Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

This page details pre-release information and/or media for Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.

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Famicom Tsushin Preview#

From Issue #028, dated July 24, 1987.

Prerelease	Final

Some extra stars in the preview version.

Prerelease	Final

• Different wall design.
• The protagonists start with 10 HP each versus 30 and 27 in the final game. Note that Yumiko has one more MP as well; presuming that the Mappa spell has been used once in each case, this means that either Yumiko started with 1 more MP or that Mappa cost 1 MP instead of 2 like in the final.

Prerelease	Final

Some text differences.

Prerelease	Final

The armor, shield, and sword are missing.

Prerelease	Final

Some wall tiles are missing.

Prerelease	Final

Wyvern's eyes are drawn differently. Furthermore, Wyvern cannot be encountered in Daedalus Tower in the final game.

Certain Victory Strategy Guide#

Prerelease	Final

Green Slime and Slime Hedoro were heavily redrawn for the final game. Despite being a palette swap, Blob uses its final sprite.

Prerelease	Final

Blue Will-o'-Wisp was given more detail in the final game. Despite being a palette swap, Red Will-o'-Wisp uses its final sprite.

Prerelease	Final

Zombie's and Ghoul's faces are drawn differently.

Prerelease	Final

Ghost's eyes are drawn differently and its body is lacking in detail. Despite being a palette swap, Ghost Isma uses his final sprite.

Prerelease	Final

Nue's eyes are drawn differently.

Prerelease	Final

Cerberus' and Orthrus' faces and armor are drawn differently. This same sprite can also be seen in the Famitsu preview.

Prerelease	Final

Lemurian has a different, more crocodilian appearance and only has one claw hand instead of two. This design much closer resembles its official artwork.