21-791: [REDACTED] Look up majin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Majin may refer to the following places: Majin, Ilam , Iran Majin, Kurdistan , Iran Mazhin, Darreh Shahr , a city in Ilam province Mazhin District , in Ilam province, Iran Mazhin Rural District , in Ilam province, Iran Taebong , a Korean state known as Majin between 904 and 911 See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Majin Majin and
42-487: A kusoge ("shit game"); they said that it was not "completely terrible", but that it felt like "a poor man's Shining Force III ". Kalata and Snelgrove criticized the first two games' field graphics for being small and only featuring little animation, while praising the battle graphics, noting their size, level of detail and high-quality backgrounds, and calling them superior to their counterparts in all other Super Famicom Megami Tensei games. They did however think that
63-450: A human character, and battles demons; they can also recruit demons, and fuse multiple allied demons to create new, stronger demons. The various titles have been developed by Atlus, Multimedia Intelligence Transfer and Bbmf Corporation, and feature music by Hidehito Aoki and Misaki Okibe. Aoki made use of ambient music , while also incorporating other elements into the compositions, including funk and synthesized piano. Soundtrack albums for
84-716: Is a series of strategy video games published by Atlus . It is a spin-off from Atlus' Megami Tensei franchise, and began with 1994's Majin Tensei . Since then, four further titles have been released: Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis (1995), Ronde (1997), Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker (2007) and Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker II (2008). The player navigates a field seen from a top-down or three-quarters perspective as
105-623: Is shown in battle scenes, while Majin Tensei II uses a split-screen presentation to show both sides. Ronde is an exception, and instead uses 3D graphics with a scrolling camera. On the field, the player can access pools that regenerate their energy, and starting in Majin Tensei II , they can use the terrain to gain an advantage in battles, increasing their defense rating. The player can also use items, which are bought using money they earn from battles. To attack enemies or support allies,
126-644: The Blind Thinker titles by Bbmf Corporation. All the games were published by Atlus in Japan; none of them have been released in English, but the user interface of Majin Tensei II is in English rather than Japanese, and English fan translations of the first two games were released in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Rather than the Megami Tensei series regular Tsukasa Masuko, the soundtracks for
147-717: The Forsaken Kingdom , a video game Majin Buu , an antagonist in the Dragon Ball franchise Majin Bone , a card game, adapted into a manga and anime series Mashin Hero Wataru , a multimedia franchise Majin Tensei , a video game series Neko Majin , a manga series [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
168-431: The Forsaken Kingdom , a video game Majin Buu , an antagonist in the Dragon Ball franchise Majin Bone , a card game, adapted into a manga and anime series Mashin Hero Wataru , a multimedia franchise Majin Tensei , a video game series Neko Majin , a manga series [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
189-403: The battles in Majin Tensei II were visually a step down in quality. They criticized Ronde 's visuals, saying that it was among the worst looking games from the 32-bit era, with characters looking like "blobs of discolored pixels", jerky camera movements, and slow-loading and visually unpleasing battles, and called the game "a total affront to the senses". RPGFan's Patrick Gann thought that
210-464: The demon fusion. Kurt Kalata and Christopher J. Snelgrove of Hardcore Gaming 101 called Majin Tensei an interesting take on the genre, and worth playing; they said that while many players prefer Majin Tensei II , they enjoyed the first one more, but still found the second game decent; one change between the two that they liked was the larger focus on narrative, compared to the first game's focus on combat. They were highly critical of Ronde , labeling it
231-605: The first Majin Tensei 's music was weaker than Masuko's compositions, as well as Aoki's later compositions for the Megami Tensei spin-off series Persona , but still well done; in contrast, he called Majin Tensei II 's music a pinnacle for the Super Famicom titles in the series, but still criticized its heavy use of synth. Kalata and Snelgrove enjoyed the "moody synth soundtrack" and opening of Majin Tensei II , while calling Ronde 's soundtrack mediocre. Chris Greening at VGMO called Majin Tensei "one of
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#1732797662814252-687: The first two games were composed by Hidehito Aoki; he composed the Majin Tensei music on his own, and cooperated with Misaki Okibe on Majin Tensei II . He made use of ambient music , while also incorporating elements of funk , electronic distortion and sound effects; for the second game, he also introduced a focus on synthesized piano in the compositions. Music albums featuring the first two games' original soundtracks, along with new arrangements, were released by Pony Canyon : Majin Tensei Excellence Sound Collection
273-467: The first two games were published by Pony Canyon , and a Majin Tensei manga was published by Enix . The series' gameplay, visuals and music have all been well received by critics, with particular praise to the demon fusion, the large character art and backgrounds for the battle scenes, and the use of ambient music. An exception was Ronde , which was heavily criticized, particularly for its visuals. The Majin Tensei titles are strategy games in which
294-501: The π [REDACTED] Look up majin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Majin may refer to the following places: Majin, Ilam , Iran Majin, Kurdistan , Iran Mazhin, Darreh Shahr , a city in Ilam province Mazhin District , in Ilam province, Iran Mazhin Rural District , in Ilam province, Iran Taebong , a Korean state known as Majin between 904 and 911 See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Majin Majin and
315-452: The player does not initiate these conversations themselves, however: instead, defeated demons sometimes choose to talk to the player, and sometimes decide to join their party. Like in other Megami Tensei games, the player can fuse multiple allied demons with each other, thereby creating more powerful demons. In Ronde , the player can form contracts with demons, allowing human characters to use demon magic. Demons are fueled by magnetite, so
336-411: The player needs to manage the supply of this, and thus cannot have too many allied demons on the field at once or take too long to finish a battle. By clearing battles, the player can advance to the next chapter. The games' stories are affected by player choices, and have multiple endings. The first two games were developed by Atlus , while Ronde was handled by Multimedia Intelligence Transfer, and
357-400: The player needs to move their units on the field so that they are adjacent to the target of the action. In addition to fighting, the player can choose to talk to demons encountered on the field, and attempt to recruit them to their party; the success of this depends on the player's level , with more powerful demons only being recruitable if the player's level is sufficiently high. In Ronde ,
378-407: The player takes the role of a human character who battles against demons. They navigate a field β seen in a top-down perspective in Majin Tensei and in a three-quarters perspective starting in Majin Tensei II β with characters represented by small, stick figure-like sprites , and switch to scenes with large, detailed characters when engaging in battle; in the first Majin Tensei , only the opponent
399-519: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Majin&oldid=1241249570 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages majin From Misplaced Pages,
420-532: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Majin&oldid=1241249570 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Majin Tensei Majin Tensei
441-667: Was published on March 18, 1994, and Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis Excellence Sound Collection on May 19, 1995. A manga by ShinshΕ« Ueda, Majin Tensei: The True Remembrance , was published by Enix in five volumes. The gameplay, which several publications found similar to the Fire Emblem series, was well received, with multiple Famitsu reviewers commenting on how enjoyable they found
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