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etrian odyssey is made by atlus and has better combat

smt is so limited because all your tools are samey and boring and you approach almost everything the same way and can bulldoze through the whole series relying on the same exact strat. buffs and debuffs are super op and it's incredibly hard to die if you use them properly, and "spam weakness button" or "alternate charge and then your strongest skill" isn't exciting gameplay for your dpses. in nocturne i legit autobattle most bosses after the first two turns because buffs and debuffs are honestly just that broken

press turn is so extremely weighed in your favor that getting crits and hitting weaknesses dramatically boosts your damage while your increased evade rate means that the enemy will rarely get to take advantage of it. press turn is so incredibly stupid because it rewards the player dramatically for the most basic fucking decision making you can ever use make as a magic user in an rpg

it's serviceable combat and it can be fun to stomp things with overpowered demons but i wouldn't say it's complex or a high standard for the genre