a	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
Press	O
Turn	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
:	O
in	O
Strange	O
Journey	O
,	O
the	O
relevant	O
system	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
Demon	O
Co-op	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
and	O
events	O
of	O
Strange	O
Journey	O
are	O
unrelated	O
to	O
any	O
other	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
include	O
,	O
the	O
Red	O
Sprite	O
's	O
AI	O
computer	O
;	O
the	O
angel	O
,	O
who	O
represents	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
God	O
;	O
,	O
a	O
primordial	O
mother	O
goddess	O
who	O
controls	O
the	O
demons	O
of	O
the	O
Schwarzwelt	O
;	O
and	O
,	O
an	O
avatar	O
of	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
who	O
watches	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	O
Journey	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
Lancarse	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	O
Journey	O
ran	O
on	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atlus	O
staff	O
were	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
many	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
:	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
was	O
producer	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
and	O
demon	O
designer	O
;	O
Eiji	O
Ishida	O
made	O
his	O
debut	O
as	O
a	O
director	O
after	O
being	O
chief	O
designer	O
for	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
;	O
and	O
the	O
scenario	O
's	O
main	O
writer	O
was	O
Shogo	O
Isogai	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
If	I-Application
...	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nocturne	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaneko	O
suggested	O
a	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
main	O
reasons	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
this	O
platform	O
:	O
Kaneko	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
portable	O
design	O
fit	O
in	O
well	O
with	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
gameplay	O
philosophies	O
,	O
fellow	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
had	O
been	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
biggest	O
install	O
base	O
among	O
their	O
target	O
audience	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
nature	O
as	O
a	O
portable	O
game	O
meant	O
people	O
could	O
concentrate	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
knowing	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
end	O
their	O
play	O
session	O
with	O
ease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
its	O
own	O
subtitle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
inspiration	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
subtitle	O
was	O
the	O
event	O
horizon	O
as	O
associated	O
with	O
black	B-Application
holes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
lacking	O
a	O
numeral	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
a	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
kept	O
firmly	O
within	O
the	O
traditions	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
while	O
evolving	O
and	O
sometimes	O
changing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
setting	O
differed	O
greatly	O
from	O
previous	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
taken	O
place	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
moral	O
alignment	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
staple	O
in	O
earlier	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
entries	O
,	O
was	O
reintroduced	O
for	O
Strange	O
Journey	O
to	O
help	O
players	O
experience	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
larger	O
presence	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elaborating	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
complemented	O
rather	O
than	O
clashed	O
with	O
the	O
mystical	O
elements	O
of	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
Kaneko	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
always	O
had	O
elements	O
of	O
those	O
two	O
genres	O
merging	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
some	O
people	O
saw	O
a	O
web	O
URL	O
as	O
something	O
like	O
a	O
magical	O
incantation	O
and	O
referencing	O
a	O
quote	O
from	O
Arthur	O
C	O
.	O
Clark	O
about	O
technology	O
becoming	O
so	O
advanced	O
that	O
it	O
looked	O
like	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
included	O
Revelations	B-Application
:	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
and	O
Nocturne	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
his	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Meguro	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
contemporary	O
musical	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choir	O
sounds	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
Eastwest	O
Quantum	O
Leap	O
Symphonic	B-Application
Choirs	I-Application
,	O
a	O
synthesizer	O
which	O
could	O
realistically	O
simulate	O
a	O
choir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
chaos	O
"	O
theme	O
,	O
he	O
used	O
musical	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Nocturne	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
CD	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
catalog	O
number	O
COCX-35945	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
release	O
have	O
been	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
noting	O
its	O
change	O
in	O
style	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
page	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
locating	O
an	O
unused	O
graphic	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
deciphered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
Strange	O
Journey	O
and	O
confirmed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
later	O
,	O
Atlus	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
clearing	O
up	O
a	O
rumor	O
among	O
fans	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
tenth	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
to	O
earn	O
the	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
Redux	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
and	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	O
Journey	O
sold	O
97,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
coming	O
in	O
third	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
behind	O
Pokémon	B-Application
HeartGold	I-Application
and	I-Application
SoulSilver	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
36	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
noted	O
by	O
IGN	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
given	O
by	O
the	O
magazine	O
to	O
a	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
game	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Fitch	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
on	O
1UP.com,	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
same	O
kooky	O
MegaTen	O
narrative	O
fans	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
expect	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
fans	O
will	O
miss	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
of	O
the	O
Persona	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Fitch	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
"	O
classically	O
engrossing	O
MegaTen	O
and	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
same	O
sense	O
of	O
exploration	O
's	O
still	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
also	O
a	O
meatier	O
plot	O
pulling	O
you	O
along	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kollar	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Demon	O
Co-op	O
attack	O
system	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
approachable	O
than	O
previous	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
exploration	O
could	O
become	O
tedious	O
.	O
</s>
