
The moniker now refers to the Megami Tensei franchise as a whole, including Shin Megami Tensei, the Devil Summoner series, Persona series, and other offshoots. "Megami Tensei" translates roughly to "Goddess Reincarnation" or "Goddess Transmigration." In context of the game's story, the title refers to Yumiko, who is revealed to be the reincarnation of the Japanese goddess Izanami. Meaning of "Megami Tensei" Izanagi and Izanami as they appear in the game's ending. A Game Over occurs if both Yumiko and Akemi die in battle. The game does not have a save system, but instead offers passwords. This notion would later influence the appearance of demon-summoning devices known as COMPs in later entries in the Megami Tensei franchise. Yumiko has the ability to use magic, while Akemi is capable of summoning demons using his laptop. Combat is turn-based, with standard RPG combat actions such as physical attacks and magic spells.

Megami Tensei is a dungeon crawler RPG in which the world is viewed from the first-person perspective. Gameplay Megami Tensei is explored in first person. After Lucifer takes Izanami captive and seals her chamber within the palace, Akemi and Yumiko enter its corridors in order to stop him. The game proper begins with Lucifer having brought Loki and Set back, intent on taking over the world, and a demonic palace appears in Asuka, the resting place of the goddess Izanami. Yumiko, a transfer student, manages to save Akemi with her magic, and the two fight off Loki and Set together. However, the demons Loki and Set attacked Akemi upon summoning them. Akemi, a computer expert, writes a program capable of summoning demons. The game centers on the high school students Akemi Nakajima and Yumiko Shirasagi. Story Akemi Nakajima, one of the game's two protagonists. Although the novel is the first part of a trilogy, future games in the series spun off in their own direction, beginning with Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II. The game is based on a novel of the same name by Aya Nishitani.


It was developed by Namco's Wolf Team, the same development team that would go on to create Namco's Tales series. Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei is an occult-themed RPG originally released for the Famicom and the first game in the Megami Tensei franchise.
