<s>
is	O
a	O
2021	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
central	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
by	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
director	O
Kazuyuki	O
Yamai	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
between	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
returning	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
raising	O
and	O
fusing	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
modern-day	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
the	O
Netherworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
returning	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
previous	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fuse	O
demons	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
produced	O
by	O
Kazuyuki	O
Yamai	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
directed	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
between	O
the	O
"	O
profound	O
charm	O
"	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
and	O
the	O
demon-raising	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
made	O
as	O
Yamai	O
liked	O
its	O
portability	O
combined	O
with	O
its	O
capability	O
for	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
were	O
some	O
challenges	O
involved	O
since	O
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
was	O
Atlus	O
's	O
first	O
time	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
higher	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
meant	O
that	O
the	O
demons	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
approximately	O
three	O
times	O
as	O
long	O
to	O
develop	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
unveiling	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
featuring	O
a	O
destroyed	O
office	O
building	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
development	O
had	O
just	O
started	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
presented	O
as	O
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
:	I-Device
Brand	I-Device
New	I-Device
Title	I-Device
;	O
the	O
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
title	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
showing	O
a	O
modern-day	O
Tokyo	O
train	O
station	O
and	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
city	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
launching	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
before	O
debuting	O
overseas	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Atlus	O
and	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
title	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
worldwide	O
simultaneous	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
best	O
role-playing	O
game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
it	O
debuted	O
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
highest	O
selling	O
,	O
and	O
outperformed	O
other	O
recent	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
game	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
including	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ruin	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
said	O
"	O
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
makes	O
smart	O
improvements	O
to	O
its	O
already	O
strong	O
core	O
,	O
creating	O
an	O
entertaining	O
and	O
rewarding	O
journey	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Stretch	O
of	O
TechRaptor	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
very	O
positive	O
rating	O
,	O
summing	O
up	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
understands	O
its	O
roots	O
in	O
RPG	O
combat	O
,	O
demonic	O
friendships	O
,	O
and	O
plotlines	O
about	O
toppling	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
