SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI V: Vengeance

SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI V: Vengeance runs on the Mac and, with update 1.0.3, at 60 fps instead of the 30 fps it has on the Switch. The iPhone app came to about 14.6 GB in the last published sizes.

How it runs

The game caps itself at 30 fps in two places in its Switch settings. nxnative raises both while the game runs. The game moves by the time that has passed, so a one-second walk from the same save ends at the same spot at 30 and 60 fps.

On the Mac, testing covered the opening on the Canon of Creation route: a new game on Normal, walking around the classroom, talking to classmates, saving and loading in a fresh session, the Tokyo map, then Shinagawa Station with camera control, a second save and the event that follows. The station held about 60 fps without errors.

If you would rather save battery, DM_FPS_TARGET=30 in the app's env.txt file keeps the game at its own 30 fps.

Controls

The Packed app starts in the 3D touch layout, with both sticks and the D-pad. The right stick turns the camera. Left on the D-pad opens the save menu.

Good to know

• On the first start, the game shows seven DLC notices; B dismisses each one.
• At about 14.6 GB, the Packed app may be too big for some sideloading setups. nxnative's packing script can keep the game files out of the app with --romfs separate; see the install guide.
• Tested with update 1.0.3. Other versions may behave differently.