Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine beta keys now available

by Seraphina Brennan Dec 3rd 2008 at 9:00AM

Filed under: Betas, New titles, Free-to-play

If you've played Persona 3 or Digital Devil Saga, then you're already familiar with Atlus Games's Shin Megami Tensei line. While the laurels of that line lie in the many single player games, the Shin Megami Tensei series is going into the MMO realm with the new game, Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine.

Imagine is being carried in the US region by Aeria Games, the people behind Shaiya and Dream of Mirror Online, and they've just started their beta test via Filefront. Just simply click on the link and you'll be given a key and a download link to the client. The game will be free to play, and supported by a microtransaction system.

Also, as a small side note, Aeria is currently having trouble with the ImagineUpdate.exe file. If you download the client, run the ImagineClient.exe file without running the launcher shortcut. Otherwise, if the launcher is run, you corrupt the installation and have to re-install.

Otherwise, happy demon hunting!

[Thanks Tony!]

Update: Aeria Games has gotten the launcher back to normal. Double click it and run it to update properly!

Tags: aeria, aeria-games, atlus, beta, digital-devil-saga, domo, dream-of-mirrior-online, free-to-play, imagine, imagine online, ImagineOnline, megaten, microtransactions, persona3, shin-megami-tensei, shin-megami-tensei-imagine

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Shocho said on 9:49AM 12-03-2008

I can't find any other way to log in! Sorry.

Blamefulgecko said on 11:34AM 12-03-2008

This should make things a bit easier.

http://megaten.aeriagames.com/cse/cbjoin

This is where you enter in the closed beta code you'll get at the fileplanet link.

To be able to enter in the code you must be logged into your aeria games account...so log into or register for one at the upper left-hand corner.

I'm downloading the client now...and am pretty sure that by submitting the code at the link I provided my account should now be flagged to log in.

Tony said on 11:58AM 12-03-2008

I was accepted via a sign-up I did a while back, so the download process was pretty simple luckily.

I used to play this game in Japanese, although it's great to really understand what's going on... Even if some of it isn't fully translated or well worded yet.

The game isn't phenomenal, but for a microtransaction-based MMORPG it's quite good. Some of its mechanics are frustrating, I've found, but it does offer something different in gameplay, approach and aesthetic which is always appreciated.