Social Links are friendships the Protagonist makes as the game progresses, each represented by one of the Major Arcana.
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In the PlayStation 2 game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, Mikaboshi appears as a boss character in the fifth chapter.
In the SNES game Shin Megami Tensei, an NPC named En-no-ozuno resides in Kongokai, sending the protagonist on a series of errands before making him fight several high level enemies.
Etro Anime's single "Danger" was used as the introductory music for the video game Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.
Haniel (as Anael) appears in the strategy RPG Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor as a boss depending on which route the player takes.
Samsara is frequently referenced in the Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga video game series, of which the plot revolves around one point; to reach a paradise called Nirvana.
:He is based on the real-life theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
The Pokémon-styled capturing mechanism present in the previous game is no more; instead, Raidou can now negotiate with enemy monsters to try to persuade or bribe them to join his side (a tactic employed in many other Shin Megami Tensei games).
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Abe no Seimei: A famous onmyoji (sorcerer/diviner) from folklore who could also control Japanese demons (oni).
Its music was composed by Takami Asano (of the band Godiego), and its designs were illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda.
After escaping the subway, they come in contact with a secret organization called JP's led by the 17 years-old Yamato Hotsuin, who reveals to them that Japan, and maybe the entire world, is being ravaged by a group of creatures called the Septentriones, their collective being named after the stars in the Big Dipper constellation.
The Reason Musubi closely resembles René Descartes' idea of solipsism, a philosophy of the solitary self which is based in individualism and solitude.
The enemies in Strange Journey are called demons, a term encompassing creatures from different real-world mythologies, including Rapa Nui, Welsh, Hindu, and Christian mythologies.
Disastercake states that the game is influenced by, and will play as, a Japanese role-playing video game, in the vein of Final Fantasy, Suikoden, Breath of Fire, and Persona.